You know that feeling where you have no idea why you are sad? Why in the world do I want to cry about everything in the world? Why does everything piss me off for no reason? It's not like I am bleeding or anything. I was fine yesterday.
And then that moment of realization. Oh wait. I know what's happening.
You guessed it. That week before the monthly cycle that us women get. Yep, P.M.S.
My sister, our friend, and I were discussing this wonderment of our lives yesterday. We were talking about how even when you are on the pill and know when your period will be coming. Somehow we all forget when that actually will be coming.
So there is this mystery at the beginning of the PMS week. Everything is completely normal until that day when it starts. You are irrationally emotional about anything that comes in contact with you. I mean anything.
The dishes are lying out on the kitchen counter and you would like to chuck them at the walls because everyone left them for you to do. You take one little comment and turn it into an attack and immediately jump on the defensive of something that wasn't even be argued.
Haha it is so very funny in retrospect. But in the moment, you are thinking... what the hell is wrong with me? Am I going nuts?
It takes you a while to remember and look at your pill packet to realize... oh yes, IT is coming. This is completely normal.
I can sort of understand why we drive men insane. I mean, I myself think I am insane at least one day every month depending on how long it takes me to figure out what is actually occurring.
Feel free to laugh at yourself when this happens to you. I mean, who minds getting a little bit of endorphins at the expense of thinking you're a little nutso for an hour or so.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Joke, Joke, Joke
Life sure is funny. You can be given a situation that you view as terrible, and then there it is... that silver lining. It is a blessing in disguise, in cliche speak.
Recently, I have gained a wonderful friend. This is not something I would expect to come out of a break-up with a shared ex-boyfriend. I didn't know her before I met him. I spoke to her a few times before I had moved out of his house. But after the break-up I decided to reach out to her in need of someone that understood to talk with. From that we discovered many shared interests. One of those things was our passion for writing and reading. Nothing could have been more of a blessing than that.
I delved back into writing on this here blog of mine. We began talking more and more, and during those talks we decided to start a group blog with five other girls from across the country. Through creating this blog, we just got closer and began talking a lot more. We have recently decided to combine our dreams for becoming authors and are collaborating on a novel. This past Wednesday, August 17th we were able to meet up downtown Chicago and hang out. It was a wonderful day, and it solidified what both of us have since said. We feel as though we are going to be lifelong besties.
Now we have MUCH more than just an ex-boyfriend in common. She has been there for me and I hope I have been there for her.
So when I say, it is funny. It really is quite funny how you can meet some people. You've got to love the humor in life!
p.s. I am so excited to begin writing this book!
Recently, I have gained a wonderful friend. This is not something I would expect to come out of a break-up with a shared ex-boyfriend. I didn't know her before I met him. I spoke to her a few times before I had moved out of his house. But after the break-up I decided to reach out to her in need of someone that understood to talk with. From that we discovered many shared interests. One of those things was our passion for writing and reading. Nothing could have been more of a blessing than that.
I delved back into writing on this here blog of mine. We began talking more and more, and during those talks we decided to start a group blog with five other girls from across the country. Through creating this blog, we just got closer and began talking a lot more. We have recently decided to combine our dreams for becoming authors and are collaborating on a novel. This past Wednesday, August 17th we were able to meet up downtown Chicago and hang out. It was a wonderful day, and it solidified what both of us have since said. We feel as though we are going to be lifelong besties.
Now we have MUCH more than just an ex-boyfriend in common. She has been there for me and I hope I have been there for her.
So when I say, it is funny. It really is quite funny how you can meet some people. You've got to love the humor in life!
p.s. I am so excited to begin writing this book!
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
I love feeling every muscle in my back... and arms... and legs... and chest... and abs work as I move.
There is something amazing about the feeling you get when you are consistently working out your body. It doesn't really matter what work out it is, honestly. As you may know, I do an accelerated yoga workout combined with a 40 minute power walk with my dogs every day. But, it could very well just be having short walks every day or lifting a few weights for this matter.
I was simply walking up the stairs to my bedroom, and I could feel the muscles in my chest, back, and arms moving around as I did. It's funny how the act of taking care of your body can make you notice the intricacies of your body as a whole.
The way I noticed the muscles doing their beautiful dance about their places on my body was sort of poetic as it was happening. It was like the analogy of the blind person that can finally see. I for some reason was awakened to what my body does as it moves. It was a quite simple, yet beautiful thing.
I find it ironic that just as someone's simple day-to-day generous actions can go unnoticed or unacknowledged, just as easily the tiny things that our body does to move around or simply sit go pretty unnoticed to us most of the time.
Ah the simple beauties of life. The feeling I have in my body of having such strength is definitely corresponding to my feeling today of feeling strength within myself. I feel like I have grown so much with my inner strength lately. To any who understand: I feel my lady balls expanding.
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| (not me :P) |
There is something amazing about the feeling you get when you are consistently working out your body. It doesn't really matter what work out it is, honestly. As you may know, I do an accelerated yoga workout combined with a 40 minute power walk with my dogs every day. But, it could very well just be having short walks every day or lifting a few weights for this matter.
I was simply walking up the stairs to my bedroom, and I could feel the muscles in my chest, back, and arms moving around as I did. It's funny how the act of taking care of your body can make you notice the intricacies of your body as a whole.
The way I noticed the muscles doing their beautiful dance about their places on my body was sort of poetic as it was happening. It was like the analogy of the blind person that can finally see. I for some reason was awakened to what my body does as it moves. It was a quite simple, yet beautiful thing.
