I'm off work today; those may be the four most beautiful words in the English language. I was off work yesterday, too, but that day was a busy day involving shopping, having tires put on the car, and a trip to have my eyes examined. It was a good day (highlighted by a delicious salad from Mellow Mushroom), but a busy one.
At 5:00 this morning I decided that today would be different. Yes, there's a long list of things I SHOULD be doing today, but the list will hold until tomorrow. Relocating my printer to a more convenient location and dressing myself have been then only two things I've done today that could remotely be considered "work". And when I say "dressing myself", that's a debatable phrase. I'm in sweats and a t-shirt. Dressed, but not really presentable, y'know? What's worse is that I don't even care.
I'm in the recliner, having now switched from coffee to Diet Coke. I've downloaded three library books to my Kindle in case I want to read. I've downloaded "Angela's Ashes" on audiobook so that I can listen to something while knitting.
As soon as I finish this blog entry I'm going to reach into the untidy puddle of yarn waiting beside my recliner and pull out the sweater jacket I'm knitting. Rows and rows of lovely mindless garter stitch. I can knit and knit and lose myself in the glorious Irish brogue of Frank McCourt.
Have you ever used audiobooks? I began using them initially so that I could "read" while knitting. Don't misunderstand, I still love to read, and I read a lot. But sometimes I enjoy having someone read to me. On occasion you run across a book that is read by a gifted reader. Some readers are, unfortunately, dreadful. But some are born with the necessary talents to read aloud. Frank McCourt is a gifted reader.
Today I am a very happy person. :-)
