The Sunday Currently {Ten}

I haven't done a Sunday Currently post in a while. I thought it was about time to dial it back in!

Currently
Reading: In Search of Balance by Richard A. Swenson, MD. I'm only a few chapters in, but this has been a very good read so far. Swenson begins by giving a historical overview of progress and the way that daily life has been revolutionized by the byproducts of progress. Some of these byproducts have positively impacted human life while other byproducts send human life on a trajectory of  imbalanced chaos. I highly recommend it!
Writing: This post and mayyyyybe I'll get around to drafting a few more. We shall see!
Listening: Shane & Shane's newest album: Bring Your Nothing on Spotify.

Thinking: lots of scattered and unrelated things this morning. But the most pressing thought on my mind is "dang, it's hot in this house!" :) It's about time to turn on the AC.
Smelling: The lemon-vanilla lotion I just put on.
Drinking: Iced-tea.
Wishing: I didn't have to run errands today. In this heat my car never seems to get cool enough when I'm out and about.
Hoping: to spend some time in the pool this afternoon!
Wearing: The typical - jeans + t-shirt combo. (Summer is where my fashion sense goes to die.)
Loving: The four day weekend I just had. My first extended weekend since I got my job earlier this year. It almost felt like a vacation!
Wanting: To read all the books I recently ordered. Amazon Prime makes it FAR too easy to buy books. Who can resist free two-day shipping?
Needing: To eat something. I've been off gluten and most heavy carbs (legumes, rice, any sort of bread or flour based food) for about a month now, and it makes grabbing something quick a little more challenging. And it's just too hot to cook anything! Even eggs (my stand-by) seem overly heavy right now. Maybe I'll cut up some watermelon....
Feeling: like I can't think of a good answer to this prompt.... fine?
Clicking: I keep checking Joanna Goddard's blog to see if she's had her baby yet! Please tell me I'm not the only one. :)
Linking up with Lauren.

The Sunday Currently {Eight - The boring, pictureless edition.}

I am so grateful for this link up that Lauren hosts. I feel like it has kept me slightly in touch with my writer-blogger-self in the midst of a rather new and busy time in my life. So, thanks Lauren! :-)
And without further ado, I'll dive right in...

Currently: 

Reading The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien  I have absolutely loved reading the Lord of the Rings series. (And yes! It's a series, not a trilogy. Each volume of the series includes two books. Who knew!?) He is such a gifted writer and I've been swept away by the adventurous feeling of being "in" an epic tale.
Writing I had hoped to write a few blog posts this weekend. I am thinking that it's not likely to happen now, with the lateness of the hour and my rapidly fading mind. So I guess, nothing other than this post.
Listening To the dishwasher running and various members of my family milling about the house.
Thinking About my class this evening. Tonight was my first class of "Financial Peace University" led by Dave Ramsay. I'm thinking through some of my strategy for implementing wise financial habits in my life.
Smelling Pinot Noir. In my glass. ;)
Wishing That I was a little more prepared for the week than I currently feel. It seems to be a consistent Sunday night experience these days.
Hoping That I don't get sick! My body has been trying to catch a cold for several days. I keep putting all sorts of Emergen-C, Airborne, and freshly squeezed juice blend concoctions into my body to fight it off. I will prevail!!!
Wearing Jeans, and a white sweater. Keepin' it simple, folks.
Loving my little high school small group. I began leading this group of high school ladies back in early September. It took us quite a while to bond, but now that we have, I find myself thinking of them often. They have such sweet, fun, and witty personalities!
Wanting This jasmine scent. I've been sorely missing the jasmine from my Chico home.
Needing To knock this sore throat in the teeth. (That doesn't even make sense.) And also to finish up my laundry. OH, the constancy of laundry. Just go away already.
Feeling Kind of nostalgic. . .sigh.
Clicking On some fascinating articles from this website. And on my linkedin account. In college they basically said that a linkedin account was a mandatory life requirement. "It's the resume of the future" and all that. I feel like the last thing I need is another social networking site to maintain. I don't know about you, but sometimes those things feel like big time-sucking chores.

