What About You?

I'm truly looking for your thoughts on the following questions?

A). What do you do to go from "I wish I had more" to "I'm happy with what I have now."

B). What do you do to relax? (other than yoga)

C). What are some things on your bucket list? I'm looking to update mine :)

Thanks blogging folks, you're help is greatly appreciated!!

*Update:
I love these synonyms for grateful: beholden (more specifically meaning indebted), thankful. I think I am going to begin a weekly gratitude list, mainly to remind myself of what I'm grateful for, plus I can always look back at the list and see what I may have forgotten along the way. :)

January So Far

I cannot believe it's another new year but I'm loving it! I remember being in elementary school and teachers talking about "2001" and all these crazy years that seemed would never arrive. And now, there are here, rolling away in full force.

A. and I were in a bad car accident the Saturday before the new year. As my Facebook post stated, thanks 2012, for kicking me when I was down. In all reality 2012 brought a lot of amazing things so please don't take it as me being negative but wow, the things that did happen in 2012 were tough, some of the hardest things I have ever had to go through. A. and I are ok but his car is totalled. Since it's an older car it was easy to do but we are the process of fixing it up. Car accidents are so scary, let alone all the stuff you have to go through once it's happened. My back has been on the fritz and I spent a week laying on my back, going back and forth between icing it and heating it (knowing it only made me feel better). I am so thankful that it's slowly getting better. It still hurts if I drive for more than about 20-30 minutes.

Anyone have any good songs/ bands they recommend? I'm looking for some new tunes :)

Holiday Fun

I haven't had much chance to post in a while, life has been it's usual busy self plus some. One thing I love about the holidays is making myself bake. I found a great banana bread recipe and I've made quite a few loafs:

This weekend, Aaron and I got the chance to go to the Cleopatra exhibit at the LA Science Center, it was awesome!

One of recent things found in a dive were these gold earrings, beautiful!

We also got to see the Endeavor.

As most people know, I LOVE Starbucks. I get a kick out of the creative ways they spell my name. This time I was Italian apparently

The important of crossing your T's, now I'm Sleph-anie.

Campus Life

Sitting in my office (I work at a college campus), I hear the 'darndest things.' Frequently, I wonder if students remember that I am here, in my office below the theatre, and can hear everything they say. Sometimes I'm even nice and ask them :) Most of the time, they don't seem to care and I'm left more embarassed by what they did this weekend than the 50+ people walking by.

In my many years working with students and in offices, here is what I have determined:

LUNCHTIME: After sitting at your desk for a minimum of 6 hours, you finally pull yourself away from your desk to eat/ see sunshine/ go outside. No calls received during this period of time. While at lunch, you come back only to find 6 missed calls and 5 voice mails. I wish I could be hired as the person who calls the world, telling people that you're away from your desk and people can now call. This is also when higher-ups will call you. Then, do they wonder, why is this girl *never* at her desk??

BREAK: Eating at your desk with students still stopping by, some not giving you a minute to swallow before asking their question(s).

BCC: Something not everyone is familiar with, helpful when sending emails to an entire campus or distribution list with more than 3 people. #researchtechnologypeople

ACTORS: A constant source of entertainment. Energetic. Important to know when they are acting a scene or just conversing.

A few pictures from life since you've listened to me ramble:

Starbucks is selling these really cute teddy bears!

I LOVE iced tea, you can't have too much :)

Love my Sicily 

My Week: August

Wow... just found this post from August: never got posted and was saved as a draft, oops!

My week in not so many words:

Monday: Auditions until late into the night #entertaining
Tuesday: "Best if used by April 16, 2012" #hummusfail
Wednesday: Zuma Cafe with a wonderful friend, so great catching up and easy conversation!
Thursday: More auditions late. Found a fork in my tea, not sure how it got there though presumably I did it :)    Treated myself to an early birthday treat:

Friday: #exhausted

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I absolutely love dressing up and Halloween! Last year, I loved the costume I put together, I was a disco queen:

I feel so grateful that in times when others are experiences hurricanes and flooding, I have beautiful blue skies and warm weather:

I FINALLY got to play mini golf with friends last weekend and it was a blast! I cannot remember the last time I went, at least 15 years! The best part, I got a hole in one on the first hole! I came in last but still :)

More beautiful weather! I never get tired of it.

This weekend we celebrated my Grandma's life, I miss her so much. The weather in Morro Bay was blue sky, she would have loved that.

I LOVE Halloween, it is my favorite holiday. I didn't have inspiration for a costume this year so I went as a tired musician (not far off) and wore all black and an orange top. Someone made these at work, so cute!

My grandmother's favorite holiday was Halloween too. My dad decorated with these decorations and let me keep them so I decorated my office. Love them!

Personal Blog

Just posted a long post on my private about life :) Message me if you'd like to view that blog too! :)

"The rose has but a summer reign, the daisy never dies." James Montgomery

Happy Monday folks!