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Sunday, December 30, 2007
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Life ' s too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so..
Love the people who treat you right.
Forget about the ones who don ' t.
Believe that everything happens for a reason.
If you get a chance, TAKE IT!
If it changes your life, LET IT!
Nobody said it would be easy...
They just promised it would be worth it!
Love the people who treat you right.
Forget about the ones who don ' t.
Believe that everything happens for a reason.
If you get a chance, TAKE IT!
If it changes your life, LET IT!
Nobody said it would be easy...
They just promised it would be worth it!
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
In a chronic bad holiday mood
For the past 4 years, the holiday season has found me habititually either starting a bad relationship, being in a bad relationship, getting out of a bad relationship or dealing with the aftermath of a bad relationship. One thing is quite clear to me; I am good at the not-so-good relationships. I know exactly where to find them and I'm the first one in line to sign up for the adventure. If a second round of ugliness is offered, I jump on it like it's the last train out of singledome. I am not going to do that next year. Somehow I am going to learn how to say no and be alone if that's what it takes. Being alone is where I end up anyway.
Friday, December 21, 2007
A sad tail.
Monti and I have been living with Cynthia and Steve for the last couple of weeks. Some where along the way he has started attacking his tail at random moments and gnawing away at it. Cyn, being the ultra sensitive dog mom she is, insisted that I get his tail checked out just in case he has something embedded in it or a fungus growing on the skin. So, because I'm such a good dog mom, I made an appointment with the vet to get his tail checked out. After paying $55 to have a thermometer stuck up his rear and his tail looked at, the vet assured me that it's nothing. Just like I had thought in the first place. This picture was taken on the way to the vet. He must have known where he was going; it's written all over his face.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Clarity
The idea for the following list was snatched from the ever brilliant and eloquent Heidi Mae. :)
WHAT I'VE LEARNED...
*True kindness is still alive.
*I am capable of loving children who are not my own.
*It is impossible to fall in love with someone who is in love with them self.
*If I don't stand up for myself, no one will respect me enough to stand up for me.
*I need to start listening to my gut. It is dead on most of the time.
*I can talk to my grandma... REALLY talk to her.
*I love the country and I need a regular dose of it.
*I can cook for a man and it tastes good!
*There comes a time when I must part with my favorite shoes.
*My dog saves me from losing it most days.
*I have the power and ambition to change my body.
*Running keeps me sane.
*Time spent trying to convince someone of my worth is wasted time. Either they see it or they don't. If they see it, they'll do whatever it takes to keep me in their life.
*Appearance doesn't hold a candle to substance.
*Cloudy days make me happier than sunny days.
*I am a peacemaker and it gets me run over far too often.
*Believing in someone doesn't automatically make them believe in them self.
*I am far too willing to do too much for the wrong people and not willing enough to do things for those that deserve it.
*Getting ahead never happens.
*I'll take my handful of amazing friends over an impressive social circle any day!
*I care what other people think more than I should.
*Large social gatherings cause me so much anxiety that I feel like I might choke.
*As independent as I am, I still desperately want someone to take care of me.
*Slowly letting go of someone is so much more painful than cutting them off completely.
*My focus needs complete redirection to the things and people that really matter.
WHAT I'VE LEARNED...
*True kindness is still alive.
*I am capable of loving children who are not my own.
*It is impossible to fall in love with someone who is in love with them self.
*If I don't stand up for myself, no one will respect me enough to stand up for me.
*I need to start listening to my gut. It is dead on most of the time.
*I can talk to my grandma... REALLY talk to her.
*I love the country and I need a regular dose of it.
*I can cook for a man and it tastes good!
*There comes a time when I must part with my favorite shoes.
*My dog saves me from losing it most days.
*I have the power and ambition to change my body.
*Running keeps me sane.
*Time spent trying to convince someone of my worth is wasted time. Either they see it or they don't. If they see it, they'll do whatever it takes to keep me in their life.
*Appearance doesn't hold a candle to substance.
*Cloudy days make me happier than sunny days.
*I am a peacemaker and it gets me run over far too often.
*Believing in someone doesn't automatically make them believe in them self.
*I am far too willing to do too much for the wrong people and not willing enough to do things for those that deserve it.
*Getting ahead never happens.
*I'll take my handful of amazing friends over an impressive social circle any day!
*I care what other people think more than I should.
*Large social gatherings cause me so much anxiety that I feel like I might choke.
*As independent as I am, I still desperately want someone to take care of me.
*Slowly letting go of someone is so much more painful than cutting them off completely.
*My focus needs complete redirection to the things and people that really matter.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Pure Therapy
This is my work for the day. It's been simply lovely. The flood gates of creativity have been opened!
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Christmas in Scottsdale
Cyn and I drove by this building in Scottsdale and had to take a picture. The reflection across the lake was stunning!
A new love... the spa
It's 7:52 a.m. I am already planning my escape from this 6 x 10 office to Starbucks for a cup full of comfort. I avoid drinking the coffee in our kitchen most days but today I find myself sitting without my usual Amore mug and desperate for something that resembles my daily dose of caffeine. I am not alone; Erika and Yolanda have spoke out against the quality of our coffee this morning and have requested a cup of jo if I do make it out the door. Anyway... enough about coffee and the significance of it in my life.
