Taxes

Paid the taxes today. A month early. And yes, had to pay. Normally I would be annoyed for a few hours then off doing whatever the day had in store. A bit different this time. It didn't rattle me but it did shine a light on some habits that I want to change. I am taking the rest of the day to be as frugal as possible while still maintaining a high quality of life. That means making a scrumptious dinner with what I already have in the house, watching movies and listening to music I already own, and doing some jewelry projects with on-hand materials. Of course petting the animals is always quality time, but I will make sure to do more today. I'm feeling contemplative but not too serious. Sometimes it takes something minor to spur you in a good direction. Taxes, not the something I expected, but hey, take your inspiration where you can.

:)

Weather

So last week this is what it looked like here in the DC area (Chewie of the North)












And this morning this is what I saw. Daylight Savings has hit. Normally it would be very bright and sunny this time of the morning (about 7:30) instead the sun was just really starting to wake up the day. Good thing I like sunrises so much.

Pearl Mood

The St. Pat - fresh water white and red pearls with toggle clasp; simple, fancy, your mom will love them



Pearls Before Wine - fresh water white pearls with sterling silver coil wrap; go with EVERYTHING


OSMoSis - absorb the beauty


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Depressing Music

As peppy and "can-do" as I am I love depressing music and introspective music (not always the same thing). My newest favorite is Cycling Trivialities by Jose Gonzalez. He's from Sweden, and he's named Jose. Right there you know the music is going to be phenomenal, filled with insight. And the song is 8 minutes long. Check out his myspace and listen to the song. Down The Line is also excellent.

http://www.myspace.com/josegonzalez

But why, why do I love this kind of music? Because I got a lot going on underneath this chipper exterior. I got turmoil and rancor. This type of music feeds that part of me. But I am also lucky that I am mesmerized by sunsets/sunrises, or feel complete peace listening to birds chirp, or know that there can be nothing wrong in the world while I watch my dog sleep. Which is why I also like High School Musical. Feed the beast people!

OSMoSis

design and craft by Michelle Jiles

OSMoSis - absorb the beauty

The Bri - garnet Swarovski crystals and light yellow glass beads, gun metal 24g wire, 3 inches



Smoke Gets in Your Ears - glass beads, silver plated 24g wire

Coveting

I have been coveting two bags by Moop. The Porter and The Tote.
The Porter
The Tote

Of course I bought them. I have a bag affinity. I like to be able to put my life into a bag and carry it with me wherever I go. I like to have the essentials (mini umbrella, gum, mirror, notebook, blister block) and the incidentals (book, newspaper, scarf). I think this is because I always wanted to be a hobo. To be able to pick up and take off whenever you wanted always appealed to me. And it is so much easier in the electronic age (at least for me if I were to become a hobo) because I could access everything and everyone from any library/coffee shop in any major city. Yeah, being a hobo would be great. Maybe this bags will finally push me to it.

Eternal Question

How do you tell the difference between what you want and what you are suppose to want?

Just thinking about the question pushes me toward the first and shun the later.

It's a good feeling.

The truly lucky are the ones who want what they are suppose to. Lucky, yes, happy, yes, interesting, no. If you want what you are suppose to, you want was is predictable. It is hard to be unpredictable, even dangerous sometimes, but very interesting, yes.