I’m talking about January. Christmas was a month ago. A month.

What have we been doing during these cold winter weeks? Well, Banjo Man has been holed up in his office, working intensely to analyze the world’s economy and predict the future.

It sounds exhausting.

I, on the other hand, am accomplishing very little. I have cleaned out no shelves or plastic containers, have made no trips to donate unwanted possessions or clothes, have cut no fabric for future quilt projects. I am not cooking or baking or playing scales on my violin.

It feels like I’m on vacation, but I’m actually dealing with a range of side effects from my new cancer-blocking medications. And while I have ultimate respect and love for the scientists who invent new ways to defeat this disease, and I am eternally grateful for the three little pills I take every day, I am having a very hard time adjusting to the slower pace of life that comes with the new treatments.

I stare at fabric a lot while I’m sitting in my office chair and drinking coffee. Yesterday I even selected fabrics for two future quilts (the blue fabrics you see didn’t make the cut because I decided not to make that quilt). This morning I will take another look at those ideas to see if I still like them.

Progress? I like to think so.

So what are you doing–or not doing–during these cold winter days?

Inspire me, please!