Sleeping Late

I made a delicious and lovely carrot cake on Friday for a dear family friend who has cancer. I love being able to tweak recipes in little ways that make all the difference; being confident enough in my baking skills to add just a splash more of vanilla, a pinch of allspice, and so on. It makes me feel like I've accomplished something, a rare feeling these days. I have managed to keep certain parts of the house clean for a week straight, which is remarkable considering how messy we both are. I'm really happy when I can wake up to a clean kitchen sink and a closet floor that isn't an obstacle course I have to navigate on my way to the bathroom. It puts me in a saner frame of mind. So today is a good one, despite my having slept deliciously late...