i have just returned from a night of ping pong madness, and i don't believe i've laughed that hard in a long time. like, since my college days. (in which we discussed the perfect brewing temperature, not being harnessed by measuring devices, and barefooted projectorists) or since the time lydia and i tried our hand at cricket slaying. or when beth and i would play "what are you thinking." or when jeff last donned his rambart sweatshirt for thanksgiving dinner. or the day i discovered awkwardfamilyphotos.com. or perhaps the first time i saw the office season 2 christmas episode.
my smile still hurts.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
snowday!
snowday #6 has arrived. i'm sitting at my kitchen table with some lukewarm 5am coffee (i actually got up on time for once today!) looking out over a snow-dusted park avenue. it's february 25th and i'm listening to christmas music. it just feels right. it's really not strange at all. i do christmas crafts on october 25, and i am liking my first annual christmas mix rewind on feb 25.
enough.
cold winter days are not only perfect excuses for coffee and melancholy itunes mixes. they're also wonderful for reflection. and my friends, you've all gotten quite the dose of libby-reflection over the past two years. sorry about that.
but today, i'm looking ahead. i will be spending a chunk of time (perhaps at starbucks) editing my resume and creating some type of backbone of a cover letter. the time has come to start the job hunt for next year. my time at my current job has been just wonderful, and i'm hoping that there will be a position for me next year, but i cannot rely on that happening. major, major bummer. i've been aware of this all along, and the time's come.
i also need to clean out my closet.
yeah, it'll be a good day.
enough.
cold winter days are not only perfect excuses for coffee and melancholy itunes mixes. they're also wonderful for reflection. and my friends, you've all gotten quite the dose of libby-reflection over the past two years. sorry about that.
but today, i'm looking ahead. i will be spending a chunk of time (perhaps at starbucks) editing my resume and creating some type of backbone of a cover letter. the time has come to start the job hunt for next year. my time at my current job has been just wonderful, and i'm hoping that there will be a position for me next year, but i cannot rely on that happening. major, major bummer. i've been aware of this all along, and the time's come.
i also need to clean out my closet.
yeah, it'll be a good day.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
love.
i've long loathed february. and not only because it's not spelled phonetically. that's just part of it. (interestingly, i do love wednesdays.)
i'm usually sick of the snow and ice and rain and wind and slush and cold feet and those rock salt stains that mar the hem of my jeans by approximately feb 1, and the groundhog's forecast is usually w-rong. maybe only 6 more weeks of winter for you, punx. but here in INDIANA? it'll be april before we see signs of spring. my bitterness is well-founded. you've got to give me that.
and i don't even mind being single on valentine's day. i had a lovely workout at the gym followed by take-out gyro and hummus with my roommate kim last monday. we only briefly questioned whether there was causation (rather than mere correlation) between the fact that neither of us had bothered to shower that day and our relationship stati (duh! plural for status, as we are both "on the market"). the jury's still out on that one, but man, was the hummus delish. and i woke up at 4:45 tues morn to rinse off, never fear. i said it throughout college and i will say it again. sometimes you just have to air dry after a workout.
the one redeeming thing about february is that it's only 28 days long, and except for leap years, that means that if it's monday on feb 7, you can be sure that march 7 will also be a monday. makes planning real easy-like. (is that all that february has going for it? i would have said YES....until this year)
this year february began with snowdown/icepocolypse2011. 6inches of ice on the hood of my car later, i emerged from my humble abode unscathed to chop ice off l'il blue 2, my faithful ford focus. the only casualty of mother nature's fury was my ice scraper. which is actually a bummer because it was ergonomically correct and pretty much my favorite car accessory ever. and target is STILL sold out of new ones. my 4 consecutive snowdays (count'em...FOUR!) were also bookended by two two-hour delays with the superbowl thrown in for good measure. it was a delightful week of reading, resting, hanging out with roommates and other friends, and kicking some major pingpong tail in a round robin tournament in my friend's basement. next to running the chicago marathon and getting third place in the mackinac great turtle race, the ping pong victory was one of my biggest "athletic" accomplishments. of my life. i like to say that i'm classically trained in pingpong. (that's actually not true. i just spent many hours playing in a wood-paneled basement as a child.)
