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Monday, November 8, 2010
Day 08 → Someone who made your life hell
Honestly (and this feels like such a cop out), but see Day 4. That was my hell for about 6 months...
Thankfully at this point no one is making my life hell. I'm really happy with where I am and who I am right now, and I can only see things getting better.
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As some of you may know I'm currently having a weight loss competition with one of my besties. I would like to lose weight for Julie's wedding but the only way that I can lose weight is if I make it a game. That's why I like Boot Camps or classes at the gym more than jumping on the elliptical for an hour. I get so bored.
I've finally found the secret to weight loss. Are you ready for this life changing bit of information I'm about to tell you? DANCING! No, not in a studio like I did when I was in high school. I mean dancing in bars to loud, booming music to the point that you are sore the next day.
Losing weight is sort of a double edged sword, because while my clothes are fitting looser...my clothes are fitting looser. I'm going to have to go shopping for new clothes! Woo! I guess it's not that terrible.
I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Mine was full of birthday celebrations AND DANCING!
Thankfully at this point no one is making my life hell. I'm really happy with where I am and who I am right now, and I can only see things getting better.
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As some of you may know I'm currently having a weight loss competition with one of my besties. I would like to lose weight for Julie's wedding but the only way that I can lose weight is if I make it a game. That's why I like Boot Camps or classes at the gym more than jumping on the elliptical for an hour. I get so bored.
I've finally found the secret to weight loss. Are you ready for this life changing bit of information I'm about to tell you? DANCING! No, not in a studio like I did when I was in high school. I mean dancing in bars to loud, booming music to the point that you are sore the next day.
Losing weight is sort of a double edged sword, because while my clothes are fitting looser...my clothes are fitting looser. I'm going to have to go shopping for new clothes! Woo! I guess it's not that terrible.
I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Mine was full of birthday celebrations AND DANCING!
Day 07 → Someone who has made your life worth living for
My family makes life worth living for.
I strive to be a person my dad would be proud of, and when I screw up I am determined to fix my mistakes and move forward because I know that is what he would expect of me.
I try to be a role model for my younger cousins. No family is perfect and sometimes I feel like my family is the furthest thing from it, so I want my younger cousins to have positive influences in their lives who they can relate to. The ten year age difference between us is perfect because they see me as a friend, but at the same time they know I'm an adult and are conscious of the decisions I've made such as graduating from college, getting my own apartment, and paying my own bills.
I am so grateful for the rest of my family as well. I look forward to growing old with them and continuing to share Thanksgivings and Christmases with our expanding families. I can't wait for all of us to get married and start families and for our kids to be best friends just like my cousins and I have been since we were kids.
I strive to be a person my dad would be proud of, and when I screw up I am determined to fix my mistakes and move forward because I know that is what he would expect of me.
I try to be a role model for my younger cousins. No family is perfect and sometimes I feel like my family is the furthest thing from it, so I want my younger cousins to have positive influences in their lives who they can relate to. The ten year age difference between us is perfect because they see me as a friend, but at the same time they know I'm an adult and are conscious of the decisions I've made such as graduating from college, getting my own apartment, and paying my own bills.
I am so grateful for the rest of my family as well. I look forward to growing old with them and continuing to share Thanksgivings and Christmases with our expanding families. I can't wait for all of us to get married and start families and for our kids to be best friends just like my cousins and I have been since we were kids.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Day 6-- Something you hope you never have to do
I hope I never have to attend a close friend or family member's funeral while we're still young.
It is always so tragic when someone leaves this earth too soon. I would be devastated to lose a close friend or one of my cousins. Of course I would be devastated with the death of anyone I'm close to, but when someone young dies it's seems unfair that they didn't get a long life like my grandmas or grandpas.
Let's go forth on this Saturday on a happy note. THXTHXTHX is one of my favorite blogs. The notes are the writers "daily exercise in gratitude."
[image courtesy of thxthxthx.com]
It is always so tragic when someone leaves this earth too soon. I would be devastated to lose a close friend or one of my cousins. Of course I would be devastated with the death of anyone I'm close to, but when someone young dies it's seems unfair that they didn't get a long life like my grandmas or grandpas.
Let's go forth on this Saturday on a happy note. THXTHXTHX is one of my favorite blogs. The notes are the writers "daily exercise in gratitude."
[image courtesy of thxthxthx.com]
Friday, November 5, 2010
So amazing how people change
Jay-Z is a former crack dealer turned successful rapper and producer. He's coming out with a memoir next week and after reading some of the excerpts I'm really looking forward to this book.
The New York Post has some excerpts here.
I really like the cover art as well.
Day 5-- Something you hope to do in your life
I'm 23 (almost 24...yikes!) so there is so much that I hope to do in my life. At this point the number one goal that I am actively aiming for is to open my own art gallery.
For most people that know me that doesn't seem like it would be my go-to answer, but working in Florida made me realize what I want to do. While in Florida I was one of the directors of my uncle's non-profit organization for children aging out of the foster care system. If you haven't educated yourself on the tragedy that is the foster care system in America, please do so. There are articles here and here to give you some information.
I knew moving back to Austin that I wanted to continue to work in the non-profit sector. I love the marketing aspect of business, and I can use my skills in that for marketing and fundraising for a non-profit organization. Making bank for a non-profit is much more attractive to me than being a droid in a corporation. I want to have an impact on the world and I think my art gallery is a great way to do it.
The plan is that my art gallery will support other non-profits via donations and art auctions. I don't have any of the specifics yet, but I'd like to feature a non-profit organization either monthly, quarterly, or possibly yearly. It will take more research and experience to figure that out. The art would ideally come from the organization being sponsored and could be a variety of mediums--paint, sculpture, drawings. The more varied the art the better, I say! Pieces could also be donated by supporters to be auctioned and cash donations would be accepted to help the gallery pay for fixed costs (rent, electricity, salaries, etc.).
I'll probably have to continue working my full time job in addition to the gallery for a while so that I can pay my personal bills and put money into the gallery myself. So two full time jobs at once...awesome! It's ok. Sleep is for the weak.
For most people that know me that doesn't seem like it would be my go-to answer, but working in Florida made me realize what I want to do. While in Florida I was one of the directors of my uncle's non-profit organization for children aging out of the foster care system. If you haven't educated yourself on the tragedy that is the foster care system in America, please do so. There are articles here and here to give you some information.
I knew moving back to Austin that I wanted to continue to work in the non-profit sector. I love the marketing aspect of business, and I can use my skills in that for marketing and fundraising for a non-profit organization. Making bank for a non-profit is much more attractive to me than being a droid in a corporation. I want to have an impact on the world and I think my art gallery is a great way to do it.
The plan is that my art gallery will support other non-profits via donations and art auctions. I don't have any of the specifics yet, but I'd like to feature a non-profit organization either monthly, quarterly, or possibly yearly. It will take more research and experience to figure that out. The art would ideally come from the organization being sponsored and could be a variety of mediums--paint, sculpture, drawings. The more varied the art the better, I say! Pieces could also be donated by supporters to be auctioned and cash donations would be accepted to help the gallery pay for fixed costs (rent, electricity, salaries, etc.).
I'll probably have to continue working my full time job in addition to the gallery for a while so that I can pay my personal bills and put money into the gallery myself. So two full time jobs at once...awesome! It's ok. Sleep is for the weak.
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