Month: August 2015

DianaK

Appreciations 4.11

harry-potter-toastThe Toast Who Lived. Hahahaha! This guy: http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000403103. Thanks for sharing this with me, Cina! I love him!

Thing One and Thing Two, Heffalumps, towels.

This: https://youtu.be/j29NGpo6rnA. Thanks for sharing, Pam!

And this: http://forreadingaddicts.co.uk/language/20-interesting-facts-about-the-english-language/147. Especially this: “The combination of letters -ough can be pronounced in 9 different ways (hold onto your hats USA)! The following sentence contains them all: “The rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a plough, he coughed and hiccoughed.”

Sharing and shared things. 🙂

DianaK

Appreciations 4.10

Two more huge piles of paper for the recycling bin. How freeing to say goodbye to decades of stuff that’s not needed anymore! (And how convenient to be able to record pertinent info in a Google spreadsheet, thereby removing the need to keep the paper.)

Google sheets. 😛

baby bunnyCuuuuuuuuute little baby bunny hopping around our yard (really little – maybe 3-4 inches long!). Good little bunny stayed perfectly still when we got near, so I was able to take a photo. When we went back in the house, he was hopping around the yard again. I love having a bunny nest right in our front yard. I mean in our inner-city nature preserve. 😉

Perfectly beautiful weather for walkses. I love it!

Oh, I almost forgot – the truly gorgeous orange moon last night and stunning sunset this evening!

DianaK

Appreciations 4.9

Successful transfer of my files to my new hard drive. Hello laptop, my friend. 🙂

Listening to and reading books.

Fun to say words like unfettered, frittata, fathomable, fricassee, folderol.

Coolish weather with no bugs for a pleasant evening walk.

DianaK

Appreciations 4.7

Still having fun today remembering last night’s visit with Pam! We had so much fun talking about songs and words and books and ways to continue on a path of growing and learning. 😉

These words: Ensorcelled, insouciant, inexorable, encharm, penchant, loquacious, obsequious, saucy.

Luna %22playing%22 w Ruby Aug 2015Luna and her joyful “playing” with Ruby the other day. 😉

Making more progress on the decluttering/downsizing… a whole bag of papers for the recycling bin today!

The fun of listening to Winnie the Pooh while I worked today. Still one of my favorite books!

My mom’s AMAZING zucchini cake… and the fact that she made a gluten-free batch for us. Yum!!

DianaK

Appreciations 4.6

A newly paved road. Specifically, the frontage road south of 394 between Penn and Cedar Lake Pkwy. Before it was so bumpy that I always felt queasy after driving on it (and I use it regularly) – now it is gloriously smooth and and an easy ride! Plus, since it’s not quite done, the manhole covers are sticking up a bit, so it was like a driving game weaving in and out of those. 😉

More decluttering and downsizing progress today. I love how light it feels to shed unwanted/unneeded things!

A deeply satisfying, beautiful visit with my beloved Pam. Oh how we laugh and how easy our time together is! She walked me through a mini Qi Gong session that was astonishing! I can’t wait to get started! So much love and bliss and yummy in one little visit. ❤ ❤ ❤

Watching a bunch of my bookmarked “fun and happiness” videos to choose a few to send to a friend who could use a laugh this week. What a fun half hour! 🙂

DianaK

Appreciations 4.5

Unbelievably beautiful weather and time enough to go for a little walk in it.

Asparagus.

Learning how to do new stuff: I put my own new hard drive in my laptop today. Well, I did use my dad’s torx screwdriver because I don’t have fancy tools like that, but it still counts. 😉

DianaK

Appreciations 4.4

More Ruby time this afternoon with a little bonus visit with Ellis. I am so lucky to have such good friends! 🙂

Quick and easy visit at the genius bar, with the added bonus that my dad just happens to have an extra hard drive on hand, so I don’t even have to shop. Thanks, Dad!

My super heroes Cina and Katie who not only picked up my prescription while they were out, but also came home with dinner and chocolate!<3

IMG_3355Toby the wonder cat. Wonder kangaroo? What a weirdo!

DianaK

Appreciations 4.3

Fabulous brunch with Terri and Ruby and Katie and Cina. Delicious food and so much fun!

Wonderful client meeting today. I’m so lucky I get to work with people I really enjoy doing stuff I like. 🙂

Long, relaxing evening with David. Laughs, good conversation, and the loan of his chrome book until I can get my laptop in to get it fixed.

Google Drive! So much of what I need to get my work done is in the cloud, so I’m all set even when I can’t use my laptop. Phew!

DianaK

Appreciations 4.2

People. I know so many bright, funny, interesting ones! 😉 It was wonderful to catch up with Terri last night and Sarah & Ida this morning, and then head out to a fun coffee date this afternoon.

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Morning glories growing up a tree!!

Wind. I love the drama of branches dancing in the air and the feel of it on my skin when I walk outside. It makes it seem like something interesting is going to happen!

Cherry Amaretto coconut ice cream. Yummmm.