so yeah, february began well. nothing special, but it's been a continued journey in learning to appreciate, and be grateful for, the little things. like pancakes , pandora, and a sturdy furnace.
i'm also loving my job and my students. i love that i can help students navigate tough situations and big decisions. that i can be the bearer of both good news and bad news, but help them find resolution or a safe place to land no matter what.
and i'm loving that i have such a great family. and that i didnt' move all the way to california so i can, and do, get to see them every 4 or 6 weeks. i love that my parents love each other. and that it's restful to go home. i love that.
i love that when i don't know how to pray, i can meditate on truths in the bible and that god hears my prayers even when i don't know what i'm asking for. i love that.
i love that i have a sense of purpose here in indianapolis--that i'm finding a niche and investing in others. that, while i can still seek new places to grow and invest, that god has given me opportunities to be a light, and that i can take him up on those offers (if only i would more often)
i love that we had sunshine and warmth here in indy last week, and that lungs full of fresh air negate the painful effects of blisters on my feet and the visual atrocity that is myself in spandex running tights. age is doing me no favors, my friends.
in grad school i went ahead and broke a cardinal rule of being a counselor. i diagnosed myself with with seasonal affective disorder (as well as several other family members with a myriad of personality disorders. bad idea) anyway, i was only partly joking (but as i told a student who told me that he wanted to be a stripper, "there's a mustard seed of truth in every joke"), but my self-diagnosis helped me make sense of my winter blahs that seem to manifest most strongly in february.
anyway, spring has not yet sprung, but i am learning to live in the ambiguity that comes with navigating traditionally tough times of year for me while also recognizing my life for what it is...a vapor, for sure. but also a rich existence chock full of blessings that i do not deserve.
i also have regrets about this month--the times i've gossiped at work, the hours i've spent watching trash on tv or idling on facebook, the negative thoughts i've harbored, the envy that sometimes seeps into my heart. but god redeems the years locusts have eaten, and he can certainly redeem my wasted time over the past few weeks and months. as a hymn writer said, redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be til i die. how very true!
my apologies for the run on sentences and rambling thoughts. you're not surprised, i'm sure. much love to all this february. (in particular to m.s.p., j.d.t.and j.sr. [if you're reading this as well])
i'm usually sick of the snow and ice and rain and wind and slush and cold feet and those rock salt stains that mar the hem of my jeans by approximately feb 1, and the groundhog's forecast is usually w-rong. maybe only 6 more weeks of winter for you, punx. but here in INDIANA? it'll be april before we see signs of spring. my bitterness is well-founded. you've got to give me that.
and i don't even mind being single on valentine's day. i had a lovely workout at the gym followed by take-out gyro and hummus with my roommate kim last monday. we only briefly questioned whether there was causation (rather than mere correlation) between the fact that neither of us had bothered to shower that day and our relationship stati (duh! plural for status, as we are both "on the market"). the jury's still out on that one, but man, was the hummus delish. and i woke up at 4:45 tues morn to rinse off, never fear. i said it throughout college and i will say it again. sometimes you just have to air dry after a workout.
the one redeeming thing about february is that it's only 28 days long, and except for leap years, that means that if it's monday on feb 7, you can be sure that march 7 will also be a monday. makes planning real easy-like. (is that all that february has going for it? i would have said YES....until this year)
this year february began with snowdown/icepocolypse2011. 6inches of ice on the hood of my car later, i emerged from my humble abode unscathed to chop ice off l'il blue 2, my faithful ford focus. the only casualty of mother nature's fury was my ice scraper. which is actually a bummer because it was ergonomically correct and pretty much my favorite car accessory ever. and target is STILL sold out of new ones. my 4 consecutive snowdays (count'em...FOUR!) were also bookended by two two-hour delays with the superbowl thrown in for good measure. it was a delightful week of reading, resting, hanging out with roommates and other friends, and kicking some major pingpong tail in a round robin tournament in my friend's basement. next to running the chicago marathon and getting third place in the mackinac great turtle race, the ping pong victory was one of my biggest "athletic" accomplishments. of my life. i like to say that i'm classically trained in pingpong. (that's actually not true. i just spent many hours playing in a wood-paneled basement as a child.)
