Today has been amazing. I had a great night last night and I woke up a little later today, in a good mood, then only had to work for about an hour (which I got to ride my bike to). After work I changed into something lighter and a friend came over. We worked in the garden for several hours, picking squash, swiss chard and beets. We walked to the ( Read more... )

Patience is a virtue that I really appreciate. I am usually good at being patient in general except when my sugar is low or if it is with a machine. I have very little patience for technology. People are a different story. People make sense in a different sort of way. Well quite honestly most machines really do not make sense to me at all. I can ( Read more... )

Thought someone else might be interested :)

https://pol.moveon.org/obamastickers/?rc=fb.allages

I talked to mom today! [She is leaving for greece for 6 weeks tomorrow]

I bought more books yesterday. I am almost finished with one of the two that I brought home so that will be completed this evening. I love books. (especially new used books- they have more life to them) I also bought a couple of souvenirs. We'll see how well I did when I get home :)Present shopping is up there with used book buying for the joy it ( Read more... )

maybe what I am supposed to be learning is how to let go??

no go... today my plan was thwarted. we'll see if I am successful tomorrow...

I've always wanted to have more of a relationship with my mom. I love my parents. I really look up to my mom. She has a big heart and she is constantly helping everyone else around her, even when it is to her detriment (I wonder how much of it is out of a sense of obligation? - which does not make me think less of her- she was catholic pre-Vatican ( Read more... )

Mom and I were walking down the sidewalk in town and we were chatting about small things.. our visitors this evening [an old friend of mom's] and the wedding for my cousin on Saturday.. I brought up how strange it is for me to be home, how it feels for it to be not quite mine anymore. [to which she said- "that should not be strange, you don't act ( Read more... )

I fell asleep last night on the couch after dinner and I did not wake up until 11:30 this morning, so I missed what promised to be a great basketball game. It probably would not have really bothered me at all to miss it except I had seen at least the ends of all of the games leading up to it, so it is sort of like watching a movie and then missing ( Read more... )