Sunday, February 16, 2014

Daily 5 Revisited - Days 55 & 56

Yesterday's Daily 5:

  1. a quiet, lazy morning
  2. a long shower
  3. a curly hair day
  4. glow bowling, dinner and then drinks and dessert to celebrate J's upcoming wedding
  5. chatting over wine and card games about forthcoming nuptials
Today's Daily 5:
  1. the beauty of the Cathedral downtown where I caught an early morning mass today
  2. sunshine
  3. cleaning and bringing order to my living space after a few crazy weeks
  4. the moment when I realized that despite being pretty much penniless, I could treat myself to Starbucks because a friend recently gifted me with a fairly substantial Starbucks gift card
  5. quiet and rest - a good way to spend a Sunday

Friday, February 14, 2014

Daily 5 Revisited - Days 53 & 54

Yesterday's Daily 5:

  1. view of sun on the mountains from the training room I spent all week in
  2. my green smoothie
  3. string cheese
  4. a yummy wrap for lunch
  5. a super early bedtime (lights out by 8:20 pm)
Today's Daily 5:
  1. a gorgeous sunrise from the hospital windows
  2. a friend who prays
  3. Chinook weather
  4. And subsequently, less required layers of clothing
  5. listening to "A New Liturgy: Lord Have Mercy" on the bus, and making it my newest morning routine
  6. chocolates for valentines from one of the educators who taught the training today
  7. mom bought my groceries!
  8. I passed my CVC module - now to get the practical experience
  9. flickering tealights across the room
  10. curling up with a mug of rooibos to watch olympic coverage from bed

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Daily 5 Revisited - Days 51 & 52

Yesterday's Daily 5:

  1. sleeping until 5:30am instead of 5:00
  2. a helpful day of training (if a bit long at times)
  3. dinner at Chianti's
  4. wandering the wine market with N.
  5. hanging out with N.
Today's Daily 5:
  1. successfully making it through a very long day after a night with admittedly short and less than restful sleep
  2. free hot dog lunch at the hospital
  3. a chinook - finally!
  4. getting home and having some quiet space for the evening
  5. the smell of Thieves essential oil in a diffuser in my living space

Monday, February 10, 2014

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 50

Today's Daily 5:

  1. a coyote dashed in front of me as I walked to the bus stop this morning. (keep in mind that I live in a suburban part of a large city, and that I don't live near any major park or green space.  also that it was before 6 am and a coyote dashing across city streets is just a bit of a jolting surprise!)
  2. a good sleep overnight
  3. a view of the mountains from the room we spent all day in for training
  4. was up so early that I saw the first of two gold medals and one silver medal for Canada today happen live
  5. leftover Chinese for dinner

Sunday, February 09, 2014

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 49

Today's Daily 5:

  1. frost patterns on bus stop windows
  2. a heater in the shelter at the train station
  3. someone seeking me out so I didn't have to sit alone for mass
  4. a fairly quick and painless grocery shopping trip
  5. pancakes for supper