Brightness

I am no longer amused by winter. I lost my tolerance for it at the start of January.

However, a few nights ago I was reminded that it can still be beautiful. As I prepared for bed and turned off the lights in my apartment, I noticed it was brighter than usual. 

Small flurries were floating in the air and they were reflecting and magnifying the beams of brightness from the street light on the corner. 

My apartment was filled with light. It was beautiful and peaceful. The glow was warm.

There was a glimmer of beauty and brightness in the dark and cold winter. Hope for a warm spring sun in the midst of winter darkness.

(Don't worry. I haven't changed my mind about winter - I'm still ready for it to be over.)

One more exciting thing: One of my tweets about Downton Abbey last night was featured on Storify! 

Last thing: I updated my Stitch Fix post sharing what item I kept from my February box! 

List Obsession

26 Reasons Living Alone is Awesome

17 Valentine's Day Gifts Only "Friends" Fans Will Appreciate

23 Most Important Moments in Left Shark History

19 Behind-the-Scene Photos from Movies you Love

I found these lists in about 3 min of Facebook Timeline browsing. We're obsessed with lists. 

I'm not talking about the positive lists that help one keep track of things to accomplish or items to purchase while at the store. I'm referring to the lists that send you into a black hole for roughly 15 min to 2 hours. 

Has it happened to you? You're just browsing Facebook or Twitter and then snap to realizing you've spent an embarrassing amount of time reading silly countdowns. I admit that I'm guilty. Then, after we find a great one, we share it with others leading them into the same time-wasting fate. 

Why are we obsessed consumed by these lists?
Is it the titles or taglines? The funny pictures or gifs? The opportunity to space out or get a break from work? 

I admit that I fall for them too, but I'm going to try to change my ways. 
I'm vowing to spend my time actually living this week and not on reading useless countdowns or reasons for something. I'm going to reach out to a friend to chat, pick up a book instead of my surface/phone, or work on a blog post. We'll see how this goes. 

I may have to make and exception for lists about sloths... #toocute

We got over 13 inches of snow over the weekend! The trees are gorgeous, but the roads are a different story.