Pretty Good Day

Recently I've been doing some reading and reflecting on how to increase the joy in my life and focus less on the everyday worries and more on the everyday blessings. I've read a few books so far that have given me great direction and inspiration, including:

• The Happiness Project, recommended by a friend who read my post about gratitude. I have been so impressed by it that I have also given it as a gift.
• Traveling Light for Mothers, a short but powerful little devotional by Max Lucado, adapted from his previous book Traveling Light. It is a series of meditations on the verses of my favorite Bible passage (and my son's), the 23rd Psalm.
• Great Day Every Day, with a pretty self-explanatory title, also by Max Lucado. I just started it, so I don't have too much to say about it yet. However, I thought of it when I had one of those delightful music moments, when something comes on the radio that makes everything stand still for a couple of minutes. I believe it was on KFOG's Acoustic Sunrise show on Sunday morning, which I enjoy while feeding the little man his breakfast. Anywho, I tracked down the song, and link it here for your enjoyment. Have great day today, no matter what!

Luce - "Good Day" (acoustic)

Luce - "Good Day" on KFOG Morning Show Live and Local @ Pacific Catch San Francisco from KFOG Radio 104.5/97.7 on Vimeo.

My K-Drama Addiction

Well, I just pulled up my blog after many months and saw that my last post was practically a year ago. Even more ridiculous is the fact that the post was about how I was going to post every day that month. Hah! When will I learn not to make promises on my blog? They are almost inevitable followed by a massive dry spell.

The reason I finally did decide to check it out after months of having things to post but not bothering to do it is that blogging was on my list of things to do instead of watching television. Don't get me wrong--I LOVE TV, and I don't intend to stop watching altogether. I love great stories and television is full of them. More importantly, it's practically the only activity in which I can disengage from my constantly-running dissertating mom brain and let something else do the leading of my thoughts for a while.

Lately, though, I have become addicted to K-Drama, which is a term for Korean dramas. I just can't stop watching! I had to take steps to curb my TV hours and limit my K-Drama consumption. So be warned! I'm recommending you check them out because they're awesome, but beware of the addiction! Here's list of the dramas I've watched so far:

• Dream High - great introduction to K-Pop (Korean pop music)
• Dream High 2 (okay, but not as good)
• Boys Before Flowers (also translated as Boys Over Flowers) - from an extremely popular Japanese manga and show - and very popular itself. This was the first show I saw starring Lee Min Ho - who is my K-Drama hero!
• Playful Kiss - starring the other main heartthrob from BBF

And these are the ones I'm currently watching (yes, I'm watching several at once):

• Faith (which actually translates more literally as Miracle Doctor - or so my Korean friend tells me) - time-travel historical drama starring Lee Min Ho. I made the mistake of watching it while it's on the air, so I've caught up and have to endure the torture of waiting for the next episode. So good!
• Rooftop Prince - this one I just started watching with my friend mentioned above - so it's reserved for when she comes over with delicious kimchi. Features a couple of characters from Playful Kiss. Also time-travel historical, but in reverse.
• IRIS - According to my friend, this is a prototypical Korean spy drama. Very exciting, great love story. This is the one I have to control my consumption of - since it's all available and I'm watching it on my own. Originally I started it to satiate my K-Drama needs between episodes of Faith. Ooo - that sounds bad, doesn't it?

All of these shows are available from Hulu. The subtitles are provided either by VIKI.com (a website started by people I met!) or DramaFever. Enjoy! Or, if you have a suggestion, I'd love to hear it!