I miss the baby...

I think I sat in front of this godforsaken computer screen for at least twelve cumulative hours today. My aunt should be lucky I don't have a time card... at this point she'd owe me almost a grand for my labor. Of course I'm not going to complain if she only gives me a hundred... she's my aunt, I love her, I'm happy to help her, I'm having fun, and I'm learning so much valuable information from this experience that I feel she doesn't really have to pay me at all.

So I'm saving the bitch work for last, of course. I really don't want to reorganize her author files into excel spreadsheets (TOTAL BS intern/secretary/busy work), and I don't want to waste time taking attractive photos of random junk to sell on ebay... not to mention taking the time to set up the ebay account, the paypal account, writing descriptions, etc. Ugh. Ebay is SO much unnecessary work. But because I saved the crap for last, I have to do it all in one day. Greeeaaaat. I might find myself back here after I move into RU, mostly to stay away from drama and live in this nice simple world here in Bayville. Sigh.

Don't get me wrong, TWP... I miss you terribly. I miss eating meat. I miss having real milk. I miss my sugary flavored coffee cream. I miss my family. I miss Gina. I miss the gym. I miss our basement workouts. I miss the PUPPY. I feel like I left the country or something.

Ok, so let me get to the point. Breakfast was some fruit and greek yogurt, and copious cups of tea. Lunch was a sort of whole wheat quesadilla with those amazing tomatoes, fresh mozarella, fresh basil, and hummus inside... served with what was left of the roasted red pepper and tomato soup. Friggin delicious. I was talked into a single square of dark chocolate as a snack, but even now I regret it. Dinner was a plain slice of pizza (I resisted the leftovers!), lots of salad, and more tomatoes. We had company, one of my aunt's bandmates, and we couldn't pass up serving him some homemade cheesecake... so I had a half a slice with everyone.

I do feel like I'm eating too much here, but when I compare my diet over the past month to the diet I used to have, I think I've literally cut my food intake by 40%. I keep thinking about one of my aunt's friends, Gail, a yoga and meditation instructor, and she firmly believes in The Secret and asking the Universe for the things you want in your life. I feel like I've asked the Universe to give me a glimpse into the world of singing and songwriting... and here it is. In one week I've learned the tricks of the trade. I guess the question is... am I going to do something with it?

Three things I'm thankful for today:

-fresh basil. Nothing like it.
-the rain for cooling the air down. It's been hot as all hell.
-music. Just... in general.