Here are my weekly confessions:
1. I cried openly at work. It was a bad day.
2. P and I split an entire bag of donuts last night. Again, it was a bad day.
3. I have stopped using the Castor Oil on my foot, and decided to have a procedure done. Apparently, I am not as holistic as I like to say I am.
4. I didn't want to blog today. I am only doing it because P kept pestering me about it. Now I am mad at him.
Fess up friends.
Live Simply-Live Well
Friday, August 30, 2013
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
A Letter to my 18 year old self.
School is starting soon, and millions of kids are packing up their trunks, and heading to the unknown. They are leaving the nest, and flying solo for the first time. They are moving from their childhood home, into a dorm that is roughly the size of a closet.
I can remember the day I left for college perfectly. My Honda Civic was filled to the brim, and my eyes were wet as I drove 3 hours away to college. If only I knew then what I know now. This is what I would have told myself.
My dear Allison,
Sweetheart, I know you are scared right now, but its ok. Before you do anything else, take a deep breath. I will let you in on a little secret, it all works out in the end, so relax a bit, ok?
First, its ok to be scared. Don't try and force yourself to be strong. Those tears are real, and its ok to let them flow. High school wasn't that great, but this next adventure is going to be. You are going to make life long friends, and experience things that will shape your life forever, so buck up girl, its gonna be a good and wild ride. Be confident in your abilities. You are a good soccer player, and all the blood, sweat, and tears were worth it. Your entire college tuition is being paid because you can play ball. So play!
I will tell you right now, eating 4 single serve Stoffers lasagans for dinner is not a good idea. And stop eating hot pockets all the time, and for the love of pete, stop putting so much damn ranch dressing on everything. You may not understand why now, but your thighs will thank you later.
It may not be a good idea to call your parents at 3:00 AM on your first weekend off. Yes, your 1st college party was fun, but maybe next time, don't drink any party punch if you don't know whats in it. I can tell you that calling mom and dad crying and saying "I'm packing my bags and coming home, come get me tonight" will scare the crap out of them. They will leave the house at 5:00 AM just to be at your dorm by 8:00 to take you and your roommates to breakfast and shopping. Trust me on this one, skip the phone call, cause you stay, and you love it.
It is a good idea to take a broom, blast Michelle Branch, and stand on the counter and lip sing with your best friends. Do that more often, because you will never forgot those moments.
Its also a good idea to work a bit more in the summers. Don't just get a job because its easy, get a job because it pays. Come on now, you knew that one, right?
Don't join the sorority. Its a waste of time and money.
Just because an organization is giving away free food does not mean you should take it. Stop going to that creepy church's student center every week just because they are making spaghetti for lunch again, its not worth it.
That guy Jake, just avoid him all together, because he's a whole mess of stalker drama that you really don't need.
You will meet a lesbian for the first time, handle it better, ok.
Just because he plays sports does not make him a jock, so stop hanging out with the sissy pretty boys. It will only make you feel bad about yourself when you have to protect them.
Learn to play pool--it will make you look like a badass.
Finally, take risks Al. Stop being so scared all the time. Stop letting other peoples fears infiltrate your own life. You are young, its ok to fail sometimes. Its ok to fall down, to scrape your soul, to have a crushed spirit, to step out into the abyss. You are stronger than you know. You will survive, and thrive. See the cliff up ahead? Step over the edge, because even if don't make it across on the first try, there is no reason to believe the fall wont be just as exhilarating as the jump. Experience everything you can. Say yes, yes, and yes again to each opportunity. You are dying to go to Paris, so go. Live, explore, enjoy. Life is to be savored. Its sweet, its sour, and completely delicious. Trust your gut, trust that you know what you are doing. Trust your instinct, that tiny feeling in the pit of your stomach.
Have faith, have fun, and enjoy the ride,
Me.
What advise would you give yourself all those years ago?
I can remember the day I left for college perfectly. My Honda Civic was filled to the brim, and my eyes were wet as I drove 3 hours away to college. If only I knew then what I know now. This is what I would have told myself.
