May 28: A Good Friday

Wow, looking back, I am delighted that I got a *lot* of things done on Friday. My day started super early, but I still made coffee and breakfast for my husband and I, and fed my cats and baby chicks before heading off to babysit for my friend's daughter for about 3 hours (during which she slept half the time so I made a list of things to do later and then read on my kindle). 

Since I was already on the island, I then went grocery shopping, filled my gas tank, and picked up extra large iced coffees for my husband and I (perhaps *one* of the reasons I got so much done!). After dropping off all of my goodies at home, I brought the baby chicks outside for some chicken integration time (even it was a tad bit nipply out, they do have most of their feathers, so they are just fine being outside) and then I went to Agway in Danvers to get some more chicken supplies (food and treats). 

While out, I got a call from a friend trying to organize another gathering of the fellowship, so we decided to meet at 6pm. Back at home, I ate lunch, worked on some Jeo-Party and balanced our family budget, made a phone date with a friend from college, talked to another friend (whom I hadn't spoken to in awhile!) on the phone for about an hour, ran 2 miles, took a shower, and brought the baby chicks back inside, before setting up our Lord of the Rings game, which we played until midnight (and again, we won one adventure and the lost another, so out record is 3-3). 

It was an incredibly delightful and productive day, so very different from the days when I just want to sit on the couch and play video games all day. I'm very thankful for these boosts of energy and motivation, and hope they continue! Maybe it's the nice weather (though Friday wasn't even that nice!), my hormone level, my running practice, my generally unstressful life situation (aka not having a crazy stressful job), the vitamin D I've started taking every day, or more realistically a combination of all those things, but it's delightful not to be bogged down and clouded by the depression, apathy, and lethargy that so very often creep into my life. 

With delight,

♥Jamie