dear cappuccino,
how do you make me feel new, and good, every time?
i look forward to your foam, and strength, cinnamon, and sugar crystals sitting on top.
is it the experience, or the combination?
i can drink you while i walk
or savor you sitting in a cafe
alone, or with a friend.
you remind me of europe.
i love it every time.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
scent
each day as i walked or rode to work this week, i smelled paris again.
a mix of exhaust and something new and a moistness in the air.
tuesday was best. it was still dark and reminded me of an early morning scene.
newstands stocking papers.
trucks clearing garbage.
the last sounds of hard-partiers laughing and swaggering along the street.
the tired metro workers heading to another long day.
me, on a walk, thinking of the arc de triomphe.
today, i smelled something different.
i can't remember what it was.
it may have been autumn.
when i visited my babies in the garden, they told me they were happy.
a mix of exhaust and something new and a moistness in the air.
tuesday was best. it was still dark and reminded me of an early morning scene.
newstands stocking papers.
trucks clearing garbage.
the last sounds of hard-partiers laughing and swaggering along the street.
the tired metro workers heading to another long day.
me, on a walk, thinking of the arc de triomphe.
today, i smelled something different.
i can't remember what it was.
it may have been autumn.
when i visited my babies in the garden, they told me they were happy.
reflection
each day is a step toward tomorrow
a step toward greatness, or failure.
remember that today is a tomorrow, too.
yesterday, you wanted this.
a step toward greatness, or failure.
remember that today is a tomorrow, too.
yesterday, you wanted this.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
looking forward to...
the end of this work week.
originally we thought we would try to take a vaca in september or october. since cade has a new job, we can't. i feel like i need a break, so i planned to take a few days off from work. i asked for thursday-monday, so i would only use up 24 hours of time-off and have a 5 day rest.
however, i will leave work at one thursday and return tuesday morning. i happen to be able to work a shift at my other job thursday at three, and then have FOUR WHOLE DAYS off!!! :) so happy. delighted. when does it happen that i have four days off with no commitments, no holiday gatherings, and no travel? seldom, and not a long while. (sidenote: i actually had a dream last night that i was asked to teach french. although i knew there was no way i could do that right now, i said yes and was so excited about the holidays. ah, the teacher summer...i knew that carefree bliss.)
i plan to rest, organize like mad, perhaps a couple or three hours of deep cleaning, running errands (hopefully having some extra money to buy some things like a new shower curtain liner), etc. i think i will devote a whole day to rest, such as monday i think. or friday, or both. including a massage and other pampering, perhaps a mani-pedi.
excited.
AND only a three and a half work week at the library.
which is practically only three days!
originally we thought we would try to take a vaca in september or october. since cade has a new job, we can't. i feel like i need a break, so i planned to take a few days off from work. i asked for thursday-monday, so i would only use up 24 hours of time-off and have a 5 day rest.
however, i will leave work at one thursday and return tuesday morning. i happen to be able to work a shift at my other job thursday at three, and then have FOUR WHOLE DAYS off!!! :) so happy. delighted. when does it happen that i have four days off with no commitments, no holiday gatherings, and no travel? seldom, and not a long while. (sidenote: i actually had a dream last night that i was asked to teach french. although i knew there was no way i could do that right now, i said yes and was so excited about the holidays. ah, the teacher summer...i knew that carefree bliss.)
i plan to rest, organize like mad, perhaps a couple or three hours of deep cleaning, running errands (hopefully having some extra money to buy some things like a new shower curtain liner), etc. i think i will devote a whole day to rest, such as monday i think. or friday, or both. including a massage and other pampering, perhaps a mani-pedi.
excited.
AND only a three and a half work week at the library.
which is practically only three days!
i would like
to learn more. always.
so perhaps i will start this:
each week, i will learn:
a new word or two, in english
a new word or two, en francais
a new word or two, en espanol
(this includes etymology)
a quote from literature, or science, or history, etc (can be in french or english)
a bible verse or passage.
i don't think this is too much, considering the extra time i have during the day...
so perhaps i will start this:
each week, i will learn:
a new word or two, in english
a new word or two, en francais
a new word or two, en espanol
(this includes etymology)
a quote from literature, or science, or history, etc (can be in french or english)
a bible verse or passage.
i don't think this is too much, considering the extra time i have during the day...
virginia woolf
"one cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well."
cheers to a good meal.
cheers to a good meal.
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