Meteor Shower Morning

We invited seminary students to come at 4 am and join us in the soccer field next door to watch the meteor shower! I was pleasantly surprised at how many came-12 students 2 hours early?! We saw at least one big good one that was long enough that everyone ooohhed and ahhhed and asked for an encore. Earlier, at 3:30 am, John and I saw a spectacular orange one! Most of what we saw was a streak of white light, like a falling star. Donuts, hot chocolate, and during class olives (we are on Jacob 5) and cheese and crackers.

(photo by Sam, taken in stairwell)

Looking at this photo makes me want to paint the mirror frame pink, like my earrings. Taking a photo and looking at it objectively helps me see things with a new eye.

I want my mom to take photos of every room she wants me to paint, the way it looks right now. Send me copies, or blog post them (I dare you?) so we can create true "BEFORE" and "AFTER" pictures. But do it before changing anything or any more prep. I'll even be fair and give you a big messy one of mine:
Before Emma comes home for Christmas break, this will turn back into a bedroom for her...When I am non-emotional about this room and look at it critically, I can see that I need to organize my shelves, open up the entryway, get things off of horizontal surfaces, lose the many inspiration piles, find a better way to declutter...Right now this isn't a bedroom, it is a half-way house for indecision. De-cluttering means deciding, committing.