{"id":567,"date":"2011-04-05T01:21:12","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T01:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jolene-test.com.bishopcompsol.com\/?p=567"},"modified":"2011-04-05T01:21:12","modified_gmt":"2011-04-05T01:21:12","slug":"almost-spring-recycled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/almost-spring-recycled\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost Spring – Recycled"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s almost spring, and I can hardly wait for it to arrive. A look back at previous early posts shows this longing for spring is an annual event. This post shows that the spring of 2009 was full of almosts, spring surprises, and good friends.<\/p>\n

Almost – Recycled<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s almost spring, the calendar says, but the weather\u2019s cold again today. Through the garden debris, the columbine are almost ready to unfurl their leaves. The peony tips are visible, almost pushing through the black dirt.<\/p>\n

My life is a reflection of my flower garden. Mom\u2019s house is almost sold, we\u2019ve cleared out almost all it\u2019s contents, and I\u2019ve almost figured out her finances. I\u2019m almost done going through the editor\u2019s suggestions for A Different Dream, the mystery manuscript is almost done, and I\u2019m almost ready for a speaking engagement. My house is almost in order, the bathrooms are almost clean, and I almost have the weekend menu planned.<\/p>\n

The problem is, just like spring, I\u2019m stuck at almost. As soon as I almost finish something, something more serious arises and I have abandon what\u2019s almost done to address the other. Almost finished projects are piling up so fast they\u2019re almost drowning me.<\/p>\n

All I can do until April 10, when we close on Mom\u2019s house, is make peace with the almosts. My friend came up with a perfect way to do it. We\u2019re going to hear the author Bill Bryson speak at Drake University tonight. He\u2019s a Des Moines native who lives in England and almost never gets back to Iowa. The talk will be an almost perfect ending to an almost winter day in what claims to be spring. And to think, I almost missed the opportunity.<\/p>\n

Thanks for inviting me, Cindy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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