Week in Review: Week 139
I’m living in a snake pit. And none of the doors out seem to lead to anything better. I feel like all I can do is just wait it out. It’s not a good time to be in my head right now. Let’s just move along. I only tell you that so you’ll understand why I have weeks when I don’t seem to do much of anything.
I’m trying to move ahead on my “zen corner” project, that til now has just been a mess of photography/lighting stuff and electrical and internet cords and cables. These are the rice paper lamps from Ikea I’m considering. I feel sympatico with the short, squat one so that’s what I’m leaning towards.
I managed to get outside one afternoon for a little fresh air.
Halloween is a busy day at work. Students, clients and staff dress in costume, kids trick-or-treat in the administrative offices and classrooms and there’s a Halloween party in the afternoon. Co-workers and I dressed up as Goldilocks & The Three Bears. Aren’t we cute??
Halloween around the apartment.
A tiny tour of my Halloween decorations in the apartment.
And that is IT. I did have a low key dinner out one evening with friends. And today (Sunday) I’m just having a down day, no obligations, no time on my feet. My body is a little wrecked from a big work event yesterday and needs a day off. Hopefully the week ahead will be a little less stressful, and there’s the 3-day weekend light at the end of the tunnel this week, so that’s good. I need to start thinking about my trip to South Carolina for Thanksgiving, like how am I getting to the airport, who will take care of Janey, what will I pack, will my butt fit into an airplane seat, etc. But tomorrow’s another day.
Oh, I’ve also been doing What I Wore This Week videos on YouTube if you’re interested. I try to upload them on Saturday, but that hasn’t actually happened yet.
So long for now!
julia
Even in Raiders of the Lost Ark there was a way out of the snake pit so I believe you will be creative and find the way out! I hope it’s out of the pit and into the most beautiful strolling garden ever! Fall is the best time for staying in and having quiet contemplation so then when spring rolls around you’re bursting with ideas and energy! Yes!
bettyewp
Well, Raiders was a movie 🙂 If I was in a movie I would call CUT! Then get a rewrite. And eat at craft services every day. And have a golf cart drive me to and from my car. And have a glitter unicorn. Cuz I could.
jodie filogomo
I like those “zen lights” but I know I like having more light, so I’d go with the taller one. Our room doesn’t have an overhead light, so we are desperately trying to find more ways to get more light in the room…especially now that the days are shorter!!
Love your costume at work….it makes me want to come up with a family themed idea for next year. I may steal this one…
XOXO
Jodie
http://www.jtouchofstyle.com
bettyewp
No overhead light here either but I don’t mind a dim living room.
Yeah, how did you not do CROSS-GENERATIONAL HALLOWEEN COSTUME IDEAS??? 🙂
Heather Taylor
Your costume is so stinkin’ CUTE! I love the little cat head mount in your video as well!
bettyewp
Ha, we’ve had that scary black cat head for ages, A month or so ago I was fishing around in the closet where I keep Janey’s litterbox….and I saw what looked like tiny teeth in the litter and I thought a bunch of her teeth had fallen out! But it was the FAKE cat’s teeth! Ha ha.
Michelle
I hope you’ll be able to get out of your ‘head-space’ and take each day- one day at a time… sometimes that helps, to bring the focus back to the present or else you’re just opening a door to a negative place with where worry is invited more than usual. As for a zen space, that is a wonderful thing to have in your home…when we lived in the UK we had a room called the ‘zen Room’, it had a beautiful rug, twinkle lights wrapped in the blinds of our tall window… and bergamot scented candles on the faux fireplace mantles… the lighting does transform a place – just the other day, while we were waiting for our superintendent to change our light in the kitchen ( we don’t have a ladder..lol) we had to eat in the dark, and I used some speaker that has different light colours….and cell phone flashlights and my husband actually said this dinner felt romantic. And our current kitchen- in my opinion is far from that..but in the dimmed lighting it’s possible. I also placed an order for ‘Moroccan star lights’ to have…so if I don’t want to use such bright lights while having a break..I can put them on instead of burning the place down with candles.. lol. Anyways, fresh air… getting sunlight does make a difference..
bettyewp
Your zen room sounds wonderful! And what a sweet comment by your husband about the “dinner by cell phone light” seeming romantic. He’s a keeper!
Iris Smale
Love the bench in your corner – and the yellow mums!
Sorry for the pit – praying you’re out of it soon.
Grace & Peace, Iris
http://www.IrisOriginalsRamblings.com
bettyewp
Thanks. And hugs.