My new passport is here!  I let it expire a few years ago and I finally applied for a new one.  I had nightmares where I was supposed to go on a trip to someplace exotic but couldn’t because I had no passport.  Now I am prepared!  “With your U.S. Passport, the World is Yours!” ( and a bunch of money).  But, hey, this is a start, right? 

My plans?  Go to the Yucatan.

I am getting used to having more time to myself. Finally. Until last December I was teaching ESL to adults at night and working as an executive assistant during the day.  Now I am working at the library and since my hours are varied I can no longer teach at night. I loved teaching but boy, the schedule was very hard to keep up. I was only with students for 9-12 hours per week, but I spent many, many hours planning lessons, correcting homework, doing paperwork, etc. I had no time for anything else. I would leave the house at 7:30 am and get home at 9:00 pm. I was so tired, I went straight to bed. I miss teaching but I am very happy to be back in a library.

Things I’m doing with my newly found free time:

• playing with Ruby the Corgi
• reading crime novels
• learning to play guitar
• planning my next trip to Mexico! 

Today’s the day I will organize everything…the files on my computer, my paperwork, my finances (bills & budget), my closet…everything. Does that include doing the laundry? Yikes. I need to finish my taxes, too. Fingers crossed that I don’t owe so much this year. Too bad it’s too early in the day to start drinking. A little Captain Morgan & Diet Coke would sure help this process. Well, it would help my attitude anyway. Cheers!

The weather is perfect today for these kinds of chores: dark, cloudy, and windy. It will probably rain. Of course, it’s also perfect reading a good book/napping weather.