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This is the fruit of the brain-labor I wrote about a few days ago. It’s my first article (of many) for PrivateJet.com as their new Director of Social Media.
I can’t believe this is actually happening.
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When I want to know something, I look it up. I am insanely, unabashedly curious about the world around me and it’s become a joke for Andrew to ask me if I’m going to “Google it” whenever I use the phrase “I wonder…” in almost any context. I am discontent not knowing things.
That should speak for the joy I got today from spending all day learning and writing about a company that makes art. I woke up with a goal, I learned, I created, and now I have an almost 600-word article that I am proud of, and that will hopefully get me a really great job later this week. If I don’t get the job, it won’t be for lack of trying, and I’m happy with that. It felt good to feel like I was contributing to something again.
Now if only I could get my back to readjust itself, I think I would have an excellent night’s sleep. :)
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Photo reblogged from the church of the wild wood
First Book wants to give away 1 MILLION BOOKS TO KIDS IN NEED OVER THE NEXT 10 DAYS. Here’s the catch: We want the world to know about the issue of illiteracy and how they can help us fight it. In support of our effort, we will give away a book for every “re-blog”, “retweet”, and “share” we get of this message on twitter, tumblr and facebook. Get to sharing.
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Today was a growing day… the kind of day that makes you realize that you’re dating someone who is just as stubborn as you. But also the kind of day that involves walks to the mailbox and banana pudding for breakfast and breakfast for lunch and talking and laughing about everything that matters and a lot of things that don’t. Walking that someone through my train of (over)thought and then shedding more than a couple tears through grateful smiles about how perfect this is.
There is so much more, but, Lord, thank You for this opportunity to grow and to love and to learn and to have someone I can hang on to and who I can trust and who loves me back one million times as much as I deserve and then some. I am incredibly blessed.
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Photo reblogged from fuck yeah cartography!
Wooden Map of New Zealand by WoodenWords on notonthehighstreet.com
Andrew, if I was any good at making things like this, I would make it for you. :)
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Day 30 – A photograph of yourself today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days.
Here I am, a year and three months after I began the 30 days series that was supposed to last- well- 30 days. A lot has changed. A lot. For that reason, I’m not limiting this post to three good things that have happened in the past month. I’m just counting my blessings.
In these 15 months, I have
- Started and finished the most mentally, physically, and emotionally challenging semester of school I ever attempted. (I didn’t think I would make it).
- Graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a 4-year degree in 3 1/2 years.
- Stood by my family as we fought through an incredibly difficult time; we are now so much stronger and closer for it.
- Learned that my oldest, dearest friend is going to be a wife and a momma so soon. She is going to have the most beautiful family that most people could only ever hope to dream of, and a sweet baby girl named Lucie Jane come May.
- Made the most difficult decision of my life to walk away from something that “made sense”. I am stronger than I thought I was, and so much happier for it.
- Only just begun to understand that my plan does not, can not, and will not ever compare to God’s plan for me. I am trying less and less to convince Him that mine is better.
- Began to love someone harder than I ever imagined was possible.
- Decided to live a little. :)
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Photo reblogged from the church of the wild wood
Dang. Okay. This shouldn’t be too hard to make. Seriously.
summer 2012
(Source: tiptopnshipshape)
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It’s amazing how when you begin working on something that sometimes you forget about entirely, your continuous effort makes you want it more and more. I am getting better about being patient, but the more progress I make, the more I want greater patience. It is, in many ways, an exercise of faith.
I get excited about things very, very easily. By nature, I also get over things very, very easily… which means I get let down a lot when things inevitably fail, but I get over them quickly. Those little things add up over time, though, and sometimes I am left feeling unproductive and dejected. I have been working hard to change my thinking so that instead of getting let down for small failures, I thank God for closing some doors as He makes the way to open others. I am so loved that He will work everything for my good, no matter what I think I am doing to either deserve it or fall short.
That being said, when I look forward to the weekends so much, it is hard to be patient during the week… although I feel incredibly lucky to have something so special to look forward to. :)
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Photo reblogged from Power has been invested, strength has been tested
Day 29 – Something you could never get tired of doing.
Exploring… I don’t think I would ever tire of exploring. While for the most part this means adventuring, hiking, backpacking, traveling to faraway places, this also includes exploring on a much smaller scale. I like exploring people and things, too. I am an incredibly curious person and I am so undeniably privileged to be able to discover new things every single day- every single minute, practically. The ability to explore and to learn is counted as such a huge blessing in my book.
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- Innocence. As a child, I was blind to so much of the hurt and the filth on this earth. I didn’t have the experience to know that what you see on the outside of someone doesn’t necessarily reflect what they’ve been through and what they are dealing with on the inside. It’s hard to see things from a child’s eyes now.
- Nap time. This goes without saying, but nap time was so unappreciated when it was required. During summers in Maryland when I wanted to play in the kiddie pool in our back yard, Dad would tell me to go take a nap while he filled it up. I can still remember dreading having to wait to play in the pool, but, oh, what I would give now, to have someone tell me that I had to take an afternoon nap.
- The days when thinking that everything was humongous. Mom and Dad were giants, I could ride bareback on dogs, the deep end of the pool might as well have been the Atlantic, and a three-foot-tall stuffed animal was perfectly proportioned for snuggling.
- Having little feet. By the time I was in 6th grade, I wore a size nine and a half shoe. It was a lot easier to find shoes when I was younger.
- Appreciation for copious amounts of sugar. I used to drink fruit punch out of cardboard cartons with my cafeteria lunches, and, then, it was absolutely heavenly. I tried it again at a pancake breakfast hosted by my high school band a couple years ago… that was a mistake. Either it all of a sudden became absolutely terrible or, like me, my taste buds grew up. I think my taste buds grew up. :(
