You Must Be The Change You Want To See

When in a funk...CHANGE!!!

"Don't be afraid to change.

You may lose something good...

But you may gain something better."

{via Google}

The little things may be the hardest to change...

But they will reap the biggest rewards in the end.

Dare to stand on the edge & take a chance!!!

P.S. The winner of my "Luck Be A Lady" giveaway is...

"Flourescent Adolescent". Congrats girl!!!

{Please email me your info}

"The man who carries a cat by the tail learns

something that can be learned in no other way."

- Mark Twain

T.w.e.n.t.y...E.i.g.h.t. Candles

One day a year...

One whole day that's all mine...

To be spoiled & given a wish!!!

Today is the day...the day i age...

Another year older...another year smarter...

And another candle added to the cake.

{images via Google}

With aging comes confidence...

Strength to take on the world...

An imagination to complete your bucket list...

And knowledge that...you are who you are...

Not what others expect you to be.

This year...my twenty-eighth year of life...

I plan to grow even stronger as a woman...

As a mother...as a wife...sister & friend.

May my hopes & dreams be closer to reaching...

May my vision of what's to come...come soon...

{Oooo i have a secret that will soon be spilled}

And may my health remain strong.

Everything else that comes this year is a bonus!!!

"Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be...

The last of life...for which the first was made."

- Robert Browning

All Aboard....

Cause i'm leaving on a jet plane...

And all my bags are packed!!!

{via We Heart It}

Today is THE day...the day i've been counting down to...

The day i hop {not literally of course} on a plane...

The day i get to go visit my friends & family back home :)

Whoo-hoo & happy dance for me!!!

{camera flashed right on my face & yes i'm scrunching. Lol}

I'll see y'all when i return next week...

But...until then...you still have time...

Time to enter my "Luck Be A Lady" giveaway.

So long...farewell...auf wiedersehen...GOODBYE!!!

{Just had to go with "The Sound of Music"}

"We make a living by what we get...

but we make a life by what we give."

- Winston Churchill

Swing Into Spring

I'll tell you where we're going...

"Swinging"

Yeah we were swinging!!!

- via John Anderson

Yes...we were swinging...

With our tooshes firmly planted...

Our fingers wrapped around the chains...

And our feet kicking in the breeze.

To feel lighter than air...

To feel the wind upon your face...

To feel the smile form...

Swinging brings childhood memories back.

"She decided to free herself...dance into the wind...

create a new language. And birds fluttered

around her...writing "YES" into the sky."

- via We Heart It

You Can Stand Under My Umbrella

To give...lend a helping hand...

Do good when not asked to do so...

This is the BEST gift one can receive.

To be unselfish and kind...

To open your heart to a stranger...

Many thanks will come your way!!!

{images via We Heart It}

It's not about the praises though...

It's about doing what's right...

As everyone needs help at one time or another.

Maybe it's a smile...maybe it's a penny...

Picking up something another has dropped...

Whatever it may be...to help someone feels good.

These little things that others don't ask for...

Can mean something & bring joy to you both.

"He who says he never needs help...most does."

- Malcolm Forbes

Luck Be A Lady

Thinking long and hard...

Trying to decide what to do...

How i should do it...

And when?!!!

Well...it seems the time has come...

It's time for me to announce...

It's time to share the next giveaway with y'all.

Ladies...it's ALL about beauty!

It starts from the inside & shines on the outside.

Reading can be fun...enjoyable & relaxing to many.

I've searched high & low for a good book...

And well...i came across a laugh-out-loud...

Witty...can't-put-it-down...good book!!!

"Get Lucky" by Katherine Center

This glow that others see...can be complimented...

With our appearance...so...i'll also include...

A few of my must-have beauty products!!!

- Panasonic heated eyelash curler

- Vaseline of course {it's my moisturizer}

- Maybelline "Colossal" mascara

- Clinique "Superbalm" lip treatment

Now...onto the rules shall we?!!!

- Must be a reader/follower of my blog

- Leave a comment on THIS post

- Blog about my giveaway & get a second entry

{please tell me so that i know...thanks}

- And last but not least...good luck to all who enter :)

"And the day came when the risk to remain

the same was greater than the risk to change...

It is...after all...the only hope for the cocoon to

become the butterfly."

- Anon

I Keep My Life On Heavy Rotation

With so little time & so much to do...

How do we accomplish things during the week?

