Some good things...
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plunkybugI think there has been a general trend of trying to post positive things lately, and I have tried to do it over the last few months, because I was seeing some very negative posting by some, though not on flist anymore. I have made an attempt, but it is difficult, especially living in such an easily negative world. And I am not saying I should make evey post positive and ignore those things that might annoy me or bother me...but I just don't want to be sucked into a void of constant negativity. I understand that with negativity there comes positivity and vice versa, in the sense of yin and yang balanced in harmony.
On the more shallow end of the spectrum, I have scored some deals! I had to run up to the mall with our house guest over the weekend. See, I slacked and did not make Saturday's dinner reservations til Friday morning. And, well...they had a dress code, but normally my friend has excellent taste and I figured he'd have at least one pair of trousers, but I couldn't tell him because he was on his way across the country. So, we made a mad dash to the Altamonte Mall where he knew that nearly anything from Banana Republic would fit him well. So while he was getting some pants, I looked at the sale rack, and lo and behold I found a nice dark brown cashmere cardigan for $42 on sale. My first ever cashmere! The current cashmere cardigans are running at $150, so I think the price was fab. The only thing more fab is how the cardigan feels and looks on me. I am strongly thinking of going back this weekend to see if they have the navy one left. Monday night I got a light sweater on sale from Ann Taylor Loft for $20, though had I had more time, I might have gotten more sale stuff. I am becoming bohemachic with each new item.
On the health end of things, my body is in disarray, I think. I am beginning to think more and more that I am very out of balance, and that if I were to get some balance back, I'd feel better. Woman things included. I picked up a new multi-vitamin and some herbal supplements the other night. One is for sleeping, which I think has been helping, though I have successfully managed to fall asleep before Chas comes to bed, but I think I am falling asleep faster. I think that I am feeling more tired now, earlier in the evening, which is actually good, because I need to start getting to bed earlier. I changed from 12:30-9:30pm to 10:30-7:30pm a few months back and still go to bed at the same time, which is too late, because I haven't been tired when I *should* go to bed. I am also trying a few new things for my allergies, but the liquid stuff, while it may absorb better and faster, tastes BLECH! just like this female balancing tea I have. I am forcing a cup down now, but OMG it is horrible! But I have to give it a fair try, because if it works, I have to see whether or not the nahastay taste is worth it. Same for the allergy stuff, though there is a capsule version, only it costs more. Still I might swap it out for that. Got to do something about these headaches. I don't think that my allergies are all to blame, but I'd like to clear them up a bit, because pollen is everywhere here, like it is going out of style.
I asked my mom if she had ever thought if doing yoga or tai chi, and immediately she responded with tai chi. I told her I had recently developed an interest in it, but I was hoping to find someone else with an interest to take classes with. So I have begun looking around for classes and such, but in the meantime just reading my book (I took a break from it to read another very small book on alternative medicine) again, and maybe getting a dvd til we can work out the class thing.
On the fun side, I picked up some new teas over the weekend at Infusion. I only went in for 1 and came out with 3! I got a standard English Breakfast tea, but then the guy showed me the Kali Cha tea, and I was curious about the True Life tea blend. So I ended up with all 3 samples. I made a small pot of the Kali Cha the next day and sucked 2 cups down one after another. Dang that stuff is good! It is really hard to explain. It looks like a black tea, but is actually an oolong from India, and it brews up a sort of darkish jade green color. Tastes a little chocolately too, I think. They say it is one of their most complex teas. I dunno, as the True Life has so much in it...I can tell there is white, green and red teas as the base, and jasmine pearls, but there is so much more...something sweet and fruity too. Supposedly it is a good tea for digestion and has lots of anti-oxidants.
We went to The Wilderness Lodge to eat at the Artist Point restaurant, and as always, had a fabulous meal. We only took a few photos, but here is my Flickr gallery. We went on the Winter Park Boat Tour this past weekend as well. While the narrator was not as good as some in the past, it was a BEAUTIFUL day and the ride was pleasant nonetheless.
Work has had its ups and downs lately, but nothing to write home about. Needs change, things change, opportunities arise here and there. And so it goes...
