Drive by potato'ing

As you may have guessed from the potato reference in the title, I was in PEI last week. There were potatoes all over the place - falling out of vehicles in front of my car (I even drove over one....poor lil spud). I was invited to attend a Parks Canada conference and was given a couple speaking opportunities. It seems so weird sometimes to think of myself as the person who has been invited to sit on a panel to speak about the care of museum collections. I would've busted a gut laughing if someone told me 10 years ago I'd be this big of a geek when I grew up.

Other than that, I've been doing the regular. My life has become pretty ordinary. I work, I sleep and rarely have ambition to do much of anything else. I seriously believe in the depression that professionals say people are susceptible to during this time of the year. They say that the reduction in daylight hours, the dreary weather, the fading of the brilliant autumn colours, are all factors leading people into a slump.

Lately it just seems acceptable to come home from work to a dark and cold apartment, grab a blanket and sit on the couch in the dark, avoiding the phone and internet. I wake up each day in the dark and return just as it's getting dark. I've only been out walking like one day in the past month and that makes me totally sick. I need motivation to get my arse in gear again. I came up with this wonderful master plan that I'd change at work and go out walking right after work. That lasted all of one time. Then I let life and my lack of motivation get in the way.

I sound so pathetic. The only thing that's truly stopping me from doing the after work walk is me. That's it...I'm starting back at the routine. It'll only make me feel better and the only one I affect by not doing it, is me. Ok...just as I get myself motivated to do something, I'm gonna go to bed. It's after 11pm and I have a meeting first thing in the morning. Sigh.

Thought I'd throw our new family picture in here though, just cause I love it so much. Kayne is growing up so fast. Dad asked for a pic of the kids - so we did just that. :D This does make me happy.