no day has to be ordinary

... and so, today was not. Work was business as usual, and there was nothing particularly alarming or frustrating or productive, per se. But there were definitely special moments that make today special. I started my day like this:

Cheerios and skim milk. I love those silly little travel containers-- perfect portions and the milk fits in the cereal container, to boot. I've got an 8 oz one to go with that 4 oz one, which is perfect when I bring a peanut butter and strawberry jam english muffin for brekkie.

Erica and I sweated it out cleaning out closets in the unairconditioning, but now the office is unboxed. We worked more on community news centers (read: bulletin boards). And we had a nice lunch in the narthex of the chapel. Maybe my blueberry brownies were involved.

After work I took a walking fieldtrip to... (drum roll, please!)

the LIBRARY!

It's been well over a year since I've been to the public library, despite its close proximity to my house. I mean, I suffered without access to the library in Indonesia. And now, here I am literally a five minute walk around the corner, and the last trip I took was with Ben. Talk about an untapped resource. How wealthy I am and how much i squander it.

I decided I wanted to look for a book about canning/preserving, but there weren't any on the shelves. Instead, I checked out tons of books on green, sustainable living! I was surprised there were so many options (I do live in DC, though... I probably shouldn't have been). I really picked up some great titles. I'm excited about an alternative to Netflix movies!

And after the library, there was time for cooking tasty food. Erica had pizza for lunch and man, it left me with a craving. I decided to make my own-- homemade sauce, homemade focaccia crust, and sauteed eggplant and red peppers with turkey pepperoni and GOAT CHEESE toppings! Not only tasty but healthy, too-- I used 2% milk mozzarella, whole wheat flour for my crust and an entire red bell pepper and eggplant, not to mention the can of whole tomatoes and whole onion in the sauce. Please forgive the unclean stove in the background.

See all the ways in which my day was not ordinary? Well, I'm utterly convinced-- I'm satisfied. That might be all I can ask for. And now, for a little more bedtime reading...