Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 61

Today's Daily 5:

1. Quite Sunday morning
2. an afternoon of errands on my own
3. curled up reading, watching tv, resting
4. home-made nachos
5. 2 years and 61 days of making these lists

What I Love Best About Sunday Mornings

On Sunday mornings, because I camp out at Mom and Dad on weekends, I get the only chance in my whole week to be completely alone in a given space.

Their house empties as they go to church.

I sleep in, and then dress and head upstairs.

There is a recliner waiting for me, or maybe a kitchen.

On Sunday mornings I tend to do one of two things to enjoy my time alone.

I curl up in a comfy black recliner with my laptop and maybe a book or journal, and I catch up on blog reading, and on emails.  I maybe watch a little bit of television, or play some music.

OR

I putter in the kitchen, tackling a new recipe, or simply baking something that I really enjoy.  If I do this, then I pop in a dvd and laugh as it plays while I cook or bake.  (The kitchen is open concept, separated from the living room by an island, so I can watch in the living room while standing in the kitchen.)

But mostly I just love that whichever of these relaxing activities I choose, I'm alone.  No one else in the building.  The choice of noise vs. silence is mine.  The choice of activity vs. stillness is mine.  I love that.  There is something about that quiet aloneness that feeds my soul in ways that I need.  It's truly lovely.

Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 60

Today's Daily 5:

1. a view of the mountains
2. reading a novel on the train
3. a haircut (seriously - I love the whole having someone else wash my hair and massage my head thing)
4. spending the afternoon shopping with a friend
5. getting some errands done

Something Beautiful

I came across this video on several blogs this week, and knew I had to share it... It's such a lovely blessing and prayer...  May you know that you're an integral part of something beautiful this weekend!

Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 59

Today's Daily 5:

1. listening to a podcast of Rob Bell preaching on my ipod on the bus to work this morning
2. surprise deals that let me accomplish some Christmas shopping
3. grapes
4. a tasty cocktail with dinner
5. Indian food with my brother and his girlfriend
6. a long hot shower
7. curling up to watch some favorite television
8. Grey's Anatomy - seriously still loving both it and Private Practice
9. that when I caught my leg on a sharp stump from a broken off sapling last night, I walked away with only a scratch, and nothing more gory
10. settling in to house sit for a week for my folks again