Saturday blogging, wow!

I didn't realize how hard it would be to blog on the weekend days when I am feeling so lazy! Especially since this is the one weekend in forever where I don' t have to be anywhere or do anything (well, besides the usual laundry, cleaning, grocery shopping...). It's cold and cloudy today and I think the kidlet and I are going to chill and watch horror movies instead of going out and finding something to do. I like these kinds of days, honestly. Quiet, laid back and relaxing.

I really need to get my ass under control. It's gaining land mass at an alarming rate these days. I am going into next week aiming to eat less and healthier. We'll see if I can manage to shrink it, global warming style so it doesn't begin to require a mailing address and zip code of its own soon. I need to start walking again too, harder to stick to that now that the weather is cooling a bit and the days are getting shorter.

Some people I know think I'm nuts because I was out walking on the 100 degree days this summer but don't like the 60 degree ones now. What can I say? I'm a warm weather girl who thrives in the heat. Give me 90s, give me humidity, give me thirst. I think it feels good to sweat out the impurities for an hour and then step into air conditioning. Even in the mild winters here where I can walk barefoot and short-sleeved on the beach the day after Christmas are still too cold for me (though WAY more tolerable then that frozen landmass they call a prairie in the winter, somewhere off in the middle of the country).

Speaking of the holidays, I'm totally ready for them now that the cooler weather has moved in. I'll be spending both Thanksgiving and Christmas at the beach for the first time since the early 1990s and I can't say how happy that makes me. It's a wonderful time down there that time of year, with empty beaches full of improved winter shell collections, locals only nights out and quiet peaceful walks through the dunes. I miss my family (well, mom and dad, because after many years my sister and I have ended up in the same town again, weird!) and will be glad to see them again.