I think all these meaningful thoughts all the time and think – “oh I need to blog that”. with the intention of you, the reader finding me increadibly smart and witty… except I usually forget to blog or I just Twitter it instead. Sorry.
I love my job, really seriously love, enjoy, stressed and adore my job. For 27 years old I feel like loving my job is a pretty decent place to be.
I have decided that I hate instant oatmeal – I have been eating old fashioned oatmeal in the am after my 4am workouts prepared with a little bit way too much sometimes of honey and a handfull of slivered almonds. I digress, I had a sample of the name brand maple and brown sugar oatmeal this am and thought I would give it a shot – HORRIBLE – it was salty and blah. I ended up tossing it out and I hate to waste stuff.
Tonight I am cooking for some family. I love cooking for others, I think my idea of heaven as I want it, will be a table always full of those I love and always having the ability to cook for them. Is that the Edith and Alverta in me as well? Oh and added to that would be sitting around the table for hours later – dirty dishes piled up and playing games and conversating. Really that kind of time spent is the best gift you can ever give me.
November is coming – I feel like Paul Revere when I say that. But it is coming and there is nothing I can do about it. But saying that I have come to realize from my wonderful class of Sunday School People who are incredibly amazing and make me feel humbled every week that we all have our own Novembers. SO there is that.
I’m currently In total like with this site SoulPancake . You could check it out, so far I’m not brave enough to post any answers, but it is def food for thought. With questions like; Why are we no longer the hero’s of our own stories? Does Prayer Work? List 5 songs you would add to your funeral playlist. In short, I love food for thought and this without a doubt fills me up.
Oh and I’m about to start finalizing my Christmas Cards for 2009 and you will be able to check them out on my website soon. I’m excited/nervous/excited/nauseous/excited about this new venture. Full blog posting coming soon about all that. Be prepared to be amazed… or something.
So there that all is. What are you up to? How’s the family?
It’s that time of the week again – 10 more things for Goodwill in an effort to declutter my life. It’s amazing right now how easy it is to get rid of the stuff I have.
2 brass candlesticks – never used and just had to dust.
Random odd trivial pursuit game I never played.
12 Christmas ornaments – I don’t have a tree- don’t need the decorations.
Plastic Halloween shaker – thought about keeping it – but I still wouldn’t use it.
Random pair of Khaki’s that are old school “mom style” – See Donita, I had a pair too!
Espresso Set – super cute christmas gift that I loved when I had space – no space - it’s gone.
Set of clear glass coffee cups – I only use a certain set of cups and I’m okay for that.
Printer – I have never really used a printer at home and am okay with getting rid of it.
Candle Holder with celtic stuff on it – not really into the sun and moon decor any longer.
To assist in my move and cut down on some clutter, I am going to weekly attempt to clear some of the “stuff” in my home. Until the end of November I am taking at least 10 items to Goodwill weekly.
Sunday I took.
A Treasury of Friendship – Thomas Kincaid gifty book – Taking up valuable space on my bookshelf
Candle Warmer from Michaels last year – never worked the way I wanted it to
Jeans – really? WAAAAAAAY too big. can I get a Whoot?
Jeans – really? waaaaaay small… tired of being reminded , but when I get there I’m going to go back and get them..ha!
Christmas Frame – unless it’s of my niece, I don’t use holiday frames
Address Book – Never used
Keyboard – odd computer part laying around
Shoes – chunky heels I never loved
Scrapbook tote – purchased at goodwill – it went home…
Weird candle Holder thing – never used, just had to keep dusting it.
Next week I will try to remember to get a pic of what all I take. The drop off was super quick AND you can get tax receipt’s. In fact Goodwill makes it easy to figure out the monetary value of your donation as well, their website can help with suggested values for different items.
So maybe before you get all cozy and tucked away for winter you can get rid of your clutter and make your space a little more relaxing…just sayin.
Tonight I met my roommate at our local theater to watch “Where the Wild Things Are”. As I arrived I smiled in satisfaction and did a little dance because I had a great parking space. This place is in our small downtown and I remember when parking for a show could always be a premium.
I have grown up going to this one theater and afterward as Karinne and I stood outside chatting about the movie before we went our separate ways I was assaulted with many different memories.
Walking to the theater with Dad, Donita and Deidre to watch some holiday movie. Hook may be one of my favorites still.
Watching a movie with Donita when she was “super pregnant” and looking at the amazing ultrasound that finally looked like a real person and falling in love with my niece.
Catching up with random friends in the lobby on school breaks and in the quick moments between credits and walking out the door.
Going with friends to see Titanic for the 4th time…cause it was good…and I admit it…
Walking from the Middle School to the theater as a special class treat and judging which friend to sit by based on what treat they brought from home.
Being scared of the ancient bathrooms – they are odd, still.
Johnny STILL running the place, I think he is just as much of a fixture as the place itself is.
It’s not a fancy theater and in the world of muliplexes and IMAX who knows if the next generation will remember it as I do. I remember calling Dad at the office to see what was playing, I kinda always thought he was just the man in the know, he seemed to know exactly where to look in the weekly paper. Now I can look online but it doesn’t have that same excitement as driving by on a Thursday night and seeing the marquee changed to reflect the new show. I hope Springfield always has a small town movie theater, I always feel a little closer to the home of yesterday there.
