serafaery

Posted this on the bookfaces today but damn I feel really stupid not doing this before, like, ever.

to balance complaints, here's a list of amazing qualities of this body:
* strong immunity (I rarely get sick and recover quickly)
* no allergies (slight sensitivity to one nightshade, only sometimes)
* hypersensitive hearing (when tested I was told I have "the hearing of a six year old")
* long limbs, strongest ankles ever
* twins run in my family; balding does not
* strong teeth (no cavities since I was a teenager, only 3 tiny ones then)
* quick reflexes
* keen intellect, creative thinking, sensitive
* good digestion
* low blood pressure, strong heart and organs
* decent eyesight
* heat tolerant (August is my favorite month)
* good metabolism
* not prone to addiction
* emotional awareness/good at reading social cues
* nice rack? lol
I love this body and am grateful for my genetics, despite the quirks

* "Have you been working out or something? Your legs look amazing!" Nothing like figure skating legs :)
* Willow's catnip toy tackles
* best iced latte I've ever tasted from Spella - first of the summer
* sparkly green eyes
* Ristretto latte and daytime errands in the sunshine during a day off
* loaf of little t flat bread from Andy down the street
* making brunch for my brother and Pher and I
* fresh local organic coffee with cream
* hugs in the kitchen
* ice dancing with Jonathan (rawrlsexy + made me feel like I could actually do the Viennese Waltz competently), Tristan, and Cliff (Bay Area skaters in town for an ice dance clinic)
* my brother coming to see me skate at Mountain View
* Bonfire HUB
* fixing broken stuff
* Mimacs with David and Mary-Suzanne and pizza and Lucky Lab organic pale ale
* playing hookie
* summer breezes
* curved tree trunks
* misty sprinklers cooling my ankles on a hot day
* fishnet fabric
* Fever Ray
* birthday surprises and exchanges and gin and hugs and mooooooon
* Oregon Soap Company's Tangermint Scrub soap
* warm coffee and a free biscuit after a meeting
* the simple but effective elements of recovery
* tasty healthy lunch with Pher and Katy in the cool summer sunshine
* small break from werk to read a book and sip a Barista latte
* accepting things as they are - weak, in pain, not anything like I was, but still skating consistently, and loving it, despite the limitations. This is what I am now and this is okay.

Aside from being grateful for the nifty faery video below, I gotta whole slew of happy makings this week.

Gratitude:

* doctor called in Imitrex prescription finally
* Myrrh helping me with a photo project involving fire and darkness
* doing PT stretches at my desk daily
* Hopworks DOA (Deluxe Organic Ale)
* Stark Naked Pizza w/ Joshua (and more DOA)
* Bumblekiss breakfast with Pher
* nice weather over the weekend
* Ristretto lattes and good conversation
* time to rest when I'm not feeling well
* clover cookie and latte and seeing Mary Suzanne (and Zack and etc.) at Backspace
* Willow's tolerance for more frequent injections, and her endless affection
* officially meeting K.D. (sweet doggie) at City Flowers Monday
* raw walnut halves
* Fries and beers at Swift with Joshua
* yummy cheesy sammich at Half and Half with Pher
* bag of sweet organic Pink Lady apples
* creative friends, seeing their creations on First Thursday
* roommates who have always paid rent and utilities on time
* birds pairing up
* unexpected sunshine
* geeking out over poi with a student worker
* favorite skirt, 15 years old and still cute - I love making clothes last
* physical therapy that hurts so good
* drugs that fight off headaches
* green/offwhite camo thigh high sox
* shimmery olive green eyeshadow
* Verve latte from Barista

Insert something witty here. I'm pretty tired, been sort of a crazy week, emotionally. Serious headache and hip is quite sore from PT. Sorta wanna curl up in a dark place for a couple days. I'm okay though. Can still smile in my shimmery green eyeshadow and funky camo sox. <3

Haven't done a gratitude list in a while - funny how the lack of them always coincides with feeling awful. Hmmmm. ;)

I found some things lingering on my werk computer so I thought I'd post them before getting started on a new list for this week.

A couple weeks ago, I was grateful for:

* handcrafted chai from Spella w/ Myrrh
* pretty red umbrella in the rain
* leaving the office to recycle materials
* dancing
* handmade earrings
* grrltime
* coffee & baby oranges w/ Myrrh and MSL
* colorful sunrise
* strange warm gusty dry January days
* nightcap at Swift w/ Jim and Val
* Mystique masks in Pioneer Place
* "you're cute" and "you look magical" comliments on the street after visiting Mystique

Here are a couple of my favorite Facebook pictures from the Faerieworlds Winterfest so far - faeries need coffee.




At the Faerieworlds Marketplace, to see Adam Hurst play and the end of the Saturday evening. I think my afternoon costume change from faery to satyr meant I missed the reported costume contest, oops.


In the lounge with Matt at the Bad Faeries Masquerade ball. I was a little tipsy and trying not to hit people whilst spinning poi.

Gratitude:

* coffee and muffin w/ Myrrh at Random Order that inspired the bacon muffins I had my family over for breakfast to eat
* rooibus tea w/ Myrrh at Townsend teahouse on Alberta street
* mild gusty wintery days
* magical sparkly purple handmade perfect gloves from the wonderful Mary-Suzanne
* work and bag umbrellas, always having one with me
* Purple squizzel zarf from Myrrh on a Backspace latte from Joshua

* re-heated pizza
* soaking in the luxurious salt water tub at Common Grounds Wellness Center, getting a little bit of hip pain relief
* thrifted 2 gorgeous gowns for the Good Faeries ball, and a base for a mask, at Ray's Ragtime - given a price break on already reasonable prices
* stories of adventures and strange islands and strange people and floating malls
* having this coming Monday off - perfect for working on faery costumes
* kitty kisses
* Willow's injections going really smoothly lately, less fidgeting and little vomming
* winter sunshine
* toast with butter
* quinoa with butter
* Faerieworlds Winterfest in two weeks!

Gratitude! When one is healthy and fed and sheltered and loved, bliss is only a few thoughts away.

* many Xmas gifts and kindnesses to write thank-yous for
* cupcakes for Opera Theatre Oregon
* cozy thigh high sox w/ fairy boots, skirt, brown sweater hoodie
* lent muffin tin
* Backspace/Someday employee holiday party
* stompy boots and dark eye makeup
* pretty pink and tassled red gift exchange hat silliness
* red teapot and orange sleevies scored at gift exchange
* free sandwiches
* running enjoyable errands for werk
* warm soft bed
* preparing healthy nutritious delicious food
* cleaned out personal filing cabinet of all 2009 files
* playing "corn hole" w/ Joshua at Someday Lounge happy hour
* Willow's injections going really smoothly the last few times
* commiserating with co-workers in the lunchroom over our mutual love of kale
* stars and wind
* Preston looking out for me with a power-out-on-MAX warning text
* Conquer (rescue greyhound) leaning on my leg while I chatted with her daddy
* hand lotion
* warm showers and silky clean hair
* a big coat that keeps me warm on windy days
* couch in the lunchroom
* wearing jeans to werk over the school break
* peppermint tea in a mason jar

Gratitude:

* kitty hat
* spare keys
* roommates who love my crazy cat
* sunny wintery days
* other people's birthdays
* new skull wallet with chain
* being treated to meals
* treating others to meals
* Willow on the moon (blanket)
* sunbeams for Willow
* lattes from Joshua
* My Little Modified Fairy Pony
* the upcoming New Year's Eve Blue Moon
* paper snowflakes
* cameras
* art and handmades as gifts
* tray of cider for the girls at Backspace while knitting/darning
* Faerieworlds Winterfest to brighten the end of my January
* transitional heirloom apples from New Seasons
* darning kit handy when I tore a hole in my sock at werk
* the way static sparkles blue/white when I pet Willow under the covers
* new orange tank top from Gazelle that matches the orange swirls in my sox perfectly
* bus ride home with Joshua last night

swirling leaves
blue skies
Ella Fitzgerald
lunch with Pher
latte and a cookie
superdreamy thigh highs
soft white paw on my neck
Kim Yu Na's blissful skating
new stretchy ball for the hip seems to work ok
clean laundry
tuna water for Willow, tuna mac w/ brocolli for me
stripy armwarmers
shopping for new frames for glasses
pulling trash/recycling carts out of Preston's parking spot before he comes home from seeing DEVO in Seattle
sad hat
rust orange colored hair tie
Brazil Terroir latte from Barista, the way the foam and crema interact with my tongue
exposed brick
pictures from FaerieCon
soft, slow, quiet steps

It's Gratitude Week!

Watch on YouTube

* absolutely perfect weather
* the Sandy River is sandy!
* weekend coffee at Backspace
* clean shiny car
* the zingy inspiration in late summer air
* Vaux's Swifts at Chapman school, gathering to sleep in the chimney (dwindling old growth means fewer natural hollows for them to rest in, so they seek out chimneys - maybe one day I'll have a house with a chimney and be graced with swifts)
* big glowy gibbous moon
* Irish cheese and organic crackers
* Sitting outide and sipping lattes w/ Chris
* best brunch ever with Joshua. Perfect omelet with Dani's chicken's eggs and local bacon, grilled onions, mushrooms, cheese, with Spella and yams and toast and stone fruit and omg yum
* snuggling with Willow listening to the windy rain, curling up in sunbeams as the clouds broke
* junk food and laziness and Batman video game with Preston
* best bread pudding in existence at the Moon & Sixpence
* always tasty hearty food at Pause
* stuffed animals made from recycled plastic bottles
* garlic salt
* worn things, showing their lovedness