in the park with Tess

A few days ago, Tess and I and few other friends took a walk to the neighborhood park. Tess is really happy that spring is here, even though spring in NEPA is unpredictable and often chilly and wet. She's especially excited about the flowers blooming. Jim would probably have something to say about his allergies, and my allergies made worse by the arrival of spring, thus putting a damper on our jovial moods, but HE'S NOT HERE, so we can be happy without the fear of contrariness.

We did encounter a few Shoulds. They told us that we should be home doing the dishes that were piled in the sink or filing the papers that were waiting for the filing cabinet, or some other boring, productive task. We told them to be quiet and mind their own business.

Restart

Hi there. It's been a while, I know. After Jim left, there hasn't really been much interesting to write about. Yes, life has gone on and Violet and the other friendsandrelations are getting along just fine without Jim. But, to be honest, the craziness level of life has also dropped considerably, thus nothing interesting to write.

However, I've been reading this book about happiness, called The Happiness Project, and in it the author writes about her process of starting a blog (You can check out her blog at www.happiness-project.com I haven't read it, so I don't know what you'll get, but the book is good, so the blog has got to be decent :). In reading about her experiences, I remembered how much fun it was to write about life with an unexpected houseguest, so I'm going to attempt to get back to doing that regularly. So, here goes...