Sunday Currently {Six}

I have heard a lot of talk about how Google Reader will be non-functional soon although I don't know what the original source of this information is. Just to be safe, however, feel free to follow Chapter Twenty through Bloglovin'. A button on the sidebar should take you there, or just click here!   

Currently

Reading: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. I have always enjoyed the movies so I thought it would be fun to read the books too!

Writing: This post. I'm also hoping to get started on a few other posts too so that this poor little blog doesn't remain dormant for another week. 

Listening:  The windows are open so I'm listening to a lot of birds who call our back porch their home. I also have David Nevue on Spotify.  

Thinking: about how exactly to complete all my errands today. 

Smelling: I can distinguish three: corn-beef and cabbage in the crockpot, coffee, and the breeze from outside.  All three smell great individually, but all together..... I'm not too sure. 

Wishing: That weekends had an extra day! 

Hoping: to make it to my first spinning class tomorrow morning. I need to muster up some will power in the early mornings! 

Wearing: Clothing. Nothing remarkable. :)

Loving:  coffee, sleep, sunshine, music, wind-chimes, phone conversations with far-away friends, and the fact that I have a coffee date scheduled with a good friend tomorrow! Yay!

Wanting: my hair to magically style itself. 

Needing: a massage! My neck has been really stiff recently. :-/

Feeling: content. 

Linking up with Lauren today! 

Sunday Currently {Five}

Since my last post on Tuesday, I have thought during the days... I should at least write a little bit for the blog tonight! But then inevitably the evening would roll around and I'd get home from work (!!) feeling pretty tired and basically the last thing I wanted to do was look at another computer screen.  This is something I'll have to work through as I adjust to working full time and fitting in all the other things I want to do in life! Although I've always appreciated the weekend, I have appreciated it quite a bit more this week. :)

So anyway, I'm going to jump into the Sunday Currently series again! Linking up with Lauren. Check out her blog and read all the other link-ups! It's so fun to see all the different things going on in the lives of other blogger friends.

Currently...

Reading: A textbook about a specific type of project management and its implementation. Glamorous, I know.

Writing: emails, texts, and this very blog post. :) I think this is a pretty standard answer! How can e-mails pile up so quickly!? Jeez.

Listening: To the WIND. Anyone who has lived in the High Desert knows how windy it can get. Right now, I can hear it through the chimney and every once in a while it gusts so forcefully that it sounds like a scream. Freaks me out.

Thinking: So many things right now. Good, bad, scary, happy: There are so many things going on in different people's lives right now. It's like I hardly go through an hour without hearing some big news flash from some corner of my relational world.

Smelling: um.... wind? yes, wind has a smell.

Wishing: I had enough energy to finish off my to-do list for the weekend. (Laundry, cleaning, grocery shopping, etc.)

Hoping: That this week goes smoothly. I'm feeling a little more comfortable at work now, so that's nice. It's always hard to be the new person!

Wearing: Black leggings, a peach lacy shirt, and a white sweater. I haven't changed since I got home from church, but you can be sure that I'll be in sweats and a sweatshirt very soon.

Loving: These leggings! They are nice and thick. Not the see-through kind like my other pair! ugh, let me tell you it's so fun to realize your pants are see-through when you're in public! Oh, hey, you can see my polka-dotted underwear through these. Hooray.

Wanting: To join a spinning class. I need to work out!

Needing: see the second sentence of my previous answer.

Feeling: windblown.

Clicking: around on spotify. I'd like to find some music that I can play at my desk. I've had The Piano Guys on repeat all week.

Sunday Currently {Four}

Currently

Reading: Well, I am  kind of at a stand still with my reading right now. I haven't picked up Mary Barton in a week! Although, I suppose that is technically what I am currently reading.

Writing: Lots and lots of emails. Plus this blog post. 

Listening: 

Thinking: About some exciting stuff going on right now. (Mysterious, huh!?) And also about some really fun memories that I was reminded of while I sifted through some old pictures yesterday. The picture at the top of this post is one of those good memories. I think it was taken in 2008 or 2009... I cant remember! I'm on the far right. :)

Smelling: my vanilla-mint Yankee candle sitting on my desk. It's not even lit and it smells great.

