• the cooler & more comfortable temperature
• wearing cute jackets, scarves, sweaters, tights & hats
• fall harvest: apples, pumpkins, fresh fruit & veggies on their last gasp
• pumpkin pie
• the crinkle & smell of dead leaves underfoot
• the dirt road strewn with crushed acorns & oak leaves
• the crisp smell in the air
• back to school feeling & supplies in stores
• nesting for winter
• being able to bake & cook comfortably again
• warm comfort food
• cuddling under the blankets
• enjoying a warm cup of tea or hot chocolate

• I could ride a horse
• I owned a horse
• I had a bunny
• I owned a lot of property with water, gardening space & forest
• to speak more than 2 languages
• to travel the world
• to be able to extend fully into downward dog
• I could see my family more often
• I could stay home every day

• ✔ journal spill
  • fill a page with writing - as quick as you can, anything on your mind, don't over think it
  • cover completely in paint
  • ALTERNATIVES: cover in collage, scribbles
• fill page with receipts
  • random ones or ones from a whole week
• ✔ cut out a bunch of words from a couple different sources
  • quickly, don't over think it
  • keep an envelope of words for different journaling prompts
  • different ideas for using these words:
    • ✔ make poem
    • make random poem picking words blindly fr...

• when I can hear someone chewing
• racism disguised as a joke
• ignorance
• when I have to repeat myself or am interrupted

• croutons
• mashed potatoes
• veal
• pretty much all seafood
• winter squash

stuff I don't really like but can tolerate:

• raspberries
• honeydew melon
• cantaloupe
• shepherd's pie

Male:

• Anthony
• Asher
• David
• Henry
• Jackson
• James
• Martin
• Michael
• Morgan
• Oliver
• Peter
• Rhys
• Simon
• Samuel
• Thomas
• William

Female:

• Abigail
• Adelaide

• born in August 1986
• light brown hair, greenish-grey eyes
• collects teapots, salt & pepper shakers, Marcrest Swiss Alpine dishes, rabbit figurines + more
• grew up in the country & loves nature
• reads obsessively
• has no license so walks everywhere (or has Pat drive)
• wants to adopt a rabbit
• loves to spend the evening watching Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy & playing Scrabble with Pat

• teapots
• salt & pepper shakers
• Marcrest Swiss alpine dishes
• rabbit figurines
• bird prints
• small dishes, bowls & plates
• buttons, beads & other craft supplies
• Willow Tree figurines
• books & coffee table books
• hats - vintage & vintage styles
• scarves

• clean air
• fresh water
• fresh fruits & vegetables year round
• an overabundance of food
• shelter
• money
• my education
• Pat always being there for me
• the internet
• cable TV
• my cell phone
• clothes, shoes, accessories
• easy access to pretty much everything

• Auntie Caroline
• Stephanie Nielson
• all of the parents of the adoption blogs I follow
• Donna Downey

• my hair, randomly brushing up against my arm or the back of my shoulder
• a black spec on the wall, when caught out of the corner of my eye (BUG!)
• someone walking into the room I'm in without me noticing & then saying something (or approaching me & touching me)
• the dishwasher when it clicks over to drain
• sudden, loud noises
• how hot the water comes out of the tap
• how cold the water first feels when you first jump in the lake (river/pool)

• reading
• journal spilling
  • collage
  • writing
  • painting
• cooking & baking
• exploring nature
  • hiking
  • walking
  • biking
• shopping (or just wandering the mall)
• collecting

• morning yoga
• eat breakfast
• journal
• do a quick collage page
• blog
• take pictures
• read
• dishes

• paintings
  • fix country cart
  • finish flowering branch on yellow
  • work on / finish 2 blue-green pieces
• ACEOs
  • Klimt Goddesses (15/20)
  • Women in Science (3/20)
  • Strong Women (5/20)
• notebooks
  • make recycled stab-bound ones
  • make small & large coptic ones
  • increase mini notebook inventory
  • finish covered composition books
  • make more medium-sized recycled ones
• sewing
  • summer bags & cozies
  • come up with new product ideas: mug rugs?...

• sign up for a new website & set up page, check out features
• check Flickr, Facebook, Etsy, Google Reader, all email accounts.... and repeat
• prepare lunch or a snack or grab something to drink
• go to the washroom
• blog
• go check the mail
• do just one little thing in journal, sketchbook or on work in progress

• 3-4 times a week, after work:
  • walk
  • bike ride
  • dinner with the TV off
• weekend, one of:
  • hiking / walk
  • art gallery / museum
  • go to the mall
  • go for a drive

• Dr. Denis Crankshaw
• Dr. Param Nair
• Dr. Eva Werstiuk
• Dr. Luke Janssen
• Ree Drummond
• Alisa Burke
• Pumpa & gramma
• Auntie Caroline
• Diana Gabaldon

• Netherlands
• Italy
• Germany
• Greece
• Ireland
• Scotland
• Australia
• Dominican Republic
• Thailand