Post travel and holidays here's my weekly It's ok!
It's Ok To:
-still love Christmas but be burnt out from the 4 day endeavor that has become my holiday
-be anxious about having twins
-be angry at those who are already making plans for me and my kids. That's not your decision, it's mine.
-want to say "fuck off" to those who say "twins are so hard," maybe it was for you. If that's the case, don't say that to others. Offer advice, not doubts.
-to also be a little angry at those who take something and make it all about them
-spend hours hanging out with a bestfriend, even if you don't really do anything
-watch my 3 year old and wonder where her energy comes from. I'm exhausted just watching her!
-have been home for 5 days yet still live out of a suitcase. Just haven't found the motivation to put things away yet.
-be super excited about my new phone. Coming next week!
-find great satisfaction in keeping the sexes a secret (when we find out)
-have a slight feeling of calming by doing this again.
See you next week!
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
It's Ok Thursday-A Day Late
It's Ok to:
-get rather cracked up at people who get angry when they do something wrong (i.e. walking out in front of traffic, in the dark, while wearing a black coat, then getting angry when I obey MY traffic signs-he had the stop sign, I will admit that I did not come close to hitting him)
-get bothered by those who do not obey traffic signals. The shiny stop sign does apply to pedestrians and bicyclists
-jump on the I Hate the Kardashians bandwagon. I'm still trying to figure out what their talents are.
-be super excited about my 10 day excursion to Texas, peace out L-town!
-wonder why I've never watched certain series until now: including How I Met Your Mother, Sex and the City, Castle etc
-think, no matter how awful it may be, that Michelle Duggar needs to stop having children. 19 is enough, ah screw it, 8 would have been enough
-have a hard time keeping a secret I decided would be secret
-have to constantly remind myself that I will not loose weight/get toned in a week, must keep swimming, must keep swimming
-be super excited that students are gone for a month, hello peace and quiet!
-get rather cracked up at people who get angry when they do something wrong (i.e. walking out in front of traffic, in the dark, while wearing a black coat, then getting angry when I obey MY traffic signs-he had the stop sign, I will admit that I did not come close to hitting him)
-get bothered by those who do not obey traffic signals. The shiny stop sign does apply to pedestrians and bicyclists
-jump on the I Hate the Kardashians bandwagon. I'm still trying to figure out what their talents are.
-be super excited about my 10 day excursion to Texas, peace out L-town!
-wonder why I've never watched certain series until now: including How I Met Your Mother, Sex and the City, Castle etc
-think, no matter how awful it may be, that Michelle Duggar needs to stop having children. 19 is enough, ah screw it, 8 would have been enough
-have a hard time keeping a secret I decided would be secret
-have to constantly remind myself that I will not loose weight/get toned in a week, must keep swimming, must keep swimming
-be super excited that students are gone for a month, hello peace and quiet!
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
To my 18 year old self
A while ago I did a "letter" to my 16 year old self. After some recent events, I decided that I needed to a letter to my 18/19 year old self, mainly because one of my best friends has needed some "inspiration" lately. So here it goes:
Dear 18/19 year old me,
Congratulations, you have graduated high school. A place you loathed for many years due to its cliques, fat jokes, and all around anger. While I choose not to dwell on that place for too long, I want you to know this: don't judge others based on what your friends say. If you made friendships based solely on what your friends think, you would end up a very lonely person. Lindsey ends up becoming a dear friend who helps you tremendously in 4 years and Rebecca becomes someone who can share everything with. Trust your gut, not what others tell you.
Secondly, don't become so over involved with boys. The one you love isn't going anywhere. It's fun, shiny and new, but don't leave your friends just because of him. Car ends up becoming one of your best friends whom you have some incredibly good times with, even though you pour yourself in to a relationship.
You do have to go to class in order to be successful. It isn't like high school where you could skate by and still get good grades. And while we're at it, those poor grades haunt you throughout your entire academic career. Stop drinking and start studying.
