being anywhere in the vicinity of this might do wonders for my mood
i have been down in the dumps for a couple weeks now—thus my lack of writing lately. i don't know why, really. i'm not typically prone to the blues. but this is definitely something. it's not like i can't get out of bed in the morning. it's just sort of a low-grade sadness, i guess? i have stretches where i come out of it—i feel buoyant and hopeful and happy. but the fog descends again and i'm back to feeling low.
this doesn't sit well with me, though, so in an attempt to combat my blahs, i decided to come up with a list of things to feel good about right now:
- pitchers and catchers report to spring training this week. screw that stupid groundhog—this is how we know winter will soon be over.
- i've been reading a lot of good books lately. i recently finished up both Alice Munro's Too Much Happiness and Richard Russo's Straight Man—both excellent, for very different reasons—and now i'm in the throes of Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol. Maureen Dowd can shove it—i'm really enjoying the book so far. and reading is the one thing that consistently eases my blues. (last week i was reading the latest issue of Real Simple for god's sake and missed my station on the subway—by four stops!)
- i've started running again and this makes me happy. i ran five miles on Sunday, something i haven't done in i don't know how long. i've been forced to use the treadmill, unfortunately, as it snows daily in these parts now and running outside is far too treacherous for a klutz like me. but it hasn't been so bad. my cousin Alayne is training for a marathon right now and recently ran 20 miles on a treadmill in her gym. i figured if she can manage that, i can surely run a measly five. (thanks for the inspiration, cuz!)
- i had lunch on Saturday with Ellen and Carol, two of my former college professors. Ellen, of course, also officiated my wedding and i hadn't seen her since the big day. Carol was my mentor senior year and quickly became one of my favorite people. i hadn't seen her in forever but it felt like no time had passed as soon as we got together on Saturday. the three of us had a long and very fun lunch and as i rode the LIRR home, i was feeling so lucky to know these two warm, hilarious, smart and genuine gals. they lifted my spirits for sure.
- speaking of the wedding, our DVD arrived last week and we finally watched it Saturday night. it made my heart swell to see all of our guests laughing and dancing like maniacs and having so much fun. i was also in stitches watching the pass-the-mic "testimonials" for the first time (Joe, i'm talking to you!). anyway, it was nice to see that everything actually happened the way i remembered it.
- being married boosted our tax refund, which means an Ireland vacation might actually be in our future. that would be really, really, really great.
that's all i can come up with for now. am i missing anything? feel free to share...
mbm
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