Cleansing

My first post on the new laptop. It's brilliant to be on our comfy couch, in my pajamas, with Desperate Housewives playing in the background. Technology is amazing.

I had a very happy weekend, going down to Portland to meet friends with L, entertaining company at home, having old friends around again. I miss my friends, but I like the coziness of our house. L pointed out that having company is a good reason to clean the house. Touche. I cleared a path beside my bed, getting rid of piles of magazines, putting my bookbag of library books in my closet, and sweeping up a large amount of dog fur that had settled on the floor. It's refreshing to not get out of bed and step down into the 18 inch path, free of stuff. I feel inspired to keep it that way. This means only having a few library books out at a time, instead of the 10 I usually have. I rarely read all of them, but I like having options. I am finishing Amy Krouse Rosenthal's An Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life. She's a kind of person I would love to be friends with.