Sanity Island

I forgot how much I missed this place.

Quiet, serene....

and conveniently located right off of my living room!

The deck off of my condo, which I've dubbed as "Sanity Island" when co-workers ask me where I'm going on my day off from the office, is one of my favorite places to relax. Last summer when I moved in, this quickly became one of my favorite characteristics of my new space. Now that the snow is gone and the temps are rising, I can use this space again. Last year, I spent countless hours out here eating cereal and watching the sun rise before heading to the office, reading a book on the weekend, or unwinding in the evenings from a busy day like today.

I've spent a good chunk of time reading up on blogging and came across this lovely lady's blog...and she's a "Laura" too! After reading through a lot of her posts, I really liked her idea of posting goals for the month as a visual reminder to keep in pursuit of accomplishments, no matter how big or small they may be. Therefore, I present to you goals for this month...which will probably end up being for part of May too, since April is already almost half over! (Wow!)

When do I take some of these pictures? In the morning, before work:

Because that's what most people do in the morning, right? ;-)

I'm off to relax before another day. Tonight's agenda consists of dinner, a good book, and a little Pandora before hitting the hay early.

What's your favorite way to relax?