feeling trapped

last night was not my best. the hubs is out of town, i have a depressed dog, i am so unchallenged at work, i'm feeling creatively stumped, and the rain won't let up. where do you go when you can feel the clouds rolling in? i followed the sage advice of my sage mother and distracted myself by cleaning the house. "it always feels better, more manageable when things are clean," she says. and she was right. i felt a bit better as i fell asleep last night.

but then i woke up, and guess what? its raining today. again. and it will be all week. and for a girl used to the so cal weather and the infinite outdoor opportunities, the rain feels like a prison sentence. but now i'm just being dramatic, because a prison sentence it is not. nor can i allow it to become one, or to dictate my state of mind. so, i'm coming up with a list of all the things i can do indoors in the hours after work but before bed. and tv is not allowed.

i can read.

i can sew.

i can work on rikki road jewelry projects.

i can nap. doesn't get much better than a mid-day doze.

i can take a bath in the big jacuzzi tub.

i can do a little julia childs in the kitchen.

i can blog. but will you read??

i can shop online for my guest-bedroom shabby-chic remodel.

i can play fetch with the puppies in the long hallway.

i can workout.

i can songwrite.

so many things i CAN do. but i probably won't. because my motivation is laaaaaacking, friends.