Kelly Gibbons, artist and writer, about me

Sunday, February 22, 2004

This has been a great weekend. I slept in two days in a row. I never do that and it was wonderful. Yesterday I slept so long my daughter came to check to see if I was OK. I got a big hug when I got up and a "Thank God your OK, I really thought something was wrong with you."

I haven't worked for two days either. And I have to admit it's been nice. I don't realize how much I work until someone says something. My husband asked me if I was feeling OK, and I said "Yeah, I'm fine."

"You're not working, I thought something was wrong."

"Nope, I just didn't feel like working today. I need a break."

I finally realized it is OK to take time off. The world isn't going to fall apart--actually most of it won't even notice--and you feel a whole lot better when you do.

Another thing that is wonderful about today is that the sun has been out two days in a row. I had to go out and enjoy it today. I went for a long walk (almost 4 miles) and I enjoyed every second of it. I took pictures and I noticed things. The birds were singing, squirrels were playing, dogs were barking everywhere. I even saw some horses having fun. I couldn't help to feel a little sad (but not for long) that I have been missing all of this because I'm either too busy working or too busy complaining that I despise the cold.

It was still cold today, but I actually ended up sweating and really enjoying my self outside. I am glad I went.

My walk made me see that there is beauty everywhere. You have to open up your eyes and see it. I always want to go somewhere else to enjoy beautiful things. I have lived in the same town for 37 years so after awhile everything looks like the same old things. Today I decided to look at things as if I were an outsider and I found some amazing things.

Within 3 miles of my house there are beautiful horse farms, a dam that is untouched by humans so it is natural and beautiful and looks the same as it has for hundreds of years, beautiful historic houses that were built in the early 1800's (that's 200 years ago!), a bird sanctuary, and a cemetery that was established in 1800. That means that people are buried there that lived when the Declaration of Independence was signed.

These are things that were on my route today. There are so many other ways to go, and I can't wait to re-discover the things that are there. I felt like I went on a mini vacation today.

It is amazing what you find right in front of you. I am glad I finally looked.

Here's a little of what I saw:

posted by Kelly @ 2/22/2004 09:31:00 AM

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