Chasing Noodles

Well,then I'm half way there. I have a very lovely little library, there are bird books,dictionaries, Spanish books, a Gandhi biography , Body for Life, some novels from book club, art books, photography books, an Argentina lonely planet, Roald Dahl , James Dean , Zulu/Xhosa books, some travel journals and a signed Edition of The Elephant Whisperer , to mention a few. It has always been my dream to have a room dedicated to books one day and I want my kids to be surrounded by books from the day they are born. The room needs to smell like books and have one of those fancy library ladders that you push and swing on from one side to the next.  Now, the garden part. Sigh. Just when I thought the orchid was my biggest task! There is a little spot outside our place that I recently had cleared with the intention of making it look pretty. That's as far as I got. Twinkle Toes has given me the amazing idea of creating a zen garden there, which I LOVE. Less plants, more stones and sa...

A man who has at length found something to do will not need to get a new suit to do it in; for him the old will do, that has lain dusty in the garret for an indeterminate period. This is quoted from Henry David Thoreau, a Transcendentalist who was part of a movement in the 1830's and 40's. They believed in an inherent goodness in both man and nature and that any institutions or societies corrupted the purity of an individual. That is probably the most basic explanation ever given and it involves so much more than that, but it is the just of it. Very interesting. Anyway, back to the rule. As soon as you are required to change for something, you should first question if that is what you are willing to become. You shouldn't have to change for anyone, be it clothing or who you are. You need to decide what you are going to stand for and then stick to it. But if you need a new pair of stilleto's, by all means, go and get yourself a pair, or two. That won't hurt...

Have you watched Julie and Julia ? After that movie, I even considered cooking for a while, but that quickly wore off. Julia Child, well the way they portray her in the movie is so completely fun and someone I would love to have had as a friend. I can totally picture her saying this. As I am sure you have picked up from my blog, I am not a fan of the word diet, although I am permantently starting some new "healthy eating" regime.  Tonight we went out for one of the most delicious meals I have had in a very long time. It was complete overindulgence and I feel like I could die from over eating, but what an amazing night. We laughed till we cried, shared wine, told stories and just embraced the evening with both arms. Now if any of us had been on a diet, it really would not have been the same. It was an evening of indulgence and it was incredible. can't wait to do it again. Diet-shmiet I say! Thank you Original, Karmen and Punk Rocker. :)

I don't want to eat tomatoes. I don't want to feel broken hearted. I don't want to cut my hair. I don't want to miss opportunities. I don't want to have TimTams alone on the balcony. I don't want to stop painting and I really don't want listen to my head anymore.   How do I know all this? Because I have experienced it and from there made a decision that I didn't like it, moving me closer to what I do like. I now know that I like creamy tomato soup, I like me best with long hair instead of short, I love sharing TimTams on the balcony. I want to paint, often. I will hear my head out, but will go with what my heart says.  Most importantly, I will take each and every opportunity. This way, I keep learning what I do and don't want!

hahaha    (very typical laughter, it's usually triple 'ha', not double) hehehe  (sound a bit more 'polite' than hahaha) ha… ha… ha…  (sarcastic) hihihi  (gigling) ahahaha  (got popular after a TV series character who used to laugh this way) ehehehe  (same as hehehe) eki eki  (used in comics, especially as the oldie way laughter) keh keh/kah kah  (sneaky-ish lughter) muhaha  (evil laughter) nihaha  (evil laughter) jajajajajaja (laugh in Spanish) haha (any plain laughter) hehe (more hissing) hihi (giggling) hoho (Santa Claus style) höhö (ironic) moahaha (the evil one) eheh (embarrassed)

I'm using this rule today. I don't feel like getting out of bed. So I'm not gonna. It's cold outside, I'm feeling a little fragile and my feet hurt from all the dancing last night. I think that's reason enough to stay in bed. Oh, and I have a TV in my room now. Sorted. Now I just need a cup of tea.  If you do something when you don't really feel like doing it, you going to do it half heartily. So it's best, if you can, to delay it until you are in the mood for it.  

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