Wednesday Wisdom: Patience is a Virture
“The secret of patience is doing something else in the meanwhile”
Good Morning Readers!
Happy Wednesday! I cannot believe next week will already be April! 2010 is certainly flying by! My week is pretty busy but a lot has been put on hold because of my vehicle being in the shop. I am hoping it will be out by tomorrow (cross your fingers!)
My wisdom this week comes in form of patience. I have often struggled with this as I just like to get things done and fast. Being in the substitute teaching field has helped some but often I still find when things don’t go according to plan, I tend to freak out. I have been without my car for a week and it’s starting to wear on me. My mother has been very gracious in allowing me to borrow hers but she has a life too. The mechanic we have is amazing and I have to trust it is taking this long because he wants to do a quality job. He actually told me how lucky I was that I drove the car as long safely as I did before the problem reared it’s ugly head. While my week has been shifted some, I am trying to see the gift in spending some time at home and conquering some goals from here. When your world shifts a bit, how do you deal?
Have a great day!
Spring Catch Up
I’ve neglected this blog but that wasn’t my intention. The universe through me another curve ball last week in the form of my 2005 VW Jetta breaking down. My car has been in the shop officially a week and they think they are nailing down the problem. What bothers me most is that there isn’t a reason for it. My car is nearing the 90k mark and is 5 years old and according to the mechanic, things just start to break down. My Virgo nature is struggling with this but I am trying to go with the flow. I can’t go anywhere today since I am sans vehicle but the gift in that is conquering my at home to do list. It’s fairly long so I will spare you the details. I haven’t even opened myagenda from MomAgenda in nearly a week. I think it may have dust on it;)
Last week, I joined my mother for a very short trip (READ: 30 HOURS) to Charleston, SC. The weather was amazing and we were lucky enough to get a discounted room at The Charleston Place Hotel. (READ: My fantasy wedding reception location). We used to live in Charleston so it’s always interesting to visit a place you used to live. Here are a few photos from our trip:
The lobby of the Charleston Place Hotel. If I can’t have my reception there, at least I can have photos taken on these steps;)
(Photo-Mine)
View outside our room. Yeah for sun!
Interesting card found at Papyrus
Anson’s where we had a fabulous meal Thursday night!
Fun steal of a deals found at Butterfly on King Street
Once again readers, sorry I have been so neglectful. I am going to get better. I have also made a Facebook FanPage. Please join!
Thank you for reading!
Happy Tuesday!
Wednesday Wisdom: Parental Wisdom
It’s funny how on the brink of turning 30 this year, I am constantly thinking about the ways my childhood shaped me. I was raised by a hard working father and a caring and socially conscious mother. My mother always called me the the petunia in her onion patch (I have two brothers) and being the only girl and middle child, I was very overprotected. But besides all that, my parents (especially my mother) wanted me to understand how to mark my place in this big world and how I could operate in it. I understood from a very early age that I was being raised to be a very strong woman. A woman who could be caring, sweet, respectful and have class but at the same time stand up for herself. It’s been quite a journey and I have my parents to thank for that. This picture basically sums it up:
From my personal collection. Potty Training Circa 1982
Happy Wednesday!
Friday Favorites: What’s in my bag?
If you know me well, you know the story my mother tells me of being “her little bag lady” when I was a toddler. She will tell you that I could not go anywhere without my bag of things. I’ve been told that these ranged from my favorite book of the week to a ratty beloved stuffed animal. It was very important that I had my bag with me at all times; my mother never discounted my early sense of the knowing the power that certain things belonged to me. So here I am in my late 20s and I never leave the house without a bag and sometimes several. I enjoy tote bags and my J.Crew Madras small tote bag has gotten a lot of ware as of late.
Photo from J.Crew
Favorite Bag Items:
1. Blackberry Curve (I love this phone, love it even more since I am using the phone part more with my hiatus from Facebook)
2. MyAgenda from MomAgenda (I have a calender on the BB but there is some thing amazing about being able to write everything down)
3. Smith’s Rosebud Salve (best lip balm EVER)
4. Oliver People’s Sunglasses (these cost a pretty penny but I will keep them forever)
5. Change (for meters, helping out a stranger who’s short on a nickle, dime, etc)
What’s in your bag?
Happy Friday Readers!
Wednesday Wisdom: Happiness…it Happens
“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
What makes your happy? A few years ago as I pounded the political pavement in Washington DC, I thought that made me happy. The overeating, 3 plus trips to Starbucks on a daily basis and happy hour nearly everyday seemed normal for a young professional trying to make her way in the world of politics. After all, I WAS using that BA Degree in Political Science right? I mean I was president of the UNCC College Democrats for two years, I could do anything…WRONG!
