Feeling Inspired

There's this new show out there called QuarterLife. Well, it's more than a show really. It's a blog, a vlog (video blog), a social network...a movement. And although I don't think I'll be joining this little movement (check it out at www.quarterlife.com), it has inspired me. Lately I've been so busy that blogging and other hobbies have been put on the back burner. Ok, so pretty much everything outside of work and class have been put on hold. It can't go on like this forever.

The show QuarterLife is all about twenty-somethings and their lives after college. All of the characters are frankly pretty self-centered and their actions have very few consequences as far as the scope of the show reaches. I don't know how accurately that it reflects real life. But in some ways, I still identify with some of them. None of us really know yet what we want to do when we grow up, we're not sure where we fit in the world (but we know we do somewhere), we're not quite sure we want to admit that we're grown ups just yet...

And then there's this whole blogging thing that people said wouldn't last. What is our fascination with revealing parts (or all) of our lives to people we may or may not know. I mean, think about it, you (one of maybe three or four people) are reading about little snippets of my life, and even with a tiny little audience, I still feel the need to share with someone, something about me. But for what? To prove I exist? To prove I'm of worth? For my own entertainment rather than yours? I guess I don't really know.

But nonetheless, I feel a little inspired with this whole video blogging thing. If I have a few spare minutes next week, I may give it a try....whether you will enjoy it or not.

Happy quarter life (those of you in that age bracket). Go find yourself. That's what I think I'll work on for a while.

It's the Little Things...#5

It sure has been a crazy week....and it's not near over. One of these days I'm going to take a nap. In the mean time...

A little thing that makes me happy #5: I'm glad to be young and full of energy and health.

With times as crazy as they are, sometimes even crazy enough to forget meals or loose track of bills or due dates, it's nice to know that no matter how much I feel like I'm dragging, I'll still have enough gusto to get out of bed tomorrow (even if it is at 4:00 am, yikes!) and keep on kickin'. Well, back to work.

The Little Things....#4

Today sure was awfully snowy.

A little thing that makes me happy #4: Having a friend with four-wheel drive that lives in my town.

Even though today was nearly history-making with the university closing early for the first time in a long time, I have a brave friend that lives just a few blocks away who shared her car and bravery as she delved into the drifts on the highway with her Jeep.

I didn't mind going home early, but it's strange. It doesn't seem at all that I got all that much more work done. Why is that do you suppose? I guess there's always tomorrow.

The Little Things....#3

A little thing that makes me happy #3: Keeping my two plants alive.

Anyone who knows me, knows the color of my thumb...brown. Wrinkly, shriveled, burnt up brown. The secret to hiding my brown thumb is to usually keep buying the same variety of plant over and over and over so that no one notices how often my plants are dying. (Pretty tricky, right?)

But, I would like to proudly announce that I have managed to keep the same two plants alive (and at least somewhat healthy looking) since moving into this apartment. Perhaps the massive windows facing the correct directions has had something to do with it, but I would like to think that maybe, maybe, my thumb might me showing a hint of green? It may just be in the creases, but I think I'm beginning to see a hint of color. So, it turns out that it makes me very happy to see the same plants in my apartment for the past nine whole months. (Having said this, I sincerely hope that I have not jinxed myself just yet.)

The Little Things....#2

Having given my new series some thought, I have reconsidered it's title. I will now call it "The Little Things...." and give you a little insight into the little things that make me happy. Yeah, that just feels better.

A little thing that makes me happy #2: The car ride home.

I really have learned to love my ride home from work in the afternoons. For that ten minutes (providing that there are no crazies on the road that day) I am alone with my thoughts, with songs that I love, with my loud singing voice that doesn't get to come out near often enough. It's a chance to unwind, leave work at work, and even laugh at myself every now and then. I have learned in this year of commuting seven miles each way that road range is a waste of energy that I used to be wasting all the time. Since I drive for a living it's probably good that I learned that lesson early. So, save some energy, forget the road rage. Use your drive home to learn something new about yourself.

Little Known Fact #1

So, due to extreme lack of interesting things happening in my life lately, I've decided that it is time to begin a new series. It is the hope, that this point, that anyone at all is reading this at all. But for the most likely two or maybe three people that are reading, you'll get to know all the little known facts about me. Some are funny, some may be sad, or weird, or lame, but they are what they are. So, without further ado, here is my first little known fact:

Little known fact #1: Loading and unloading the dishwasher give me a great sense of satisfaction.

I especially unloading a completely spot-free load while it is still warm. The shiny and clean dishes make me appreciate the fact that I have things like nice dishes, a nice and warm and safe home, and it makes me happy. I'm sure there are other things in life that give me more satisfaction than this little act, but it's just one of those little things that maybe I'm not alone in feeling?

Chagrinagains and the Flip Side

A few chagrins to say about today:

-My boss got to leave at noon...I did not.
-My car needs gas...don't those things ever learn to fill themselves up?
-I opened a new container of cottage cheese today for dinner (I know, the epitome of health for an entire meal) but the seal was broken under the lid...it was bad. And I'm still hungry.

Despite these few and tiny disappointments, today was overall, a beautiful day. Think of all the great things that did happen:

-Friday is finally over, and I have all weekend to relax.
-It didn't snow anymore today, and it is above zero.
-I think instead of rot-tage cheese for dinner, I'll go down to the BP and pick up some Ben&Jerry's variety with massive amounts of chocolate and unnecessary candy additive goodness. Mmmmmmm....

And that right there makes today a great day.