WHAT I did today January 22

Bloody nose will get you out of bed faster than an alarm clock!
Stuffed nose with cotton
Bible study Ephesians!
Nap
Breakfast
Rescheduled appointments
Teeths brushed, hair reset, deoderant!
Manicure
Errands
Exploring Adventure Neighborhood
Laundry
Lunch
Rehearsal
Ephesians!
Class
Cookies
Dinner
Rehearsal

What I DID today- the newly approved

New Alarm Sound

Breakfast

MMA Dad of friend announcement

Flash Cab Discussion of PitBulls

UV Park Set up complete with Panera Bread Member Card- pic replacement (resourceful)

Full classrooms!

Volunteer Interviews

Baby Dedication 

Crocheting Plans

Message on seeking the person of Christ & not religion, dogma, or signs

Children Church LOOP Breakdown 

Handful of Jelly Beans

Busrides

Snarfs

Cupcakes 

Friends

Bible Study 

Car ride

Crying

Dinner

Searching

Finding

Transposing

Rocking

Reading

Studying

Bed

I like that more, the last was a bit much.  

What I Did Today January 21 (Now with a bonus feature!)

Bonus thought from today:  Writing without my glasses is bliss; reading without my glasses is painful.


What I Did Today!

Woke up from a dream around 7am in which the skin on my legs peeled off completely & revealed really supple & healthy skin underneath
Reset my alarm for 9 because Ballet is at 10, not 9am, and it is a 5 minute walk.
Got dressed, washed, & brushed my teeth
Deodorant!
Walked to Ballet
Stretched
Chatted with Sarah in between lessons
Realized that I am in over my head in many areas
Accepted that I am in over my head in many areas
Crossed directions in my mind & did, plie - pas de bouree instead of chasse - pas de bouree
Corrected my error & flew across the floor like a ballerina...on her second day with promise
Laughed & giggled for the rest of the floor exercises
Dressed & crossed to Starbucks
Ordered coffee & a banana
Had a revelation about what it means when someone doesn't know you
Ate a banana
Tossed the banana
2% in my coffee please
Wrote
Saw Mike Rieman
Questioned if it was Mike Rieman
Texted Mike Rieman to be sure
Checked in with a friend
Responded to a few texts regarding brunch & future girl things
Wrote
Realized the proximity of the Davis Theatre to my home
Watched  a man write things on a newspaper in very neat handwriting
Tried not to think too hard about said man was doing on newspaper
Calendared my gets to dos
Scheduled headshots
Wrote
Traded seats with a woman
Circled all the events I actually went to on my calendar from the last two weeks
Edited the next upcoming two weeks
Traded seats with another woman
Left starbucks
Found a cheap couture shop
Delighted to meet an 11 year old who acted like she ran the place
Happy to see her mom standing next to her, who is clearly very proud of the maturity of her child
Took the Brown line to Chicago
Deposited paychecks for the week
Took a call from Natalie about baby dedication
Went over baby dedication information with Natalie
Called the parents of the child being dedicated
Chatted with Kensen about service tomorrow
Emailed my volunteers about service tomorrow
Fetched laptops for curriculum supplies
High fived Jake Ashey
Loaded LP truck with LOOP Bin
Checked into Church as I checked out of Church
Walked to Brown Line
Stopped by Walgreens & purchased headphones, 24 colored pencils, chocolate, and a vita coco
Put my foot in my mouth big time
Took my foot out of my mouth
Went home
Trash out in heels too lazy to put back on boots
Ate left overs
Dishes
Dinner with Anastasia for our birthdays
Ran into Hilary at restaurant
Met her cousin
Small talk & pleasant conversation
Delicious dinner & deeper conversation with Anastasia
Surprise Flan!
Happy Birthday song to each other.
Car ride home to country music
Bath with Ambient music & Biblical Womanhood study
What I Did Today Post


Bed :)


Goodnight moon!  And you too lone wolf, wherever your path took you this eve.

