Day 22 - My 365, How do you measure a year?

Day 22:
Sunday, November 6, 2011

I took two days off the 365.

It started on Friday because I was not inspired.  I was not even in a good mood.  And I'm working extra hard to be accepting right now.  Accepting of myself (and my mood, emotions and all that goes with that), accepting of others, accepting of the moment.  So I wasn't going to force it.

Saturday just came and went, without a picture.

So here is today's photo...

It was a pretty good weekend.  The fall time change is one of my favorite things.  You get a whole extra hour!  It's the gift of time!  There's nothing better.  Time is the one fleeting thing that I feel like I can never get enough of.  So one extra hour - it's a gift!

The time change put me in a good mood which was good because it seems like so many other things are going on.  Sometimes it is hard to maintain a good attitude, isn't it?

Tonight I went to hot yoga... I love it.  It's refreshing and invigorating.  It makes me feel good!  And I love the centering aspects of it - center in and focus on myself.  Be strong.  And I love the motivational aspects of it as well.  Tonight, she said that the answer to how is yes... think about it.  Anytime that you ask how, you just have to say yes.  Yes - to taking a step forward.  Yes - to trying.  Yes - to taking care of yourself.  Yes - to being authentic.  Live in a yes world and surely it will be transformed!

Day 19 - My 365, How do you measure a year?

Day 19:
Thursday, November 3, 2011

Today I'm thankful that it is almost the weekend!

It's past my bedtime.  Again.  I waited until now to take my pic for the day so I'm without inspiration or creativity.

So here is the default subject for photos when I'm lazy.

Pacey.  Isn't he super cute though?  What a great little guy.

He's thankful that tomorrow is Friday too!  His life is so hard.  ;)

Day 18 - My 365, How do you measure a year?

Day 18:
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Someday this will be a hat.  Not any day soon (since I have way too many hobbies and jobs!).

Tonight was a brief meeting with the knitting club and I didn't knit at all!  I did sit and talk and eat and drink...  Good times.

And then I came home and worked on lectures until past my bedtime, making it hard to remember what day of the week this even is.  And I'm not over the fact that it is November.

Anyways, it's not a hat today and it has no hope of being one anytime soon.  But someday... maybe by springtime.  ;)

Day 17 - My 365, How do you measure a year?

Day 17:
Tuesday, November 1, 2011

November?  Really?

I must be in a time warp.

Really.

Where is that pause button?

Today's picture is Michigan-based, straight from the farmers market again (sure, I'm milking it).  These are Michigan concord grapes.  They smell delicious!  Seriously, I only bought them because they smelled amazing when I walked by the table.

Let me just tell you though - they ARE amazing.  Best. grapes. ever.  Besides the seeds.  Ugh.

Sure it isn't the most inspirational photo.  But it is day 17.  And today, I worked and then taught class and then graded more exams.  It wasn't exactly an inspirational day.

Although, actually maybe it was inspirational.  There were definitely moments...  And life is about the little things, right?  The little moments.

So it was a good, sweet day.  With a few seeds.  ;)

And about the beets, I'm going to say they were a fail.  They don't reheat.  That's weird, right?  After 30-40 seconds in the microwave (for leftovers!!), they were smoking and almost charred.  I don't understand.

Day 16 - My 365, How do you measure a year?

Day 16:
Monday, October 31, 2011

It's all about the beet.  Yep, the BEET!  No, not pickled gross beets!

My buddy Em convinced me to buy beets!  So I got them at the farmers market on Saturday and I tried them out tonight, following her exact instructions (as much as I follow recipes or instructions, which is generally not very well at all...).

These little suckers are intimidating!

And I couldn't take and post just one picture because beets might just be one of the strangest vegetables... I was concerned that my fingers would be purple for days and that my cutting board was going to forever be purple!

Ah, but it wasn't so exciting.  The vibrant color of beets does not permanently stain.

But they are an intriguing little vegetable.

So were the roasted beets delicious?  Ahh, jury is still out.  I think they were okay but as always my timing was off... by the time they finished cooking, I had eaten the rest of my meal so that it wouldn't get cold.  Go figure.

And so it goes, my style of cooking.  A little bit unpredictable.

Day 14 and Day 15 - My 365, How do you measure a year?

Day 14:
Saturday, October 29, 2011

Ahhhh Saturdays.  I love them.  Who doesn't?  Today was pretty good really - a nice balance between a little laziness and productivity.  I'm always trying to find balance in everything.  That's one of my ambitions - balance in life.

Anyways... another visit to the wonderful farmers market today!  I got there late so a lot of the booths were already packing up.  Lesson learned I suppose - next week I'll have to get there earlier.  I still got some goodies though!  Look for them in a post when I cook them.  :)

Today is a double post day since yesterday I opted out of posting!  :)


Day 15:
Sunday, October 30, 2011

I'm sad to see the weekend come to an end.  I don't feel like I got everything done that I wanted.  I got a lot done, but still, I have a lot to get done.

Fall continues to be in the air...  I love the contrast of fall colored leaves against green grass.

Day 13 - My 365, how do you measure a year?

Day 13:
Friday, October 27, 2011

Game 7.

Not a good picture.  Not meant to be.

Representative of the moment... of my days as a St. Louis girl!  I do love that city.