All I Really Want To Do Is Take a Nap on the Couch

It's almost 12:30 and I have a lot of things I NEED to do today, but all I actually want to do is take a nap on the couch.

This might have something to do with the fact that the skies are gray and it looks like it is quite cold outside, but I bet if I check the thermometer - it will actually be in the high 50s or even 60s...

...Yep...my trusty iPhone app says it is actually 55 - which is a bit cool, but no complaints here.

Anyway, the biggest thing on the list today is....(ready for this?) TAKE DOWN THE CHRISTMAS TREE!

Yes, it is still up (why it is up is a long story best kept for another time, but trust me there is actually a good reason this has happened).

It is....make that...was...a live tree, so as you can imagine it is shriveled and dry. A rather sad looking thing that is way past its prime. I did finally get the lights and decorations off, but it still sits in front of the window and if any one comes to the house I'm sure they will wonder..."what the h***?"

I also have stocking hung by the chimney with care (uh...make that...dust gathering) and a row of nutcrackers spread across the mantle that seem to be waiting for Groundhog day.

All of which acquire my attention. They need to be stuffed back into their boxes and totes and stores beneath the staircase to await next Christmas. The problem is....I'm just not that motivated. I want to sit on the couch (or try that nap) and think about things for a little while or maybe read a book or....anything that doesn't require a lot of movement or work.

In the end, I will probably succumb to getting some lunch, grocery shopping and dragging the tree through the living room and out the door. My nap and lost moments in though will just have to wait.