so yeah, february began well. nothing special, but it's been a continued journey in learning to appreciate, and be grateful for, the little things. like pancakes , pandora, and a sturdy furnace.
i'm also loving my job and my students. i love that i can help students navigate tough situations and big decisions. that i can be the bearer of both good news and bad news, but help them find resolution or a safe place to land no matter what.
and i'm loving that i have such a great family. and that i didnt' move all the way to california so i can, and do, get to see them every 4 or 6 weeks. i love that my parents love each other. and that it's restful to go home. i love that.
i love that when i don't know how to pray, i can meditate on truths in the bible and that god hears my prayers even when i don't know what i'm asking for. i love that.
i love that i have a sense of purpose here in indianapolis--that i'm finding a niche and investing in others. that, while i can still seek new places to grow and invest, that god has given me opportunities to be a light, and that i can take him up on those offers (if only i would more often)
i love that we had sunshine and warmth here in indy last week, and that lungs full of fresh air negate the painful effects of blisters on my feet and the visual atrocity that is myself in spandex running tights. age is doing me no favors, my friends.
in grad school i went ahead and broke a cardinal rule of being a counselor. i diagnosed myself with with seasonal affective disorder (as well as several other family members with a myriad of personality disorders. bad idea) anyway, i was only partly joking (but as i told a student who told me that he wanted to be a stripper, "there's a mustard seed of truth in every joke"), but my self-diagnosis helped me make sense of my winter blahs that seem to manifest most strongly in february.
anyway, spring has not yet sprung, but i am learning to live in the ambiguity that comes with navigating traditionally tough times of year for me while also recognizing my life for what it is...a vapor, for sure. but also a rich existence chock full of blessings that i do not deserve.
i also have regrets about this month--the times i've gossiped at work, the hours i've spent watching trash on tv or idling on facebook, the negative thoughts i've harbored, the envy that sometimes seeps into my heart. but god redeems the years locusts have eaten, and he can certainly redeem my wasted time over the past few weeks and months. as a hymn writer said, redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be til i die. how very true!
my apologies for the run on sentences and rambling thoughts. you're not surprised, i'm sure. much love to all this february. (in particular to m.s.p., j.d.t.and j.sr. [if you're reading this as well])
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Year in Review and Why I'm Excited for 2011
and don't hold your breath. literally or figuratively. this might take awhile...
so here i sit, nursing a happy-new-years cold or virus, wrapping up a quasi introvert holiday, and wrapped up in a fluffy blanket. i can't account for most of my day, as several hours were spent lazing around and just kind of getting my life back in order after being gone for nearly 2 weeks. (haha, would-be burglars! you missed your chance because i'm back now).
i just ate yummy dinner with the most delicious pear for dessert (all about eating healthy today), and i'm sitting in the most comfy chair in the house watching my favorite movie of all time ,TITANIC. remind me in a few days to elaborate on why it's my favorite--i had an epiphany just moments ago as to why it's on such a pedestal. i also had another epiphany that i WILL share right now. and that is this: silent night is perhaps the most beautiful song ever.
i tried to schedule absolutely nothing today, but had the opportunity to put on my resolutions (putting others first...[see below]) into practice today. as it turned out, my introvert holiday didn't start til after noon, but it's now 8pm, and i've had lots of time both for reflection as well as basking in the true gratitude that has come in recounting the many many blessings of 2010. i am so truly blessed, and so completely undeserving.
if it's ok, i'd like to share some of the many things i'm grateful to have done this year.
1. go to nicaragua. this opened my mind and heart to others around the globe in ways that could only occur by going away and meeting others, investing just a little into their lives. one of the tangible results of the trip was taking the opportunity to sponsor a little girl names jeymi who's in preschool at the school i vistied while there. i could talk about the expereince in much more detail, so ask me about it if you're interested.
