Monthly Snapshot :: January 2015

Current Obsessions (On Repeat)
Pork Roast and Sweet Potatoes
Winter/Root Vegetable Stew
Audiobooks before bed
Yoga
Working overtime
Coworker's 90's radio station

Favorites
Book(s): The Girl Who Played with Fire (Stieg Larsson) and Coming Apart: The State of White America (Charles Murray)
TV Show(s):
Film(s):
Music: Touch (Shura) and You Call and I Come Running (mix tape)
Recipe(s): Dill cauliflower mash, crockpot chicken and gravy, roast sweet potatoes, Arabic meatball soup, coconut coconut flour cake, this chicken soup
Social Media: Pinterest and Feedly (blog rss) for inspiration
Game/Software/Tech Thing: Diaro (organized and synced writing ftw)
"Analog" Thing(s): Ceramic waffle maker, sweater defuzzer
Item of Clothing: Black suede leather boots, Canadian mittens
Wellness Related Thing: Yoga videos (specifically this and this), small attainable daily/weekly goals, consciously taking time off of work to regroup
On Going Project(s): My etsy shop, yoga, weekly letters to friends
Thing(s) to Learn About: Bag gardening, reheeling boots/shoes, thrum knitting
New Experiences: Buying postage online, biweekly cooking days, making hand sanitizer
Memories: Winter boot shopping, container gardening seminar

101 in 1,001 Update
In August of 2013 I made a list of 101 things I wanted to do in the next 1,001 days. This month I completed the following:
Write 300K (19 January 2015)

Stats for this Month:
Visual media: 0 episodes, and 0 films
Reading: 6 books (including 2 audiobooks)
Exercise: 3 miles walked, 4 hrs 6 mins of yoga, and 50 mins of meditation completed
Writing: 4,187 words (6 blog post, and 0 stories completed)

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Teaser Tuesday - April 14th

"My mother would never let the hearth die in her home," Margret said. She felt Agnes turn to look at her, but didn't meet her gaze. "She believed that as long as a light burned in the house, the Devil couldn't get in. Not even during the witching hour." Agnes was quiet. "What do you believe?" she asked eventually. Margret extended her hands towards the flames. "I think a fire is a useful thing to keep a body warm," she said. - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Teaser Tuesday is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading . For other contributions click here .

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Vancouver 2014: Camping!

Camping is one of those things that's hard to share via picture, moving or still. It's so much about the experience, the stars overhead, the springy soft ground underfoot, the wind on your face, that first pure hint of morning light, meals cooked by fire and ember. Sure there are the stories you tell, the ones around the campfire and down at the lake, and the ones you tell after, but it's not the same. Stories can conjure memories and emotions but they can't make the sun shine or moths fall from overhead lights. Okay, maybe the last one, moths are sneaky, but the rest, these personal moments and experiences, they're a lot harder to convey. I'll leave it at I had an absolutely amazing time, despite the lack of nonrock based floors and comfortable chairs, I would have turned right around and done it again. The lack of technology was restful and the presence of that much nature was restorative. We mostly relaxed but I did get to see some amazing sights...

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