Waiting for Superman

This is one of the most amazing movies I have seen in a while. As I walked out of the alamo drafthouse thinking that I wanted to make a difference. I wanted to be one of those amazing teachers that I had just heard about. But then reality set in. I am not a teacher, nor do I think I possess the skill to be one. Even though this may/may not be true I want to help make a change. Watch the movie, and tell me what you think.

Is there ever enough time in the day?

This is a question that I constantly ask myself. Is there ever enough time in the day for sleeping? Is there ever enough time in the day for getting the mountains of work done that you need to tackle? Is there ever enough time in the day for simply going on a long walk?

The answer is that there is NEVER enough timein the day to get everything done. So, how do you decide what take priority. Recently sleeping has not been high up on my list of priorities and because of that I am truly feeling exhausted today. I sometime dream of being able to crawl under my extra large desk at work and take a little cat nap. But unfortunately today that is not an option, because there is so much to do!

Don't you remember those days when you were young and you resisted your afternoon naps. Why did we not understand or realize that one day we would cherish those naps and grow to love them? Until the time I am able to once again take long afternoon naps (a.k.a. quiet with fan time) I will just wish I could be like these people.





and of course there must be a fan!

Pictures, Pictures, Pictures!

It really is no secret that I am horrible about putting pictures up online. I am not sure why I am so bad about uploading the pictures. I think it has something to do with the fact that it is a very slow and tedious process, and I would rather be spending my time doing something else. But for all you out there that are waiting on me to upload pictures I promise to do so soon, and I mean very soon.....but please don't hold your breath!

When I moved into my apartment I knew that I did not want to paint the walls, because it would be a huge pain to repaint them when I was ready to move. So instead I opted for covering my walls in pictures. Like this one -



I choose to buy these inexpensive frames from IKEA because I wanted to spend more money on being able to get nice prints to put in the frames. In order to keep some continuity I choose only black frames, but they do vary in size and shape. Ideally I would love my apartment wall to look like this:



or even this



I can remember the first time I saw anything like this was on an episode of Tori Spelling's show with her husband. They were shooting in their house and Tori had this wall of black photo frames, all shapes and sizes covering an accent wall in living room. Not long later I was filling in for my sister when she could not babysit for her regular family and they too had a wall covered in an assortment of picture frames.

So when I began to think of a way to decorate my apartment I decided I wanted to hang picture of all the places I had traveled. Now every time I look at the wall I am filled reminded of amazing experiences and filled with happy memories.

How would you cover the wall of your apartment?

New Computer New Start

Wow, where has the time gone? It is hard to believe that it has been six months since my last post. A lot of wonderful and exciting things have happened, and over the next couple of weeks I hope to share with you all some of the fun adventures I have been on.

Last weekend my computer had a sad sad death. It was five years old and was nearing the end of it's life. After a few panicked hours of wondering whether it would come back to life, and another handful of panicked phone calls to friends near and far which included a suggestion to submerge my computer in bags of rice, it became apparent that my computer needed to be replaced.

So here I am blogging from my brand new macbook pro!



This computer is really inspiring and amazing, and it is motivating me to get back to blogging. So WELCOME BACK! I am here to stay and can't wait to share all thoughts, inspirations, and ideas with you all.

Where is my apartment fairy?

Recently I have been unmotivated to decorate my apartment, and with my birthday approaching next month I am really beginning to realize that I need to take the bull by the horns and tackle my apartment. There really is nothing wrong with my apartment, I just wish it looked like this.

or like this:

I think I am channeling all my looks from this amazing book that I found and that I want so badly!

I would love to have a flea market inspired apartment. How fun would it be to go out to different flea markets on weekends and look for great finds! That sounds like so much fun. The only hiccup I see is that I don't know where great flea markets are in Austin, and if I found this great flea market how would I get my stuff home? Cram it all into the back seat of my Jetta? I am not so sure if that would work.

Maybe I should be channeling this look more, since I do live downtown.


I guess that I am a work in progress. I am sure soon I will figure out what I am suppose to be doing with my apartment, and just as my luck would have it I am sure that as soon as I get my apartment to my liking I will be moving.

I think the book I really need is this one.

No one can argue with the fact that CoCo Chanel was one of the most amazing and fabulous women to ever live. Did you know that CoCo was actually her nickname?

I think that the person I really need to be channeling is my lovely CoCo!

Lightning and Thunder

It is no big secret that I am terrified of lightning and thunder. Even as an adult I am still scared of it. Growing up and even through college I would hide in closets or under covers in pure fear. I thought I would eventually out grow my fears, but it seems to still be with me.

Tonight while I was driving home from work it was thundering and lightning so hardly that every time light flashed across the ski and the large crack sounds filled the air I jumped in my drivers seat. Do you have something that you are scared of? Do you think you will ever outgrow it?

I wonder when the day will come that I no longer jump at lightning and thunder.

Textbooks

I thought I would never say this, but I actually miss being in school. I miss the smell of new textbooks, and freshly sharpened pencils. While I might not of been the best writer at Sewanee, but I really enjoyed writing papers. I think what I miss the most is being academically stimulated, and the way that your brain functions when you are learning new material.

One year ago today I walked out of the dupont library after having completed the writing section of my anthropology comp. While I still had my orals in two days, the hardest part was over. I can remember my advisor Dr. Murdock telling us a few days before comps to enjoy them. At the time I could hardly believe what she was saying, enjoy comps? How could you enjoy something that was going to make or break your life? That was determining whether you would graduate or not? She went on to clarify herself saying that when you walked out of your comps you would be the smartest you had ever been and no one could take that away from you.

Unlike many people, I actually enjoyed comps. I liked studying and seeing the end result. I liked making connections between the different classes and I loved when I finally grasped a concept I had been struggling with. Since I am no longer in school I am not longer being motivated academically. I no longer have to read a book and then show up to a lecture class to discuss that book. I am sure that many people have this same feeling and I guess that is why many people join a book club.

I don't think a book club is the answer to my lack of academic stimulation. Recently I have been thinking a lot about returning to school and receiving a masters in nursing. I realize that this would be a long process but I am actually beginning to look forward to this prospect. I would have to begin with taking a lot of pre recs at the local community college and then I would transfer into UT. I know that this is a pretty big and lofty goal, but even if I shoot for the moon and miss I will still land among the stars.

So I soon might be hitting the books once again!