Some days work out okay, but other days don't.

This is definitely not the worst day of my life, but it's been a down day so far. Here's why:

1. I'm tired. I haven't been getting 8 full hours of sleep for a long time. 7 is pretty good, and that's what I get normally, but I haven't had a chance to sleep in for a long time. Oh wait. I slept in on Canada day. I worked hard that day though, so I needed my sleep.
2. I don't have much energy. I haven't been riding my bicycle to work lately. Exercise gives energy. I don't get much exercise; I don't have much energy.
   
3. I'm frustrated with myself. I thought I was being funny today when I was joking around with a c0-worker who I've been getting to know a very little bit lately. She wasn't at the vending machine when her change came out, so I took it. When she came to get it from me I threw it on the floor and laughed and said, "I'm a mean girl!" I was joking, but then she didn't say anything so I thought she might have been hurt. I tried to apologize about 10 minutes later, but she didn't hear me. (I didn't try hard enough.) Another co-worker told me that I brought the girl to tears. MY GOODNESS BECKY! I should stop trying to be funny... I apologized to the girl and she gave a nice polite smile and nod. I'll have to be extra kind to her. I like her. That's why I tried to joke around with her. My sense of humor=not everybody's sense of humor. Sheesh.
4. I don't have all the answers or solutions to the problems that people come to me with. I hear about a lot of problems at work every day. Some days it gets me down.
5. I want a puppy.
   

I just ate some nice healthy eggs and yogurt and blueberries, and I'm going to have a nap and read "Persepolis". Hopefully my day will get better from this point on.

Part 2

Do you realize that there are too many categories under your quality of life to sanely manage? Maybe it's just me, but I've been quite overwhelmed with it all lately. Here are the categories that are important in my life: loving well, family, friends, my Creator, bicycling, making music that I enjoy, reading books that I enjoy, sleeping enough, eating healthy food, eating food that I enjoy, playing with puppies, tickling babies, working and being approachable there, my church community, communicating with people who are far away from me... and more. (I had intended on making the categories things like - emotionally, spiritually, athletically, mentally, etc. - but I don't know if "puppily" is a word... Actually, I know it isn't a word.) Anyways, I've been putting too much on my plate lately and I don't know if that is going to calm down soon.

Part 3

I am looking forward to a few things:

1. Playing with Brock at Michelle and Luke's wedding on Friday. I'm playing my melodica and piano and singing harmony. We're doing some pretty pretty fun songs.
2. Calgary Folk Music Festival is in 2.5 weeks. I'm going and the music and environment are going to fill me with joy.
   
3. Edmonton Folk Music Festival is in a month. I'm volunteering for the 3rd time and it is always the best weekend ever.
   
4. I will also see Joel Plaskett and Ryan Adams this summer. I enjoy them.

It's time for that nap.

Please enjoy yourself.