Whimsical Wednesday, September 21, 2011

It's another eclectic collection here on Whimsical Wednesday, showcasing a few of the things that caught my eye on pinterest over the last week.

Source: ipreferparis.net via Lisa on Pinterest

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Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 35

Today's Daily 5:

1. Crepes for lunch
2. reading (and finishing!) a novel I quite enjoyed
3. a brief hour of rest between work and my evening plans
4. laughing with a friend on our way to Cirque du Soleil
5. Cirque du Soleil's "Ovo" - incredible!

"If..." Take 4

"If you were to pick the moment of each day that you feel most serene, when would it be?"
(from "If: Questions for the Soul" by Evelyn McFarlane & James Saywell)

Hmm... The moment that I feel most serene, huh?

I think it would be one of maybe two.  I generally feel quite serene when I'm riding the bus and reading (though, granted, in the morning, I'm not sure I'm awake enough for it to be true serenity, and not just sleepiness!)

But probably the truly serene moment of my day is that part of the evening when I'm home, in my own space, and sinking into bed with a book.  It's the time at night where I quietly and prayerfully do a bit of reading, where I evaluate my day, and where I look ahead.  This is the time that I spend most faithfully with Jesus, and it's definitely a place of peace and serenity for me.

What about you?  How would you answer this question?

Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 34

Today's Daily 5:

1. Watching a few friends and some strangers count their own daily 5's on Facebook late last night
2. trading a few very humorous emails with L. this afternoon
3. a hot bath for a few minutes, in between work and a semi-awkward social commitment
4. steak for supper
5. a few moments of laughter with family

Monday, Monday...

I've never been one of those girls who hates Mondays.

If you've been reading here for a while, you know that when I was still working at the company that my roommates christened "the soap opera", I had Wednesdays, not Mondays.  For weeks at a time, it would seem like Wednesday was just the day when everything went wrong, and I was stressed, or feeling miserable, or people would be rude or out of sorts with me.

Because of that, I don't really dread Mondays the way some people do.

That said, last week I went into Monday feeling positive, and it ended up being a terribly hard day at work.  The worst day in the entire week.

So, as I write this on Sunday night, I just don't quite know what to expect from Monday.

I know it will end with a birthday party for my brother.  And that it will start at 5:30 am.  I know that I will have a frozen meal for lunch, and do some reading.

I know that it will be a Monday, and like every other day of the week, I will need to pray and trust, and choose joy and life.

Here goes...