do a good deed in return for the sun.

Just came in from my balcony overlooking the Hudson where I soaked in the rays and painted my nails a grand shade of plum. What a lovely day! I am finally starting to get my life more and more in order. Only 3 more Mondays until summer . . . that's my motivation. 3 more painful weeks - then it's summer nights, after work drinks, beach as often as we can squeeze it in, hanging in my purple room with my most wonderful friends, going to F21 for sun dresses for any and every occasion, fighting over who gets the R or L side of the shared headphone set on the beach according to which ear has Flea's sweet as hell chords in it..yea it's almost that time.

However, as I sit here enjoying Jimmy Eat World's Chase This Light album that I am listening to for the first time (minus the singles of course) courtesy of EmJack circa 10pm last night, I am also reading up on probably one of the most awesome causes I have ever heard of.

It's called COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREEN.™ and their motto is to "Change the world one pair of jeans at a time". Basically - they collect donated jeans, turn them into their pure form of cotton, and use this as an all-natural home insullation. They have used it to rebuild and improve on many homes, especially those affected by Hurricane Katrina.

FROM THIS

TO THIS

The only downside is that they have been doing denim drives at colleges since 2006, and unfortunately none of them have been in our area (NY/NJ). The good news is that since last fall they have began to work their "tour" to the east coast, so east coasters - start saving your old denim.

Check out http://www.accesscotton.com/. You can learn a little bit more about the cause, play games, find out about the tour, scope videos, and see how you can do your part!

The beauty is in what you make it,

So get up on your feet.

a dab of inspiration.

the sun is shining, folks. get out there. take it in. take complete advantage.
today:

wear something you never would even dream of wearing. you will turn heads, and it will actually feel good. throw out the idea that you could feel foolish, and embrace being different. there is so much joy to be had in self-expression.

open a publication that you would normally never giv.e the time of day. a book, a magazine, poetry, etc. there is so much to be taught, and so much to be learned. today is the day to sit outside. in your favorite park, outside of your favorite cafe, in your best friend's backyard. i don't care if it's not that warm. the sky is blue. use it.

screw calories.

try a new form of transportation. no, not for the environment. not for exercise. for your sanity. who needs to sit in a car when you can hop on your old bike that probably is infested with cobwebs in your garage behind the old lawn mower. take it out, dust it off, and get riding. hear the birds that are finally out, look at the new growth, enjoy!

if you can't tell by now, i am totally affected by the seasons. the sky is blue, but not for long. wear the brightest colors you can find in your closet, your huge, face-eating shades, and let your hair down. live!