Daily 5 - Day 139

Today's Daily "5":

1. My cheques finally arriving in the mail.  Since they were supposed to be here well over a week ago, and I was needing to write some first of January cheques for a few people (including my rent!) I was getting a little nervous and scheming about backup plans.
2. Straightening my hair on my own for the first time - not stellar results, but not bad either.
3. Lunch and shopping with a friend from high school
4. new sweater - suitable for work or casual wear
5. instructions from dad on what little items I need to purchase before he shows me a few things about maintaining George later this week
6. watching a movie while I worked on a bunch of stuff tonight
7. finally being able to write postdated rent cheques to our landlords and leave them for pick up - so nice to have that item off of my list
8. really enjoying having the house to myself this week that I'm off while L. is out of town
9. laughing at little ironies
10. thankful that the cold I've caught (quite a few people were sick at Christmas) has for the moment stayed in the mild annoyance range, instead of becoming a problem.
    

Not a Bad Way to Spend an Evening

I'm spending the evening doing exciting things like writing post-dated cheques, updating my budget, addressing an insurance claim, and various and sundry other little necessities that have stacked up.

I spent 25 minutes on the phone with the phone company, working to get a bill adjusted.  (They were going to charge me an extra $200 as a non-return fee for something I mailed back to them in October, and still had a copy of the tracking number and bill of lading as proof.)

I'm sore today - clearly my massage therapist did a good job on the muscles in my neck, shoulders and back yesterday.  They're still much looser, but they hurt like I've been through a long workout.

So I'm sitting here, working on a long list of little things that I want to accomplish this week while I'm off work, and watching a movie all at the same time.

It's not a bad way to spend an evening really.

Light and Darkness

I really appreciated this post that Allie Dearest wrote this morning.

Particularly this first bit:  "I notice that people who grew up in the light, so to speak, like to play around with darkness a whole lot more than people who've lived in it."

Makes me think about so many people I know.  And about choices I've made too.  Stirs the heart to confession and prayer.

Blue Ideas

First, let me just say that this is a fairly accurate description of how I think.  And secondly, I love the color blue.  I love lots of colors, but I once had a blue bedroom.  And it was my favorite bedroom ever.  I loved the color - it was so comforting to me.  It's now my dad's office, and I live in an apartment, but I still like the color blue.

Your Ideas Are Blue

When you think, you tend to have very detailed, well thought out ideas. You take your time with your thoughts. You are a deep thinker who likes to explore every possibility. Your ideas tend to be very innovative and perceptive. It's amazing what your mind can come up with. Your mind is energetic and alert. You are "always on" and thinking of new things. It's hard for you to relax.

What Color Ideas Do You Have?

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