Taking Stock: May 2019 Edition

Making: Brownies. Which means I get to eat them. YUM!

Drinking:  A billionty cups of tea. Followed by several zillion more.

Reading: Recently I have read:

Friend Request by Laura Marshall
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
The Break Down by BA Paris
Are You There God, It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume

Yes, I'm waaaay behind the times with some of those books but who cares.

Meanwhile I've just started reading Atomic Habits by James Clear for a bit of a non-fiction self-help switcheroo. Gotta mix things up sometimes.

Wanting: A cup of tea. Because the billionty plus a zillion I've already had are not nearly enough.

Looking: At the laptop screen. What else? I'm such a smart arse.

Deciding: Whether to take off to Europe or the States or just say screw it and do a complete world trip? The fact that this trip would be entirely imaginary is COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT.


Wishing: That I didn't just make up the deciding thing. See above. Sigh.

Enjoying:  Brownies. And the weather hasn't been too bad lately. Well, it took a turn to cold and grey yesterday afternoon but generally it's been quite pleasant.

Waiting: For someone to make me a cup of tea. One of those magical tea making fairies. Hurry up, Mickey Blue Eyes Tea Fairy!

Liking: That I seem to be getting into exercise again. But I better shut up or I'll jinx it...

Wondering: About assessments again. Seem to finish one and BOOM there's another. I guess that's something called The Real World. Where there are things to do and no magical Tea Fairies. Shame.

Loving:  I loved the Easter break. We went to the Easter Show and caught up with friends and family. It was great. The simple things in life FTW!


Listening: To myself tapping on the keyboard.

Considering: Getting up and making my own cup of tea. I'm very sorry it's come to this. Unacceptable. HMPH.

Buying:  Scripts and socks and so many exciting things. Those things are called groceries. OK, so they're not exciting. What do you want from me?!

Watching: I was excited to see that season two of The Letdown is coming back on ABC at the end of the month. I'll definitely be watching that. Meanwhile, I've got a few DVD's I've borrowed from the library. This is what sad sacks who don't have Netflix, Stan, Fetch, Foxtel or any other streaming service I've never heard of do. Such a tragic life I lead. Can you hear the violin music?

Marveling: At the fact that it's May. Wasn't it just Christmas?


Hoping: I pass my assessments. This still stands from the last stock take.

Needing: A magical Tea Fairy. I already told you.

Questioning: What the future holds...before bringing myself back to the present. You know, mindfulness and all that stuff. I need to remind myself of this mindfulness thing all the time.

Smelling: Dinner (pork chops and fried rice). Also; brownies. Because health fanatics. Clearly.

Wearing: Many layers of whatever fits. Works for me.

Noticing: I exercise yet am still HUGE. Apparently you have to eat less as well. Particularly things like pork chops with fried rice followed by brownies. Oops.

Knowing:  I'll never get that cup of tea unless I make it myself. Dammit.

Thinking: About assessments and shopping and all the things I have to do.

Admiring: My dog. She's kinda cute even though she's old. They say dogs are like their owners...

Getting: Fitter from exercising! Or is that fatter from eating brownies...

Opening: My mind to possibilities. Or something.

Closing: The window. It's cold!

Feeling: Cold but contented.


Embracing:  Mindfulness and exercise each day.

And just like that, another stock take (and almost half of 2019) is completed!

I'm off to make my own cup of tea since no magical Tea Fairies have appeared. Shocking, really.

Until next time, stay groovy!