It's Monday

It's Monday, and it's not a long weekend.

By the time this post goes live, I'll as usual be on a bus, on my way downtown to work.

I'll probably be reading, though I might be browsing emails, or simply trying to stay awake.

A week or so ago I learned that the morning bus commute is decidedly NOT a good time to do the meditation exercises that a trusted advisor recommended I do on a daily basis.  Turns out that doing them at that time of the morning mostly leads to falling asleep on the bus.

I'm coming off a very full week, and a busy weekend of tackling things like reading, correspondence that I was behind on, and some baking.

I'm heading into an equally full week, and sorting out how to juggle all of the little things that need to be accomplished, and how to prioritize, and which things really can be let slide just a bit.

That said, both weeks have had and will have more than the normal amount of chances to be with and speak with friends, and I've been grateful for that.  There is a blessing in having heart friends, and in managing to find time with them.  There is blessing, too, in embracing some ministry opportunities that have required a more full compliment of my attention lately.

And so, I'm here, because this is one of the few days this week that doesn't boast evening plans with friends, or ministry obligations.  I'm here, and I'm thinking about and praying for the week ahead.  I'm wondering what sort of humorous adventures it might hold (for example, last week because of work, I can now quite humorously boast that on a stressful day I purchased my first ever pack of cigarettes! (for my boss people, for my boss!))  And I can wonder just exactly what heartbreaks or challenges this week will also hold.

It's a new week.  A Monday.  Not a long weekend.

I'm praying, waiting, and looking for moments of thankfulness.

Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 26

Today's Daily 5:

1. Sleeping in, and waking peacefully, despite a night of really crazy dreams
2. baking muffins and cookies
3. episodes of Frasier on dvd.  I've been so in need of laughter, and this has been making me laugh this weekend.
4. Taking time to tackle a bunch of "to do" list items
5. an ice cream cone

Noon, Sunday

By noon today, I'd managed to crawl out of bed, pop a dvd full of Frasier episodes on, and start baking.  I'd made muffins and cookies.

I'm sitting here, staring at apartment listings, and wondering if there is something I can afford.  There are maybe a few possibilities, but nothing that's screaming my name just yet.

I have a list of little (and big) things to accomplish this afternoon.  Things like writing and prep for the week ahead.

Not a bad way to spend an afternoon, really.

With maybe a nap thrown in.

We'll see.

In any case, I remain greatly thankful that it's the weekend.  With the job I have right now, weekends are truly a lovely break.

Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 25

Today's Daily 5:

1. Sleeping in
2. a library trip that resulted in picking up some books I'd been waiting for for quite a while
3. a day that was both productive and restful
4. watching episodes of Frasier on DVD and laughing, hard.
5. a long catch-up by phone with a good friend.  such a good way to wrap up a day.

Saturday Stuff

It's late on Saturday morning, and I'm pondering the things that need to be done in the day ahead...

• I have a bunch of correspondence to catch up on
• I need to hunt down some information on tickets to a show I'm hoping to catch with a friend
• I'm playing with this website that I recently discovered - fun and easy way to create some abstract art.
• I'm heading out to the library shortly.  Some books I requested have arrived, and I have a bunch to return as well.
• I'm pondering some reading that I absolutely have to get done
• and some writing
• And I'm thinking about doing a bit of baking or cooking.  Maybe muffins for my breakfasts for the week ahead, or some meals to freeze for lunches for the same reason.
• I'm laughing over the fact that yesterday I bought my first pack of cigarettes.  No, not for me.  For my boss.  It was a calculated thing.  She asked if I would be willing to run out and get them for her, and where normally I would have said no, because of my rather strong objections to smoking and tobacco, I said yes, because she was clearly in need of a smoke, was super busy and stressed, I didn't really have anything else to do, and I knew my experience of the day was going to go better if she had cigarettes.  Crazy huh?  (I also only agreed because she told me it absolutely wasn't mandatory, and after making it clear that this was not something I'd do on any kind of regular basis for her.)  The whole thing still kind of makes me laugh and roll my eyes and wonder just a little about how I handled it, but, given the day that we were having at the office, I feel like it was a decision that I'm okay with.
• I'm considering the fact that I need to run to my favorite clothing store tomorrow, because they're having a customer appreciation sale, and I could really use a couple new tops for work.
• Mostly, I'm sitting here, aware of all the things that need to be done, but thankful that it's the weekend, and I can do them at a much less hurried pace than weekdays demand.