As I look outside my window: It looks bright and sunny, but I know that it’s still very very cold.

Right now I am: Marinating our steaks for dinner… always with the food prep.

Thinking and pondering: Which books should I pack for my upcoming reading weekend? Right now I have 10 sitting in a pile. I most definitely will not complete 10 books, but should I take them all? I will probably want to have options. I’m going to lean into my mood reading side.

On my bedside table: Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells; Untouchable by Talia Hibbert

On my tv this week: We finally watched a history of folk horror documentary and it was delightful. We also watched some other movies.

Listening to: Lots of audiobooks, which is weird for me. J got me hooked on the Dungeon Crawler Carl books, so I was binging those. I’m also listening to the Murderbot series. Mostly a reread for me, but I wanted the whole experience leading up to the volume that was released in November.

On the menu for this week:

• Monday - Whatever Dinner

• Tuesday - Buffalo Chicken Dip

• Wednesday - Fancy BLT Grilled Cheese

• Thursday - Jerk Pork with Caribbean Salsa

• Friday - Sesame Chicken

• Saturday - Pesto Stuffed Shells

• Sunday - Leftovers

On my to do list: Appointments to be made, lists to be made, reservations to be made.

Happening this week:

• Monday - Chemistry Class; Book Club

• Tuesday - Zoo Day; Coop Happy Hour

• Wednesday - Home Day

• Thursday - Backyard Playworld; Errands

• Friday - Fontenelle Forest Hike

• Saturday - Home Day

• Sunday - Steering Committee Meeting; Book Club

What I am creating: I started work on my December Daily 2023 album this weekend. I had to order more photo paper, but I got most of the pictures printed. Next I need to pull all my base papers out and start laying out pages.

My simple pleasures: Having a schedule, chips and dip, interesting conversations

Looking around the house: I got most of the first floor all picked up. Helpful because we have coop happy hour on Tuesday night…

From the camera: Nothing… I apparently didn’t take photos this week.