A List*

• I slept well last night, too. I also drank the sleepytime tea! I am not as yet saying these two events are connected because two nights is not enough evidence but I will keep on with the tea drinking. I notice the brand I am using has valerian added. I took valerian by itself a few years ago and it did work for me. However, I stopped taking it because it tasted and smelled disgusting!  The smell would make me gag. I can neither smell nor taste it in this tea.
• My fingernails are painted bright glittery gold! I am, as yet, not brave enough to wear this out in public but that is what I am aiming for. Eventually…
• Went to the book group meeting today. It was OK. I have to go next month because the book is my choice so I have to run the meeting. Next month we are reading The Borrowers by Mary Norton. I chose it because at the time we were choosing titles, I had just put it on my Kindle and I was amazed that not one of the group had read it as a child. Yes, it is a children’s book and I loved it when I read it as a child. It wasn’t quit as fascinating as when I reread it but I did enjoy it.
• The weather forecast is warning us of high winds Monday and Tuesday. I will go out tomorrow morning and stack my chairs on the deck where I hope the wind won’t throw them all over the yard.
• My "cooking for myself" activity last night was to make a 9 inch pizza for myself. Well, the crust was actually dough made in the bread machine but it turned out very well. I only used half of it for the pizza and I am planning to make focaccio bread with the rest. I put cheese {of course}, some fresh mushrooms, half a big tomato cut up into small pieces and then more cheese on the pizza. This evening I gave into the urge for sweet stuff and made a couple of jam sandwiches for my evening meal. This is one of the many things one can do when single!

What I am listening to:

 Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone. ~Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers)

“As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better.” -Steve Maraboli