Hodge podge

Nora Ephron in this Sunday's NY Times Magazine: "Any catastrophe is good material for a writer."

I bought a bunch of used books this weekend (most women can't help themselves when clothes-shopping; Dear can't help himself around pens and kitchenware; I can't help myself around books!). I am looking forward to reading Kite Runner soon.

There is so much to read -- I want to cancel our weekend NY Times. I also have airline miles that are expiring so I ended up getting magazine subscriptions. "Blueprint" is proving to be an interesting read while Lucky magazine is the worst thing out there. It is basically a magazine of advertisements. They recommend so many things to buy each month I really don't know how people don't end up feeling overwhelmed. In just one feature, there are at least 3 different recommendations for a certain color blush -- how is that helpful to anyone (they don't rank which one is best, etc.)?

My mother asked me if I started writing yet, whether I'll be working on material for children or adults. She also was surprised that I don't make my living writing but that I work with websites instead. She wondered whether that was complicated and whether I have the skills for it (I've only been working with websites since I was in college more than seven years ago).

25 really is your body's peak. I never thought I'd get to the day where I realize that it takes me longer to heal from semi-strenuous activity (and longer to complete that activity, at that).

Creativity overload

From the intranet's daily quote:
My future starts when I wake up every morning... Every day I find something creative to do with my life. — Miles Davis

And so, I'm looking for creative stuff to do. I am thinking of taking a woodworking class. I am also hoping to write more. And ideas for the apartment keep jamming my brain. Things I want to work on:
- storage in bathroom
- closet organization in the bedroom
- entryway

This past week I've done nothing but paint. I'm not thrilled with how the last wall came out (hence no pictures) though the trim in the foyer was surprisingly fast. That area is still a mess though. I am hoping to clean it up in the coming week and maybe another area will be considered 'done.'

Good quote to keep in mind

The perfect is the enemy of the good. -- Voltaire