- 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!
- 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.
- 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.
- 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?
- Got caught up on my Lenten readings.
- Painted my fingernails and toenails
- 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.)
- Read a couple more chapters in the book I'm working on for reviewing herre.
- lounged and watched olympics while working on some of the aforementioned tasks
- Had a great snack lunch today - love hummus and laughing cow cheese and blueberries and melba toast. So tasty and simple.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Daily 5 - Day 193
Today's Daily 5:
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.
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.
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.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Daily 5 - Day 192
Today's Daily 5:
- Got a big load of stuff (including all my books) moved to Grandma's house this morning thanks to help from my dad.
- Choosing to be a bit honest as I continue to explore how I'm feeling about this transition of moving
- Cooked dinner for mom, dad, T & L, and my aunt tonight. It's fun to cook for others, and it's nice when the meal wins rave reviews.
- Got a treatment from mom and my aunt - hopefully that'll help with the soreness a bit.
- First iced passion tea lemonade from starbucks since they switched to whole leaf tea. I tried the new version of hot passion tea a while back and definitely didn't like it - plus the price went up quite a bit. But, I was very pleasantly surprised today to discover that the iced passion tea lemonade still tastes the same!
- Laughed with my dad as I discovered the the starbucks abbreviation for my aforementioned drink of choice, scribbled on the cup in sharpie is "PTL" - that made me laugh. Such a bad, inside, "christiany" joke, but it did make me smile.
- Watched the end of the Canadian men's curling match with Great Britain tonight - love that Canada is still undefeated. Plus, I really like watching curling.
- Also saw the medal ceremony for the Canadian who won gold last night in the skeleton. I'm so not very patriotic at all, but every time I see a Canadian athlete on that podium, excited to receive that medal, and hear our anthem play, I totally want to cry.
- Enjoyed an Almond Joy bar tonight. I've been savoring some that were sent to me as a gift, and tonight it hit the spot just perfectly. Thanks LP/CA!
- Got caught up on the Lenten reading I'd fallen a bit behind on.
Late Afternoon
It's late afternoon and I'm sitting at my parent's house.
Turns out I really didn't do much of the work I'd hoped to do this afternoon. Mostly I lounged, feeling slightly grumpy about the fact that my whole body hurts at the moment.
Also feeling a little sorry for myself.
I really need to write a post here about the upcoming move. It would make my current mess of emotions so much clearer.
Instead of that, though, I'm sitting here feeling sorry for myself.
Berating myself just slightly because I just realized that only a few days into Lent I'm already behind on the Lenten readings I'm doing this year, because I'm so out of the habit of making that daily quiet that last night, after packing all those books, I simply forgot to do the readings. And it's not like I'm doing much for Lent. Maybe I'm even feeling sorry for the loss of the self that could fast. Is it possible that I miss that starvation diet I existed on for so long?
Time to snap out of it. I need to start cooking. (I'm making a recipe for mom and dad and company that was the fourth new recipe I've tried so far this year - couscous stuffed peppers.)
So, I'm mentally formulating the beginnings of today's "daily 5" and getting up off the couch, ignoring my achy muscles, and going to make food for people who I know will appreciate it.
Turns out I really didn't do much of the work I'd hoped to do this afternoon. Mostly I lounged, feeling slightly grumpy about the fact that my whole body hurts at the moment.
Also feeling a little sorry for myself.
I really need to write a post here about the upcoming move. It would make my current mess of emotions so much clearer.
Instead of that, though, I'm sitting here feeling sorry for myself.
Berating myself just slightly because I just realized that only a few days into Lent I'm already behind on the Lenten readings I'm doing this year, because I'm so out of the habit of making that daily quiet that last night, after packing all those books, I simply forgot to do the readings. And it's not like I'm doing much for Lent. Maybe I'm even feeling sorry for the loss of the self that could fast. Is it possible that I miss that starvation diet I existed on for so long?
Time to snap out of it. I need to start cooking. (I'm making a recipe for mom and dad and company that was the fourth new recipe I've tried so far this year - couscous stuffed peppers.)
So, I'm mentally formulating the beginnings of today's "daily 5" and getting up off the couch, ignoring my achy muscles, and going to make food for people who I know will appreciate it.
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