Say what I need to say

I had a really bad day or two last week, or maybe I should say, I was seeing my day really badly last week. Do you ever have one of those days that you just want to stay in bed? You feel like Eeyore with a cloud hanging over your head? That was me. I felt like I was looking at my life through gray colored glasses, only seeing the bad and the ugly, everything a little darker and dimmer than it really is.

I felt overwhelmed with tasks that need to be done, drawn to all the tasks I wanted to do and can't, reminding myself of all of my limits and faults. Even my usual favorite blog indulgences left me feeling depressed instead of inspired. BLAH Blah BLAH SO I spent some quality time with Mr. Kleenex and got it out. It sucks to be a woman. I'm just sayin'...

But the good news is that I was feeling much better by Friday...thanks to some healthy whining and crying to a few friends (in public, sadly), a freakin' brutal yoga session, some flowers compassionately given by a friend, and a good nights sleep. Thankfully, this doesn't happen to me every month......I think.



Don't you love the little fingers on the table?

Anyway- on to happier things. I had a really good weekend, which I will post about later.  I am still swaying between "Riddletree Place" and "Orchard House", although I am leaning toward Orchard House, because I just love it. I was talking to my cousin about it this weekend, and we both agree that it has a very casual, relaxing sound to it.  I figure I can get away with it because Orchard is used as an adjective describing my house not as a noun. Right?  Maybe? 

After all, in my house, I have this tree painted on the wall in CJ's room ...



I have trees in the picture I painted over the couch,



I have fruit on my foyer rug,


and fruit in the picture over the mantle.



I think I like it ... but I could change my mind.

And lastly, we have a new house guest. His name is Fabio.



He is a chinese dwarf hamster. I caved, on the condition that I never have to touch it, care for it, protect it from CJ, purchase anything to keep it alive, or imply any love or concern for it. I was totally feeling what Karen and Dana had to say about hamsters, and I agree whole-heartedly. We had 2 hamsters before and it was "an experience". But life is short and looking back, we'll need some good stories to tell. Plus, I only get so many opportunities to say I told you so. So meet Fabio.



I hope this is his one and only appearance on the blog, unless we get a good story and then of course, I will share.