gosto disso. muito.

i like this a lot.

As coisas que me fazem feliz

I have composed a simple list of things I like. There are many additional things, but these are the ones that I could think of, and have been thinking of lately. Here they are. 

Things I like:

1.       Food

a.       Sweets

                                                               i.      Yogurt-covered pretzels

                                                             ii.      Tootsie rolls

b.      Cheese

                                                               i.      Sharp cheddar

                                                             ii.      Chevre

c.       Nachos

d.      (good) Pizza

                                                               i.      Especially if made with thick-cut pepperoni

e.      Popcorn (homemade)

f.        Smoothies with spinach or carrots

g.       Greens

                                                               i.      Arugula

                                                             ii.      Spinach

                                                            iii.      Kale

h.      Black beans

i.         Fresh-from-the-garden anything

j.        Very nutritious and warm bread

2.       Nature

a.       Mountains

b.      Sunshine on my face

c.       TREES

d.      Babbling brooks

e.      Long long hikes

f.        Solitude

3.       Miscellaneous

a.       Sleeping in till 9am

b.      Painting my nails

c.       Drinking filtered water and/or fresh spring water

d.      Downton Abbey

e.      My Montbell jacket

f.        My Horse Chestnut earrings

g.       The last hundred yards of a very long run

4.       Birth

a.       Birth

b.      Midwifery

5.       Technology

6.       Books

a.       Books about birth

b.      Books about history

c.       Books about food

d.      Books with lots of pictures

e.      Kids books

f.        Harry Potter

g.       Classic novels

7.       Blogs

a.       Picture blogs

b.      Vlogs

c.       Recipe blogs

8.       Music

a.       Music that my friends play

9.       Family

a.       Family dinners

b.      Nieces and nephews who like you

c.       Good/nice siblings

d.      Family reunions

10.   Spirituality

a.       Heavenly Parents

b.      Jesus

c.       Love

                                                               i.      Love unfeigned

d.      Silence

11.   Friends

a.       “hang-outs”—real-life or internet based

12.   Gifts

13.   Work

a.       Nice colleagues who look out for you and you for them

b.      Company lunches

c.       Direct deposit

14.   Travel

a.       (not being a)tourist

b.      Experiencing places and people

15.   My driver’s license

16.   Feminism

17.   The good ol’ days of college

18.   Rock-climbing

Lindsey confessed a while ago that she can't stop watching pregnant Beyonce dance. Well, I'm here to join the confession. I. CAN'T. STOP. WATCHING. THIS.

Seriously though, I watch at least once a day. NBD.

Also, RIP Whitney.

Ninguém quer ser o meu amigo

My fb app has been acting up all day. It sits there and tells me I have a friend request, when in fact, I don't at all. Or do I really? It fools me every time. If you want to be my friend and I haven't said yes yet, I'm sorry. I blame it on my phone.

Obrigado por ter lendo o meu blog.

I don't know how I never knew about this. K$ has enlightened my life by showing this to me.
Guys. Googlestats. According to them, people read my blog. Like people from Poland, Japan and O Brasil.
Thanks guyz.

Also, my girl Danielle has got things to say about culture, music and art--and she says them well.

Quentinho na cama

Favorite part about my room? The floor heaters. Seriously. My room instantly gets roasty toasty the moment I turn them on, making me instantly joyous.
If you know me at all, you know how cold I get in the winter. Chronically cold. I pretty much count on my feet being frozen from October to April. My friendy friend Sara would always make fun of me when I would take a hot water bottle to bed with me to warm my poor toes. I picked that habit up in southern Brasil where I have never experienced a more biting cold. I have now graduated to a heating pad which is infinitely less risky to take to bed with you then a water bottle.

Ti amo amor, ti amo

I am training for another 1/2 marathon-the Canyonlands marathon in Moab,UT on St. Patty's Day next month. Training for a marathon in the wintertime has got to be the most uncomfortable thing ever. On the one hand, I've never been this active in the winter. On the other, it is so freaking cold, and I hate running in the cold.

Saudades pra voltar ào Brasil

In an attempt to blog more often, I have invested in a blogger app on my phone. Stay tuned for a higher frequency of leetle blog posties.

I have gotten two email/messages from former companions from the missão and it makes me miss miss miss O Brasil dreadfully.

Enjoi this picture of me in a large floppy hat as well as a hybrid silk plant:

no dia em que a gente come como os suinos.

Right now, I am thankful for good family who take care of me so much, a few friends that mean a lot to me, and lots of TEA. I am thankful for that song: Come Thy Fount and Christmas music.

I am thankful for my health. 

I am thankful for that one game my family always plays together (and that I won a round of tonight): Settlers of Catan. For a desk--really it's been too long since I've had a desk--it is so wonderful; for the good night's sleep I've had two nights in a row and for stuffing (really, stuffing is one of the best foods that God ever invented).

Seriously, so blessed. 

Como segurar um trabalho

How to get a job--a six step process:

1. Complain about not having a real job.
2. Apply to every job you can think of.
3. Apply to the jobs you never thought of but eventually did because you already applied to all the other jobs you thought of first (like over 70).
4. Complain some more about not having a real job or having any interviews.
5. Write a blog post venting your frustrations with not having a real job.
6. Apply to a completely random job someone told you about at a clinical research facility, get a call back the next day, an interview the next day and a job offer for a full-time position the next day.

Done and done.

Bottom line: I have a real job. I start on Monday. It only took 3 months of solid complaining and a lot a lot a lot of hard work.

There's hope for me after all.

A(wo)men