Today has been dark and dreary. The weather brought my mood down a lot. I can enjoy an afternoon downpour laced with lightning, but a day so dark from the start that you don’t know the sun has risen until well after dawn is another thing. Days like this suck. I adore the Pacific Northwest, but I wonder how well I would cope with living there year round. They say Colorado has a hard winter, but in truth, although there’s a lot of snow and it’s very cold, most days are sunny even in January. I still want to settle in Colorado. One day maybe.
I digress. This weather sucks the life out of me. But I’m doing my best to be creative. I’ve been looking through my Lomography Colorsplash book. I have the Colorsplash camera, but I don’t really enjoy using it. The effects of all the different colored flash gels are beautiful, but something about the camera is just unpleasant to work with and hold. So I’ve been adding color layers and doing color tuning to mimic the effects of the camera. It’s fun and doesn’t take too much energy on a day like this.
I’ve cooked so much recently that the fridge is filled with leftovers, so I don’t have to cook tonight. My daughter has been home with me this afternoon because she had a half day at school today. It’s so nice to have her around. Homeschooling next year can’t come soon enough. I’m really excited about embarking on a journey of discovery with my daughter. I look forward to guiding her as she discovers the world and learns about herself, too. Hopefully, she will find her passion. Maybe she’ll have many passions, as I do. But right now, she’s excited about space and genetics. I’ve been researching good books to use to teach these subjects – both textbook sort of books and creative nonfiction on the topics. Punnett squares are my thing. This is going to be an exciting year.
Life at Home 