2. this just happened a couple nights ago, so it squeezed in as 2010 highlight: i beat my friends joe and kathy in both scrabble and trivial pursuit. this is HUGE because they are two of the smartest people i know. joe is a rocket scientist (i therefore assume and proclaim that he's been to space), and kath was valedictorian of our high school class (she is one of the reasons i was able to pass calculus). joe was also my lab partner in AP bio. we named our dissection specimens cool names like frank the wonder shark and quirt the magic squid. and let me tell you, it was both wonderful and magical.
3. growing a garden. even if the full harvest was 6 green beans, a couple basil leaves, and about a kazillion tomatoes. i vow to do better next time and maybe even call in some backup (grandpa)
4. i got to create some things: i refinished a dresser, sewed headbands and felt flowers, lots of christmas decorations, and many many more culinary experiments than all my other post-college years combined
5. i grateful for so many wonderful memories with friends: in Indy (paddleboat rides, running, movie and game nights, tennis, volleyball, cupcakes, random hangouts) , northern Michigan (TC, vineyards, euchre, floating on ford lake, grillinz and chillinz), Ohio (shady shady, SHADY motel and german village) and California (hiking, septic tank woes, beach bummers, and precious college roomies, various husbands, progeny, and siblings)
6. clubs galore!!!! of the book, running, and tennis variety.
7. my maid of honor debut in my bff's wedding. truly, truly a highlight. the ceremony was absolutely picturesque, and the happy couple is made up of two very special people. i do not know where i'd be had my friend beth not re-entered my life 5 years ago. her friendship has been one of the biggest treasures of my adult life, she has given me grace and room to grow, and i hope she never ever leaves.
8. school counseling. the perfect job. i love it, and no matter how much i may bellyache this winter when appropriate snowdays are not called, know that i look forward to each day of work. i'm just cranky and really really cold in the mornings before my coffee, so don't believe any no-snow-day whining. school counseling is the perfect fit.
9. experiencing indy: art museum, monon trail, canal, broad ripple, fort harrison, and pretty much all of the la fitnesses on the northside. yay for the gym!
10. sweet times with my family. each and every time i go home. too much to even begin to elaborate.
And (DRUMROLL!) ...my 28 top things to do/ways to live in 2011. why 28? because that's how many lines were on my notebook paper. it's also the number of times i have orbited the earth by june 20th). let's whip these out bc i'm getting tired and the good part of titanic is coming up!!!
1. Eat at the table (not in front of the TV)
2. Go to a spa. Like, the real deal. perhaps with my mom??? and drink really good wine while i'm there.
3. Hike a mountain
4. Visit a new state
5. Run 13.1 in under 2h
6. Train for a triathon (not making any promises about actually signed up for one. see how sneaky i am?)
7. Steal good ideas (though i will give credit where credit is due)
8. Mentor and be mentored
9. Seize opportunities with an eternal perspective (vague? oh yes)
10. lose 20# (it needs to be done. and this is my only quanitifed goal. shows my priorities i supposeD)
11. Find a favorite spot in Broad Ripple
12. Maintain clear pores and smooth skin. this may need to begin with a pedicure. gotta start off on the right foot. (har har. see what i did there? that idiom has a double meaning in this context. i am so clever. so good with words, and so very clever)
13. Have a yard sale. and do something totally frivolous with 50% of the profit
14, Organize a book swap
15. Garden, take 2 (but i ate those 6 green beans, darn it)
16. Be mindful with my time spent online. I don't even want to know how many days of my life have been wasted by mindless surfing of the information superhighway
17. Reflect daily. Try to be better tomorrow. But ultimately remember that it's more about WHOSE i am, and what He's done, than it is about WHO i am or what i've done.
