Babe's asleep, must shovel!
Will run outside to deal with the snow in a moment, but I just wanted to take a moment to breathe, contemplate, and write. I have made a vow to myself that from now on, Audrey's sleep time will, very strictly, be my work time. I refuse to do housework while she's asleep, even though it's necessary and I feel like I'm still digging myself out of the cooking mess I made this weekend.
(By the way, the weekend was fabulous. We had some new friends over and what a wonderful surprise! Steve and I both really like the husband in the family, but Saturday night was the first time we met the wife or daughter. They are all pretty wonderful and the night was filled with story swapping, game playing, and laughter - from everyone. Plus, the wife teaches architectectual history as well as a design studio and asked if I would consider being a reviewer! Not only is she a lovely person, but we have a lot of the same professional interests. What a treat to meet someone who could be a friend both on personal and professional levels. On a completely different note, I've been talking to Steve for the last few months about the idea of going back to school for my PhD. Our fabulous dinner guest did just that - practiced as an architect for a short time then went back for a PhD. I'll have to talk with her about that more.)
My one exception to the chores ban is shoveling. The snow is fluffy and being outside is therapeutic for me, not to mention it will give me more time to contemplate some garden design issues I've been working on. Today's gardening task: build a good full-sun deer-proof perennials list for my client. Tomorrow I'll tackle the shrubs.
Hooray shoveling! Hooray garden design work!
(By the way, the weekend was fabulous. We had some new friends over and what a wonderful surprise! Steve and I both really like the husband in the family, but Saturday night was the first time we met the wife or daughter. They are all pretty wonderful and the night was filled with story swapping, game playing, and laughter - from everyone. Plus, the wife teaches architectectual history as well as a design studio and asked if I would consider being a reviewer! Not only is she a lovely person, but we have a lot of the same professional interests. What a treat to meet someone who could be a friend both on personal and professional levels. On a completely different note, I've been talking to Steve for the last few months about the idea of going back to school for my PhD. Our fabulous dinner guest did just that - practiced as an architect for a short time then went back for a PhD. I'll have to talk with her about that more.)
My one exception to the chores ban is shoveling. The snow is fluffy and being outside is therapeutic for me, not to mention it will give me more time to contemplate some garden design issues I've been working on. Today's gardening task: build a good full-sun deer-proof perennials list for my client. Tomorrow I'll tackle the shrubs.
Hooray shoveling! Hooray garden design work!