The List

So I got this idea from Twitter. Here's mine:

i love: riding my beach cruiser to church and the store and the coffee shop
i hate: when people ruminate over the worst-case-scenario in everything
i think: too much... about little stuff... and big stuff... and stuff I can't control
i believe: in the power of forgiveness and that some people deserve a lot of patience and maybe one more chance
i feel: sort of scared, sort of excited, sort of sleepy
i wish: i could get all of my projects done. or at least win the lotto.

What about you? Click on the comment link below and leave your list. (My friends without blogs, just fill in your name and "publish" your comment) I can't wait to see your lists!

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Dreaming

I love this magnet. I laughed so hard when I found it. A little too hard making the goth kids at Barnes & Noble walk away from me. At the time, I was right in the middle of so many projects and catching up on school with the kids towards the end of the year. Something had to give. Not wanting that "something" to be my mind, I let things get a little messy around here. To most people that's not a big deal. To me, it's like not brushing your teeth for eight straight days. My home is not a museum, by any means, but I do start to get a little anxious when the dishes fill the sink and Legos are strewn about all three floors of our compact townhome. I'm much better now, but I used to obsess... ask the kids... "Everything has a place and everything IN it's place." No worries... I have savings accounts for all of them for their eventual trips to the therapist. Like I said,

I'm much better now.

These days, when I reach into the fridge for the Vanilla Creamer for my morning cup of joe, I take a second to look at my dreaming friend, breathe in deeply, and let out a little laugh at the OCD I used to be. And when I come back in from the patio, I look around the house...

and I go get the vaccuum.

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What necessary task do you wish you could just dream away? What would make your life so much simpler if it was already done? Or better yet, never had to be done again?!

And Gosh Darn It, I Like Myself!

Do you remember the old Saturday Night Live skit? It was pretty funny, but it left a lot of people thinking that liking yourself (Gosh Darnit) was for the goofy and lame.

I tend to get down on myself sometimes, but then I realize that I'm okay. Claudia Jean, the Queen of Self Esteem sends me an email each week called Poz Bod Talk (as in, positive body talk). One thing that struck me this week was being kind to yourself for thinking that you are anything less than glorious. So I did what she said and I posted a sticky on my computer that says, "I forgive you." When I start to criticize myself in body or mind, I look up at that sticky and say, "Sugar, I forgive you... you sweet thing, you!"

So if you've been hard on yourself anytime in the last few weeks, days, or possibly hours, say, "I forgive you." To fill that void, why don't you pick a part... a part of yourself that is the best of you. There's a poll to the side with some positive attributes. You likely have more than one, but for the sake of the poll, what's your best-best?

Any sage words for the rest of us? Post a comment below.

And have a MAGNIFICENT day!

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Getting Joy Back

Some days... life sucks...

Things don't go your way. People are nasty. Gas goes up ten cents over night. Your dog eats your homework. All that good stuff. The thing is, life is still going to go on whether you snap out of it or not. But sometimes it's much harder to get back on track. Sometimes, we all could use a little extra summthin'-summthin'. Something more than positive self-talk and affirmations.

The other morning, I woke up feeling like I was done feeling down from the night before. I could think of no better way to get my Sugar back than to jump on my Beach Cruiser and ride around town. I rode around the fountain. I rode to the coffee shop for my Americano. I rode around the rose bushes. The wind in my hair, the sun rising over the hills, and all the sounds of a world coming to life at 6:30 in the a.m. were fantastic! It was all I needed.

So when someone or some thing steals your joy, what do you do to get it back? I'd love to hear your comments or, if you prefer, vote at the poll on the right... right over there... yeah, that one. Go on... click away!

Pick a Word

I hate being "tagged" as something... only ONE thing... I am WAY more dynamic than one tiny little adjective. However, there are times when I am feeling a feeling. And in that moment, a word will come to define that space in time.

Right now... where you are... what word would you use? There's a poll of to the right just waiting to be clicked on.

Go on... I dare you.