How can it be February?

As usual, time is zipping by.  I'm totally unable to keep up with it, or catch up with it.

Today I began writing the post with the good memories of Zoe. I got a little ways into it before I started crying again, but I'm getting better.  I also realized that that good memories post may have to be longer than just one post.  There's so many wonderful things to remember about that silly cat-kid.

So anyway, I didn't come near to finishing it, and decided to save it for later once I started crying.  I actually have nothing to blog about today.  It started out to be a gloomy day this morning, but the sun's out now.  I got 1.2 inches of rain yesterday, so that was nice.  I've been trying to get pictures of the birds other than sparrows and house finches that hang around my feeders, but they aren't cooperating. The chickadees, juncos and wrens are too schitzy to hold still for pictures.  I took several million pictures trying to catch one of the little Carolina wrens that hang out here.  Well, that may be a slight exaggeration, but I took a lot.  The pictures in this post are the ones that sort of came out.   Little bird was puffed out since it was chilly outside.

I also took some new pictures of the Addy cat-kid.  She's still doing well, but I'm a little freaked about leaving her for 4 1/2 days this coming week.  Yes, I've become a paranoid parent.  But also she hasn't been by herself overnight for an extended period since Zoe died.  And also my regular pet sitter is out having surgery so I'm trying a new pet sitter.  So I'm a tad nervous.  I'm sure she'll be fine, but I'm still a tad nervous.

I'm going to San Juan, Puerto Rico on Wednesday, coming back on Sunday.  It's for a board of directors meeting.  Let's hope I remember to take my camera.  It should be a nice trip, and a nice way to start my duties as pres-elect of my organization.  This is the only semi-exotic location we'll be going to.  The other meetings I have this year are in Seattle, Atlanta, Washington DC, Chicago and Philadelphia.  

I was going to clean house this weekend, but I was totally unmotivated to do it.  I blame the gloomy weather, although I probably should blame my basic laziness.   I have managed to start and keep going on an exercise program this last month though so that's some good news.  Unfortunately that will be disrupted by all the traveling I'll be doing.  I'll have to work to keep at it between trips.

My resolution to get the finances under control is . . . uhm . . . shall we say, struggling.  I'm not shopping as much, but I'm still shopping.   Still, if I can have the determination to lose 30 pounds and keep it off for a year now, I can get the finances under control too.  Just a matter of getting serious about it.

Speaking of shopping though, I bought a little Fitbit.  It's fun.  It keeps track of your steps throughout the day and how many flights of stairs you climb.  And if your wear it to bed, it keeps track of your sleep - how long you sleep, how many times you wake up during the night and when, how many times you were restless during the night and when.   It's interesting.  The goal they want you to shoot for is 10,000 steps a day.  Well I work a desk job mainly, so my personal goal is 5000 steps a day.  I can usually make that.  Plus I take the stairs to the cafeteria, etc, so that helps.  I've gotten 8,000+ steps one Sunday and 9,000+ steps, also on a Sunday.  That's probably because I usually run around doing chores on Sundays, plus I  exercise on Sunday.  For me, it's not so much how many steps I take, it's more that it keeps me conscious of getting up and moving around. I pay more attention to how active I am.  

I have roughly a dozen mourning doves under the feeder outside, squabbling over the seeds.   They had better be careful.  That many at a time tends to draw little birds of prey to the area.  

I guess that's about all today.  Later.