Things to be thankful for . . .

March was a really rough month, and the past week hasn't been too easy, either. I've been battling my usual spring allergy attack/cold, I'm on the committee at church interviewing potential new ministers (three nights in a row, whew!), doctor's appointments for mum, and a huge glut of papers to grade. It's now Wednesday night, the interviews (phone part, at least) are over until next week, my cold is on the mend, the doctor's appointments are over for a couple of weeks, and I'm sitting in my living room watching the movie Hairspray again. Again as in the sixth (or is it seventh) time this week.

What is it about stress and illness that make me fixate on a particular movie or musician? Anyway, I'm thankful to be sitting here, relaxing, and getting ready for class tomorrow. Tomorrow is my long teaching day, but it's still good. It definitely helps that I cancelled my one class today and came home and slept for four hours. It made all the difference!


Cooking wise, I haven't done much at all this week. However, I do have a big batch of cookies to make Friday. :)

I just read the best quote over on the blog Tea & Cookies: "I do know that writing is like a muscle—the more you exercise it, the more you make use of it, the easier and stronger it becomes." I tell my students this, but maybe I need to practice what I preach . . .