Fill in the Blank Sunday.

1. A nervous habit I have is primping, if I am nervous about something I'll probably keep checking my hair and makeup, or something like that.

 

2. Something that makes me sad is people being mistreated or animals being mistreated. I don't like to see sad commercials about animals, I always flip the channel.

 

3. Today I am thankful for lazy days when there is nothing to do but relax and enjoy things!

4. My favorite room in my house is probably the living room because it's just a good place to watch TV, play on the computer, cook, or talk. My apartment isn't that big...so if I'm in the living room, it doesn't take much to get to any other room!

 

5. I can't stand being too cold or too hot, that is probably why I'm always changing the air cooler or turning it off. I haven't really had to use the heater yet since my apartment is so well insulated.

6. If I had an extra $100 to spend on whatever I wanted today I would maybe shop online. I really try not to shop much unless I just really need something.

 

7. The last person I hung out with was family for Thanksgiving, and now I'm back home with hubby relaxing and getting unpacked.

The sheet-rock is not your friend.

Everyone has a funny story that might not have been that funny at the time...Okay, so I have many stories that might fit this category. I remember the day I had climbed up into the attic to help my Nana get rid of most of her stuff before her big move. I was probably in sixth grade at the time. Not knowing any better, I decided to search for stuff and get ready to hand it down to the family members waiting below the ladder. While sprawled out, sitting on the SHEET-ROCK, things started to cave... Before I knew it, I was falling clear out of the attic, butt first! It happened so fast, I didn't know whether to scream or panic all together. But panicking would not have done any good anyway. My dad luckily saw what was happening, I'm sure it was pretty hard to miss! I was holding on for dear life, but I was slowly going to fall no matter what. My dad said later that he didn't know whether to climb up the ladder really quick and pull me back up or wait there below to make sure I didn't fall straight through to the ground. The ground must have been a good 9 feet down, but unfortunately I am not a cat and probably wouldn't have had the luxury of landing on my feet. Somehow I managed to disentangle myself enough to climb down my dad who was tall enough that I could feel his arms reach out for me, then I climbed down his shoulders. Thank goodness that I only got a minor scratch from the whole ordeal. We definitely need our daddies to catch us sometimes! For a stunt double in a movie...this wouldn't have been any big deal at all. Someone from a "Jackass" movie probably does this as a regular occurrence, to hop and flip out of attics. But this event has been enough for me to steer clear of my share of attics...and when I do venture up an attic, you can bet your bottom dollar that I stay far, far away from the sheet-rock!

Will Blog for Food.

When I titled this blog "Once in a While Ramblings"...it has proved to be just that! I'm lucky if I get a blog out once a month, sometimes there might be a three month time gap, oops! The trouble with blogging is...I do have different thoughts pretty much on any day, that may or may not could be turned into a blog, but sometimes it's just a little difficult to find an angle that I want to say something. I always try to think about who might be reading it, even if I don't have that many followers. I try to write stuff that will be fun for me to look back and read later on as well. If I was getting paid to blog, I'm sure I could find fifty different angles to say the exact same thing. But when I blog for my own enjoyment or to get something off my chest, I do my best to make sure it's a thought worth writing out for others to read. I have had moods where I could write every day and come up with poems/skits/short stories, etc. but those moods tend to self-destruct. I guess the truth is I'm most creative when I'm sleep-deprived...like a two week seasonal mania type thing, if that exists. But if I get too worked up and get all hyper, it's not really a great thing in the end...cause eventually I crash and it was like I was jumping from one thing to another so fast I couldn't really slow down to be my true self...although I have written some pretty thought-provoking interesting pieces during those times! And those times were really few and far between, but they did inspire a creative spark. My imagination is wild enough to take me any place I want to go. I don't have to be a crazy person to be creative, although many a great artist/poet/writer has been under the influence of who knows what! But I'd much rather just write from the soul...and get my ten plus hours of sleep a night! ;) Mellow is my hallmark.

Who am I anyways?

When it comes to writing about my own personal life, sometimes it seems easier to just write about a quote, post a picture, or write about a certain subject that isn't necessarily personal to me. I could write in a diary all day long, but when it comes to posting something for others to read...should we be honest with all of our feelings or should we just put something out there that we don't mind others seeing? Well...the truth is...I'm the kind of person that still likes to mail hand-written letters to friends and family. I'm the type of person that doesn't really know what type I really fit into, lol. I'm the type of person that would rather think of ten good things about someone than one bad thing. When it comes to my personality, someone once compared me to a duck. I guess no matter what, I keep on quacking. I had a friend in junior high that compared me and my family to the stereotypical ideal American family, lol. She was from India, so it really did make good sense for her to say that. I've been really grateful for my family and the opportunities that I've gotten. I've had things fairly easy for the most part but that doesn't mean I haven't had to work for what I've achieved. I've always had a close relationship with both of my parents. I've always been able to tell my mom anything. I've always had a pet kitty cat, I'm a total cat lover. I love learning about animals in general. I'm also guilty of watching some mindless TV shows...I like fluffy shows with teenagers in them even! haha. I'm guilty of watching Secret Life of the American Teenager, Make it or Break it, One Tree Hill, Glee, American Idol, and I love Desperate Housewives. I like going to libraries. I never buy books, I really don't see the point in paying for a book, if it's something you can get from the library. I would say that I like to plan things out in my mind, but I enjoy just being spontaneous and making an adventure out of the littlest things. It really doesn't take much to make me happy. I can really be doing absolutely nothing and be completely happy. As long as I have people with me that I love, everything else seems to fall in place. So there it was, an honest blog about myself, nothing mind-boggling just yet... ;)

Advice Worth Listening to.

