PUBLIC MARKS with tags 生活態度 & inspiration

"何不在桌板上挖個可以置放杯子的洞，這樣也不用擔心打翻茶水了。桌板買來、我們還未動手做成桌子前，我就說要為杯子挖洞，「妳確定嗎？」Eeic問我「要！一定要挖！」我固執地答道，接著跟他討論待挖的洞口尺寸。洞挖好了，杯子放上了，先前買下那一個六十五元的杯子因為這趣味而提高身價了。"

1. Embrace the craziness. 2. Laugh at myself more. 3. Be easier on myself. 10. Make lots of mistakes and learn from them.

『In the end, it’s these small things that you remember. It’s these little imperfections that make them perfect for you.』

於是滿足於突如其來的一陣好心情，記起快樂時的模樣。

here are some of my summer goals: 1. bake two loaves of whole grain banana bread: one to give away and one for me. 2. plan our wedding ceremony. 3. send snail mail. 4. clean out my closet. 5. practice yoga daily. 6. learn yoga anatomy and finish this book. 7. read my borrowed book about new zealand wines. 8. make a breakfast smoothie every day. 9. explore new parts of boston and take pictures. 10. watch this movie. 11. blog from simon's coffee shop (yes, there is a cafe called that!) 12. make mixed cd's for our long drives around new zealand. now tell me, what are your summer goals? are you working on any craft projects or do you have new recipes you want to try? :)

If you’re feeling blue, try painting yourself a different color.”

"Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; love more, and all good things will be yours." - Swedish proverb

"More than kisses, letters mingle souls." John Donne

喜歡看人，大概是因為，他們總讓我看到很多很多情意。

hello 30 :) Seems like this birthday crept up on me. I still feel 25. I don't think of myself as "older". I hope maybe a little "wiser". But definitely happier. 29 you've been a pleasure. I'm sad to close this chapter (marriage, love, Mr. Handsome) but I'm ready to go onto the next. I anticipate many more happy memorable moments. He's the best pre-birthday party date ever.

"* Enjoying the feeling of relief when some things are over and you made it through."

every monday for the last year my love has written me a special note. i laid them all out on the floor tonight and read them all again. and then i realized... every monday, for the rest of my life, i'm going to wake up excited to read his note. and if we're lucky, and we live for another 50+ years, i'll be the receiver of over two thousand love notes. not bad huh? :) i think i'll keep him.

""she held dear her collection of moments and memories." how true it is. our lives are a patchwork of moments....."

Choose quality over quantity with everything - shoes, friends, food - everything. Look into alternative forms of medicine. Take the time to figure out who you really are, what you like and dislike, what you need and don't. Live within your means and respect every dollar you make. Cultivate a passion. Eat Real Food! Stay away from processed and buy local whenever you can. Refuse to give in to texting. As hard as it is, acknowledge and work on whatever keeps you from living the life of your dreams. Refuse to play small or dim your light in order to make others comfortable. Listen to your body. Spend part of every day in silence, even if it's ten minutes. Create a living space that reflects who you are. Make visual beauty a priority. Tell people you love them often. Be true to yourself at all costs.

We have a birthday tradition in our family we’ve been doing since we were kids. We go around the dinner table and each person takes a letter of the alphabet, and we say something nice about the birthday girl/boy. A is for Artistic! B is for the Beautiful! We go around and around the table until we get to Z

for permission to have heady days and overwhelm while still being aware and in the center of the best life imaginable.

Hearing: Norah Jones, The Nearness of You, and the tappity tap of small-scale furniture being re-positioned in it's wooden doll house Smelling: rosemary bread in the oven Touching: chopping freshly rinsed basil for pesto penne alfredo Seeing: a yellow no. two pencil with a fat nub eraser scratching out spelling words on double-ruled paper Tasting: iced ceylon tea