just a minute in august

"just-a-minute (j-a-m) is a dynamic new campaign to create personal peace in a global climate of ever-increasing chaos and change. It introduces regular one-minute periods of silence into people’s lives, whether stressed out city executives, busy mums or high profile public figures."
from
http://www.just-a-minute.org/

When I do this, I like to see what just a minute means to everyone else - last month, it meant a rap song… to me anyways. This month, I agree with this religious group, who defines 'just a minute' in a way that describes what blogs are doing as well :)

Watching... Hung with Thomas Jane and Anne Heche, 5th season of my favourite Weeds, Dexter preview episode, and pulp fiction. I realized (as I'm writing this at work during my only "time off" this month) that I watch shows with social taboos. This might be indicative of some sort of twisted personality trait I have, but I'm ok with that. I'll just remember to only write blog entries regarding make prostitutes, weed dealing moms, and the good kind of serial killers at home.


Cleaning… everything in my apartment. Trying to organize my office/workshop of goodies with peg boards, trying to fit in a futon and three desks. Let's just say when those beads are organized, I will be a happy woman! I have visions of wonderful beading stations and l shaped desks in my dreams, so I have been going through all my university and post grad notes, books, empty binders, scrapbooking paper, and so on. It's tough for me to throw things out, as I imagine deep inside I will always have a way to use it - eventually. However, I am starting to push myself to my purging limits. I tossed 5 empty binders in the donation pile yesterday… 'but you could use those if/when you return to school!' is what my mind told me… and I retorted with, 'at which time I will be excited to buy brand new matching binders' while tossing all of them. I am really making progress
Reading...The Interpretation of dreams by Freud, notes for my three classes I'm taking (retirement benefits are SO interesting), business plan guides and esty shops for logo design - is it sad that I forget the fun books I'm reading though? I have book of negros on my bedside table that I've been meaning to start since I bought it, but it's so big, I can't carry it in my purse to work (shoulder/back problems), and so I'm waiting for the perfect rainy day off during which time I will read. And drink tea. And play marvelously emo music… and it will be beautiful. Loving... Weekends with family, and cotton candy. I spent this weekend up at my cottage with family for the first time in two years… I need more time off. Agricultural fairs, almost puking from spinning rides, fair fries, barrel racing, and a corn roast on the beach to top it all off - life is good. I forget to remember the things are are important… and I'm trying to put up post its for just this reason.
Craving... To itch the sting I received from a nice little friend on Thursday… apparently my leg is having an allergic reaction, and my entire leg has been one big itch since Friday. I loathe insects at this point, and spent last night with a pink leg - as aveeno anti-itch cream was the only thing easing the irritation… ugh.
Making... Room for a new (to me) futon! A friend at work moved recently, and bought a new couch - as I am the queen of hand-me-downs, I inherited a great futon, including a fitted sheet, and pillow! She's a purger (clearly) and just had no room for them… my gain!
Also making necklaces and bracelets as fundraisers for my walk (for my mom to sell at her office)… and excuses. For many things.
Listening... Joshua radin and schuyler fisk, damien rice, the sound of typing… work.
Wondering… how I'm going to make it to October at this rate…
Feeling… almost sick. Blah.
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