I’m well past the 9 days I gave myself to take it easy and recoup from my flight but have a hard time getting back into my old rhythm. Maybe because I never really had one lately, I guess.

Anyways, I don’t have to work for the time being and have all the time in the world to do all and any of my hobbies to my hearts content but I just don’t feel like doing anything at all.
I do watch a lot of TV, which I never did, and am just flabbergasted by all the crap that’s on there but at the same time fascinated by these weird shows like ‘hoarders’... oh my god,’ink’ .... unbelievable…they actually do this to real people, 'weird obsessions’...... someone addicted to drinking gasoline…are you kidding me..?
I just can’t stop watching!

The weather doesn’t help much either of course. I don’t know if I can do this rain any longer! That’s probably what’s ailing me come to think of it, a severe case of cabin fever!

I have noticed that going outside to walk the dog greatly improves my mood, even when we get wet so I might have to go a little more often. I probably just need a lot of fresh air to blow away this lethargy!
I also do need the exercise since I gained 7 pounds (!) between the stress of leaving for Holland and than being wined and dined on everywhere I went when I was over there! I feel big and ugly! Doesn’t help either.

Oh well. At least I did manage to shoot some uplifting pics of spring in the making during one of those ‘airings’.

Than last Sunday we went to Woodburn to shop a little in the big Outlet Mall they have over there. Like that was so not going to make me happier! I’m a terrible shopper, I hate it with a vengeance, but I really could use some new clothes.

Well, I used to like Bass and Van Heusen for their great prices and awesome sales but they have gotten as greedy as everybody else and have gotten very sneaky in their sales tactic!

To give an example, a simple, but cute, T-shirt would be priced for around $19, maybe $29 for a real cute one and than they would give you say 40% off and sometimes another 30% on special weekends. Great deals, like I said. Now the same simple shirt is originally priced at $59!!!!! Are you kidding me??? For a T-shirt!!!

Oh Yes, than they put it on sale for the same 30-40% off but that is still more than I want to pay !! Even less so because I feel totally scammed!!

In the end I did buy a nice jeans-shirt and a cute blue shirt with little bows on it at Eddie Bauer, I had my Latte at Starbucks and we really enjoyed some Chinese for lunch (I’m going to diet tomorrow, honestly).

The weather turned out beautiful and we payed a visit to the ‘Dutchies’ in St. Paul who are slowly settling into their new home. Since a lot of their stuff was packed away in a container for almost 3 years they have a lot of fun unpacking and discovering things they forgot they even had!

To get to ‘their’ side of the river you have to take this little ferry to cross the Willamette River.