stop at nothing

push yourself.  go hard the last straight away and never look back.  the time is now.  this is it then you''re home free.  life is good.  live it.

monday quote

"And my first bit of free advice is this: You are alive. Your whole life is still before you. More terrible things will happen to you. Wonderful things will happen, too. Don’t run from life. Embrace it."

Robin Jones Gunn

coffee shop slumber

opening up one of my fave local coffee shops today.  it's rainy outside and a bottomless cup of joe is in store for my long day of studies.  it's winding down...changes are in store.  it's sad, but exciting.  a new season, new endeavors, new relationships...a change of scenery.

things i'm looking forward to the most this summer:

• reading for pleasure
• making stuff
• coffee shop inhabitance
• walking my dogs
• early morning gym time
• walking down third street

i've had the pleasure of meeting people that challenge me and bring out the best in me.  people that make me think and appreciate all that i have in my life.  there's something thrilling about someone who wants to figure you out per say and understand how the insides of your brain twist and turn.  those people delve into the depths of my mind and soul and i wake up with a sense of wonder and question until we meet again.  funny to think how often those people have been under your nose for quite some time.  they surprise you unexpectedly.  the right people will come at the right time.  always.

happy saturday

thursday quote

"I love her and that’s the beginning of everything."

~ F.Scott Fitzgerald

monday quote

"Smile though your heart is aching
Smile even though it’s breaking
When there are clouds in the sky, you’ll get by
If you smile through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You’ll see the sun come shining through for you"

Nat King Cole

5 good things

• cupcakes • confetti cards • making eye contact from across a room • wrapping gifts • game day

and it will never be the same

Getting all nostalgic. It's those early hours of the morning, the hours of complete silence that let me know I am blessed. It's that feeling you get when you know you're going to leave a place and when you come back it will never be the same. The kind of silence that makes you want to lay still and hold time and space in that light before the sun creeps through and washes across the room. It's a slight feeling of sadness mixed with relief that I am addicted to. It lets me know I care, that I'm changing.