delight in life

how much do i want one of these right now?

 

SO MUCH. SO MUCH.

cushioning my pins

So I got a sewing machine for my birthday. It is amazing. So far I've been too busy to make anything except for this:

 I feel pretty accomplished. Have you ever tried to pull a 3/8" ribbon through two layers of fabric? In general, it was simple, but if a pattern ever recommends that you may need pliers to complete a project, you may want to run away. I busted 2 needles doing that tufting.

refreshed.

Yesterday Molly, Jess and I had ourselves a little girls' day out to - where else? - Paper Source. Molly and Hiram gave me a gift certificate for my birthday, so I got some lovely paper and stamps without spending any money. Always, always a good thing.

When we got home, Chris took over our apartment and threw a party. Everyone's been a little stressed out so he cleaned up, bought food and drinks, and grilled. We finished off the evening with a game of The Office Trivial Pursuit. (Which I won. It was a little bit scary how much minutiae I actually knew.) It was a really fun night, made possible by Chris's apparently unending thoughtfulness.

shiny shiny wednesday

The weather here has been delightful the last few days. Pleasantly cool air and bright sunshine are all it takes to put me in a perpetually cheery mood, so I've been pretty delightful the last few days, also. (to paraphrase Tracy Jordan.)

Good things: the hard part of the week is almost over. the killer weather will last for at least 3-4 more days. i scrapbooked last night. three pages! the office season 5 starts in 8 days. it's almost chili weather - YUM. i've realized that though my schedule this semester seemed impossible, it's really just full. still doable.

I placed an order on Winkflash this morning for a batch of pictures with which I will complete a project that's been laying around for months!

In summary: the weather is good. Things are good. Happy Wednesday.

super sunday and manageable monday.

Yesterday was good. Really good. I went to church. I came home, spent twenty minutes trying to take out Baby Peach in Mario Kart, then went upstairs and made a to-do list and proceeded to do EVERY SINGLE ITEM ON THE LIST. That hasn't happened since at least May, unless you count my to-do lists from a few days this summer: shower. play super mario galaxy. paint nails. (I actually wrote this list down on paper. Ha! I love summer.) 

But this was a real list. With chores and homework on it. And I did them all! People, my self-discipline didn't leave me forever, it just took a summer vacation with me!

And then, to top it all off, I went to yoga last night. For the first time in forever. And it really hurt, but it felt really good.

So, to sum it all up:

• Soul: check! went to church. and I SANG in the choir!
• Brain: check! did my homework.
• Sanity: check! played some mario kart.
• Body: check! rode my bike to the gym for yoga.

And Monday is turning out to be just as productive. Everything is looking good. YES.