Daily 5 - Day 10

I can't quite believe it's already the 10th day that I've stopped in here to list the five things that I've been grateful for, have found success, or even just a smile in over the course of the day. Today held the usual challenges and a few unexpected ones that I'll likely write about sometime over the weekend, but I'm so extremely grateful that it's now the weekend that I'm not really focusing on the challenges. I'm going to curl up on the couch and read for a while. And then I'm going to bed early. So, without further ado, today's daily five are:

1. Wearing jeans to work - love casual Friday
2. a standing lunch with a coworker
3. a hug from my mom amidst some other things
4. finding the children's book I was hunting for, and another book as a bonus
5. finally getting a number of things accomplished at work
   

Friday morning

I am so incredibly thankful that it's Friday.

This week has been insane, and I'm rather badly in need of a couple of days off.

I'm heading out to do errands after work tonight.

Ikea (we need an end table to put inside our front door, and a lampshade to put on the lamp we're going to put on the end table inside our front door.)

My parent's house to pick up mail.

Chapters - I'm looking for a particular children's book that is proving to be a bit difficult to track down.

I slept more peacefully last night than the previous few, but am feeling more tired and groggy this morning than the previous mornings.

I find myself playing the same songs and sermons on repeat these days. Needing to hear the encouragement, the challenges, the messages they offer to my heart over and over and over.

I'm debating weekend plans. Perhaps another afternoon movie? Or a trip to the mountains? The farmer's market for fresh produce? Maybe time spent doing something creative? A bit of cleaning? Hanging the art on our walls now that I've unpacked the last boxes? A trip to goodwill or some other thrift shop to donate the excess that I've pared down from the move? Maybe just sitting in my favorite park with my journal and a book? Church is in the plans, that much I know.

In any case, there is work to be accomplished at the office before any of those things can be truly considered, so perhaps it's time to focus and accomplish that!

What season is your soul connected to?

This result made me chuckle. Mostly because for the first time ever, this year I've been really looking forward to fall. Summer has been hard, and I've been looking forward to a change in season quite badly. Needing it in my personal life as well as in the day to day of the world. And looking forward to rains, cooler temperatures (though this summer has been thankfully full of rain and cool temperatures, much to the chagrin of most) and new things that come with a new season.

Your Soul Is Connected to the Fall

You are a somewhat sensitive soul with a tough exterior. You are street smart and wise about the world. You have the heart of a poet, but you're not too eager to let anyone else see it. You are very creative and deeply talented. You are still looking for the perfect outlet for your expression. You embrace change and think the cycles of life are beautiful. You don't shrink away from the darker elements of life.

What Season is Your Soul Connected To?