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Monday Meditation and a thank you note...

Life is very hard. The only people who really live are those who are harder than life itself.  -Nawal El-Saadawi The above quote is courtesy (again) of my Goodreads.com daily quote email. Normally I just put a quote up there to linger with you all for a bit. This week I wanted share my reflection with you. A little over a week ago marked 10 years since my father passed. Don’t say “Awwwww”. Your…

My dog peed on my head….I think its a compliment

Well not directly on my head. More like EXACTLY where my head normally goes every single night for 5-10 hours of glorious sleep, my pillow. And somehow because of this, I got kicked out of bed to the couch last night. I guess to fully explain, I should start from the beginning. We have two dogs. My boyfriend and I bought our first dog 5 years ago from a breeder in Lancaster, PA that advertised…

#happythoughts #mondaymeditation

Courtesy of Goodreads “Any fool can be happy. It takes a man with real heart to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep.” -Clive Barker

Monday pick me up…

“No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” -Robin Williams

My Friday inspiration…

“I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.” -Audrey Hepburn

I’m working from home today. It’s a blessing and curse to be able to do so. Blessing – I save 2-3 hours commuting. Curse – I loose 2-3 hours of reading time. Blessing – I save at least 45 minutes for showering and getting dressed. Curse – I am dressed like a hot mess in a cross between my pj’s and my work out clothes. I can’t complain much. I’m grateful to have a job and one with such…

Today on my door step….

This arrived….    Excuse my future lack of posts. (Again) I need to finish my current book, reread To Kill a Mockingbird, and then read this gem. And no I can not just skip the first two steps and start GDAW.  That’s not how this works! #ocd #imbusy #bookaddiction Let me know what you think of the book when you are done! I’ll share my thoughts as well!

Let's try this again... #NYresolutionfail

Hello again my 20 amazing followers! I have risen from the non-creative grave. This may be my 3rd or 4th apology for falling off the blog bandwagon. I am sure it won’t be my last. I started off this year saying I’d write once everyday. That worked for about 2 weeks. Then like most NY resolutions, everyday drifted to 3 times a week, then once every other week, then “Do I still have a blog…

My heart breaks for Baltimore #change #Baltimore #Keepthepeace

It’s been hard to watch the news lately. I will admit Monday I did not know what was going on or why. It was a normal weekend for me. I spent my time cleaning up the house and cleaning off my DVR. I was not on social media too much or watching the news so I really was not in tune to any world events. This is not unusual. Without Chelsea Handler on E!, I have succumb to Big Bang repeats on TBS at…

No one told me that U-turn was back on TV?!





Check him out on Backstorm. He has switched teams. :)





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I don’t think this is normal…

I know I know….I am late to the Goodreads app game. I just joined a couple months ago. But I think I have a problem. Joining Goodreads has opened my eyes to how many books I A) have purchased but have not read and B) am currently reading at the same time.

Currently I have 31 books on my shelf to read. THIRTY-ONE!!!! At the rate I’m going at 10 books a year, it is going to take me 3 years at the…

Can’t change a thing…

I discovered this week that I am not as adaptable as I thought I was. My typical daily routine is pretty standard. Wake up. Eat. Shower. Dress. Head to work. This I just could not seem to master this routine. Have you ever had that week where you just cannot get up on time? Or when you do, you cannot seem to get out of the door on time? That was this week for me. Looking back on it, I can only…

“WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL, THEY ASKED ME WHAT I WANTED TO BE WHEN I GREW UP. I WROTE DOWN ‘HAPPY’. THEY TOLD ME I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND THE ASSIGNMENT, AND I TOLD THEM THEY DIDN’T UNDERSTAND LIFE.” –JOHN LENNON

If you read my blog before you will know that I am a full supporter of the gym resolutioners. (Those who join the gym on 1/1 and aim to work out all year). I am an even larger supporter of those that make it past the 3rd week in January. You my friend have won the battle and you are well on your way to winning the war!

Last night’s events have me questioning my blind support to all of the newbies…

Failed…… http://wp.me/s4iEqi-failed

I knew I would mess something up. That’s part of learning. It’s also part of my technology skills. If it has an “on” button and you can break it, harm it, or cause it to be marked as unfixable, it will happen in my hands. I am pretty good with techy software stuff. My boss and my fiancé turn to me first when their cell phone isn’t functioning or the computer monitor stops working. I am pretty…

Random though of the day. Ok last complaint…

…about this cold. I know I wrote this whole long post the other day complaining about flu and cold season and the current cold I was suffering from. Here is my last complaint.

The congestion in my face has moved to my throat and my voice sound like a 14 year old boy and 80 year old “pack a day” man combined. Raspy and going up and down randomly in pitch.

The plus side….my normally horrific…