listening to: KCRW
not-quite enjoying: silty (new filter *sigh*) coffee
watching: people walk to work
thinking: writing is one of the best ways i know to slow down time

wow. what a whirlwind weekend. i can’t believe it’s monday tuesday(!) again already. once again, i had too many things to do and not enough hours to do them in. dropping Jonathan’s mom off at the airport yesterday afternoon felt strange. it was like we had just picked her up.

this morning, the apartment is all mine again. i think i’ll wander around in various states of undress while eating/drinking things directly out of boxes/cartons, after which i will unapologetically read and nap the afternoon away. it’s also time to resume the role of domestic goddess — at least for another couple of days. Maddy leaves early on Friday and after that, i’m not sure what i’ll do with myself…

birds in the eaves of the apartment across the street are going crazy this morning. a few grey clouds here and there are attempting a stand, but mostly the blue is winning out. thank goodness.

right this minute, my mom is picking up the largest U-Haul she can find. within 24 hours (10 or so of which will involve a house full of hired men packing the truck) she will be hauling herself across 2 provinces to re-settle back in Saskatchewan.

PMS this month has brought with it the strangest cravings: right now i could really go for chips and jalapeño ranch dip for breakfast and i have been thinking about McNuggets with sweet ‘n sour sauce for three days. my eating habits have remained fairly stable, but you can see the hormones written all over my face.

a week tomorrow, i will be on a plane across the Atlantic. i have been wearing earplugs to bed in preparation for the night flight because i’m not the best plane sleeper. and bonus! earplugs help with our local traffic noise as the nights get warmer and we leave our windows open wider.

other than the earplugs, i haven’t been thinking about Africa much. i don’t think it’s fully set in… does it ever?

lastly, i’m noticing a huge difference in my neck from looking down at the laptop monitor instead of straight at my old PC monitor. i have been consciously keeping my posture better, but figure i’m stuck with the neck kink for at least a few more years.

initiative to spend less time on the computer, right?

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