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oh my goodness, i just applied for a nursing job.

it's late...but...

wow - i love lilacs. they are my favorite flowers by far. perhaps that is partially because, unlike roses, daisies, etc... they are not available to be purchased all throughout the year. instead, their fleeting springtime presence must be savored while it lasts. it makes them so much more special and gift-like.

the warmth and sunshine of today flooded my mind with summer memories. i always love the beginning of summer most - when it is still a novelty - it's fun to not take it for granted for a little while.

my herbs are thriving in their wooden box on the front porch. i've been pampering them by moving them inside in the evening...but soon they will have to face the realities of the world and start spending the night on the front porch...no more heating lamp or heating pad.

if you've talked with me or seen me at all in the past ten or so days, you know that i've been down in the dumps...some of the dumpiest dumps i've ever been in. this morning i decided that after 11 am (work), i was going to spend the rest of the day doing things that i enjoy, which did not completely get me out of the dumps, but was a good decision. today i...

- transferred my herbs to the wonderful wooden box peter made for them
- visited two thrift stores
- made approximately 24 cups of strawberry jam
- baked zucchini bread (almost forgot to put the zucchini in...)
- spent some time on the front porch with my neighbors
- made sun tea
- had a new friend over to join us for our thursday night tv show
- went to sleep with the window open...well...that's what i'm about to do.

goodnight.