weekend plans

As the weekend draws closer, my list of things to do gets longer and longer. Simplifying, streamlining and re-configuring all the moving parts of my life certainly can be hard work! However, it's worth it. I feel it's healthy to take a close look at yourself from time to time and re-evaluate what is working and what isn't. As I continue to tweak myself and my life closer and closer to my goals there is one constant theme ~ a need for positive changes and frequent evaluations of where I am and what I am doing. Exciting stuff, really. For me anyhow.

So, I'm off to enjoy Friday evening and look forward to a weekend of clearing out spaces both internally and externally. Have a great weekend!

let's kickstart june

It's Friiiidaaaayyyy!! And this little gnome is pretty happy about the whole situation. A certain pup and I have to agree. And this is at the end of a short work week, made even shorter by the fact that I got sick yesterday and stayed home from the office. Sheesh, we really need to re-examine the four-day workweek. No, what really needs to happen is I need to be independently wealthy! Maybe that little gnome can help a sista out; he's got to know a leprechaun somewhere or another!

I'm very excited about a knitting class I'm taking this weekend (more to follow once I have some photos) and the weather is BEAUTIFUL, so it looks like Beulah and I will be heading to the hills to do some quality hiking.

All righty then, this is Emily - signing off for the weekend. Preparing to (hopefully remember to) take lots of photos this weekend to share with you!

reflection

Last night I got home from work, changed clothes, opened a beer and proceeded to clean the apartment. All afternoon at work, cleaning the apartment was all I could think about and there was no way I could focus on anything else as long as I hadn't mopped the floors and emptied the fridge of old food. Afterward I realized that cleaning the house is my way of getting ready for the new year.

As 2010 draws to a close and 2011 looms in the (very) near future, I can hardly believe all that has happened this past year and I am thrilled to be entering into a new one! This time last year i was sitting on a beach in Cuba. Who the heck knows where next Dec. 29 will find me. In 2011 I returned to the states, got out of the Army, moved to a new state/city and began a whole new career. I started dating a new person and got that dog I promised myself in basic training. I also lost Petunia, who was the best cat ever.


Looking forward, I have so many plans and aspirations. I've got big plans for 2011 folks! However, no matter what I want to make sure I take time to enjoy what I have right now and not miss the present while planning the future. I want to spend time with Beulah, go outdoors more, take care of my health (mentally and physically), read good books, watch good movies, drink good coffee, etc.

So, as the last few days of 2010 fly by I'll be preparing myself for all the good to come and making space in my head and heart to thoroughly enjoy every moment! Cheers!

top 5

5 Sources of Happiness (even on a Monday morning)

1. Snow! (Just a dusting this morning, but I'll take it!)
2. Christmas is coming, and I am down to the very last of the knitting
3. Coffee is good; so is mulled wine
4. The heat in my office is finally working!!!!! (This is a BIG deal around here!)
5. I'm starting to get excited about the upcoming year. So many things I hope to accomplish!
   

little joys

Little Things That Make Me Smile

• The way Beulah cuddles next to me in the morning
• Daily emails from my father
• The advent calendar from Mother, she has always sent us advent calendars and I love them!
• Hot spiced wine - Hell, any wine really!
• Sitting by the fire with Esther and the menagerie
• Knowing Charlie is really, truly going to be part of the family
• Old movies, right now "White Christmas"
• The color red
• Warm blankets and quilts
• Frost
• Good coffee
• Milk that comes in glass bottles! Soooo cool and cheap!
• The fact that I'm a "writer" officially!