Busy Like a Bee...

I've been wanting to blog this week... but haven't quite had the time. Between trying to indulge myself in life's pleasures (pedicures, shopping, highlighting my hair, and most importantly, enjoying good company!) I just haven't been able to fit a blog into my schedule. Which, you would think I could, considering I quit my job =)

I've always believed that people come into our lives for a reason... and sometimes you wish they could stay longer... and sometimes, you wish you've known them longer as well. You only have one shot at life- although you may have many chances... but as my mother would say, "Presentation is Everything"- and I think that applies with our lives as well- how we carry ourselves, how we treat people in our lives, and basically, just how we overall present ourselves to the world. I've come across some people I will never forget... some of them, I wish I could forget- as harsh as that may sound- they just didn't belong in my life... and if they did, they would still be in it. 

Some people are so consumed with themselves, that it starts to suck the life out of you- because you can't figure out WHY these people act the way they are, and you can't believe how selfish they can be-  but I've also learned that you can't dwell on how other's live their lives, and irritating it may be, they are the one's who have to live with themselves. I've had the pleasure of meeting some fascinating people... and I am lucky to be able to call them my friends. I really enjoy genuine people- people who are sincere, honest, loyal, and just a joy to be around. It surely does make life more enjoyable to surround yourself amongst these people. 

It's Been Awhile...

I apologize for the delay in my blogging. Oooh! How I've missed my sweet blog!

My life has been disorientated for a few months. It honestly started back in September, when I experienced a repulsive situation which caused some fallacious emotions. Emotions that I didn't think I'd have to experience... mainly betrayal (sadly, from those you least expect) and having to witness injustice and politics in the work place.

I am proud to say that I took a stand for myself... and ended my employment on March 13th, 2009. It was a hard decision to come to terms with, which left me mentally battling myself... but it was something that I knew had to be done.

Today was my first day towards my new beginning. I felt the sun shinning through the blinds in the window... and all I could do was just lay there and stare at the ceiling, thinking "This is my start". I finally decided to get out of bed, did my usual morning routine, took care of Sonic and Yoshi, and enjoyed a nice conversation with my mother. I usually don't get to speak with her as much as I'd like, because every time she called, I was off to work... but now I get to enjoy our conversations and not feel rushed.

I then met up with a friend and we went and got pedicures! Oooh! What a delight it was! Although, the lady who was doing my pedicure was putting me through more pain than enjoyment! She massaged the CRAP out of my leg and basically treated my legs as if it were a punching bag... and I kept twitching in discomfort, not to mention that my massage chair was somewhat broken, in the fact that it also, caused more discomfort than enjoyment... and it was making weird noises! I swear it was going to blow up and end up electrocuting myself since my feet was in bubbling luke warm water. Electricity+Water= NOT A GOOD THING! None the less, the color of my toes are lovely!

My friend and I did some shopping after our pedicures... it was an unsuccessful event, and all I purchased was a pair of headbands... but then we went and had Starbucks and that's always a delight!

I ended up meeting some other friends for dinner... Tater Tot Casserole... I must say... it was rather tasty! Definitely a recipe I will try!

Ironically this evening, I received an email from a friend, he asked me what made me happy... then said "Whatever it is, don't analyze it, just do it! Be happy in the moment".

I personally have the tendency to over analyze different aspects of my life... I'm not sure why, but its something I do. I need to learn to live life and not let life live me.

I was also talking with another friend this evening, and we started talking about work environments... and how sad it is that many of us are not truly satisfied with our jobs... or how at one point we were happy with our jobs, but things took a change for the worse. Having a job seems to be a necessity for living- we work to earn money- so that we can take care of our family and our basic needs for living... and we work to keep up with the demands and expectations of society. We tend to lose ourselves in our work- and become so focused on earning a paycheck that we let allow life's moments to slip away...

We've all heard the saying "Money can't buy you happiness"- and if we lived in an ideal world, that could possibly be very true, unfortunately, money does play a role in our happiness- but of course there are things that money could never buy... things such as feelings, emotions, sentiments, affection, etc.

I'm just going to start living in the moment, surrounding myself with love, good people, good food, pedicures and chocolates.