Wednesday Wisdom

At first glance, this might seem sad. But for a type-A hyper control freak it's really a breath of fresh air. A girlfriend once told me, relative to guys of course, 'have standards not expectations' and it was so profound to me...and applicable to all areas of my life. Yes, not having expectations can be the defense mechanism to not being let down or hurt, but it also allows you to stop and enjoy the moment a little more. You see the good things and appreciate them as opposed to comparing them to what you 'wanted' or how you thought it 'should' be. Having standards just allows you to stay true to yourself at the same time. So stop. Don't have any expectations for today. Just let it happen.

Back in the Swing of Things & January Goals!

Diving back into real life after an extended vacation is always hard. It's even harder when it feels like you've been living a different life. I moved away from "home" right after college; well, actually it was before the end of college. I was living the life of your typical college, sorority girl on Friday and the next Monday I was suddenly a young professional on the other side of the country. My 2 lives have never really linked up. My friends have met my friends here and my family has come to visit, but I mean in the way that the way I spend my time at home is a lot different than the way I spend my time in  in California.

In real life stuff happens, like I get bored. I watch crappy TV. I find time to workout. I need to sleep-in on weekends to maintain my lively-hood. I cook. I make my own decisions.  At home, mostly because I have to see a lot of people in a short period in time, but also because a little bit of that college sorority girl comes out, I feel like I'm ALWAYS going and there's always something going on.  Don't get me wrong, I love it, but it's weird to go from go, go go to Kardashian marathons and pajama pants over night. It brings up questions like "What am I doing with my life?" "Should I be going all the time?" "Am I wasting my time right now?" "Is the fact that I'm asking myself these questions mean that I'm living my life wrong?" "What's your 5 year plan?" "Maybe I should move back home and work at the Starbucks?" Really you just have to tell those questions to shut it, but sometimes you have a moment of weakness and buy a plane ticket to go back in 2 weeks........oops.
All in all I miss college and I need something else to focus on!

Thus my January Goals!

1) Budget Better {no, SERIOUSLY}
2) Write Christmas Thank You notes by  January 11th
3) Blog Twice a Week
4) Find a new workout routine that doesn't cost $250/month {see goal #1}
5) Plan an awesome, Belated 26th Birthday Party!
6) Finish Decorating My Room
7) Be A Kick-A** Social Media Manager for the Fashion Show
8) Practice These:

Friday Favorites {2012 version}

2012 has been the fastest year of my life. Seriously, I don't even know what happened. Last thing I remember is sitting in my living room in January, with my roomie E fantasizing about a European Vacation that would probably never happen. That trip was 6 months ago now.

I refuse to let 2013 go by so fast!! I've decided my resolution is to live more in the moment & stay positive about it! In the mean time, I wanted to honor some of my favorite moments of 2012.

1) MLK Weekend Roomie Vacation to Disneyland
It was last minute to help me forget about boy's and their (some how always) false promises and it definitely did the job!

2) Visiting Kingsley in Tennessee & participating in normal TN weekend rituals, like trips to the gun range!

3) Trip to Carmel with Katie!

4) Last minute, 48 hour trip home for Mom's birthday
(and reading the entire Fifty Shades Darker in the 4 hour plane ride)


5) Spain & Morocco (duh!)

6) Lakehouse on Labor Day!

7) SF Thanksgiving!

Can't wait to see all the adventures of 2013!!!

Obsession: Halcyon

Just downloaded the new Ellie Goulding album Halcyon and I'm OBSESSED! Her voice is like fun and dance-y meets chill, which I know sounds like an oxymoron, but its the truth.

Quote of the Day

So true for me right now. Go make something happen ladies!