The Simple Woman’s Daybook ~ 3.9.10

I am, as I told my husband, rather zonked today (not intoxicated; just extremely tired; that’s the alternate definition). The little one wanted to party all night long. I do feel like contributing something to the blogosphere, though, so I’ll do a Simple Woman’s Daybook, which I’ve read several times on Amy’s blog.

Outside my window…
it’s cloudy and kind of hazy. Just like I feel. (Yesterday was a beautiful day in the mid-70’s. I took Christian for a walk in the park for the first time.) All I’ve really noticed outside is the squirrels playing in our front yard. I do plan on taking another walk today. Walks help me survive on these exhausted days.

I am thinking…
about what I should make for dinner tonight. I didn’t make a menu plan this week like I usually do, just picked up some basic ingredients at the store. I have ground beef, tortillas, lots of pasta, pork, frozen tortellini, assorted frozen vegetables… I was thinking burritos maybe.

Also, today is Christian’s one-month birthday!

I am thankful for…
hot showers. For some reason I was thinking of all the mission trip stories I’ve heard about cold showers and sponge baths. Hot showers are so refreshing, and being able to be clean is a huge blessing that I often take for granted.

From the kitchen…
I didn’t realize this was coming up in the meme, so I already discussed dinner. I am craving blueberry muffins for some reason. I just ate leftover cheddar chicken and potatoes from last night. I drank a little coffee but not too much since it tends to make me jittery, and I am hoping to nap this afternoon.

I am wearing…
a green v-neck top with a white tank top, and knit black pants. My feet are cold.

I am creating…
a binder with all of my lists in it. I have been keeping my chore and to-do lists and all of my other various lists in a regular notebook, but I am now sorting them all into a binder so they are easier to access, and so I can add or subtract pages as needed. I’m such a nerd when it comes to my lists… I just function so much better when I know everything’s written down and I don’t have to try to remember it. I’m sure it doesn’t have anything to do with my control-freak tendencies, either.

I am going…
to drink a lot of cold water. It keeps me going when I’m this out of it.

I am reading…
Psalms and Genesis, with occasional excursions to Isaiah and the epistles; a biography of Abigail Adams; and I just started Home by Marilynne Robinson. I’m also finishing up a book by/about Katherine Parr (the British queen).

I am hoping…
that my baby will start sleeping more at night soon. That I’ll be able to take a nap this afternoon. (Yes, I’m a little sleep-obsessed right now.)

I am hearing…
the house fan and the keys on the keyboard.

Around the house…
everything’s cleaned up, thankfully, except for a couple dishes in the sink. Another survival technique for crazy days – keeping things in their places. Visual peace.

One of my favorite things…
getting Christian out of bed. As thankful as I am for naptime and nighttime sleep, I am so happy to see him when he gets up. He’s my little buddy. He was quite talkative after his breakfast this morning – it was so cute.

A few plans for the rest of the week…
women’s small group tonight, which we haven’t had since October. There have been three babies born since then – two in November, and Christian in February. We don’t really have any plans for the rest of the week, which is kind of rare. I’m looking forward to the weekend. Each weekend has gotten progressively more “normal” as Christian gets a week older.

A picture thought I am sharing…
of my little munchkin, of course…