The past few weeks have been filled
with all sorts of randomness. I tried to pick out a particular
thought, obsession, or event to focus on but my brain is all muddled
these days and so I just decided to break things into categories and
ramble go from there. Enjoy.
Music
I have always
been rather obsessed with music. Until I started dating my husband it
was completely normal for me to spend the majority of my time with
music blaring and searching for new musical artists. I have an
external hard-drive for the sole purpose of housing the several
gigabytes of music that I have accrued over the years. And, sadly,
this does not include the high school years (computer crashes are
just evil). Now that I think of it, however, losing the music that I
listened to in high school probably isn't the worst thing that could
have happened. I feel this is even more true after the past few days,
in which I spent some time searching YouTube and Amazon for several
of the artists that I spent my angsty years listening to. I can only
make it halfway through most of them before I shake my head and
relish the fact that I have moved forward. There will always be a
select few, however, that hold a special place in my heart,
particularly due to the events and locations they are so intimately
tied to. All this is to say that music has found its way back into my
heart (and ears) and I am enjoying it immensely. The neighbors and my
poor husband may have a different view...
Desserts
Due to the
advice of my doctor, I have spent the past few months trying to keep
a relative distance between myself and some of the best foods reality
has to offer (e.g. pasta, bread, desserts, etc.). Nausea has reunited
me with most of them (crackers, anyone?) but I have tried to stay
somewhat on track with the diet and continue to try and limit myself
to one dessert a week. What this actually translates into is me
spending (truly) hours scouring the internet for all the things that
I cannot eat. My current food obsessions are Snickers bars, Reece's
Cups, and pretty much anything with Cinnamon Sugar in it. The other
night I went onto Pinterest and spent 45+ minutes looking up as many
desserts that contained “Cinnamon Sugar” as I could. Let's just
say that as soon as this Tuesday rolls around I won't be content
until I am in danger of putting myself in a sugar-induced coma!
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| I will eat this entire cake myself |
Furniture
Speaking of
Pinterest and prowling the internet, I have also devoted a great deal
of time researching how to refurbish furniture. I have all sorts of
devious plans for several of our bookshelves, the coffee table, and
pretty much anything in the apartment that can be (theoretically)
stained, painted, or distressed. I have no doubt that my husband is
relieved that, due to a lack of proper space or ventilation, my
insanity creativity will have to wait a bit.
Winning
Several months
ago mutual friends of ours introduced us to the card game Deal
Monopoly. This marvelous game has helped me to discover a few truths
about myself –
1) I never did
actually outgrow my, um, “zeal” for winning
2) It is important that games come with a strong and clear set of rules to prevent
I suppose that
one day I will mature and relax and when the cards are dealt my eyes
will lose that bloodshot look and my mouth will stop twitching. As
evidenced by last night's loss, that day has not yet arrived.
Reading
This is actually
not an existing obsession but rather a desire. I did used to devote a
great deal of time to reading, but that was before my brain went
fuzzy and atrophied. As luck would have it, I managed to marry the
one man on earth who can handle someone like me and he sat down last
night and penned an extensive list of “Must Read” books. So it is
that in the upcoming weeks and months I plan to spend my many
evenings delving into the truly wonderful world of paper and ink.
This may require the direct injection of caffeine but still...
Frasier
Because I was a
mere adolescent during the 90's I happened to miss out on one of the
more enjoyable sitcoms produced on TV. No, I'm not referring to
Roseanne or Married with Children. I am in fact alluding to a certain
Seattle psychologist with a receding hairline, quirky family, and
more issues than the callers he deals with. Yes, that's right –
Frasier! My husband and I had started to watch Scrubs but even with
the marvelous character of Dr. Cox I just couldn't get into it. So we
took the plunge and jumped into Frasier and are, at least for the
moment, enjoying it quite a bit. Will keep you posted if this happens
to change.
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| ladies and gentlemen, Martin Crane |
Cleaning
At last the seemingly endless cycle of complete disorder has been
disrupted! A few evenings ago I had a breakthrough of sorts and,
despite the constant companionship of “morning” sickness, finally
rolled up my sleeves and spent a few hours organizing, cleaning, and
doing laundry! I know this isn't exactly the victory of the century
but it was still a smashing success in my mind and a welcome reprieve
from the growing piles of both clean and dirty laundry, dishes, and
dust. Ben, of course, pitched in and was an indispensable help. And
while the apartment is neither pristine nor perfect, it is a great
source of encouragement for me to see that progress can be
accomplished and that (semi) order can be restored, even in the haze
of nausea, hormones, and exhaustion.
Finally.....
The weather finally decided to chill the heck out and return to a decent temperature bracket. This proved to be enough to convince Ben and me to peel ourselves off of the couch and venture into the great outdoors. We drove to St. Patrick's County Park and enjoyed a wonderful little hike under the forest canopy right along the St. Joseph river. One of the side trails even led us to a small bit of shoreline and we were able to take a brief rest on a conveniently fallen tree. It is amazing how much good just a little bit of fresh air and nature can accomplish
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| us |
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| ben and his beloved shade |
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| me |
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| the river |
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