Today I was thinking about what I was doing other summers over the past decade. They include:
-Working in the 100 degree heat picking up golf balls at two Topeka golf courses
-Wait staffing at one of the cheapest restaurants in Topeka
-Selling jewelry to unsuspecting folks at Sears
-Living in the desert of China
-Researching and writing at NASA Langley
-Preparing to go to China
-Returning from China
-Hobnobbing with ambassadors and Congressmen in D.C.
I've usually stayed pretty busy during the summer, so I'm not entirely sure what to do with myself now that I have one more month until I start working. But I'm definitely enjoying all the free time, especially in savoring lots of interesting books... Grad school didn't quite completely kill off my joy of reading and learning.
And like Paul, I guess I'm trying to be content in every situation! Somehow I was blessed with this free time, and I sure am doing my best to use it well.
Here are some of the other leisurely activities I've been up to lately:
-Reading (mostly novels)
-Biking
-Running
-Eating (mostly icecream)
-Cleaning
-Packing
-Praying
-Reading some more
-Hanging out with a few remaining Bloomington friends
And I'm thinking it might be time to change this blog's name, now that I've been back in the U.S. for a good while now. Any thoughts or ideas?
3 comments:
baby laura! what a blessing to have so much free time :) sounds heavenly and relaxing! that's so strange if you have a new blog title..! haha but it makes sense. maybe it could be something like, from the midwest to the midwest? haha jk i miss u! hope we can talk soon, thank you for your baby comments and messages, still trying to get better.. it's a slow process this time!
new blog titles... how about "From the Far East - staying in the MidWest" or "Midwest Musings" or "Bloomington Blog", or "The New Adventures of Baby Laura" or "The Midwest Adventure"... creative writing is not my forte, but being your VBBF is! Love you!
Yeah, I like the comments of your BBF! What books have you been reading, Laura? I'm always looking for some good titles!
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