Daily 5 - Day 326

Today's Daily 5:

1. reviewing anatomy while laying in a bubble bath in mom and dad's big soaker tub - how fun is it that my study "office" comes with those kind of perks.  Mom and Dad were both out all day today, thus no clients of mom's coming and going, meaning I could use the big upstairs bathroom and do homework in the tub.
2. Having the whole day of quiet time, in a house that doesn't have all sorts of issues
3. managing to finish nearly everything on what was an admittedly rather long list for the day
4. working in little chunks - taking breaks here and there
5. the satisfaction that comes from planning my week, and then managing to take chunks out of my list early in the week.

List Making

It's Monday morning and I am getting a slightly later start to the day and week than I'd hoped.  Rest, however, seems to be essential, and I took the time to start moving pretty slowly this morning.  I'm feeling the affects of spending large chunks of the weekend out in the sun (doesn't matter how much water I drink, I always seem to end up with a headache after a couple of days of sun), and a couple of days of hauling bricks while helping to lay a paving stone driveway and sidewalk at mom and dad's.

My clothes are filthy, and all in the laundry (I stayed at mom and dad's all weekend again) and so I'm sitting here in my pajamas, writing a blog post, and making the lists that will govern my week.

Lists that include all the homework for the week, all the chores that must be done that I know of, and the various and sundry other must be done's as well.  I get a ridiculous amount of satisfaction out of making lists.  And an even greater satisfaction out of marking things off my lists.  So, I'm starting my Monday slightly later, but with list making.  Seems a good way to begin another week.

Daily 5 - Day 325

Today's Daily 5:

1. 325 days of making daily 5 lists.
2. lots of fun with my family working on a big landscaping project at mom and dad's house this weekend
3. sleeping at mom and dad's for a couple nights again, and not waking up at the systematically regular and specific hours I wake at grandma's.
4. laughter
5. weekend days that are mostly "unplugged" - not hours in front of a computer screen.  no obligation, just checking email on my iphone several times a day (and on my laptop at night) to make sure nothing urgent has arisen.  the rest can usually wait for Monday to be sorted through.

Beautiful Waves

It's been a while since I posted one of these quizzes here, but this one was somewhat irresistible.  A dear friend and I have been talking about waves literally and metaphorically for at least two years now.  It's one of our favorite symbols, or at least one of the ones most talked about between us.  When I saw a quiz titled "What kind of waves do you make?" pop up this morning, I had to take it, and the results made me smile and maybe even giggle a little.

You Make Beautiful Waves

Life would be boring if you just sat back and watched it unfold. You like to make things happen, but in a very ordered and interesting way. You don't really like chaos. You tend to plan throughly and execute your plans well. You are very creative, eloquent, and expressive. You know how to accomplish great things, even if you're just playing around.

The Waves Test

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Daily 5 - Day 324

Today's Daily 5:

1. Mom picked me up from grandma's this morning - this was excellent, since I wasn't at mom and dad's yesterday, and had hauled my enormous anatomy textbook home with me on Thursday night.  It was nice to not have to haul that on the bus this morning.
2. Just hanging out, helping with a number of projects that are going on at Mom and Dad's this weekend
3. Sitting outside for large portions of the day
4. more good moments with my brother J.
5. sleeping over at mom and dad's tonight - makes tomorrow, when I need to be here all day for a variety of commitments so much easier.