Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Daily 5 - Day 160

Today's Daily 5:
  1. Day 160!  How cool is that?
  2. Laughing through a conversation with my roommate tonight.  I've been pretty stressed out lately, and feeling pretty irritated with her, so it was nice to just laugh and talk for a while.
  3. actually getting stuff done off my list, without getting too stressed out.  (did a bit more purging of stuff - some shoes this time...)
  4. Working on a notebook that I'm going to use for lists, and for organizing and sort of tracking some of my goals for the year
  5. dreaming about ways to live more simply, and greenly
  6. searching my heart and being a bit surprised at what some of the priorities in it are right now
  7. got another yoga workout in
  8. found two glass waterbottles today - hoping to make the switch from plastic.  really hoping they're durable... will have to see!
  9. Got a bit of reading in, and actually have a list of some books that I want to go through in audio form.
  10. really thankful for a night off.  no social stuff.  wasn't my turn to cook dinner.  so nice to just work my way through the things I needed to do, but slowly.

The New Recipes Challenge

One of the goals for 2010 that I mentioned at the beginning of the year was that I would cook at least 2 new recipes a month in an effort to expand my repertoire a bit.

So far, I've managed to make three new recipes, and I have photographic proof!


Steak with Spinach Couscous



Hasselbeck Potatoes



Feta Chicken with Zuchini

Hippo

Bet you thought this was going to be another post about one of my multiple visits to the zoo, huh?  Nope it's the latest quiz result.  Apparently the African animal that I am most like is the hippo!  And, while no woman likes to be told she's a hippo, the description really did make me chuckle.  Because quite a lot of it is uncannily accurate!



You Are a Hippo





You are sensitive and deep. You have a spiritual side to you that's hard to deny.

You naturally bring out the best in people. You are a true healer.

You have a strong power over others. You've learned to harness this power to make their lives better.

You tend to have intense dreams where important things are revealed to you.

Random Thoughts

My thoughts are all over the place this morning.

I'm thinking largely about Haiti.  And praying.

I'm thinking about being a better steward.  Of my finances.  Of the environment.  Of my time and energy.

I'm thinking about hope.  And broken hope, restored.  A dear friend once mailed me a resin plaque that forms the word "hope".  It arrived with the letter "h" broken off.  I carefully glued it back together, and unless you know precisely where to look, it's impossible to see the broken place.  It's become a symbol for us.  Broken hope restored.  And it's the cry of my heart this morning too.

I'm thinking about health.  And healing.  And praying for increase of that.  For so many I care about.

And I'm thinking about the day and days ahead.  The things they're full with.  The moments that aren't yet filled, but will be.

And in the midst of all these scattered thoughts, I'm quietly praying, and longing.

On Haiti

Tomorrow night I'll be attending a benefit concert for Haiti relief.  If you're in Calgary, and interested in attending, let me know and I'll give you the details. The funds raised go to the work of Samaritans Purse and Compassion

In the meantime, Steve Bell had a great article about Haiti on his blog this morning.

And these two headlines caught my attention:

Plush Golf Club Houses 50,000 Refugees

Floating Hospital Provides Succour for Few