My dear Allison,
Sweetheart, I know you are scared right now, but its ok. Before you do anything else, take a deep breath. I will let you in on a little secret, it all works out in the end, so relax a bit, ok?
First, its ok to be scared. Don't try and force yourself to be strong. Those tears are real, and its ok to let them flow. High school wasn't that great, but this next adventure is going to be. You are going to make life long friends, and experience things that will shape your life forever, so buck up girl, its gonna be a good and wild ride. Be confident in your abilities. You are a good soccer player, and all the blood, sweat, and tears were worth it. Your entire college tuition is being paid because you can play ball. So play!
I will tell you right now, eating 4 single serve Stoffers lasagans for dinner is not a good idea. And stop eating hot pockets all the time, and for the love of pete, stop putting so much damn ranch dressing on everything. You may not understand why now, but your thighs will thank you later.
It may not be a good idea to call your parents at 3:00 AM on your first weekend off. Yes, your 1st college party was fun, but maybe next time, don't drink any party punch if you don't know whats in it. I can tell you that calling mom and dad crying and saying "I'm packing my bags and coming home, come get me tonight" will scare the crap out of them. They will leave the house at 5:00 AM just to be at your dorm by 8:00 to take you and your roommates to breakfast and shopping. Trust me on this one, skip the phone call, cause you stay, and you love it.
It is a good idea to take a broom, blast Michelle Branch, and stand on the counter and lip sing with your best friends. Do that more often, because you will never forgot those moments.
Its also a good idea to work a bit more in the summers. Don't just get a job because its easy, get a job because it pays. Come on now, you knew that one, right?
Don't join the sorority. Its a waste of time and money.
Just because an organization is giving away free food does not mean you should take it. Stop going to that creepy church's student center every week just because they are making spaghetti for lunch again, its not worth it.
That guy Jake, just avoid him all together, because he's a whole mess of stalker drama that you really don't need.
You will meet a lesbian for the first time, handle it better, ok.
Just because he plays sports does not make him a jock, so stop hanging out with the sissy pretty boys. It will only make you feel bad about yourself when you have to protect them.
Learn to play pool--it will make you look like a badass.
Finally, take risks Al. Stop being so scared all the time. Stop letting other peoples fears infiltrate your own life. You are young, its ok to fail sometimes. Its ok to fall down, to scrape your soul, to have a crushed spirit, to step out into the abyss. You are stronger than you know. You will survive, and thrive. See the cliff up ahead? Step over the edge, because even if don't make it across on the first try, there is no reason to believe the fall wont be just as exhilarating as the jump. Experience everything you can. Say yes, yes, and yes again to each opportunity. You are dying to go to Paris, so go. Live, explore, enjoy. Life is to be savored. Its sweet, its sour, and completely delicious. Trust your gut, trust that you know what you are doing. Trust your instinct, that tiny feeling in the pit of your stomach.
Have faith, have fun, and enjoy the ride,
Me.
What advise would you give yourself all those years ago?
Friday, August 23, 2013
Friday Confessions
Happy Friday my amigas! I hope this has been a wonderful week. Today is my dear ol' dad's birthday!! I wish I could be there to celebrate with him, but I can't, but I am sure there will be some face timing this weekend. Happy birth day pops!!!
Without further delay, lets confess shall we?
1.I sweat all over a library book. I needed to return a book to the library and I needed to get my run in. I ended up running with a book in my hand. It was all kinds of hot, and I ran, awkwardly I might add, to the library. By the time I got there, I sweat all over the plastic cover and on some of the pages. And, I just dropped it in the slot and returned it.
2. I cooked the chicken. Remember last week, I cooked free range organic chicken, then left it out over night ruining it. Well, I stuck the dish in the fridge and let it sit for a few days. I ended up making soup this week, sliced the chicken and cooked it in the crock pot.
