I hope you had a wonderful day (even if you weren't necessarily looking forward to it :) )
I hope it doesn't seem weird to post this, but we've gotten to know each other a little better over the past couple of weeks AND You're the reason I started doing the blog thing in the first place (the latter is reason enough to do this! :P ) Having this blog is such a cool thing in my life...I desperately needed an outlet for my inner drama queen/wannabe writer.
Did I ever tell you how I found your blog? Oh, I think I did once...I wanted to know more about you...the mysterious yet warm and friendly woman who would be housing me.
So I Googled you. (I love Google but I wonder if Bing is all that and a bag of chips. Anyone? Anyone?)
I didn't know what a blog was. I'd heard of them of course, knew that at one point they were all the rage (but like with most things in my life, I came late to that party i.e. sex, drugs, cell phones, etc.) but I had no idea how wonderful they were.
I've told you this already but I really do appreciate how you've made me feel at home here.
I was hesitant and excited both when it came time for me to decide to move out of my last place. I liked your ad immediately and when I came to see the place, your energy was infectious (and the price was right!) so here I am. Over a year later. I really didn't think I would be here that long as I was still in moving-to-London-at-some-point-sooner-rather-than-later mode.
I appreciate having a place to live while I figure my shit out (and someone who can tolerate the fact that I HATE HATE doing dishes...you and Shanna should talk since you've both had the distinct pleasure of living with me :> )
I live in a home with loving people and animals and know I'm pretty lucky. So thanks again.
Sam.
P.S. You told me I didn't have to get you anything for your birthday but I'm going to only partially listen. I actually have a card for you as well, but that will be filled w/mushy stuff. I hope you like it. It made me think of you the minute I read it. Not that you're mushy...
Musings from a big and beautiful sometimes "drama queen" on her current state of existence
What's It All About?
"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates
While you’re here, in this time and in this space, you are beautiful and you are perfect.
You are right where you need to be to get to where you want to go, so start asking yourself where you want to go.
Noire
She'll be 2 years in 2 months! Time flies!
Things I'm grateful for everyday....
- My family
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
Current Favorite Quotes
“Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” - Lao Tzu
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
Facts of Life (per Sonya Friedman)
- 1. No one can bring your life to you
- 2. No matter what you do, someone important isn't going to like it
- 3. Though painful, rejection won't kill you - it may even lead to growth
- 4. Every choice means giving up something different
- 5. Some people aren't capable of giving you what you're trying to get from them
- 6. The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others
- 7. There are no quick fixes that can permanently change your life
- 8. Life is on a rheostat, not an on/off switch
- 9. Some problems cannot be solved - but you can make peace with them