Quit being the obnoxious girl at hockey games. No one likes her, I promise. You just look like an idiot.
Clothes and brand names do not prove you are a better person. Good people like others based on personality, not by the materialistic goods you seem to spend money on.
Go to the gym, everyday. It makes your life so much easier when you're older.
Be nice to your sister. She really does become your best friend. Help her enjoy her last years of high school, and remember to let her live in her own mistakes. Be there to support her when things go badly.
Don't make someone a priority when they make you a convenience. This includes friends. If you're the one constantly making plans here's a newsflash: they don't care about you. This applies to friends you've had for a long time. It isn't worth the anger to be friends. Even if they ignore you when they see you. That's not the definition of true friendship.
The next few years will be fun for you, enjoy them, but not too much!
Dear 18/19 year old me,
Congratulations, you have graduated high school. A place you loathed for many years due to its cliques, fat jokes, and all around anger. While I choose not to dwell on that place for too long, I want you to know this: don't judge others based on what your friends say. If you made friendships based solely on what your friends think, you would end up a very lonely person. Lindsey ends up becoming a dear friend who helps you tremendously in 4 years and Rebecca becomes someone who can share everything with. Trust your gut, not what others tell you.
Secondly, don't become so over involved with boys. The one you love isn't going anywhere. It's fun, shiny and new, but don't leave your friends just because of him. Car ends up becoming one of your best friends whom you have some incredibly good times with, even though you pour yourself in to a relationship.
You do have to go to class in order to be successful. It isn't like high school where you could skate by and still get good grades. And while we're at it, those poor grades haunt you throughout your entire academic career. Stop drinking and start studying.
Quit being the obnoxious girl at hockey games. No one likes her, I promise. You just look like an idiot.
Clothes and brand names do not prove you are a better person. Good people like others based on personality, not by the materialistic goods you seem to spend money on.
Go to the gym, everyday. It makes your life so much easier when you're older.
Be nice to your sister. She really does become your best friend. Help her enjoy her last years of high school, and remember to let her live in her own mistakes. Be there to support her when things go badly.
Don't make someone a priority when they make you a convenience. This includes friends. If you're the one constantly making plans here's a newsflash: they don't care about you. This applies to friends you've had for a long time. It isn't worth the anger to be friends. Even if they ignore you when they see you. That's not the definition of true friendship.
The next few years will be fun for you, enjoy them, but not too much!
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Thursdays It's Ok!
It's ok to...
-think graham crackers are pretty darn great
-use my grandma's moster's-hate-flowers reasoning as an excuse to buy myself pretty flowers bi-montly (Madysen's just a cover up)
-have and one great Thanksgiving, even if all my family wasn't together
-hate cancer. Hate, hate, hate cancer. Saying goodbye to people I love is getting old pretty quickly
-have found a new love in yoga. My bum hasn't been this sore in a while
-think that a VERY snowy 5am is too early to get up and do said yoga
-with that said, it's ok to hit the snooze button for an hour (ok, 90 minutes)
-consider throwing the majority of the nicknacks that have collected dust in our house out, it's a cleansing process
-be super excited that I can get a new phone in 27 days
-want to throw my BlackBerry against the wall, POS hasn't worked in a few weeks
-do the right thing, even when it hurts, even when it's hard
-be super excited about the XBox with Kinect, these fitness games actually do work up a sweat
-want to celebrate my first semester of Grad school is officially finished
-think graham crackers are pretty darn great
-use my grandma's moster's-hate-flowers reasoning as an excuse to buy myself pretty flowers bi-montly (Madysen's just a cover up)
-have and one great Thanksgiving, even if all my family wasn't together
-hate cancer. Hate, hate, hate cancer. Saying goodbye to people I love is getting old pretty quickly
-have found a new love in yoga. My bum hasn't been this sore in a while
-think that a VERY snowy 5am is too early to get up and do said yoga
-with that said, it's ok to hit the snooze button for an hour (ok, 90 minutes)
-consider throwing the majority of the nicknacks that have collected dust in our house out, it's a cleansing process
-be super excited that I can get a new phone in 27 days
-want to throw my BlackBerry against the wall, POS hasn't worked in a few weeks
-do the right thing, even when it hurts, even when it's hard
-be super excited about the XBox with Kinect, these fitness games actually do work up a sweat
-want to celebrate my first semester of Grad school is officially finished
Thursday, November 10, 2011
It's ok Thursday
It's ok to:
-skip last week's post...I may or may not have forgotten about it!
