Mentalrobics

Boy am I gettin plenty of it at work... mentalrobics, that is. This much keepin my brain on it's toes will surely be my best defense against Alzheimer's. At least I can hope, anyway. I DO have a family history of it.

Not much to report... stayin ultra busy at work (in case I hadn't mentioned), with a modest amount of office drama goin on. Some very happy news: Mom earned Employee of the Month for May! She really deserves it... poor woman's about to overload with 2 huge endeavors that have been plopped in her lap recently, on top of her regular work. She's been threatening to move to Alaska and become a hermit, more often lately.

Home life is pretty much the same. Home life never changes, really. I get home, eat dinner, curl up with a book (I'm goin through em like mad again these days... it's great). Cat pukes, I mutter grumble for a bit, then clean it up. Watch my shows on Friday night. Weekends have dinner at the folks' place, chores, errands, and more reading. Sometimes a movie thrown in... we finally watched Batman Begins (or, as Mom calls it: Baby Batman) on Easter, which I bought a while back (based on rave reviews) to help fulfill my obligation to Columbia House DVD Club but never got around to watching. Not too bad. We liked it... Mom and Pop had never seen the other Batman movies, and Mom said she now HAS to see em. I warned her to expect mucho camp... but fun.

Still working on getting up a little bit earlier each morning in order to implement that exercise program. I'm having mixed results, but positive overall, I think. I'm still doing very well with my so-called "diet"... still keeping my portions small and the crap out, and losing just a pound or two more each time I check the scale. :) And I've had my second official "You're losing weight!"... this one from Pop on Easter. I was extremely gratified.

Easter was very nice. We had a nice dinner official holiday style: in the middle of the day. Then munched on leftovers for dinner. I'm not sure if I've explained before, but Easter is a very vague holiday for me. Mom being Greek Orthodox, we always celebrated the Orthodox Easter while I was growing up... but all the kids at school would celebrate the regular one. I ended up not really subscribing to either. But for Gram's sake, we now usually end up celebrating both. Normal Easter was last Sunday... this year, the Orthodox Easter falls just a week away: next Sunday. So we get another great dinner. Two for the price of one... can't beat that. :) Though, with the way Mom's been feeling this week, I may be cookin our second Easter dinner.

Okay, that's about it for now. I DID want to mention one interesting side effect of all the windy storms blowin through these parts... TONS of dandelions EVERYwhere. Hell, some lawns are practically pure blankets of white. Interesting effect. lol

Welp... back to the grind. No time for pretty colors... just wanted to check in. :)