#2945 ordinary stuff

I haven't left the house today. Well, that's not entirely accurate; I took the dogs for a walk in the neighborhood this morning, but I haven't gotten in my car to go anywhere. I thought I might go to the grocery store, but I decided shopping could wait. Sometimes it is just nice to stay home.

Here's what I have done today: art. This morning and yesterday morning, I sat on the floor in my office with my new big sketchbook and I just doodled. Why was I on the floor? There was a big sun puddle there and it called to me. LOL  It felt good. I sat cross-legged and felt a little stretch in my hips. The dogs were excited that I was on their level. They were very interested in what I was doing, or maybe it was just my delicious cup of coffee they liked the smell of.  The sketches are nothing special, but it was fun to play around without looking at Pinterest. Practice stuff. 

I also took a nap and it was luxurious.

Tonight after I feed the dogs, I am going to change the sheets on my bed. I'm going to take a nice hot shower (it's kind of chilly and windy here today.) I'm going to make some popcorn and watch a movie on the big-ass TV. Then I'm going to take a melatonin and go to bed. (I'll need the melatonin because of the luxurious nap.)

What's going on next week? Well, taxes are due, so I'll get all of that finalized. I have a few things to do for our family business that I can get taken care of on Monday. I will be back to the regular office schedule of Monday and Wednesday at home and the other three days in the office. The remodel is complete, and we have moved into our cubicles. I need to go through all the stuff I brought home from the office and figure out what to take back. There's not much a lot of space, so I'll keep it simple. I think that by Friday I will know my concert assignments for Red Butte Garden this summer. The concert line-up was announced on Tuesday. I am required to work at least six shows; I'm hoping and planning on nine or ten. About three a month is my sweet spot. 

In the wake of this rather ordinary post, I'll leave you with this...

I was daydreaming of Rome earlier in the week. My thoughts often float off to places I have been, and lately it has been Rome I've thought about. I was thinking about the last day Lizzie and I were in Rome wandering around (with a plan!) and seeing so many things. I'd mentioned that I really wanted to go to Capitoline Hill and see the piazza that Michelangelo designed, Piazza del Campidoglio. It is in the area near the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and the Vittoriano. Lizzie's superb map reading skills got us to the hill and to the square. There are three buildings lining the piazza. There is a pretty view of the city. There's a large statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Lizzie and I didn't go into any of the buildings; we just walked around the piazza and soaked it in. We were there at the end of our afternoon outing, the last major site we wanted to see before going back to the hotel for a little break. I was so happy and thankful that we took the time to go there. Here are a couple of photos:

it was one of the few sunny days we had in Rome

statue of Marcus Aurelius with the Palazzo Senatorio behind it

I don't think I will ever tire of Rome. I can't really imagine going to Italy and not going to Rome. There are still so many things I want to see there. I won't be going back this year, but I will go back.

Have a great week!