It's been an unusual Saturday. I only worked a half day, and it went by very quickly. I went to Borders, enjoyed my coffee, and read PC Magazine and Consumer Reports.Then I went in search of Moleskines. Yes in-deedy. You see, I got the idea from Andrew that I should carry a notepad to write ideas for future posts. Finally, a legitimate reason to buy a new book. (yes, I was looking for an excuse. Thanks Andrew!) It's a little bigger than an index card. It has an elastic band to keep it closed and a ribbon to mark the page, just like the bigger version. I was happy to take the cellophane off and start writing. Here's something interesting I read in Consumer Reports that I jotted down in my notebook: Emotional health improves with aging. Certain areas of the brain become "less resistant to happiness and better able to resist fear." Something for us to look forward to!

I got home a few hours earlier than usual. Emily had just gotten home from an overnight/up all night outing with her youth group. She's been sleeping for the last 3 hours. I tried to wake her once, but she didn't want to get up. If she sleeps too long I'm afraid she won't sleep tonight. I'll try again soon.

I spent about an hour working on the basement today. I brought one bag of trash out and filled up one recycling bin. I need to start separating the things I want to donate from the things I'd like to sell. I'm accumulating a big area of 'stuff', and it's starting to take over. I'm going to be brave here and show you what my basement looks like. Be warned, it's not a pretty sight...

Well, Emily's up. It took her a while to acclimate but she's eating and ready to watch a movie with me. Gotta go do that Mom thing.