Daily 5 - Day 308

Today's Daily 5:

1. hugging a baby through most of house church
2. encouragement from friends as I pursue this crazy, sudden journey of studying
3. rooibos tea
4. magic bags
5. a novel to read and take a few minutes away from studying and relax
6. home-made brownies at house church
7. nachos, and baby cucumbers dipped in baba ganouj for lunch
8. having a place other than grandma's to study at 
9. offers of help from knowledgeable friends for if I get stuck on various study topics
10. finding a book I'd been talking about with a friend at a used bookshop today unexpectedly, for an affordable price, so I can send her a copy.

Rainy Thursday

It's raining.  Again.

It's done so every day this week, and the forecast isn't particularly bright.

I'm wrapped in a blanket again, sitting in my corner of the basement.

It feels as if it has been weeks since there was sunshine.  I think it's only been four days, but it feels like weeks.

I'm fondly remembering moments from other places and times.  Moments full of laughter and joy and hope and peace.  Full of family and friends that are really family.  Full of sunlight.

I'm learning to, that some things just haven't changed since high school.

The same units I found boring in biology then are the ones I'm finding boring now. 

I spent most of the day yesterday reading about the chemical level of organization, and making notes.  Today is the cellular level of organization.  I found them boring in high school, and they're still boring now.

I did, however, manage to get two sections of statistics out of the way already this morning, and that pleases me greatly.

So, I'm sitting here with magic bags and a blanket, listening to the rain hit the ground outside the window above my head.

And I'm off to read about cells.

Wishing you a lovely Thursday, and hoping at least some of you are enjoying sunlight!