Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Today was laundry day. I don't love doing laundry, but I love that after it's done, all my favorite clothes are clean again!
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
On occasion, I receive texts from Loveduck about things our littlest sister says that are particularly funny or cute. This one definitely made me laugh. Apparently, today she was upset about something our brother did. (Sometimes when the little sister is particularly upset about something, Loveduck calls her "Grumpy." But she always snaps back in her little nine-year-old way, "I'm not Grumpy!")
Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.
Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.
On Spiders
I. Don't. Like. Spiders.
Not at all. Yes, I know they eat certain bugs that are pesky to humans and plants, so one could argue that spiders are worthwhile creatures and we need them blah blah blah. I'm not necessarily disagreeing with that, but I do think there is a time and a place for spiders to exist. The time would be whenever I can't see them. The place would be wherever I'm not. And preferably never in my home.
Story time. I was driving to work today. Driving on the freeway at... just a little bit over the speed limit. Halfway to my destination, I happened to notice a spider was hitching a ride with me to work. This bothered me more than just a little. And it wasn't just because he didn't ask for a ride and he wasn't pitching in for gas. No, it bothered me because he was hanging out on the dashboard right in front of me.
Here's the thing with spiders. When there's a spider hanging out with me wherever I am, the anxiety that I feel is basically that I don't know when it's going to move, where it will go, and what it will do when it gets there.
So, this spider on the dashboard in front of me. Was it going to just sit there? Likely not. It probably knew I was afraid of it, so I bet it was just waiting--building up the suspense before it pounced. Was it going to creepily crawl across the dashboard? Possibly. But when? And my worst fear: Was it going to let out its sticky, invisible web stuff and just glide down and pick a spot in my lap? Please, no.
Remember how I was driving? It's not easy to stay focused on the road when you're more concerned that a spider is about to perch on your lap like you're about to read it a bedtime story. So I glanced at the spider frequently enough to see it let out its sticky, invisible web stuff and slowly start to float downwards. Oh no. But it was just teasing me and started to climb back up. Well, I wasn't about to let that happen again! So, I took in all the air I could hold in my lungs and blew that spider to the other side of the dashboard, just as if I was blowing out all the candles on my birthday cake and Loveduck's birthday cake at the same time. (That's 42 candles... So I blew pretty hard...)
That spider must have realized he'd made a big mistake by not chipping in for the gas, cause he stayed far away from me for the rest of the drive!
Not at all. Yes, I know they eat certain bugs that are pesky to humans and plants, so one could argue that spiders are worthwhile creatures and we need them blah blah blah. I'm not necessarily disagreeing with that, but I do think there is a time and a place for spiders to exist. The time would be whenever I can't see them. The place would be wherever I'm not. And preferably never in my home.
Story time. I was driving to work today. Driving on the freeway at... just a little bit over the speed limit. Halfway to my destination, I happened to notice a spider was hitching a ride with me to work. This bothered me more than just a little. And it wasn't just because he didn't ask for a ride and he wasn't pitching in for gas. No, it bothered me because he was hanging out on the dashboard right in front of me.
Here's the thing with spiders. When there's a spider hanging out with me wherever I am, the anxiety that I feel is basically that I don't know when it's going to move, where it will go, and what it will do when it gets there.
So, this spider on the dashboard in front of me. Was it going to just sit there? Likely not. It probably knew I was afraid of it, so I bet it was just waiting--building up the suspense before it pounced. Was it going to creepily crawl across the dashboard? Possibly. But when? And my worst fear: Was it going to let out its sticky, invisible web stuff and just glide down and pick a spot in my lap? Please, no.
Remember how I was driving? It's not easy to stay focused on the road when you're more concerned that a spider is about to perch on your lap like you're about to read it a bedtime story. So I glanced at the spider frequently enough to see it let out its sticky, invisible web stuff and slowly start to float downwards. Oh no. But it was just teasing me and started to climb back up. Well, I wasn't about to let that happen again! So, I took in all the air I could hold in my lungs and blew that spider to the other side of the dashboard, just as if I was blowing out all the candles on my birthday cake and Loveduck's birthday cake at the same time. (That's 42 candles... So I blew pretty hard...)
That spider must have realized he'd made a big mistake by not chipping in for the gas, cause he stayed far away from me for the rest of the drive!
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
This is a little silly, but whenever the time is 8:25, I get happy inside. 825 is my favorite number... So when I looked down and saw that on the clock, I smiled!
Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.
Monday, September 2, 2013
This is my orange squishy ball. For some reason, it's just been hanging out in my purse for about two years... I don't know why. Maybe just cause you never know when you'll need an orange squishy ball? Well, turns out I used it today at work! We played human battleship. One team throws the ball over something blocking their view of the other team in an attempt to hit them. The other team is lying on the floor and can't move. 
Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Sunday, September 1, 2013
My dad is my hero. Unfortunately, it's been hard for us to find time to talk lately because our work schedules seem to overlap; he gets home a few hours after I've left for work, and I don't get home until too late to call. But today, we actually managed to talk for almost an hour! I love that I can ask him for advice on things, but sometimes he even asks me for advice.
Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.
Life is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful things that happen every day.
On Happiness
Almost a year ago, I came up with this personal philosophy: No matter how hard things get in life, no matter how sad and dark it feels, there is always a reason to be happy, even if it's something seemingly small or insignificant. I've shared this with a fair amount of people, especially the girls I'm working with at my job.
July is National Ice Cream Month (I believe there are few things so difficult that ice cream can't make a little better.)You better believe I ate plenty of ice cream in July! But when July was coming to an end, I got curious about what we "celebrate" in August. After some google searching, I discovered that August is National Happiness Happens month. That fits in so well with my personal philosophy! I thought a bit about what I could do in August to "celebrate" happiness; late one night when I couldn't sleep, it came to me.
I wanted to prove that I could find something every day that made me happy, then document it on my blog. I figured, if I was going to tell people there are things to be happy about, I should make an effort to be sure I'm looking for them.
Yesterday was the last day of National Happiness Happens month (but that doesn't mean the blog project is over.) Here's a summary of what I've learned so far:
Another fun fact... August is also National What Will Be Your Legacy month... I've been thinking about that off and on throughout the month. I think this will be my legacy: The battle--from beginning to end--is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful, happy things that happen every day.
July is National Ice Cream Month (I believe there are few things so difficult that ice cream can't make a little better.)You better believe I ate plenty of ice cream in July! But when July was coming to an end, I got curious about what we "celebrate" in August. After some google searching, I discovered that August is National Happiness Happens month. That fits in so well with my personal philosophy! I thought a bit about what I could do in August to "celebrate" happiness; late one night when I couldn't sleep, it came to me.
I wanted to prove that I could find something every day that made me happy, then document it on my blog. I figured, if I was going to tell people there are things to be happy about, I should make an effort to be sure I'm looking for them.
Yesterday was the last day of National Happiness Happens month (but that doesn't mean the blog project is over.) Here's a summary of what I've learned so far:
- Because I was watching all day, every day, for something that made me happy, I started seeing that there are so many more happy things than I realized before. I think part of that is because I was showing gratitude, I was being blessed with more.
- Some days, the happy things that I found were small and insignificant, but finding them made it feel like the day wasn't as bad as it seemed.
- Some days were so hard that 11:30 would come and I still hadn't found even a small, insignificant thing that made me feel happy. I realized that when that was the case, I needed to be proactive and create something happy.
Another fun fact... August is also National What Will Be Your Legacy month... I've been thinking about that off and on throughout the month. I think this will be my legacy: The battle--from beginning to end--is beautiful, especially when you are looking for the beautiful, happy things that happen every day.
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