With the start of the new year, I'm changing up my usual Sunday wrap-up posts. I've grown tired of my format. I found this one somewhere on the internet and love it!

As I look outside my window: Overcast and rainy. Starting to miss the sunshine...

Thinking and pondering: What to do with the social committee and upcoming winter social? Long story short, I'm taking over as Social Director of my nonprofit parent group earlier than I had planned. Things are a bit in disarray and we have a social planned for Jan. 30th. Time to get my butt in gear and sort it all out...

On my bedside table: The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig; A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

On my tv this week: Ash vs. Evil Dead; Telenovela (surprisingly funny); Revenge (I will finish this series sometime soon)

Listening to: David Bowie tribute channel on Sirius XM, it's been a hard week

On the menu for this week:

• Monday - Vegetable Beef Soup and Baguette
• Tuesday - Lemon Chicken Skillet with Brussel Sprouts
• Wednesday - Chicken Parmesan Wraps
• Thursday - Tuscan Kale and White Bean Soup
• Friday -  Pot Roast
• Saturday - Cookout
• Sunday - Leftovers

On my to do list: 

• Sort out Social Committee
• Brainstorm for Cares Committee
• Finish my stamp club cards for Thursday
• Figure out my stamp club order for Thursday
• Finish my craftmas swap
• Finish my book club book (Jan. 31st)
• Laundry
• Clean Bathrooms (oh fun...)
• Make 4 design team cards
• Send out first retreat email
• Lots more I'm sure I'm forgetting right now...

Happening this week:

• Monday - Errands probably
• Tuesday - Cares Committee brainstorming meeting
• Wednesday - Visit to the parking lot sized sand box in Berkeley; it's only open this week so we have to take advantage of it!
• Thursday - Social Committee prep meeting
• Friday - Trip to the Bay Area Discovery Museum
• Saturday - Crop Day and Thirty-One Open House and dinner BBQ
• Sunday - Book club meeting (Chocolat by Joanne Harris)

What I am creating: Working on crafts for my Craftmas Secret Swap buddy. Can't tell you what I'm working on, but I'll be sure to share once I've sent it off.

My simple pleasures: Arthur going to bed at 8pm (he didn't while we were in Indiana...), cup of tea before bed, time to read, my couch

Looking around the house: The bathrooms haven't been cleaned since I left for Indiana in early December. J's not big on the cleaning. And I need to do another closet cleanout.

From the camera: Arthur really loves his baby (panda Care Bear)