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• Yesterday, I did lots and lots and LOTS of laundry! Well, to be honest, it wasn’t really all that much more than I usually do. I usually do laundry every eight to ten days since there are only two of us. It felt like more because I decided to wash sheets on the same day as I do the other two loads which I don’t usually do. Anyway, the bottom line is that it felt as if I did a lot more than I usually do, which leaves me feeling very virtuous!
• SO…. Today I am choosing to have a day off.   The weather forecast says it is supposed to get up to 87 degrees today and be sunny. A good day for putting out the chair cushions and sitting out on the deck under the umbrella and with my Kindle.
• Hmmm, writing down the projected temperature reminds me that it will soon be time to turn on the window air conditioners so I guess I should clean the filters. It isn’t a big job. I just pull them out and give them a good rinse under the faucet, shake them well, dry off any very wet-looking places and pop them back in. During the summer I do quite well remembering to do this once a month. I will do them when I am finished here.
• I get daily emails from a group called KindleKorner. A couple of weeks ago, there was an email asking if there was anyone in Vermont who lived near Montpelier {the capitol} who would be willing to demonstrate the Kindle 2. I wrote back to the group saying I was quite close to Burlington and if he ever came there, I would be delighted to let him play with my Kindle! Anyway, we exchanged off-list emails and he told me that he actually did come to Burlington every few weeks. So, getting to the point, I am meeting him tomorrow in Burlington to demonstrate the Kindle. Don’t worry, I am meeting him in a public place with lots of people around. I am looking forward to it. I LOVE talking about the Kindle.

Today’s Positive Self-Statement: I had to push myself somewhat yesterday to do all the laundry, including folding and putting away everything, but I am pleased that I did it.

Today’s Statement of Gratitude: I am grateful for our nice deck, the sunshine, a comfortable chair to sit on outside, and, of course, the Kindle.

One thing that I will do to be kind to myself today: Sit in the shade, contemplate the grass which I don’t have to cut, and appreciate the fact that I don’t have to do anything that I don’t want to do!

"You are not happy because you are well. You are well because you are

happy. You are not depressed because trouble has come to you, but

trouble has come to you because you are depressed. You can change

your thoughts and feelings, and then the outer things will come to

correspond, and indeed there is no other way of working."

Emmett Fox

"Enjoyment is not a goal; it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity."

Paul Goodman