Reading Goal Update #2

We’re on the downside of September. I’ve had my windows open in the mornings when I’m at home and it’s been so nice. I had moved all my long sleeve shirts, sweaters and cardigans to the back of my closet. I had to go find a cardigan this morning. I love this time of year!!!

I’ve got 13 more books to read for my book goal, and finishing that will also put me at my number of books for the year so I’m doing pretty well there. I haven’t finished any of my categories, but I’m really close. 

• Nonfiction: 6 of 7 finished
• Classics: 2 of 3
• Already Own Paper: 6 of 10
• Non-romance: 3 of 5
• Diverse Authors: 3 of 5
• Already Own Kindle: 5 of 6
• Childhood Favs: 3 of 5

I have some ideas for October/Halloween reading that would check off a couple more if I go that route. I’ve enjoyed finding some interesting books from diverse authors that I might not normally have read. Plus, it feels so good to have finally read a few books that have been sitting on my shelf for years.

Pretty Conservatory

I spent most of this week traveling for work. I flew in and out of the Cincinnati airport with a co-worker. The meeting finished early on the last day so we took a detour on the way to the airport to Krohn's Conservatory in Cincinnati. It's not really big, but very nicely done and very peaceful feeling. Well, maybe the dinosaur section isn't that peaceful. :) 

It was a nice week, but I'm happy to be back in my own bed. 

Perfect Morning

I’ve had what I consider to be the perfect morning. I woke up on my own with no alarm clock and got to lay in bed listening to it rain for a while. Then I got up to get ready for the day and started some laundry. I opened the windows a bit to let in some fresh air. I took my breakfast up to my library and sipped hot chocolate while I read a book. It’s a wet, drizzly, cloudy day and one of my favorite types of weather. I’m very tempted to go for a walk in it. I think I will. 

And Now, September

Yay! Summer is over, even if not quite officially. Even if September 2 doesn’t look or feel any different from August 31. It’s here. Fall will officially be starting soon. 

Peaches are getting ripe and I will soon be eating my fill. I met my sister at the farmer’s market this morning. It was my last time for this year’s summer market. I got a few ears of corn, strawberries, and some dried tart cherries. I figured those would be good for fall/winter. My mom has already given me onions and carrots. I still haven’t been in the mood to cook at all, even though I really need to. Again, cooler weather will be here and soon I can make soup. Ha ha it’s like I feel like fall will solve all the problems. It’s not true, but I seriously love the last 4 months of the year, October and November being the most favorite. 

Random August

I'm very happy to be half way through August. I'm trying to enjoy the last week before the school zone starts up near my house and I have to leave for work on time because of traffic. But I'm ready for hot, dry summer to be over. I'm anticipating fall so badly. I have a few work trips coming up, but in between them I'm going to be loving my favorite season. I know, I know... September isn't really all that different from August in reality but I just don't care. 

I'm trying to think if I've even done anything lately but it seems like life has slowed down a bit now. I'm going to try and get to the farmer's market a few more Saturdays. Peaches are coming on and I want to eat a lot of them. Yum!

Day "Camping"

I am still a little coughy/stuffy nosed but those things sometimes linger. On Saturday, I didn't care and went up to the Uintah's with my sister and her twins. The kids call it camping, even when you don't stay overnight. The temperature was in the high 70's which is probably the warmest I've felt there. We did something new and did the little .5 mile hike to Fehr Lake. It was a nice, easy hike and the view was worth it. We want to go back because there are lakes also at 1 mile and 1.5 miles. A 3 mile loop would be a nice day hike with more of the kids. 

The fish were jumping in the lakes and everywhere there were wildflowers. It was a really nice day.

Summertime Sickness

It's been 100 degrees outside and somehow I got sick. Last Saturday I woke up with a dry throat but didn't think too much of it since I sleep with a fan on and it's just really dry right now. But later in the day I definitely had a sore throat. So it's been 3.5 days and I finally feel like I'm getting over it. I've done almost nothing in those days. I've been working from home and getting only little things done because I just haven't felt very good. Last night I finally slept through the night. 

I think it's only one more night and then fireworks are illegal again. We can light them 3 days before and after the 4th and 24th holidays. We had a nice summer rainstorm on the 24th around 11 which made me happy and I figured the fireworks were over for the night. Nope, they lit them after the rain at 1 am. Fireworks can be fun and pretty and all that but I'm not the biggest fan of them in my neighborhood after 11. 

So yeah, I'm complainy and a little grumpy right now. This is the part of summer I really don't like and my least favorite time of the year. Being sick doesn't help it. One more month to get through, even though September isn't all the better in the beginning, at least it means summer is coming to an end.