Holy Smokes! I think I may have taken too much- information, that is.  Right about now, my head feels like an order of Waffle House hashbrowns- scattered, covered, smothered, chunked and diced.  In a good way.   Simply put, I have gone into information overload. Ideas, stories, recipes, crafts- OH MY! I tried to contain it, write it down and instead abused a stack of scrap paper yesterday trying to scribble it all out. 

An unlikely prompt to "get it out"  arrived yesterday when a very confused bird began belting out his morning song with all his winged might.......at 2:30 in the morning. I was apparently still awake with a head full of random thoughts. 

Here they are in no particular order:

Japan on my mind- I have been fascinated with all things Japanese lately including food, DIY projects, supplies and upcoming events. I plan on making this lovely string garden and attending this event which also happens to support the relief efforts in Japan. Peep the sweet poster made by my bloggy buddy, Nikki Mueller, of Not Made in China. 

My new cookbook obsesssion:

This has greatly contributed to the soupy concoction that is my brain. There are so many phenomenal recipes, I hardly know where to start. I did, however, bust out a delicious version of an avocado and mustard seed recipe yesterday. I'll have to share that one soon. 

Gardening: The selection and planting of my summer vegetables took up a good 14 x 14 foot portion of my headspace early in the week. I'm pleased to say that most of my seeds, plants and herbs are in the ground with the exception of a few peppers.  I go all hashbrowns trying to coordinate the garden with the above cookbook obsession. Le sigh. 

As if I needed something else to obsess about, I've been spending inappropriate amounts of time looking at hand-lettered images and creating a list of supplies to have a go at it myself. Really, Keia? Is this necessary? No, but it sure as hell unlocked some creative juices. 

Oh, and sunprints. I want to make sunprints!  I think that's it. Thanks for bearing with the minor cerebral upchuck. I think I'll meditate on the phrase above and give thanks for all the things I have yet to discover. Whew! 

In lieu of an uplifting post on the magic of goal setting and manifestation, I wanted to take a quick moment for some real talk.  
The SunnysideUp is most definitely dedicated to living happily,  however, my posts (as in life) will not always be rainbows and pink ponies.  Today was a perfect example.  Not that today was bad day. It's just that I stepped on a roofing nail and had to get a tetanus shot. 

I know. It's not the end of the world, but it jammed up my to-do list ( which you will learn is something I love almost as much as peanut butter and cereal) and it brought on the inconvenient task of waiting in a doctor's office to get pricked in the arm so I wouldn't get lockjaw and die.  Subsequently, this stint in the waiting room also inspired a lengthy post on patience. 

Thanks to the folks at Soul Pancake, I have been given a means of channeling my feelings via a creative challenge to forecast my mood. 

Here's what today's forecast looked like:  
Slightly cloudy with a chance of lighting storms (the tantrum I almost threw after stabbing myself in the foot with a roofing nail) and heavy showers (the ugly cry I almost had in front a a professional acquaintance after the incident). Storms should subside by late afternoon and the skies will clear up for a calm evening with mild, even temperatures. 

All better. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming- tomorrow is all about goals. Toodles.