some things to do.
In 2010, I created a list of 29 things to do before I turned 30 (in 2011). I really rocked that list. Although I don't have a fancy milestone coming up, I won't give myself a deadline, but here are some things I'd like to do in the next little while.
- stop using so many exclamation marks!!!
- create some delightful art journals
- learn how to use tilt-shift effect in photoshop
- plan a family vacation (with friends?)
- have a daily dance party
- re-watch every bh90210 episode, marathon style.
- write thank you notes to former teachers
- send more surprises to unsuspecting friends.
- take an online art class
- re-read some of my favourite preteen library books
- host a murder mystery party
- explore Bruce County
- leave notes in library books
- collect some pretty outside blankets
- discover new favourite bands and musicians
- PAINT
What would you like to do?
Resolutions vs. Non-Goals
It is twentytwelve.
2011 was one of my favourite years so far. (new baby, new friends, new perspective)
Two years ago... i compiled a list things that I want to do more of, or be better at in life. It is posted in my closet and here and then here. I think I am doing a pretty rad job fulfilling these. I love my life. These resolutions will continue to be words of wisdom.
Last year... i compiled a list of non-goals. Instead of dwelling on resolutions and ways to improve, I focused more on things that I was already doing well and right - and will strive to continue doing them.
Those are my kind of resolutions. Here we go again (and yes, some are the same).
Lindsay, you have grown to be a fabulously passionate mom. Passionate about breastfeeding and cloth diapering and babywearing and other mom stuff. Elijah has inspired you in a million different ways. Other moms have opened your eyes and mind and heart. Enjoy every minute with your wee babe and keep surrounding yourself with other like-minded, lovely and positive moms.
Lindsay, you are a good and generous friend. You've made some amazing new friends and continue to love your old friends. Some have even called you an inspiration. You often email, comment, make things for, make cards and send secrets in the mail to people, just to show that you care. I'm sure they wouldn't mind if you continued to do that. Don't stop.
Lindsay, you've been a crafting machine this year. Not lesson planning or getting educated has left you a lot of time to get creative. You've made cards and gifts and posters and board games and wedding maps and sketches and ornaments and tutus and lots of baked goods and decorations and art journals and mail art and videos and baby scenes and other awesome stuff. You should be so proud of yourself.
Lindsay, you rocked at saving money this year. You and Rob have been doing fine with your maternity leave pay cut. You've been frugal and thrifty and creative. Things have certainly paid off.
Lindsay, you've read a tonne of books this year. You have been loving it. Get lost in a book.
Lindsay, you've really made your house a dream spot to be. You come up with neat ideas and colour schemes. You get inspiration from different places and actually put them into place. With the help of Rob and Pinterest, continue to make your house your home and invite people to share it with you.
Lindsay, you know how you wanted to limit your Internet time? Don't stress too much about it. You've been trying really hard to turn off the screen when other people are around. Way to go! However... the endless websites you discover inspire you in many different ways. They improve your teaching, find inspiration for your home and artwork, let you communicate daily with family and friends and even make you a little bit of extra cash. Don't feel bad about exploring and sharing.
Lindsay, you've become the master of list-making. And although you get made fun of by your husband for them, he secretly appreciates the lists. Big time. Let's keep making lots of lists, k?
time to start. let’s go twentytwelve! It only gets better from here. xoxo.
ps. I would LOVE to hear your non-goals!
a third year according to bookface
It is that time of year again - when FB has a fancy-dancy overview of your profile statuses (statii?). And like last year and the year before, I will skip the fancy decorative one, and post all of the updates that were archived.
j: is in back to school mode, newest preggo symptom= heartburn. Not so awesome, Rick Mercer in Kincardine!, They've finally posted my job, 38 days, Come on over on Sunday!, Well, Rick didn't win the snowmobile race, What was once a dress is now a shirt, and then there was one (month to go!), comedy tonight! week 36: bébé is quite active (foreshadowing?), is obsessed with pinterest, 18 days until due date, week #38
f: hello Ontario? We get about 20cm of snow every other week in Bruce County- are you seriously freaking out?, sleepy, I just love a butt jammed in the ribs!, tomorrow is my last day of work, "official due date" is today, but my prediction is that I will have to wait a wee bit longer, Maybe the 15th will be the day?, Sill no baby in the Kink!, washing baby clothes. RENT on glee. Awesome, I just made a cake for bébé's birth day, Elijah Myles (hello world!), Thank you everyone!, It's been one week since you looked at me...
