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10: Things I (can still) love (on this gloomy) Thursday

November 10, 2016 filed under: NaBloPoMo, TILT

It’s 11 p.m. and I have not yet posted anything today. I have a hard time returning to ‘business as usual’ and (as previously noted), I am unprepared for NaBloPoMo this year and I have no ready-to-go posts sitting in my draft folder that I can just throw up and be done with it. 

Words are failing me right now. There is nothing I want to say except for how my heart still physically hurts and how my appetite has been shot since Tuesday night. 

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So, I am trying to think of a couple of things that I can still love on this gloomy Thursday.

I am loving…

… that I am surrounded (online and offline) by people who share my world view and my beliefs, who are just as devastated as me, who share in my pain and help me process my feelings. It feels good to not be alone in this.

… that people are not willing to stand for promoting hate and discrimination. Just because this man won the election doesn’t mean we have to silently sit on the sideline while he goes about reversing all the progress this country made in the last few years. I am not dismissing that people were hurting and had legitimate concerns, but we’re not accepting the legitimization of racism, sexism, bigotry and hate.

…  my state for this. Yes, I live in a blue state and I am proud of it.

… that people pledge to resist Trump. Pledge to resist his agenda of hate and stand up for the people he targets (and you can too).

… a hot cup of tea. It always helps, doesn’t it?

… Friends re-runs on Nick@nite. It’s good to laugh a little and Friends (pun intended) always make me feel better.

… that today is the beginning of the weekend. I need it.

Please, share some things that you love today in the comments.

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Things I love Thursday

February 11, 2016 filed under: TILT

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?

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Things I love Thursday

January 14, 2016 filed under: TILT

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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?

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Things I love Thursday

October 9, 2014 filed under: TILT

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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?

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Things I love Thursday

August 7, 2014 filed under: love, TILT

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This week I’m loving…

… breakfast food. It’s my favorite thing!

… that I’ll be seeing this girl in 24 hours for the whole weekend! We’ll be hanging out in SoCal and you’re welcome to join us, if you’re around!

… productivity at work. I’ve been working with new people on new tasks for new projects and I am getting the hang of it. It’s amazing how fast the day flies by when you’re busy and productive.

… the Farmers Market. Well, actually, I don’t just love it this week, I love it every week  — as you can probably tell by my weekly Instagram posts. It’s one of my favorite Sunday morning activities in the summer. Do you have a local Farmers Market that you go to? Do you love it as much as I do?

… the fact that I haven’t killed my umpteenth basil plant (yet). Usually I over- oder underwater it pretty quickly, but this recent one I bought just keeps growing and growing.  I’d say, more Caprese salads for everyone!

… Hoarders. I re-discovered this reality TV show for me. I don’t know why I watch (some of it is horrid to look at), but I guess I have a morbid fascination with people who can’t let go of stuff. What’s your TV guilty pleasure?

… macaroni salad. Since it’s been quite hot around here, we’ve been making a lot of salads and other dishes that don’t (or hardly) need to be cooked and require little preparation time. What do you make for dinner when it’s too hot to turn on the stove?

… Twix. I hardly ever eat candy bars, but e v e r y  now and then, I have a craving for them. Whats your favorite?

What are you loving this week?

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Things I love Thursday

June 19, 2014 filed under: love, TILT

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This week I’m loving…

… the World Cup! I am so football-fanatic right now, it’s not even funny! Can’t wait for the next Germany game on Saturday!

… a surprise package with some pretty yarn from a new online friend. People on the Internet are awesome! ♥ Thanks so much, Steena!

… my latest knitting project. My aunt sent me some pretty long gradient yarn a couple of weeks ago and I have started working on  shawl with it. Can’t wait for the color change to occur!

…French Press coffee. Naturally! And freshly-baked croissants on the weekend!

… “Our America” with Lisa Ling. Do you know her documentary-style series on the Oprah channel? It’s so good. I love her style of journalism! Highly recommend!

… a clean car. We are driving an old 1998 Saturn and as long as it runs, I am not planning on buying a new car. I really also don’t care about its appearance much, but yesterday I had enough and drove it through the car wash. It had been so dusty from the drought conditions that we’ve been enduring here in CA and it just started to bother me way beyond reason.

… the cooler temperatures. And when I say cooler, I am still talking about “hot” by all standards, but at least we’ve not been in the triple digits this week!

