- Sleeping late, and having a slow, lazy morning
- picking out a hair straightener (I apparently got rid of my old one the last time we moved, and needed one now that my hair is shorter again) that didn't seem to be on sale and getting to the cashier and discovering it was on sale for a very good price.
- massage appointment
- bumping into T. at the library (we were at the same branch, independently, and I just happened to run into him there), and chatting for a few minutes
- coming home from the library with some interesting potential reads
- manicure/pedicure - probably won't return to this particular nail salon, but enjoyed soaking my feet, and having someone else pamper me a bit.
- bacon and peas pasta dish for dinner
- my own home-made jam drop cookies
- chatting with a dear friend for a while tonight
- making some progress on my "to do" list for the week, and feeling good about what I've accomplished today.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Daily 5 - Day 138
Today's Daily "5":
A Few Quick Links
I have a few links to share with you.
I liked this blog post that someone linked to on Facebook this morning. Particularly the quote in the middle of the post from the rabbi, but the bulk of the post as well.
I was also flipping through a few of my blog archives this morning, and came across a link to this cartoon at Naked Pastor. I chuckled as I remembered what I was going through when I first saw it, and how relevant it was then, and I chuckled again as I recognized the new moments and situations and how it continues to be rather relevant now.
I liked this blog post that someone linked to on Facebook this morning. Particularly the quote in the middle of the post from the rabbi, but the bulk of the post as well.
I was also flipping through a few of my blog archives this morning, and came across a link to this cartoon at Naked Pastor. I chuckled as I remembered what I was going through when I first saw it, and how relevant it was then, and I chuckled again as I recognized the new moments and situations and how it continues to be rather relevant now.
Monday Morning, Year End Musings
On mornings like this, when I am not working, and have stayed up later than normal, I'm grateful that my bedroom window faces south, and looks out onto the apartment building next door. When I woke this morning, around 8:30 or 9:00 or so, my bedroom was still dimly lit, and conducive to sleep. Under my door, from the hallway I could see bright light. This is a sunbeam, from my roommate's east facing bedroom window. Her bedroom may be larger, but mine stays nice and dark.
Incidentally, I wish my days ran on a different schedule. My body seems to thrive on slow mornings, and later nights like I've been having because of the holidays. This is clearly not an option when I need to rise early in the morning to be at work on time, and I regret that. Some of my most clear thinking and productive hours seem to come in the time after I already need to be in bed when I have to work the next day.
As it is, at the moment I'm still in my pajamas, sitting in bed, eating a banana for breakfast and planning out my day. I made a call to confirm a massage appointment for later this afternoon (gotta use up that insurance coverage before the end of the year!), and I'm contemplating spoiling myself just a little by going for a manicure sometime today or tomorrow as well. I need to do some cleaning around our house, but other than that, the day is looking pretty low key.
I got my new calendar/day planner for 2010 a few weeks back, and I made myself save it for this week that I'm off. I love going through a new calendar and filling in important dates. Birthdays and anniversaries and other fun stuff. I love staring at all of the blank dates and thinking of the wonderful possibilities to fill them. I love dreaming about what might come. Because the dreams, at least, don't cost anything. Yes, my budget is tight, but that doesn't need to impede the dreaming. And the dreaming is the truly fun part anyway - it's a bonus (an extra special one, I'll admit) when the dreams become some sort of reality.
I like looking forward. I'm thinking about the things I'd like to do in the new year. Not goals or resolutions persay, but things I'd like to try, or see or do.
So this week, while I putter around the house, and around the city, there's time reserved for dreaming. For looking forward. For waiting and hoping and praying.
I'm thinking about some friends down in Mexico this week. They left on boxing day to make the drive down and spend some time building a house for a family who desperately needs one. I don't know many on the team, just their leader. A chaplain at the university I attended who managed to impact my life simply by caring about how I was doing on a day to day basis. I still enjoy the occasional coffee with him, catching up on things. He's been leading these teams for years - students from two local post-secondary institutions, Christian or not, and I have at least one friend who met Jesus simply because she was stunned to encounter him in this team of people she'd joined over the Christmas semester break to do something humanitarian. I'm grateful for people like my chaplain friend, loving on students who really need it, and introducing them to Jesus gently with his life as much as with his words.
And with that, I'd better crawl out of bed and head into the day. There are at least a few things I should really try to accomplish today, and this week, starting with a list of what needs to be accomplished today/this week!
Hope your day is fabulous!
Incidentally, I wish my days ran on a different schedule. My body seems to thrive on slow mornings, and later nights like I've been having because of the holidays. This is clearly not an option when I need to rise early in the morning to be at work on time, and I regret that. Some of my most clear thinking and productive hours seem to come in the time after I already need to be in bed when I have to work the next day.
As it is, at the moment I'm still in my pajamas, sitting in bed, eating a banana for breakfast and planning out my day. I made a call to confirm a massage appointment for later this afternoon (gotta use up that insurance coverage before the end of the year!), and I'm contemplating spoiling myself just a little by going for a manicure sometime today or tomorrow as well. I need to do some cleaning around our house, but other than that, the day is looking pretty low key.
I got my new calendar/day planner for 2010 a few weeks back, and I made myself save it for this week that I'm off. I love going through a new calendar and filling in important dates. Birthdays and anniversaries and other fun stuff. I love staring at all of the blank dates and thinking of the wonderful possibilities to fill them. I love dreaming about what might come. Because the dreams, at least, don't cost anything. Yes, my budget is tight, but that doesn't need to impede the dreaming. And the dreaming is the truly fun part anyway - it's a bonus (an extra special one, I'll admit) when the dreams become some sort of reality.
I like looking forward. I'm thinking about the things I'd like to do in the new year. Not goals or resolutions persay, but things I'd like to try, or see or do.
So this week, while I putter around the house, and around the city, there's time reserved for dreaming. For looking forward. For waiting and hoping and praying.
I'm thinking about some friends down in Mexico this week. They left on boxing day to make the drive down and spend some time building a house for a family who desperately needs one. I don't know many on the team, just their leader. A chaplain at the university I attended who managed to impact my life simply by caring about how I was doing on a day to day basis. I still enjoy the occasional coffee with him, catching up on things. He's been leading these teams for years - students from two local post-secondary institutions, Christian or not, and I have at least one friend who met Jesus simply because she was stunned to encounter him in this team of people she'd joined over the Christmas semester break to do something humanitarian. I'm grateful for people like my chaplain friend, loving on students who really need it, and introducing them to Jesus gently with his life as much as with his words.
And with that, I'd better crawl out of bed and head into the day. There are at least a few things I should really try to accomplish today, and this week, starting with a list of what needs to be accomplished today/this week!
Hope your day is fabulous!
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