Resting, Cleaning, and Lady Gaga??

Needless to say, it's been one heck of a semester (if you didn't already know from my Facebook posts). And I'm exhausted. Not just tired, not just need some rest -- but the kind where my mind, body, and soul need to completely recharge. So at the advice of both my doctor and therapist, I am to "rest and recharge." What?

Resting and recharging -- here I come -- whatever that entails.

The first day was somewhat OK, but I still felt incredibly unsettled and restless. No resting on that day. And then, that brings me to day two being today.

My ailing grandmother (Nanny) may come visit me next week and this is her first trip outside of the Charleston area since my early UGA days. Needless to say, I'm stoked. And of course, anxious. So what's the best way to deal with all this? Clean!

I finally cleaned out my guest bedroom while listening to Lady Gaga. Really? Did I really just admit to this? I mean, I'm a Ryan Adams kinda girl and in love with the Dublin delight, Damien Rice. But, I needed that kinda pick-me-up music to keep me cleaning. And amidst my cleaning, I found a beautiful picture taken of my grandmother and I from when I returned from Keystone Camp in the early 2000's. So when Nanny finally walks through my door, I'll be able to show her not only a clean house, but a photo from better days.

Geeze, this blog just took a downward turn.

NOTE: For those of you who don't know, Nanny is battling bone cancer. She had a relapse of breast cancer from 16 years ago and now it has spread to her spine. She's done with radiation, but not done with life. Her spirit is something of awe. Something to write about. Something to talk about. She's amazing.

(Nanny and I during Christmas lunch in 2008)