Day 52 of 365 - Lazy Sunday Ponderings

This is one of those 'space between the stories' type of days for me.  It's Sunday.  Last night I went to a party, had several conversations, a glass of wine, some appetizers and dancing.  It was a lot of fun.  I did not even stay out late.

However, due to the albeit pleasant stimulation of all my senses, I found myself wide awake at 3:30 a.m. thinking about the events of the evening.  Not being able to settle, I just decided to get up at 4 a.m. and read a novel for awhile before starting my usual early morning routines.  Such is life with the precarious balance of hormonal systems of a senior.

So, it's been a sleepy, puttering around kind of day, doing odds and ends.  I moved around some art on our walls, something I do between the warm and cold seasons.  We have some pieces that are more wintry and they come out to be displayed in the main living space.

 We have a couple of large framed needlepoint pieces stitched by my husband's grandmother.  One is a winter scene and the other a summer scene.  This was a past time and hobby of hers for many years and she was very talented at it.

Two of the summery pieces which are moved to other rooms are original paintings of landscapes in Cuba.  We used to regularly travel there for winter vacation and came to enjoy the work of a particular local artist.  We asked him to do those for us, taking him the canvasses one year and picking up the paintings the next.

A few holiday decorations have been put on display, but not many yet.  I put some others away and have left empty spaces for the actual Christmas items.  So, there's a gap there too while I ponder just what I want to use from my collection this year.

Then, there was another health and wellness book that I just finished reading and wanted to take a few notes on.  So, I sat briefly with it and got that done.

I looked on a web page about essential oils and made some notes about blends I could use for different purposes with oils I already have, instead of buying more that are already blended.

I thought about what to make for our 'healthy' dessert tonight and looked up a recipe.  Coconut cream pumpkin pudding is made and in the fridge to set.

So, I putter and  ponder, what to write about today that's meaningful.  Nothing particular has inspired me yet.  So here I am, feeling like a student who has not done their homework.  Some days are just like that.  There are lots of things percolating in my mind, but no one thing calling out as a topic for a post.

For the moment, my indecision is the topic I suppose.  And, I give myself permission to be okay with that.  Tomorrow is another day.


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