...This is the title of a wonderful book I've been reading lately (last night and this morning). It's a slim volume by a man named Rainer Maria Rilke who I am just this morning reading up on. I've actually had this book for a while now, a handful of years. It was given to me by Sam's mom and although I had started reading it sometime previous, I ( Read more... )

I went to bed extra early last night, helpfully suggested in the form of example from my lovely grey fur baby Zilla cat and awoke feeling spry and proper. So this is how it's done! I'm about 1/2 ready and it's not even 6:00 AM so I decided to window shop some delights. Here are some choice pics ( Read more... )

I'm just about ready to leave for work. Even though I had an extremely lazy kind of weekend, almost to the point you would definitely wonder if I was depressive, I did manage to do a lot of smiling and laughing and being silly with my boyfriend Sam. I must admit I was feeling quite drained on my Friday (Tuesday) and just basically epitomizing the ( Read more... )

Ta-da, it's Friday again and I am replenishing my coffee reserves (in my tummy +blood stream) and putting together the final touches on my pack + putting on 1/2 my work uniform (pants, black) so that I am as ready as possible to walk out the door before I relax for a few ( Read more... )

On days like this when I'm not so monetarily endowed, when there's been a stat holiday and I have to wait an extra day to get paid but I'm still on my day off and I still end up waking up fairly early I like to "window shop" on the internet. It makes me smile to oggle all the pretty baubles and  bits, clothing items, books, etc. etc ( Read more... )

....The alarm clock had amazing reception this morning which was unusual. Generally I tend to wake up from loud(ish fuzzy sounds. Today it was clearly a song ( Read more... )

This morning is my dress rehearsal for my Friday (Tues. Since the provincial government made today a holiday in BC we get paid time and a half today for working. "Family Day" is what it's called ( Read more... )

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....My last entry was the very first time that I've ever "embedded media" on my LJ and damn, was it exhilarating! However, I guess even though the vid was called "First Things First", I think it may have come 2nd for these concepts. This explains what "Pigeons of Discontent" are. So now I know and you know. Sweet! Knowledge is power and damn, we ( Read more... )

This woman is brilliant  her books and youtube videos. Check em' out.

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She has waay more vids on youtube and I've been looking thru them all one by one.

Even though I went to bed a little late, I woke up early. I promise  I won't make it a habit ( Read more... )