10. Basketball- and not just KU basketball. I love playing basketball so much, and it's something I need to start doing again
9. Shopping. When I save up enough shopping money to do some serious retail therapy, I love it. It's funny because I used to completely hate shopping with a passion. Now that I can go on my own & I'm completely free to make my own choices, I really do love it. Online shopping also makes it easier to love to shop.
8. Driving the shit out of my car. I can't wait for summer to come again so I can put my tires back on and have some grip!
7. Spending time with friends I love. I don't do that nearly enough & tend to make excuses for not seeing the few that are still close to Lawrence. I always say, "Oh they live too far away to visit," but I just need to man up and make the damn drive to OP.
6. Learning new languages. After I just upgraded to iTunes10, I noticed a few features, like audiobooks. This lead to me find a few books that teach you Russian. I also found tons of audio recordings of Russian conversation, so I'm hoping to start picking it up.
5. Lifting weights. I find it so invigorating and I absolutely love the feeling I get after lifting for a while- when I can feel myself getting stronger. And not to mention, it's an easy way to put on weight that looks good.
4. Community service. I used to volunteer all the time and it's something I stopped doing about a year ago. I get a sense of purpose from volunteering and I'm going to start doing it again after finals.
3. Thinking up all of the wonderful outfits I'm going to wear when I a) finally get over my sweatpants phase and b) have enough money to sophisticated clothing.
2. Reading, movies, & TV. Sometimes you need a break from your life or at least a reminder of better things, and these three things are a great way to do that.
1. Our little family that we've created. Every night when we're all at home, the cats are upstairs meowing/going nuts and the puppies are running figure eights around the downstairs, Alexey and I just look at each other and smile because, at the end of the day, life is good.
Showing posts with label OPTIMISM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OPTIMISM. Show all posts
Monday, November 29, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
4 more days
Four.more.days.
Writing every day this month has been an experience. It has caused me to be more reflective & forced me to follow through. I honestly can't believe I've blogged every single day; at the beginning of the month I would have never thought I'd be able to come up with something to write every day. Sure, I fudged a couple of posts, but mostly I did come up with real blogs.
What I mean when I say it made me more reflective is that I realized by blogging daily that people were getting a MUCH bigger dose of Rachel this month. It made me think about what that might mean to my average blog reader. I'm aware that I'm a negative person- it's just who I've become over the past few years- but it's not always something that I "force" on people on a day-to-day basis. (Sorry, Alexey, but you chose this ;) I thought about what it would be like if I were the reader instead of the blogger & I don't think I'd keep reading after a while.
So for you, reader, I'm going to work on getting back to the happy person I used to be. She's buried deep in there somewhere & I'm going to try to dig her out. I'm not making any promises & I'm sure it's going to take a while, but believe it or not, it's difficult to be unhappy & negative. Although everyone always says that happiness is a choice, I've learned that even though you may chose to be happy, it doesn't always come easily. I've made the choice today to get back to that point, but it's not just a switch you flip. I'm going to have to face many of the things that have caused my negativity & come to terms with them. Wish me luck!
Writing every day this month has been an experience. It has caused me to be more reflective & forced me to follow through. I honestly can't believe I've blogged every single day; at the beginning of the month I would have never thought I'd be able to come up with something to write every day. Sure, I fudged a couple of posts, but mostly I did come up with real blogs.
What I mean when I say it made me more reflective is that I realized by blogging daily that people were getting a MUCH bigger dose of Rachel this month. It made me think about what that might mean to my average blog reader. I'm aware that I'm a negative person- it's just who I've become over the past few years- but it's not always something that I "force" on people on a day-to-day basis. (Sorry, Alexey, but you chose this ;) I thought about what it would be like if I were the reader instead of the blogger & I don't think I'd keep reading after a while.
So for you, reader, I'm going to work on getting back to the happy person I used to be. She's buried deep in there somewhere & I'm going to try to dig her out. I'm not making any promises & I'm sure it's going to take a while, but believe it or not, it's difficult to be unhappy & negative. Although everyone always says that happiness is a choice, I've learned that even though you may chose to be happy, it doesn't always come easily. I've made the choice today to get back to that point, but it's not just a switch you flip. I'm going to have to face many of the things that have caused my negativity & come to terms with them. Wish me luck!
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Good day?
I'd actually say I had a pretty good day today despite everything that happened. Yes, that's right people, I'm focusing on the GOOD parts of today instead of the BAD. Bet that was one hell of a surprise, huh?
This morning I woke up with a migraine. That sucked, but I was being spooned by my man, so I didn't really even care I had a migraine. I also got to sleep in until about 11:30! After breakfast, I decided I just couldn't stand my hair cut anymore & that it needed to be fixed. I decided I'd shower, do my hair like I normally do it & head to another stylist to show her what had been done to my hair.