m: Just entered another contest. I'm turning into my mother!, Don't forget to be awesome, facebook is not a busy place at 4:30am, Elijah's birth certificate came today!, my baby snores like his father, hiccup monster..., reading Jane Eyre for the first time, one month, Big outing in Port Elgin today (I brought E to school!), Happy birthday Cycle Daddio!
a: and the snow is back, 6 week growth spurt: hungry baby=tired maman!, la la la la, an hour walk uptown with the Moby! Hit the bank, grocery store and coffee culture, Elijah either snores while awake or sleeps with his eyes open (creepy!), La Leche League of Kincardine is having a fundraiser! Wave Petunias!, attack of the scratchy cat
m: I exercised my right, WHAT THE...???, Happy birthday maman, follow me on Google Friend Connect, come out and play with me, twitter party!, My uncle is an IRON MAN, Happy birthday baby-daddy, Kristen Chenoweth is singing FOR GOOD on both Oprah and Glee today!, ahh the set of Wicked (sigh), please don't strike Canada Post!!, http://fluffybums.blogspot.com/2011/05/pampers-response-what-is-in-your.html , two snoring boys
j: our baby is 100 days old, and we have power, Saved by the Bell, the thunderstorms are back!, ahh Canada Post! noooo!!! Happy Father's day!, free glasses came today- yahoo!, They are cleaning up the beach finally, less than a week to 30, who is that creep guy that I am married to? (see photo at left), Cleaning the house for LLL meeting tomorrow, Tori comes to Bayside and has so many GREAT ideas, thirty. 30. TRENTE!
j: Dear Eli: I love it when you talk - but full conversations at 4am? not so cool, (thank you fort eh BIRTHDAY wishes!( Playing with google+, My hubby just got home from a 100km ride, longest nap yet!, my uterus is not quite ready to play soccer without a sub. yeeow!, Rob & Dad got lost on their bike tour and rode 110 miles instead of 100. Nerds., Back in the kink with my FIVE MONTH OLD. woah, Happy 4th anniversary Rob!, Happy 34th anniversary catamo & Cycle Tooth, Eli has been napping for 3 hours (and Rob for 2!), woah, I'm on a blog-posting roll.
a: Eli is doing the plank, yum yum apple cake, really? no wireless in the hotel?, texas is hot, needs to write a blog post, thunderstorm!
s: What? It's September?, did anyone leave sunglasses here?, Heading to a "let's play hooky on the first day of school" party!, must.catch.up.on.friend.blogs, wireless router dead, Collingwood: The Land of Centurion, another 100 mile ride, lazy, glee glee glee glee glee, back to band!, I was following someone with 59,166 pins. woah! clogging up my feed!, The rain washed away my sidewalk chalk, but there was a new baby Morgan born this morning!, yay! Being Erica is back, iphoto on the fritz! Anyone have '11? Idina is back!! The chances of her and Kristen singing a Wicked duet have returned!, having a tooth is making naptime shorter
o: Embroidery hoop/modge podge/sheer fabric/fabric paint. Stay tuned, You can only stalk your friends on facebook for so long, but there is always new stuff on Pinterest, my baby is a pawn!, A surprise present on my doorstep for when I got home. It doesn't get much better than that! xo, Don't forget baby-movie-Monday!, Using the new FB "timeline" - I know most people hate it when FB changes things, but I think it is fun!, Cookie decorators extraordinaire (right Aly?), rainy day with a snoring baby on my lap (dishes can wait), realizing that we don't have any more sleepers, making capes, looking for black rimmed glasses. Anyone? KDHS on the chopping block! oh no!
