Art Show:
The Many Faces of Art
@ The Sugar Space (located in Sugarhouse, Ut)
on Friday May 31st, 2013
7pm.-9pm
Artistic performances are featured throughout the night. It sounds like it will be a blast!
Friday, May 10, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
The New Year's Resolution I Never Made But Should
This New Year was different from the previous ones. Usually, I set goals of things I want to achieve or habits I want to get rid of. This year, I was having way too much fun and was way too tired to come up with anything. But as I have been thinking about it for the last three months or so, I've realized that although I don't always keep my goals it is still important that I make them. I decided to try something a little different. This time, not only am I making goals, but I am going to try to write down in this blog what I am doing daily to reach them. I am going to attempt to focus on them one at a time and keep them realistic. I believe my usual problem is that I try to achieve everything all at once and become frustrated and tired. I want this year to be different. I read somewhere that if I used the acronym "SMART" (Specific, Meaningful, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely) I would more likely meet my goals. I have set my goals using this acronym. My goals for this year are:
HOW and WHAT CAN I DO to make them come true:
- Buy a home in the next 3 to 6 months.
- Become healthier through exercise and diet (lose one to two pounds per week then maintain). Become a healthier me by end of June or beginning of July.
- Become a better piano player in the next 3 months.
- Start own business by beginning of summer.
- Write in blog once or twice a week (everyday would be better so I am more likely to attempt to execute my goals daily.)
- Work on secret dream (sorry guys, I'm not sure yet I want to share what this is).
- Take a trip out of state with Darian by end of summer.
- Have multiple income by December 31st.
- Each week, take the time to reflect on how much closer I am to my goal than I was the week before and change goals/daily actions in accordance.
- Read one book a month that is recommended to me outside my usual genre.
HOW and WHAT CAN I DO to make them come true:
- I'm still thinking about this one, I have a few ideas but still need to narrow them down. I am open to suggestions.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Past post revisited
This is a post I wrote in December of 2008
Pros and Cons
The pros and cons of working graveyard.
Pros: -I can't stand having to get up early Monday mornings after a wonderful weekend.
-ummm...I know there was more. I will have to think of it on my day off.
Cons: -Miss all the wonderful social activities at night when most people are clocked out of work.
-Go to sleep in the dark and wake up in the dark (at least in the winter).
-The human body was just not meant to work that way (what with cortisol levels and all). Even when you sleep well doing the day, you're still tired during the night.
I guess I can't make this list as impartially as I would like to since it's 0242 in the morning and I am at work ans still have three and a half hours to go
This is still all true. And it is again around 0236 in the morning as I am writing this at work. Maybe I should try writing this list when I am off and not tired?
Pros and Cons
The pros and cons of working graveyard.
Pros: -I can't stand having to get up early Monday mornings after a wonderful weekend.
-ummm...I know there was more. I will have to think of it on my day off.
Cons: -Miss all the wonderful social activities at night when most people are clocked out of work.
-Go to sleep in the dark and wake up in the dark (at least in the winter).
-The human body was just not meant to work that way (what with cortisol levels and all). Even when you sleep well doing the day, you're still tired during the night.
I guess I can't make this list as impartially as I would like to since it's 0242 in the morning and I am at work ans still have three and a half hours to go
This is still all true. And it is again around 0236 in the morning as I am writing this at work. Maybe I should try writing this list when I am off and not tired?
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Revisiting past desires
Back in December of 2008 , I wrote this blog post:
What my ad for a man would look like
Wanted:
Fun loving (playful)-sense of humor (I need someone who can and will make me laugh)
Affectionate/Loving***
Lover of books, music, and movies (foreign films a must)
Faithful
Considerate
Easy going/Does not loose their temper easily*****THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME.
Likes/Loves to dance (this is a hard one since most guys I know don't fulfill this. Ironic considering the pheromones flying around when dancing is involved. How can man not want to participate in this ritual?)
