What’s on the iPod: Invisible by U2 (free until midnight on iTunes)
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| View from my front walk |
Congratulations to Seattle Seahawks fans! Your team shone like diamonds yesterday, much to the dismay of the Denver Broncos. To Broncos fans, my condolences. Your team is better than one performance, so congratulations to them for making it to the big game.
From 50 degrees to 33 — that’s what happened here overnight. Yesterday, I left the coat behind for a light jacket. Today, I’m shoveling 4 inches of snow (and it’s still coming down hard). My dentist’s office called and rescheduled my appointment, and the schools all closed.
The interesting part is that many companies have yet to close their doors. Time is money for some, and as I helped the kids dig the driveway out so they could head to work, I noticed the traffic on the road at the end of our street was crawling. What’s weird about this storm is I woke up to all this snow and as I watched the local news, I saw that the city was just starting to get snow. Delaware and southernmost New Jersey are all rain today. Weird band of weather.
Since my calendar has been freed for me, I can use my snow day productively. I have an article due next Monday, and I have some marketing to finish up from last week. It’s a good day to settle in with a hot cuppa and get something done.
It’s interesting how inspiring a snowfall can be. I’m a weather junkie anyway, as some of you know, so it may not be surprising to know that I open the blinds in the study whenever the snow starts. I can’t stop staring at it. Snow creates this natural hush over the world, muffles sounds and somehow with it my stress. It makes me want to nest and just stare out the window without a care. When was the last time any of us allowed ourselves to go without a care?
That’s a great place to start writing. My day today is blocked out into sections so I can tackle the work and get to the personal projects. The first few hours are devoted to my manuscript edits and to a poetry project. Then I’ll move on to marketing. Best to give the mind a rest before writing again. Once I get through that, I’ll spend the remaining time on the article.
The kids have returned. Because we don’t get much snow around here or because people just don’t pay attention to anyone else on the roads, there are plenty of abandoned cars and minor accidents. They gave up a mile from the house and decided to take a day off.
The snow continues, and may be here until late this afternoon. Then the skies will inhale tomorrow before exhaling down yet another weather event. It’s a great time to work from home.
Tomorrow I’ll share the Monthly Assessment. For now, I’m going to live in the present.
What kinds of moments inspire your creativity?
Do you take snow days? When do you take time off?
How’s the weather where you are?
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