Archive | August, 2018

JAMIE’S BLOG – YEAR 8 – DAY 240 :: joy is a new bed

31 Aug
{thumbtack}

I finally have a new bed! It’s been a few weeks in the making. While it arrived on Wednesday it has been sitting in a box all week. Mostly because it was too heavy for me to lug up the stairs. But I found a new joyful solution… Thumbtack!

Sometimes joy is figuring out things yourself and doing things all by yourself. It’s a feeling of great accomplishment to say… I. Did. It!  And other times, like today, an even greater joy is hiring someone else who does the job faster, easier and way better than you could ever imagine.

Where I could barely push the big mattress in a box inside my front door, my Thumbtack service provider carried it up the stairs with one hand (practically). While I made a phone call, he unpacked, assembled, and put together all the pieces effortlessly.

I find great joy in ordering furniture online and having it delivered to my door (thank you Amazon!).
But I find even greater joy in hiring others to do what they do best, better than me to say the least.

Maybe the best joy will be a good night’s sleep on a brand new bed.

More tomorrow…

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Jamie

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JAMIE’S BLOG – YEAR 8 – DAY 240 :: joy is being sore

30 Aug
{pilates}

Tonight my Joy is feeling sore after a pilates class. These are my stretch goals… being sore for a good reason.  

What’s making you sore?
May the soreness be with you.

More tomorrow…

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Jamie

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JAMIE’S BLOG – YEAR 8 – DAY 239 joy is short, sweet and hot

29 Aug
{fan club}

This one is hot… so hot I bought a fan tonight. It’s my new best friend. And when it’s still 803 degrees near midnight, joy is definitely a new fan. 

Fans. Fans. Fans.

More tomorrow…

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Jamie

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JAMIE’S BLOG – YEAR 8 – DAY 239 :: joy is popsicles

28 Aug
{in a heat wave}

It’s a hot one here on the East Coast… so hot I’m dreaming of popsicles. I am actually eating popsicles. Joy is a taste of relief and popsicles in a heat wave. 

Hot. Hot. Hot.

More tomorrow…

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Jamie

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JAMIE’S BLOG – YEAR 8 – DAY 238 :: joy is laughing

27 Aug
{funny}

Today was a Monday, and if Monday has taught me anything it is to laugh at myself. I went all day long wearing my shirt backward. I realized at the end of the day as I was leaving the office and laughed all the way home.

What a Monday.

Joy is laughing at yourself.

More tomorrow…

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Jamie

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JAMIE’S BLOG – YEAR 8 – DAY 237 :: joy of sunday

26 Aug
{lazy}

Oh weekend! I do love you, especially a long lazy Sunday full of books and shopping and talking on the phone. All these things bring me joy on a hot, summer Sunday.

But what made it all joyful was the air conditioning in the 90-degree heat. The heat is bearable because I know it’s the end of summer, the last hurrah, the last official week of August summer.

Here’s to the last week of summer.
More tomorrow…

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Jamie

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JAMIE’S BLOG – YEAR 8 – DAY 236 :: joy of stillness

25 Aug
{zen}

It was a zen day around here. I woke up early on a Saturday to go to Pilates at a place called Zen Den. But just as I opened my car door I saw this little creature staring back at me.


He was sitting on the car door, as if to say, “I’m ready, let’s go!”

I haven’t seen one of these creatures since we lived on the Vineyard and Justin discovered one hiding in a bedroom. So I looked up what it means.

“The praying mantis always comes to us when we are internally craving peace, quiet, and calm in our lives. They remind us to have patience in acquiring the things we want and to remain balanced throughout the duration of the wait.”

What a perfect little creature to see on my way to a place called ZEN Den.

The Zen Den was a zentopia as promised and pilates left me sore. But as the day went on, it seems my little mantis friend had a bigger message for me.

Because today was also “mattress shopping” day. Since we need a new bed I wanted to go sit on some floor samples to really feel them out before the big purchase. Upon entering the mattress store I was bombarded by salespeople who had me sit and lay and try out all sort of mattresses until eventually, I found my self in zero gravity mode with feet up in the air, hips low and head up, with massage mode buzzing through the mattress. I was having surgical flashbacks as the sales guy was working the remote control device showing off all the latest features.

I left the store while fighting off the sales guy who was asking me for a down payment to reserve my $9,000 mattress. I turned to Facebook instead and a friend sent me the top rated mattresses from Consumer Reports. It turns out that $9,000 bed isn’t on the list (nor in my budget)!

“If a praying mantis strikes too soon, its prey gets away. Because of this, it has evolved to be patient: so patient, in fact, that it will not budge unless it is 100% positive that it is the correct thing to do. This acts as a direct message to us, reminding us to contemplate our movements just as carefully and precisely.”

I’m now looking online, comparing more options and on the hunt for the best mattress for us. I’m taking a very zen approach, with less salespeople and more data.

Joy definitely comes from stillness …and a good nights sleep.

More tomorrow…

Lovemore,
Jamie

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JAMIE’S BLOG – YEAR 8 – DAY 235 :: oh friday joy

24 Aug
{weekend}

It’s Friday, Friday, Friday – what joy! Tonight I went to a little party with new work friends, and I must say, friends are at the heart of joy.  But, if you add some Friends to a Friday then you have a recipe for big joy.

Have a joyful weekend!

More tomorrow…

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Jamie

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JAMIE’S BLOG – YEAR 8 – DAY 234 :: oh joy

23 Aug
{cleanse}

Today was the last night of the cleanse and I made it 36 out of 48 hours. I finally broke down and ate some real food. I couldn’t wait. My stomach hurt and my body was weak. Although NOW I am feeling the joy. It’s a good reminder that food is love… and joy.

Sometimes cheating is joyful.

More tomorrow…

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JAMIE’S BLOG – YEAR 8 – DAY 233 :: joy is a little bit

22 Aug
{broth}

I am in the middle of a cleanse. And I must say when one is in the middle of a cleanse, there is nothing more satisfying than a cup of broth.

So here’s to broth! 
What joy.

More tomorrow…

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