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Up until yesterday afternoon, I had no idea if I was going on a week long, tropical vacation to Honduras, starting TOMORROW. My passport had complications. I wore a headband in my original photos that I submitted (Darn you Mel for making me so addicted to the darn thing!) and apparently you cannot wear headwear in your passport photo, so my application was d e l a y e d for almost too long. The group of people we are going with where freaking out. I tried to stay calm. Phew, it came in the mail yesterday. I packed yesterday afternoon, and will be gone for a whole week (my house will not be empty you boot stealing closet raiders!!) I have no idea if there will be internet access down there (I am not even really sure geographically where it is, lame I know, but we didn’t really plan this trip, someone else did)

I have never been on a vacation like this EVER EVER EVER so its pretty exciting to actually be able to get excited about it! I hope you have a really nice week next week too! I am not going to rub this in. . . like sunscreen while sitting on a white sandy beach, cocktail in hand, turquoise sea and dolphins just popping up to say hi. Ahhhhhhhh. So nice.

See ya, wouldn’t want to be ya!

Just kidding,

not really,

sorry!

I have to admit that I have been giving my computer a lot less attention since my Quantifiable Evidence post. I only really started blogging hard core last November when the weather was too cold to spend time outdoors. I didn’t really think about what I would do once it warmed up. I don’t think I am a “unfair weather blogger” but it is true that I have been spending less and less time on my computer in exact measurement to the degree of sunlight and warmth available. Hmmm. I am a creature of pleasure, sensation and desire fulfillment. Does that make sense? I pour my heart into doing things I LOVE to do. I can still get things done that I don’t feel passion for, but I don’t luxuriate in them. LUXURIATE. That is an adjective my husband uses to describe my state of being when I do something I enjoy. While I eat Honey Greek Yogurt or hash browns, when I shave my legs, while dancing alone, or taking blog pictures, laying in sunny windows, or sleeping in. I do it slowly and unhurried, in the moment. Deep breaths with a smile on my face. Smells. Yoga sessions could last for hours, savasana, a complete trip to nowhere. Food tastes so much better when it lingers over each area of the tongue. I close my eyes a lot. I love earthly pleasures. To be fair to my husband, I am sure it can be super annoying to live with, and it does not create a very productive environment when it comes to taking care of “business” like dishes (over piled in my sink) laundry (mountains) and obligations (ah, tomorrow). Living in the moment has its plusses and minuses.

Apparently, I still love blogging and bloggers and blog watching, but there are so many new pleasures that have been getting in line recently. Lately, I have been really into dancing. I just found the Feist album, Let it Die and just want to play “Inside and Out” over and over and dance with my eyes closed. I am sure I will find a happy medium somewhere.

I AM so happy to be wearing my Sabrina dress again today! I found these shoes during the great reorganization Saturday and was excited to wear them after taking a couple years off from them. I think I bought them in 07 at Old Navy actually! Crazy.

I bought these extra wide sailor pants like 3 years ago and have just saved them all this time. So happy that they make sense to me again.

Today I did a complete overhaul of my closet. I considered every belt, scarf, blouse, shoe, dress, jacket, etc. I placed my spring clothes out front and moved heavy winter clothes to the back. I emptied old purses and threw away old underwear. Everything is color coded, organized, and in its place. It feels wonderful. I should have listed things on Etsy today. I should have blogged earlier today. I should have left this dress and these shoes in the etsy pile where they were destined to sell, but, instead, I rewarded myself by giving them a special place in my newly organized, fully functioning closet. The etsy room is now full of things I will need to sell from my closet, so I apologize for the delay, but now that my life is organized, listing will be so much easier. Happy weekend! Happy productivity! Happy spring cleaning!

“Winter, Spring, Summer or Faaaaaaall, Baby all you have to do is call.” So this is the James Taylor song this Skirt/ Dress has been singing to me from my closet. Today I opted for the light socks and sweater spring look since its 50 degrees here and sunny! Sorry all you snow bunnies. I do not envy you.

I was feeling incredibly casual today, mostly since I knew that right after I dropped my son off at school I was coming home to take my Etsy shop pictures. Before I went up to shoot though I read over all of your comments from yesterday again. Wow. This is such a grounded, deep, and interesting group of men and women. I learned so much from you yesterday and answered some of my own questions from your answers. Its days like yesterday that remind me that this is bigger than any one blog or person. I have so many more things running through my head about this. I actually received a call from one of my college professors this morning (he teaches, photography, new genres which is like performance based art and new media work, and runs the gallery of my college) and I was telling him about the really cool and interesting thing that is happening in the blogsphere and how it is a mingle of performance art, new media, photography, journalism, communication, networking, trending, fashion, I mean the list goes on. He was interested. Apparently to me and to you and everyone else, this is important on many levels. It is like a social experiment we are all conducting and measuring on our own.

My outfit today is composed of an American Apparel shirt that I just broke down and bought. I had been searching for far too long for this shirt at the thrift shops and was worried I would never find the perfect one. I fear the stripe bubble will burst soon (I hope not) so I just got one so I can enjoy it while it lasts. Oh and my cut off shorts, knee high socks and beat up boots, and a military coat I got at the thrift store.