Friday afternoon Cyn and I jumped in my buggie and headed up to Scottsdale to live a life of luxury for an evening. Our first stop was Anthropologie at the Kierland Center in Scottsdale where every thing is outrageously priced. It's depressing when $40 buys you a plain cotton T-shirt. Absolutely LOVE everything in that store but haven't bought a thing yet. One purchase and I'd be broke. From the Kierland Center we drove to our posh accommodations at the Hyatt Regency where beauty engulfs every inch of space. By the time we arrived at our room we were both craving a filet mignon from Fleming's so off we went to indulge our taste buds. Fleming's can do nothing wrong in my eyes. Everything is absolutely delectable... filet mignon, asparagus, bearnaise sauce, lava cake... the deliciousness never ends!
Saturday morning began with coffee (first on my list of morning priorities), poached eggs, wheat toast and potatoes brought in by a nice little man. Gotta love room service.
Our hotel hosted a full spa experience. I gotta tell ya that it changed my life. The cleansing I felt was amazing. My mind was suddenly at peace; my body felt strong and my heart no longer hurt. It could be that it's all in my head; after all, does a steam room really have the ability to take away all that ails me? All I know is that a trip to the spa is going to be worked into my monthly self maintenance routine. The experience was absolutely heavenly.
Cyn and I were so caught up in the showers, steam rooms, saunas, mineral pools and hot tubs that we were nearly late picking up Tawn from the airport. While Cyn I had a lovely relaxing morning, Tawn was running on little sleep and dealing with late connecting flights. Poor thing. After we picked up Tawn we spent a little bit of time shopping and then got on the road to Yuma.
Sunday was spent doing to normal Sunday routine at Grandma's house and then Tawn and I started moving boxes in to my new condo. We were super efficient and finished with all the boxes by 5:00 p.m. That night we went to Ty and Shelly's for Imelda's graduation party. She is finally done with her Master's degree after a lot of sacrifices and hard work. The food was, as always, amazing! Carne asada and Mexican hot chocolate were the highlights of the meal for me.
Yesterday Tawn and I started off the day with a 4 mile run. My emotional state is a bit unbalanced right now which means daily hard core exercise is going to be the only thing that will save me from sinking into a dark hole. Even with the exercise I'm feeling down. I'm just forcing my way through the day right now and trying my best to keep unhappiness and self doubting out of my thoughts. There are better days ahead... just gotta get through the crappy ones. After the exercise we starting moving the rest of my things which happens to be A LOT! I have so much furniture! The condo is now full of all my things thanks to a phenomenal family effort! Grandpa requested that I wait until he is in Colorado before I think about moving again.
I've gotta finish out this work week and then I'm a free bird for a couple of weeks. Painting is definitely in order... I can handle white walls for a very short time before I start to feel like I might actually step off the edge of sanity.
Wow, it took me 3 hours to finish writing this blog and it's not even a masterpiece.
Friday afternoon Cyn and I jumped in my buggie and headed up to Scottsdale to live a life of luxury for an evening. Our first stop was Anthropologie at the Kierland Center in Scottsdale where every thing is outrageously priced. It's depressing when $40 buys you a plain cotton T-shirt. Absolutely LOVE everything in that store but haven't bought a thing yet. One purchase and I'd be broke. From the Kierland Center we drove to our posh accommodations at the Hyatt Regency where beauty engulfs every inch of space. By the time we arrived at our room we were both craving a filet mignon from Fleming's so off we went to indulge our taste buds. Fleming's can do nothing wrong in my eyes. Everything is absolutely delectable... filet mignon, asparagus, bearnaise sauce, lava cake... the deliciousness never ends!
Saturday morning began with coffee (first on my list of morning priorities), poached eggs, wheat toast and potatoes brought in by a nice little man. Gotta love room service.
Our hotel hosted a full spa experience. I gotta tell ya that it changed my life. The cleansing I felt was amazing. My mind was suddenly at peace; my body felt strong and my heart no longer hurt. It could be that it's all in my head; after all, does a steam room really have the ability to take away all that ails me? All I know is that a trip to the spa is going to be worked into my monthly self maintenance routine. The experience was absolutely heavenly.
Cyn and I were so caught up in the showers, steam rooms, saunas, mineral pools and hot tubs that we were nearly late picking up Tawn from the airport. While Cyn I had a lovely relaxing morning, Tawn was running on little sleep and dealing with late connecting flights. Poor thing. After we picked up Tawn we spent a little bit of time shopping and then got on the road to Yuma.
Sunday was spent doing to normal Sunday routine at Grandma's house and then Tawn and I started moving boxes in to my new condo. We were super efficient and finished with all the boxes by 5:00 p.m. That night we went to Ty and Shelly's for Imelda's graduation party. She is finally done with her Master's degree after a lot of sacrifices and hard work. The food was, as always, amazing! Carne asada and Mexican hot chocolate were the highlights of the meal for me.
Yesterday Tawn and I started off the day with a 4 mile run. My emotional state is a bit unbalanced right now which means daily hard core exercise is going to be the only thing that will save me from sinking into a dark hole. Even with the exercise I'm feeling down. I'm just forcing my way through the day right now and trying my best to keep unhappiness and self doubting out of my thoughts. There are better days ahead... just gotta get through the crappy ones. After the exercise we starting moving the rest of my things which happens to be A LOT! I have so much furniture! The condo is now full of all my things thanks to a phenomenal family effort! Grandpa requested that I wait until he is in Colorado before I think about moving again.
I've gotta finish out this work week and then I'm a free bird for a couple of weeks. Painting is definitely in order... I can handle white walls for a very short time before I start to feel like I might actually step off the edge of sanity.
Wow, it took me 3 hours to finish writing this blog and it's not even a masterpiece.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
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