Mirror+ Lower Lip + Present Simple = Joy ;)

My Thursday was rainy but I managed to escape falling cats and dogs in my dry and cozy “office”. I was working my fingers to the bone…;) Well, I was doing some ordinary stuff online and was trying to send a message to my muse….The fact is I felt empty for new ideas! It happens. And I don’t like when my muse is on holidays or just when my muse is hiding behind the curtains, laughing at me…

Then I had to accept the fact that my muse didn’t want to come…and to give me his lovely hand. :(

And…oh a real miracle! My muse silently hugged my shoulders and…gave me a mirror! I used this little object for my ten-year-old student to show him how he should pronounce some tricky English sounds…and he surprisingly had much fun with our “lower”, “upper” lips or tongue exercises! :D Later in the afternoon I had again practiced Mr. Present Simple…Well, according to my experience this English tense does not seem so “simple”! ;) But I am happy my 15-year-old student could crack this hard nut! ;)

I’m grateful for my muse who visits me almost every day. I’m grateful for my students who despite feeling terribly tired can stand my never-ending tasks…I can say my day was happy. I sometimes get sad when I think of many opportunities I might have but may never ever have. But today I thought that maybe I should just be happy about what I have now, without any real concerns of what I do not have or will never have. And…I have my world of imaginations. ;) Well, maybe it is better than a boring reality? ;)

                                          My Sports Joy….

Sports is not something I usually enjoy. The reason is probably hidden in my physical limits or laziness. No idea. But sometimes I do have some brave intentions to swim or  do any other physical activities that would definitely make me feel healthier.

Today I have probably started my new life. :D Well, my good friend sent me a very extraordinary book – A Sports Encyclopedia! Well, my first idea was to use it for my students who are keen on sports…but when I opened this lovely colourful world I felt a great desire to dive into it myself…

I’m grateful to my dear friend David who kindly bought and sent this book for me. I have no idea how he came to find it. Maybe it is what many of us call “a miracle”. :)

I’m grateful for my new hobby – sports! Let it be only visual so far…but you know a long travel starts with just a tiny step…So, it can be some of my lazy bones will become dangerously strong one day soon. ;)

                        Cleaning Up Joy

It is great to live in a lively neat place instead of a pigsty. :P I cannot say I'm such a great advocate of cleaning everything up or polishing things around day and night but I do enjoy some cleaning. It can be I just get a kick out of this process of slight changes. 

Today I have finally put many things in order on my laptop desktop (more than 5 GB!!!) and even cleaned up some facebook friends...well, I cannot say I really enjoyed clicking on the delete button but what I liked was seeing many people I do not want to delete or cross out of my life somehow. Well, I wish I had enough time to chat with everyone here and there but I'm limited by 24 hours and my crazy need of sleep. :) What I dislike about facebook friendship is that it is often very invisible or like a TV screen one. You see someone's pictures, read someone's comments but no feedback...I don't mean it always goes this way. I'm lucky to have some friends on my facebook list who care of me a lot and even though we might be silent for ages, there usually comes a message saying "hey there"...

I'm grateful for my real friends - on facebook skype, email world and just everywhere. It is funny but I really know many of them better than I know my neighbours. 

I am glad I could finally punch my laziness and make my laptop face clean and smiley. ;) 

I also spent some nice chilly moments outside today. I was admiring the cold blue skies and flying crows. Looking up into the sky always makes me feel better. Maybe it's because one day I'll fly there (I hope so). 

I'm thankful for  my piano exercises today. I was finally practising playing with both of my hands! Well, no real operas or so, just learning the notes!

And...this evening I spent with a lovely book. I'm really glad I can escape from many things around by reading. I'm happy I have big-hearted friends who always brighten up my day\evening. I'm happy I am not alone. 

A New Bright Idea!

I'm happy. Some of my thoughts have finally become something real. I have made them real. I have created my idea and made it visible. I have made up a new language activity for my student! I know it must seem silly but it makes me really glad!

I  have also trained my mucles today a bit. I hope my physical training will become a part of my life. I mostly "train" my brains only. So, It'd be super great to use my body the way I can. 

I'm grateful for my working day and for my new idea! I'm grateful for the joy of moving my hands and legs. I'm grateful for moving around my house without much assistance. I'm happy to feel myself happy. ;) 

My FIRST FREE Day this Year!!!

Yeah...I am serious. No kidding or pulling your long (beautiful) legs. I had my first free Sunday in 2013. No lessons, no translations, no preparations. Just a calm rainy day I spent at home. With my mama. 
I was reading, diving into some vital thougts...I was also watching some interesting documentaries. I had a warm chat with my brother on skype. I also had a surprsing talk to one of my good friends.

I had a very simple day. No plans. No great achievements. No worries.  Just some unrealistic and silly dreams.

I'm grateful for my free day. I'm grateful for my peaceful day when I didn't have to run with my thoughts anywhere. I'm happy to have my first free Sunday. I loved it! ;) I guess I have this talent of doing nothing. Just being me. ;)

Dog-tired but Speaking Joy

Voice is a great tool. Well, I don't mean it is the only useful tool, of course. There are some different ways to change the world. At least your own world. It can also be I'm a chatterbox. ;) 

Today I spoke a lot. Mostly English and just a bit German with my students who come to me on Saturdays. I hope our speaking changes their lives a bit. At least it does mine. I am happy I can sometimes inspire someone  to enjoy to speak English. It also seems to me that some of my students have fun to talk to me. And what really makes me feel over the moon is when I manage to make them smile. I don't believe in any good teaching methods if they do not include smiling or some little jokes. A good sense of kind humour breaks the ice and makes people feel better. 

I'm grateful for my busy day. Sure, I could peacefully sleep instead of struggling to open my eyes early today...Of course, I would enjoy my sweet dreams...but I'm happy to confess that despite the fact that I am dog-tired now, I am happy. I'm going to jump into my bed now (I really mean what I am writing now! ;) I always sort of 'jump' into my bed, since it's a 'tall' one! ;) ). I hope I'll have another day tomorrow. Another miracle. I'm grateful for my feeling tired and for being able to use my voice. I'm grateful to God for His mercy to me. I'm grateful for the voices of people I love so much...

                           27th Joy!

The snow is finally melting. The sun has finally showed its bright face and I was really thrilled to absorb some February air that was teasing me with some spring smiles. ;)

I had a nice afternoon talk with my former school teacher whose phrase made me think a lot. What she said was like a long-awaited joy: "Spring comes in just 27 days!". Yeah, it is true. Spring is almost here. Well, sure I might still "enjoy" some wicked tricks of the last winter month but I know - spring is on its way. This news fills me with some energy! Waiting is a great part of any sort of joy or happiness. Sometimes waiting is even better than the dreamed event! 

My former teacher is a very poor lady. She has no real heater, so she always counts down the days to spring. It's her way to stay alive. And I think it is very important. It is really great to wait for something. 

I'm grateful for my sunny day. I'm also grateful for this shortest month of the year! Just 28 days...and now just 27 days left. I'm happy to count down the days to my next joy. I hope I'll have some new joys to share with you and people around me tomorrow.