Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 5

Today's Daily 5:

1. Sleeping in a little
2. a long, hot shower
3. planning and preparing myself for starting a new temp position tomorrow
4. leftover Indian food from last night (seriously the leftover naan and aloo gobi was so tasty!)
5. knowing that because of planning, and with a little bit of discipline, I'll actually be in bed early enough to accommodate the very early start I'll be having tomorrow

Sunday Quote

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.”
- George R. R. Martin

Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 4

Today's Daily 5:

1. The moment when you realize that much needed painkillers have kicked in and offered relief
2. sinking into a comfy bed
3. a slow, lazy morning
4. a scone for breakfast
5. accomplishing several much needed errands
6. a surprise invitation to go shopping with a good friend
7. finding good deals on a number of clothes I'd been keeping an eye out for for a while now
8. sitting on a patio with the same friend, with drinks and fabulous Indian food (my friend worked in Pakistan for quite a while, and knew exactly which curry dishes to order)
9. Naan bread - so fabulous that it deserves its own point on the list
10. trying a new cocktail (horrible name: sex on the beach - the Indian waitress - a sort of matronly lady - teased me about it mercilessly - but it was SO tasty!)

Heading Back to Routine

Mid-morning yesterday, as I was waiting for a bus, I got a call from one of the temp agencies that I'm employed by.  By the time the phone call ended, I'd accepted a position, at an excellent pay rate, that will last for the next four months and begin on Monday morning.

There are huge benefits to this, chief among them the personal, emotional and financial stability that not having to wait and wonder about employment will bring.

That said, I've suddenly lost that feeling of having "all the time in the world" to accomplish things.  There are a number of things that need to be accomplished over the course of the next week that will require significant amounts of time.  Time that I don't have quite as much of now.

So, it's most likely going to be quiet here for a couple of days (other than the Daily 5 of course).  I need to tackle a number of things that I'd thought could be more leisurely, spread out projects and now need to be condensed a bit.  I need to take care of the details that make going back to work possible - things like laundry, and making sure that I have groceries to supply myself with lunches and snacks for the work days.  And I have a ton of reading to tackle - assigned reading that will require some time and effort, and that I now have less time to accomplish!

I'm off for a day of reading and errands.  If I don't show up sooner, I'll definitely be back here on Tuesday with the next installment of You Ask, I Answer!

Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 3

Today's Daily 5:

1. A job offer from my temp agency that will provide financial and personal stability for the next several months
2. laughing over a ridiculous purchase I made today with friends on twitter (and in person with one as well)
3. sunshine
4. a zoo trip
5. watching a child laugh and experience the joys of simple things
6. visiting the gorillas
7. a friend who shares my sarcastic sense of humor
8. reading in a bubble bath
9. potatoes cooked on the BBQ
10. laughing at my dad's distaste when he discovered that a chocolate bar he'd been given and was looking forward to contained dried fruit.  He was so disgusted and wanted to know why anyone would wreck good milk chocolate with dried fruit!  I believe his actual words were, "It's like biting into chocolate flavored rubber!"  He found a way to add it to every conversation all evening and it totally cracked me up!