Lists growing...

Do you ever feel overwhelmed at your to do lists?

Sometimes I have multiple lists with so many sub categories... It feels like I'll never get anywhere. Lists that have to do with every aspect of my life...

I've got daily lists, Riley lists, Chloe lists, studio lists, house lists, Marsha lists (like don't forget to shower - seriously - and things like, shave today or it will be another week until you have enough shower time to fit it in), long term lists for house and garden, and so much more...

Recently (say since right after having Riley) some things have been able to come off my "life" list.

My putting off weight loss, eating heart healthier and exercising daily has ended. I'm getting better at trying to do these things. I want to feel healthier so I can do more with and for my little family unit (that does include me in there - I'm doing it for me too).

And with my cholesterol being high, now is the perfect time for me to get going with a healthier lifestyle... People do it every day, so why can't I? I can be one of "those" people can't I? And still endulge once and a while (and not every day like I have been)...



So no more stuff like this peanut butter with confectioners sugar & cream cheese flitch (Dave's Italian grandma used to make this - hence the 60lbs I've put on since dating, then marrying him)...

We'll see how this goes... Wish me luck! And good luck to those of you on a similar journey!!!

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Yup, She Is A Beader...

As I was getting dinner ready, Chloe was playing with some beads (putting them in the bottle, dumped into bin, back in the bottle - hours of entertainment)...

Peeves, the cat, was quite interested in the goings on too...


And I was able to snap this shot.

I don't know if it has been us all cooped up in the house over the last couple of weeks because of the snow, but these two have really bonded...

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Dark Eyed Junco, Bird of Inspiration...

For those of you wondering what a Dark Eyed Junco looks like...

Here is a picture I took yesterday of a male in our back yard:

They are here in this part of Northern Delaware (mid-atlantic US region) only over the colder months...

The males have dark slate gray/black feathers on top...

The females have dark brown feathers on top...

Good thing we filled up the feeders and have some extra seed to throw out to them from the sliding door. We already have 24"+ of snow on the ground from this last weekend, and are expecting up to another 24" overnight tonight into tomorrow around midnight...

Hello Snowy Winter - where have you been since 1993?