Intelligent (but not cocky about it)/curious
Not afraid to try things
Ambitious
Creative
Doesn't care what others think (besides, of course, me)/Doesn't need to prove himself.
Allows me to express myself w/o making me feel judged, embarrassed, or silly
Selfless
***Someone who I can be myself around****
Patient/Not easily angered***
Passionate
Okay, so far that's my list. And again, since it is 3:25 in the morning, I know I am forgetting a few things. I will have to add those later. Even though I have some stars next to some but not next to others, that does not mean the others are not very important to me. The stared items just happen to be things that I have had recent experience with and have realized just how dear they are. I don't know, hard to explain. Anyone who has any inputs please let me know. I'm curious about what might be on you guy's list. Having recently been married (a little over six months but have been dating for the last two years), I would like to comment on what kind of man I find myself with. Does he measure up to my list ? or is he lacking? Let's start in the order I had previously listed. Fun loving (playful)-sense of humor (I need someone who can and will make me laugh)
Humor is very important to my guy. He does comedy improv on the side and he is fantastic. He has me laughing night and day.
Affectionate/Loving***
There is not a time when I am next to Darian that he does not reach over to give me some form of physical affection (hug, quick touch, etc...). And there is not a time when he does not give me the words of affirmation that I need. He is physically and emotionally loving.
Lover of books, music, and movies (foreign films a must)
He loves books, music, and movies (including foreign films). We don't always like the same things, but what's important to me is that he likes them. Sometimes we'll read together, even if it's from different books and we are just sitting next to each other.
Faithful
He is in both action and heart. Too honest and too sincere to be otherwise.
Considerate
I work the graveyard shift and often come home tired and hungry. Sometimes when I get home, I find that my honey had woken up early and left me breakfast before he headed off to work. I cannot describe how it makes me feel.
Easy going/Does not lose their temper easily*****THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME.
Darian is so calm that he helps me bridle my own temper. It's EXTREMELY hard to get him to lose his temper.
Likes/Loves to dance (this is a hard one since most guys I know don't fulfill this. Ironic considering the pheromones flying around when dancing is involved. How can man not want to participate in this ritual?)
This is one is a little tricky. He does not like to dance in the exact way that I do. He likes the Waltz, ballet and other traditional dances. I like those dances too, but am very passionate about Latin dancing. Even though he does not get as excited as I do about the kind of dancing I like to do, he is always willing to take me dancing.
Intelligent (but not cocky about it)/curious
Graduated with a degree in Mathematics. Need I say more?
Not afraid to try things
The only thing he refuses to try is blood sausages.
Ambitious
Currently owns a business and plans on owning more in the futures. Plans to retire early.
Creative
Draws, sings, creates amazing things with origami, comes up with some fun and interesting dates. He does creative things all the time.
Doesn't care what others think (besides, of course, me)/Doesn't need to prove himself.
Sometimes I have to say, "Love, don't do/say that. What will people think?" And he'll usually answer by telling me "But that's how I feel." or "But that's what I think." I love the fact that he is always himself no matter who is around. It's ironic that not caring what other people think/say is on my list and yet I'm the one who has to work on it.
Allows me to express myself w/o making me feel judged, embarrassed, or silly
I have grown so much because (and this is going to sound corny and silly) he gives me wings to fly. I feel much more confident in myself as a person because he encourages me to be myself no matter what. Although sometimes I think he must regret it ;-)
Selfless
One night, he was helping me relax my hair. It didn't not work out the way I had planned. He stayed up until 2:30 in the morning helping me to get it to look the way I wanted without a word of complaint, although he had to get up at 6am for work. I felt terrible that he did this, but completely moved at the sacrifice he was willing to make for me.
***Someone who I can be myself around****
See above comment under "Allows me to express myself w/o making me feel judged, embarrassed, or silly.
Patient/Not easily angered***
I don't think we would have worked out as a couple if he was not patient. I am not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. I don't think relationships work w/o patience. Darian's patience with me also help me know I can be myself around him.
