Kapachino

Whew. For the past several weeks I’ve felt very off-kilter in my routines, in my relationships, and in my goals. In March I want to get back on track. The first two goals are specifically targeting my relationship with David. I am not going to have my phone out in front of him (or anyone else, including Meredith) at all because I want to be giving my full attention. The Love Dare is a book I got as a gift years ago that I barely gave a second thought to other than assuming it was totally cheesy. But last week I pulled it out and discovered that it has a lot to offer. Each day you read a couple pages…
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Here’s what happened with February’s monthly goals. Leave work on time. Well, I did better. I left late half the days I worked instead of the majority. And over half of those times were either less than fifteen minutes (which is pretty good, but still makes a difference in my commute) or because I was in charge. I will probably always be late leaving when I’m in charge and that’s just that. I would say that I am pretty good about leaving on time on regular days, and it is definitely a high priority for me now. It’s actually a good thing for my patients too because I am very prompt with them, which they like. All in all I am…
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When we first looked at our house I fell in love with these custom-built bookshelves and immediately asked if the owners would include them with the house in our offer. Thankfully, they agreed. We have a lot of books. The left side is David’s. The top two shelves are all Stephen King, the next two are miscellaneous hardbacks and trade paperbacks, the next is stuffed three layers deep full of mass market paperbacks, and the bottom shelf is my overflow, mostly reference books and Bible study stuff. David’s books might not the prettiest, but I decided long ago that since this is OUR house, not mine, I want it to reflect our shared life. The right side belongs to me,…
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Time // 2pm Place // on break at work Eating // Fiber One bar for a snack Drinking // ice water Watching // David and I actually watched a movie over the weekend, Tower Heist. It was funny and exciting and had a happy ending, so basically perfect for me. Reading // Just started Katherine by Anya Seton. My aunt gave it to me for my birthday and I’m totally in the mood for a historical fiction so it jumped to the top of my list. Wanting // the IKEA PS cabinet in white, but no telling when it’ll become available. It would be perfect to store office and craft supplies in a toddler-proof way. Thinking // about how to be a better wife, better mother, better nurse,…
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This was on my to-read list ever since one of my favorite book bloggers said that it reminded her of East of Eden and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, both of which are my jam. Now that I’ve read it I can bestow my confirmation on such a high claim. It’s a multi-generational family saga of immigrants, starting around the 1870′s and following them over the next century. Those kind of books really work for me even though their format can be so different from one another. This one is a pretty straightforward history-telling. No jumping around in time or changing of narrators or any other tactics like that. The sentences are short and to the point. There are some…
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