18. No more pop. (or soda to all you college friends). none, never ever.
19. Finish reading the Bible
20. Find a favroite podcast. Beth gave me some good starting places, and i will certianly keep you informed
21. Burn candles and pick flowers. it's the little things
22. Be grateful and let others know it
23. Read voraciously
24. Create
25. Be flexible and graceful (literally and figuratively) aka...do yoga and put others first
26.Give until i gulp
27. Put people before the task at hand. something i struggle with!!!
28. GROW in faith, hope, and love.
(and the greatest of these is love)
happy new year to you all. life is truly a gift :)
so here i sit, nursing a happy-new-years cold or virus, wrapping up a quasi introvert holiday, and wrapped up in a fluffy blanket. i can't account for most of my day, as several hours were spent lazing around and just kind of getting my life back in order after being gone for nearly 2 weeks. (haha, would-be burglars! you missed your chance because i'm back now).
i just ate yummy dinner with the most delicious pear for dessert (all about eating healthy today), and i'm sitting in the most comfy chair in the house watching my favorite movie of all time ,TITANIC. remind me in a few days to elaborate on why it's my favorite--i had an epiphany just moments ago as to why it's on such a pedestal. i also had another epiphany that i WILL share right now. and that is this: silent night is perhaps the most beautiful song ever.
i tried to schedule absolutely nothing today, but had the opportunity to put on my resolutions (putting others first...[see below]) into practice today. as it turned out, my introvert holiday didn't start til after noon, but it's now 8pm, and i've had lots of time both for reflection as well as basking in the true gratitude that has come in recounting the many many blessings of 2010. i am so truly blessed, and so completely undeserving.
if it's ok, i'd like to share some of the many things i'm grateful to have done this year.
1. go to nicaragua. this opened my mind and heart to others around the globe in ways that could only occur by going away and meeting others, investing just a little into their lives. one of the tangible results of the trip was taking the opportunity to sponsor a little girl names jeymi who's in preschool at the school i vistied while there. i could talk about the expereince in much more detail, so ask me about it if you're interested.
2. this just happened a couple nights ago, so it squeezed in as 2010 highlight: i beat my friends joe and kathy in both scrabble and trivial pursuit. this is HUGE because they are two of the smartest people i know. joe is a rocket scientist (i therefore assume and proclaim that he's been to space), and kath was valedictorian of our high school class (she is one of the reasons i was able to pass calculus). joe was also my lab partner in AP bio. we named our dissection specimens cool names like frank the wonder shark and quirt the magic squid. and let me tell you, it was both wonderful and magical.
3. growing a garden. even if the full harvest was 6 green beans, a couple basil leaves, and about a kazillion tomatoes. i vow to do better next time and maybe even call in some backup (grandpa)
4. i got to create some things: i refinished a dresser, sewed headbands and felt flowers, lots of christmas decorations, and many many more culinary experiments than all my other post-college years combined
5. i grateful for so many wonderful memories with friends: in Indy (paddleboat rides, running, movie and game nights, tennis, volleyball, cupcakes, random hangouts) , northern Michigan (TC, vineyards, euchre, floating on ford lake, grillinz and chillinz), Ohio (shady shady, SHADY motel and german village) and California (hiking, septic tank woes, beach bummers, and precious college roomies, various husbands, progeny, and siblings)
6. clubs galore!!!! of the book, running, and tennis variety.
7. my maid of honor debut in my bff's wedding. truly, truly a highlight. the ceremony was absolutely picturesque, and the happy couple is made up of two very special people. i do not know where i'd be had my friend beth not re-entered my life 5 years ago. her friendship has been one of the biggest treasures of my adult life, she has given me grace and room to grow, and i hope she never ever leaves.
8. school counseling. the perfect job. i love it, and no matter how much i may bellyache this winter when appropriate snowdays are not called, know that i look forward to each day of work. i'm just cranky and really really cold in the mornings before my coffee, so don't believe any no-snow-day whining. school counseling is the perfect fit.
9. experiencing indy: art museum, monon trail, canal, broad ripple, fort harrison, and pretty much all of the la fitnesses on the northside. yay for the gym!
10. sweet times with my family. each and every time i go home. too much to even begin to elaborate.
And (DRUMROLL!) ...my 28 top things to do/ways to live in 2011. why 28? because that's how many lines were on my notebook paper. it's also the number of times i have orbited the earth by june 20th). let's whip these out bc i'm getting tired and the good part of titanic is coming up!!!
