day to day...

eat.pray.love. i'm totally doing that. but on the inside. india, italy, and bali aren't physically possible for me, but i'm going to begin enjoying life more.

it feels as if i am doing what i've heard referred to as "living in the moment." i am learning to be content in the present. i am learning to be happy again. so, in this day-to-day journey, here is my today:

being lazy: today i watched the A&E pride and prejudice series... again. (yes, the 6 hour one where colin firth makes the most delicious mr.darcy...*sigh*) unfortunately, i've gotten to the place where i know the entire dialog before it happens and i've started saying their lines for them. note to self: find a new favorite classical period film.

being crafty: today i made a beanie, and it worked! i'm rather stoked about this fact, because so far the only beanies i've successfully knitted/crocheted have been tiny human sized. the first one i knitted, i had very high hopes for... and it could easily be mistaken for a crumpled up sock. since then ive been practicing gauge, to very little success until today. although my child-sized beanies are adorable, i can't seem to get an adult sized one right. last night i attempted yet again. somehow i got all the way to the end, after following the knitting pattern perfectly, and still my result was nothing more than a crumpled sock. so i pulled it all out and began to crochet it instead. (crocheting is my first language in the world of yarn and needle fun, so i feel much more deft with one hookey-needle instead of two large pointy ones.) i ended up pulling that out again this morning and beginning - yet again. finally i somehow achieved success! i'm so proud, in fact, of my little "red puff-slouch beanie" that i wore it to the gym tonight. :)

being disciplined: hello gym! hello elliptical machine! and hello all other new-years-resolutioners! there is a severe lack of gorgeous man muscle at the gym these days. not that i'm in the market, but having a nice view certainly gets one motivated to pump up the resistance. (don't worry- my little red puff-slouch beanie was at home in the locker. lol.) anyway, an hour of elliptical, 15 minutes of leg work outs, 20 minutes of sauna, and a nice hot shower have left me quite proud of my day's productivity. armed with enough endorphins to last till morning, i am now rather happy and ready for bed!

so goodnight world. i'm hopeful for tomorrow...