The best laid plans....
Well, I did cook some wonderful food today, along with the preparation for the sweet potato pie for tomorrow and the pumpkin cake that I am going to try as well. Lucky people I work with will get most of the food..
I started out at the store, and found all kinds of things I hadn't planned on ... like the new sweaters for the dogs (it is cooling off and they have outgrown the ones from last year), and the pumpkin shaped cake pan to make my pumpkin cake in (when it is all put together it will look like a pumpkin.. I will try to take a photo and share it so you can see my handiwork..
I also bought some fresh fall vegies that I roasted with some olive oil, garlic, rosemary and thyme in the oven when I roasted the small lamb roast I had bought earlier in the week. I love a good leg of lamb, and the vegetables turned out great! The leftovers are going to be great as well.
And before I could cook all of this food, I had to spend some time cleaning the oven, It was overdue, simply because I haven't had the time it takes to clean it. It's amazing what you can do when you have more time.
So, at the end of a wonderful day, I can say that I am glad that I have reclaimed my weekends. I am feeling recharged after just one day of focusing on myself and really listening to what I wanted to do.
And now it is off to bed. My darling little Lexie (my princess dog who is a 6.5lb black and white chihuahua) is barking at me and telling me it is bedtime. She works very hard to let me know when I need to take care of myself.
Good night all.. I will let you know how the cake and pie turn out (by the way, this is practice for the Thanksgiving feast I have planned next month..)
Mary
Just wanted to offer you some encouragement in your journey and tell you thank you for helping me to get my life back. I understand what you are going through. A couple years ago you walked me through the process of letting go of the animal rescue organization I had started, it was consuming my life. For ten years every weekend had been taken up with adoptions and home visits and there was always another animal in need of shelter and medical care, I was tired and burned out. It was a difficult decision for me and there are still times that I feel a pang of guilty for not hanging in there but then I remind myself that others have stepped in to do the work including some very dedicated souls that I mentored. In retrospect, it was the right decision for me and has opened up space in my life so that I could do some of the things I have always wanted to do. As I was reading your blog it occurred to me that I was approaching 50 when these changes took place for me. Must be something about that age that causes us to reevaluate our lives.
Anyhow, from time to time I receive e-mails from people who either adopted an animal from our organization or who I was able to help in some way and I know it always puts a smile on my face. I hope this thank you will do the same for you. Just know that you touched my life and helped me to make very positive and much needed changes.
Carol
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Thanks Carol! Change can be challenging to say the least. I am glad to hear that you are doing well and that you are taking care of yourself. I always enjoyed talking to you!
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Hi Mary - I've read them all so far but decidecd to reply to Rainy Days & Sunshine because I liked the title
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