… some fun trips this summer. I have a little getaway planned with J and then I’ll be seeing a dear friend in LA in a few weeks! Hooray!

… strawberries! Always!

What are you loving this week?

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Things I love Thursdays (on a Friday)

February 14, 2014 filed under: TILT

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…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?

 

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21: Things I love Thursday

November 21, 2013 filed under: love, NaBloPoMo, TILT

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This week almost feels a little bit like Christmas (are you getting into the Christmas mood yet?), because I got so many ‘presents’ this week.

This week I’m loving…

… that I was able to finalize my holiday travel. My Dad found a really great flight deal last weekend (he saved us a ton of money) and we jumped on it immediately. We’re already very late (4 weeks before our departure) to book our flights, but I couldn’t really make any definitive plans with all the limbo that was going on with my work. And even though things are still not worked out, I was at least given a little breathing room for a couple of months and that meant that we were able to keep our vacation plans intact. I am so excited to go home and see my family.

… our new coffeemaker that we picked up last night. Our old coffeemaker had been giving us problems for a while now (and after all, it’s 7 years old, so its death was kind of imminent) and so we bit the bullet last night and with a pre-Thanksgiving coupon bought a new one. It’s a “two-way flex brew” machine which means it can make a whole pot of coffee, but it can also make single cups (by using either regular coffee grounds or even pods or K-cups). I am beyond thrilled!

… our new windshield wipers. I never thought I would say that, but I am excited about windshield wipers. We had the first (real!) rain the last couple of days and I realized that the old wipers were really not doing a good job anymore, so we stopped at an AutoZone and got some new ones. And wow, what a difference it makes!

… a really wonderful Thank you-package that I received in the mail from my friend Nadine. I helped her with her thesis earlier this summer and she sent me a really sweet note and some gifts as a Thank you. I was really touched.

… a sweet postcard from another dear friend.

… vanilla candles. It makes the apartment smells nice and christmassy!

…  knitting. I started a couple of new projects a week ago and I am really happy to get back into needle work again. There is nothing better when it’s cold outside and you can sit on your couch with a blanket and knit!

What are you loving right now?

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Things I Love Thursday

May 16, 2013 filed under: TILT

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 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?

 

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Things I love Thursday – Valentine’s Day Edition

February 14, 2013 filed under: love, TILT

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Photo Credit: jbelluch via Compfight cc

How very convenient that Valentine’s Day falls on a Thursday this year. It gives me the opportunity to do a “Things I love Thursday” post (which seems appropriate) without going into the whole lovey-dovey Valentine’s Day commercialized affection-showing part of today.
Don’t get me wrong, I am all for letting your significant other (and/or family and friends) know that you love them and care about them, but I’d hope that you do that on (m)any other days of the year as well, not just today. This is why I loved the picture that I chose for this post: do everything that you do, everyday!, with a “heap of love”, because trust me, it will make your life so much better!

This week I’m loving…

…  all of you lovely people. Obviously.

… having J back after his (extended) stay in Germany. It’s been kinda weird to be here while he was over there. That was a first! During our LDR, it used to be the other way around.

… “Girls”. I rationally still don’t quite know what to think of this new series, but I irrationally do enjoy the characters and dialogs, so I am going with that right now. Also, I finally have a current TV series that I am actually following on a weekly basis. This hasn’t happened since “The Newsroom” (which is when coming back? Oh yeah, not before June. Bummer!). Are you watching?

… my new necklace. You won’t believe this, but I got it at Claire’s. I KNOW. Don’t you love when cheap jewelry makes one so very happy?! :)

… the four-day-weekend that is ahead of us. Although J and I are not really celebrating V-Day today, I am still hoping we’ll get out and do something fun this weekend. Do you have any plans?

… romantic comedies. I watched like five romcoms last weekend (when I still had the remote control and TV to myself). J refuses (most times) to watch them with me (why that is, I don’t know. Guys, enlighten me!), so I have to indulge when I can.

… sending out mail, just because.

… non-fiction. I’ve been reading some non-fictional, political books lately (currently: Chris Hayes’ “Twilight of the Elites – America after meritocracy“) and I am so fascinated by the subject matter. (Here’s an interesting Rolling Stone article about the book). I highly recommend it. Do you enjoy non-fiction?

… marble cake. I had a craving for something sweet last weekend and my Mom’s marble cake was the perfect answer to my craving.

 

What are you loving right now?


 

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