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Hey there.  Want to know me a little?

These are some things that make me smile:

• my hubs, aka Michael Doug, babe, sweetheart, lifelong companion, best friend
• my brown leather boots
• leggings with good elasticity
• cilantro
• scarves
• wacky cake with chocolate icing (I’ll post the recipe at some point)
• freshly shaved legs
• goat cheese
• hymns
• Salt Spring Island
• burlap
• bulleted lists

 

These are some things I do:

• teach voice lessons
• cook our meals almost solely from scratch
• sing as a professional chorister
• sew
• work as a barista

 

I try to walk/take transit to my destinations rather than always driving, although I am not as militant about this as I was a year ago.  I did ‘no-poo’ haircare for quite some time, but I am now ‘half-poo’.  I wish I had the discipline to exercise more than I do.  I love dark roast coffee.  Singing either makes me feel on top of the world or low as dirt, depending on the day.  I prefer serious conversation to small talk.  I think marriage is one of the best aspects of my life.  I love the city, but sometimes I want to run away and live in the boonies, away from pollution and marketing and crime.

I am coming to know more of God.  Some of that results from early morning talks with Him as I walk to work.  Some of it happens through the sermon I hear on a morning I really wanted to skip church.  Sometimes I think I see Him through times of financial uncertainty.  Most recently, I have chosen to trust Him as I walk through my first pregnancy, knowing that I will have to say ‘goodbye’ to my baby boy almost before saying ‘hello.’

I like to ‘think things out loud’ – hence, this blog.  I hope some of my thoughts strike a chord  with someone out there.  Do feel free to comment.