Looking together in the same direction.

Looking together in the same direction.
Sea otters hold hands while they sleep so they don't drift apart.

by my favorite poet, Mary Oliver

"Instructions for living a life.

Pay attention.

Be astonished.

Tell about it."

Mary Oliver


Saturday, January 5, 2013

The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.

     I braved the cold and went back to run group this morning.  I ran 2.7 miles with a friend I haven't seen for several months.  It was nice socializing with everyone as I haven't been there since mid December. There are some tough people who run in all kinds of weather. Me----I'm more of a fair-weather runner.
     Remember my minimalist goal to do planks daily?  I slacked off over the holidays, but since I have been home I have been doing them twice a day to catch back up.  Now I am even....there are no blank squares on my calendar.  Since I am setting my own rules, it sounds fair to me to play catch-up, but I will try to do better to be disciplined going forward.

Karma


     Yesterday was a cooking day for me.  I don't have a creative bone in my body, but once in a blue moon I do like to try new recipes;  for example I made peanut butter dog biscuits as a Christmas gift for my pet-sitters.
      Last month someone at the health-food store was giving out free samples of flavored hummus.....avocado hummus, and sweet potato hummus.  They were good but pricey.  I always make my own hummus as it is easy, cheap, and healthier. Now I add an avocado to the mix when I have one on hand.  It is fantastic!  Try it sometime. It makes it rich and creamy.
     I also made oven-baked sweet potato fries for myself, and some extras as sweet potato chews for my dog.  She absolutely loves them. 
     I tried making a tempeh chorizo sausage recipe which I give 2 thumbs down, but maple glazed marinated tempeh....2 thumbs up.
     That's it for my experimentation for the week.

     I was talking to another friend today who is a commercial artist and is going to start selling her work on Etsy.  When she retires, she will fill her time with art. I wish I had a marketable talent like that.  She asked if I did crafts....I've tried a few times, but never seem to finish anything. Nothing has grabbed hold of my attention for long other than reading, which is fun but not marketable.  Her junior-high age son runs with us sometimes.  He plans on being a physicist some day.  He is quite sure of his goals.  I still haven't figured out what I want to be when I grow up!

I love asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because I'm still looking for ideas.


Get this in mind early:  we never grow up.     Richard Bach
   

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