Daily 5 - Day 193

Today's Daily 5:

1. Getting some interest in the couch and loveseat that I'm selling on kijiji.  However, one of the responses was laughable - I'm selling both pieces for a total of $20, and the ad clearly says that I live in Calgary.  I received an email today wondering if the furniture was still available, and would I be able to deliver it to a small town about an hour and a half away.  Umm... No.  I won't be making a three hour round trip to deliver furniture that I'm only charging a total of $20 for.  The selling price would barely cover the cost of the trip, never mind my time!
2. Baked another new recipe today - the second one for this month.  Didn't think I was going to fit two in this month with the busyness of moving, but I did, and that left me with a great feeling of satisfaction.  Plus, the Chocolate Chip Pecan Blondies that I made taste pretty good too.
3. Got a refund without question this morning for the water bottle I purchased in January that was recalled because of breakage issues.  Since I returned one for that issue before it became a common one, and had another one break since, I was delighted to get a refund without any trouble.
4. Did some research into smart phones today while I was at the mall.  I'm thinking that my next phone is going to be an iphone.  Any opinions out there?  Or thoughts on how large a data plan I'd be likely to need?
5. Got caught up on my Lenten readings.
6. Painted my fingernails and toenails
7. Did some filing I've been ignoring (needed to finally do it before the move so that stuff didn't get lost because there were some pretty important papers in the pile - stuff I'll need to file my taxes soon.)
8. Read a couple more chapters in the book I'm working on for reviewing herre.
9. lounged and watched olympics while working on some of the aforementioned tasks
10. Had a great snack lunch today - love hummus and laughing cow cheese and blueberries and melba toast.  So tasty and simple.

Associations

I'm somewhat amused by the way the human mind creates seemingly random associations.

I'm sitting here, eating my favorite kind of weekend lunch - hummus, soft spreadable cheese, melba toast crackers for the hummus and cheese, and fresh fruit (blueberries today).

As I was eating the cheese, I suddenly found myself thinking about Africa.

It took me a second to realize why.

Growing up, my dad always talked about eating this particular brand of cheese (called "The Laughing Cow" in English) while he was in Africa.  Somewhere along the way, this cheese became associated with Africa in my head, and with travel there, and all the confused thoughts I have on that subject.

And so I'm sitting here, eating my simple lunch (and quite enjoying it), and thinking about the potential of travel to Africa, and laughing at the fact that cheese is what led to these thoughts.

Planning a Day

It's Sunday morning, and I'm in an odd mood.

Reflecting on all of the changes coming.

Today, I'm planning to take it slow, with the exception of one trip out to do a few errands at the mall.

I need to take advantage of a twice yearly sale on my skin care line of choice.

I'm going to return a water bottle I purchased that has been recalled.

Maybe look at books for a little while (I have a coupon I can use!)

And then I'm coming home.

I have some reading and writing to catch up on.

Some pondering and praying to do.

I'm in a weird mood, and I need to create some quiet space.