In This Moment

On my mind today...

My head is somewhere up in the cloudless sky today. Oh, sure I should do some dishes. Maybe organize that pile on my desk. But is it so terrible that I would rather put on a cute dress and a pair of fancy shoes, and just go sit out in my backyard and dream?

I might just forego this nonsense of folding laundry and give into those daydreams about...

The plants I want to fill my new garden beds with (yes, we have garden beds this year!)...
What color I should paint my bathroom...
What to do for a certain special someone's 30th birthday (no, not mine)...
What do with all of this broken concrete all over my yard. Make more garden beds? Make a terraced herb garden?....
How to make that quilt out of those left-over swaddle blankets...
Actually allow myself to pause on those tender thoughts about the people whom I love...
And what really do I want to accomplish in this life...

Maybe I just will go give myself 10 minutes on those back steps...the laundry can wait.

Summer Vacation Day Dreams

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It's Monday and I am up super early in attempts to get some work done. It's still dark outside, and my mind and eyes are cloudy with sleep. Which, doesn't make focusing on getting work done easier.

In my  attempts to focus, my eyes are drawn towards a stack of  pamphlets on my dining room table I picked up recently from the Amtrak station. Silly slogans like "trips by train" and "Hey Kids! Caboose Club" harken my attention much more than searching for the correct comma placement.

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My thoughts transcend to riding in one of those trains to Yosemite, to Seattle or maybe even to Victoria Canada.  I mean, who wouldn't want to travel on something as classy-sounding as the Coast Starlight? I think, by train could be a viable way to travel, especially with a two-year-old (and oh, my would my two-year-old lose his cookies if we rode a train!).

Yes, I think I will continue to consider these summer vacation options as I watch the sun awaken and the day begin.

Have you ever traveled by Amtrak with your family? Are you already considering summer vacation plans?