love me for me

via {pretty young things}

i look like crap today.

i want to look hot tonight.

"i am me. and i won't change for anyone."

{ashlee simpson}

are you strong enough to be my man?

this morning i woke up and felt

inspired.

the alarm on my phone is "rockstar" by miley cyrus.

i love waking up to this song.

and it got me thinking about this cute blog that i stumbled upon yesterday.

read "sometimes i crack myself up."

it is totally great.

so here is today's inspiration:

via mary ruffle

"hello world! i have something to offer you today!"

professor and classmates:

you have something to learn from me.

cute boy behind the counter at starbucks {or peet's or the bank or wherever he is}: 

you know you want me.

little boy who loves testing my patience:

i am so much more fun than your stupid dinosaurs.

oven / fitted sheet / pile of laundry that never goes away / big scary spider:

one day i WILL put you in your place.

book report to be written before tomorrow's deadline:

you are lucky to have me as your author.

my immediate inclination is to begin explaining and justifying my behavior in saying these things.

BUT

i'm not gonna.

i am fabulous, and i'm not going to feel bad about that today.

:)))))))

i hope that you are feeling fabulous today.

next time you climb in the car, look in the rearview mirror and tell yourself how great you are.

because...you are.

happy friday.

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

ps. this totally inspired a new playlist on my itunes. ...delish!

"guess you don't notice. guess you don't need this. sad you're not seeing what you're missing...i can fix a flat on your car, i might even be a rockstar."

{miley}

you're ruining me with secrets and gestures and looks

{TODAY}

I am missing: these two...

and those blue eyes...

I am smiling: at the thought of the giants 2010 season.

I am running: out of time on my book report.

I am accepting: the fact that my jeans have holes in inappropriate places.

I am watching: the sun show the rain who is boss.

I am making: everyone jealous :)

I am craving: adventure {but what's new, right?}

I am loving: myself. the chai that i'm currently consuming. my job. some precious people. the idea of summer. i could go on forever, baby.

{and yes, that last sentence should sound familiar. i love that home alone is so good it makes its way into everyday life}

I am anticipating: baseball season. a visit from my bff. a great weekend.

I am listening: to an ingrid song that i just bought. she's so good i can't even handle it anymore.

I am happy: bc life is better that way.

What are you today? 

ps. i found this here. cute.

"i am all dressed up tonight, i've waited all night long. when will they finally play your song? i am in the mood to dance."

{ingrid. duh.}

when your world trembles and quakes...

now that i am working on my post-100 posts, i'm pretty much a seasoned veteran, yeah?
well that's how i feel, so don't pop my balloon :)

via ekaunoichii

life is tough.

it's not always pretty pictures of flowers and stitchings and black tea {as seen on all of our daily blogs}.

today, as i reflect on some of the big stuff going on

{not so much in me, but in those around me}

i have to share these observations

...

the sun peaking out in the middle of a rainy day means something to me.

having painted nails makes me happy.

sweet texts from boy before bed help me to wake up with a smile on my face.

bumping into a newly designated "closest friend" at the coffee shop makes my day.

kind words to/from people at the gas station or grocery store will always put me in a better mood.

listening to corner, love love love, and are we there yet on repeat = catalyst for a pleasant disposition.

a reminder of God's continual love and goodness is bigger and better than anything else.

in the midst of it all...

the good, the ugly, the sad, and the lovely...

there's always room for just a smidgen of hope. 

i just love that.

{i would love to know what you delight in! share with me, please?}

"there is nothing left to lose, so hold onto me, i'll onto you." 

{allie moss}

ps. pretty sure i've used these lyrics before, but the song is too delicious to only share once.

preschool didn't prepare me for this...

today is my one hundredth post. i feel excited...i like to see projects/hobbies/anything that i stick to :)

my boy's ringtone on my phone is playing on my itunes right now. i still smile every time i hear it. just saying.

anyway...some tuesday thoughts to share with you...

question: does anyone else ever feel this way?

i've realized life has made it abundantly clear to me that one of my greatest fears is being {or just feeling} misunderstood.

i'm in a spiritual direction class {don't ask...i'm still trying to figure out what that means!} and let me just show you the basic agenda of each week's meeting time:

1. sit in silence for 20 minutes {meditating, listening for God's voice, reflecting on what He says, etc.}

2. write about the experience

3. share what you experienced with a classmate

4. share with the class about your experience of sharing with the classmate

5. participate in exercise that involves introspection and deep thought {more meditating, listening, reflecting}

6. share with classmate...

7. share...

8. share...

9. share...

...do you see the pattern??

well this is fun and all, but seriously...can't a girl get a break?

i mean...not all girls like to talk about their feelings!!!

okay okay, i say all of this jokingly. i guess the only reason it's even blog-worthy for me is bc it's one of my greatest struggles.

most of the time, i just feel like charlie brown's teacher..."WAH WAH WAH WAH WAH!" ...you get the picture.

i'll be honest...as a 23 year old girl, just trying to develop and maintain quality relationships, i'm a little mad at my preschool teachers who were responsible for teaching me to share with others. i think they were a little too focused on our toys and not near as focused as they should've been on our emotions.

all this to say, i'm working on things.

:) :) :)

love you all.

"i could hold your hand all day."

{katie herzig}

coyote not-so-ugly?

via mary ruffle

welcome to deep, after-dinner thoughts with paul {a super wise man}!

"where the mind goes, the body will follow."

topic:

coyotes

context:

i love love love to hike. and, for the most part, i prefer doing it on my own. however, i heard one bad coyote story a long time ago, and it seems to have made a dwelling somewhere in the back of my mind. so now, every time i go out for a hike date with myself, it is always interrupted by my fear of a coyote attack. {i know, i know...silly.}

words of wisdom:

1. this is about my fear of the outcome, not the coyote itself

2. the coyote is actually a representation of peace

{it is through the coyote that i will overcome my fears and experience victory}

3. in reality, the coyote may simply be my "sister-creature" which exists, in my life, as my helper

and on a more practical level...

4. coyote attacks are ridiculously uncommon. i'm more likely to be struck by lightning.

5. worst case scenario: an attack would merely result in my contribution to the food chain.

today i am grateful for:

friends who are willing to sit with you when you are at your worst

{faded sweats, absolutely no make up...not even shimmer, rockin' a big gulp and chocolate, an emotional wreck}

and

the shining sun in the mid-day sky

"but how do i know if i'll make it through? how do i know? where's the proof in you? and so it goes, this soldier knows, the battle with the heart isn't easily won...but it can be won."

{ingrid michaelson} 

fragile

via kelly mccaleb

craving:

sunshine

adventure

daisies

solitude

sunglasses

my camera

a glass {or 2} of wine

tristan, ingrid, adele, colbie
and let's top it all off with a nice, firm pillow

"well i can't breathe, and i wish that you couldn't take your eyes off me. but it's never easy as it seems, is it? please, softly before i scream breathe, breathe, breathe."
{tristan prettyman}