-be super excited about being so sore
-think I've lost weight even when I haven't. My jeans fit better, but the numbers on the have stayed the same
-be really angry with retailers who think it's ok to move directly from Halloween to Christmas. There IS a holiday in between boys, and it's one of the most important of the year-it's about giving thanks
-be frustrated with the fact that I want to help a friend with her current situation but be completely powerless to do so
-look at other people's parenting styles and cringe
-be extremely happy for a girlfriend and her weight loss success
-still love Diet Coke
-be flat out excited about snowshoeing
-be sad that we don't have enough snow for snowshoeing
-count the days until I'm in Texas
-be angry with some family members for choosing fake family members over their own
-on that note, it's ok to tell a 3 year old the truth about why said family members backed out on certain agreements
-want to cut my hair, even if shorter hair isn't my thing
-skip last week's post...I may or may not have forgotten about it!
-be super excited about being so sore
-think I've lost weight even when I haven't. My jeans fit better, but the numbers on the have stayed the same
-be really angry with retailers who think it's ok to move directly from Halloween to Christmas. There IS a holiday in between boys, and it's one of the most important of the year-it's about giving thanks
-be frustrated with the fact that I want to help a friend with her current situation but be completely powerless to do so
-look at other people's parenting styles and cringe
-be extremely happy for a girlfriend and her weight loss success
-still love Diet Coke
-be flat out excited about snowshoeing
-be sad that we don't have enough snow for snowshoeing
-count the days until I'm in Texas
-be angry with some family members for choosing fake family members over their own
-on that note, it's ok to tell a 3 year old the truth about why said family members backed out on certain agreements
-want to cut my hair, even if shorter hair isn't my thing
Thursday, October 27, 2011
It's Ok Thursday!
It's ok to...
-cut the negative people out of your life, even if you were close
-love snow
-be super excited about my favorite aunt and cousin coming down to the TCU game
-go long distances for good medical care
-hit the snooze button more than once, on some mornings there's nothing better than hiding in the covers
-be frustrated with my body for not heeling sooner
-be frustrated with myself for still not taking it easy, must keep repeating-pain free motion, pain free motion
-super excited for my in house date with my amazing husband and daughter
-to be upset when my best friends are hurting
-be super excited about playing Santa this year, M's super excited about this mysterious force that brings her hearts desire every year
-think that everyone makes their own future
-cut the negative people out of your life, even if you were close
-love snow
-be super excited about my favorite aunt and cousin coming down to the TCU game
-go long distances for good medical care
-hit the snooze button more than once, on some mornings there's nothing better than hiding in the covers
-be frustrated with my body for not heeling sooner
-be frustrated with myself for still not taking it easy, must keep repeating-pain free motion, pain free motion
-super excited for my in house date with my amazing husband and daughter
-to be upset when my best friends are hurting
-be super excited about playing Santa this year, M's super excited about this mysterious force that brings her hearts desire every year
-think that everyone makes their own future
Thursday, October 20, 2011
It's ok Thursday!
It's ok to...
-feel like a supermodel when you look super cute, strut your stuff!
-enter into something to honor someone, then drop out when a contest has resorted to cheating.
