Daily 5 - Year 2, Day 217

Today's Daily 5:

1. Waking up in a comfy bed (a night on a much less comfy futon does wonders for my gratefulness for a good mattress)
2. Listening to an audio book on the bus
3. Browsing the university bookstore for a few minutes this morning, in the midst of a stop there to pick up more index cards for the ongoing cue card making process.
4. Being the first customer at the Vietnamese noodle place in the student center, and getting a steaming hot batch of rice vermicelli, freshly made, as part of my order (also, eating said noodles and acoutrements with chop sticks.)
5. A grade on a midterm I wrote a few weeks ago that made me grin with glee
6. Hummus and crackers
7. watching some old episodes of Grey's Anatomy
8. New pictures arrived in the mail today for my wall of smiles - they came with a letter and a little gift from some musical friends that I can't wait to load onto my ipod for bus listening pleasure
9. flickering tea lights in beautiful little blue glass holders that look like they were made somewhere exotic, purchased at 10,000 Villages a while back on clearance
10. a quiet evening to work and get a few things done

Monday Morning

I've made it through one class so far.  One of four today.

I'm sitting in the spot I usually camp out for this one hour break - a hallway corner near the classroom for my next class.

I'm about to eat Vietnamese noodles.  Yes, it's only 10 am, but this is the only class break I have between 9 and 4 on Mondays, and I simply can't fit enough food and snacks into my bag to cover those hours.  And so, on Mondays I eat noodles as some sort of meal between breakfast and lunch.

This week is shaping up to be busy - less so on a school front for a change, and more so on a personal front.

I'll get to see some good friends this week, and meet the daughter of a good friend, born almost three months ago now.

I don't have anything particularly enthralling to say this morning.  I'm tired.  It was one of those nights where my good intentions of landing in bed early were a failure, and once I did manage to get to bed, I had trouble falling asleep.

So, this is the sort of day where I just get through it.

Three more classes (including one three hour marathon lecture).

Then back to mom and dad's to pick up my stuff from the weekend.

And then finally back to grandma's.

I'm going to watch some reality television online tonight.

Tackle some homework.

Do a bit of writing.

And then rest before starting the process again tomorrow.

Daily 5 - Year 2, Day 216

Today's Daily 5:

1. Fresh fruit for breakfast (strawberries and kiwi)
2. A morning at home alone, watching the food network and resting
3. pomegranate green tea
4. freshly baked chocolate chip cookies
5. a bubble bath and reading a good book

Sunday Stuff

For the first Sunday in a little while, I'm at home, (well, mom and dad's home) instead of taking part in a various church activities, I stayed home, ensconced in an arm chair, wrapped in a blanket, with my neck pillow wrapped around my neck, a magic bag across a sore ankle, and another against my back.

I'm tired.  Very tired.  Life has been busier than it has been in a while, and I'm feeling drained. 

There's just lots going on.

So, I spent the morning curled up.  Watching some of my favorite brainless entertainment.  I caught a couple of episodes of "Say Yes to the Dress" and a bunch of Food Network shows, including Top Chef, which is definitely my favorite, and which I have yet to find available to watch online, and thus only get to see on these Sunday morning retreats.

And then I made cookies.  Chocolate chip. 

And painted my fingernails.  Clear.  (I paint the nails far less for the look than for the strength it adds to my rather fragile nails that have a tendency to break and tear.)

In a little while, I'll probably do a bit of homework in preparation for the week ahead, and make sure to get together some snacks/lunch for tomorrow's full day of classes.

I have a little bit of cleaning to do, to move back to the bedroom I normally stay in, here, from the room I stayed in last night since mom and dad were hosting guests overnight.  I'll probably do that this evening, when I have to be downstairs anyway, since dad teaches a Bible study upstairs on Sunday nights.

I'm taking a bit of time to pray for a friend, whose dad passed away yesterday, after a car accident that was caused when he had a heart attack on Thursday. 

And, at this moment, I'm leaning towards taking a long bubble bath later with one of the books I'm reading at the moment.

And red meat.  I kind of want red meat.  Hamburger, or a steak sandwich maybe.  Actually, just meat.  Clearly, based on the cravings I'm having, I'm in need of some protein.

And I think I'm going to make arrangements to do some cooking sometime this week.  I miss cooking on my own instead of helping mom prepare whatever it is that she's serving.

That's pretty much my semi-laid out plans for the day.  All flexible and totally subject to the whims of my moods!

Daily 5 - Year 2, Day 215

Today's Daily 5:

1. yoga this morning
2. a quieter afternoon, with lots of time to read
3. getting lost in a whole other world and culture as I read
4. the little red wax encased wheels of Babybel Cheese
5. an evening full of enjoyable conversation