music video monday

why? because i can.

premiere of kelly clarkson’s “already gone”

pet peeves

confession: i am slightly neurotic. those of you who know me well understand. i was thinking about the things that really get my goat and put together my top 3 pet peeves.

1. people chewing loudly or with their mouths open.
2. the sound that fingernails make when scratching a seatbelt.
3. people complaining about things that they can change.

what are your biggest pet peeves?

these decisions should be easier

i feel like i can express myself here. i want to be nothing short of honest and raw on this blog. because of that, you should know that i am going through a very difficult time with my hair. whilst growing my hair out, i have found myself in the awkward “middle” stage…too long to put up, but too short to look decent down. so, i am turning to this scientific test to see what you think.

i saw this picture of david beckham which almost inspired me to get in the car to go get my hair cut. but then again, i have already put the time into working towards this longer ‘do.

its the weekend, baby

what’s great about this weekend:

-it’s the weekend.
-i will have internet at home.
-i will not hear a single peacock.
-i will be hanging out with friends.
-my work phone will be off.

let the fun begin.

most recent leg of the journey

there was a time when i was really excited to go to orlando. it was the land of milk and honey, i knew it. barring some really great friends, nothing really happened for me. at the end of my time there (9 months…a full gestation period for human beings…also a full gestation period for full blown restlessness in my life), i didn’t really have much to show for myself other than a piss-poor attitude and two dead-end jobs.

out of nowhere, my good friend, big sledge,  helped me land my current gig back in wpb. i am working at a faith-based group home for foster children. i am a case coordinator for 18 boys (5-17 y.o.). i love it. never thought i would be doing what i am doing, but isn’t that the way that God tends to work? at least it that is what usually happens with me. each day is different than the one before it. i am happy to be where i am, and i am pleased to actually be where i am.

the road leading to where i am hasn’t been the scenic route, or the shortest route…but it has been the right route.

it’s nothing much

i am coming back to my long lost blog. it is not because i feel like i have something important to say. it is not because i am trying to change the world through a free webpage with my picture on top. its just a way for me to share the things happening my life with you…i don’t know who  you are, but hopefully you do. and if you have read this far, you may just care about what is happening in my life. so here’s to you. hopefully my musings will be real, honest, and maybe even illicit a chuckle.see ya soon.

cheers

i’m coming back.

i’m coming back to my long lost blog. i am in the process to figuring out a new look/name. any suggestions?

what i did last night

sadly, i enjoy nothing more than updating my facebook status and keeping up with others during big events. at least i am not alone and many of my friends suffer from the same affliction….click here for a sampling.

baby squirrel

 i’m prone to worry and anxiety. i don’t really know why, i guess it is just a hurdle that i have to continuously overcome in life, part of me that i must constantly give to Christ. often i fail miserably at that, especially recently. today i was on a quest to be a bit more frugal in my errands, buying an in-home dry cleaning kit, grocery shopping at walmart (which was not as stressful as i had expected), etc. as i unloaded my cheap(er) groceries, i looked into the web of trees that surround my house. they are really quite amazing. 

jumping from branch to branch, a little squirrel was doing whatever it is that squirrels do. when i saw him, i thought how nice it must be to just live without anxiety, fear, or worry. but then i stopped. perhaps it was God that stopped me. when i live with anxiety, fear, and worry, i am grossly missing out. missing out on God’s truth and provisions. He brought to my mind matthew 6. if God provides for an inconsequential (sorry, peta) creature like that, how much more does He provide for me? how much more does He care about that which He created in His own likeness? 

today, i cast my anxieties on Him. 

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?     Matthew 6:25-27

so, i’ve been sailing

i’ve been full sailing for four days now….so far, so good. it really is a good school…i’m not saying that because i get paid to. i have been training thus far and probably will for a bit longer. besides working at the banana, this is the first non-church job i have held. i think it is going to be a really good experience. i will have the opportunity to be part of a pretty large organization, do a lot of things i have never done, and learn a whole new “world.” everyone i have met has been really nice and helpful, so hopefully that remains true after the honeymoon. 

all in all, i am excited about it. i am excited about new relationships, new experiences, opportunities to advance, and just to try something new. oh…i think i am also going to need to drop banana. i am gearing up for a day of working both jobs today (7-11 then 12-9). i foresee that never happening again.