Julie
recently wrote about staving off the winter doldrums by jotting down a list of things that made her happy. It struck me as such a lovely, simple thing to do, so I followed suit.
Yesterday I took the GRE. Since it's a computerized test, you receive your scores right away, and I'm happy to report that I kicked ass! It's odd not to have it looming over my head any more. I almost miss the sense of dread I'd been feeling in the weeks leading up to it. I'm sure I'll find something productive to do with my time now that it has been freed up from studying.
New bedding was a luxury we felt guilty spending money on, so we asked for sheets for Christmas. Our bedroom is finally shaping up (I'll post a tour soon, I promise!) thanks to this gift, which ties everything together.
Shawn occasionally surprises me with fresh flowers. What I get a kick out of almost as much as the blooms themselves is the fact that I
never notice them right away, no matter how prominently he displays them. I think he'd secretly be disappointed if I spotted them without him prompting me ("Notice anything...
ahem...different...in your dressing room?")
At the end of each run, I delight in reviewing my split times on my Garmin GPS watch. I'll read them off to Shawn while we're cooling down: 8:28, 8:19, 8:32, and on and on...I love to speculate why a certain mile was a bit faster or slower than my usual pace, but what thrills me most is when our final miles are as speedy as our first ones.
'Wichcraft makes a mean tomato soup (pictured), but yesterday I took
Shoko's advice and tried
Brooklyn Larder's spicy interpretation. It was astoundingly good, and I'm ecstatic that I can pop around the corner to buy a quart of it any time I fancy. I've mastered homemade soup, too, adding a
garlic one from 101 Cookbooks and a
butternut squash bisque to my repertoire.
11 comments:
Congrats on the GRE!! The application cycle will be much more enjoable with a good score in hand.
Yay for the GRE completion! And yay for men who buy flowers for no reason :-)
Congrats on the GRE! And I love posts like these. A friend of mind started a series called "It doesn't take much" and it's all about the little things that make her happy. http://everydayreading.blogspot.com/search/label/It%20Doesn%27t%20Take%20Much
It's really sweet.
North Meets South
Congrats on the GRE!
I use MapMyRun when I get back from my runs so I only get an average per mile pace. I might have to save my pennies and get that watch, though. It looks pretty nifty.
Congratulations on the GRE! And I have to say that this winter has been pretty good for running, especially in Toronto.
Oh wow! Congratulations on the GRE completion and good scores. That process terrified me and I was so relieved to have it off my plate.
What a lovely roundup!
Yay for good GRE scores! I totally believe that the difficulty of that test is so overhyped. Like I told you, I was panicked about it before taking it and then shocked at how easy it was!
Congratulations on getting through the GRE! For help figuring out how to finance grad school, check out this great resource: http://www.kaptest.com/GRE/home/grad-school-financial-aid-hub.html
Also, on Tuesday, Feb. 7, we're having a free online workshop about the personal essay for grad school applications: http://www.kaptest.com/class_schedule.jhtml?classId=1002799815&cid=141765
Elisa, Kaplan GRE teacher
Thanks for the shout-out, Kate! Such a great list of happy things. Congratulations on completing the GRE! Hope you guys have a great weekend celebrating.
Way to go on the GRE! Are you going back to school?
Tulips & stripes are a couple of my favorites! Can't wait to see your bedroom tour.
Striped and grey? I'm all in! looking forward to your bedroom tour ;)
Your husband must be the sweetest to surprise you with tulips (one of my favorite flowers)
I do the same when I get back home after a run, I blab about time and distance to my husband ;)
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