• "The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page."[St. Augustine]
• "If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes."[Andrew Carnegie]
• "You can't stop being who you are because you're afraid." [Carrie, in SATC the movie]
• "Make what you most need to find" [Sabrina Ward Harrison]
• "In the end, it's not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away" [Shing Xiong]
• "A woman is like a tea bag, you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water." [Eleanor Roosevelt]
• "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." [Anaïs Nin]

• the goddess experience - gisèle scanlon
• the book of tomorrow - cecilia ahern
• re-reading eat, pray, love
• make the most of your time on earth - a rough guide

• breakfast
• an episode of 'Hotel Babylon'
• a long, very long bath w/ magazines, a book and lots of rose scented bubbles
• nice food
• an episode of 'SATC'
• playing with the cat
• starting a new journal
• setting up a new blog
• creating lists
• enjoying some good coffee

• just be here

• beautician
• designer
• travel writer
• bed & breakfast owner
• publisher
• tour guide
• illustrator
• children's book writer
• documentary filmmaker
• photographer

• started the day with some coffee. i think it was ethiopian.
• made myself some breakfast, ate it while returning emails to friends who travel the globe
• noticed the greyness outside and the cold inside and decided to take a bath. yes, at 9am
• read 'The Goddess Experience' by Gisèle Scanlon while my toes played with ginseng & indian rose scented bubbles (and drank some more coffee. it was just too good)
• got dressed & started cleaning the kitchen
• went out to get more cleaning supplies
• my dad came over for lunch. he brought me a plant.
• after lunch we went for a walk

followed by...coffee. this time Guatamalan

• slow down
• draw yourself a bath if it helps
• take deep breaths
• document your day and the things you love
• read a book
• listen to the wind outside or watch the stars
• dream, dream, dream

• go out for coffee
• have friends over for dinner
• listen to the rain
• get messy with paint
• document, create
• buy flowers
• only follow blogs i love
• list my favourite things
• drink more fresh mint tea
• bake cakes
• spend time doing what i love
• do what i am good at
• learn new things
• read
• ride my bike
• swim
• dance
• be outside
• paint
• collect
• dress up

• office manager
• nurse
• hotel manager
• administrative worker
• journalist
• physician assistant

• the way we are treated
• the pay
• that there is no challenge
• my boss's attitude
• highschool like atmosphere
• no flexible workhours
• childish attitude of some coworkers
• you can't work your way up
• no budget for anything
• the white uniform i have to wear

• make some dinner
• make lists
• do some sketches of people
• cut out images that i'm drawn to and paste them in my journal
• have some tea
• finish the moomin book
• read an article in Finnish
• pick out outfit for tomorrow
• day dream

• replace kitchen
• fresh paint on walls
• buy a bigger dining table
• more pillows
• art on walls
• get a nightstand

• the time traveler's wife - audrey niffenegger
• a short history of nearly everything - bill bryson
• the goddess guide - gisèle scanlon
• if you want to write - brenda ueland
• eat, pray, love - elizabeth gilbert
• the invitation - oriah
• writing down the bones - natalie goldberg

• have a nice breakfast
• listen to the rain outside or let the sun in
• go to a nice cafe, have coffee with friends
• spending time in a book store
• read a book or magazine
• document my day
• buy flowers
• play with the cat
• have a fun phone conversation
• getting nice mail

• cuba
• morocco
• india
• vietnam
• cambodia
• portugal
• kenya