a beautiful morning

my trainer came over this morning and she pointed out that i was in a good mood. i guess i am! how odd. :) i'm not really sure why... in fact, i woke up at 4:30 or something, worried because i don't have a job after mid-may. i decided not to bother trying to get back to sleep, so i got up and did some emailing and reading articles and whatnot. i think that is the key for me: being up and not dealing with anyone for a good few hours before other human contact. then i should be in a good mood for the day. maybe.

as always, monday, my favorite day of the week. my partner is slacking a bit on the mad tasty posts, so i pushed out a quick one for today in honor of easter (which was yesterday - i have to keep reminding myself that). please check it out here and leave a comment! that would help extend my good mood, hint, hint. :) people keep asking me how my easter was and i'm like, "oh, you mean sunday? yeah, it was normal."

actually, the more i think about it, i should logically NOT be in a good mood today. i'm very annoyed by the final four in the cake vs. pie showdown. red velvet and german chocolate?? ew. NEITHER. apple pie or cheesecake? again, neither, but not so adamantly. i would "maybe" eat apple pie, but i prefer apple crisp. this whole thing is so disappointing! but not really a big deal... eh. i'm over it.

in honor of my good mood (this is really just setting me up for a bad end to my day, i'm sure), i thought i would post a link to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. i've been to a few, my new goal: to visit at least half of them. the thing with me and beaches is i get bored easily. it's tough for me to just go and sit on the beach. i can bring a book, but that lasts just a few hours and i listen to music (or the sound of the ocean), but then i get antsy. and if i'm in the heat too long, nooo way. i'm outta there. BUT i like LOOKING at pretty beaches. and i like swimming in oceans that are certainly shark-free. but i still can't do that for hours on end. BUT i'd still like to go there. where is your favorite beach?

there are a TON of pictures to go through (ahhhh....) so i just re-went through a few and i really like this one:
it reminds me of a poster i got from the dentist's office when i was in 4th grade...

but THIS picture looks super-shark-safe and therefore makes me want to go...

i've only been to cancun (very pretty) and aruba (pas mal) and... i think that's it. oh, obviously new zealand and sydney but i guess neither were really beaches... oh, duh. i've been to the cook islands. that was so-so. i probably wouldn't go back. if i'm going all that way, i'd just go to tahiti or something.

i'm also partially happy because i am mostly done with this massive project at work - zaz! and i feel like i'm starting to get unstuck. i've got a place to go, even though i dont have a job, but i have some plans and goals and that is always good for me...

now, my only isssue is that i need to decide if i'm going to yoga tonight or not...

[a beautiful morning by the rascals because i'm in a good mood]