What Tastes Better
than the first sip of a steaming hot cup of coffee on a cold day?
I just have to say, this is that good, ya’ll.
March 8, 2013
February 25, 2013
it’s a trap!
going to respond to my negative thoughts with a slap, ‘get off my lawn, bitches!’
Anxiety accompanies desire. As long as the mind is full of desire, anxiety will be there. When desire ceases, anxiety is no more.
Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj (via lazyyogi)February 22, 2013
February 8, 2013
50 Things That Make Me Happy
50. dancing to hip hop, rap, r&b, country, electric, jazz, classical MUSIC
49. buying gifts for Christmastime
48. thinking out loud
47. laughing big belly laughs
46. making cupcakes, vegan, gluten-free, or regular
45. long walks in the open air
44. making a great meal from all the leftovers in the fridge
43. getting into a steaming hot shower
42. walking into a place and being greeted by people on the way in
41. listening to a friend when they need to relieve their mind
40. snowboarding
39. running outside in the summertime
38. paddleboarding
37. the smell of a freshly painted room
36. leaving a salon feeling like Beyonce
35. leaving a salon feeling like a million bucks ( see above)
34. listening to rain when you’re nestled into the couch with a book
33. dogs jumping up with excitement to see you
32. psychology
31. all the birds singing when it first starts warming up outside
30. boots with the fur, or without, actually; boots.
29. music, music, music
28. meditation, mantra-ing
27. a spiritual connection
26. moonlight on Lake Champlain
25. hot tea in cold hands
24. glitter
23. making a new friend
22. fresh flowers
21. potted plants
20. making a really great meal for friends
19. scoring parking
18. grandparents, family, and friends
17. LL Bean moccasins
16. reading books ,especially on mental health awareness
15. warm towels from the dryer
14. basil cut from a plant on the deck
13. clotheslines blowing in the summer
12. friendships with people who have let you change
11. thriller by michael jackson
10. leaving and coming back, and seeing your old place with fresh eyes
09. roomies who wake you up singing Sam Cooke
08. Betty White
07. jack russells
06. the day you realize you’ve made an impact in someone’s life
05. the day you realize its important to give life your best shot
04. changing up the old routine
03. travelingR
02. making it to 50, and my mom
01. the way the sun shines
“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits put together that overwhelm the world” - Desmond Tutu
February 6, 2013
#RollingRock ladies at #MrMikes in #VT - ping pong tournament and #Duff hour - think you can handle the heat ? #ComeToTheKitchen #FarrellDistributing
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January 13, 2013
50 Amazing Things That Were a Part of My 2012
50. I earned a bachelor’s degree and walked across a stage to get it
49. learned meditation loves me back
48. took a tennis lesson, and it went both into and over the net
47. sang on stage at Red Square, just in case the world really was ending
46. my heart opened to new things, including people, boys, girls, places & ideas
45. loved the way my face felt in the sun
44. juiced for three days straight *without eating chocolate*
43. prayed for people I haven’t met who loved people I know
42. made new friends and had conversations that changed me
41. my aunt found a new place in life as a superhero Mom
40. discovered paddboarding is my jam
39. loved the sound of the wind chimes outside my porch
38. worked in a bar with such great people for the whole year
37. really exhibited a great love for myself and it made me smile, many times
36. snowboarded with new, Taurus-y friends
35. Nappy Roots in Jay Peak
34. laid in grass
33. my family was all together for the major holidays
32. ate so many apples, SO MANY APPLES
31. ate vegan for 5 months of this year
30. my girlfriends made friends with each other and we all laughed together
29. Montreal for Electrik Picnik
28. didn’t forget that my first friend in NY is as wonderful as she ever was
27. visited my hometown
26. mixed up mine and yours
25. asked for forgiveness
24. dad went to the place he grew up
23. talked to God / the Universe
22. my mom told me she loved me, every time I spoke with her, for 22 years straight
21. began ballet and had my first dance recital; didn’t fall off the stage
20. too many nights in too many bars dancing to not enough hip-hop music
19. I asked a boy on a date and he didn’t laugh at me or say no
18. spoke in front of my whole department
17. my dad became successful in his foreman career, even when he was scared to try before
16. food became fuel for positive energy through some well-placed allergies
15. hurt myself by putting others’ needs before mine
14. traveled to Vancouver for New Year’s and crashed into a tree at Whistler (and got up)
13. my baby sister turned 21
12. my world didn’t end on 12/12/12 *did yours?
11. didn’t see the future when I looked for it, it was there when I began looking at the present
10. met Ryan Montbleau and told him he rocked my socks
09. sang karaoke on multiple occasions with friends who love life, too
08. my new job and great friendships there began to make me happier each day
07. no more coffee as of my last day in this year
06. my good things came to an end, and my great things began
05. my 22nd birthday, loved spending it with my family
04. spoke at my college graduation reception
03. gained the wisdom to trust the universe
02. ended a relationship .
01. grouped my thoughts into lists, strewn across paper and the internet
January 11, 2013
10 Things I am Grateful For Today
10. happy co-workers in a happy office
9. great food for my body in the form of local & organic veggies
8. gym workout to rev my engine
7. house hunting with a great friend , Michaela
6. old bestie coming to visit me this weekend- JBK Beanie Baby
5. love the great people that surround me daily in my life, office, and home
4. my wonderful family, supporting me throuhgt lots of years, tears, fears, and notions
3. meditation, grounding me, crystals for energy
2. KOMBUCHA, love you
1. happiness in the form of finding your home.
January 2, 2013
Love needs two things: it has to be rooted in freedom and it has to know the art of trust. If these two things are made available your life immediately starts blossoming as if suddenly spring has come.- Osho
How amazing it is in life that we have the ability to love and be loved in return. It makes me want to turn my face to the sun and thank it for warming the earth; isn’t that how love feels to your hearts?December 30, 2012
I want a life that sizzles and pops and makes me laugh out loud. And I don’t want to get to the end, or to tomorrow, even, and realize that my life is a collection of meetings and pop cans and errands and receipts and dirty dishes. I want to eat cold tangerines and sing out loud in the car with the windows open and wear pink shoes and stay up all night laughing and paint my walls the exact color of the sky right now. I want to sleep hard on clean white sheets and throw parties and eat ripe tomatoes and read books so good they make me jump up and down, and I want everyday to make God belly laugh, glad that he gave life to someone who loves the gift.
‘Glad that he gave life to someone who loves the gift.’(Source: atomos)
December 25, 2012
December 24, 2012
10 Things I Am Grateful For Today
10. rain water, the thing that makes flowers grow
9. my two buddies, Christy & Devon, first day of skiing w/ my little cousins
8. my mom, for being so strong & fearless on her first day at Hunter after tearing her ACL last year.
7. love for my home, so warm & cozy after a day of skiing
6. ‘Proof of Heaven’, a very inspiring book by Eben Alexander, M.D
5. Elders in the form of my grandparents being around this Christmas
4. telling stories by the fire
3. cross-continental love for my family in Ireland,
2. Yankee Candle ‘Icicles’ burning bright on the coffee table , lighting our house with smells
1. how this exercise of writing my ‘10 Things’ hones my perspective, about what are the things I am thankful for, after a great day of snowboarding with my family
