Day 12 - My 365, How do you measure a year?

Day 12:

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Exam day for my Bio120 students.  Enough said.  

Scantrons make it easier to grade but there are still short answer questions... so a lot of grading is in my future!  Here's hoping for a higher average than on the first one.  :)

Day 11 - My 365, How do you measure a year?

Day 11:
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Stand firmly and strongly in the space where you are.

If you push yourself to the edge, you will experience new things.  You will be changed.


Tonight was a great night in my hot yoga class (funk yeah - the funky buddha yoga hothouse!).  I felt strong.  And I sweated like a champ!

Not the best pic of my feet (they don't look very cute at all).... haha! But here it is anyways.  :)

Day 10 - My 365, How do you measure a year?

Day 10:
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Today was a pretty typical cloudy, dreary fall day... I missed the sun.  We talked about it at work - how this is the beginning of it, the beginning of a cloudy season.

So Sarah drew me a sun!  :)  And I put it on the fridge so that I will remember to bring my own sunshine on these cloudy days.  It's all about attitude after all.

Bring it people!  ;)

In other news, I keep rearranging the title of the post... can't seem to decide which way I want it to be.

My 365, day 9 - How do you measure a year?

Day 9:

Monday, October 24, 2011

Nobody likes Mondays, right?  

So today I remind myself to be grateful.  

In 2005, I started writing five things a day that I'm grateful for... in an effort to cultivate an appreciative attitude, aware and happy about the little things in life.  I've done it relatively consistently, although not perfectly of course!  :)  

Most days are ordinary days and so you have to really pay attention to the details of life to list five things and really mean it.  Sometimes they are just little ordinary things and sometimes they are big.  

So here I am, turning the page and looking down on a blank page... grateful.

My 365, day 8 - How do you measure a year?

Day 8:

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Yesterday I bought some mums.  It's fall after all and mums are one beautiful thing about fall.  I used a Groupon that I had purchased awhile ago so it was a pretty fun little purchase.  

These mums, and their vivid colors, brightened up my day today...

My 365, day 7 - how do you measure a year

Day 7:
Saturday, October 22, 2011

Today I went to the Fulton Street Farmers Market.  I have lived in Grand Rapids for three years and have never gone.  It was amazing, I loved it! I have always loved farmers markets!  Maybe it will become a new Saturday thing for me.

So why haven't I ever gone before?  Laziness I guess.  I'm such a sucker for sitting on the couch on Saturday morning and drinking obnoxious amounts of coffee.  I love that.  I did that today too but forced myself to get out and enjoy some fresh air.

I made several great purchases - peppers (green and red), garlic, potatoes, cilantro, and apple cider.  And a super great pumpkin spice cupcake!  Yummmm...  I also got some great 'Michigan Holly' for decoration.

So here is to fresh locally grown produce!  And to new experiences and fresh fall air.

My 365, day 6 - How do you measure a year?

Day 6:

Friday, October 21, 2011

It's not the prettiest picture.  I don't even like it really.  But it is what it is... Fall is quickly passing by.  Some leaves have turned and some have completely fallen away already.  I can't believe that it is nearly the end of October.

Today was not a pretty day.  Kind of blah, cloudy and dreary.  Matches my mood, I suppose.  

There is the chance that tomorrow will bring sunshine... here's hoping.