n: sicky baby, I decided to update the theme of my blog, I hate cancelling on people and commitments - but OJ and naps are helping, put chevrons on my Kitchenaid today!, waiting patiently for pinterest to return my pins, Andrea:"I went to see Tegan and Sara last night. They remind me of if we were a band - their stories are funny about their childhood."
d: blah childcare blah, pumpkin cakies (yum-o), painted ornaments, get your own homemade tutu!, I've been shellacked, Happy Birthday little sis Andrea!, I have a lot of blog posts floating around - for both funkylindsay and brucegreykids - I will post soon Aly and Becky!, Being Erica finale = crying Lindsay, Wicked Wicked Wicked, Where is everyone? Hubby is making goodies for his class tomorrow. How crafty, I'm like-button happy today!, Merry Christmas!
Things i noticed:
- I probably should of just used the generator. nobody cares!
- My status updates don't have nearly as much to do with school. They've been replaced by baby!
ps. I am glad I posted last years and the year befores- I just got a good kick and laugh out of reading it. Hopefully I'll feel the same next December!
thank you for the music
I am thankful for
my family (near & far), my friends (old & new), my job/students (now & then), my health, my brain, our house and yummy food.
I am also thankful for a whole bunch of random goodness like - thank-yous, banana flavoured things, crayola crayons, dancing like a maniac, long & thoughtful emails, mail art, grape nerds, burt’s bees hand lotion, great big sea, strawberry ice cream, internet quizzes, cloth diapers, anne shirley, Canada, typography, lyrics, broadway musicals, peanut butter on a spoon, movies that take place in schools, hand stands, baker’s twine, tivo, paint, Yahtzee, musical instruments, brown sugar, skipping ropes, orange pop, sharpie markers, popsicles, breastfeeding, retro television, funky stockings, surprises on my doorstep, babies, pinterest, cranberry coffee cake, hot apple cider, blankets to snuggle, sudoku, mixtapes and photoshop.
I am especially thankful for my little bearded nature baby.
Happy thanksgiving fellow canucks! xo
I’m 30.
Today I am 30. Three decades. I remember when I turned 10, and my grandma made a big deal about me being one decade. Now I am three. Last year, on my 29th birthday, I posted a list of 29 things to do before I turn 30. I am sure you are dying to know how I did! (the ones in red I didn't do...)
1. become a guerilla artist – I’ve left inspiring notes all over Ontario, I've mailed secret gifts to people in the mail, I've left notes in my library books, I've made flyers.... I will continue this.
2. visit the library more often. I haven’t bought a book in FOREVER. The library is my new best friend. I went to chapters last month twice and didn't buy ANYTHING. Who have I become?
3. join a book-club. Yay! We meet once a month on Tuesday. Reading new books and meeting new people is cool – although I am still pretty shy.
4. host a murder mystery party. Hmm.. I bought a game. That is as far as I got. This is still something I plan to do. I have so many neat ideas in my head. We did host a pretty rad New Years Party though. Does that count?
5. start some traditions - I've been taking weekly and monthly photos of Elijah. I am really excited to start some family traditions in this first year of him. I'll keep you posted on more.
6. visit my family. This has been happening quite a bit- and even more now that my sister has moved and our baby has arrived.
7. make a list of people we give gifts to at christmas. divide them for each month – gather gifts. I didn’t do this for Christmas 2010 – I started a jar called “Christmas fund” and an inspiration book with ideas for homemade Christmas gifts! For Christmas 2011, I've started gathering gifts as I see them (or create them!)
8. bake more peanut butter cookies - not specifically PB cookies, but I have baked some scones and fruit crisp and chocolate chip cookies and oatmeal squares and cupcakes...
9. make fun things like dioramas and artist notebooks - Art journals, moleskine exchanges, altered books, mail art, MJ game, photos, baby book, inspiration binders, student art projects, christmas decorations, baby announcements, wedding maps, seating charts, buttons, a little bit of sewing
10. make another blurb book - hurray! Happy birthday Andrea! I also made a shutterfly mini book.
