It’s Supposed To Be Weird
Sigh. For some reason I can’t identify, I’ve fallen into a funk. It doesn’t make any sense- we made it through the hurricane. Cooler temps are on the way. I’m able to run (!) Both kids are doing well. There’s no reason to be depressed, but for some reason I just don’t feel like doing anything. Sunday started out fine. I watched the Chicago Marathon on TV. Then, I put up our outdoor Halloween decorations- ahem, such as they are. As much as I love the holidays and decorations, I really don’t have a talent for these things. I remember once, years ago, after I put up the Halloween decorations I asked my husband if they looked okay. He said “Well… yes. I mean, Halloween is SUPPOSED to be weird.” Whatever! I mainly put something up so trick-or-treaters will know to come to our house. In our neighborhood, so many houses don’t give out candy, people probably won’t bother knocking on our door without some kind of encouragement. Getting those decorations up made me feel good, but then I fell back into my lethargy. My husband was working and my daughter was out, and I thought of something that would make me feel better: a nice, big Coke Zero. I went to the grocery store where they have a fountain, and got the largest size possible. In the US, if you get a large size fountain drink, it means you’re getting a barrel of soda. And I got chips and salsa! I went home and had a feast, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. It should come as no surprise that my stomach hurt today, but I don’t regret a single minute. If I hadn’t gotten that soda, I would have spent the whole afternoon wishing I had. You regret the things you DON’T do more than the things you DO, right? Anyway… I think we just need to get back into our regular routine. The kids were off of school again today (SCREEEAAAM!) but tomorrow they go back and we have a busy week. That should get me back on track. Oh, and if this doesn’t make me happy, nothing will. Yet another installment in the “Houses I Saw That Made Me Think of Jenny” series. This one’s from ccr in MA: Okay, enough whining. I’ll be back tomorrow with recent reads and eats! But no more Coke Zero. Do you put up outdoor decorations for Halloween?