You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.
-Eleanor Roosevelt

I am kicking shyness and timidity in the face.
-Jessica Valle

Just so you know...

Today is: No Socks Day.

This week is:

• Be Kind To Animals Week
• National Family Week
• National Hug Holiday Week
• National Postcard Week
• National Pet Week

This month is:

• Brain Tumor Awareness Month
• Get Caught Reading Month
• National BBQ Month
• National Bike Month
• National Correct Posture Month
• National Egg Month
• National Hamburger Month
• National Moving Month
• National Salad Month
• National Smile Month
• National Salsa Month
• Tennis Month
• National Family Month.

I'm celebrating a LOT of these. Awesome.

And I'm not wearing socks today.

It should be known that I actually write these blogs for myself more than anything else. I think its interesting to look back at who I was a year ago and see how much things have changed.

Lately, it seems like most of the people in my life are mirrors. I can see things about myself in other people and I don't like it. And of course, people also bring out the good in me. I just think there are some things I need to work on.

I've been thinking a lot about how this is an odd season in my life. I tend to feel purposeless. Maybe from the move and the change in life. I do understand that I still have purpose, its just not as blunt. But even still in this feeling of meaninglessness, I am feeling very optimistic. Its really very strange. Every now and then I do crash. I will quietly turn into this sobbing mess where I ask myself why I am here (in Seattle) and what I am doing with my life. And then I'm not so sure of what the answers are.

And really, I'm tired of complaining. My life is what I make it. And if I choose to sit around and whine about it, then I deserve what I have and I will go no where.

I didn't leap across the nation to think about what should have been.
I moved across the nation because this is where I am supposed to be.
And I should really take advantage of this before it takes advantage of my weaknesses.

Hollar.

PS. Seattle is awesome.

1. Go see Iron Man. Its the shiz.

2. Today is a good day to listen to Jamie Cullum's cd, Twentysomething.

3. I'm moving to Canada.

4. I drank too much tea today.

I love my apartment.
But I am going to be moving at the end of the month.

Its an adventure to a world I have never known!!!
I'm pretty excited.

PS. Today is Lei Day, Loyalty Day, May Day, Mother Goose Day and Step-Mothers Day.