I've taken some common advice and given my thoughts on each subject.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth: Don't let your youthfulness pass you by. Take advantage of opportunities that come your way. Don't be afraid to try new things or step out of your comfort zone. Realize that you are a beautiful person and don't be critical of yourself, sometimes the time to make things happen in the world is when you're young and people will still listen to your voice and what you have to offer.

Don't worry about the future: It is completely useless to worry about the future. How often do things actually go the way you think they will anyways? Instead use your energy for things besides worrying and you'll get more done and you'll be more prepared for what might come your way! And what comes your way might even be way better than what you could have imagined on your own.

Do one thing every day that scares you: I completely agree with this! This is sometimes my rationalization in getting myself to do things that might frighten me just a little. Or I often use this line on others in getting them to do something that might normally embarrass them. How else are we gonna grow as a person unless we do something that scares us every now and then. And I don't mean to get reckless in something harmful, I just mean doing something a little out of your ordinary routine.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours: Sometimes people have to learn this the hard way. If a relationship always feels strained or one-sided, maybe it's just not meant to be. Don't punish yourself by staying in a relationship like that, there are way too many bad relationships out there, but always remember that there is a way out. Be strong and never let go of your sense of yourself. Because deep down, you know that you deserve better and if you are treating someone badly, that person deserves better.

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults: This one sounds easy in theory, but how often do we tuck that little bit of negativity in the back of our minds telling ourselves that we can't do something. All because some hair-brained person insulted us once way back, when their insult meant nothing more than ignorance. Focus on the positive good things in your life, don't dwell on things or people that only bring you down.

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements: Keep reminders of the past that make you smile. Remember who you once were and remember the journey that brought you to where you are today. Plus bank statements are no fun to read.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life: Don't focus so much on what you're going to do with your life, because life happens no matter what. You might get a degree in one thing but find that your natural talents will lead you right back to something completely different. And that's completely fine. People of all ages discover new career goals and new aspirations at any age of their life. Take pride in your work and do your best at what you love.

Travel: Get out there and see things, travel as much as you can, and meet new people. Don't get stuck in a rut. I find that travel rejuvenates me and makes me want to rediscover things all over again. Take a soul vacation where you reconnect with yourself...do things like travel or whatever you enjoy to relieve stress and get away for a few days! And when you come back, things might seem brighter. Sometimes you just need to clear your head by seeing a change of scenery for a little while, or sometimes you just might need to reconnect with some old friends or family members.

Be careful whose advice you buy: There is alot of bad advice out there. Learn from others and learn from yourself. The more you live and grow, the more you'll know what works for you and what doesn't work for you. Have a good support network that you can trust and call on, just to talk to. And be there for them when they need to talk to you as well. Life is really not a harsh place when we can count on others and when we can count on ourselves as well.

Life: The next big thing.

So often we want our lives to fast forward or we want to see everything fold out before us in a neat little package so we'll know what to expect right around the corner. I often wonder what will things be like in just five years or just two years. And I want to write down my feelings and anticipations, so once those years come and go, I can look back and realize that anything I was anxious about or anything I was looking forward to or unsure about became greater or even better than I imagined. There are always those big questions that you start asking from when you're little...like "Who will my best friends be?" "Who will I marry?" "What will I work as?" "Where will I live?" "When will I do this and when will I do that?" And most of your years, you feel like you're coasting to the next big thing. And growing up certainly sneaks up on you! We're in our safe little bubble for so long, then we find ourselves out on our own making decisions for ourselves! As scary as it is, we start thinking and sounding more like our own parents! Well, sometimes. So the big milestones like getting out of school, finding a good job, discovering who we are, having a good place to live...we look back and we think how amazing it is that we got to this point in our lives! And would we have liked a flash forward image of where our lives were taking us all along? Maybe, but maybe not. And it's funny to think how Point A brought me to Point B, C, D, and E. When we put all the bits and pieces together...we find that our journey was leading us somewhere all along. I can honestly say that it's funny how things work out. The things I have always loved and cared for, those things are big parts of my life right now. To be happy in the moment...to be happy with your decisions, happy with where you are and who you're with...and where you're going in life...That, that right there was worth all the patience in the world. But the key all along was just living, living each day and living it in a way that kept you true to yourself, true to others, and true to your own future.