Most days I crave living in a big city. Â But today I crave open skies. Â I want a house without neighbors 10 feet away, without tile rooftops obscuring the clouds.
I love how my son tells me to just get money at the store. Wouldn’t that be nice.
I saw a chair yesterday and my first thought was that it was sexy.  It was skirted Louis XVI deal, not something I’d normally go for.  Weird?
Are you cranky or is it just me? Or is it the extreme heat?
I’d like to sprawl out on a blanket outside and gaze up at the stars.
I don’t care what anyone says 3 is way harder than 2. Â Way harder! Â I’m not saying it’s not a fun age at times, but I am saying that it is trying all the patience I have and then some.
We need a little less uppityness in the world.
Sometimes I’m more like a 11-year-old than a 31-year-old. Â Instant gratification.
Have you read The Master Butchers Singing Club? I know it’s an odd title, but it is such a wonderful book.  I’m constantly taken aback by people who can string words together to create scenes that bring tears to my eyes out of their sheer beauty.
How do you reconcile within yourself what you want to do out of principle and what you think you should do out of the goodness of your heart?
“Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson. How wonderfully simple are those three little rules?
I want a monsoon tonight.
I have so many ideas and thoughts and opinions running around in my head that sometimes I don’t how to make sense of them.
What one thing would make you supremely happy right now? I’ll take quiet. Â Just one quiet evening.
Tomorrow is Friday and that is a good thing.
Happiness to you!
Brenda says
Awesome photo!
I like extremes in my living arrangements. I want two houses. One in the city. A condo with a great view and a balcony, and a house on 5-acre piece of property.
Love your post.
The one thing I want is for my 23 year old to find a job that he likes and will get him involved in the real world. It is so hard being so young and feeling so pessimisstic (sp?) in this crappy economy.
Lora says
the terrible threes are terrible. there is no such thing as a terrible two unless your kid is grossly advanced or you are a shitty parent.
two is practice for the three.
also, i craved open skies yesterday, so i only walked down the big streets and took pics of the gorgeous skies.
best of both worlds!
Jo says
Beautiful photo!
Jen says
I always love your posts Lizzi. They give me so much to think about.
My son will be 3 in a couple of months . . . now I'm really scared.
I love Emerson. I post his quotes on FB sometimes because he had so many smart and simple things to say, it would be a shame to lose them.
Brandie says
First of all, I absolutely LOVE that photo. Wow. Gorgeous.
I'd love to get money at the store, too 🙂 LOL.
This heat is making me a very cranky person today. It's so hot and miserable. I thank god I'm in the air conditioning all day or I'd be swollen like a blimp right about now. lol.
I hope you have a great weekend!
Lynda says
What a refreshing photograph. Seeing sunbeams NEVER gets old for me. This is such a creative post!
Holli says
Sincerely beautiful sunset. Wow! What one thing would make me supremely happy right now? Seeing my brother. Just spending one whole day with him…. hanging out… drinking… talking…smoking… making a plan about everything and nothing…
fun times!
Thauna says
My kids used to think I could just get money from the ATM. Or if I said I didn't have money, they'd say write a check. lol, if only it were that easy indeed.
I remember 3, it was hard….fun, but hard.
What would make me happy right now would be a fridge and pantry full of yummy food.
Lisa says
LOL–I've got a 15yo that still doesn't always grasp that I can't just go to the bank to get more money!
teri says
Such a good question-reconciling what you want to do out of principle and what you should do out of the goodness of your heart. A great question.
Not that I have an answer. It's often hard to separate the two. It's like the paradigm of "Am I doing this for the good of others or because it makes me feel good?"