Yes, sir, it was a finnnnnnnnne day...

*Final class with one of my favorite professors (sad to say bye but nice to leave behind the couse load!)
*No work :)
*Exercise! Yay for walking to class and back (although I maybe cheated by catching the bus when I was halfway home...)
*TONS of work done on assignments and projects (finished with my part of a 4-week unit plan, began and finished a 4-page essay, and e-mailed a literature activity and self-evaluation to my adolescent lit professor). Ah, how I adore productivity.
*James had a super good day :)
*Jessie and his girlfriend Ashley came over; we talked about jobs and tattoos and then admired/showered love on/played with lil puppy Jelly Bean
*Healthy eating! Sometimes I eat too much when I get lonely (James was gone all day at work) but I overcame that and kept myself busy!
*"Jeopardy!" with dinner

*A quick walking break to the mailbox; two observations: one kid playing with a remote control car, another kid playing with a bubble wand...which reminds me--I need to PLAY MORE!!!

*Extra time spent with the Lord this morning (when you start out with Him, how could it be a bad day?)
*Returned my dad's sweet voicemail message from when he called while I was at work the other day

B*E*A*U*T*I*F*U*L

Day

Mambo!

*Do you also love randomly connecting with complete strangers?

[how surprising life is]

*One week of classes left...
[it's okay for some good things to come to an end]

*Just hired two new girls at work
[what a relief]

*I'm reading Uglies and can't wait to finish
[how homework-filled life is before I can get back to it, however]

*I'm learning to be okay with my body
[it's nice to like yourself, even if just sometimes]

*Loving 90.5 Spirit FM at night, when they play Christian Rock & Rap & Alternative
[good stuff, my friends, good stuff]

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Two new creations

*I miss my family more than I can say :(

*I created my first Wordle! Try it, yo! :)

Whatcha thinking about?

*Jamal here is thinking about:

• only this moment
• dreaming big
• being brighter than they think
• making it better
• flying away

*I'm thinking about:

• not thinking about all the end-of-the-semester stuff there is to finish up
• getting something to drink
• "I used to apologize for every little think I said or did, or hadn't said of hadn't done, or fogotten to say, etc.; I used to apologize for living. Now I've given up--I mean, apologizing. Not living; I've only just started that." Cary Grant
• hopefully finding relief when I hire two new girls for the store tomorrow
• shutting down the computer and laying in his arms...

[What are YOU thinking about?]

::what a wonderful world::

*wonderful weekend =

birthday dinners +
tons of family time +
a visit from the Easter Bunny +
wedding dress shopping +
"Chloe" time +
"Heroes", "Lost", and "The Office" +
excitement in promises for the future +
a living room full of black balloons

Hello, my name is Monster.

*the world is full of so much beauty and messes at the same time...inspiration is everywhere...but why do i feel so...blah? ->perhaps a revival is in order...

don't be a jerk.

*life lessons

• put people first, always
• chill out
• move your body
• give it everything you've got, every time
• make messes
• clean up after yourself
• create--be original
• indulge in inspiration
• sing. LOUDLY!
  

[Inspired by a post from Naturally Nina]

Reach/Climb

*i know that i'm bigger than my body
*i'm trying to live, this moment, right now, that's all, that's all
*prioritize: people, creations, school, work

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Kaizen: Finished most of my LEP (Limited English Proficiency student) project for my ESOL class & wasn't too mean to myself when I messed up my plans for the day. Plus: more doodles finished today and to be posted soon!

on/off

there's a delicacy to life that i'll never understand...i only want to live so that every day does not slip through my fingers and shatter to bloody beautiful messes upon the scuffed but sacred hardwood floor...