11. do wii fit regularly - I didn't. I will blame it on being pregnant and having a newborn. I will get my groove back!
12. write letters to people - I didn't hand write a lot of letters this year, but I sent a lot of notes, thank you cards and emails. I've also been a really good commenter on blogs.
13. decorate my walls (perhaps another mural?) - We are continuing to do this. So far I've added a bunch of picture frames. I am still trying to visualize two walls.
14. go outside - I wasn't the greatest of this. Last summer I was newly preggo and so exhausted that I slept away my summer. We also had a long cold winter (and I don't like long cold winters). Lately though, we've been going for a lot of family walks and enjoying the sunset outside on the balcony. Soccer and tennis have also started up again, and we've been doing some gardening. I hope to spend a lot of time outside this summer.
15. eat lots of fresh food - We've been doing the best we can. I'm pretty proud of myself for my new meal planning and cooking. Me cooking? Yes. Me.
16. buy a patio set - So so close for doing this. Can't decide.
17. plan an amazing math program - I think I am doing a pretty rad job this year! However... I finished work in February for my new teaching position - mom. I'll be back next year with my awesome math.
18. throw a backyard party - We're planning one. I'm blaming the pregnancy/newborn/weather again. This will happen this summer. Hopefully a few times.
19. explore Bruce County - I'm blaming the pregnancy/newborn/weather again. These are however, our summer plans. For real. The Explore the Bruce Passport has gone coordinates this year! How cool. I'd also love to do some local geocaching.
20. collect some pretty outside blankets - No. I really want to.
21. make more puppets - Good intentions....
22. get some new favourite sensible shoes - I've decided to wait until I go back to work for new shoes.
23. become a better blogger & photographer – i think i’m doing a-ok!
24. love with all of my heart. I’m always trying! I’ve found new and unusual feelings of love our sweet sweet Eli.
25. renew my passport - The forms are filled out and in the mail for the whole family.
26. discover new favourite bands and musicians – ongoing
27. make my home pretty – a continuous project. (see wall decorating) - We've also picked out a couch! (I think...)
28. be a good and generous friend. I don’t know of what this is exactly, but I try.
29. PAINT. - I haven't painted a lot this year. I miss it. I have, however, drawn a lot. Lots of type and lots of pencil drawings. I've been working on my value scale. Mr Gombai would be proud. My goal is to get back into painting.
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Hey! I think I did pretty well. It wasn't an epic fail. Having a newborn put the rest of my list on temporary hold, but now Elijah is 4 months old and things have become much more routine. Yay me. How did you do?
[Happy Birthday to me]
Internet junkie.
I am cooler on the internet. I am okay with that. I am less shy & awkward online. Yes, face-to-face is ideal, but that just can't happen all of the time (and I loathe the telephone), but don't make me apologize for my online life thankyouverymuch.
10 Reasons to Stop Apologizing for your Online Life By Alexandra Samuel
1. When you commit to being your real self online, you discover parts of yourself you never dared to share offline.
2. When you visualize the real person you're about to e-mail or tweet, you bring human qualities of attention and empathy to your online communications.
3. When you take the idea of online presence literally, you can experience your online disembodiment as a journey into your mind rather than out of your body.
4. When you treat your Facebook connections as real friends instead of "friends", you stop worrying about how many you have and focus on how well you treat them.
5. When you take your Flickr photos, YouTube videos and blog posts seriously as real art, you reclaim creative expression as your birthright.
6. When you focus on creating real meaning with your time online, your online footprint makes a deeper impression.
7. When you treat your online attention as a real resource, you invest your attention in the sites that reflect your values, helping those sites grow.
8. When you spend your online time on what really matters to you, you experience your time online as an authentic reflection of your values.
9. When you embrace online conversations as real, you imbue them with the power to change how you and others think and feel.
10. When you talk honestly about the real joys and frustrations of the Internet, you can stop apologizing for your life online.
RAD. (thank you Alexandra!)
new years resolute.
1.1.11... welcome aboard!
Last year... i compiled a list things that I want to do more of, or be better at in life. It is posted in my closet and here and then here. They will continue to be words of wisdom.
the cover of my new agenda.
