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[quote]
live with intention.
walk to the edge.
listen hard.
practice wellness.
play with abandon.
laugh.
choose with no regret.
continue to learn.
appreciate your friends.
do what you love.
live as if this is all there is.
-mary anne radmacher
Thursday (list)
- i love a good snowstorm as much as anyone, but with TWO of them (including a dreaded ‘noreaster’) said to be headed right for us, i’m feeling some panic. my shedule has just officially gotten hectic, and there’s little wiggle room for dealing with icy roads and sidewalks.
- this might be a bad time to remember that i don’t have a winter coat, only a light orange jacket. honestly, i really don’t want to buy a new coat while i’m still losing weight; time for some creative layering.
- after bear gets emma out of the crib in the mornings (while i pretend to sleep in), she goes through her pretend kitchen/plastic foods and brings me breakfast in bed. this morning i was presented with a feast of pretend-hamburger, a pretend-ice cream cone (with a fork to eat with), a piece of imaginary swiss cheese, and a glass of pretend-milk. it was the finest meal ever.
- two of our cousins, one darling sister-in-law, and four special friends are pregnant. it’s something in the water, obviously.
It’s a Tuesday list…
- This is my last rehearsal/performance/stress-free day until December 26th. I want to spend the day relaxing, but I’m haunted by unfinished Christmas lists, a messy house that refuses to clean itself, music that must be practiced, and bills that must be paid.
- Also, I’m still waiting to hear back from the drop-in daycare at Bear’s work. As of this minute, we still don’t have a babysitter for next week…..but, um….I’m not stressed about it or anything, no not at all.
- My holiday shopping is approximately 12% finished.
- I had a dream last night about Othello, the sweet old cow at our petting zoo. In the dream, I walked him out of the zoo and brought him to live in the lobby of our building. He seemed very happy here.
- I’m so bored and unattached to my ipod. I’m thinking of deleting everything on it and starting from scratch. We’re driving all the way to Sunny Southern Indiana on Christmas, and really need some musical inspiration and magical playlists.
impossible things
I’d like to post another list today, but the truth is I’m deliriously excited about Carol’s visit this evening and can’t concentrate on anything else. I’m also very busy cleaning and stuffing clutter out of eye-view… For today, then, a quote:
“There is no use trying, said Alice; one can’t believe impossible things. I dare say you haven’t had much practice, said the Queen. When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” ~Lewis Carroll “Alice in Wonderland”
Another Monday…another list
1. The 9-10am hour has become my favorite time of the morning; Em sits next to me (having climbed into the highchair and strapped herself in) watching Sesame Street and laughing as we sing along to the songs, and I have an hour to catch up on my coffee, crosswords, and Internet. This hour is like a big, deep breath before we dive into the demands of the day.
2. Our Thanksgiving was quite a success. Good friends and family, kids running around underfoot, plenty of good food (the pumpkin pie was a hit!), and so much to be thankful for.
3. Now I’m so eager to haul out the holly and put up a tree! and hang stockings! and gaze in wonder at store windows and holiday lights!
4. My friend C is visiting at the end of the week…I am so excited. So Excited. I’ve got a long list of things we could do while she’s here, but mostly I’m just looking forward to curling up on the couch and relaxing with a special friend.
5. I fell off the wagon Friday night and had a Diet Coke at the movies (after being off the stuff for two months). Should I feel guilty, or should I just be honest and admit that it was reallllly good?
Monday 5: sailing on
1. When I was little, mom used to sing Bridge Over Troubled Water to me. I thought the lyrics “Sail on silver girl, sail on by. Your time has come to shine…all your dreams are on their way” were written for me. I still think so.
2. They’re putting up the Christmas tree in our downstairs lobby. I’m so excited for the holiday trimmings; I may be the only one not doing the “ugh…Christmas decorations already” dance, but I love it!
3. After dreading Em’s doctor’s appt for a week and secretly vowing to find a new pediatrician after this visit because it’s usually such a disaster….today was a perfect well-child visit. They weighed and measured and poked and listened and even stuck a flu shot in her arm without invoking any tears.
