A beautiful expression of friendship from a truly beautiful friend. I am so lucky to have you in my world, Janet.
2010 Year of Pleasures #40
October 7, 2010
Do you know how much time I have saved thanks to this beautiful, beautiful machine? No trying to steer a stroller through a maze of a line, no more trying to get around people filling out forms, now I just stroll through, push a few buttons, and I’m all set.
And for some reason I never see anyone else using it. Don’t be afraid, people. Technology is your friend!
I’ve had to take a little slow down around here as other obligations were speeding up, but I’ve got all kinds of exciting things in my head as we move into the holidays. Can’t wait to show you guys what I’ve been up to.
2010 Year of Pleasures #39
September 28, 2010
Bear’s out of town this week, and with how totally overwhelmed I’ve been feeling lately, I was pretty panicked about it.
But then I decided to just seize this opportunity to do whatever the heck I felt like whenever the heck I felt like it, so I’ve been throwing myself a one woman slumber party. Last night I stayed up too late watching Lost in Austen on Netflix and eating samosas, and today I went to a bakery and loaded up on fancy pastries.
This is way too luxurious of a way to live day to day, but if Bear gets a break, then I have to make one too.
2010 Year of Pleasures #38
September 22, 2010
I found these while out thrifting over the labor day weekend. Do you know how hard it is to find vintage patterns in a modern size? I saw these and immediately hugged them to my chest while rapturous visions of me dressed up like Joan from Mad Men took me away to a very happy place.
2010 Year of Pleasures #37
September 14, 2010
Our beautiful antique tulip chair has finally died. For some reason, 50 year old plastic did not hold up to the two giants who live in this house. I nursed it along for as long as I could. I even poured resin to create a stronger seat but eventually even that cracked. It was time to bless that chair on its journey and say goodbye.
Plus, as much as I hate to admit it, I think it was giving me carpal tunnel. It was not exactly ergonomically designed to be sat in for eight hours a day.
Luckily, Overstock.com came through for me yet again and I got this chair in no time. The design is modern enough for me to be happy, it was affordable, and it’s got all those modern adjustable features to keep my wrists at the proper elevation.
2010 Year of Pleasures #36
September 8, 2010
I enjoy being a fancy lady with painted nails, but with all my typing and crafting stuff, they end up looking like garbage in a hurry. But that’s OK with all these awesome new punk rock colors that are out right now. No, it’s not that my fingers are all chipped and scuffed, it’s the look I’m going for. Yeah, that’s the ticket.
2010 Year of Pleasures #35
August 31, 2010
Orange soda isn’t something I make a habit of keeping around the house, but with our work at church we’ve been hosting some teenage kid parties at the house. We had leftover ice cream and leftover soda, so Bear came up with this brilliant bit of synchronicity.
An orange soda float. It’s like drinking a delicious melted orange creamsicle. It brought back all kinds of memories of chasing through the neighborhood on our bikes searching for the ice cream man, the sun so hot our jellie shoes would start to melt.
2010 Year of Pleasures #34
August 24, 2010
Just replenishing the office supplies and overcome with affection. Legal pads and sharpies. It’s ridiculous how much satisfaction they bring me.
2010 Year of Pleasures #33
August 17, 2010
One of the great things about trips to Utah is getting to go to thrift and used book stores and pick up some amazing books for nothing, and not have to pay big shipping costs.
Outside of the “Mormon belt” of Utah, Arizona and Idaho, it can be really tough to find great books on Mormon topics. Especially older ones. So my first day in town I made sure to stock up and I got some fabulous things for a total steal.
New books, and a bargain. This should count as two yearly pleasures.
2010 Year of Pleasures #32
August 14, 2010
When I bought the picture frames for my new koala prints, I was also buying a whole bunch of mailing envelopes (and sparkly nail polish, but that doesn’t have anything to do with the story).
The bagger carefully handled my picture frames, using the padded envelopes as packing material to keep them all safe. I was so surprised by his conscientiousness and creativity that I blurted out, “Wow! Great idea! Good job!” like I was his kindergarten teacher or something.
But it really was a great job. And it made me happy.