So, yesterday I volunteered to be a chaperone for the residents of a local shelter. We went to the symphony. Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Revealed. I’ve always fancied myself as a somewhat cultured individual. Apparently I have been lying to myself. I am no more cultured than a 5th grader (no offense youngsters) .
The conductor went to great lengths to help us understand the emotional state of the complex and talented Tchaikovsky. I found his descriptions incredibly profound, and could not wait for the music to begin……
hey buddy
Cue the music….. cue my eyes closing. You know that moment where you are driving home late at night and are battling with yourself to keep your eyes open? You roll down the windows, you turn on Katy Perry and scream the lyrics? Yea, well there were no windows to roll down, and I’m pretty certain I would have been banned had I began to tell anyone how they made me feel like a Teenage Dream.
I’m sitting between two full sized gentlemen, the room is warm, and my eyes are drooping. Let me tell you, this was a low point. How can I convince others of my classiness, if i can’t stay awake during the SYMPHONY?!?!?!
Ultimately I guess the jig is up. I am not classy and I guess I’m okay with that. Now excuse me while I pour myself a glass of boxed wine….
This month I’m focusing on productivity…. the original plan was health, but that seemed rather silly after I was unable to get out of bed for almost a week. So productivity it is. Most of the assignments I’ll be working on this month will involve planning, organizing and lovely TO DO lists.
My first project has been to organize my life into a calendar on my computer. Why haven’t I do this before? This makes my entire life easier and let’s me know where I need to be at any given time. Any happier? Why YES! I love that I will no longer double book a day only to have to call someone and cancel. In fact this little project saved my ass. I had totally forgotten I was subbing a class and then lo and behold there it is on the calendar.
This weekend’s assignment is volunteering. I’ll explain more about what I’m doing after the fact, but I am excited!
I do have to admit it’s almost impossible to stay happy when you are sick, but I came out the other side. :)
Borrowed from one of my favorite websites secret.tv
Read aloud and really feel the promise of promise :)
I promise myself:
To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind
To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person I meet
To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them
To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true
To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as I am about my own
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future
To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature I meet
To give so much time to improving myself that I have no time to criticize others
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear and
too happy to permit the presence of trouble
To think well of myself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words, but in great deeds
To live in the faith that the whole world is on my side, so long as I am true to the best that is in me
Working on: making cookies
Thinking about: boys on match (yup)
Anticipating: my first first date tomorrow
Listening to: the case for christmas….. hallmark xmas movie
Drinking: water
Wishing: for all that i already have
it’s beginning to look a lot like christmas :)
I think New Year’s Resolutions are a joke. What’s the statistic? Almost 25% of people fail in the first week? Yuck. Why set up lofty unattainable goals, only to make yourself feel like the new year is doomed?
So I find myself here among a DVR filled with more Hallmark Christmas movies than I care to admit, deciding how I’m going to tackle 2012….
I want to be a happier person. I’m already pretty damn happy. I have had a great life, my family is amazing, my friends are loyal and kind, and there are so many handsome men that sometimes I close my eyes and thank the good lord just that I can see them. But if I had to break my life down into a pie chart I think it would look like this…..
Impressed, huh? Yea, it’s pretty high tech.
Honestly content feels…. okay but I would rather feel bliss, I would rather laugh, feel like I’m about to burst from happiness. So here we begin. Before the new year starts, I am going to create a calendar of self assignments. Each month I am going to attempt to create a topic which will lead me to more happiness. Within the topic I am going to assign myself a task each week to complete (including one volunteer task a month). Then I’m going to write about it here. Feel free to respond. Feel free to tell me where I’m being foolish, where I’m being to easy on myself, where you feel that I could open my eyes to something more. Any and all response is welcome.
A few more weeks of preparation to go!