3.I stiff armed my dog and made him fall off the bed. One of our dogs sleeps in bed with us all night. The other jumps in bed when he hears us waking up. The other morning, my alarm when off, and I heard him walk towards the bed and get ready to jump up. I put my arm out to block him. He jumped, hit my arm, which he didn't expect, and tumbled back on the floor.
4. I had some gas. So I waited until P pulled the covers over his face as he was going to bed, then released. He was not happy with me.
There you go, all my shenanigans this week. Fess up my friends, let me know what you did wrong this week.
Without further delay, lets confess shall we?
1.I sweat all over a library book. I needed to return a book to the library and I needed to get my run in. I ended up running with a book in my hand. It was all kinds of hot, and I ran, awkwardly I might add, to the library. By the time I got there, I sweat all over the plastic cover and on some of the pages. And, I just dropped it in the slot and returned it.
2. I cooked the chicken. Remember last week, I cooked free range organic chicken, then left it out over night ruining it. Well, I stuck the dish in the fridge and let it sit for a few days. I ended up making soup this week, sliced the chicken and cooked it in the crock pot.
3.I stiff armed my dog and made him fall off the bed. One of our dogs sleeps in bed with us all night. The other jumps in bed when he hears us waking up. The other morning, my alarm when off, and I heard him walk towards the bed and get ready to jump up. I put my arm out to block him. He jumped, hit my arm, which he didn't expect, and tumbled back on the floor.
4. I had some gas. So I waited until P pulled the covers over his face as he was going to bed, then released. He was not happy with me.
There you go, all my shenanigans this week. Fess up my friends, let me know what you did wrong this week.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Lazy Girl
Last week, I didn't run once. I went to the gym once, and "cross trained" by doing the elliptical at such a slow clip that I barley broke a sweat. Other than that, I hit snooze on the alarm, every single morning, and I came home, changed clothes, and laid on the couch every night. I watched episode after episode of House Hunters, then watched reruns of the Office on Netflix.
Whats worse, is I knew I was being lazy. I felt bad about it, but it didn't motivate me to get off my booty and move. Not only was I physically lazy, but mentally as well. I allowed myself do go to a place of lethargy.
Looking back, I was pretty lame last week. I didn't care about anything, and I was not motivated to be better, to be stronger, or to put effort into anything. I can easily see how living like that can become a habit, and lead to a life of poor choices. It seems as if I spent last week in a fog, wandering aimlessly without direction or purpose.
In the end, it did not hurt me, it did not have a major impact on my life, but it did not leave be fulfilled either.
When I work out, when I sweat, when I accomplish tasks, when I am efficient and productive, I feel better about myself. I make better choices, and I feel clear, mentally.
I vowed to make this week better than last. We got home late last night, and I went to bed exhausted, happy, and ready to take on a new week.
This morning, I woke up before my alarm and before I went to work I accomplished more than I did in the 7 days prior. I did 2 loads of laundry, emptied the dish washer, picked up the house, made breakfast and lunch, and worked out.
I was extremely productive at work, and managed to show my to do list who's boss. I get a thrill every time I get to highlight something off my list!
The big test for me came after work today. Last week, I came home, changed, and sat on the couch for 4 hours vegging out. Today, I told myself today that I would not turn on the t.v., and that I would tackle my personal to do list.
Yes, I am Type A, and have several to do lists going all at one time. I managed to reconcile our bank account, go for a run, stop by the library, and mow the back yard all in 2 hours.
Now, I am blogging, getting ready to put some things on Craigslist to sell, and finish a few tasks that have been nagging me for a while.
How was your Monday? I h
ope it was wonderfully productive, and that you started this week of with a BANG.
When you get lazy, how do you fight through it? Is your a physical or mental exhaustion that you battle?
Friday, August 16, 2013
Friday confessions
1. I have not run since Sunday.
2. I drank my dinner in the form of red wine last night.
3. I've eaten out nearly every day this week.
4. I ruined expensive organic free range chicken. I baked it, and rather than put it in the fridge when we didn't eat it, I turned off the oven and left it in there all night.
Fess up peeps!
