Selfish

[beelikej]

Ugh. This week has been a bit blah; work was boring and busrides were hellish. (Oooh, read all about it in my Daily Dutch Blog;)

BUT I made some small steps to changing my life for the better.

I asked the bossman if I could reduce my hours; I can afford to earn less now and I would really love to have more free time. He is willing to work with me on finding a comfortable schedule. \o/

I started the process of transferring my bankaccounts to a politically correct and environmentally considerate bank.

I cut back on tv- and computertime in favour of sitting down with a book. I need to remember it soothes my mind to get lost in one fascinating (fantasy) universe. All I've been doing lately is zap back and forth endlessly between channels or websites fixating on the stupid part of the real world.
Luckily I've found a great series of books to help my transition. So what if it's not worldliterature, I'm enjoying myself immensely without electrical appliances *grins*

Here is more stuff that made me happy this week:

On Monday I was mesmerized by the beautiful bright nightsky and the...


moon! *chinhands*


On Tuesday I was witness of this gorgeous sunrise (taken from the bus;)


On Thursday I bought this huge bear. Funny how everybody at work assumed it was for Ruben. IT IS NOT. HA. All mine. *cuddles*
...
Okay, fine. If Ruben comes to visit his aunt, he can get a bear hug (but not the bear;)


I'll catch up with the internet tomorrow. It's time to snuggle on my couch with my book and ignore the real world for a while.

Comments

[tanisafan.livejournal.com]

Oh gosh, your icon *chinhands*. And also, that bear!
I'm going to go curl up with my book and a cup of tea right now, myself ;)!

[rispacooper.livejournal.com]

Teddy bears always win.

[sillie]

Sorry you had a blah week. Hopefully next week will be better.

Yay! for more free time. :D Also? That bear is awesome.

[aerynvala.livejournal.com]

oh, lovely pictures :)

taking an internet break can definitely be rewarding

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Heehee. I was planning to make more reading-icons and once again I managed to make one too obscure for most to recognize;) I'm glad there is at least one person who knows.

I tried reading in bed, but even though I felt all snuggly, my back went on strike the next day, so then I scheduled reading time on the couch in the evening; that has been very satisfying so far, I hope I can keep it up... The evil internet is hard to ignore.

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

They do; they always succeed in making me take them home. Bastards.

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Luckily I managed to focus on the good stuff, despite the stupid people's best efforts. HA.

The bear is HUGE and SO SOFT. <3

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Thanks. The photos serve as a reminder that the world is not that bad a place, even if some people fuck it up;)

Stepping away from the internet is hard and it's going to be interesting to find out how I'll do on the weekend. So far? Not that good *grins*

[bflyw.livejournal.com]

oh that bear! I want that bear!

Enjoy your reading! I'm gonna sit here writing instead!

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

I had to have that bear and I'm so happy it was still there when I managed to quiet all the objections in my head;)

Oooh, I know: you are a BB author this year! Go you \o/

[aerynvala.livejournal.com]

The only way I've been able to make myself stay offline was when I literally had no choice. When I was on vacation last year, when we went down to Kershaw-Ryan State Park we were without internet. At first I was a little twitchy, but it was so lovely there and so peaceful that I was eventually able to just relax and enjoy it.

I mean, I still had the eReader. But I wasn't connected to the internet! hehehe

I admit, I'm an addict.