“Be true to yourself. Make each day your masterpiece. Help others. Drink deeply from good books. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day. Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.” — John Wooden This is one of my favorite quotes from John Wooden and I… Continue reading “Be True To Yourself. Make Each Day Your Masterpiece.”
Could fear of success & transformation been one of the reasons behind some of the bad choices I made at my Community College during my early 20s? According to one of my homework assignments it’s quite possible. Last night I was doing some reading for my Race, Class, Gender course and one of the articles made me… Continue reading Fear of Success & Transformation
I need to polish up my time management skills. On the one hand I know that I can’t live by an exact agenda because unexpected things will come up, and it’s important to be flexible so you don’t break into pieces when those surprises show up. What I need to work on though is using the time… Continue reading Back to basics and prioritizing
I need to figure out the cause behind the headaches I’m getting every Monday and Wednesday – the days I happen to be at school. I’m truly baffled by this. I started classes last week and every Monday and Wednesday I leave school with a massive headache. Actually yesterday’s was a bit more mild. The first day of classes I thought it was because of… Continue reading The Headache Mystery
Last night was a fun dinner and movie night for my husband and I. When we got to the theatre we were the only ones there and we decided to play a game of Sudoku together before the previews. We had just started our game when this man, probably around late 60’s, walked in and asked if these were the best seats, which happened… Continue reading Conversation with a stranger & social norms
This weekend I became inspired to challenge myself with another goal. For those that know me well it’s no secret that my cooking skills leave something to be desired. In my defense though I have to say I’ve come a long way in the last 5 years, precisely the amount of time I’ve known my… Continue reading Finding My Inner ‘Top Chef’
I took these pictures when my husband and I went to the Huntington Library & Botanical Garden in Pasadena. What I loved about this tree, besides the beautiful color of the flowers themselves, was how short and yet grand it looked with its branches stretched out so. I imagined our bulldog Biggie would love this tree for… Continue reading Hot Pink Flowers & Meeting Someone New
A friend of mine shared an article that a friend of hers had come across on Oprah.com called “20 questions that could change your life”. I found myself fascinated by some of the questions. Here’s one that stayed with me the most because of what happened to me Wednesday night. I’ll share more in the future as they apply.… Continue reading “Are my thoughts hurting or healing?” (Oprah.com)
I haven’t been posting much about the journey of running my first 5k and part of that has to do with the fact that I haven’t been running as consistently or often as I should be. I figure it’s okay though, the race is until May 1st. But then I get this funny feeling that the date might just creep… Continue reading Who Knew Running Could Feel So Great?
I love to take pictures, especially of trees. This morning while I was starting Biggie on his walk this beautiful tree caught my eye and I tried to capture a couple good shots of it (mind you with a cell phone camera) while Biggie sniffed around. In the second picture you can see a few rays from the sun. I don’t… Continue reading My Love of Trees
Purse Meets Diaper Bag 