Good Intentions

I truly did mean to post something yesterday, but in the end I just...forgot to. It wasn't even that yesterday was such a busy day, after all, Sundays shouldn't be busy, but that Mike and I just sort of lazed away the late afternoon / evening and I awoke this morning and realized I'd already broken my resolution of writing something every day. Oh well, I'll start again today and see how long I make it!

Of course, I also awoke this morning telling myself I needed to get out for a run, since that didn't happen yesterday either. I was dressed in the appropriate gear, then sat down to check a couple of things on the computer and.... Next thing I knew, I was hungry and that put an end to any plans of outdoor activity. Rats! I did manage an epically long, hot shower, so I feel good about that...but I suppose it doesn't count, not really. May I just say in defense of long, hot showers, I love the fact that we, and most of Europe, have hot water on demand. What that means precisely is that there is always hot water, even if you have 10 people showering ahead of you, the water will be as piping hot as if you were the first person in. I really don't think I can ever return to hot water tanks and that horrible feeling when you realize the water is beginning to cool off and you still have to rinse your hair. Ugh. And Brrr!

I'm next off to the grocery store, since it's not open in our little town on Sundays and we are short of staples. I really try not to shop on Saturdays because that's when everyone is shopping and the store is a zoo. Sometimes I don't make it in on Fridays either due to being with Maroz at the stable, so by today, we usually need things from the dairy and bread sections at least. It's also laundry day, so my radiators will be festooned with drying clothes soon (the washing machine is in its final throes of spinning - sounding like a jet preparing to take off). We actually do have a clothes dryer, but I hate how much energy it uses - please don't mention the irony of this comment vis-á-vis my long shower energy useage, I make choices in my life - and the radiators dry the clothes faster anyway and they are already 'on', keeping me and the cats warm on winter days.

There likely won't be much biking, if any, today, since many shops are closed on Monday due to being open on Saturday, so I'll have to go for a walk or something to get some exercise in. Not the best start to a new week, but I have every expectation that it will still be a good one! I leave you will a couple of cat photos I took the other day when they were looking particularly cat-like.

Chloe finds sunny corners like this and then lines up all four feet in the most precise way. From her look, she seems to be daring me to question why that would be anything but normal.

Clearly, Elliot thought I might have some food I'm about to drop to him, if you listen carefully, you'll hear him asking in a not-so-subtle way.