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Blissful Monday: Part 1

Jessica at Treasuring has started a new series of posts called Blissful Mondays in which she makes a list of things that has brought her joy over the week. And she wants people to join in. I’ve had some pretty good weeks this Autumn, and not five minutes ago I was thinking of weekly themed blog posts I can take part in, so I’m going to do this one! I’ll try to do it every Monday in November, and maybe even longer after that :D

1. Finally making amazing double chocolate muffins with Dan. I bought the mix forever ago and we just made them on Wednesday, I believe. They were really good and I ate a million. We brought some for Jordan’s family because they are sick and needed some love in the form of chocolate cake. They said they were GOOD. I’m excited to make the second half of the mix VERY SOON.



2. Watching the Rocky Horror Picture Show and listening to the soundtrack a million times. I’m listening to it right now, lol. I used to love this movie years ago. I even dressed up in a red corset and went to the play when I was like 15. I haven’t thought much about the movie in recent years, but now that I’ve been reunited, I can’t get enough of it. it made my crappy halloween a million times better by being on tv on multiple channels at staggering times. I think it definitely is one of my favourite movies of all times. I’ve been having this idea for a RHPS tattoo floating around in my head and it will not go away : )



3. Dan and I took a gigantic walk to Jordan’s house and then to my house. It was really great to enjoy the very nice and somewhat warm late October weather and to take pictures of the peaking fall colours while we walked through the trails between Jordan’s house and my house. We stopped at a bench near the hill and swings to take pictures and be cute. A woman passed us by, smiled and said hello and totally thought we were the cutest ever. Then she went on the swings because she’s a free spirit. Imagine she reads my blog? Oh my. Anyway, my boyfriend makes me incredibly happy and I love being with him. I really loved all of the October Walks and all of the pictures he took throughout the month. I do a huge photopost on my lj at the end of each month. More and more pictures are being taken by him and I like that : ) Boyfriend, you are nice<3



4. I can’t make a Bliss List without including a picture of the AMAZING FALL COLOURS THAT I WILL MISS DEARLY COME WINTER. I’ve had such a great Autumn this year. I really tried to get outside a lot and enjoy the nice weather and to photograph the beautiful trees and blue skies. I’m not really a fan of winter and how everything looks so bleak. But the stunning display of fall colours totally makes up for it. I think I said this here before, but I don’t think I could ever get sick of Autumn. Now if only it was possible for a country to have eternal fall so that I could experience it year round (or perhaps on vacations since I do like summer too :D). This is my current desktop picture. It was taken on our big Jordan-My House walk.

   

5. My sister’s never ending generosity has made me happy and grateful, not only this week, but all of the time. Geminis are a lot more generous than Virgos and I’ve always been kind of in awe at how much she is willing to give and share, without even giving it a though. I’m much quicker to say “no” automatically without really considering the situation. Anyway, she really helped me out this week, and I’m forever grateful (and also in deeper debt, lol.) When I get a job, I’ll definitely be taking her out for dinner on a regular basis : )

   

6. I was going to stop at 5, but then I realized I’m missing something somewhat big. I FINALLY GOT MY CRAFT SUPPLIES SOMEWHAT ORGANIZED AND IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY. Well, my sewing stuff is organized, at least. But it’s a start! I just wrote a massive paragraph about the details of my epic craft organizational skills, but I decided it’s worthy of a post of its own with lots of pictures, so I’ll say it for later. Instead, I’ll leave you with this picture of the first piece of a secret project I’m working on. I think i need to adjust the top part a bit, but I’m happy with it otherwise and I’m excited to see the project grow : ) In short: FELT MAKES ME HAPPY.

   

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Dead Canadian Goose

i saw this dead canadian goose at the pond a few blocks from my house. it was really sad and i felt like i should have called someone to come get it. i liked the juxtaposition of this shot with the new arena in the background. this park is not the same with a four lane road running through it and the arena in clear view. the new landscaping is nice, but the urban expansion into nature is not nice at all.

Felt!

Dan and I woke up super early yesterday and I made this Ghoulie Ghost halloween pin:

I made a second, slightly different one for my sister, but I haven’t gotten a picture of it since she’s been wearing it. I think they’re really cute. I love how simple things made from felt look, even if their construction is somewhat complicated and/or arduous.

Today I woke up early again and left my computer in my room (something I never do). I put on Slice and started to make some Christmas ornaments for my grandmas. My mom bought one of those small Christmas craft magazines (you know, the kind they have at the grocery store checkout) and I looked through it during breakfast yesterday. Most of the finished crafts look cheaply done, but some of the ideas are pretty okay. There was one ornament tutorial for a stuffed felt circle with a star in the middle with multi-coloured buttons sewn all over the star. I didn’t really like the way the magazine made them (especially the weird puckering from the suggested blanket stitch they used) so I didn’t even want to try to make them. But this morning I decided to make one, but in my own way. And it was going to be better. They took forever to finish, but it was worth the extra work. I think my grandmas will like them : )

I’m totally running out of tiny white buttons now, lol.

ps. I went to apply for the job, but they were out of applications, so I’ll bring my resume in sometime this weekend instead : )

Paths

i feel like there is an incredible number of paths i could follow in my life.

different careers, different cities, different experiences.

all those paths lead to new ones, which lead to more new ones, and so on.

the fork in my road is more like the centre of a spider web.

it’s kind of overwhelming to know how many opportunities are waiting.

i just need to choose one.

one path that will lead to others.

and if that path doesn’t lead to where i want it, i can jump over to another one.

it’s simple and it’s not actually that scary, so why can’t i just start walking?

i think it’s difficult because rather than thinking of the first step, i’m thinking of the paths five or ten years down the road.

paths i would love to go down now, but i’m in no position to try them out.

it’s frustrating because i feel so behind.

i’ve never had a real lasting job. i’m not in school. i’m $10k in debt. i have no money.

the biggest thing that i need to focus on right now is making money.

i need money to help contribute to my family and to prepare for my future and even to enrich my present.

more than anything i want my own place. i want a space of my own that i can flourish in.

i want to work and i want to feel responsible for something.

but i’m afraid of the interview process and being judged and not feeling worthy of a job.

it’s really silly, but i can’t shake these thoughts.

i need to stop making excuses and thinking that i’m not good enough.

paths.

today i’m going to watch martha stewart, adjust and print my resume, shower, get dressed in something nice

and walk (or ride my bike?) to the place i want to work and apply for a job.

i’m going to start walking down some sort of path.

who knows where it will lead.