a list - third grade style
I am in Houston right now.
I am enjoying the warm weather, sunshine and company.
My allergies are getting the better of me this spring-into-summer season.
I have very seriously committed myself to addressing my food issues (especially as they relate to my allergies) for 30 days.
For the month of May, I am not eating any sugar, yeast or dairy--at all.
I would like to celebrate that so far I have fulfilled this commitment for 5 days.
I would also like to celebrate that I FINALLY have created some momentum behind my creative endeavors.
Ideas are zipping around in my head, and it feels exciting even though I don't know where it will lead.
I am excited that my friend Michelle and I enjoyed some creative time together doing scrapbooking on National Scrapbooking Day.
I made three very beautiful (yes, I'm praising myself) gifts for friends, and that brought a lot of joy to my heart.
I also made some Mother's Day cards that I sent out to mothers--specifically, my mother and my mother-in-law.
I miss my families.
I want my families to come visit us before we move from Nashville.
We are moving from Nashville to somewhere-warm-on-the-ocean sometime around July or August.
We don't know where exactly we will go yet.
I am excited about living by the ocean!
I hope to enjoy the ocean A LOT even though I will be working--I hope.
I don't know what I will do yet, but it will not be what I'm doing now.
I have started the process of figuring out what I want to do, and I am eager to see where it goes.
What I want to do at *this* moment is sleep.
Good night.
Comments
thanks, andrew!!
Posted by: delara | June 1, 2008 10:01 PM
DANG! That post was chock-full of goodness and happiness. Love it.
Can't wait to see where you guys end up! So happy for you!
Posted by: Andrew | May 31, 2008 09:26 PM
Can't wait to hear where you choose to move. I love you!
Posted by: +mojan. | May 23, 2008 03:51 AM
Delara - I'm feeling your pain with regard to allergies and avoiding sugar! This part of the country is brutal come allergy season. Leyla asked me today when allergy season is over and I told her, "as soon as it's so hot and muggy you wouldn't dare open a window." Funny, but true. Apparently, allergies = shut-in. What a blessing to be able to move to the ocean. If only Hawaii wasn't so far away, that could be on the list of possibilities...
Love, Daria
Posted by: Daria | May 11, 2008 01:28 PM
shok - thank you for the encouragement! today was a GREAT example of why i need to be HARD CORE about the food commitment. i tried some (yummy!!) stew made by a dear friend (vegan = delicious!) even though i knew that the "meats" in it had some amount of sugar in them. i swear! you'd be surprised at the number of foods with sugar added! or maybe you wouldn't be surprised. anyway, after eating it, along with some salad that although it did not have sugar in the dressing was sweet because of the fruits in it, i totally craved more. it's like a drug for me. seriously.
so, i don't think i've fallen off the wagon, and since it was in my intention not to eat it today, i'm still counting myself as committed. yay me!
dena - i love you and i miss you. our time together at angeline's wedding was such a gift! thank YOU for your encouragement and support and cheering. :) and thank you for your acknowledgment of the unknowns. kinda scary, but i'm game. he he!
and sarah - yes! i am SO looking forward to ocean. and beach. and sunshine. and fewer allergies than what i'm going through now in nashvegas. crazy. but i digress... thank you, as always, for your support! setting a goal/timeframe was good for us. it's partially out of our hands (lease is up end of july) and partially our choice. woot! let's see what happens!
Posted by: delara | May 10, 2008 12:06 AM
I'm so excited for you, Delara. A move, near the ocean, cooler than here-nice. I like the idea of picking a month to stick to a certain goal. great idea.
Posted by: Sarah | May 9, 2008 04:28 PM
i am so proud of you! for one, the food thing is super hard at first, but it does get easier....trust me. you can do it! for twosies, you are a huge inspiration. not many people i know would make the "unknowns" a part of their list. i like that. it says to me that you are open, willing and able to live and be in the moment. you rock!
Posted by: dena | May 9, 2008 01:00 PM
I'm looking forward to seeing where your move takes you. Good luck with the food commitment!
Posted by: shokufeh | May 9, 2008 08:23 AM
I'm excited to see where your move takes you. Good luck with the food commitment!
Posted by: shokufeh | May 9, 2008 08:21 AM