Lessons Learned While Moving a Mattress...

So here's a lesson about turning things around and choosing happy over victim-hood.

I ordered a new mattress for my loft bed and I came home to it on my doorstep.  Awesome!

I unwrapped it on my floor and tried it out...not bad!

Then I took my old "mattress" and bedding off the bed in preparation for the new heavenly mattress.

And then I tried to hoist the mattress up on my own.

I figured I'd have no trouble, after all I put up the whole loft bed on my own with no help as well as the heavy coat rack in my entryway.

What followed was a lot of cursing, sweating, knocking things over...and the beginnings of thoughts like, "I don't have anyone nearby to help..." blah blah..."Having a man around right now would be great..." blah blah yawn.

In the end, I stopped and realized I was going to have to wait until I could ask my Super or Porter for help. It's a good lesson for me. I tend to have trouble asking for help...being the self sufficient single gal in NYC that I am.

So I made up the bed on the floor in front of the T.V. and thought, "I'll have a sleepover with myself this weekend."

Conclusion?  It's really nice to sleep at "ground level" and be able to watch television in bed for a change...kind of made me feel like a kid again.

It's all in how you look at things.

XO

Gratitude

Making my way to the top...

Kindness and gratitude seem to be buzzing around me this week....and when I say that, I mean reminders to be kind and grateful towards myself.

My body had begun to sort of curl in on itself...like I was truly wilting in the heat.

It seemed I had come to another little period of questioning everything...and feeling frustrated and stuck and alone.

Well...as soon as I expressed this to some of my friends, there was a tidal wave of love and support reminding me that I'm not alone.  In fact, it took a lot of the pressure off of me because I was reminded that since I've put my dreams out there, I have people holding them up for me...so maybe I can relax a bit and ride on the shoulders of all these lovely souls for a while.

I feel much lighter.

What a wonderful reminder that the Universe has your back.  That we don't always need to be climbing that hill...sometimes we need to stop, sit, meditate and relish the moment and the view.

XO

Chasing the Happy...

The Royal Mile, Edinburgh

When I started this blog, I swore that only good energy would enter here...so what to do when I'm feeling less than good?

Hide out? Not write blogs? Keep all culinary delights to myself for a while?

Post all ill will on Facebook and Twitter???

Well...yeah, I could do all that. I'm sure I have.

Or shall I admit to my readers that I'm not always, as my Friend Kim deems me, "a source of light?"

Well, my friends...without darkness there can be no light.

I'll admit that I'm relatively new to the whole "Puppies and Rainbows" world. In my more balanced moments, I fully realize that there will be some down time. I am still navigating my way around these waters and finding my way. I have seen what a difference love and optimism can bring to my world...in fact...it has brought me life.

Yes, I've been spending a lot of time in my cave...thinking and worrying about the "hows" and whys...and where has it gotten me? Honestly? With a giant pile of worry weighing me down.

So, today I am going to try to chase the happy...to feel the glee that I have delighted in in the past...and will again in the future. I will now have gratitude for all the love and light that I've been shutting out.

• Love
• My wonderful friends
  
• My Family
• Beautiful music
• Sunshine and Rain
• Scotland
• Beer
• Whisky
• Cooking
• Nature
• Crafting
• Knitting
• Photography
  
• The "Silly Hour" at work
  
• I'm seeing Paul McCartney in concert again soon!!! Woohoo!
• True Blood!
• Acting like a 13 year old girl with my friends
• I ordered the Waterboys album I've been dying for...through a shop in Edinburgh ;)
• The smell of the fresh peach sitting on my desk
  
• Puppies and Rainbows

A puppy on The Royal Mile...

Seriously...there's a lot to be happy about. What are some of the things that fill you with light?



XOXO