[things i love, oh so much]

~ light blue skies, the color of daydreams
~ making waffles
~ the specific quiet to be had when staying up very very late, working through the night
~ getting lost in a few books (today on the kindle: Katherine Center’s latest. today on the bookshelf: the time traveler’s wife. today in the mailbox: julie andrews’ memoir.)
~ friendly, funny children
~ photoshop (this is a love/hate relationship. today it’s love.)
~ spanx, a very magical undergarment
~ finding a picture of myself from five years ago and being able to say with confidence that i’m looking a lot better now than i did then
~ the anticipation of new camera gear on the way
~ weddings
~ quality time with The Mister, laughing so hard that tears stream down my face
~ dvr on both tv’s and the decadent feeling of being able to avoid all the commercials, always
~ henri bendel wild fig body cream, and their pretty striped packaging
~ the word “persnickety”
~ the phrase “bee in my bonnet…”, which i admittedly over-use

[things i don't really get]

~ everybody and their brother having that exact same “white t-shirts and jeans/barefoot on the beach” picture
~ flip-flops
~ people that don’t say excuse me (when clearly they should)
~ frappuccino-frothy-high-calorie-but-not-even-decadent-like-a-milkshake drinks
~ jay leno
~ engagement pictures where the couple are standing in separate doorways far apart, not looking at each other or anything. oddly, i see this a lot. it’s clearly over my head.
~ newborn pictures where the baby is wrapped in burlap and hung from a tree or all smooshed up like a sack of flour. i see this one a lot, too. it makes my brain hurt.
~ things that are not straightforward
~ people that don’t try

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[status]

i’m working really hard and have lots more to do, but that’s not a bad thing…on the contrary; pieces are really starting to fit into place, and i’m trying to find the right spot for everything. i’m feeling sleepy but motivated, exhausted on the outside but bubbling with new energy on the inside. i’m feeling overwhelmed and honored by the good, strong people in my life, loving the rainy afternoons and pots of tea with my little darlin’, and excited about some great projects (large and small) ahead. in other words: it’s all good.

Hope your day is happy, my friends.
xoxo

emma at tap class. this kid can light up even the gloomiest day with her boundless energy and jubilation. the word “love” isn’t big enough for what she makes me feel…