04.29.10

1. Some helpful ideas from Maren.
2. Enough time for a quick stop at Surdyk's for their Belgian sale.
3. A nice chat with my client Dave on his last day.
4. A nicer chat with my client Erin--I especially appreciated her question "How do you force creativity?" when I said I was in a crunch to make work for the Weisman.
5. A lovely little recycled notebook from Target.
6. A Lagunitas IPA and fries at Town Talk.
7. Sitting under an awning there as a five-minute thunderstorm passed by. I love the smell of that kind of storm.
8. A brisk walk through Powderhorn Park over to Chicago Avenue to check out a new community garden.
9. A hot shower and scrub.
10. Good advice from Rich on making up my mind about entering an art competition.

04.28.10

1. One I remembered from Tuesday: a really crazily bright full moon.
2. Max purring as he lay on my tummy in bed.
3. The audiobook of Daniel Pink's "Drive."
4. A good talk with Rachelle about cleaning work.
5. A timely and useful DBT class.
6. Bulk shampoo and lotion from the Seward Coop.
7. A nice., low-key walk and stretch at the Y.
8. A fun chat with Alex.
9. Chris Rock's movie "Good Hair."
10. Natural sleepiness and fairly uninterrupted sleep.

04.27.10

1. I found subs for several days of Bettying.
2. A couple of unexpected hours of paid gardening work for one of my sweet little old lady clients.
3. I finished "Crime." That's a record: three days!
4. A can of sparkly San Pellegrino lemonade.
5. A good adjustment at the chiropractor.
6. Delicious Farm Girl Saison from Lift Bridge.
7. Salon Saloon was very funny this month.
8. An interesting chat with Scott and Rich after the event.
9. A goodnight kiss and a sweet parting look from a tired man.
10. A good thing that comes from insomnia: sleepiness the following night.

04.26.10

1. Having enough wisdom to realize I can't do all 100 items on the list Margarita suggested for ten days in a row. I need to keep looking for good things in the world, not just in myself.
2. A trouble free 4.25 hours at the troublesome (read: bitchy and fussy) client's house. I get paid for 5 but I was fast and efficient.
3. Driving along Wirth Parkway between my two jobs. It's gorgeous with budding trees.
4. My roller girl client Tara. She has such honest, positive energy.
5. Interesting reading in Vogue and Harpers on the treadmill.
6. A really good yoga class with Micehlle at the Y. Can I make it one of her 7 AM classes someday?
7. EO lavender conditioner.
8. Edamame.
9. Rereading a couple essays in Larry McMurtry's "Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen" when I couldn't sleep.
10. Finally falling asleep at 3 AM. Relief.

04.25.10

1. My pinky fingernails (I know it's weird, but I've always liked the way they look).
2. My hands.
3. My sense of humor.
4. I know how to do a lot of things myself that plenty of people don't, like paint a room.
5. Or knit a sweater.
6. Or make an excellent black and white photo in a darkroom.
7. Or a color one, in a darkroom.
8. Or a color one on an Epson printer.
9. And mount it on a piece of aluminum to hang.
10. I can make platinum prints too, at least I could a few years ago.

04.24.10

1. I choose to see beauty (thanks to Margarita for the idea for this list and the first entry on it).
2. My curly hair.
3. My laugh.
4. My sense of color.
5. My sense of composition.
6. My memory for names.
7. My memory for faces.
8. I can speak Spanish.
9. And French.
10. I make excellent lasagna.

04.23.10

1. A long but good day of photo assisting with Rik.
2. Many amusing moments on our shoot at a private high school in the St. Paul suburbs.
3. Enjoyable chats with the PR director and the art director about Catholic school and DC and artmaking.
4. Milky Way midnight.
5. A new bottle of lavender oil.
6. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
7. A quiet evening at home with Rich.
8. Annie's Mac & Cheese doctored up with yogurt, cheddar and spring onions.
9. Ginger chews.
10. The season finale of Mad Men. I think I'll need to get Alex to download the new shows in the fall!