I find it ironic that just as someone's simple day-to-day generous actions can go unnoticed or unacknowledged, just as easily the tiny things that our body does to move around or simply sit go pretty unnoticed to us most of the time.
Ah the simple beauties of life. The feeling I have in my body of having such strength is definitely corresponding to my feeling today of feeling strength within myself. I feel like I have grown so much with my inner strength lately. To any who understand: I feel my lady balls expanding.
Friday, August 5, 2011
The Secret Life of the Unemployed Graduate
My younger sister (college graduate as of this May) and I (college graduate as of May 2009) are both recently unemployed. We spend most our days applying and hoping for a job to fill our time. However, the other day my sister tweeted something quite true: "Years ago I wished I was a cat because all day long they sleep and wander the house. Unfortunately my wish came true,except I'm not as cute."
The life of the unemployed is always one you dream of, mostly, because usually it involves having large amounts of money. That is most definitely not the case here. When you imagine your life not having to go to work everyday, lounging around, getting a tan, watching a million movies it usually DOES involve some time out of the house. Funny story... most things that people do outside of the house involve money. That leaves us at this very point in time. A slightly humorous, ultimately boring life to lead is that of the broke and unemployed.
It is quite lovely when you have an amazingly supportive and lovely family that will pay your student loan payments for you when you are not employed. That is one very happy note to make here. *Very Grateful*
moving on...
I thought I would recap a typical day in the life of a broke, unemployed gal such as myself. Now, this is not every day, just a normal day. So here goes:
1. Wake up around 9 or 10 a.m. depending on how late I was up the night before.
2. Check phone and return any texts received while asleep. *Text friends through out the entire day, but I am not going to note that a million times.
3. Make my way downstairs to make a healthy breakfast, typically eggs.
4. Watch How I Met Your Mother with my sister until 11 a.m.
5. Go upstairs and do my accelerated yoga workout.
6. Put gym shoes on. Grab dog leashes and go outside to take my two dogs on a 40 minute long power walk-since I cannot run due to a back injury that gets inflamed. (To spice up my days and have a "project" I have been working on sticking in good physical shape with exercise and healthy eating.)
7. Check and make various updates to my interweb stuff. (Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, my group blog, this very blog, job listings and my email) *this step continues through out the day
8. Make myself a healthy lunch then shower
9. Watch television shows that I have DVR'd while doing step 7 and getting "ready for the rest of the day" *this usually lasts quite a while.
10. Check any stories about Chicago sports teams.
11. Bring the dogs in from their run and feed them.
12. IF I have a moment of creativity I will write during this time.
13. Make myself a healthy dinner.
14. Watch the Nightly News.
15. Do weird things, listen to sister's jokes, make weird noises, etc. because I am bored.
16. Step 7.
17. Get a little hungry and get some Skinny Cow candy bars. (DELICIOUS btw)
18. Goof around with my sister... watch television shows that I do not care about. ( If I watch shows that are being DVR'd it throws off the routine of the day for the next day)
19. Wash face, brush teeth,, make sure room is in order etc.
20. Step 7 plus mindless television watching or listening to music until I get tired. (If sleepiness becomes difficult then take a Tylenol PM)
21. Sleep.
So next time you think about how you'd like to be a cat. Read this routine and have a good laugh.
The life of the unemployed is always one you dream of, mostly, because usually it involves having large amounts of money. That is most definitely not the case here. When you imagine your life not having to go to work everyday, lounging around, getting a tan, watching a million movies it usually DOES involve some time out of the house. Funny story... most things that people do outside of the house involve money. That leaves us at this very point in time. A slightly humorous, ultimately boring life to lead is that of the broke and unemployed.
It is quite lovely when you have an amazingly supportive and lovely family that will pay your student loan payments for you when you are not employed. That is one very happy note to make here. *Very Grateful*
moving on...
I thought I would recap a typical day in the life of a broke, unemployed gal such as myself. Now, this is not every day, just a normal day. So here goes:
1. Wake up around 9 or 10 a.m. depending on how late I was up the night before.
2. Check phone and return any texts received while asleep. *Text friends through out the entire day, but I am not going to note that a million times.
3. Make my way downstairs to make a healthy breakfast, typically eggs.
4. Watch How I Met Your Mother with my sister until 11 a.m.
5. Go upstairs and do my accelerated yoga workout.
6. Put gym shoes on. Grab dog leashes and go outside to take my two dogs on a 40 minute long power walk-since I cannot run due to a back injury that gets inflamed. (To spice up my days and have a "project" I have been working on sticking in good physical shape with exercise and healthy eating.)
7. Check and make various updates to my interweb stuff. (Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, my group blog, this very blog, job listings and my email) *this step continues through out the day
8. Make myself a healthy lunch then shower
9. Watch television shows that I have DVR'd while doing step 7 and getting "ready for the rest of the day" *this usually lasts quite a while.
10. Check any stories about Chicago sports teams.
11. Bring the dogs in from their run and feed them.
12. IF I have a moment of creativity I will write during this time.
13. Make myself a healthy dinner.
14. Watch the Nightly News.
15. Do weird things, listen to sister's jokes, make weird noises, etc. because I am bored.
16. Step 7.
17. Get a little hungry and get some Skinny Cow candy bars. (DELICIOUS btw)18. Goof around with my sister... watch television shows that I do not care about. ( If I watch shows that are being DVR'd it throws off the routine of the day for the next day)
19. Wash face, brush teeth,, make sure room is in order etc.
20. Step 7 plus mindless television watching or listening to music until I get tired. (If sleepiness becomes difficult then take a Tylenol PM)
21. Sleep.
So next time you think about how you'd like to be a cat. Read this routine and have a good laugh.
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