1. Eat at the table (not in front of the TV)
2. Go to a spa. Like, the real deal. perhaps with my mom??? and drink really good wine while i'm there.
3. Hike a mountain
4. Visit a new state
5. Run 13.1 in under 2h
6. Train for a triathon (not making any promises about actually signed up for one. see how sneaky i am?)
7. Steal good ideas (though i will give credit where credit is due)
8. Mentor and be mentored
9. Seize opportunities with an eternal perspective (vague? oh yes)
10. lose 20# (it needs to be done. and this is my only quanitifed goal. shows my priorities i supposeD)
11. Find a favorite spot in Broad Ripple
12. Maintain clear pores and smooth skin. this may need to begin with a pedicure. gotta start off on the right foot. (har har. see what i did there? that idiom has a double meaning in this context. i am so clever. so good with words, and so very clever)
13. Have a yard sale. and do something totally frivolous with 50% of the profit
14, Organize a book swap
15. Garden, take 2 (but i ate those 6 green beans, darn it)
16. Be mindful with my time spent online. I don't even want to know how many days of my life have been wasted by mindless surfing of the information superhighway
17. Reflect daily. Try to be better tomorrow. But ultimately remember that it's more about WHOSE i am, and what He's done, than it is about WHO i am or what i've done.
18. No more pop. (or soda to all you college friends). none, never ever.
19. Finish reading the Bible
20. Find a favroite podcast. Beth gave me some good starting places, and i will certianly keep you informed
21. Burn candles and pick flowers. it's the little things
22. Be grateful and let others know it
23. Read voraciously
24. Create
25. Be flexible and graceful (literally and figuratively) aka...do yoga and put others first
26.Give until i gulp
27. Put people before the task at hand. something i struggle with!!!
28. GROW in faith, hope, and love.
(and the greatest of these is love)
happy new year to you all. life is truly a gift :)
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
thankful for thanksgiving
after yet another great weekend (the highlight being tonight, where i convinced 3 whole people to sign up for the mini marathon during the colts game.), i find myself needing to gear up for another few days of work. i'm practically beside myself with excitement at the prospect of being home for 4 whole days, seeing friends, and spending quality time with my family. i am so blessed!
in other news, our computer system at work is completely shut down tomorrow...we're going old school. which means no phones, no computer, no checking kids' grades online, processing transcript requests, helping kids sign up for ACT/SATs, changing kids' schedules or even having a way to look up their schedules to call them down to my office. i also think this means that we get to wear jeans. yay, i don't have to iron anything in the morning! (hey, it's the little things in life!). we're also supposed to just embrace this headache of a day and "go old school." i will be paying homage to my old high school by wearing my most favorite sweatshirt ever--lakeshore track 2001. i will do my best to not look like a total slob. i might also break out the flare leg jeans that just scream "late nineties."
i just want these next 3 days to fly by so we can get on with thanksgiving weekend!!! never fear, i am sure i will be armed with many jeff-isms to pass along to you all in the coming days. i just give and give and give.
love to all!
ps! with every passing year, i become more and more opposed to everything that is black friday. don't even get me started.
in other news, our computer system at work is completely shut down tomorrow...we're going old school. which means no phones, no computer, no checking kids' grades online, processing transcript requests, helping kids sign up for ACT/SATs, changing kids' schedules or even having a way to look up their schedules to call them down to my office. i also think this means that we get to wear jeans. yay, i don't have to iron anything in the morning! (hey, it's the little things in life!). we're also supposed to just embrace this headache of a day and "go old school." i will be paying homage to my old high school by wearing my most favorite sweatshirt ever--lakeshore track 2001. i will do my best to not look like a total slob. i might also break out the flare leg jeans that just scream "late nineties."
i just want these next 3 days to fly by so we can get on with thanksgiving weekend!!! never fear, i am sure i will be armed with many jeff-isms to pass along to you all in the coming days. i just give and give and give.
love to all!
