#3 Things I actually like about Mondays (and this one in particular)

1. They signal a new beginning, however small

2. I have "important things" to do out in the world again.

3. They're not Tuesdays or Wednesdays (where things get truly bad).

4. It's a mail day.

5. Monday night television (to be watched later, always).

6. Monday is the 2nd best day for a statutory holiday.

7. Mondays are sometimes holidays.

8. On Mondays, the stores are open for longer than weekends.

9. Monday only happens once a week.

And *this* Monday:

10. The first day of the VACC's Bike to Work Week

11. Rainy days and Mondays don't get this girl down.

12. Pay day!

13. An evening spent with Em after her weekend away.

14. The last day of a May I did *not* love.

15. This list, which is stretching my brain.

five senses friday

(from here )

Seeing:

piles of lovely yarn

Tasting:

salvaged peanuts from the burnt granola

Hearing:

Espace Musique - CBC en francais is becoming loved by the fogies for its perseverance in playing the old-but-great

Smelling:

the coffee in my dirty chais

Feeling:

mist from the seemingly eternally-present rain

Right ON!

Sitting here reading this: http://mightygirl.com/2010/05/19/how-to-write-your-life-list-10-simple-tips-for-a-better-life/ when a co-worker came by and told me that she was inspired to take a course like this: http://www.sfu.ca/wpp/twwbb.htm.

If you're not doing it, why not?

Got the itch

Oh! I spent the whole day day itching, just *itching* - literally. Sitting in my office, it was as though I couldn't get to the source. I have to feel that it's a reflection of my mental state. I had thought that the hurry-up-and-waiting part of my year had come to an end, and I could start to plan.

A couple of events over the past week, though, threw me right back to where I had been: waiting for a sign of what my future will bring. Really, I know that it's not as bad as I feel, and fall should find me back where I need to be - in school. Still, you wouldn't thing that figuring out what city my classroom's going to be in would cause such a fuss. So I'm, back to waiting for a future to (maybe) be decided by someone else.

In the meantime, I'm trying to work on the list, to write it here, and to distract myself with pretty things on the internet. Any ideas?

#2: Sources of Endless Inspiration

Because if I'm going to try this, I'm going to need some major help.

1. This city.

2. And its people.

3. Heck, this country.

4. People I know. And have known.

5. My finished projects.

6. The intentions letter.

7. Magazines that are, and were.

8. Keri Smith's playlist.

9. People who try.

10. Good food.

11. Weekends spent exploring.

12. A good book.

Present on my Birthday

I found this song on my birthday (2 days ago), and have not been able to stop listening (and watching) since. The boat and the halo in particular, you need to watch out for. (via)

28 things in my 29th year

I wrote a letter of intentions for myself at the beginning of the calendar year. Now, at the beginning of my personal year, I'm making a list of things to do (the idea comes from hulaseventy).

1. host a party.

2. photograph one thing every day.

3. take a french class.

4. visit Vancouver Island & the pink bicycle.

5. fly a kite.

6. build a smilebooth-alike.

7. sew a coat.

8. own a pair of fluevogs. or two.

9. visit Montreal.

10. see a symphony.

11. go weekend camping.

12. re-pierce my ears.

13. piece a quilt top.

14. treat myself to a night out.

15. make guerilla art.

16. beat Lego Harry Potter with Em.

17. roast a chicken.

18. Cure my space.

19. find (make, buy, build) a great dress.

20. create an office space (corner, closet, nook) for myself.

21. grow a kitchen garden.

22. have Pride.

23. fill a notebook.

24. learn to patch a tire.

25. bike the Greenway.

26. make 52 lists (from Andrea again).

27. send letters and cards.

28. avoid waste.