February 2010
Giving Myself Some Credit
I’d like to thing that I have really open mind about almost everything. Over the past few years, and especially this year, I’ve noticed that a major characteristic in my personality is that I just about always give people the benefit of the doubt. I hardly have to try to do it because it has just become so natural to me to leave a “what if” option everywhere. Yes, people could say that this could...
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Fridays will always feel good.
Books
How nice would it be if the only worry I had in the world was that of figuring out which book I will read first on my list of stories I wish to gorge on?
Currently on this list:
- Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers ( a gift from a friend of mine)
- Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
- My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
- The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
- The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories...
Happy Valentine's Day! Here are two Confessions.
In honor of this infamous holiday, I will make two confessions to my blog readers.
1. The last time I had a boyfriend, I was in eighth grade and it only lasted about a month or something. Maybe not even that. I broke up with him the day before or the day of Valentine’s day. I didn’t mean to, but that’s a long story. I haven’t talked to him since that day and I don’t...
“In youth, we clothe ourselves with rainbows and go as brave as the zodiac.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
So this is what our society has come down to?...
I wish there was a way for me to get everyone to read this post and not just read it, but understand why it’s so important. Today was an eye-opening experience for me. Recently, I signed up to volunteer with this organization called Say Yes to Education. Say Yes focuses on getting student volunteers to interact with and assist kids at elementary schools and after school programs. I...
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Everyone tries really hard to look and dress like they don’t try at all.