Well, I hope this entry has been fairly positive, if a bit too long. :P
On the more shallow end of the spectrum, I have scored some deals! I had to run up to the mall with our house guest over the weekend. See, I slacked and did not make Saturday's dinner reservations til Friday morning. And, well...they had a dress code, but normally my friend has excellent taste and I figured he'd have at least one pair of trousers, but I couldn't tell him because he was on his way across the country. So, we made a mad dash to the Altamonte Mall where he knew that nearly anything from Banana Republic would fit him well. So while he was getting some pants, I looked at the sale rack, and lo and behold I found a nice dark brown cashmere cardigan for $42 on sale. My first ever cashmere! The current cashmere cardigans are running at $150, so I think the price was fab. The only thing more fab is how the cardigan feels and looks on me. I am strongly thinking of going back this weekend to see if they have the navy one left. Monday night I got a light sweater on sale from Ann Taylor Loft for $20, though had I had more time, I might have gotten more sale stuff. I am becoming bohemachic with each new item.
On the health end of things, my body is in disarray, I think. I am beginning to think more and more that I am very out of balance, and that if I were to get some balance back, I'd feel better. Woman things included. I picked up a new multi-vitamin and some herbal supplements the other night. One is for sleeping, which I think has been helping, though I have successfully managed to fall asleep before Chas comes to bed, but I think I am falling asleep faster. I think that I am feeling more tired now, earlier in the evening, which is actually good, because I need to start getting to bed earlier. I changed from 12:30-9:30pm to 10:30-7:30pm a few months back and still go to bed at the same time, which is too late, because I haven't been tired when I *should* go to bed. I am also trying a few new things for my allergies, but the liquid stuff, while it may absorb better and faster, tastes BLECH! just like this female balancing tea I have. I am forcing a cup down now, but OMG it is horrible! But I have to give it a fair try, because if it works, I have to see whether or not the nahastay taste is worth it. Same for the allergy stuff, though there is a capsule version, only it costs more. Still I might swap it out for that. Got to do something about these headaches. I don't think that my allergies are all to blame, but I'd like to clear them up a bit, because pollen is everywhere here, like it is going out of style.
I asked my mom if she had ever thought if doing yoga or tai chi, and immediately she responded with tai chi. I told her I had recently developed an interest in it, but I was hoping to find someone else with an interest to take classes with. So I have begun looking around for classes and such, but in the meantime just reading my book (I took a break from it to read another very small book on alternative medicine) again, and maybe getting a dvd til we can work out the class thing.
On the fun side, I picked up some new teas over the weekend at Infusion. I only went in for 1 and came out with 3! I got a standard English Breakfast tea, but then the guy showed me the Kali Cha tea, and I was curious about the True Life tea blend. So I ended up with all 3 samples. I made a small pot of the Kali Cha the next day and sucked 2 cups down one after another. Dang that stuff is good! It is really hard to explain. It looks like a black tea, but is actually an oolong from India, and it brews up a sort of darkish jade green color. Tastes a little chocolately too, I think. They say it is one of their most complex teas. I dunno, as the True Life has so much in it...I can tell there is white, green and red teas as the base, and jasmine pearls, but there is so much more...something sweet and fruity too. Supposedly it is a good tea for digestion and has lots of anti-oxidants.
We went to The Wilderness Lodge to eat at the Artist Point restaurant, and as always, had a fabulous meal. We only took a few photos, but here is my Flickr gallery. We went on the Winter Park Boat Tour this past weekend as well. While the narrator was not as good as some in the past, it was a BEAUTIFUL day and the ride was pleasant nonetheless.
Work has had its ups and downs lately, but nothing to write home about. Needs change, things change, opportunities arise here and there. And so it goes...
Well, I hope this entry has been fairly positive, if a bit too long. :P
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Date: 22 Mar 2007 08:20 (UTC)no subject
Date: 22 Mar 2007 13:34 (UTC)Hadn't really thought about the Spring Equinox for balance, but you are right there. :)
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Date: 22 Mar 2007 13:35 (UTC)