A bit before I was supposed to leave, my awesome manager texted me offering me some hours tonight, so I said I'd come in after my hair cut. I headed to my appointment & was delighted when she thought my hair looked just as horrid as I thought it did :) But really, she could tell the girl just wasn't paying attention. She did an awesome job fixing it, even though she had to take a little more off the bottom.
Funny side story: we were talking about our dogs, & I mentioned Tuck & said, "He's part sheltie, part kangaroo." Her response was, "Oh really? I didn't know they could do that!" Hehe. She thought I meant he literally was part kangaroo instead of me just meaning he's quite the jumper. She was really sweet & actually listened to what I was saying! She seriously did a great job, & I feel like I can actually go out in public again.
After my hair cut I raced home to shower & get ready for work. I took the dogs out right as I was about to leave, & what happens? Tuck has diarrhea. AWESOME! When we got inside he also started dry heaving, so that was great. Usually I wouldn't think very much of this, but he ate poo at the dog park yesterday that I could clearly see a worm in when I went over to get him away from it. I did NOT want to spend Thanksgiving home, taking him out every 5 minutes, so I called the vet. Yeah, apparently they all closed really early for the holiday.
Because of that I had to take him to Banfield in Overland Park. He made it the whole way there, all the time in OP, and the whole way back without making a mess so that was freaking amazing. The vet was actually really good & they were super quick! Something Banfield never has been. Tuck actually liked it. After the vet, I stopped by my mom's house to introduce Tucker to the family dog, Mandy & they got along pretty well. Mandy doesn't like other dogs at all, so that was huge.
As I was leaving OP, I called back my friend Brian to see what he had called for earlier. I ended up going over to his place to hang out for a bit since I haven't seen him in way too long. Did I mention how much I love catching up with good friends? Let's just say I'm feeling completely refreshed & that's probably the reason I'm being positive tonight. Tuck behaved pretty well after his initial freak out because of meeting a new person & being in a new place.
Now we're finally back home, Tucker is medicated, & Koopa & Tuck are reunited again :D
This morning I woke up with a migraine. That sucked, but I was being spooned by my man, so I didn't really even care I had a migraine. I also got to sleep in until about 11:30! After breakfast, I decided I just couldn't stand my hair cut anymore & that it needed to be fixed. I decided I'd shower, do my hair like I normally do it & head to another stylist to show her what had been done to my hair.
A bit before I was supposed to leave, my awesome manager texted me offering me some hours tonight, so I said I'd come in after my hair cut. I headed to my appointment & was delighted when she thought my hair looked just as horrid as I thought it did :) But really, she could tell the girl just wasn't paying attention. She did an awesome job fixing it, even though she had to take a little more off the bottom.
Funny side story: we were talking about our dogs, & I mentioned Tuck & said, "He's part sheltie, part kangaroo." Her response was, "Oh really? I didn't know they could do that!" Hehe. She thought I meant he literally was part kangaroo instead of me just meaning he's quite the jumper. She was really sweet & actually listened to what I was saying! She seriously did a great job, & I feel like I can actually go out in public again.
After my hair cut I raced home to shower & get ready for work. I took the dogs out right as I was about to leave, & what happens? Tuck has diarrhea. AWESOME! When we got inside he also started dry heaving, so that was great. Usually I wouldn't think very much of this, but he ate poo at the dog park yesterday that I could clearly see a worm in when I went over to get him away from it. I did NOT want to spend Thanksgiving home, taking him out every 5 minutes, so I called the vet. Yeah, apparently they all closed really early for the holiday.
Because of that I had to take him to Banfield in Overland Park. He made it the whole way there, all the time in OP, and the whole way back without making a mess so that was freaking amazing. The vet was actually really good & they were super quick! Something Banfield never has been. Tuck actually liked it. After the vet, I stopped by my mom's house to introduce Tucker to the family dog, Mandy & they got along pretty well. Mandy doesn't like other dogs at all, so that was huge.
As I was leaving OP, I called back my friend Brian to see what he had called for earlier. I ended up going over to his place to hang out for a bit since I haven't seen him in way too long. Did I mention how much I love catching up with good friends? Let's just say I'm feeling completely refreshed & that's probably the reason I'm being positive tonight. Tuck behaved pretty well after his initial freak out because of meeting a new person & being in a new place.
Now we're finally back home, Tucker is medicated, & Koopa & Tuck are reunited again :D
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Random thoughts of the day
I realized that I rarely post a blatantly positive blog post, so I'm going to do that today by sharing a few random thoughts.