Last weekend I put a deposit down on a new apartment. Its a tiny 1 bedroom with a kinda kitchen. I’m super excited. I’ve never really lived on my own and I’m looking forward to this as an opportunity. I have always been intrigued by people who make masterpieces out of small dwellings and Now I will get to hopefully do the same. I am working on downsizing before I move and I will be placing a few items on craigslist soon – namely a washer and dryer and my huge desk.
I’m kinda nervous about the kitchen – it’s super small and I cook alot. But then again it’s going to be a challenge to figure it all out. I love my home here and have felt that sigh at the end of the day when I walk through the door. The sigh that says “home, finally” and I look forward to creating that again.
I’ve already packed up a few boxes and will be doing lots more as the weeks progress… I feel my time in my home now is screaming to the end and while that saddens me, it also delights me. A new place, one of my own. Not to shabby indeed.
Today I met for lunch with a few friends at Chef’s Market a cute and quick lunch stop on Conference Drive in the Rivergate Area. I love the fact that it’s already prepared lunch and salad items and then a few quickly prepared sandwiches and salads to choose from and the main selling point are the high quality meat and three offerings. Back in my meat-eating days they had some of the best pot roast ever. The line service makes is so much easier to get quality time in with people you really want to visit with. And for some reason its set up is not hurried but efficient and I don’t feel as though I’m in a cafeteria.
Also super friendly staff and customer service. Case in point I grabbed lunch last week from there and was given a chicken sandwich as a mistake and unfortunately discoverd the mistake once back at the office - they cheerfully and apoligetically remade my food and refunded my money for my time wasted.
I remember back in the day when I would go with my mom to Chef’s market and it was the same set up. I thought it was so high class because there was french phrasing along the wall and in my world view that was cool for middle Tennessee. There was also more of a market area to it that I miss, but they have taken the store type section away for the most part to enable larger group meetings and more seating.
I digress, I love Chef’s Market because we were all 3 able to get something totally different. Justin – a total meat eater and big appetite was full after his club wrap and side. Rachel – an eclectic eater had chicken and sides once of which was a delish looking squash dish. Me – the vegetarian – it’s one of the few places I can do and actually eat off the menu and not have to settle for sides, but today I had a salad plate of three sides – Corn and Avocado salad, Sweet Potato casserole and my guilty pleasure – White Chocolate Banana pudding. Only Justin was able to clean his plate, Rach and I still had some bites left before we were miserable and all that goodness was under $32.00 with drinks.
Check em out sometime, they are hitting the social media scene now as well and if you follow them on twitter or facebook you can get freebies every now and then AND free dessert on your birthday month.
I am in love with a site and have been for some time now. There is a new book being published and I’m adding it to my wish list.
I love postsecret.com because sad, silly, heartbreaking or uplifting I find the secrets do unite us all in someway or another. And there is something achingly real about advertising them to the world even if it is without your name attached to it.
SO, I woke this morning to a very quiet apartment… very quiet. Not the quiet that provides great sleep or the quiet that seems relaxing - instead the quiet that as you look over to glance at the time you discover that indeed the power is out… and whoa does that wake you up…
Luckily I was awake early way before I would have hit snooze again anyway, but this leads to an even more fun task. I was lucky enough to participate in a COLD shower this morning. I geared myself up for it and told myself little lies about how it would be great for glossy hair and how it would save me time because it would be really quick. But in the end it was just cold. But I did find myself ready a lot quicker than normal and I didn’t find all the stuff that normally takes my attention.
I am so thankful for the hot water that normally wakes me in the morning. The hot water that is easily at my fingertips at the turn of a handle most days. AND I am incredibly thankful for the hot coffee that I am now drinking from my friends at the bux. From cold showers to hot coffee, I think it’s gonna be a great day. brrrrr
I hide things, but at the time I don’t think that I am indeed hiding things… until I find that I need the object that is no longer at hand.
I bought a sweet new pair of earphones for my wonderful trip to the beach and didn’t use them the entire week. There were way more fun things going on than closing off the world and listening to my ipod. But I put them back and was excited to use them for the gym. After my first day at the gym I placed them lovingly in my car in a place I was sure to remember for the next workout… except the next day I wasn’t able to find them… at all. I looked all over my car for this pair of earphones and then gave up, completely.
So this past week I haven’t been able to plug into the gym, except I have. I have an amazing workout buddy that I get to go with occassionaly and she has pushed me to get into a night routine. I have been “forced” to talk to her instead. Not sure if she minds or not, but I don’t – that’s just the cool person I am. I have missed talking to her and not just plugging in and shutting off. I have been able to check out my world a little better and during my workout I have been able to focus a lot more.
This morning I found my headphones and I laughed – hard. They were stored in the center console that is never clean enough for stuff. I cleaned out my car a week ago right when I needed to store my headphones. My car is never clean like that so I never considered looking in this particular spot.
Oh well, to take the attitude of my wiser older sister. I’m thankful for time spent and good conversation instead of just noise.
