Shut in

So now that we've shut the windows and shut out the outside, we find ourselves shut in. Rains came, temps lowered, and the house is stuffy. Open the doors? Open a few windows? Hope for a scorcher and the question will go away?

I find when we close the windows I'm distanced from my yard and flower beds. They no longer interest me like they do when an open window beckons me to come pull weeds. It becomes a planned activity, not a spur-of-the-moment jaunt.

But if I stay in, I'll have to do the equivalent indoor exercise: clean house.

Bummer. I need to start a new book and ditch both!