ps! with every passing year, i become more and more opposed to everything that is black friday. don't even get me started.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
favorite things
i came home from a good week of work yesterday and turned on the tv, only to find oprah giving away her favorite things. this is the ONE and ONLY reason i would ever be a guest on oprah (hm, my wording there makes it sound like i'd be doing oprah a favor by seeing her show live. which we all know is true, but i'm not sure the most influential woman in america would agree.) anyway, i could only watch it for about 4 minutes because a.) oprah kind of drives me nuts and b.) the sheer amount of screaming from the audience. my ears are still ringing. they were one happy bunch.
so in honor of ms winfrey, here's the list of favorite things i'd give to my studio audience (or, as it were, my 52 followers.) that is, if i could.
1.) rainy fall saturday mornings.
LIKE TODAY! yay!
2.) Tickets to a Patty Griffin concert. Especially if you've got good friends to go with
3.) Good friends.
4.) Panera gingerbread bagels
They're ba-ack! and I have a sneaking suspicion that my efforts to lose 8# over the holiday season may be sabotaged by these pieces of round, warm, spicy heaven. i'm indulging at this very moment
5.)Blistex silk & shine lip gloss/chap stick.
My sister in law gave me this stuff a few years ago for Christmas, and I've replenished every time CVS has them in buy-one-get-one packaging. or every 2-3 months, whichever comes first. I have about 4 of these stashed in various corners of my life--work, car, home, purse, etc. Never go without. Always be prepared.
6.) Pandora Celine Dion--Holiday station. Hey! This is free. check it out.
7.) Smart wool socks. Love for the toesies.
8.) A Sunday morning at my church. yourchurch.com this place has quite literally changed my life.
9.) being home for the holidays. 4 more days! 5, counting today. fills me up just thinking about it. (even if jeff did back out of the 5k!!!!!) <--not bitter at all. :)
10.) gap jeans in long& lean. my new go-to. (i'd also give you the ability to NEVER have to go jeans shopping again, as that is quite possibly the most humbliing shopping experience you will ever have to endure.
well, that pretty much covers it! :) jkjkjk
i do wish you all a wonderful & warm thanksgiving with those you love, spending intentional time in gratitude for the blessings not only of this past year, but also for the wonderful gifts God, in his grace & mercy, has given us that we do not deserve.
But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved.
Eph. 2:4-5
so in honor of ms winfrey, here's the list of favorite things i'd give to my studio audience (or, as it were, my 52 followers.) that is, if i could.
1.) rainy fall saturday mornings.
LIKE TODAY! yay!
2.) Tickets to a Patty Griffin concert. Especially if you've got good friends to go with
3.) Good friends.
4.) Panera gingerbread bagels
They're ba-ack! and I have a sneaking suspicion that my efforts to lose 8# over the holiday season may be sabotaged by these pieces of round, warm, spicy heaven. i'm indulging at this very moment
5.)Blistex silk & shine lip gloss/chap stick.
My sister in law gave me this stuff a few years ago for Christmas, and I've replenished every time CVS has them in buy-one-get-one packaging. or every 2-3 months, whichever comes first. I have about 4 of these stashed in various corners of my life--work, car, home, purse, etc. Never go without. Always be prepared.
6.) Pandora Celine Dion--Holiday station. Hey! This is free. check it out.
7.) Smart wool socks. Love for the toesies.
8.) A Sunday morning at my church. yourchurch.com this place has quite literally changed my life.
9.) being home for the holidays. 4 more days! 5, counting today. fills me up just thinking about it. (even if jeff did back out of the 5k!!!!!) <--not bitter at all. :)
10.) gap jeans in long& lean. my new go-to. (i'd also give you the ability to NEVER have to go jeans shopping again, as that is quite possibly the most humbliing shopping experience you will ever have to endure.
well, that pretty much covers it! :) jkjkjk
i do wish you all a wonderful & warm thanksgiving with those you love, spending intentional time in gratitude for the blessings not only of this past year, but also for the wonderful gifts God, in his grace & mercy, has given us that we do not deserve.
But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved.
Eph. 2:4-5
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