monday musings....

the garden is in, watered and weeded...

the memory keepers daughter is finished...
i loved it, i really did...
the contradictions between caputuring life/capturing memory
against the fluidness of living and how it refuses to be
captured in perfection...because life isn't perfect.

a day to myself, in which i am encouraging myself
not to do dishes, not to sweep, not to talk or make myself busy...
today i am trying to just be me...
silent and slow,
relaxed and letting myself be aware of my aloneness...
which does not happen often.

a day in which to daydream about places i want to go,
books i want to read next, music to try, magazines
that i have set aside for months...the weather too dark and wet
to entice me outside...a day in which to daydream.

great gratefulness...

1. the book the memory keepers daughter...i am loving it,

i am involved, i am pulled in, i am lost in it.

2. the garden is half planted...the onions are in, the tomatoes
(although i still want to get some cherry tomatoes), the string
beans are going in today...i want strawberries although i may
be too late for this year, again...

3. i am still loving my new job...no regrets there!

4. i went to the gym today and i feel fantastic...i need to remember
this feeling and force myself to go more often.

5. my car is fixed, woo-hoo!

clapping my hands....

had a baby shower last night
for my new-to-the-world
neice,
hannah lily
and my sister in law
lent me some books!

and this is the one that i cannot
wait
to start.
however, i will force myself to wait,
because i like to hoard for a bit
and build up the anticipation...
heehee

and a shot
(albeit dark)
of the guest of honor
with her grammy

happy wednesday!