Category Archives: Life

Talking about life

Big and Little.

Big:

Friends=awesome
Boyfriend=wonderful
Home=finally decorated, comfortable
Reading=pleasant
Godson=fabulous
Soon to be godson=almost born
Parents=love me and support
Debt=don’t have any
Savings=growing
Sister=growing into an awesome person
Brother=choosing the next exciting chapter of his life

Little:

Electric bill=high
Chi=broken
Laundry=dirty
Dry cleaner=stuff has been there for a month
Library=can’t keep up
Work hours=take the better part of my day
Work projects=varying levels of interesting
Life direction=undecided
Working out=can’t seem to make enough time
Sleep=can’t seem to fall asleep and can’t seem to get out of bed

Generally I find myself frustrated. But why? Everything that truly matters to me is going wonderfully. I have amazing people in my life. My parents are always caring and supportive; my brother and sister are always interesting. My boyfriend just moved back from New York and I have a lot of fun with him. He challenges me, makes me think about what I want. I have good friends and fun times, but I let all of these little things in life keep me in a frustrated state. The good far outweighs the bad in my life. I have little to complain about in the things that truly matter. I am thankful for all I have and am going to start making a better effort to appreciate it or try at least.

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2 week anniversary of being a vegetarian.

I gave up meat and complaining for lent.

I failed miserably at subtracting daily complaining from my life. I find that being an adult, work, bills, the weather, my dirty car, lack of decent mail, and the impossible task of finding room for the gym all warrant a complaint. Biting my tongue has become a new habit. Not every complaint that comes to mind is shared, but some make it through. But, I don’t feel like a failure. The only reason I don’t feel like a failure is because I gave up 2 things for lent (a backup item if you will). I’ve managed to make it two weeks thus far without consuming meat, thus I am not a lent failure.
I would like to make it clear that I am not anti meat and I am not trying to change the world one cow at a time. My coworkers have all noticed a difference in my lunch and have all offered an opinion. I chose this simply because I like sodas, sweets, shopping, and TV and have challenged myself to go without. Meat seemed a less obvious vice, and an actual challenge. Meat is the main portion of our meals, changing that up has been a challenge. I like fruits and veggies, I just didn’t give them the same attention two weeks ago that I give them now. Veggie sandwiches even taste yummy to me now. I have a bit of time still to go, but I’m hoping not to fail. Carbs, veggies, fruits and I shall make it just fine.
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Happy Times.

I got JMO back.

I got my tax return back (which I deposited into savings).

We saw Confession’s of a Shopoholic. (I thought it was adorable and want to go buy things I can’t afford now.)

We saw Charlie Bartlett.

Had a great lunch with Christine and Justin.

Had drinks with JMO‘s old friends, Jason and Mylea.

Ate a homemade dinner with the Oswalts.

Ate at Ruggles.

Enjoyed chocolate covered strawberries.

Enjoyed chocolate truffle cake.

Life is pretty good. This girl can’t complain. EXCEPT…. why is everyone off for President’s day but me?

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Thinking back on a day.

Tonight at youth group we asked the kiddos to write out what they did today, then categorize it out to the side. Rode to school with your parents? Family. Took the dog for a walk? Nature and health. Mean to a sibling? Not family. Learned something new? Learning.

My day.

8am: Woke up.
Checked the weather.
Put some music on.
Took a shower.
9am: Drove to work.
Chatted.
Worked.
12pm: Lunch.
Chatted.
Project time.
Freak out time.
Chatted.
6pm: Leave work.
Head to Youth Group.
Doing this exercise.

After I made my list and was about to categorize, all I could think about was what was missing. I continually sleep in late, I didn’t cross anything off my to do list and there was no physical activity on my list. I could have gone for a jog at 7am, even that is after normal people start their day. There was not a moment during my work day where I went out of my way for anyone, in fact I continually did what I wanted. I chatted. I didn’t see clear categories here, not a time to better myself, health, nature, family, or community. This was suppose to show them what was important to them, but it showed me that I didn’t have anything important squeezed into my day.

While I was looking at the negatives, all my kids were looking at the positives. For one, everybody seems to wake up about 6am (but I suppose they don’t stay at school until 7pm). One guy said that he usually says his day is terrible, but if he really thought about the day, he could see a lot of positives in it. Another kid said that he always feels like he doesn’t do that much with his time, but when he wrote it all down, he felt like he accomplished a lot today.

I enjoyed this activity. It made me feel like I need to get more done for “me” in my day. I also gained a lot of respect for middle schoolers. Not only is it an awkward time of their lives, but they saw what they were doing right instead of what they were doing wrong.

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Big Money.

Hopes and dreams for my tax return.

1. Fab purse.
2. Fab shoes.
3. Mini Vacation.
4. Savings.
5. Car fund.
6. Rainy day fund.
7. Picture for my far wall.
8. New computer.

Savings will win out, probably a combo of future trips and car fund. I may treat myself to something around a $100. The thrill of getting money that isn’t earmarked for LIFE is consuming my thoughts. Other suggestions to daydream about are being accepted as well.

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Wanted: Bike Rides.

The last few days have been a leave your window open and walk in the park kinds of days. Today I had a fantasy about a bike ride. I don’t own a bike, but I miss that feeling of being carefree and the wind blowing in my face. Bike riding just has a nostalgic feeling to me, probably because I only did it regularly when I was a child. Now the question is, if I go out and purchase a bike, will it lose its appeal?

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