Five on Friday

It was a short week, but I'm always glad to see Friday come around :).

1. Farmers' Market - Every Thursday there is a small farmers' market outside my work. It is literally right across the street from our front door. It's an extension of the Pike Place Market with local growers setup during the day. I love to get the $5 - $10 bouquets they have every week. Right now the dahlias are in season and the bouquets are beautiful. Yesterday I ended up with 2 bouquets - a $5 I bought and a HUGE one that my husband bought for me :). I kept the one I got at work and took the big one home. It was so large I had to split it up into 2 vases. They are now sitting in my bathroom and make me smile everytime I go in there.

2. Spoiling my cats - My cats are my fur babies, as much as I dislike describing them that way. I love them so much and am so glad they are in my life. We went shopping yesterday to get all the supplies we needed now that we've moved. They got new collars (after they took off the cheap ones we got a couple weeks ago), a fountain water dish (they like running water) and a food dish with a timer (because they need to lose weight). I get so much joy in seeing them play around in their new area and just want to make them as comfortable as possible.

3. Train rides with friends - Now that we have moved I have a longer commute to and from work. We are closer to our best friends though, and they work in the buildings next to mine, so it works out well. I've gotten a chance to ride the morning train in with my friend twice this week and it's so good to talk and catch up.

4. Warm weather - I have used sunshine and blue skies already, so I thought I would put warm weather this time to encompass these beautiful summer days. I love sunny, warm weather and they are definitely here right now.

5. New stuff - Now that we've moved we have a little bit of extra funds. It still goes quickly, but it's been nice to be able to get some not so necessary things.

Well, it's been a busy, whirlwind type of week for me. Even though it was a long weekend and short week, it was chocked full of a lot of things to do. Here's to the weekend!

a beautiful sunny day :)

For the love of blogs has a picture blog up right now and I just wanted to show a fun and sunny picture I took.

Enjoy the sun while it's around :)!

Five in Friday

1. Blue skies - it is so sunny and warm right now :). That natural vitamin D is doing me good.

2. New work responsibilities - while this might be a not so good thing, it's a good thing right now because it is stretching my abilities and making me feel like I accomplish things during the day rather than waiting around for something to do.

3. Meeting new people - again, because of the changes in my job, and again, could be a not so good thing, but not in this case. Because I have new responsibilities I'm meeting new people at work and getting to talk about my interests and who I am. It really makes me feel I'm going in the right direction after all.

4. Free Food - I'm kinda suffering from long term memory loss (not really) and only thinking about what is right infront of me, but I found some free food today just when I was feeling hungry. With everything going on I certainly could save some $$ and this came at the right time.

5. Grooveshark - I'm listening to my 3 audition pieces right now and I'm so thankful to have a media to do that with. Since I have been so busy moving and taking care of things I haven't had much time to rehearse, so listening to these songs on repeat while working really helps me out. If you haven't looked into Grooveshark, you should. Especially if you want to listen to a particular artist instead of just artists that are like them. It's free and commerical free (for now) and doesn't need any downloading to use.

Well, I should get some things done before I have to jet to rehearsal and cleaning later tonight.

Have a fabulous weekend!

Still busy, but that shouldn't be a surprise

To me at least. I seem to always talk about being busy and all that I have to do, but it's sort of like it's a surprise most of the time. I really just need to give in to the fact that I am really busy most of the time . . . but that's what makes my downtime so enjoyable.

At different points during this year I have ached for a vacation. There is absolute blue sky out my window at work right now and it just makes me want to get out and be in the beautiful weather while it lasts. Here in Seattle a beautiful, warm, clear day doesn't happen often, so I always feel like I should take advantage of it now while it's around. The pull for vacation doesn't just come from that though.

For me it's a pull to get away from it all. To pick up and leave everything behind. It sounds so inviting and wonderful. I'm so scatter-brained right now that just "rebooting" and starting things anew sounds just amazing. I think part of my scatter-brained aspect is because I want to just dull my brain and avoid all that is going on.

It's not to say I'm unhappy or anything. When anyone talks with me I genuinely smile and am interested in talking about things . . . I just want some time for me in there somehwere I think.

I have spent this entire week thinking about different topics for blogs to write about, but I just haven't had a chance to sit down and devote enough time to writing them. I need to get back to my gamer girl explanation too. We are in the process of moving and house sitting right now, so I spend a lot of my evenings driving. I'm hoping once we get settled I'll be able to concentrate more on my creative hobbies - many of which have sat on the back burner for a few years, including blogging. While the move is not the greatest (and will hopefully be a blog all in itself) I think it will lead to a lot of good things. We had good intentions and I am hoping we can fulfill at least some of our goals through this move.

Anyway, just thought I would write something while I am distracting myself on this beautiful Friday. I'll do Five on Friday soon.

Thanks for reading :)!