I’ve asked my grandmother to help me make a pie from scratch with her “no fail pie crust” recipe. This isn’t a huge goal, but it is part of my larger goal to eat foods that I make, not just something that fell out of a box, with the directions “just add water”.
I read some articles online describing the risks of getting pregnant while overweight. I hope to lose 50 lbs before I get pregnant again. Lofty goal… we’ll see what happens. So maybe I’ll take it 10 lbs at a time. Small goals sound more realistic.
I have not put as much effort into teaching my little one Spanish as I would like. We sometimes read children’s books in Spanish or watch PBS cartoons in Spanish, but I do not make an effort to talk to her in Spanish in everyday conversation… something I need to work on.
I originally wanted to learn Gaelic, then German, and now Japanese. I don’t think this wishy-washy attitude will get me far in 3rd language learning. So how does one go about learning Japanese without paying for it? Hmm.
I’ve been reading about Buddhism, writing Haiku, and doing yoga. This doesn’t count as “finding a religion”, but at least it’s a step. Next stop, local Japanese gardens on Saturday for a retreat from suburb life.
Just about to finish my preliminary exam and turn it into my committe, I feel like I’m making progress.
A rabbi recently told me that my spirituality now will be different than my spirituality 20 years from now. I am searching now, but I will always be searching. I don’t think Judaism is right for me, after about 7 years of learning and experiencing the faith. It felt right at one time, but I feel like I’ve grown into needing something else, something more earth-centered. I’m looking into neo-pagan ideas, but we’ll see where that leads.
One member of my committee recently told me, “Take your prelims now! There’s no reason to keep putting it off. You won’t know more six months from now than you do now. You’ve read enough.”
So I keep putting it off, telling myself I need to read one more book to be better prepared. Meanwhile, I can’t actually start my dissertation until I take this step. Yuk. My goal: take prelims before May.
So I found out a main ingredient I need to make injara, found at Whole Foods. Now I just have to make myself drive 20 miles to Whole foods, then spend 3 days making injara.
Yes, Brigid is strong. I found a webpage that has 128 lessons of Gaelic. Now I can tell people that Brigid is strong.
Yes, I have seen all esisodes of Arrested Development, twice actually.
I felt inspired last night. I saw Pam on The Office get her own art show (part of a larger art show where she got one wall), so I felt inspired to paint. If Pam can do it, I can do it. I pulled out a piece of wood I’ve been saving for painting, and just started. I even envision a series of other paitings to come after this one. Wow… with a 7-month old fussing all day long, I’m proud of myself for allowing a little paint time at night when she falls asleep.
