Time // 5:30 a.m. Place // my desk at home. Eating // refrigerator oatmeal. Drinking // coffee. Watching // nothing at all lately. Reading // Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin. Wanting // to build up a stash of note cards and be more diligent about sending them for birthdays, anniversaries, and just for fun. Thinking // about how glad I am that David is home from his trip. Single parenting is exhausting! Creating // cards for Mother’s Day, a cross stitch about a quarter of the way finished that I’ve kind of stalled out on, and am ready to start sewing my quilt. Hoping // to make a trip to the garden center over the weekend and bring home a…
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Playground fun over the weekend. *** Time // 6:47 p.m. Place // home at my desk Eating // cold pizza and strawberries Drinking // cold water Watching // nothing now but I did see Olympus Has Fallen over the weekend and it was intense but good. Reading // Matched by Ally Condie. I just needed something quick and light. Wanting // a new pair of earrings because I recently lost one of my only pair. I am always losing one earring. Thinking // about how I hardly ever use Instagram anymore, and how I need to remedy that. Creating // trying to complete my woven wall hanging before month’s end. Hoping // Meredith’s epic struggle with teething will end soon. She’s soooo slow…
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Time // 2pm Place // on break at work Eating // Fiber One bar for a snack Drinking // ice water Watching // David and I actually watched a movie over the weekend, Tower Heist. It was funny and exciting and had a happy ending, so basically perfect for me. Reading // Just started Katherine by Anya Seton. My aunt gave it to me for my birthday and I’m totally in the mood for a historical fiction so it jumped to the top of my list. Wanting // the IKEA PS cabinet in white, but no telling when it’ll become available. It would be perfect to store office and craft supplies in a toddler-proof way. Thinking // about how to be a better wife, better mother, better nurse,…
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Time // 12:30 p.m. Place // on break at work Eating // a cheese ball and crackers, cupcake, random other snacks that patients have brought us, chicken parmesan for lunch provided by a drug rep Drinking // water Watching // carolers pass through the clinic and getting that warm fuzzy feeling Reading // The Passage by Justin Cronin for book club; still in the middle of Moby-Dick too Wanting // a color printer at home Thinking // about all the goals and plans I want to make for the new year Creating // December daily pages Hoping // that Meredith starts sleeping later in the mornings instead of waking up with me at 4:30 Needing // to finish Christmas shopping, more quick weeknight meal ideas Anticipating // hosting Christmas at our…
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Meredith and her cousin Cameron yesterday on Thanksgiving. The hand-holding kills me. Time // 10:00 a.m. Place // kitchen counter Eating // bacon and Christmas cookies Drinking // coffee Watching // my husband feed Meredith leftover snacks Reading // Moby-Dick by Herman Melville – agreed to a readalong with my brother-in-law (he’s smoking me on speed though) and am enjoying it a lot more than I expected to Wanting // some cool weather to arrive and stick around Thinking // about venturing out to a few stores Creating // Christmas decorations Hoping // my uncle’s health improves Needing // to do a purge of stuff we don’t need or use throughout the house Anticipating // Christmas :) *** Our Thanksgiving was a little untraditional – after a quiet morning at home we spent the…
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