Music is Love in Search of a Word: July 2012

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Ah..the weekend

Since I'm not working this summer and just job hunting, I'm realizing I'm forgetting what day it is. I'm so grateful for calendars and friends to keep reminding me what day it is :) Today and yesterday were nice relaxing days staying out of the heat or just cooling down. I'm very grateful for friends who have pools that invite me over for a relaxing few hours and to cool off from the heat. It gives me a chance to catch up with them and reminds me that I will have to work extra hard to stay in touch since I won't see them every day once the fall starts up again. These changes are coming and there is nothing I can do to stop them. All I can do is take life as it is and let God control my path.

Top 5 for yesterday:
1. Breakfast out again
2. Checking out a little boutique
3. Buying myself a present and having the store wrap it so I can open it later
4. Getting things off the checklist
5. Friends to talk to late at night

Top 5 for today:
1. Sleeping in and not having to worry about moving my car
2. Spontaneous cleaning out of my bathroom vanity and medicine cabinet
3. Spending some time poolside for the first time all summer
4. Catching up with a good friend
5. Having a/c to keep the hot weather away :)

Thursday, July 5, 2012

A day with friends

Today turned out to be one of the best so far this summer. I spent all day with friends. This morning I was up and ready to head out the door and realized it's recycling and garbage day so I was able to get all my paper recycling from the massive clean-out outside to the curb. I was able to grab some breakfast with a friend and her son and then hit up the mall for a few hours with another friend. It's nice to just get out and enjoy time with friends. It was a breath of fresh air :)

All music organized into piles

Top 5 for today:
1. Breakfast and good conversation with a friend
2. Shopping and talking
3. Using gift cards and cash not having to use my card a lot
4. Ordering 101 free prints from Shutterfly :)
5. Finally organized all the choral music I have accumulated

All music now filed :)

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Happy 4th of July

Before the cleaning of the office

Happy 4th of July! I can't believe it's the 4th again...although this year isn't as eventful as last year. No party, no cookout, no nothing...which isn't a bad thing. I enjoyed being home today and finally clean the office that I have been putting off for months. I have been doing a lot of reading the past few weeks and I just started the book "The Defining Decade." It's really making me think and reflect on the last 5 years of my 20s and the next 5 years. To finish off this day I'll watch the fireworks from NYC on TV :)

After cleaning :)

Top 5 for today and yesterday:

1. Visit with a friend to talk about life

2. Discovering there is no deck on the back and we now have a "soon-to-be" patio :)

3. Clean office...finally :)

4. Finishing reading a good book and starting another one

5. Sleeping in and not having to worry about moving the car since it's a holiday :)

Monday, July 2, 2012

Happy July!

We are halfway through the year! This summer is going by so fast and with it comes a lot of excitement, fun plans, and some stress as I am still applying for jobs and not hearing back from any of them. I need to remember that everything is in control with God. He knows where I am going to be this fall..whether it's teaching, in grad school full time, or subbing. From someone who lives by her calendar on her phone (and has 2 other calendars in her kitchen), letting go is hard. Is there anything you need to let go and let God?

Highlights over the past few weeks:
1. My cousin graduates from high school