January 11th

Slept in.
Made breakfast.
Brushed my teeth.
Sent some work emails.
Researched open mic poetry slams in the area
Took a nap
Took a shower
Speaker phoned Tricia while I was getting dressed
Picked up the Burgett's car
Ran into Justin & Matt on Ashland
Stopped the car illegally and talked to Justin & Matt on Ashland
Picked up Anna from school
Made Anna a snack
Took Anna to swim class
Made friends with the new Y employees
Successfully got them to switch channels to Cartoon Network
Planned out tomorrow's needs to be dones
Scheduled meetings with Kensen
Picked up Anna from swim class
Took Anna home
Did homework with Anna
Made Anna dinner
Gave Anna a bath
Laughed at NPR
High fived Tricia Luzadder
Found the most awesome audition ever
Scored potential keyboard time
Made mom's group plans
Drove to the Burgett's house
Cleaned the cats litter, fed them wet food
Drove to Ohare
Made three laps around arrivals
Got a warning that the plates on the Burgett's car were expired
Picked up Mabes and Jack Danger
Checked out the most awesome moon ever
Talked politics with the Burgetts
Scheduled babysitting for Jack Danger
Walked with Taylor to the corner store
Discussed nuances in speech patterns
Focused on clarity of thought in a continual calm tone
Realized half of what I say really isn't understood due to a lack of bridges in conversation & over excitement
Discussed upcoming politics
Discussed theoretical means by which we force unnecessary constraints upon personal passions & desires
Drank awesome hot cocoa from said corner store
Watched two horrible people on one awesome show of Todd Margaret
Sent emails to the LOOP team for this Sunday
Emailed awesome audition
Looked up lyrics
Looked up tabs
Checked blogs
Wrote this is What I Did Today

And now i'm going to bedsie bye

What I did today.

Brief introduction:  I started journal-ling a while ago- the challenge being listing what I did that day without any references to what happened the day before or what is going to happen the next day.  Because this blog is essentially following a very slow story----I thought i'd shift this project onto here.  Essentially incredibly boring but it's the longevity of the exercise that i'm interested in- thanks.  I'm starting out with brass facts, hopefully as this progresses it will move from bullets into a paragraphical saga of mundane adventures. Ooxy moooornon

Free Thoughts: What I did today.

Woke up & hit snooze
Woke up & read the One Pursuit devotion
Got dressed
Brushed my hair
Chatted with a neighbor at the bus stop
Met the bus driver
Took the bus to the Brennan's
Ate breakfast
Drank 3 cups of coffee
Watched Word World with James
Played with cars
Changed James
Made James lunch
Read James a book
Put James down for a nap
Discussed the Brennan's hippie photographer next door neighbor
Discussed having extroverted children as an introvert
Discussed headshots/sittings with the Brennan's next door neighbor
Confused two old drunk Irish men outside of Cork Lounge
Made two old drunk Irish men laugh outside of Cork Lounge
Debated with myself the order of priority of the adj/adv of old, drunk, & Irish
Took the train to Chicago
Walked a new path due to construction at the Chicago stop
Discussed supplies with Raina
Emptied supplies from Sunday
Set out supplies for this Sunday with Michelle
Discussed life with Michelle
Ate a lot of goldfish
LOOP Team meeting about Sunday
Finished supplies with Raina
Walked the same route back
Snapped the daily picture
Oggled an Audi
Made friends with a girl walking down the street
Took the wrong staircase to the train
Window "awed" at art
Silent vow to always take this route
Took the train home & ran into Michael Rosenbuam
Took the first seat I could in order to avoid talking to Michael Rosenbaum
Took the bus home
Asked Taylor to help me move the tree
Cleaned & swept the apartment
Marked the straps on my ballet slippers
Broke in my ballet slippers
Stretched
Discussed Alluvium with Tony & Taylor
Said goodbye to Tony
Said goodbye to Taylor
Practiced for Poetry Slam
Called Andrew
Made some dinner
Attempted to watch The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Attempted to watch a documentary about a guy who makes abstract art using only nature
Watched a couple episodes of Portlandia
Sent some emails
Set up a new part time sitting job on Wednesday mornings
Chatted with Sarah
Posted the TIC
Checked the numbers for my blog rolls
Wrote What I did Today.

And it ain't even ova yet

Jumping Down

There is no more panic as she feels her heart rate settle down into the Earth.  For a moment she wishes she could run but knows that she no longer has anywhere to go.  The beast is dead.  The forest seems empty.  She knows she is not alone.  Up from the ground grow the familiar stalks of life she's nourished from since she was young but no longer in hiding will she need to love this beautiful green planet around her.  She wrestles with the figs & awards herself with an arm and face painting with the rich smelling mud beside her.  Faithful as always to bring a smile across her face.  Terror strikes at any moment so her ears perk at the slightest movement.  She knows she will use this to her advantage eventually.  Her sense are heightened to the point of near numb, a small hum that she hears inside but has never needed to outwardly show desire as it would only lead to greater pain.  As if she were starving to the point of no longer needing food.  The rain falls gently as it does and her hair catches the first drops on the back of her arm, her toes feel the rest and she skips to a covering, aware of those around her growing tall feeling the same rain but so stagnate & stuck in the ground that she can all but laugh at their rigid behavior.  Perhaps their height is what keeps them stationary, always pleased to be a bit taller than the rest.  It's the smaller plants that remain her friends, always willing to clasp hands, and always willing to grace lips with the finest of felt.  The rain drenches her laughing face, and if it weren't for the salt she wouldn't know she was crying.