I swear it so, this is the soul reason why...

I tend to stay up sooo late at night...

Only to wake-up a few short hours later groggy...

And in much need of caffeine to get me going.

{Fill up my Starbucks mug}

"And i know nothing sweeter than...

Champagne from last New Years...

Sweet music in my ears...

And a night full of no fears.

But if i had one wish fulfilled tonight...

I'd ask for the sun to never rise."

- {No Sleep} The Cardigans

Our time is precious...yet most of our life...

Is spent sleeping it away!!! {WHY?}

Each and everyday...i push the limits...

I test myself and my body on how much...

It can take or will take...

Because there is no end in sight for this gal.

{Not rest for me until there be a dyer need}

There are errands to run...shopping to do...

Sports practices to attend...cleaning...etc.

We have only one life to live...

So i'm going to enjoy each second...

Accomplish much & sleep only when i have to.

"There will come a day when you feel like shit

and you'll want to give up on this life & everything else.

When that day arrives, save yourself some trouble

and don't do a thing...just take a nap."

- Anon

One...Two...Buckle My Shoe

"Bunny ears...bunny ears...playing by a tree...

Criss crossed the tree...trying to catch me...

Bunny ears...bunny ears...jumped into the hole...

Popped out of the other side beautiful & bold."

Ahhh...the joy of learning to tie shoes!!!

Having children in this age range i do have...

And yet...they refuse to wear shoes with ties.

{Slip & slide around the house}

Funny huh?!!!

Well...slip on shoes are easier...

Especially when we're a rushin out the door in the AM.

Just plop on the Vans...Chucks or ballet shoes and GO :)

{Flippity-flops are also acceptable}

"The shoe that fits one person...pinches another.

There is no recipe for living that suits all cases."

- Carl Gustav Jung

Mmm...Maybe...Yeah We'll Talk About It

Communication: A process by which we assign

and convey meaning in an attempt to

create shared understanding.

In ALL relationships...this is a MUST!!!

Y'all i'm sure are already aware of this...

But...what you may not know...

Is that i am NOT big on talking.

{writing comes more naturally...and is easier}

This might be a good thing right about now...

As i've got Laryngitis yet again & am mute...Boo :(

{Read my lips...via Google}

Ooo but how i wish i could talk my feelings out...

Right then and there...when and how...

At the moment...the second when i should.

{via Google}

See...i'm one of those who has to ponder...

Take a moment or two...{ok a day}...

And sit on it...thinking out the right words to say.

"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold

in pictures of silver."

- Proverbs 25:11

Caution...Animal Crossing

One...two...three...GO!!!

{And the race is on folks}

Ever remember reading the story...

"The tortoise & the hare"?...

Well...what about "The tortoise & the calf"?

{Look ma...no hands}

Hehe...ok...so that one i made up...

But it doesn't mean it couldn't exist :)-

"Animals are such agreeable friends,

they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms."

- George Eliot

Mama's Got A Brand New Bag

Birthdays...another year of getting older!!!

Is it really that time of year again?

Well...i guess so...let the countdown begin...

As it's only twenty-one whole days away :)-

{Tick...Tock...Tick...Tock}

Reminds me of the crocodile in Peter Pan...haha.

Now...i can't help it, but i am one of those...

Who makes a list of wants & ends up buying...

Many of the items prior to the BIG day...Oopsies!

{Don't rain on my parade}

I know...i know...shame on me for not waiting...

But this year i was given permission to shop-away...

And H.E.L.L.O...what gal could refuse THIS bag?!!!

{Gotta love Marc}

I mean...i had good reason {as us gals usually do}

See, this bag is sold out EVERYWHERE...so...

When i found one...i scooped it up like ice cream.

Shopping done...now i'm going to try & be really good...

Lets hope nothing else pretty catches my eye.

"When birthday is just like any other day...

or even worst...that's a sign you've grown up."

- Anon

That's All I've Got To Say

Some people say exactly what they think...

While others just fib their way through words.

{via Google}

Lying: Disposed to or characterized by untruth.

Truth be told...no lie will get you ahead...

No lie is worth hiding behind...

And a lie will not bring you happiness in the end.

{Snip...snip went the scissors}

Too many a times i've seen it play out...sooo...

Be true to yourself & your words!!!

"The hardest tumble a man can make is to

fall over his own bluff."

- Ambrose Bierce