Day 4: Kickin' It Old Skool Blog-a-Thon

Weather Wednesday: What's the weather like where you live today?

"It is blowin' a gale out there" to quote a line from The Royal Tennenbaums, one of my favourite movies. I'm not sure if it's still raining. It poured last night, but I can't hear the rain lashing the roof and windows, so it has probably stopped. I can hear the wind though. It is HOWLING around the house. I'm warm and cozy by the roaring wood stove in the living room, feeling extremely safe and content.

Day 3 - Kickin' It Old Skool Blog-a-Thon

[ RED ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of red? Anger
2. Closest red thing to you? Ha! the business card of someone I don't like very much - a control freaky colleague
3. What is the last thing that made you angry? Personal. Sorry, boundary. But it was only a couple of days ago.
4. Are you a fan of romance? Sometimes. It depends.
5. Do you have a temper? Yes. It is usually well in check.

[ GREEN ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of green? Trees.
2. Closest green thing to you? A little packet of papier d'armenie (incense)
3. What's your favourite green environment? The woods.
4. Are you jealous of anyone right now? Not at this exact moment.
5. Are you a lucky person? Yes, most of the time.

[ PURPLE ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of purple? The poem: When I am old, I shall wear a purple hat.
2. Closest purple thing to you? The sweater I'm wearing.
3. Do you like being treated like royalty? Yes!
4. Do you like mysterious things? Sometimes. 
5. Are you intuitive? Definitely. But probably not as intuitive as I THINK I am.

[ BLUE ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of blue? Calm.
2. Closest blue thing to you? The Fish & Bird T-shirt on my laundry pile.
3. Are you good at calming people down? Mostly.
4. What's your favourite body of water (i.e. lake, ocean, etc)? Atlantic Ocean (and I can see it out my window - or will be able to, once the sun comes up)
5. What was the last thing that made you cry? Again, a boundary. But it was only yesterday.
6. Are you a logical thinker? Often.

[ YELLOW ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of yellow? Baby chicks.
2. Closest yellow thing to you? A NoName matchbook.
3. What was one of the happiest times of your life? Most days since I moved home to Nova Scotia.
4. What's your favourite holiday? Good Friday.
5. What makes you happy? Being busy!

[ PINK ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of pink? Girlie girl stuff. (Yuck.)
2. Closest pink thing to you? Piece of fabric I use to drape a table at the market when I sell baked goods in the summer.
3. What sweet things do you like? All of them.
4. Are you sensitive? Yes.
5. What is your favourite flower? Hunh, normally I'd say brown-eyed susan, but the first thought that came into my head this morning was: Daisy.
6. Does you have a crush on someone? Yes, I am smitten.

[ ORANGE ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of orange? Joy.
2. Closest orange thing to you? The cover of my first CD.
3. Do you dress up for Halloween? Rarely.
4. What gives you the warm fuzzies? My woodstove.
5. What would your superpower be? Hrrm, to sexy to say.

[ BROWN ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of brown? Rich Earth.
2. Closest brown thing to you? The cover of my friend, Craig Werth's CD, Sideview.
3. What is your favourite type of chocolate? I think those President's Choice "Swiss" bars - sweet and cheap.
4. What makes you feel grounded? The Beach.
5. Paint the wood or always leave it au naturel? Au naturel.

[ WHITE ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of white? Purity.
2. Closest white thing to you? Paper. Piles and piles of messy paper. Sigh.
3. Do you always try to keep the peace? Yep.
4. Do you like to play in the snow? Yes. I still make snow angels when I get the chance.
5. Are you afraid of going to the doctors or dentist? I used to be afraid of going to the dentist, but now that I got to the student Dental Clinic at Dalhousie University, I am not.

[ BLACK ]

1. What's the first thing you think of when you think of black? Death.
2. Closest black thing to you? The keys on my laptop keyboard (so close, we're touching)
3. Are you sophisticated or silly? Definitely silly.
4. Do you have a lot of secrets? Um, I keep a lot of other people's secrets and I'm mindful of my own, too. I have A VAULT.
5. What's the new black? Olive green.

Day 2: Kickin' it Old School Blog-a-Thon

Time Capsule

What are you reading?: One Day at a Time in Al-Anon
What are you watching?: Coronation Street
What are you listening to?: Broken (and Other Rogue States) by Luke Doucet
What are you loving? The Beach
What are you wearing? Pyjamas
What are you creating? Graphic Design
What are you looking forward to? Tomorrow

Day 1: Kickin' it Old School Blog Challenge

Day 1 and the project is to post a selfie. That actually made my feel a little shy. So, here's a shy, bed-headed selfie:

To join in on the fun of the Kickin' it Old School Blog Challenge, go here :-)

Blog Challenge

Hi Everyone,

I've decided to engage in a blog challenge for the month of December, hosted by Jamie Ridler Studios and Planet Shannon. Should be fun. Here's the link if you'd like to join in.

:-)

Self-Love Dance Playlist

It's been a long time since I posted on this blog. It was a very, very busy summer. And now, it is a busy fall. I'd like to post a summer sum-up at some point, but for now, I felt like posting the playlist that I've been dancing to in the mornings this week:

Up to Our Nex / Robyn Hitchcock
Kiss / Prince
Red Beans & Rice / Spearhead
Doo Wop (That Thing) / Lauryn Hill
32 Flavors / Ani DiFranco
All Together Now / The Beatles
Big Girl / Dolores Dagenais
Oh Heart / Jill Barber
Lark / Josh Ritter
The Rear Guard / Old Man Luedecke

Happy Dancing!

Robin Red Breast

I'm sitting on the back stoop of my house this morning, watching a pair of robins in the fir trees in my back yard. They are so calm and matter-of-fact.

I wonder what life would feel like if I were like the robins? Singing for pleasure, working for food and otherwise just hanging out - relaxed and cheerful? 

I think I might be happier.

It's ambition that gets in the way. Ambition and my compulsion to always be doing something.

I feel like I ought to be somebody. And I have lived most of my life feeling like I have something to prove.

Well, I'm me - Profound, eh? - and I think I'm finally growing up to the point where I can accept that seeking fame and fortune is not going to get me where I want to be.

Better I should seek to be relaxed and cheerful.

Just like the robins.