but I got up early-ish (before 10!) and trekked over to the Air Conditioned Coffee shop for an Iced Coffee while I did some reading on the common core state standards movement.
In other news, I ate way too much today, and I blame my uterus. Dinner was a lean cuisine french bread pizza, which was tasty though not filling. Ended up making a small bowl of pasta salad afterwards, and then I indulged my sweet tooth with some fro-yo from Tutti-Frutti. Now I am full, and I fear I will be full until next wednesday. You'd think I'd learn that stuffing myself around dinner time is not a great idea. Usually the heat wipes out my appetite, but today was clearly an outlier. Again, I blame the woman parts for making me extra hungry.
I finally bought a personal for my bedroom-I should have done this when I moved here in the summer. Besides circulating the ac in my room, it helps to drown out the noise of the drunk undergrads who walk back from the bars at two in the morning.
Aric's job has sparked the realization that we can start looking for a place to live-and not just any place, but a real place to call home. This will be the first time in my adult life that I am able to be choosy about where we will live-we finally have the income to live in relative comfort. In college, I took whatever was cheap and even lived with random people from time to time. No more of that! If I could be utterly picky, I want to have a two bedroom place with a small patio or balcony (for a grill or container gardens) a linen or coat closet, and an actual nook off the kitchen for a dining table. I also really want a fitness room, if only to keep me honest with my workouts. And if I'm being really picky, a fireplace would be great :) At first I thought two bedrooms sounded extravagant, but knowing how focused and irritable I can get when I'm writing term papers, I think having my own little work area is going to be a saving grace for our relationship.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
The Craft Bug
Today I feel like writing. Or at least I felt that way a half hour ago, when I finally pried myself from slumber.
Spent yesterday in Berkeley with Emy, which was time well spent, as always. We went to Urban Ore-my first time!-and I picked up some mason jars, which I plan on using as centerpieces at my wedding. $6 for 4 jars? Yes, please?
In other news, today I'm feeling crafty and have a strong need to create (No doubt influenced by Em!) Or organize. Or do something domestic around the apartment. The weather has cooled down-meaning that my place shouldn't get too warm come the afternoon. The problem with feeling crafty is that I always feel crafty but never actually get to the actual crafting part. I often end up looking at craft supplies or searching for ideas online, and by the time I'm done searching, all of my crafting willpower has evaporated. Hopefully today will be a different story. Besides crafting, I've been eager to make my own bread. If I had a bread machine, this endeavor would not be such a big deal, but I don't. I want to use my hands, work up a sweat, and tone my arms while kneading some whole wheat dough. Still looking for a healthy, lower-calorie bread recipe, and until then, no bread making shall be had.
Aric's job starts tomorrow! Which is exciting, for obvious reasons. He did leave his tie in the backseat of my car, so I have a feeling he'll be scrounging some department stores for a tie later this afternoon.
My day with the cousins was excellent-we decided on a bridesmaid dress color-Clover green. I'm glad I order a swatch of the dress for us to see, because the clover online looked very granny smith apple. But in person, its a much more muted green and should work really well with the creams, browns, and pops of Pink in the rest of the decor.
I think my writing spell has come and gone. That was short lived. (That's what she said). Is it sad that I make inappropriate jokes to myself on this? I hope not.
Spent yesterday in Berkeley with Emy, which was time well spent, as always. We went to Urban Ore-my first time!-and I picked up some mason jars, which I plan on using as centerpieces at my wedding. $6 for 4 jars? Yes, please?
In other news, today I'm feeling crafty and have a strong need to create (No doubt influenced by Em!) Or organize. Or do something domestic around the apartment. The weather has cooled down-meaning that my place shouldn't get too warm come the afternoon. The problem with feeling crafty is that I always feel crafty but never actually get to the actual crafting part. I often end up looking at craft supplies or searching for ideas online, and by the time I'm done searching, all of my crafting willpower has evaporated. Hopefully today will be a different story. Besides crafting, I've been eager to make my own bread. If I had a bread machine, this endeavor would not be such a big deal, but I don't. I want to use my hands, work up a sweat, and tone my arms while kneading some whole wheat dough. Still looking for a healthy, lower-calorie bread recipe, and until then, no bread making shall be had.
Aric's job starts tomorrow! Which is exciting, for obvious reasons. He did leave his tie in the backseat of my car, so I have a feeling he'll be scrounging some department stores for a tie later this afternoon.
My day with the cousins was excellent-we decided on a bridesmaid dress color-Clover green. I'm glad I order a swatch of the dress for us to see, because the clover online looked very granny smith apple. But in person, its a much more muted green and should work really well with the creams, browns, and pops of Pink in the rest of the decor.
I think my writing spell has come and gone. That was short lived. (That's what she said). Is it sad that I make inappropriate jokes to myself on this? I hope not.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Distraction
Ever since beginning grad school (or at least I became aware of this particular habit during grad school) my brain seems to jump about everywhere all at once. For instance, this morning I woke up to pot of coffee (thanks to the genius if the delay brew function) poured myself a cup, and popped a slice of bread in the toaster. Then I felt the need to check my e-mail and promptly left the cup of coffee in the kitchen. Got to the bedroom and realized my mistake, walked back to the kitchen to fetch coffee, only to plant myself in front of the computer for a whole 10 minutes. Needless to say, my toast was cold by the time I remembered it.
This blog is another example-I created it yesterday, fully intending to post about something relevant to my life, but I kept getting distracted by the little things like "whole wheat bread recipes," reorganizing the apps on my i-Phone, and matching socks to their disgruntled mates. Now I'm finally posting, almost a fully 24 hours later.
My day has had two significant highlights: one being that the campus gym is still open for Spring Quarter attendees, meaning I don't have to dish out dough for a summer membership just yet, and the other being finishing my first book of the summer, a nonfiction account of "loners" by Anneli Rufus.
Exciting life, no?
This blog is another example-I created it yesterday, fully intending to post about something relevant to my life, but I kept getting distracted by the little things like "whole wheat bread recipes," reorganizing the apps on my i-Phone, and matching socks to their disgruntled mates. Now I'm finally posting, almost a fully 24 hours later.
My day has had two significant highlights: one being that the campus gym is still open for Spring Quarter attendees, meaning I don't have to dish out dough for a summer membership just yet, and the other being finishing my first book of the summer, a nonfiction account of "loners" by Anneli Rufus.
Exciting life, no?
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