Seriously??

And this from yesterday morning - today I haven't even been outside yet, though I plan to leave in a little while to go towards Union Square... I've heard the market is open, but we'll see what's still around by the time I get there.

I'm afraid this blog is getting to be terribly boring - but where's the inspiration if I'm indoors grumbling over the snow?

I'm actually in the midst of trying to figure out how I should be carving out my free time - what projects to tackle in what order, how to prioritize my multiple New Year's resolutions.  I know I've mentioned these resolutions many times without getting into specifics... so now I'll spill the beans on a few of them:  I'm supposed to study German every day (in advance of a family visit in May), go to Yoga twice a week, stretch daily, visit a museum once a month... and I'm also taking a break from English-language novels, and so I'm only allowed to read non-fiction (though that may include essays) and poetry.  I may read novels in French or German, although trying to read anything in German meant for adults gives me a headache.  It's an odd reminder of what it's like to be a little child "reading" the newspaper - I can sound out the words, but don't understand so many of them that oftentimes the meaning of a sentence is lost!  So I go to my dictionary, but German words are often transformed by changes in case, and tense, and then there are these separable verbs (e.g. infinitive is anschliessen, but a sentence might read 'er schloss an'...), that often times I come up frustrated and empty handed.  

And then of course there's writing...

So, that's been my January.  I hope February will bring with it more energy and inspiration.  In the meantime, I'm expecting to run into a reindeer or a carabou on my walk down Park Avenue...

(this last picture because  I think little children are just so cute when they're bundled up in their winter gear!)

Comments

[Eric Cassell]

Barbara said you had an eye for the beautiful--she was right.
I am so pleased that she pointed me in the direction of this blog--and you.
Dear me, I took so many years of French and German, live in France for two years (in the Army)and I remain practically mute in both languages. In Germany once I wanted dark beer, but I got mustard!

[Mac keylogger]

Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright...lol.

[spy software]

I really miss you - you've been a regular part of my mornings for five years now of self-employment. I hope you resurface on the local airways very soon!