Passionate
Yes!
Darian is not perfect. Neither am I. But I think we are a pretty good match. When we were dating, I was very good at looking at his flaws. I wanted to marry with my eyes wide open. I had seen too many bad marriages and was afraid to make a mistake in whom I ended up marrying. For a long time, I was afraid to give my heart because I did not want to be blinded by love. Unfortunately, I think I focused on the flaws way too much and almost lost an amazing man who was perfect for me. As I was reading this list, I was surprised that I could answer yes to the qualities I put there. My list has changed often throughout the years, but when I wrote this one, I made sure that it covered the core of qualities that I knew would make me happy. I looked at previous list I had made the years before and narrowed it down to the ones that kept repeating. It's good to know I was right or that I knew myself well enough to know what could make me happy in the end.
We are not perfect as a couple. At times we frustrate or sadden each other, but at the end of the day there is no one else I would rather go home to. And at the end of the day if someone asks me if I am happy, I can honestly answer a resounding "Yes."
What my ad for a man would look like
Wanted:
Fun loving (playful)-sense of humor (I need someone who can and will make me laugh)
Affectionate/Loving***
Lover of books, music, and movies (foreign films a must)
Faithful
Considerate
Easy going/Does not loose their temper easily*****THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME.
Likes/Loves to dance (this is a hard one since most guys I know don't fulfill this. Ironic considering the pheromones flying around when dancing is involved. How can man not want to participate in this ritual?)
Intelligent (but not cocky about it)/curious
Not afraid to try things
Ambitious
Creative
Doesn't care what others think (besides, of course, me)/Doesn't need to prove himself.
Allows me to express myself w/o making me feel judged, embarrassed, or silly
Selfless
***Someone who I can be myself around****
Patient/Not easily angered***
Passionate
Okay, so far that's my list. And again, since it is 3:25 in the morning, I know I am forgetting a few things. I will have to add those later. Even though I have some stars next to some but not next to others, that does not mean the others are not very important to me. The stared items just happen to be things that I have had recent experience with and have realized just how dear they are. I don't know, hard to explain. Anyone who has any inputs please let me know. I'm curious about what might be on you guy's list. Having recently been married (a little over six months but have been dating for the last two years), I would like to comment on what kind of man I find myself with. Does he measure up to my list ? or is he lacking? Let's start in the order I had previously listed. Fun loving (playful)-sense of humor (I need someone who can and will make me laugh)
Humor is very important to my guy. He does comedy improv on the side and he is fantastic. He has me laughing night and day.
Affectionate/Loving***
There is not a time when I am next to Darian that he does not reach over to give me some form of physical affection (hug, quick touch, etc...). And there is not a time when he does not give me the words of affirmation that I need. He is physically and emotionally loving.
Lover of books, music, and movies (foreign films a must)
He loves books, music, and movies (including foreign films). We don't always like the same things, but what's important to me is that he likes them. Sometimes we'll read together, even if it's from different books and we are just sitting next to each other.
Faithful
He is in both action and heart. Too honest and too sincere to be otherwise.
Considerate
I work the graveyard shift and often come home tired and hungry. Sometimes when I get home, I find that my honey had woken up early and left me breakfast before he headed off to work. I cannot describe how it makes me feel.
Easy going/Does not lose their temper easily*****THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME.
Darian is so calm that he helps me bridle my own temper. It's EXTREMELY hard to get him to lose his temper.
Likes/Loves to dance (this is a hard one since most guys I know don't fulfill this. Ironic considering the pheromones flying around when dancing is involved. How can man not want to participate in this ritual?)
This is one is a little tricky. He does not like to dance in the exact way that I do. He likes the Waltz, ballet and other traditional dances. I like those dances too, but am very passionate about Latin dancing. Even though he does not get as excited as I do about the kind of dancing I like to do, he is always willing to take me dancing.
