I was kept company in the wee hours of the morning by the Jalapenos that I ate last night, at dinner…They were grilled just right and how I loved them…Every last one of them. And so it was that I was wide awake at 2:30 am. I laid there, quietly, trying to find a way to ignore the obvious displeasure of my stomach. In the silence I noticed that my stomach was actually louder than the TV would be and so I contemplated a stealth-like journey into the TV room. No, not a good idea. I’d never go back to sleep if I was being entertained.

Then I remembered the air pods I’d gotten as a Christmas gift from Santa. Oh Santa!  I shouldn’t have!!! I could listen to an audio book and not wake anyone else…not the dogs, the bird, or Mark!  Hmmmm, I wonder how they work? Mark had charged them for me the day before. No better time than now to see how they work…so I got them out of their charging case and put them in my ears…pushed play!!!  That’s when I found out about the volume control…MY GOD that was LOUD!!! I know that I have much more to learn about these little babies but for now they would do just fine.  Ahhhhhh….quiet bliss, listening to an audio book called The 5 Second Rule. I love the voice of the author.  I got to the third chapter before sleep overtook me once again. 

But when I woke up this morning, my first thought was how badly I wanted to take up where I left off. What an amazing concept. So far, as I remember it, the author talks about a wonderful method to get things done.  It’s a way to not think your way out of doing things that are simply cluttering up your life. I love her style and approach. Just hearing it read to me from my audible library gets me feeling like I can do anything. And I can do it without reservation or self-sabotage.  I plan to listen to the rest of the book before using it, I want to get it right. Something so simple that can work so well….hey, I’m IN!

Today is Sunday, January 03, 2021, and I plan to make it a great day. Its lunch and then on to my studio and that beautiful glass piece that is waiting, patiently, for me to finish it and send it to its new home, in Texas.  I just facetimed with my sister and mother...it’s almost as good as being there…kind of…almost.

But, anyway, I hope that you all take just a moment to tell someone that you’re thinking about them and that you love them. Touch base with someone that may be just wishing that you’d give them a call…just to say hello. It’s hard on so many levels, this isolation thing we’re doing to keep ourselves and others as safe as possible.  So, let’s do what we can to lighten the heart of someone who just needs to feel that someone remembers them and cares about them. I wish for you and yours all of the joy your hearts can hold and may you find more blessings than you have the time to count.