Us*

Last summer....

My Baby

He's so ferocious...

*Things I Wish*

*that it was still raining

*that I could take a nap curled up with a cat, every day

*for a bunch of fresh ink pens

*that people still called me Jenny

*for great espresso, everyday

*that I could show you the fabulous, red, jeweled sandals I found yesterday

*for Halloween, every other weekend

*for Fall, every day

*that I could see my family every evening

*that my sisters (all of them) would call more often

*that I could adopt all the stray and forgotten kittens of the world

*that people would stop telling me about the things that make them miserable

*that I had a really good book to read

*that I could stop getting older

*for perfect Posh Spice hair

*that I could eat breakfast at Sam's every day

*that everyone made decent chai tea

*that I could take Bryce on a train ride

*that I could make everyone happy

*that I would be content, just to be me

What do you wish?

Hot

It is over 100 degrees today.

For me, this means:

*vomiting

*shakiness

*fatigue

It's been a great day here.  

Ways to Save Money

1. Read magazines while hiding behind racks of books in Borders. When a sales associate passes near you, furrow your brow and scrutinize the front of the magazine as though you cannot decide if it is *worthy* of your purchase.

2. Check out magazines from the library.

3. Drink crystal light instead of iced tea from the coffee shop next door

4. Wash your hair less. Thus, saving shampoo.

5. Watch tv on the internet {and cancel your cable}

6. Drink Americanos as opposed to Lattes

7. Exercise more. Shop less.

8. Use coupons

9. Invite yourself to dinner at the home of friendly people

10. Have your sister wax your eyebrows {a risk full of danger, yet, a thrifty choice}.

Meditate on This

Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don't search for the answers, which cold not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the question now. Perhaps then, some day far in the future, you will gradually without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.

{Rainer Maria Rilke translated by Stephen Mitchell}

glimpsed on a cuff by Jeanine Payer

Reduce

I'm embarking on a journey of reduction.
I won't bore you with all the details.

Basically, a conversation this weekend prompted a thought that's been in the back of my mind to move toward the front.

And because of that, I'm making a choice to shop locally, and sustainably.
This means: buying food from places I've heard of and could drive to if I wanted, recycling items that occupy permanent space {like furniture and clothes} by shopping resale and supporting local designers that create and manufacture their goods locally.

A lofty goal, but one I'm excited to move toward!
You should think about joining me...