4. My dear husband ate an entire batch of homemade cupcakes in the last two days, just to spare me the temptation. I do sincerely appreciate his efforts.
5. I’ve been complaining about our lack of Thanksgiving plans for days…it just dawned on me that we should go to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. I’m so used to avoiding the “big tourist-y” NY things, but if the weather’s nice enough, this could be fun!
Five for Friday
1. Have I told you that someone stole the radio antenna off our car? I’m so lost without NPR and sports talk radio during a drive… I’m bored with all my ipod’s playlists, and I’ve played the one cd I keep in the car (my sincerely beloved Barry Manilow) dozens and dozens of times. Who would steal an antenna, and is it wrong that every time I see a car like ours, I secretly long to steal the antenna and put it on our car? I would never, but it’s tempting.
2. We’re going to a wedding in Massachusetts next week. First off, I’m usually pretty down on morning weddings, but in this case I’m glad to be able to keep it as just a day-trip. Haven’t bought a gift yet; I really hate buying things off the registry (so uncreative!), but I guess that really is what people want, huh?
3. Had to stop off at the store this morning for coffee filters, chewable vitamins, and goldfish crackers. The important things in life.
4. I was scheduled to cat-sit for a neighbor over the next week so he could visit his family for Thanksgiving. This sweet, normally stoic man just called me with incredible emotion in his voice, letting me know he’s cancelled his trip because Buster (the cat) is very sick, has been at the vet for the last 12 hours, and will need extensive meds and love over the next week. Looks like Buster will be fine, but his owner can’t bear to leave him right now. awwww….
5. Finally made an appointment to get my hair colored this weekend. When I go too long between colorings, my hair turns an indefinable shade of dishwater blah, and my mood tends to match.
Five Things Thursday
1. The sky is dark and brownish-gray this morning. I love (love!!!) rainy days, but there’s an obsessive part of me that now says “oh, it’s going to be hard to get a good picture in this low light today” and “I wonder if Em’s up for a photoshoot at the park with her new rainboots and umbrella?”
2. A scientist on Good Morning America this morning revealed that “double-dipping” doesn’t really increase bacteria in salsa. They did, however, suggest that double-dipping is an intimate habit which should only be shared among loved ones.
3. I am so over passively judgmental people. People that stand on their soapbox and tell you how hard they are working to be good and right and strong, while implying that you’re just too much of a lazy sinner to even aspire to such greatness. I’m all for personal betterment, but can’t people just work on themselves without all the judgy garbage?
4. I’m going to have holiday shopping and cards finished by December 1. Stop laughing - I’m serious!
5. I hate worrying about budgets and finances and what-ifs. I know it’s time for me to make a leap out of the comfort zone again, but those numbers make my brain swell. Today’s mantra: “we’re doing fine…follow your heart…remember who you are and why you’re here”
Off the top of my head: 5 random things
1. Things I have looked up on google so far this morning: ”why is toddler throwing tantrums every morning after waking up?” and “when is Hannukah 2007?” and “what’s the best coffee maker under $75?”
2. Em’s pediatrician has cancelled/rescheduled our last THREE visits. I’m starting to take it personally (the last two times we had to be seen by a different doctor), and I’m quite annoyed. I’ve spent 30++ minutes on the phone each time trying to reschedule (”can you hold, please?” um….no!!), and now I’m so ready to find a new doctor…
3. I really hate when overblown ”emergency breaking news” coverage breaks into my morning television. I do not need to see the governor’s press conference on driver’s licenses. I just want to see the weather! And today’s newspaper headlines! And the 30-seconds they usually devote to “the world outside NY”!
4. We’re hosting Thanksgiving this year, and I haven’t even begun to think about grocery shopping or menu planning. I’m feeling brave enough to make (my first ever) pie, but I have to admit that the prospect of making turkey is pretty unexciting since I personally don’t care for turkey much at all.
5. The sound of clinking china and a loud ticking clock, and the smell of instant coffee remind me of waking up at Grandma’s house. There was a specific quiet and slowness to the mornings there that made each sound, smell and movement echo through the house. I used to lie awake in her bed for so long, just listening to the house and feeling warm.