What I Want to Do

This weekend was about doing what I wanted to do - lots of lots of things that I wanted to do. Like:

• Running a 5k
• Doing the laundry before the middle of the week when I've completely run out of socks and underwear (not that this ever happens)
• Eating dinner with friends
• Washing the car
• Playing with Ben and his string toy
• Cuddling with Bridget
• Rubbing The Boy's injured leg, and
• Breaking out the can of primer to start furniture rehabs.

I know, it's an exciting life I lead.

Penny for your Thoughts

For all who say pennies aren't worth anything, I say a penny can be worth everything.

Case in point:

The Boy told me last month that the balance on our mortgage would be $100,000.00 when we made our next house payment.

Knowing the psychological impact of .99, I begged him to schedule our monthly payment for:

The Payment + Extra + 1 penny

And because he loves me - even though he said I was crazy - he did.

So now we owe $99,999.99 on our home. It does feel especially wonderful to only owe five figures, vs six figures, on our home. That's the power of a penny for you.

A Lovely Day

It's way past my bedtime, yet I'm still awake (barely) and sitting on the couch.

The dishwasher and dryer are running, providing a welcome house-rhythm hum. The kitties are begging me to come to bed, but somehow I'm still sitting here, basking in the glow of a lovely Saturday.

A Saturday where we had nowhere that we had to be. We certainly had things to do, but nothing that required leaving town, packing bags or feeling stressed out.

That in itself gave the day a wonderful tinge. You need relaxed-paced days every now and then.

And somehow when you have relaxed-pace days, other things seem to fall in place making for all kinds of wonderfulness.

All of this, I suppose, is why I'm sitting here on the couch well past my bedtime. I'm thinking about the wonderfulness of the day and wondering what was the best.

• Was it running my fastest 5k ever? (A full 2 minutes - and change - faster)
• Was it getting my grocery shopping done in less than 2 hours?
• Was it completing the laundry in one day?
• Was it taking a leisurely hot bath in the middle of the day?
• Was it enjoying a fantastic homecooked candlelight meal (and great conversation) with friends?
• Was it the way-cool medal that was handed out after the 5k (handmade by the Mexican villagers the 5k raised money to support)?

I'm not sure it's possible to say it was this or that, because it certainly was this and that.

I wish every Saturday could be as wonderfully lovely.

Looking for Help

I'm looking for someone who'd be willing to help me out for a few hours this weekend. I need someone to:

wash the dishes plan the menu shop for groceries vacuum mop scrub the toilets sweep the sidewalk pull weeds mow the yard pet the kitties wash and detail the car grade papers update my blog purge the files change the sheets install new filters clean the ceiling fans wash the windows AND attend family budget meeting.

I'd really rather just paint a new-to-me piece of furniture this weekend.

Exciting Week...So Far

We've had an exciting week so far - and it's just the first of March.

• We ran a marathon (Sunday).
• I oversaw another group (my 5th) of professionals through their certification exam
• We enjoyed a Mavs game (too bad they lost) with friends from church
• I had my 2nd annual skin exam (nice healthy habit to have, right?!)
• And...The Boy got his first ever smart phone!

We actually bought it at the end of the last week after his old flip phone...really my old flip phone...finally rolled over and died.

The iPhone has already rocked The Boy's world. And now he's dominating all of us in Words With Friends. It's a bit of a problem, actually.

Still on the agenda? Cooking dinner for our small group, a 5k fun run and dinner with friends over the weekend. Good times!

PS - Know what my Grandma calls me?

PPS - Whirling Dervish.

I Love Infographics

I also love the soon-to-open Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in Dallas by Santiago Calatrava. It's breath-takingly gorgeous and is an amazing addition to our skyline.

And it's the skyline, by the way, that tempted me to move to Dallas in the first place. No lie.

Anyway, this is a fantastic infographic created by the Dallas Morning News.

Click here for the interactive version.

You didn't click to follow the link? Are you kidding me?? Don't be crazy - this is a gorgeous and complex bridge. Click here and learn more about the amazingness that has beguiled me.

Boy, Are We Tired...

...and sore and limping a little and dressed a little more casually (read: comfortably) than we would for a normal Monday morning.

Let's just call it a Post Marathon Monday.

I'd write more - but I'm tired, sore, limping a little and so casually dressed that I might just go back to bed if I'm not careful. So a longer update will follow tomorrow. Maybe. But soon, I promise.

We had fun (despite the above items) and we're very glad to say it's a wrap on marathon season 2011-2012. No more long races until October. Whoo-hoo!!!