Day 4: Terrible

te-ri-ble

1. Causing great fear or

alarm; dreadful.

2. Extremely formidable.

3. Extreme in extent or

degree; intense.

4. a. Unpleasant;

disagreeable.

b. Very bad.

I was a little worried when I pulled this word out of my jar today that it was foreshadowing my choir's performance tonight. Luckily, that was not the case and the Voices of Thunder did FANTASTIC!

So I began to think about something terrible in my life right now, which, happily, was difficult to do because things are actually going pretty well. Then I got to my classroom this morning and saw these "joyous" things waiting for me.

They look so harmless don't they? With their bright colors and sparkles. But it's all a lie because when put into the hands of my students they are actually an instrument of torture - pun intended. I teach music at an elementary school and this week I have started teaching my 5th and 6th graders to play the recorder. I went into this already disliking recorders and that feeling has grown into an almost monstrous hatred within a few day. Maybe going into this with that opinion hasn't helped but thus it is. I am trying to be positive about teaching the recorders and maybe it will get better. But I can't help but feeling like there should be some terrifying music booming when I have to utter the words, "OK class, pull out your recorders" and then the nice, brightly-colored woodwinds change into the monstrosities they really are. THIS!

Day 3: Puzzled

puz‧zled

confused and unable to understand something.

So I got my new glasses today in the mail. Two things I find puzzling about these: One, they were free! It is some promotion this company is doing right now. Check it out here, you just have to pay for shipping. How does that even work? Two, fashion is such a fickle thing. One day giant glasses are only for nerds and the next they are considered a "must-have." Oh well, I still LOVE it.

Day 2: Fierce

fierce

1. Having a savage and violent nature; ferocious.

2. Extremely severe or violent; terrible.

3. Extremely intense or ardent.

4. Strenuously active or resolute.

5. Informal Very difficult or unpleasant.

6. Savage or threatening in appearance.

Thistles by Ted Hughes

Against the rubber tongues of cows and the hoeing hands of men
Thistles spike the summer air
And crackle open under a blue-black pressure.

Every one a revengeful burst
Of resurrection, a grasphed fistful
Of splintered weapons and Icelandic frost thrust up

From the underground stain of a decayed Viking.
They are like pale hair and the gutturals of dialects.
Every one manages a plume of blood.

Then they grow grey like men.
Mown down, it is a feud. Their sons appear
Stiff with weapons, fighting back over the same ground

Day 1: High-pitch

high-pitched

1. High in pitch, as a voice or musical tone.

2. Steeply sloped, as a roof.

3. Marked by or indicating intense emotion

This last week I have been playing my guitar quite a lot. It's just such a great escape from my daily stresses and relax into my calm strumming rhythms. I have really fallen for an Elvis Presley song Can't Help Falling in Love covered by Ingrid Michaelson. Check it out!

Let's start something new....

It's been awhile....

I have had this need to have some more creativity in my life lately so I decided to indulge this need. I really love photography (more of from an observer's standpoint than from participating in the activity) and have wanted to start taking some more photos. But it always seems like there is nothing to take pictures of in my life so I haven't delved into my own picture taking skills.

With that now stated, I have decided to give myself an assignment to become the participant! I came up with this plan and will carry it out.

THE PLAN:

365 Days of Adjectives in Photos

Everyday I will take a photo that represents the adjective of that day. I have made (meaning I went online and found one) a list of adjectives. Each day I will pick an adjective out of my "adjective jar" (right now that is an empty mason jar filled with the printed off adjectives).

Then I will post the photo and possibly stories that go with it.

Well, there it is. I start tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Proverbs 1:5

A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

I'm starting some night classes (pottery and digital photography) this week. I truly LOVE learning and hope that this new experience will be enjoyable and also bring me closer to my Heavenly Father.

Happiness of the Day

FACT!