Being Healthy

It’s been over a week since my last post. I’ve been busy. Making cookies, grocery shopping, writing for a small freelance project, training my replacement at work… I’ve also tried adding a little exercise program to my routine. Because most of my energy and activities are “head based” and I seriously need to rebuild muscle tone and increase flexibility as well.

I baked my 200 cookies! They are in bags on the porch where it is finally back above zero after a high of -12 degrees on Sunday.

I am watching the snow. And the tracks in the snow– how close the deer come to the house and where they start “running,” the rabbits and other creatures. And then my favorite, Steve’s path to his shop and back, with Annie’s “Y” where she joins the track on skis. There’s a feral cat around and it killed a rabbit! Steve found it lying on the remains (still warm?) out by the garden when he trudged out to empty the compost. One less rabbit for spring.

I am very happy that when I post on Facebook about doing something, like baking cookies, 200 people don’t “like” it. As if baking cookies were somehow heroic for someone “in my condition.” I am going out and having people over so everyone sees I am healthy again. Soon, perhaps, people will stop commenting on my “color.” Though about then I’ll be headed to California and get some color for real.

I am not writing. Not blogs, not one of my three book length projects, nothing. I have a poem rattling around in my head and I’ll get that down… I’m not even reading anything but cookbooks and cooking magazines.

Steve called these “blue sky” days. As in time to be open to anything. Time to be “free writing” as we said in my composition teaching days. Brainstorming. I’ve been talking to people about freelance writing and teaching, about some volunteer projects and ways to be more involved in local organizations– where is help needed? How can I use my talents in meaningful ways in the community?

Because, yes, I’ve been thinking about the election results, too. I’ve got another blog post I’ve revisited all week about what I’m thinking about the election but I just can’t figure out a way to say it for a blog. I’ll return to that. But right now, I’m just busy being healthy.