Spent a great deal of today in the parking garage, freezing my little behind off. Now, if only it had burned calories…
I needed to take the car in to get an estimate today, and it would be $2000 to replace the door at that body shop. Yikes!
I haven’t done a lot else today, though I did do a load of dishes and a load of laundry when I got home. Tomorrow will be much more intensified, as I plan to stay home and write/clean all day. 🙂
Not to let today be a complete waste, I wrote the first poem for my “Walkabout” chapbook:
First, here’s the picture that inspired it:
The Drunken Fairies
I think the fey were
drunk
last night.
On cowslip wine or
moonlight…
They left behind
a weaving
line of
toadstools…
where
they should
have
formed a
ring.
Here’s another picture for you, just ’cause I love her, and it was a good Elf shot. This will be going on “Miss Priss’s” page on the main website when it goes up for Conn-Mann.
Isn’t she stunning? She’s my puppy-cat. We think she is either part Maine Coon, or part Norwegian Forest Cat from her characteristics, but she was a rescue, so we don’t know for sure — and she is tiny for either of those breeds, but very compact and muscular.
That fulfills my writing for today, little though it is, it is something, and that is enough for me. 😉
Tracking:
Today I cleaned ― 1 load of dishes, 1 load of laundry
Today I weighed ― 186.5 — at least I didn’t go up. TODAY — tomorrow may be a different story after dinner…
Today I wrote/revised ― 1 new poem
Rie Sheridan Rose 
1/14/13
Had to go downtown and pay my sales taxes today. So that was a chunk of time. But at least it is done and ON TIME this year.
Tried to fill a prescription, but it had expired two days ago, and it’s been a runaround all day to get it sorted. Still isn’t taken care of, but I tried.
So, that was a lot of my day.
Then I sat and watched last night’s Once Upon a Time as I wrote a review for NovelSpot which may or may not pass muster, since it was my first try.
And I wrote a poem which I posted on Facebook. For those who might not see it there, here you go:
The Constant Battle
Today, poetry drips from my fingertips.
Not in tidy sentences or flowery phrases,
But words which stain my keys with blood…
I struggle with the words—
Fighting for victory
One red-tinged letter at a time.
I sit at my keyboard
Hoping to imprison my opponents
On the page before me—
Locking them away in
My manuscripts to serve
A lifetime sentence.
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Perhaps not my best, but it is nice to be writing poetry consistently again. And I went for a BRIEF (cold out there!) walk around the block and got an idea for a new chapbook. In some ways, maybe my most ambitious yet.
So, it wasn’t a LOT of writing, but it was something, and I think I will amend my goal to just be write SOMETHING everyday. It will still be a major step up from going weeks without anything.
Made one of my famous (around the house) catch-all soups tonight. On a cold night, I like to grab several cans from the pantry and mix them together for a nice, hearty supper.
Tonight’s soup was as follows:
1 Can  Progresso Italian Vegetable soup
1 Can Campbell’s Broccoli Cheese soup
1 Can Creamed Corn
1 Can Diced Potatoes
1 Box of Tomato Red Roasted Pepper soup (my favorite–it’s yummy)
1 Can extra water
A handful of Vegetarian Sirloin Tips (any meat will do, I bet)
Mix everything together and microwave for about 10 minutes.
Great warm meal on a cold day. Pair with buttered toast if desired. 🙂
Tracking:
Today I cleaned — ran errands…’bout it
Today I weighed — 186.5
Today I wrote/revised — 1 review, 1 poem, and got an idea for my next chapbook.