Posted with BlogsyWednesday, August 14, 2013
Spreading Hate
Sometimes, this thing called the Internet is awesome, and sometimes, this thing called the Internet really makes me angry.
It has become far to easy to sit behind a screen and spew hate, rage, and meanness.
Earlier this week, one of my favorite bloggers made a hard announcement. I have never met her, but we have emailed a few times, and I comment on her site daily. She is a runner, she is lightning fast, super positive, and seems like a great girl. Basically, I want to be best friends with her in real life. I have been reading her blog for years, and she inspires me, pushes me, and reminds me to look for the good in life. I don't think I have ever read her blog without smiling.
After she made her announcement, I was surfing the web, and stumbled across a site that mentioned her news, and as I scanned the comments, I found myself becoming more and more angry. There were some of the most vile, mean, and nasty comments. Commenter's were bashing her for things that had nothing to do with the news, they just bashed her personality. Then, they started talking about other blogs, and bashing some other healthy living women as well. The first few comments were nice, but all it took was one mean comment to start the snowball effect. People followed suit and negativity spread way too quickly.
What happened to the days of "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all."
So often, we sit behind these screens, with our made up user names, and troll the Internet for things to comment on. When hiding behind a screen these people are brave, brazen, and let their dark side out.
They give into jealousy and envy, and show their true colors. Because so much of our internet activity is anonymous, there is little accountability.
There are blogs out there that I cannot stand, and rather than comment on their site, I just don't read them. I want to read blogs that inspire me, that make me laugh, make me cry, and make me better.
This week, I want to focus on spreading joy rather than negativity. Negativity can be triumphed by positivity.
Lets do something nice for someone. Comment on a blog, and say something nice. Pay for Starbucks for the guy in line behind you. Send a quick note to your grandmother letting her know you are thinking of her. Smile at a stranger. Help someone with their hands full. Just try and make someone smile this week.
It has become far to easy to sit behind a screen and spew hate, rage, and meanness.
Earlier this week, one of my favorite bloggers made a hard announcement. I have never met her, but we have emailed a few times, and I comment on her site daily. She is a runner, she is lightning fast, super positive, and seems like a great girl. Basically, I want to be best friends with her in real life. I have been reading her blog for years, and she inspires me, pushes me, and reminds me to look for the good in life. I don't think I have ever read her blog without smiling.
After she made her announcement, I was surfing the web, and stumbled across a site that mentioned her news, and as I scanned the comments, I found myself becoming more and more angry. There were some of the most vile, mean, and nasty comments. Commenter's were bashing her for things that had nothing to do with the news, they just bashed her personality. Then, they started talking about other blogs, and bashing some other healthy living women as well. The first few comments were nice, but all it took was one mean comment to start the snowball effect. People followed suit and negativity spread way too quickly.
What happened to the days of "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all."
So often, we sit behind these screens, with our made up user names, and troll the Internet for things to comment on. When hiding behind a screen these people are brave, brazen, and let their dark side out.
They give into jealousy and envy, and show their true colors. Because so much of our internet activity is anonymous, there is little accountability.
There are blogs out there that I cannot stand, and rather than comment on their site, I just don't read them. I want to read blogs that inspire me, that make me laugh, make me cry, and make me better.
This week, I want to focus on spreading joy rather than negativity. Negativity can be triumphed by positivity.
Lets do something nice for someone. Comment on a blog, and say something nice. Pay for Starbucks for the guy in line behind you. Send a quick note to your grandmother letting her know you are thinking of her. Smile at a stranger. Help someone with their hands full. Just try and make someone smile this week.
Monday, August 12, 2013
Sail Away
Smiles
Laughter
Sunshine
Pool
Lake
Sail Boat
Inside Jokes
Delicious beverages
Long Talks
Long Walks
Long Drives
Swimming
Dogs
Memories
New Houses
Late dinners
Junk food
Shopping
Austin
Trail Runs
Sunsets
Sunrises
Peace
Happiness
Joy
This past weekend included all of these things and more. Recharged, refreshed, and ready to do it all again.
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