imaginarycircus

We got our tax return yesterday and we immediately sunk it into debt reduction. This makes me very happy. We will be free of credit card debt this year. Learning to deal with money has been the hardest thing for us as a couple. We're making excellent progress.

It's snowing. It's going to stop for a bit and then tonight and tomorrow we're supposed to get 10-15 inches. I'm skeptical. I know we'll get snow. But really? 10-15 inches?

I'm cleaning the kitchen and am going to make steamed brown bread, which is a weird New England thing. (I'm not using that exact recipe.) It goes very well with a nice arugula, pear, and blue cheese salad, and some homemade macaroni and cheese. flourish you are welcome to come over if that sounds good to you! :D

We're sending my brother in law a care package with cookies and nice coffee. So I'll be making almond macaroons and snickerdoodles too today. I don't know what else to do for them. They are too far away for us to visit and we can't help them financially.

I wish we still had the NYTs delivered on the weekend. I would really like to curl up with the Sunday crossword and my coffee.

I am not thinking about the novel today. I am not thinking about all the queries I sent out on Friday. Or that I haven't heard from agent #1 yet. Not thinking about it at all. Not worrying that I invested so much time and money in my education and in writing that novel and that it may never see the light of day. Uh? I have to scrub some more pots and get back to serene indifference.