Currently - Week 24

cooking: tempeh wraps.

drinking:  a lot of water.

reading: The Boston Globe, and soon, A Confederacy of Dunces and The Notorious RBG.

listening: to Christina Grimmie's music.

watching: Keone and Mari's dance videos, especially this great showcase. Makes me want to dance again!

bookmarking: ideas for later.
looking: forward to running along the esplanade tomorrow.

loving: the weather lately.

wondering: when I'll get to see my friends next. Summer involves so much travel!
hoping: for a good week.

wanting: more variety in my week. I'm working on it, starting by thinking small.

needing: quiet "me"  time.

wearing: khaki skirt, blue shirt.

smelling: the roses outside of the house I walked by this afternoon.
noticing: for the first time, the lovely blue house with purple-blue potted flowers hanging over the entrance. It's just a couple of blocks away from school, and it looks like a dream.

knowing: that this summer will be great!

laughing: not right now.

thinking: about my research, of course.

daydreaming: of seeing a turquoise sea.

wishing:some things could be different.

feeling: ok.

Currently - Week 23

cooking: soon, pub ploughman’s lunch salad.

drinking:  water.

reading: I just finished The Basil and Josephine Stories. I loved the “Basil” stories, but not the “Josephine” ones.

listening:  to the usual.

watching: The Ptxperience.

bookmarking: recipe ideas for later.
looking: forward to celebrating my mom’s birthday this weekend.

loving: that it’s already Friday afternoon.

wondering: what to do this week.
hoping: to sleep in.

wanting: to jog too.

needing: more “me” time.

wearing: white skirt, red shirt.

smelling: the sriracha from my lunch.
noticing: the brightness of the sky.

knowing: at least some of this weekend will be great.

laughing: sometimes.

thinking: about the next book I’m going to read.

daydreaming: about the weekend.

wishing: for good luck.

feeling: pretty good.

Currently - Week 22

cooking: homemade pizza tonight, and gado gado (Indonesian Peanut Salad) this week

drinking: the usual. 

reading: the "Sunday Routines" section of the New York Times and, of course, cases and articles.

listening: to the sound of nothing but my keyboard in the library

watching: Gilmore Girls

bookmarking: ideas for the summer.
looking: forward to what fun will unfold this summer.

loving: the weather.

wondering: what I'm going to do this weekend.
hoping: to sleep in this weekend.

wanting: to create a nice home. It's definitely getting there after I cleaned!

needing: more sleep.

wearing: grey jeans and my silk-like blue shirt.

smelling: the wooden scent from the pencil I'm using.
noticing: how quickly we got to Friday!

knowing: that I'm learning a lot, and it's only been two to three days on the job.

laughing: at jokes.

thinking: how much fun I'm going to have e-mailing one different friend every workday this month.

daydreaming: about seeing the ocean.

wishing: not to forget how important each day is.

feeling: a little tired but happy.

Currently - Week 21

cooking: Greek salad with garlic croutons. 

drinking: water and tea.

reading: cases, e-mails, and The Wall Street Journal.

listening: to calming playlists on Spotify.

watching: hilarious clips from Friends.

bookmarking: recipes for later this summer.
looking: at all the papers on my desk.

loving: the weather, and how I'm going home this weekend.

wondering: what it'll feel like to complete the assignment I'm working on.
hoping: I finish as much as I can, as early as I can.

wanting: to go home and enjoy Boston proper.

needing: some time off.

wearing: shorts with flowers on them.

smelling: the library air, with its scent of old books.
noticing: how green the trees outside the library look.

knowing: how great I'll feel this weekend, and when I finish this assignment.

laughing: at clips from Friends. (Some of those jokes would definitely have gone over my head when I was little.)

thinking: about the next argument I'm going to make.

daydreaming: about nights and weekends off.

wishing: for some adventure or fun this summer.

feeling: a little tired, but happy.

Now that I'm off from school and have evenings free, I realized that I actually took photos most weeks of the year. I'll be back-dating and posting those shortly. I'll continue posting these weekly updates in this form going forward.

Update - Week 20

cooking: spaghetti salad from salgamundi. 

drinking: water and coffee.

reading: cases involving wills. 

listening: to the radio.

watching: Aviv, the documentary.

bookmarking: the public library's website.
looking: through the writing competition instructions. 

loving: the weather we've been having lately.

wondering: what cool things I'll get to do this summer.
hoping: i'll get to do some fun things on weekends.

wanting: to have a memorable summer.

needing: more quiet moments.

wearing: pajamas. Working from home can be great! 

smelling: the dinner I just cooked.
noticing: how the trees outside my window have changed. 

knowing: there will be more sunny days.

laughing: at last week tonight episodes.

thinking: about how I'm going to approach the memo I'm writing.

daydreaming: about weekend trips.

wishing: my upstairs neighbors would stop dropping heavy things.

feeling: free. ish. 

Week 19

We read the Wall Street Journal when there's no Boston Globe. 

Week 17

Spinach pie done right.