when my heart is overwhelmed

Things I've been learning (about):

-my grandmother

-confidence in my identity (as an image bearer of God)

-patience

-the internets

-Notan, light and dark, Gestalt

-Luke

-becoming left-handed

-love

Things I've been thinking about:

-being alive during the Mesolithic period

-the idea of home

-whether it's inappropriate or not to hang out with professors outside of class

-living alone with a dog in the city

-my network of friends all over the planet

-what I was thinking about a year ago today

-Seattle's fast approaching darkness

-how to better serve you

Time:

-since my move to Seattle: two months and two weeks

-until my little sister is 18: nine years

-until I'm 21: 16.5 months

-since my last clove: camping

-until my mother and aunt come to visit: 6 weeks

-since my last hug: 24 hours

-until my trip to Nepal and India: 38 weeks

-since my last cup of coffee: 10 minutes

Things I've been doing:

-cooking and baking

-writing and receiving letters

-starting my homework around 11:30 PM

-delighting in housing my homeless friend Karen

-collaborating, creating

-making friends, nurturing friendships

-staring

-falling in love with grocery shopping

Things I need to do:

-laundry

-send Stephanie Cooke-Miera pictures from her wedding

-stop buying aged cheddar and start living like a poor college student

-sleep

-meet the man who walks around the neighborhood with a parrot on his shoulder

-clean up my desktop, back up my files

-waterproof everything

-stop wanting Colorado