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Friday, January 1, 2016

2016 seems like a BIG number….




A few thoughts on a new year….I was sound asleep, per usual, pretty darn early yesterday evening…the highlight of the day had been cleaning the house (day 3 of 6 days!).  I was pleased to note that the Marie Kondo system of organizing my socks and undies had lasted all year….

Other items of note:  my weight is the same  as a year ago and I probably exercise more now, so my new year's resolution, as I mentioned yesterday is not conventional.  I already eat healthy and don't watch TV.  I am full of flaws, and I read that it is wise to have only one resolution. So, as I say, it is to try to treat every day like the last chance to make something beautiful.

But, I have ambitions for the year….non-binding, helpful guiding principles….
-fly kites!  I have such a great collection! My fear of ticks needs to be overcome and I need to take advantage of windy days…
-play with Spike:  Spike is a chubby cat and he loves to play.  He needs to keep his skills sharp in case a rodent wanders through…
-work on drawing, esp. my comic "Tiny Central and Sammy Twolane"
-groom the cat and dog daily:  neither needs it but both love it
-stretch more seriously:  the wife likes to do yoga straight out of bed, and I am usually too stiff to WANT to…which is why I should take it more seriously
-quality not quantity…in everything, right?
-say it with a smile :)  why the hell not……

AND this is the year I turn 50…I have always looked and acted like a 15 year old.  I feel that changing slightly… ;)

In other news, I had some elderly bananas to use and so we had banana buckwheat gluten-free pancakes for breakfast, and then I baked some gluten-free banana nut scones…both recipes are so foolproof, easy and tasty you wonder why you don't make them every single day…..




4 comments:

smartcat said...

Spike looks like he is willing to help eat the goodies!
Peace and Joy in 2016!

smalltownme said...

Good ambitions for the year. I loved flying kites when Ernest was interested in them some years ago.

Michèle Hastings said...

I can't help but notice your sponge ware bowl... did you get it in NH? I was wondering if it was from Northwood Pottery. Jeff Lalish did a lot of sponge ware, and then Jeff did some after taking over that studio. Which later became the space the JZ and I rented.

Claudia from Idiot's Kitchen said...

I'm bad at setting resolutions but I like the idea of intentions or guiding principals for the new year. One of mine will be Gluten Free baking! I stink at it but finally have some GF flour that I think I like. Hooray. Definitely trying out these pancakes!

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