Complicated Simplicity

january 2012 recap

in january:

• i read 11/22/63 by Stephen King
• i kept working my way through watching Cheers
• p and i started watching The Firm and Alcatraz (and enjoy them both)
• i got my basics for project life and started putting it together...so love this project
• i walked a mile a day for the first two weeks and 1.5 miles a day for the last two and a half weeks
• p and i finished reading through exodus and leviticus and started numbers
• i downloaded a wawillion apps and fell in love with instagram, plants vs. zombies, netflix and more
• i took a self portrait every day using the everyday app
• i started and completed a photo challenge
• p and i went to omsi and saw the body worlds exhibit-it was awesome
• we watched the ides of march, moneyball and mr. popper's penguins
• i taught the sunday school lesson twice-the fall and the flood
• wednesday church was cancelled once
• we got a few inches of snow one night
• we tried a couple new recipes-sloppy joes and zuppa toscana, both were delicious
• i started reading the final dark tower book (well, until the new one comes out this spring)
• my sleep schedule got all turned around
• i started babysitting for a little girl from church
• we have had beautiful weather-some rain, but TONS of sunshine this month (way more than last year)
• p got a raise at work
• a coil in our car broke and we had to get them replaced

jan 21 2012

i have walked every day this year. this week i did 1.5 miles. every. single. day. rain or shine. i feel so strong. powerful, even.

jan 20 2012

this sweet dog with the silly faces...i'm not sure which of us loves our daily walks more. i'm so glad i always have a walking companion.

jan 19 2012

it is so great to have awesome friends. with awesome families. hanging out with julia and her littles made for a super excellent day.

jan 18 2012

wa and i walked in the snow at 1am. i acted like i didn't grow up with at least 4ft of snow all winter long. it was magical.

jan 17 2012

love this project. it has been so good to be reminded of all of the good and messy things in life. how blessed i truly am. amazingly blessed.

jan 16 2012

we made a huge pot of zuppa toscana tonight. together. it's the only kind of cooking i enjoy. it's even kind of fun.

jan 15 2012

the first snow in the valley today. on the way home from church it was really coming down-big flakes. reminded me of lake effect. of home. it was extra magical.

jan 14 2012

the day was dark and grey...and then this. moments like this take my breath away.

jan 13 2012

in my bag right now. so glad i ditched the huge one for the smaller one.

(what i carry: my kindle in the pouch i made, my purple wallet that boo picked out for my birthday one year, two notebooks, a wordless book, two pens and a mechanical pencil, some hairties and headbands, burt's bees tinted lip balm in pink blossom, a small mirror, altoid smalls, some pepomint life savers, a stash of mints from olive garden that i've apparently been collecting for months, ticket stubs from last ear, paul's church keys, headphones, my kodak playsport and a reusable target bag-i carry my phone, keys and iPod in my pockets usually)