5.26 Moment - Snapshot of My Day, Edition #9 3/25/2023

Bestest Friend and I are doing a blog project. Each day we will write a blog post on pre-determined theme chosen by a random noun generator. The theme for the twenty-sixth day of the month is "Moment." 

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I got the idea for this type of "snapshot" post from Stephany Writes who got it from To Love and To Learn. I'm a straight-up copycat of the format.

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Edition #1 11/17/2021
Edition #2 12/22/2021
Edition #3 1/26/2022
Edition #4 3/9/2022
Edition #5 4/25/2022
Edition #6 6/23/2022
Edition #7 8/30/2022

Edition #8 2/25/2023

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Time I woke up: 6:30am when the alarm went off. 

First thing I did upon waking up: Read some of a book on my Kindle under my SAD lamp. 

Today's weather: This is the headline of the day, to be honest. It was snowing like crazy this morning and didn't stop until after lunch. It was relatively warm, in the 30s, but the snow was out of control! Today is Dr. BB's first day of spring break, so welcome to spring!

Our morning walk. Notice the stop sign entirely covered by snow.

An out-of-the-ordinary thing that happened today: The weather was so unusual for this time of year. We had planned on driving to Dubuque to go to my niece's birthday party, but instead we just stayed home. No glitter tattoos for me. 

Last thing I read (on the Internet): Do you know the Instagram feed artbutmakeitsports? This guy puts stills from sporting events next to historical works of arts and it's amazing? I read an article about how he does it from memory - he doesn't use AI to match the photo to the artwork. It's stunning.

Last thing I read (not on the Internet): I am reading a fantasy novel called Bastion by Mercedes Lackey.

Last text I sent: I sent a message to my accountability buddy telling her that my exercise today was shoveling, followed by a trudge through the snow with the dog on our afternoon walk since hardly anyone else in our neighborhood had shoveled yet.

Heavy, wet snow is not always my favorite to shovel. Fortunately, Dr. BB was home and snowblowed the driveway.

Last text I received: From my accountability buddy wishing that winter would end.

Last website I visited: I'm trying to find an email address for my yoga teacher so I can put her in contact with the health and wellness coordinator at the local healthcare group, so I was looking her up on the Yoga Alliance page. 

The infamous church with its 15-minute bell tolls. It IS really pretty, though.

Last show I watched: I put on a James Acaster stand-up show on Netflix on Thursday evening and promptly fell asleep. 

Last podcast I listened to: I listened to the first episode of Dungeons and Daddies, which is a D&D roleplaying podcast because everyone says it's good. 

Last thing I said: "I'm going to take Hannah for a walk."

Last thing I ate: Peanut butter on crackers.

What I was doing an hour ago: Trudging through the snow with Hannah on our afternoon walk.

What I will be doing an hour from now: Working on blog posts for the upcoming week.

Current whereabouts of the other members of the household: Hannah is zoinked out in her bed. Zelda is sleeping on her rocking chair. Dr. BB is upstairs practicing guitar. 

Note that we always put a blanket IN her bed and she kicks it out. We are not mean people who don't give her toys and blankets. She doesn't want them!

One thing I crossed off my to-do list: Shoveling? Honestly, since it was a Saturday and we decided we weren't going to Iowa, it was a really lazy day.

Because it wasn't that cold and the snow was falling off trees, I wore my raincoat, but also my winter hat and gloves. I looked amazing, as you can see.

Who is someone I should be following on Instagram? I recommend wolfgang2242, a guy who has about a million senior rescue dogs, a chicken, and a pig and natureismetal, which shows animals being badasses (so be aware that sometimes animals kill other animals..).