Life's Little Instructions

Sing in the shower
treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated
Watch a sunrise atleast once a month
Leave the toilet seat in the down position
Never refuse homemade brownies
Strive for excellence, not perfection
Plant a tree on your birthday
Learn 3 clean jokes
Return borrowed vehicles with full tank of gas
Compliment 3 people each day
Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them
Leave everything a little better than you found it
Keep it simple
Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures
Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know
Floss your teeth
Ask for a raise when you've feel you earned it
Be forgiving of yourself and others
Overtip breakfast waittresses
Say thank you alot
Say please alot
Avoid negative people
Buy whatever kids are selling on card table in their front yards
Wear polished shoes
Remember other people's birthdays
Commit yourself to constant improvement
Carry jumper cables in your trunk
Have a firm handshake
Send lots of Valentines day cards and sign them "Someone who thinks your terrific"
Look people in the eye
Be the first to say hello
Use the good silver
Return all things you borrow
Make new friends but cherish old ones
Keep secrets
Sing in a choir
Plant flowers every spring
Have a dog
Always accept an outstretched hand
Stop blaming others, take responsibility for every area of your life
Wave at kids on school buses
Be there when people need you
Feed a strangers parking meter
Dont expect life to be fair
Never underestimate the power of love
Drink champagne for reason at all
Live your life as an exclamation not an explanation
Dont be afraid to say I made a mistake
Dont be afraid to say I dont know
Compliment even small improvements
Keep your promises no matter what
Marry only for love
Rekindle old friendships
Call your mother
Count your blessings

Five Question Friday!

25 minutes till I am on vacation! Going to Colorado for a few days to see family, have fun, and recharge! I will blog when I get back!

1. What is your favorite Halloween candy?
Chocolate!
2. Do you fold your socks?
Yes...that way I can find the match easily.
3. What is something that you wish you had been warned about?

How my relationship was going to end. Not that anyone knew but...
4. What is the most significant difference between you and your significant other?

Dont have one at the moment. But our background were huge difference.
5. What are three words you would use to describe yourself? (And, just for fun...if your significant other is around, ask him/her what 3 words they would use to describe you!!)

Fun, Talkative, Ditzy lol

Five Question Friday

1. What do you listen to while driving?
9 times out of 10 I will be listening to KLTY our christian radio station in DFW.
2. What is your least favorite thing about Fall?
Nothing!! I love fall!! my least favorite thing about fall in TEXAS is it dosent get cool fast enough and the trees dont turn the colors I want plus I miss my apple cider donuts in NY : )
3. What does your dream house look like, inside and out?
2 stories. white wrap around porch. the little triangle windows at the top. walk through kitchen. open living room. wood stairs. I could keep going.
4. Would you ever own a minivan?
Umm no...
5. Do you wash new clothes before wearing them?
Somtimes lol usually jeans just because they are stiff. I probably should wash them if you think about it lol

The red and blue text is in honor of the Texas Rangers! Sweep baby!!

Goals

It is amazing to me how much your life can change in a matter of minutes. One minute I was in love and about to get married. The next minute I have no fiance. Everything changed. The things I wanted for me, for us and our future changed. The first few days I was in denial. I couldn't believe that this was happening. My life was upside down. It has now been 33 days since we broke up. Everyday gets a little bit easier but also gets a little bit harder. It is honestly impossible for me to picture being with anyone else. We had such a connection. Did we have hard times? Of course. Did we push each others buttons? Who dosent? But we knew the little things to the point of we didnt even have to ask anymore. He knew things about me that no one knew. I felt complete with him. Spiritually neither one of us was where we needed to be. That can cause problems and it did. I have come to accept that we arent together. I have stopped trying to push it. If we are supposed to be together it will work out. If we arent I hope that he has a blessed life.

Through this past month I have learned to be happy with myself, I have grown spiritually and I know without God I would not have been able to get through this by myself. He has given me so much strength.

I have had to set new goals for myself. They were different when you were with someone.
My goals are for 1 year. October 6, 2011 I will come back and see what I have accomplished.

I have listed some of them below...I am sure I will add more.

1) Continue to grow spiritually

2) Cut and donate my hair to locks of love

3) Go back to school and have ATLEAST 12-16 credits by then.

4) Move into my own place

5) Learn to be happy being single

6) Work on my friendships

7) Lose 10lb and get into shape

8) Do a marathon...half run half walk atleast

9) Find a home church and get actively involved

10)Write a song

Life Lessons

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4.Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6.You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14.If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15.Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17.Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ''In five years, will this matter?".
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything
29. What other people think of you is none of your business...
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32.Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift