Showing posts with label today's song. Show all posts
Showing posts with label today's song. Show all posts

365 Noteworthy things journal: february


My 365 journal of noteworthy things keeps on going. Still alive and kicking. I had got a little behind on the collage pages but last weekend I sat at the table, with my scraps, washi tapes, scissors, stickers and such and finished them all.

a few nice things that happened recently:
- i got a job at my local library and I'm still adjusting to the work itself and the hours. I had not have a job (apart from the freelance ones I did at home) since 2010 so it's been a bumpy road but I'm getting tthere slowly. 

- on march 6th I celebrated my 10th year as a blogger. It was the 6th of march 2005 when I opened my first blog and then I opened a few more. And I never stopped blogging! Now I can't remember how it was to live without the habit of writing and sharing things with fellow bloggers and readers. So, cheers for me and for you all, who keep coming back, reading and commenting. Thank you ever so much!

- Since mid December I've been reading non stop one book after another and that makes me quite happy. I'm not an avid reader but a constant one. A few pages each day. Maybe two books per month. Will tell you/show you more about my latest reads in coming blogposts.

- Two weeks ago I won this lovely print by artist Yelena Bryksenkova on a giveaway. Thank you Sara from brown paper bag!!! Made my day :)

- Last, I've been enjoying this song on BBC radio 2 a lot.

That's it for today.
Hope you are having a good week!



Yellow flowers


After spending several days without my laptop (it got rained on and had to take it to the shop to be "resuscitated" ) I'm back on my usual posting. Mostly about the beauty of autumn, because it's just so colorful and fleeting...

This picture above was taken with a Fuji roll I got in Febreruary as a present from toi :) and now I'm taking some more! Can't wait to take it to be developed and discover some surprises! 


:D



A short walk on a Saturday morning


I went for a walk around my neighborhood and came back with a few pictures of the view. They were taken with an iPod touch so... sorry for their poor quality. While walking and breathing in the fresh air, I listened to Vance Joy, a young Australian singer who has just released his EP "God loves you when you're dancing". I like the first single, "Riptide", in particular. Puts me in a good mood and makes want to dance. You can watch the song's official video (very bizarre) here or... see him singing it and playing the ukelele.


nice music for quite times


Found this mix on 8tracks I don't know when and it's... 42 minutes of pure beautifullness and great company. Just push play and let it flow...


and why not? 20 facts about me


Considering that I just started with this blog and you readers may not know a thing about me, I though I should join the '20 facts about me' frenzy and confess a thing or two (or twenty). Feel free to comment if you share any of them. Here we go!

1. I like learning new things and taking short courses.
2. I daydream about visiting Europe. And living there too (but that's just so out of reach).
3. I overthink and over-reflect constantly, which is no good.
4. I consider myself an openminded person and though I don't always succed, I try not to judge people's life choices.
5. I'm an only child and so is my mum.
6. I just found out that I've a highly sensitive type of personality, according to this. And that explains a lot, or almost everything. 
7. Ever since I adopted my cat Clementine in 2007 I became a crazy cat lady. I say silly things, cuddle and stroke every kitty I see.
8. I'm kind of a loner and I quite enjoy it. Have no issues with being on my own for long periods of time.
9. You will hardly see me playing any sports or having an outdoorsy life.
10. I am definitely NOT a morning person and I don't like talking as soon as I get up. I need an hour or so before I wake up completely.
11. I'm always trying to make people laugh just by being goofy.
12. I'm a socially useless person. Never know what to say or do when I'm with other people, especially if I just met them.
13. I suffer from extreme anxiety (but it doesn't show and people never can't tell) in the most annoying possible ways. So imagine what point #12 does to me :P
14. I always say that I'm a 'city animal' but I'd love to live in one of those old tiny country villages in the UK or France, or somewhere in the woods in North America.
15. I love autumn and winter, cloudy skies, rainy and cold days with all my heart. In fact I would skip awful summer every year if I could. 
- bear with me, I'm almost done, I promise!-
16. I love reading, but ever since internet came into my life (in 1999) I've been reading a lot less, shame on me, yes. 
17. I was a very good student, top of the class, flag bearer and all, all through primary school to University but always had trouble finding (and keeping) a proper job.
18. I have lived in the same city, house - room!- for the past  33 years. But that's about to change soon, hopefully.
19. I need to change things in my life frecuently. I would say every 6 months.
20. I don't see myself having children, not even in the future. Or a husband, for that matter :P

Done. I bet I bored you to death with the list so, in return, here's a music recommendation for you. Last week I got Beck's new album, 'Morning phase", which is surprisingly good, not because he makes bad music but because I had never payed attention to him or thought I'd like his work. Listen to blue moon, one of my favorites from that album.

PS. Hi! Yes, that's me - a selfportrait- but I have shorter hair now.




Hi

I thought I could come back here and start posting again. March has always been a month of beginnings for me. One I really like and long for. Autumn is just days away and I could not be more excited about it :) 
So, here's to beginnings and nice states of minds!

Today's song > play 

what's your song of the day? I always appreciate recommendations of new music!
have a lovely week.