Advice from me to me (and to you too)

Work well, not hard.

(but don’t rule out working hard)

Celebrate true friendships.

Hike.

Eat your vegetables. All of them.

Drink water.

Live within your means.

(but splurge every now and then)

Sing.

Call your mom. Or your dad. Or someone special.

Cry when you need to.

Laugh. A lot.

Exercise because it feels good.

Stop. And take a breather.

Enjoy nature.

Dance.

Give service.

And most importantly…

in all that you do, be true to you.

 

Scurred

Things that scare me:

Infertility. Yet as bad as I want those babies someday, I’m equally afraid of poopy “blowouts”. On the same note, I’m afraid of waiting too long for babies and then trying, only to find out that we should’ve started trying years earlier.

Death. It’s the only guarantee in this life and somehow I find myself hoping that it just miiiiight skip over me… in 75 years of course.

Spiders. Because who isn’t afraid of spiders? Once, I discovered a freshly hatched batch of teeny-tiny baby spiders. Like 100 of them (not joking). Get this… WANDERING ALL OVER MY SHOWER CURTAIN! Isn’t that the scariest thing you’ve ever imagined!?

Flying. Turbulence sucks and scares the hell outta me. On our flight home from Hawaii in January, I legitimately prepared myself to die. You know when Denzel flies the plane upside down in the movie Flight? I swear to you, that plane I was on felt like it was one bump away from flying flat on it’s back. Ugh, turbulence. You scurr me.

Working a desk job for.ev.er. Don’t get me wrong, some people are really good at this. I, on the other hand, shutter at the thought of working a regular day job for the rest of my life. My creativity must be nourished and (between you and I) a law office really is no place for creative nourishment, or at least the kind I crave. However, don’t mistake this for ungratefulness. I’m very very grateful for my job. I promise.

What makes your bones shiver with fear?

 

 

Yo Mom!

Perfume//Bangle//Floppy Hat//Earrings//Tote//Lip Balm//Candle

This list is so great it's making me wish that I was somebody's mother right now.

I'm not somebody's mother yet, but someday I will be, and I think I'll be good at it (fingers crossed) because my mother sure was good at it.

Here's to hoping that Mom's Day is as bright and sunshiny as it should be.

What I do

I love passionately. My on-and-off relationship with Justin Timberlake from the ages of 10-15 proves this because I’m still passionately upset that Jessica Biel got to him before I did. It wasn’t supposed to be that way! (Even though I totally think she’s his second best choice, but don’t tell her that.)

I (try to) live fully. And for me that means living honestly and being true to who I am at all times. Sometimes it even means wasting my life away on Netflix and Hulu+ while devouring a carton of Talenti Gelato. Creamy Pistachio and Modern Family make me feel whole.

I ride public transportation like a boss. People-watching on the UTA Trax is good as gold. Don’t worry though, I use Sean’s car on grocery shopping days. Have you ever tried lugging groceries home on foot?! No thank you.

I cry. Like once or twice a day (Exaggeration. Or is it?). I cry when I’m happy and I cry when I’m not so happy. It’s refreshing, don’t you think?

On the flip side, I laugh. A lot. I get it from my Mama and it’s my favorite thing about her, so I win.

 

Tracy Aviary

We celebrated the true arrival of spring (knock on wood) by wandering about the new and improved Tracy Aviary at Liberty Park. As the pictures will prove, it was pretty darn fascinating and holy moly there are some really beautiful (and not-so-beautiful) birds in the world. My favorites were the ever-so-graceful cranes, the colorful and active peacocks and the owls. Oh the owls. When that great horned owl looked straight into my eyes I swear it pierced a hole right through my soul. Those eyes!

For only $7 admission, I highly recommend meandering about the Tracy Aviary. The improved exhibits are clean and beautiful and sure to ruffle your feathers!

Visit the Tracy Aviary's website HERE.