I was browsing some blogs and came across Erin and Bri's non-goals for 2011. Instead of dwelling on resolutions and ways to improve, they focused more on things that they were already doing well and right - and will strive to continue doing them.
Lindsay, you worked really hard this year at your job. Like really hard - and perhaps a little bit anal about it. Never stop being passionate about teaching. Although you'll be taking a break from teaching 9 year olds in a classroom, your talents will come in handy with a new little life very soon. Don't regret loving your job.
Lindsay, you rocked at saving money this year. You and Rob will be just fine for the upcoming financial changes they call maternity leave. Keep saving and saving and things will certainly pay off.
Lindsay, you've read a tonne of books this year. You have been loving it. Get lost in a book.
Lindsay, you've really made your house a dream spot to be. You come up with neat ideas and colour schemes. You get inspiration from different places and actually put them into place. With the help of Rob, continue to make your house your home.
Lindsay, you know how you wanted to limit your Internet time? Don't stress too much about it. You've been trying really hard to turn off the screen when other people are around. Way to go! However... the endless websites you discover inspire you in many different ways. They improve your teaching, find inspiration for your home and artwork, let you communicate daily with family and friends and even make you a little bit of extra cash. Don't feel bad about exploring and sharing.
Lindsay, you've been doing a great job of being a good and generous friend. You often email, comment, make things for, make cards and send secrets in the mail to people, just to show that you care. I'm sure they wouldn't mind if you continued to do that. Don't stop.
Lindsay, you've become the master of list-making. And although you get made fun of by your husband for them, he secretly appreciates the lists. Big time. Let's keep making lots of lists, k?
time to start. let’s go twentyeleven!
I am 29 1/2
Today I am 29 1/2. On my 29th birthday, I posted a list of 29 things to do before I turn 30. Here is what I have accomplished so far....
Disclaimer: Just because I have crossed something off the list doesn't mean that I will stop doing them!
1. become a guerilla artist - I've done a couple of things. See here and here!
2. visit the library more often. I haven't bought a book in FOREVER. The library is my new best friend.
3. join a book-club. Yay! We meet once a month on Tuesday. Reading new books and meeting new people is cool - although I am still pretty shy.
4. host a murder mystery party. I bought a game - just have to pick a date!
5. start some traditions
6. visit my family. This has been happening quite a bit- and even more now that my sister has moved!
7. make a list of people we give gifts to at christmas. divide them for each month - gather gifts. I didn't do this - BUT I did start a jar called "Christmas fund" and an inspiration book with ideas for homemade Christmas gifts!
8. bake more peanut butter cookies - not specifically PB cookies, but I have baked some scones and fruit crisp and chocolate chip.
9. make fun things like dioramas and artist notebooks
10. make another blurb book - hurray! Happy birthday Andrea!
11. do wii fit regularly
12. write letters to people
13. decorate my walls (perhaps another mural?)
14. go outside
15. eat lots of fresh food
16. buy a patio set
17. plan an amazing math program - I think I am doing a pretty rad job this year!
18. throw a backyard party
19. explore Bruce County
20. collect some pretty outside blankets
21. make more puppets
22. get some new favourite sensible shoes
23. become a better blogger & photographer - i think i'm doing a-ok!
24. love with all of my heart. I'm always trying! I've found new and unusual feelings of love with the new baby on the way!
25. renew my passport
26. discover new favourite bands and musicians - ongoing
27. make my home pretty - a continuous project. Currently working on "baby nook".
28. be a good and generous friend. I don't know of what this is exactly, but I try.
29. PAINT.
things i love.
an assortment of things that make me happy.
thank-yous
banana flavoured things
black & white
my students - past, present & future
crayola crayons
dancing like a maniac
long & thoughtful emails from dear friends
family
mail art
grape nerds
burt's bees hand lotion
great big sea
strawberry ice cream
lyrics
pretending my life is a musical
peanut butter on a spoon
movies that take place in schools
hand stands
baker's twine
playing Sorry
sneaking brown sugar
skipping ropes
orange pop
sharpie markers
popsicles
retro television
funky stockings
our dancing baby.
