Day 31

The neighbors moved out and left a boat behind. How odd.

One month down, only eleven more to go. Oy.

Day 30

Nothing beats a late night cup of homemade hot chocolate with lots of whip cream.

Day 29

This envelope contains my future. It will be the deciding factor on whether or not I get into grad school. If not, there's not really a Plan B, so this is it!

Godspeed envelope, godspeed.

Day 28

I played Susie Homemaker and made cookies (rare) and cooked dinner (never happens). I even cleaned the kitchen.

Although, I was going to take a picture of the grocery store parking lot to show how insanely busy it is at 11AM on a Wednesday, but as I was getting to ready to shoot with my camera, I saw this old man staring at me and I'm pretty sure he was seconds away from calling 911.

Lesson learned: Work on my stealthiness.

Day 27

Ya know, I think this whole thing would be a whole lot easier if I had kids. I mean, you take 365 pictures of your kid and and it's cute. You take 365 pictures of your cat and you're a crazy cat lady.

I'm trying to remain firmly in the 'not crazy' territory, but it is rather hard to not take more than a couple pictures of such a cute cat. Especially when you're having a rough day trying to find something interesting to photograph.

Day 26

Planning is seriously one of my favorite things about traveling. I just love, love, love to plan.

Day 25

Diamonds are a girl's best friend.

Day 24

So many places to go, not enough time.

Or money.

Especially for London and Dublin.

Day 23

It's bronchitis.

I took this pic on the sly while waiting for the doctor. Thankfully he didn't catch me or he probably would have sent me for a psych evaluation.

All in all, though, this visit only took me 20 minutes. Waiting and all. Which really impresses me since I had only called 40 minutes earlier, hoping they could squeeze me in.

Now, excuse me, while I go hack up a lung and sip my Sprite.

Day 22

Yup. Sick.

Day 21

Always on the go, go, go...

Working 8 straight days in a row really wears on my sanity. And apparently my immune system.

Day 20

"Obama" cookies to celebrate the occasion.

It was a wonderful, wonderful day. As an American. As a long-term Obama supporter. As a bleeding heart liberal.

As I watched the inaguration of our 44th president, I was so proud that I was able to witness a time when this was all possible. Yesterday being Martin Luther King Jr. Day made it all the better. His great words echoed in my head today as our new president addressed us: "Let freedom ring."

I feel as though it finally as. Freedom, equality, hope.

And it's a wonderful feeling.

Day 19

Breakfast of champions.

Or big fat cheaters who blow their diets. In my defense, it's technically a holiday and this donut has sprinkles on it. Though, I think Publix could have been a bit more liberal in the sprinkle application process.

Promptly after eating this, however, I threw up.

Karma kinda sucks like that.

Day 18

Half-dead roses. It was a lazy, lazy day and this was all the energy I had to snap a pic.

Day 17

A picture of a picture. The frame is from etsy (aka the place that takes allllll of my money) and the picture is a vintage one of my grandparents, circa 1970-something.

Day 16

The cold weather and this cute little thing make it nearly impossible for me to get out of bed these days. Good thing there's nowhere to go early morning anymore (sans Thursdays).

Day 15

I found a flock of birds in my yard and the neighbor's yard when I got home from work today. This little guy was nearly left behind by his flock, until they called for him as they were flying away and he finally went after them.

It was rather difficult snapping this pic. I had just gotten home from work so my arms were loaded with my giant bag, my coat, my camera bag, my camera, my water, etc. Not easy.

Oh, and don't let the palm tree in the background fool you. It was freeeezing today. And it's only suppose to get colder. I live in the south for a reason - I like the warm weather and this isn't really working for me.

So, get warm soon weather! Or else.

Day 14 - forget me not

Today I took my baby brother to the recruiter's office so that he could get on a bus and go to boot camp for 17 weeks.

Day 13

I HATE running.

Hate, hate, hate it!

I don't know how I'm ever going to work my way up to a 5K.

Day 12

4 pounds. A memento.

Day 11

Day 10

Happy Birthday, Madre.

Day 9

This is Kit.

Kit does not like having his picture taken.

This is Kit trying to escape from me, but being stopped in his tracks by some unidentified noise.

Day 8

Two day because I couldn't decide.

A horrible day of work concluded with a gift. That was from New York. From my best friend. That indulged my new-found obsession with birds.

Day 7

Goal: Drink more water; less Diet Coke.

One week down, 51 to go.

Day 6

I went to great lengths to get these eggs. Namely breaking and entering and theft. But I did leave a note that I stole the eggs, so that lessens the crime, right?

Plus, I don't think my grandma will press charges.

Day 5

Goal: Take a vitamin every day.

Day 4

Ready. Set. Go.

Couch to 5K here I come!

Day 3

Vice.

Need to quit.

Day 2

I got more than just travel books at the bookstore. I also got a date.

Day 1

Welcome, 2009.

Who was it that first decided they would stay up to welcome the new year? To watch as the clock ticked slowly to midnight? In any case, I 'm glad I was there, with open arms, ready to greet this new year, as I wholly believe that it shall be a good one.

Resolutions include: travel; read more; write more; become a runner; go to grad school; become self-sufficient; travel; travel; travel.

Oh yeah, and take more pictures. Better pictures.