I have been listening to Josh Ritter a lot lately, specifically his 2013 album "The Beast in its Tracks", to prepare for seeing him live in March! He is playing at Bates, and I think it will be an awesome small concert. I saw him a few years ago, at UVM actually, where he played in one of the Davis Center ballrooms, and it was a great show - we stood in the second row and it felt intimate and energetic and just excellent. Here are two of my favorite songs from the album.
-A Certain Light
-New Lover
His songs have amazing lyrics. He's a gem.
This is my first weekend in Burlington in 6 weeks! Crazy! Luckily it was nice out yesterday (and by nice I mean the actual temperature was above 20), so I went for run and then did a Jillian ab workout. It was cold again today, but I did some abs. It feels good to be getting in an exercise routine again, though I am quite sore. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger though, right?
I also bought a pair of Frye boots today! I have been wanting to get some for awhile, and I found my size in one of the styles I was eying on sale on Church Street today. So I splurged, and I am happy I did. I think they'll replace Dansko's as better "going out" shoes, not that I do very much going out.
The new year has included lots of delicious salads for me, with fresh fruits and goat cheese crumble and candied nuts. Today, though, I am going to branch out a little and make a recipe from Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything (great cookbook), Lentils and Rice with Caramelized Onions. I'll write about how it was later, but I have had good luck with his other recipes so I'm optimistic.
May the last week of January be fun and productive and not too too cold!
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
this is the new year
We are now well into 2014! The new year has been busy but also fun, and I'm excited about what all is in store for the upcoming 11 months. Here are some highlights from my first few weeks.
-I purchased a grown up wallet. It will be especially nice to not hand over folded and crumpled bills. Also, it's metallic, which is pretty amazing. Real world, get ready.
-I signed up for Stitch Fix. I think it has recently become a lot more popular, so my "fix" won't be coming until the end of February, but I'm still excited. Here's the premise: You fill out an online style profile, which is a lot of fun and includes your sizes, what types of styles you like, what items you would prefer, etc. Then, a stylist reviews this and sends you 5 items in the mail on your scheduled date. This costs $20, but if you decide you want to keep/purchase at least one of the items, the $20 is applied to the cost. Then, you send back whatever you don't want (shipping is free!). You can get fixes as frequently or infrequently as you want...I signed up for one but opted out of the once a month option. I'll check back in with my thoughts about what I receive, but in the meantime I'm eagerly awaiting my first shipment! Also, here's the link if you're interested, because if you sign up then I get a credit :) https://www.stitchfix.com/referral/3404025
-I have a pretty great pink crop top sweatshirt from H&M. Basically one of the best articles of clothing I've ever owned. I think it's also the first crop top I've owned, other than shirts that I accidentally shrank, and my life has certainly changed just a bit.
-I saw Dallas Buyer's Club last weekend. I'd highly recommend it - very interesting and great acting.
-This is a sort of negative highlight, but the high temperature today was -2 in Burlington! So cold! The forecasted low for tonight is -18. It's the kind of cold that makes your legs hurt when you walk outside, but it also makes me feel pretty intense. Almost like living in the Arctic.
-I've gotten to see a lot of good friends in the last few weeks, which has been awesome.
-And finally, here are a few fun, happy songs for your Wednesday night:
Life is Better With You by Michael Franti
The Wire by Haim
Happy by Pharrell Williams (from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack, watched it twice over vacation!)
-I purchased a grown up wallet. It will be especially nice to not hand over folded and crumpled bills. Also, it's metallic, which is pretty amazing. Real world, get ready.
-I signed up for Stitch Fix. I think it has recently become a lot more popular, so my "fix" won't be coming until the end of February, but I'm still excited. Here's the premise: You fill out an online style profile, which is a lot of fun and includes your sizes, what types of styles you like, what items you would prefer, etc. Then, a stylist reviews this and sends you 5 items in the mail on your scheduled date. This costs $20, but if you decide you want to keep/purchase at least one of the items, the $20 is applied to the cost. Then, you send back whatever you don't want (shipping is free!). You can get fixes as frequently or infrequently as you want...I signed up for one but opted out of the once a month option. I'll check back in with my thoughts about what I receive, but in the meantime I'm eagerly awaiting my first shipment! Also, here's the link if you're interested, because if you sign up then I get a credit :) https://www.stitchfix.com/referral/3404025
-I have a pretty great pink crop top sweatshirt from H&M. Basically one of the best articles of clothing I've ever owned. I think it's also the first crop top I've owned, other than shirts that I accidentally shrank, and my life has certainly changed just a bit.
-I saw Dallas Buyer's Club last weekend. I'd highly recommend it - very interesting and great acting.
-This is a sort of negative highlight, but the high temperature today was -2 in Burlington! So cold! The forecasted low for tonight is -18. It's the kind of cold that makes your legs hurt when you walk outside, but it also makes me feel pretty intense. Almost like living in the Arctic.
-I've gotten to see a lot of good friends in the last few weeks, which has been awesome.
-And finally, here are a few fun, happy songs for your Wednesday night:
Life is Better With You by Michael Franti
The Wire by Haim
Happy by Pharrell Williams (from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack, watched it twice over vacation!)
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