You know, I haven't felt much like blogging lately. Obviously, since I haven't posted here in a bit. I seem to be going through my typical January funk, so rather than complain and moan and just be a downer, I've kept to myself and complained and moaned in my own head. The really stupid thing is I don't have anything to moan and complain about, really. Things are okay right now in my world.

My efforts to spend more time off of my computer have allowed me the luxury of really delving into some of the awesome books I got for Christmas - here is a mere sampling as my mom went a bit craft-book nuts on me (thanks Mom!): Journal Revolution, Paper Transformed, and the visual gloriousness that is In This House. And I finally got my very own copies of Cathy Z's books: Clean & Simple Scrapbooking and Clean & Simple Scrapbooking: The Sequel.

The latter two have been especially fun reads since Cathy is a pal of mine (and I was soundly berated for paying for them when she said she could have sent me copies, but I didn't buy them -- they were gifts!). So I've been swimming in inspiration lately. Basking in it. Hoping it will rub off on me sometime soon.

I've also been on the organizational streak I mentioned previously and my office is extremely tidy and everything has a place. The back of the garage is ship shape. Everything I brought back from my grandparents' house has a new home here (either on display or in storage, depending on what it is). I like feeling as though my surroundings are tidy. Easier said than keeping it that way, however. Still, the areas I wanted to focus on this month in the house are looking really good, which makes me happy.

Besides that, there is not much of anything new. Two Styx shows -- tonight and tomorrow night. The Mettlers will be rocking. It will also be nice to see our pal Tommy Shaw again. I may go all rock photographer. I love taking photos at rock shows and pretending I know what I'm doing and really trying to frame shots well and anticipate what might happen on stage. Of course, I usually find myself frustrated by trying to take photos from too far away and not having my camera on the right settings. I do a lot of trial and error shooting at shows, and often get blur due to the lighting and not having a tripod with me. But it's still fun and I'll probably take pictures. If I get any good ones, I'll post them here.