Another top ten

Silly me, I didn't do one last night. Oh well.

(1) One of our cucumber seeds is starting to bloom at last. The lettuce is progressing. And Arthur and Joey (tomato plants) are doing well. There's nothing like seeing green amongst the brown dirt. Try it sometime.

(2) My boss hasn't been too happy with how "slow" I write. I usually can only write three articles (with 300-350 words each) a day, but he wants a lot more than that. He's keeping me, don't worry. I freaked out about his criticism about my speed, and asked Stephan for a blessing. Basically in the blessing, I was counseled to continue on the path I'm on, and I'll be given the strength to accomplish my tasks. Let's just say that I have been given the strength. My boss gave me an assignment of seven articles to finish by Friday. I have finished six. I wrote two of them last night and four of them today. He'll get the surprise of his life tomorrow (hopefully).

(3) With my increased job responsibilities, Stephan has been helping me around the house even more. He's a sweetie.

(4) Our anniversary trip is planned...three months in advance. We're going to spend a couple of days in Cedar City for the Utah Shakespearean Festival. We'll be seeing "Pride and Prejudice" (I know, it's not a Shakespeare play, but it is playing at the Shakespearean festival) and "Much Ado About Nothing." I'm excited. The trip will actually be cheaper than our honeymoon, and yet, nicer.

(5) I've become interested in vegetarian cooking. No, I am not going vegetarian. I'm just interested in cooking meat-free meals every so often, especially with the warm season upon us. I'm also interested in finding ways to eat more fruits and veggies. I've gotten a little better, but I can improve. I checked out a cookbook called "The Occasional Vegetarian" from the library.

(6) My father-in-law has stopped radiation treatment. He got a really bad feeling about it and he had spiritual confirmation that it was okay to cease radiation treatment.

(7) I've been losing my keys a lot recently. I keep forgetting to put them back in my purse. Silly me.

(8) Even though I spent a good portion of the day writing articles, I somehow managed to find the energy to scrub the toilet and bathtub, reorganize the bathroom sink/counter, do laundry, and sweep the kitchen floor.

(9) Did you know there's such a thing as outdoor carpeting? I found out when I was doing research for my articles on outdoor flooring.

(10) I want to bake something sweet...again. Maybe I've been eating too many unsaturated fats and my body needs that balance of saturated fats...yeah, that's it!