Julie - Out and About

I know writing a blog is a discipline - something I need a LOT of help with.  So, even if there has been nothing earth shakingly important to report, I plan to write something at least once a week just to keep my hand in.  So . . . . . here goes. I had some good "me time" this past week, mostly around the house.  Cooking, cleaning, pulling weeds, and like that. It taught me one major lesson -- I can enjoy being en femme in leggings or shorts almost as much as in skirts and heels!  This is something I never would have thought possible a year or so ago, but recent experiences (and influence from my Sisters) has shown me that it's how you feel inside that counts, and since my desire is to walk down the street without people saying, "Hey, that guy is wearing a dress" - the more I can blend in, the better.   How I USED to dress for house cleaning - pearls, 5" heels and all!   But now . . .  I'm VERY comfy like this! ...

The plan had been to meet up with my Sister Friend Linda today for a coffee date.  However, this time of year being what it IS in the Pacific Northwest, she's not feeling well today.  Which means I have no other alternative than to CLEAN THE HOUSE!!! Trying to look as pretty as possible I try to keep a clean house, but sometimes that simply means making sure I have fresh panties in the drawer and there's nothing crunchy on the kitchen floor.  Today I took the change of plan news as a much needed opportunity.  You know what they say -- "When Life hands you lemons --- RUN, because Life doesn't have hands!!!" Scrubbing the bathroom floor has been on the "I've go to get to that soon" list for far too long, so that was priority number 1 --- after I got the bedsheets into the wash and loaded and started the dishwasher.  And fed the goldfish. And let the cat out.  Let's face it -- NO ONE likes to clean the loo!  I try to make it interesting by...