Currently...

 Hey! I'm only late by a day for Anne's January Currently topics. I always love doing these posts, even though I'm rarely on time for them. They make me think, and I like that. 

So, here are my answers for the month of January! I am currently...

...anticipating...Lexi's arrival in our home, which is coming in just a few days! I think we have all the major things we have to have to bring her home. It's seriously like bringing home a baby with all the gear you have to have! We have the crate, bed, food and water bowls, leash, harness, food, toys, toothbrushes, hairbrushes...and a whole bunch of other random little supplies. And the first batch of bandanas should be here before we pick her up. We're so excited!

...organizing...the aforementioned things for Miss Lexi! We hate disorganization, as you know, so we are trying to find a way to store everything efficiently and without making our house look like the crazy dog home. :) I do have to show you the way-too-adorable treat jar I purchased. It was my one impulsive-dog-mom splurge. Every other purchase was very calculated and researched. This one just jumped into my hands. :) And the toy in the photo was a gift from my Secret Santa at Gateway. I'm not sure who she is, but she knows about Lexi!

...reading... The Women of the Bible Speak by Shannon Bream. Sarah and I are doing a study together with a friend from church, and this is the book we are going to read. My copy just arrived, and I'm going to begin it today. It will be a while before I get all the way through it and can tell you my thoughts, but I'm excited to start! 

...resolving...to eat one new food item on the regular. Have I told you about this? I can't remember. It was one of the goals I made with my health coach. There are a handful of foods I've discovered I like now that I'm an adult. Asparagus, Brussels Sprouts, and avocados are among those foods. I would like to try a few more! This week we're trying beets. Not pickled (which is the only way I've ever had them and I hate pickled beets). I'll let you know how it goes.  (Beets not pictured because I haven't made that dish yet, but here was the soup I made earlier in the week. Veggie-laden white chicken chili!)

...scheduling...time off in the middle of our days. One of the perils of our job is that we never get a true evening. Like most people who work from 8-5 go to work and then come home and have an evening. We work from 9-5 and then we work from 5-9 and then sometimes we work from 9-12. There are rarely any stretches of time that ALL tenants are out of the building. (They all have different work/class schedules.) So the potential of being needed is fairly constant. This year we're trying to do better at writing on the calendar "FLEX TIME" and taking a couple of hours off in the middle of the day if Sean and Sarah are here to cover. This is our first week to try it. I love it and am trying not to get too attached. I know it won't get to happen every day!