One of My Many Lists

Make a list of 20 things you like about a person

I made this list for my best friend. I can’t seem to properly express my appreciation for him, so I wrote this instead.

1. The way he talks
2. His hair
3. His politeness
4. His spontaneity
5. His ease in meeting new people
6. His protectiveness of his friends
7. His smile…
8. And other facial expressions
9. The way he pushes me to do better
10. His genuineness
11. His laugh
12. His impression
13. His love of kids and dogs
14. The way he handles kids
15. His bashfulness
16. His nerdy-ness
17. The way he dances/always wants to dance
18. The ridiculous things he does to make me laugh or cheer me up
19. His loyalty to his friends
20. His gentleness

Breakfast Sparkling Cider

Drink a bottle of sparkling cider for breakfast.

My friend Sandra is visiting from Oregon and I have been trying to show her the awesomeness of Washington. So far, Sandra and I have walked the Tacoma Mall, visited with some friends, walked along Titlow Beach, and eaten very good food.

All the activities had kept us up quite late and we’ve been consistently sleeping in later and later.  This morning, I woke up around 8am and visited my sister’s room. Later, erm, well, around noon, I woke up again. After waking up Sandra, I made us a lovely quick breakfast of egg-on-toast and celebrated our time together by popping a bottle of grape sparkling cider. It was DELICIOUS. I don’t know why we don’t do this more often. I think everyone should celebrate the day with a little bubbly for breakfast!

Personal Mission Statement

Write down your personal mission statement and follow it.

"A personal mission statement is an individual statement that outlines what you want to be (character), what you want to do (contributions and achievement), and the values or principles upon which being and doing are based." (The Change Blog)

I endeavor to become the fullest version of myself.

I vow to enjoy life daily. I vow to find amusement and humor in the littlest things. I vow to adventure and learn. I vow to value love, cherish happiness, and relish in compassion.

I vow to love God above all else. To trust in God and let the Holy Spirit work through me. 

I vow to love my family and support them. I vow to encourage my friends to be their best selves.

I vow to view others as loved by God and treat them as such. To empower, lead, inspire, serve, and listen.

I vow to love with a subtle passion and never let love go. I vow to let my emotions move me and pass me like the wind. To forgive, learn, and forget the specifics but not the lesson. I vow to heal, not scar. 

I vow to be honest with myself. To take pride in myself. 

I vow to pursue my dreams fiercely. To dedicate myself to a cause. To take up hobbies. I vow to work hard.

I vow to recognize but not fear failure. I vow to give thanks for my shortcomings and blessings. I vow to be surprised, shocked, amazed, and humbled. I vow to never give up hope.

Birdwatching

Go birdwatching.

The Western Scrub Jay is one of the few species of birds I saw on my birdwatching expedition.

Before I begin, I would like to say that I don’t mind my biology class. At least this semester. This semester we are dealing with animals and those kinds of organisms. We’re kind of doing things out of order now as far as labs go, so this past week we did a lab on animal behavior. We planned to observe local birds feeding as part of the experiment.

Leaning against a tree yards away from the bird feeder, my partner and I waited for the birds to show up. It was a nice day and I was glad to be outside. My partner and I ended up discussing many things as we waited. She lives down the hall from me, but I never really took the opportunity to talk to her other than in passing. She told me about her family and several anecdotes that followed. I thoroughly enjoyed the time… and the birds!

We saw so many beautiful birds. I can’t remember the names of the birds we saw, but one was magnificently blue and another gorgeously golden. Being out in nature was peaceful and so was talking to my partner. There is something so thrilling about spotting birds and noticing their natural tendencies - it’s like spying on someone!