07.12.13

1. Sleeping in.
2. Exploring Hampden and Woodberry with Claudia.
3. Helping her get some shopping done in the burbs
4. and in the process, finding a perfect summer travel sweater and a flattering and funky party/opening dress to use up an old credit at Marshalls.
5. Watching Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune with Dad and Claudia, and being glad they have each other's company right now.
6. A pleasant sunset walk to do an errand for Dad and grab a few groceries.
7. Watching "Hyde Park on Hudson" with Dad.
8. Knitting while I watched.
9. Catching my panic about something that was upsetting but not truly important before it got out of hand.
10. Using my observation of that to make some plans to learn how to stop panicking.

06.07.13

1. The existence of this blog. 2. Knowing I need to return to doing it, and to other practices I've neglected that keep me centered. 3. A dry day for gardening. 4. Getting good and dirty and sweaty. 5. Finding lots of sturdy sunflowers among the weeds and putting them next to the alley. 6. The wonder of so many plants just appearing year after year, after being under all that snow every winter. 7. Not caring too much about my garden's messy state, and yet 8. Simultaneously feeling like I can finally see some progress in it. 9. Finally having a brief chat with CQ. 10. Recognizing some fundamental things I need to change. Soon.

05.01.13

1. Sleeping late to make up for hours lost due to a stomach bug. 2. Stomach bug is gone! Headache is gone! 3. A fairly efficient and effective junk sorting day. 4. Nice people and good snacks at Alondra Cano's campaign event. 5. Running into Morgan Church at the event. 6. Walked 90 minutes on the treadmill at the Y, and 7. finally read the Time article about health care costs (lotsa not so good things in it... sad). 8. My favorite muscle relaxer (a hoppy IPA, in this case Sierra Nevada's Ruthless rye ale). 9. A very late dinner of pesto and chevre pizza and a tiny salad. 10. Soaking away dirt and aches with a hot lavender and almond oil bath.

03.31.13

1. A warm salt bagel with cream cheese for breakfast. 2. A very amusing sign. "For Sale: Reason 666-6666" 3. FINALLY getting the studs on my wheels repaired. 4. Macy's took back the cashmere sweater that got two holes in three months. No hassle. 5. And the bracelet from Dad that didn't fit--and I got a rad pair of workout pants instead. 6. Just a lotta general TCBing. Feels good! 7. Almost deciding not to take my road trip 8. and feeling relieved about it. 9. Delicious pasta with tomato cream sauce, asparagus and red wine for a very late dinner. 10. Falling asleep watching a funny movie... leaves the rest for tonight.

01.15.13

1. Sleeping late. 2. Feeling far less sick. 3. A productive appointment with Dr. Vaou. 4. Got my frequent flier tix for DC/Balto. 5. A trip to look forward to. 6. A clean house! 7. An empty house! 8. Meeting up with Dave and his brother to talk NOLA. 9. A super hot mineral salts bath. 10. Reading "Last Call" in bed.

12.11.12

1. A fairly productive morning 2. and very productive afternoon. 3. A good meeting with Terri. 4. Brainstorming an idea for a holiday styling promo. 5. Resolving a prop return glitch was easy. 6. Finally finishing my marathon xeroxing project. 7. A nice California red wine on sale at Chi-Lake. 8. Delicious leftover lasagna for dinner. 9. Chatting with David, David, Christian, Micah and 10. What a surprise--Raul! on Facebook.

12.02.12

1. Sleeping in on a sleepy, gray morning. 2. A lovely visit with Lauren H-B. 3. Finding four screenprints for Southpoint. 4. An interesting chat with Steve Lang 5. Who gave me his nice book about his Elsewhere residence for our swap. 6. A pleasant hour on the treadmill at the Y. 7. An easy, tasty meal of moros y cristianos, boiled egss and spring greens 8. With a nice glass of Beaujolais Nouveau. 9. No problem falling asleep 10. With a good book to wind me down.