52 Lists: List the things you should be proud of

I struggled with writing this list. I guess I would rather think of comforting and happy things rather than try to write out what I feel pride in. I don't feel entirely certain and confident about my list. I am proud of who I am, but I feel more comfortable wearing it on my heart sleeve. However, a resolution is a resolution and here is my list

This list is about me. Now lets look at other things that I'm proud of. I'm proud of my brother. I'm proud of my rough and tough nephews and my little sweet niece. I'm proud of who they are becoming and their hearts. I'm infinitely proud of my mom, who has the most gentle spirit. She always thinks of others, defends her children, and gives freely. I'm proud of my friends. They have overcome drug addiction, abuse, marital problems, divorce, stage fright, alcohol addiction, weight loss, weight gain, loans, education, you name it and they've overcome it all the while supporting me and loving me during my bright days and my dark days.

Meeting outfit

This is how I roll when I'm in Washington, D.C. for meetings. Under armour, jeans, and a cardigan. I loved my hotel room. It was spacious, clean, the bed was super duper comfy and fluffy, and I had a pretty decent view. The area was great. Restaurants and bars were a short walk away and so was the transit system.

I landed on a Sunday and ventured out to a pizza place for dinner. The staff was super friendly and I was having a grand old time when I received some pretty devastating news. They went above and beyond and embraced me as a stranger in a strange city across an entire continent from my home. To this day it still warms my heart when I think of that restaurant. (The Arlington location)

Flying sideways

Eshagee (means scary in Inupiaq). I was on this plane yesterday. We flew in sideways pretty much just until we touched down. The flight circled two or three times and then pilots must have decided to go for it. We came in from the ocean heading towards across the river and then they turned the engines up on full and started turning. It was a toe curling, breath holding experience. We flew in sideways until we were over the Era building and then straightened out in time to touch down. I'm really happy to be home but I really don't want to experience that landing again. Ever.

Landing video 
taken by Scott Dickens

Run away! run away!

I'm running away to Anchorage for the weekend! Goodbye Unalakleet, see you on Sunday.

Photo taken by Bobby Evans

Advice

Cheesy, girly, and unnecessary. All things in this world that usually make me smile. And smiling is important. I wish I had read and realized the truth of this list when I was younger. Specifically two, four and eight. I do have number 3 down. And it's lead to a photo rich life. I try to print off pictures fairly often. The digital age is great because of the sheer volume of pictures you can store, but what's the use of having those pictures unless you get to look at them and cherish them?

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Currently

Inspired by Lariats and Lavender. 


Doing: Eating salt & vinegar chips for lunch.

Loving: Trapping, we finally got some snow! Maybe we'll be able to expand the line a lot further. The weather and snow conditions this year has made it impossible to have a great trapline. We've been doing okay but could do a lot better.

Thinking:That I should probably eat a little something else for lunch other than chips. Yep. That'd be a grand idea. Lately I've also been thinking about where I am and what I am doing with my life. If you would have told me three years ago that I would be where I'm at and doing what I'm doing I would have laughed in your face and called you crazy. It's a good thing because it's caused me to grow as a person but it's a weird realization at the same time.

Reading: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchel and The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

Watching: I've been having a Bones marathon while I've been working on a puzzle. I'm up through season six and can't wait for the newest episodes. The dynamics between Booth and Brennan keep me entertained and happy.

Bones

Anticipating: My flight this afternoon!

Listening to:Can't Get You Out of my Head by Kylie Minogue

Planning: Things to do this weekend in Anchorage. I'm so excited for a break and to see some of my Anchorage friends. There's a lot happening in town: beer and barley wine festival, aces game, Jason's birthday!

Working on: A 3,000 piece puzzle. It's almost overwhelming but not quite. I love the mindlessness and losing myself in puzzles. I took my nephew's tote of Legos once and built everything that I could find the books and pieces for. It took me over a month and I adored every second.

 

You can see the rather large tote on the right. In a week or so they were all busted up.

52 Lists: My greatest comforts

Lately I've been incredibly stressed by work. I'm struggling with leaving it at the door at 5 pm when it's time to go home. On Friday I got so frustrated and angry that I had about four meltdowns. I completely shut down when I walked through the door to my house. My safe haven. I ate a bowl of chili and went right to sleep. I slept from about 6:30 till 10 or so the next day only waking up from 9:30 pm to 11 pm.

These lists have become something comforting in my life. Once a week I've been able to compose my thoughts and focus on good things that bring joy and comfort to me. Here is list 2.