- The weather outside is AMAZING! The clouds are fluffy and white. The beautiful blue sky is visible. It's just breezy and not windy.
- The trees outside are big enough now that birds can sit in them. Know what that means? I get to listen to the sweet songs they sing.
- Koopa and the cats are absolutely loving having the windows open. They've been laying in front of them all day.
- Since I started lifting weights a couple of days ago, I've gained 3 pounds! Losing all that weight so fast was pretty scary, so gaining it back fast has eased my worries. And it's going to be awesome to have some strength back and have arms that are more filled out. Can't wait!
- This is probably the first holiday in my 23 years that will be spent family-drama free. That in itself is freakin' amazing and unbelievable.
- I ate mini corn dogs last night and didn't get sick! I'm still on a high from it. It's been so long since I've had a meat other than turkey. I have also always loved corn dogs, so being able to eat them again (slowly and in small quantities lol) has been great.
- Did I mention this weather?!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Bad Shit Can Turn Into Good Shit
Well that is quite a shitty analogy, but I hope to make sense of it. What I mean to say is that when bad things happen, you can always turn your negative experience into something good...or at least better.
Take my week for example. In the past few days, my computer has completely failed me. I used it primarily for school (taking notes) and for interneting after school. Last night, my power cord gave up on me. If my computer doesn't get power, the battery drains, and the computer will eventually die. If the computer dies, I cannot access *any* of my notes. Sure, I have them backed up- from their versions 6 months ago. Point is- if my computer won't turn on, there's no point for me to go to class.
The second bad thing to happen (which actually happened before the battery drainage) was that my digital pen fell out of the slot and is now gone. This sucks royally because, being in many science-based classes, we often have to draw structures and mechanisms all over our notes. Believe it or not, this is incredibly hard to do on a track pad. I can't tell you how many times I tried to grab for the non-existent pen today to draw something. I ended up having to type out what he was drawing. That will be fun to study.
But when I got home from class today, I decided to give HP a call. When I got through to a person, I was amazed! I told her what problems I was having with the power cord and that my pen fell out even after I had clicked it in the slot, and she said, "Oh that's no problem; we can send those to you right away. They should be there by the end of the week." The end of the what? This week? You mean in, like, two DAYS?!? Customer service *always* gives me trouble (unless I'm at Walmart), so I always get incredibly nervous to call and complain about anything. HP totally won me back today and completely improved my day/week.
Another easy way to turn negative into positive was to avoid one of the things causing me to have a bad week. School. The two tests I took yesterday bummed me out completely, so I decided to sleep in today. I don't even need to tell you how enjoyable that was. It renewed my positive attitude and got me through a quiz and one whole class.
The hardest part about turning the negatives into positives was, for me, deciding to do it. Sometimes the worst part of being happy is deciding to give up your anger/frustration and just be happy again. But once I did, I felt tons of tons of relief. So if anything is frustrating you or making you mad, try to let it go so that you can start enjoying life again.
Take my week for example. In the past few days, my computer has completely failed me. I used it primarily for school (taking notes) and for interneting after school. Last night, my power cord gave up on me. If my computer doesn't get power, the battery drains, and the computer will eventually die. If the computer dies, I cannot access *any* of my notes. Sure, I have them backed up- from their versions 6 months ago. Point is- if my computer won't turn on, there's no point for me to go to class.
The second bad thing to happen (which actually happened before the battery drainage) was that my digital pen fell out of the slot and is now gone. This sucks royally because, being in many science-based classes, we often have to draw structures and mechanisms all over our notes. Believe it or not, this is incredibly hard to do on a track pad. I can't tell you how many times I tried to grab for the non-existent pen today to draw something. I ended up having to type out what he was drawing. That will be fun to study.
But when I got home from class today, I decided to give HP a call. When I got through to a person, I was amazed! I told her what problems I was having with the power cord and that my pen fell out even after I had clicked it in the slot, and she said, "Oh that's no problem; we can send those to you right away. They should be there by the end of the week." The end of the what? This week? You mean in, like, two DAYS?!? Customer service *always* gives me trouble (unless I'm at Walmart), so I always get incredibly nervous to call and complain about anything. HP totally won me back today and completely improved my day/week.
Another easy way to turn negative into positive was to avoid one of the things causing me to have a bad week. School. The two tests I took yesterday bummed me out completely, so I decided to sleep in today. I don't even need to tell you how enjoyable that was. It renewed my positive attitude and got me through a quiz and one whole class.
The hardest part about turning the negatives into positives was, for me, deciding to do it. Sometimes the worst part of being happy is deciding to give up your anger/frustration and just be happy again. But once I did, I felt tons of tons of relief. So if anything is frustrating you or making you mad, try to let it go so that you can start enjoying life again.
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