wanted: change.

What's that word that describes a feeling of stir-craziness? I seem to be at a loss for certain words today. I feel I'm at a loss for some other things, too. Like rest. I've taken the day off today from work. It's raining outside this morning, and I'm still in bed as I write this. The rain is soothing, almost welcome, even though the past few days brought beautiful sunshine and warmth to my world. I like the rain sometimes, especially when I feel like I need to slow down, to re-group.

{What is that word? Frustrated? No. Unsettled? Not quite.}

I need to do some things differently, I think. I sometimes feel tired and worn out because I've been caught up in a routine that's become stale and uninviting. I mean, I like routine--almost all of the time. But maybe it's time for a change in routine. Do you ever feel that way? I mean, I get up, go to work, come home, crash on the couch. Day in, day out. What's that doing for my spirit? Nothing. Maybe it's because of the recent winter weather--the months of feeling trapped in my apartment because the elements were brutal and prevented any sort of life from actually taking place. And now that spring is here--literally--the air has changed, and so must my spirit.

{I've been restless. Yes, that's the word. Restless.}

So after today, after my day of rest and quiet {I'm staying off the interwebs}, after my day of listening to the slow patter of the cleansing rain, I'm going to take the restlessness and put it away. I'm going to breathe the air in a new way, I'm going to do things differently. I'm going to change up my routine a bit, slowly but surely. I'm going to stretch beyond this stifled world I've been in {i.e. winter}.

But first, I'm going to take a nap.

with love from Pittsburgh,
Laura