Another year according to bookface.
It is that time of year again - when FB has a fancy-dancy overview of your profile statuses (statii?). And like last year, I will skip the fancy decorative one, and post all of the updates that were archived.
j: is LOST.
f: is valentine's day decorations, best new wii game (just dance!), is going to make a puppet, fixed the bug!, is Breathless Mahoney, is thinking that people are forgetting that the men are not the ONLY canadian hockey team, figured she should start her report cards since they are due Friday, Gold & Silver!, says "check out my cousin Jake's quinzee!", go hamelin!, is back from a lovely mini visit meeting baby Joe - xoxo, 14 gold!, i heart michaeljfox, it's audition time.
m: thinks benjamin linus is so....benjamin linus, look! I made an etsy shop!, SMARTboard has been installed, is LOST again..., has sold 3 wewdding maps!,
a: desmond is my constant, LOST vs GLEE: thank goodness for TiVo!, Noodle factory was great as always, http://paythepiper.wordpress.com/2010/04/18/i-love-enthusiasm-and-my-niece-lindsay, blah blah blah, Sue Sylvester is so vogue, looking for a mother's day art idea, is making some movies
m: ice ice baby, just found a song called "lindsay right, flurries?, can play some songs on the harmonica now, happy Mother's day Cata!, raised 330 bucks at a bake sale today -only 500 more to go, stop-motion is fun!, Happy birthday Cata, 5 birthdays today, is Lindsay, i heart idina, World expo of beer!, happy birthday hubby, just about time to start the alphabet countdown, hey EQAO - bring it on!
j: tornado?, Doo-Wop Wed Widing Hood, gleeeeeeeee, Doo-Wopped out!, is funkylindsay.com, regional track&field meet -check!, is taking herself to the movies, happy father's day!, is a singing star once again, is step by stepped, two more days before my champagne birthday!, overwhelmed with the # of birthday wishes - i feel so loved,
j: happy birthday canada!, thanks kate, curt, meghan, paul, sarah, mike, kim, cotes for a fun saturday (come back soon!), facebook notes feed for wordpress is 1.5 days slow, Steve Carrel and Jane Lynch on Leno tonight, is a fast EQAO scorer, my mom won a fridge!, feels like a factory worker (one more day!), is peabrain, has been married to Robert Wright for 3 years!, is map making, happy anno C&C, just watching another wedding at the Rock Garden, grape popsicle, I can't sleep walla walla, cleaning, http://schools.universitylipdub.com, the LOST epilogue!
a: needs to purchase some more popsicles, you can now subscribe to funkylindsay.com by email!, happy 93rd Nanny!, is hungry, they found the body..., there really is no party like an S club party, Jesse & Slater made a volcano science project - don't they know that isn't even acceptable for a grade 4?, is at school, is not at school anymore, watching Being Erica, stormy stormy.
s: blahblahblah, every year since 1986 I've been afraid of tomorrow, and...we're back!, wonders if one can watch too many episodes of the Golden Girls, boy - these pretzels are making me thirsty!, congrats papa on finishing the centurion 100, it's Dexter time!, bump/bump/bump
o: prediction: round cheeks, red hair & freckles, watching Dawson's Creek, if Waldo and Carmen Sandiego had kids would you ever be able to find them?, http://www.wishpot.com/user/197894, is frustrated by a parent in my class who is anti - "all things technology".
n: Where's Waldo was a success!, how do you write a valuable math comment in 150 characters?, my baby knows how to make the best bacon and tomato sandwiches for me and my baby, woke up to snow, and luckily it has all melted now, I heart Nanny, doo doo doo, Free car seat, free bassinet, free stroller, free swing - saving money is great!
d: i miss when you used to play dodgeball with us in gym Mme, bébé likes Benny, snow days all around me, Kincardine and Port Elgin are in their own bubble, love to love you, Three Wisemen & a Baby - successful despite the snow!, can't sleeeeep, wonders if 21 will still be closed in the morning..., first "real" snow day in a long time!
