The Regular Monday Post

Even though Monday was supposed to be the start of our January Thaw (an annual event in Michigan), it was cold in morning with the wind.

I did get my outdoor morning walk in (first time in a week), although I had to be careful about the icy patches in the parking lot.

I’m not sure why, but everything seemed to be a hassle today for everybody at work.

At lunchtime, I went to Home Depot and got a bag of rock salt. January thaw or not, I was getting low and so I picked more up. I went home and made a can of Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup for lunch.

The afternoon was no less frustrating (again, for everyone, not just me) Everything was a problem. I did manage to get another walk outside, though.

After work, I emptied the kitty litter tray and refilled it, Then I took the garbage out to the road in the dark, again trying not to fall while walking where the car tires had packed down the snow.

Back inside, I warmed up some of that mushroom barley soup I had thawed out over the weekend. I washed the Dutch oven while I waited for it to come up to the right temperature.

I ate that with some saltine crackers watching the last of the news. Unlike some soups, it held up quite well after being frozen, thawed and then reheated. Nice supper!

Then I pulled down the attic steps and took up the Christmas decorations.

Finally, I watched three episodes of Agatha Christie's “Poirot” before going to bed.