Dear Universe, This semester I have a busy schedule. Okay, a somewhat insane schedule. On certain days I go from car to class to car to train to class to train to class to car to… it gets confusing! If I happen to have time to grab a coffee between all this shuffling around—well, it’s a blessing. I hate rushing, …
Make it Count
“Don’t count the days. Make the days count.” ~Muhammad Ali Dear Universe, Recently I came across an article titled, “10 Places to See Before They’re Gone.” http://www.earthxplorer.com/blog/10-places-to-see-before-theyre-gone.html The nostalgic side of me kicked in. Before they’re gone? The traveler in me perked up. Would there be new spots for me to add to my leap/bucket list? Expedia was just a …
Date Night
Dear Universe, Friday night I took a break from working to go on a date… with my mom. 🙂 We were both pretty tired so just headed to a nearby restaurant with good food and ambiance. We went early, knowing it wouldn’t be a late night. When we arrived the restaurant was still fairly empty so we grabbed two seats …
Rain Drain
Dear Universe, If I were a superhero, rain would be my kryptonite. It might be a few other things too, but mostly it would be rain. Simply put, rain drains me. It forces—yes, forces! me to stay in bed, under lots of covers, sleeping, reading or watching television, basically being completely unproductive until the sun returns. Days like that can be nice—a …
It is What it is…
Dear Universe, For the last several months, I’ve found myself taking on a new mantra. Sometimes once a day or sometimes every hour the words, “It is what it is” come to mind. I say it or think it so much that I even wear a necklace that has the words engraved. It’s a universal mantra that I’ve found works …
Back to Back…to Back
Dear Universe, A close friend of mine was talking with me yesterday about how even though she can see positive changes made in her life during this last year, sometimes she can still have moments of feeling like nothing is different at all, that no progress has been made. I knew exactly what she meant. I have to remind myself …
Summer Days, Drifting Away…
“Nobody on the road, Nobody on the beach, I feel it in the air… The summer’s out of reach. Empty lake, empty streets, The sun goes down alone…”~Don Henley Dear Universe, Though summer is not officially over, the end of August always means one thing to me: Back to school, back to work. Just as I was getting used to …
Wish Upon a Blimp
“Wish it, believe it, and it will be so.” ~Deborah Smith Dear Universe, I believe in making wishes. I’m the girl at the birthday party that yells, “Don’t forget to make a wish!” right before the candles will be blown out. I’m the girl that thinks about her own birthday wish for hours ahead of time so I won’t freeze …