thirty thoughts on the thirtieth

i did a little bit of this yesterday on my overgrown back patio. 

trying to get some color on my legs so i can respectably wear a skirt. my toenails should not go out in public like that either, i know. in my downtime, i made a few lists and got started on ideas for the second edition of a quiet book. hoping to start and finish in the next month. i had a lot other thoughts as i was writing. each could be their own post, but you know how i like lists. so here are my thirty thoughts on the thirtieth:

01 - looking for new ways + directions on how to tie scarves. ideas? send 'em along.

02 - i'm really excited for student life. am i crazy?

03 - i laughed my guts out trying to watch leah eat an entire rolo. it was a little bit of a mess. but a cute one.

04 - i keep a chopstick in my flour to even it off in a measuring cup. how do you even out your flour?

05 - i love seeing where leah ends up every night. it's rarely in her bed.

06 - i'm loving pinterest. just getting started, but for a list girl, it's pure bliss.

07 - this secret closet reminds me of the "secret room" in my mom and step dad's current house. the only way to get to it is through a door in my old closet.

08 - i'm getting thrown off by the time change and making dinner far too late for my family.

09 - am i the only one who hates the spring time change? i'd much rather it be light for my morning runs.

10 - ryan is slightly addicted to iPad games.

11 - and i'm slightly addicted to checking my email a bazillion times a day.

12 - i'm getting better and better at 30 day shred. that's a promising idea.

13 - i just signed up for the los altos hills pathways run for the fifth year in a row. and i'm super excited. 

14 - i stopped watching glee a few weeks back. and i don't even miss it.

15 - i kind of want to sell everything we own {the big stuff at least} and re-buy things once we move. the idea of moving lots of things across the entire united states makes me tired.

16 - ryan has been doing the dishes a lot at night lately. love. plus, he's really good at it. sometimes the floor even gets swept too.

17 - rulon made me want to do a handstand last night.

18 - i painted leah's toenails yesterday. she picked bright pink.

19 - i'm still laughing about those burnt potatoes.

20 - teaching piano is exhilarating and exhausting. 

21 - leah can blow her nose, but can't wipe it. so she uses me as a tissue. gross. {and watch out, she'll use you too.}

22 - ryan won't eat greek yogurt because he pictures a sweaty greek man preparing it before he eats it.

23 - i need to read more. i miss it.

24 - i'm trying to go to bed earlier. 10:30 is the goal tonight.

25 - i'm really worried about new services and schools for leah.

26 - i listened to a high school mix on iTunes yesterday. everly brothers mixed with dixie chicks mixed with aerosmith. okay, this deserves its own post.

27 - i love how leah dances in the car. a bystander might not consider it dancing, but the girl can groove.

28 - my new shoes are giving me blisters. but they were only $13 so i'll give them some time.

29 - finally purchased tickets to travel to england, france and switzerland. so. so. excited.

30 - leah smells like sunscreen. i love when she smells like sunscreen.