Spontaneity is the spice of life

Posted on April 12, 2011 by laina

It can be easy to fall into a daily routine which can become monotonous before you know it. However, it won’t change if you don’t make an effort. While making an effort can be a lot harder than letting life just happen think about what you are missing if you aren’t living life.

Personally, I’ve always been a planner. Not in an obsessive/compulsive way but rather in a manner that if today is Sunday I am planning out my activities for the week for work, personal, and family. So if Tuesday someone wants to do something that will through my week off in the past I probably would have said no because I don’t like my week being throw off. Frankly, it would stress me out. But I’ve come to realize that tasks can be figured out (usually). Experiences are once in a lifetime. So it can pay to be spontaneous.

When was the last time you were spontaneous?

Laina

The Thrill of the Impulsive (eufordphoenix.wordpress.com)
How Do I Spice Things Up? (independentlybeautifulmind.wordpress.com)

Happy Friday!

Posted on December 17, 2010 by laina

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Happy Friday! And only 2 more days until another week. Although in my present state it doesn’t ever seem to slow down just shifts areas of focus. However, as much as I sometimes wish that life wasn’t so freakin’ crazy I do say I tend to thrive on the craziness. In fact a girlfriend of mine just told me it was about embracing our own brand of craziness and that totally makes sense to me (cause I can be all kinds of crazy).

So today I would like to ask you what your own brand of craziness is. Is it the never ending juggling of work and family? Is it staying true to who you are and who you want to be? Letting work and being a wife and mother detract from rather than to embrace your life’s goals and ambitions? You can have it all, it’s just about balance and that balance can be so difficult if you’re not honest about what you can truly and effectively handle.

My biggest struggle is saying no. I feel like I should be able to do it all and I usually want to do it all. I have just had to realize that I am only one person and therefore can only do so much. I have set goals for my life and my family and am now look at those goals when asked to do something to see if it fits. If it does great, I figure out how to make it work. If it doesn’t then I politely decline and to assuage my guilt at saying no by trying to help find someone whose goals it may align with.

It is still a work in progress but learning to accept my craziness has been a great first start.

Laina

“Love is difficult to define, and there maybe different definitions. But one definition of love, and perhaps the most pure and exalted kind of love, is an utter, absolute, and unqualified wish for the other’s happiness.” (tbdetermined.wordpress.com)
“Sometimes You Have To Work Through Pain To Get To Happiness.” (psychologytoday.com)

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It’s World MS Day – Let’s raise the roof!!!!

Posted on May 26, 2010 by laina

GO ORANGE!!!!!

Awareness is the key to finding a cure for Multiple Sclerosis. Today is World MS Day and yet so many folks don’t know it. We need to make a balls out effort today to make sure that everyone we know understands what MS is and promote ORANGE as THE color!

There are too many awesome people who suffer from this disease and we must get the funding to find a cure. Grass roots is where the Susan G. Komen foundation started and look where they are now.

If each of us tells one person today about MS we can grow the awareness by leaps and bounds!! So DO IT!

Laina

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