My Blanket Fort

I have built a miniature blanket fort in my bed. All this really means is I pulled a light blanket over my head and laptop, so as not to awaken my sleeping spouse. The blanket is light, so the carbon dioxide won’t accumulate and result in my untimely death. My blanket fort is admittedly half-assed, but still the greatest thing I’ve ever done. I’ve been meaning to build a blanket for for ages.

Snow Watch 2012 is officially in full swing. There were flurries today, and there were flurries about two weeks ago. I took a lovely cold walk and got snowed on and almost died of happiness. Prior to that: several hours of Roller Coaster Tycoon. After that: wrote some words on my novel.

In summation: a wonderful day.

The novel progress is slow and steady. Yesterday, I was woefully behind until I attended a Top Secret Write In, and I managed to write over six thousand words. Huzzah!

Happy November!

And then I blinked, and had lived in Minnesota for six months! Almost seven! Today I cast my first ballot as a Minnesotan! FYI: NO and NO.

Planned accomplishments for November: Write a novel, make some friends. Entertain my sister and niece, who will stay with me for four days.

Up next in December: learn to knit, finish another quilt block, and mail my Christmas presents on time.

Doot, doot doo….

This is a very dark place. In Florida, even in the winter, you don’t have very many of these days that are just gray all day. More often, either it is raining, or it is sunny. Very little in between. Also, the difference in daylight between summer and winter is not so vast as it is here. This will take some getting used to.

Still, my home is a cozy place, and when it is darker earlier, it is more fun to look into the windows of the bus. You see all the people in there, going home from work in the dark!

I am working from home these days, and have a prime window seat, spying on the comings and goings at the Dean’s Circle. I feel very fortunate to be here, with steaming tea and my little dog napping at my feet. I am just feeling such gratitude for my life right now.