On Friday I taught a girl to sew. I taught her how to thread a needle, tie a knot in the thread, and sew buttons onto fabric and then I sent her home with a make shift sewing kit. She let me know on Monday that she sewed a gift for her grandmother this weekend. She was so excited. I was so excited. It was a feel good moment.

My attitude yesterday was not a good colour on me. I was in a mood and I couldn't get out of it.

thanks for making me feel safe and sound.

um..awesome

Thankful

As tomorrow is U.S. Thankgiving, I thought I would take this opportunity to be thankful for some of the the amazing people in my life:

First off: Sandra.

Man this girl is amazing. It's funny cause she has the WORST first impression. Grumpy, unimpressed, maybe even bitchy. But she has SO much love in her heart. She loves the people in her life with abandon. Never giving up on them, never judging them, always working hard to be authentic, real, and honest. What is most refreshing about Sandra is her honesty. She talks about her own struggles, failings, and disappointments with the easy air of someone has forgiven herself for who she was, who she is, and who she wants to be. Her humble self awareness allows people in her presence to be at ease. People who know her know that they can be themselves, hid nothing, and be accepted. Everyone should be so lucky to have a friend like Sandra.

My Father: I love having conversations with my father. We think so alike, we love the same kind of conversations, we get right into things with an easy, natural flow that I crave constantly. I love how my dad thinks, what he thinks about and how he processes the world. I love that the last time I saw him he was obsessed with his beard.

Dave: Dave is an amazing man who never stops working hard for me. He loves me so hard, tries so hard, and works so hard. He works hard at being the best he can be, at being kinder, and being the best boyfriend a girl could ask for. His efforts are inspirational.

Elyse: I kinda forgot how much I love my sister Elyse. I hadn't seen her for a while so I let myself forget that she is funny, and smart, and fun, and generous, and did I mention she's funny. She loves me so much, and even though she doesn't agree with my decision making, she is sure to let me know that she wants me to make my own decisions. I love this about her. I love my sister Elyse.

Audrey: I met with my friend Audrey this week. She is an incredible woman, full of life, and ideas, and wisdom. She is so brave. Her courage is enviable. I love my friend Audrey.

Karen: I have a friend, who I talk to about rough times, who saved me by telling me that God loves me no matter what, who prays for me, and doesn't tell me what I want to hear, but what I need to hear. She will never know how much she means to me.

Thank you friends.

Today I got a job.

Almost exactly one year after moving to this hard, beautiful, never stopping, overpopulated town, I got a job. A job in my field, a job that I'll love. God is good. Perseverance was learnt. I am thankful.

My saturday night

Me and my man started making our stockings for Christmas. For the last few years I have been a Christmas Grinch. I have had a bad attitude about Christmas, and Dave is determined to change my mind. So last night we had a craft night, we designed, personalized and created our own stockings. They are so cute, and I am so excited to have a man that loves to crafts, gets into it, and helps me with the detail work that frustrates me. I think this Christmas is going to be PREEMO!

bunny snow globe!

thanks dave!

Long Weekend

daydreaming

If you don't know what you love you are lost.

words that don’t exist in the english language:

L’esprit d’escalier: (French) The feeling you get after leaving a conversation, when you think of all the things you should have said. Translated it means “the spirit of the staircase.”

Waldeinsamkeit: (German) The feeling of being alone in the woods.

Meraki: (Greek) Doing something with soul, creativity, or love.

Forelsket: (Norwegian) The euphoria you experience when you are first falling in love.

Gigil: (Filipino) The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute.

Pochemuchka: (Russian) A person who asks a lot of questions.

Pena ajena: (Mexican Spanish) The embarrassment you feel watching someone else’s humiliation.

Cualacino: (Italian) The mark left on a table by a cold glass.

Ilunga: (Tshiluba, Congo) A person who is ready to forgive any abuse for the first time, to tolerate it a second time, but never a third time.

This picture is so magical. Sometime soon, I will write a poem inspired by it.

New Laptop! YAY!

Ill just need more time.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time. ~Jean de La Fontaine

I want to stomp my feet, throw things at the wall for no good reason except that stones are not leaves, and shadow is not light. I need freedom, I need nature. I need to be out, in the rainbow coloured air.

anne lamont gets it.

“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die.”