Things i noticed:
- I probably should of just used the generator. nobody cares!
- My status updates have a lot to do with school and tv
ps. I am glad I posted last years- I just got a good kick and laugh out of reading it. Hopefully I'll feel the same next December!
i don’t enjoy…
Here is a random list of things that I don't enjoy - that other people love. (many of you might be thinking.. WHAT?)
- campfires/bonfires
- mainstream radio
- "going out" to the bars. Especially after 10pm
- eating outside on a patio at a restaurant
- lululemon. GAH.
- sunbathing at the beach
- watching hockey
29 things to do before I turn 30.
Today I am 29. I have one more year until the big 3-0. Here are 29 things that I'd like to do before I turn 30.
1. become a guerilla artist
2. visit the library more often.
3. join a book-club
4. host a murder mystery party
5. start some traditions
6. visit my family
7. make a list of people we give gifts to at christmas. divide them for each month - gather gifts
8. bake more peanut butter cookies
9. make fun things like dioramas and artist notebooks
10. make another blurb book
11. do wii fit regularly
12. write letters to people
13. decorate my walls (perhaps another mural?)
14. go outside
15. eat lots of fresh food
16. buy a patio set
17. plan an amazing math program
18. throw a backyard party
19. explore Bruce County
20. collect some pretty outside blankets
21. make more puppets
22. get some new favourite sensible shoes
23. become a better blogger & photographer
24. love with all of my heart.
25. renew my passport
26. discover new favourite bands and musicians
27. make my home pretty
28. be a good and generous friend
29. PAINT.
i like.
i like dancing to songs of the past.
i like coffee beans but hot liquids burn my tongue.
i like rainbow colours and using them for things.
i like quotes about artists.
i like snuggles with Robert.
i like the smell of rain.
i like clean things but i am a slob.
i like singing at the top of my lungs.
i like milk.
i like fun fonts and black markers.
i like bakeries.
i like being recognized.
i like pretty journals, magazines and books.
i like babies.
i like a lot of light.
i like lemon tarts and brie cheese.
march one.
Shavasana. It gets me every time. For those who are not familiar, it is aka the corpse pose at the end of each yoga class. It sounds so simple -- you just lay there on your back with your eyes shut and relax. The real challenge though, is to still the mind. I sometimes find myself running through my "to-do list" of things I'll accomplish when I leave yoga. Sometimes I am really good. I listen to K and follow the instructions and my mind becomes still... for a while. Then fragments of thoughts keep messing with my stillness.
Tonight is the perfect example. I find myself in corpse pose. For the first 3/4 of shavasana I am still. I watch my breath in my mind's eye. But then, I find myself comparing the different living rooms of my old favourite sitcoms. Seriously - where does this stuff come from? I was comparing Growing Pains and Who's the Boss. Both houses you enter the front door at the left of the screen. When you walk in the door, the stairs are immediately to the left for the characters. Move inside a bit and it is the living area, and then (and I am almost certain here) you go through a swinging door into the kitchen which is at the right of the screen. I thought about this for a while. I also remember the Golden Girls and Mr Belvedere having a similar set-up. and I think Out of this World did too. Do you think they reused the sets?
Coming home, I promptly did a living room search for these sitcoms, but I surprisingly couldn't find any screen shots. What I did find was something quite rad. Someone on the same wavelength as me perhaps. I love it.
Go!
resolute.
As a teacher, the start of a new year is always in September, but there is always something so rejuvenating about January. I get two weeks to refresh myself, spending it with people I love, good food and art projects.
things that I want to do more of, or be better at in twentyten.
i will be passionate.
i will think before i talk so that my words will always be kind and positive.
i will collect sweet things.
i will listen. a lot. really listen.
i will go outside.
i will love more, be more openminded, and be a better friend.
i will be healthier.
i will stay home more often and invite people to share and connect with us.
i will play and make art every day.
i will dress more creatively.
i will make new memories, and take more pictures.
i will write more letters and notes without a keyboard.
time to start. let's go twentyten!
