Flashing Lights

Love the commercial. Not into the show, but love the commercial.

Another Year

I am now 28 years old. Somehow I managed to miss my goal of earning over six figures by my first quarter of life, but hey, stuff happens. :o)

So much stuff in fact that I may be moving to Miami (or Houston) sometime in 2009. My role at the company is changing (at my request), except I don't know exactly where it's going. It was described to me as "learning and building skills," and I'm all over that! My top strength is learning, and I am super geeked about the opportunity to find exactly where I fit in the company.

Meanwhile, the career change is a major move that God has been molding for a while now. I still don't know exactly where He's going, but I'm excited to follow. In November and December, I'll be working in the management office of one of our Chicago area malls. Sooooo stoked!!!!! After that, we'll have a better idea which direction to move my career toward.

My mom lives in Miami.

Soon, the boy and I might be living there too. :o) But I never really know with God. He just keeps telling me to Trust Him. I used to think it was so hard to trust God. Now, I think it's impossible not to.

Oh, and Miami is definitely my shade of lip gloss :o) Already found a couple apartments/town homes that I like in good school districts. I've been dreaming about the warm weather, and having my mommy back. And driving my Reddy Baby (the Jetta) around the town in my brights and curls. Sooooo geeked!!! I LOVE Miami!!!

I long for God's will above all else. I just need a lot of sunshine wherever He leads me.

Love 1 Cor. 13,
Makeda

At the Park

There was a slight change of b-day plans. The boy and his dad joined me at the park instead of my bible and a chic book. And the park I envisioned was quiet and peaceful. This one was filled with children and laughter. Wasn't what I had in mind, but somehow the boy always gets what he wants on my birthday :o)

Anywho, I snapped this picture of the boy and his dad, and I thought it was a simply precious moment. I can't pinpoint why I like this photo so much. I just do.

There's something special about fathers and sons, and I guess I'm glad to see my son has something that I didn't.

The simple pleasures mean the most.

Oh Drama!!

Insert violin playing here.

Drama is just not fun when you’re smack dab in the middle of it. I may never write again…

Yeah right :o)

We live, we learn, and we move on.

God is Bigger.
Smooches!!

Dreamer

Sometimes I wish I didn't have such a futuristic mind. A lot of times, my dreams and ideas set my heart on fire. I become optimistic about the future and restless with the present. And then I delve into making that dream a reality.

But I've learned that the most painful thing about churning dreams is missing the precious moments in life. Time spent with family and friends. Time relaxing and enjoying the little things. Precious time.

Then when I focus on the precious moments, like the last three days, I feel as though I've cheated myself of dream building time.

Dreaming is exhausting.

Once, I asked God to make me normal, to stop constant ideas from popping into my mind. To stop me from striving and reaching. Then I realized that I was asking God to stop me from being me.

So at times when I become frustrated about balancing my dreams and my reality, I just thank God for being me, and pray that He will help me to become a better me.

M-pressed by Staples

M by Staples is a new line of stationary, notebooks, and folders for the professional group, and I am impressed. I was recently in one of those office products stores searching for a cute notebook, and left uninspired. But Staples is shaking things up a bit.

Just look at those journals. I can live without the stationary and folders, but journals, cute journals, are like a pair of Pumas in a long line of plain white canvas sneakers. They just pop.

I think I might stop in and get the pink one even though I'm not a big fan of patent leather. These journals are adorable.

I am so pleased to see that retailers are finally picking up on what Target (my love) and Borders (love the smell of stacked books) have known since forever. Why would anyone want to carry a regular notebook when they can have a much cuter one? Of course I know why, the price, but cute notebooks are like simple treasures.

I'm just happy more retailers are catching up on the trend, now I'll have more choices :o)