After a year, I had enough. I wasn’t happy, I was in a state of pure misery. I was a young woman working for a powerful woman’s organization and I was getting my butt kicked and confidence blown by coworkers who were supposed to be “inspiring me”. Call it the political version of “The Devil Wears Prada” except this devil wasn’t nearly as well dressed as Meryl Streep’s character. In fact I am pretty sure I dressed better. At one point she even suggested I accompany a box of t-shirts to NYC that wasn’t shipped on time for an event via the US Airways shuttle from DCA to LGA. She realized very quickly that would be a huge waste of money. Granted the job provided some great street smarts and skills that I still use today. For instance, I can find ANYTHING. I am a gopher. Why? Because when I worked for said organization, not finding whatever I was asked to find wasn’t an option. I had to find it…
I digress…as I sat enjoying my friend’s Nashville wedding I realized South was where I needed to be. The next weekend my brothers appeared with a Uhaul and my plane ticket back South. I haven’t looked back since…
The South makes me happy:)
This blog makes me happy, YOU (READER) make me happy!
Happy Wednesday!
Mardi Gras and Lent Commitments
Happy Mardi Gras other wise known as Fat Tuesday. The deifiton courtesy of Wikipedia: The terms “Mardi Gras” (pronounced /ˈmɑrdi grɑː/), “Mardi Gras season“, and “Carnival season“, in English, refer to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after the Epiphany and ending on the day before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday” (in ethnic English tradition, Shrove Tuesday), referring to the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season, which started on Ash Wednesday.
Now, I am not Catholic but I do tend to indulge in certain things a lot that prevent me from doing more healthier activities which led me to actually commit to giving something up for Lent. I went back and fourth and narrowed it down to cocktails and sweets (cake, candy, cookies, etc.,). My mother told me because she will probably still be living under the same roof as me that I could not give up both or she would have to move out;) I easily can stop drinking at any given moment so I chose sweets.
This is going to be very very hard…in fact in honor of this commitment, I bought a bag of M&Ms on Saturday…they are gone…
Wish me luck readers…What are you giving up? Or what would you give up if you absolutely had to for 40 days and nights?
Happy Tuesday!
Monday Musings: Letting go can be hard…
Letting go is hard but in terms of snow, I am ready to let go. Seriously, I have a massage booked tomorrow with Zach Comer (a once a month indulgence that I allow myself even in this recession) and if the snow ruins that, I am going to be mad. But I digress…
I mentioned in my last Friday Favorites that I am thankful for feelings. I am pretty instinctive when it comes to my life and I am getting better about listening to those inklings. I won’t go into full details here but I am going to have to quietly let some things and people go from my life. I am a good person. I give my whole heart to a lot of things and people and I expect the same things in return. I am sick of hearing that my expectations are too high and I get disappointed because of it. I am allowed to have high expectations, I have been through too much not too! Plus, I am a Virgo. Virgos are highly critical and have high expectations! I understand that people sometimes don’t have time to keep in touch or call or e-mail or whatever. That is fine; I have very close friends who operate like that and because I know that about them, I accept that about them. But I have way too many people in my life that I fight to keep there and they offer nothing in return. I am better than that. I deserve a little better than nothing…
Seriously…save your BS for someone else…
It’s time to cut you loose…as hard as it is.
Why is it so hard?
Friday Favorites:
In honor of a tough two weeks I have had, I wanted to list 5 great things I am grateful for this week:
1) Feeling better. I battled a tough stomach bug/food poisoning deal and I would not wish that stuff on my worst enemy. Pure misery:(
2) Followers: I sometimes loose faith that no one visits my lovely place on the web since I am still new to all this. This week saw an increase not only in Twitter friends but subscribers as well. And I got to follow/subscribe to some awesome new bloggers as well! Thank you all!!
3) Feelings: The downtime I have had this week has really allowed me to pay attention to some gut feelings I have been having lately. I am going to have make some decisions but I feel good about them:)
4) Friends: My friends are awesome. Enough said:)
5) Faith: I have always had faith and I believe that is grounds me. I’ve been reminded about the power it holds this week and I am grateful:)
I hope you had a great week and have an even better weekend!
Best,
This must be the good life…
This must be the good life; a line from a new song called “The Good Life” from OneRepublic. It was playing in my Jetta as I drove into Asheville yesterday. While it may of been dreary; the skyline spoke to me. I know I am supposed to be here. The commute from Hendo. County isn’t too bad and I’ve gotten used to it but would it would be so nice to be 10-15 from home instead of 30-40. Oh and I live with my mother…anyways.
My life is here; I’ve tried to so hard to fight it and in the meanwhile I was missing all the good in my life here. My version of “the good life.” Whether that’s meeting friends for a drink to celebrate the departure/new adventure of another friend at Sazerac or talking a solo “people watching” walk through downtown Asheville; this is my home. My true home. A place that allows me to get gussied up and go out or throwing on jeans, t-shirt and a scarf with no make up and still be thought of as civilized. A place that embraces me for all my imperfections and faults; a place that doesn’t judge me. A place where I have many friends who are also my family. A place for me:)
Happy Tuesday:)
Bye bye Summer
Hello Readers!
I’ve been way too busy to blog but wanted to check in. I can’t believe summer is over but it is and Fall is upon us. I have participated in some great swap and am waiting for my camera to get returned so I can upload photos. I got some great stuff and hope to participate or maybe host a swap in the near future.
No news on the job front; I’m trying to feel okay about it but can’t help getting a little depressed when I see the Back to School signs everywhere. I know something will work out for me and I am counting my blessings everyday.
I enjoyed a great outing with some of my Phi Mu sisters on 8/8 and will be sharing some pictures soon.
I hope everyone is doing well!