Intelligent (but not cocky about it)/curious
Graduated with a degree in Mathematics. Need I say more?
Not afraid to try things
The only thing he refuses to try is blood sausages.
Ambitious
Currently owns a business and plans on owning more in the futures. Plans to retire early.
Creative
Draws, sings, creates amazing things with origami, comes up with some fun and interesting dates. He does creative things all the time.
Doesn't care what others think (besides, of course, me)/Doesn't need to prove himself.
Sometimes I have to say, "Love, don't do/say that. What will people think?" And he'll usually answer by telling me "But that's how I feel." or "But that's what I think." I love the fact that he is always himself no matter who is around. It's ironic that not caring what other people think/say is on my list and yet I'm the one who has to work on it.
Allows me to express myself w/o making me feel judged, embarrassed, or silly
I have grown so much because (and this is going to sound corny and silly) he gives me wings to fly. I feel much more confident in myself as a person because he encourages me to be myself no matter what. Although sometimes I think he must regret it ;-)
Selfless
One night, he was helping me relax my hair. It didn't not work out the way I had planned. He stayed up until 2:30 in the morning helping me to get it to look the way I wanted without a word of complaint, although he had to get up at 6am for work. I felt terrible that he did this, but completely moved at the sacrifice he was willing to make for me.
***Someone who I can be myself around****
See above comment under "Allows me to express myself w/o making me feel judged, embarrassed, or silly.
Patient/Not easily angered***
I don't think we would have worked out as a couple if he was not patient. I am not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. I don't think relationships work w/o patience. Darian's patience with me also help me know I can be myself around him.
Passionate
Yes!
Darian is not perfect. Neither am I. But I think we are a pretty good match. When we were dating, I was very good at looking at his flaws. I wanted to marry with my eyes wide open. I had seen too many bad marriages and was afraid to make a mistake in whom I ended up marrying. For a long time, I was afraid to give my heart because I did not want to be blinded by love. Unfortunately, I think I focused on the flaws way too much and almost lost an amazing man who was perfect for me. As I was reading this list, I was surprised that I could answer yes to the qualities I put there. My list has changed often throughout the years, but when I wrote this one, I made sure that it covered the core of qualities that I knew would make me happy. I looked at previous list I had made the years before and narrowed it down to the ones that kept repeating. It's good to know I was right or that I knew myself well enough to know what could make me happy in the end.
We are not perfect as a couple. At times we frustrate or sadden each other, but at the end of the day there is no one else I would rather go home to. And at the end of the day if someone asks me if I am happy, I can honestly answer a resounding "Yes."
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Pinterest!
I am a big fan of pinterest! Finding that website has changed so much of my life. It sounds silly to say something like that but it has. I utilized it to find ideas when I was planning my wedding and boy did it make planning easier. I've used it to decorate my house, cook some delicious meals, find some great date and activity ideas. My nieces have loved some of the things we've done from that website. But most importantly, I've used it to boost my own creativity and to find and admire the creativity of others . If you guys have not checked it out yet, I would strongly advise you to. Here's the link
Pinterest.com
Have fun pinning!
Pinterest.com
Have fun pinning!
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Slacker
As I look at my friends' blogs and the amazing jobs they do with them. I cannot help but feel like a slacker. Not that I only experience negative emotions when I visit their blogs :-) I also feel inspired. And more motivated to do better with my own blog. I guess I am still wary about the kind of information to put and so I don't put anything at all. My goal for this month is to write at least one more time in this blog before the month is over. Baby steps, right?
Sunday, July 15, 2012
New Place
It has been strange but wonderful living in our new place. It's just me living there for now and then Darian will move in once we are married in August. It's so strange decorating our place, but making sure for both of us to make decisions about how we want it. I am so used to just making these decisions by myself. It's definitely a growing experience. But I like it so much more when I look around and realize that we were decorating our FIRST home together. This is the beginning of a journey that I am excited to travel!
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