You can’t always walk away from the sun…if you’re planning on coming home

The list I said I might make while tipsy at the beach
1. I gotta go to morocco in my 30′s
2. Go to Hawaii with my cousins
3. Travel cross country
4. Go back to Santa fe
5. Electrician courses
6. Build that bench
7. Finally hit the check out button and buy that Mac book
8. Buy a home
9. Buy own Sewing machine
10. Complete at least a dozen clothing patterns
11. Remember to plant vegetable gardens
12. Just inconvenience my self and plant sweet and regular potatoes – even if they take forever in dark spaces
13. New York for Bekah and Ben at least three times
( I gotta see the sugar daddy play)
14. Honestly going back to australia and seeing the west side doesn’t seem like a bad goal (and that Fiji trip I planned and didn’t carry out)
15. Puppy dogs – one big one small
16. Nc tattoo- as I have none this is a big maybe
17. At least 30 decently big music shows
18. The beach at least 30 times
19. Try to take at least a week off every year ( rarely happens)
20. Be able to run a 1/2 marathon even if it’s only on a tread mill- we’ll all hope for more …
21. Hopefully by 35 I Won’t be dry cleaning any more—
22. Go on at least a 2 week bike trip with Greg
23. Actually visit Carly- no matter what crazy place she lives
24. Visit Megan Ender
25. Visit Erin Binkley at least twice
26. Learn photo shop like its my job
27. Find one girlfriend capable of vacationing with me
28. Friends trip to cabin at least 7 times in next 10 years- recreate 2010
29. Figure out how to honestly and easily relax- it takes three days of vacation before I can just breath
30. Wow we’re here already- end on something big or
Small?!? If I own a house- build a bomb ass green house/ have chickens and a fire pit. If not – while I’d like to say- my potluck wedding on hawks bill— I think it’s more practical to just say- feel really good about myself by my 364 th day of being 39.

Ok- the List is done- back to the case of crappy beer Carly left behind at the beach.

Eggs

So maybe I bought 3 lbs of bacon and like a billion eggs for birthday weekend- and maaaaybe I decide to go ahead and start eating them today-
Who knows- but I will say I wasn’t sure what I’d do with these soufflé bowls when I got them but they are incredibly useful-
Example- whisking the best free range eggs

And hot soup- or the baby onions I boiled and added salt and butter to last night ( just like granddad use to do!)
Now- to soufflé or not ?

The idea of a bench.

While looking into building a bench I wanted to find a set of plans that closely resembled the bench I wanted..
In doing so I came across the worst, most use less list.
Essentially it said. “in order to make bench you will need to find a place in your garden for the bench, then decide what bench you want to build and gather up the tools and lumber  and start assembling your bench “
No shit Sherlock. Are people hurting that much for inspiration that not only once they are inspired they can not for the life of them think how to think about the steps that go in to NOT Building the damn thing but just the idea of building it? Who wrote that? I want to get paid to write that. ( yes it was on a better known magazine site)
So instead I’m going to Re-tale and scope out a bench I’m interested in and count the screws and t joints I need
I’m good at assessing the general materials- how many cuts I’ll need to make but sometimes fall short on quality- like I used wood glue in one place that really needed a joint or the joint where glue would have been fine.

I really need space. I want to build things. When I use to have an idea I’d figure it out at my parents house. (like the 7 foot tall trellis ) I’m tired of being over there.. We see each other too much at work.
So do I rent a larger apartment for one more year ? Or bite the bullet and really try to find a house to purchase- mentally I’m saving for the house
Anyways. Find me a job where I can write thought processes for people who can’t think for them selves and we’ll all be happy.

Bench

I’m making a bench

Kind of like that’ one

I made it on my iPad

1. Coasters from anthro 2.making this planter 3. Anthro 4.nails 5. Rug! 6. Where was this? 7. Mantra for 30 8.they’d probably stab my ears 9. Greg!!

Bunny!

So Greg’s starting to sell his doodles.
He’s funny
This one is currently my lock screen on my phone:

30 days till 30

1.Aztec (i can do this myself) 2. IPhone Case 3.Glass Fridge container (been wanting to use these lately)

4. Glass Fridge Container 5. Geode Key Bowl! 6. Geode Coaster

…birthday wishes!

My weekend

Earth day fair- freeeeezing cold Saturday

L and K’s spanikopita birthday party

Jessica’s all day house warming party – with the best dogs ever!
Followed by a Washington perk beer run then long neighborhood walk w/ Greg
…. I want to own a house over there!

Nice lazy Sunday- brunch w/ Erin- books at home then Greg’s new bike

And finally dinner of quinoa salad w/ red peppers jalapeños corn cilantro lime and chimes
W/ a roasted portabella burger

a dermatologist walks in to a dry cleaners

I question my self worth all of the time. it doesn’t mean i’m not happy.

did you know…when you’re approximately  28 your metabolism stops and re starts- at a much slower rate.

it does. we’ve had this discussion, the one where my doctor said ‘thats a serious amount of weight gain julien”

but what i think you really DON’T know is that when you’re approximately 30 your body will let you know by growing particular types of moles. ones that you miiiiiight think are just acne. and then a dermatologist walks in to the dry cleaners….

so yeah. great. moles. new moles…on my face. to rub it in that my body is changing.

that got to me.

the most i’d really thought about turning thirty up until yesterday was joking about all the typical cliches- under achieving, where am i, gaining weight, feeling tired, looking tired…but not something tangible…like this mole.

fudge. i am in fact getting older and have very little to show for it. i lose friends more than i make them. and supposedly that happens now, weaning out the bad apples or growing apart. what. have. you.

here is my list, not my ‘i want to accomplish in the age of thirty” which is also a cliche list i will most certainly compile while at the beach in a few weeks. this is my list of the simple achievements that i need in order to feel good about my life…

1. puppy

2. house

3. garden

4. partner / motivator

5. travel a lot

6. volunteer a little bit

7. at least two close girlfriends to …girl out with i.e. travel, party, moan and groan with.

so, i’m not asking for a lot, i’m not working towards a whole lot, but i don’t have any of it.

and now let me get back to my mole, my job and my spread sheet check list of work inventory. because staying organized is key.

hump mole day 2012

Things of love

One of the things I love most about living with Greg- or just Greg in general -
He is one of the most organized people I know-
I can always find lids because they are in size and color order

*note this also applies to gifts I receive- thought out perfectly. Like my goco printer- I didn’t need to purchase anything- not even batteries- it was just go time.
Gifts from my parents usually ended in need of a different memory card, bigger batteries etc.
I’m just saying I love this guy and that is only one reason out of a million he makes my life better ever day.
He also gave me this last Friday:

Which only sweetened the deal
Color me a lucky duck.