-not like popularity contests for that reason-the wrong people usually win
-love couponing, If my math works out, I'll get Halloween candy-6 bags for $2. Yup, there will be candy at my house this year!
-still be a positive person but have angry moments
-want to hide when bad things happen. Sometimes we all need a little time to heal ourselves before we can face the world
-love making candy with M. She's a good helper!
-eat cake for breakfast. Life's uncertain, eat dessert's first!
-to still say, "a moment on your lips for a lifetime on your hips"
-keep telling myself that I'm giving up Diet Coke, yet I sit here drinking another one. Everything in moderation right?!
-down home excited about my TX trip in December.
-not want negative people in my life anymore. I understand bad things happen, and they truly do. I do not, however, want someone who can not find the positive in anything that comes our way. Positive thinking=positive power.
-never know what you want to do with your life. Some jobs are just pit stops as we re-group our thoughts
-love the pitstops that our journey takes us on. Loving what you do is worth more than a 6 figure job
-laugh at yourself while others laugh at you. Apparently I'm a comedian now!
-be excited when I loose 1 pound. Rome wasn't built over night!
-feel like a supermodel when you look super cute, strut your stuff!
-enter into something to honor someone, then drop out when a contest has resorted to cheating.
-not like popularity contests for that reason-the wrong people usually win
-love couponing, If my math works out, I'll get Halloween candy-6 bags for $2. Yup, there will be candy at my house this year!
-still be a positive person but have angry moments
-want to hide when bad things happen. Sometimes we all need a little time to heal ourselves before we can face the world
-love making candy with M. She's a good helper!
-eat cake for breakfast. Life's uncertain, eat dessert's first!
-to still say, "a moment on your lips for a lifetime on your hips"
-keep telling myself that I'm giving up Diet Coke, yet I sit here drinking another one. Everything in moderation right?!
-down home excited about my TX trip in December.
-not want negative people in my life anymore. I understand bad things happen, and they truly do. I do not, however, want someone who can not find the positive in anything that comes our way. Positive thinking=positive power.
-never know what you want to do with your life. Some jobs are just pit stops as we re-group our thoughts
-love the pitstops that our journey takes us on. Loving what you do is worth more than a 6 figure job
-laugh at yourself while others laugh at you. Apparently I'm a comedian now!
-be excited when I loose 1 pound. Rome wasn't built over night!
Thursday, October 13, 2011
It's Ok Thursday
It's ok to....
-fall asleep at 9:15 some nights!
-hit the snooze button more than once
-be unbelievably, can't help myself, wanna pee because I'm so excited, happy for winter
-have a negative day once and a while
-(with the previous comment mentioned) it's ok to be one of those crazy happy positive people. I'm serious people! Try it! It's crazy to see how many good things happen everyday when you're actively paying attention to it
-watch leaves fall off the trees instead of listening to my professor lecture
-love ABC's Revenge. Emily VanCamp is amazing!
-really not like like Florence and the Machine. I cant' STAND their music and the damned radio plays it over, and over, and over
-on that note, it's ok to not really like most pop music these days. I love dance music, but the stuff they're coming out with isn't dance music, it's a rip off
-super excited for Halloween!
Have a good week everyone!
-fall asleep at 9:15 some nights!
-hit the snooze button more than once
-be unbelievably, can't help myself, wanna pee because I'm so excited, happy for winter
-have a negative day once and a while
-(with the previous comment mentioned) it's ok to be one of those crazy happy positive people. I'm serious people! Try it! It's crazy to see how many good things happen everyday when you're actively paying attention to it
-watch leaves fall off the trees instead of listening to my professor lecture
-love ABC's Revenge. Emily VanCamp is amazing!
-really not like like Florence and the Machine. I cant' STAND their music and the damned radio plays it over, and over, and over
-on that note, it's ok to not really like most pop music these days. I love dance music, but the stuff they're coming out with isn't dance music, it's a rip off
-super excited for Halloween!
Have a good week everyone!
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