Wishing: for this white rug.  I've been thinking about getting a nice white rug for my room for a while now... maybe sometime soon!

Hoping: to get a little extra sleep this weekend. I don't want to start the week out feeling as tired as I do now!

Wearing: Dark blue jeans, and a sweatshirt for now. I haven't figured out the rest of my outfit for the day yet... :)

Drinking: a glass of water. Coffee's brewing though!

Loving: The usual suspects: my family, of course.

Wanting: to have a coffee date with a few different friends sometime soon! Sometimes those are challenging to make into reality.

Needing: not much!

Feeling: a little bit overwhelmed by life. In a good way though!

Clicking: on nothing! I'm heading out of town for the afternoon and there's plenty to do before then so I'm avoiding all the temptations that "clicking" can bring. (Ahem, that means you, pinterest.)

Linking up with Lauren today.

Sunday Currently {three} The Afternoon Edition

Currently:

Reading:  Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell. I finished North & South this week and loved it!

Writing:  This post and a couple emails. Those things sure do pile up!
Listening:  Wind Chimes again! I'm happy to keep it pretty quite right now: it has been a noisy day up until this point.

Thinking: about all the job applications I have saved on my bookmarks bar... I need to finish them today! 

Smelling: grapefruit. :)

Wishing:You know what... nothing really comes to mind immediately so I'm not going to try to drum something up!

Hoping: to have a restful evening.

Wearing: basketball shorts, an over-sized sweatshirt, and a messy ponytail. I'm not even going to try to glam that up for you. haha

Drinking: a glass of water.

Loving: my family! And cherry-red nail polish.

Wanting:  to spend a little more time outdoors this week. There were several beautiful days this week and I was only outside for a few minutes to enjoy them!

Needing:  A JOB!!! still. 

Feeling:  ready for summer to begin. I want to wear dresses again! 

Clicking:  on nothing! I'm going to be getting off the computer as soon as I hit "post!" :)

Linking up with Lauren today.

P.S. I'm experiencing some annoying formatting issues with this post.... So I'm sorry if it looks weird and unprofessional! 

Sunday Currently {Two}

A little snow fall this week!

Currently:

Reading:  North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. I had been looking for this in stores without success when I remembered I could purchase it through my Nook! (A "slap-self-on-forehead" moment, for sure.) 

Writing:  This post and probably not much else today.

Listening:   to Mumford & Sons! (And in between songs I hear wind chimes...) both are very happy sounds to me! 

Thinking: about today's "to-do's" which happen to include dealing with a mountain of clean laundry on my bed. (At least it's clean!!) I put it there so I would have to deal with it before I crawl in bed tonight. I play little tricks on myself like that sometimes. 

Smelling: My hair! Is that weird? It's a bit damp from the shower so I'm still catching a whiff of my shampoo every once in a while. 

Wishing: that I could fly to Portland today. 

Hoping: to hear positive feedback from some job applications I sent out last week. 

Wearing: Black jeans, and red plaid button up shirt. A regular farm-hand. (Well, farm hands probably don't wear skinny jeans. But close enough.) 

Drinking: Iced coffee with cream. For some reason hot coffee did not appeal to me this morning! I have been scheming, though, to recreate a drink recipe from one of my favorite Chico restaurants. I'm planning to try it out today! 

Loving: That this week included such a variety of weather! A couple days were sunny and warm-ish, a couple days were cloudy and moody, and one day it actually snowed!! It was so exciting! Even though it only stuck for a few hours.

Wanting:  these boots. I don't know why.  They aren't really my style (whatever that is) but I've been noticing them around and liking them.  

Needing:  I'm going to just keep putting "A JOB!" here.  It's fitting. 

Feeling:  thankful that I have slept well the past two nights! After three weeks of sleeping very poorly and waking up with that yucky exhausted, sick feeling in my stomach and head, I am so glad that I am on the mend! I thought I was seriously broken for a little while. 

Clicking:  on this cheese fondue recipe. My family probably will not reject me if I propose we have this with sourdough french bread for lunch. 

Linking up with Lauren today.