This week I am loving…

… that Instagram finally introduced multiple account logins. Hallelujah. I think they heard my (recent) pleas. This is such a game changer (I bet, not just for me).

… my new NorthFace snow jacket which I scored at the REI end of the season sale. Woot! This will come in handy very soon.

… the spring-like weather this week. Sunny, blue skies just cannot be beaten and slowly but surely, it’s starting to stay lighter longer in the evenings. I am still hoping for some more rain though.

… Season 10 of The X-Files. Are you watching? I am so excited.We’ve only watched two episodes so far, but I think they did a great job “reviving” this cult series! I never watched it when it first aired, but J made me watch all 9 seasons a few years ago. I am so thrilled Mulder and Scully are back.

… knitting for the little ones of two of my dear friends. I must say, knitting a clothing item for a baby/toddler is so much less intimidating than knitting an adult piece. Ha.

… fiddling with my new WordPress theme. J doesn’t understand it at all (but to his defense, he’s not into anything computer-related and he kept asking me  if I was having fun with what I was doing), but I like the challenge of fiddling with design codes and getting my blog set up just the way I like it. It gives me a strange sense of accomplishment.

… happy mail in my mailbox. Thanks so much, friend.

… a spontaneous “let’s not cook, but get Mexican take-out tonight” call from J this week. I mean, come on, who doesn’t love ‘Mexican’ and ‘take out’ in the same sentence?

What’s one thing you’re loving this week?

Well, well, regular posting has yet to resume on this ol’ blog, but I might as well use it as an excuse to bring back the “Things I love Thursday”-posts which I have skipped for quite a while now. I personally don’t have anything against posts that point out things that are awesome, so here we go.

This week I am loving…

… the “Postal bookclub” that I’ve been participating in for well over year now. It has helped me to get back into reading and I’ve enjoyed all of the books that I’ve been sent over the last few months. Books, I probably wouldn’t have picked out myself, but which were worthwhile none the less!

… my new running path at the park in my new neighborhood. The path around the park is a little over 1 mile, which makes for great lap running, and there are pretty houses and friendly people, and people with dogs and kids. It’s my current impression that it’s not quite as busy as the park at which I used to run and I like it.

… soups. It’s that kind of weather where a nice hot soup (or stew) is just the right thing to concoct in the evening. Also, makes great leftovers for lunch.

… Barack Obama’s last SOTU address on Tuesday. I just love to hear him speak publicly. He’s eloquent, funny and charismatic. Not many presidents are.

… my 2016 Inkwell Press Planner. I am so excited I can finally use it. Which planner do you use?

… our new kitchen. I’ve dreamed of a bigger kitchen for years and to finally have a kitchen, where two people can comfortably work next to each other preparing a meal and still have extra free counter space? It’s absolutely fantastic.

… afternoon tea. I am currently bringing a thermos with hot (cinnamon & vanilla) tea to work (and sometimes a cookie or two) and it’s my favorite afternoon ritual right now to get me through the long work days.

… some unexpected mail in my mailbox. That always makes my day!

What are you loving this week?

This week I’m loving…

… spending this week out in the field again. This is the perfect time of the year to get out and enjoy the first fall days in California (especially in the mountains!). 

… having some new crafting ideas that I can’t wait to put into action.  Can’t wait for the weekend to get here.

… Lisa Ling’s new show on CNN called “This is life”. I was pretty bummed when her show “Our America” ended on OWN, because I thought she really had some great, thought-provoking episodes, but I am so excited that her show on CNN is pretty much the same concept just under a new name! You should check it out (Sundays at 7 pm PST).

… that J and I had our meet-a-versary on Sunday! We went to Davis (where we met) and had Thai food to celebrate the occasion! I can’t believe it’s been 13 (!) years since we met and fell in love.

… new knitting patterns. I have a whole list of things I want to try out.

What are you loving this week?

…because it’s Valentine’s Day and I don’t really ‘do’ Valentine’s Day, so I am very happy to express my love about anything and everything else today, but my husband (who, don’t you worry, I love very much, but we have mutually agreed to boycott Valentine’s Day and do something fun this weekend instead!)

This week I’m loving…

…  knitting, coffee and “Parenthood”. Anyone agree?

… also “Breaking” Bad. We’re in season 3.

… some good progress on my project at work. I am (temporarily) working on a project for a different supervisor and I was kind of worried how that was going to go, but it’s actually working out great and it’s a fun project. Yay!

… my on loan keyboard. I am sorry that I am repeating myself from yesterday’s post, but it has just made me smile all week.

… chocolate chip cookies.

… the really great test results that came back from the blood work I had done last week. I used to have severe anemia 11 years ago (which even landed me in the hospital) and after being on iron supplements on and off for the last 10 years, my iron levels are finally back to normal. Also, I have great cholesterol which – after the nurse said that at my age (what’s that supposed to mean??) we should start checking it – made me really, really happy. She had me worried there for a second (like “all people your age have high cholesterol” or something. Don’t laugh. You’ll get there eventually, greenhorns!).

… Thai food. Who doesn’t love Thai food, right?

… my new workout-armband for my iPhone. My old one was technically too small for my upgraded iPhone and I always had to slide it in upside down (because they changed the headphone jack to the bottom).

… sweet memories of my great-aunt, who died a little over a year ago. It’s hard to believe that it has been that long. Sometimes I still wait for her to call me on the weekends and catch up with me on the previous week. It was just so comfortably predictable. I miss her.

… my (neighbor)friend, who is such a sweetheart and who I feel so blessed to have in my life. It’s not just nice to have great neighbors, who we can trust and leave our keys with when we travel, but to have found a real friend in her, too. I always wanted to live next door to a friend!

What are you loving this week?

 This week I’m loving…

…  a three day work week!

… meeting up with awesome people in Vegas in a few hours!

… fresh Challah bread with butter and hot coffee. I am kind of obsessed right now.

… a new summer dress that I found totally by accident. I was walking around the Farmers Market last weekend and saw a girl who wore a really cute dress… and then I happened to find the exact style at a little shop a couple of hours later! Win!

… Washi tape in the mail! One can never have enough Washi tape! ♥

… a fresh hair cut.

… skyping with my sister, niece and nephew. I love technology!

… California poppies everywhere!

… painted toe nails.

… great email conversations with far away friends. I am so blessed to have such wonderful people in my life!

What are you loving this week?