resolutions

Happy New Year!

let me begin by saying I hate New Years Eve, it's official. However, New Years day is a whole other story.

Here are my 2010 resolutions:

• start carrying a purse ( I think its about time) 
• re-learn spanish
• get in touch with old friends
• national food day challenge (I need a name for this project...help!) 
• http://www.tfdutch.com/foodh.htm
  

The last one is close to my heart because it will take a whole year of commitment and I'm really excited about this project. I start today, Bloody Mary (ew) and Apple Gifting Day, but I want to start a blog and a twitter for this project. The bigger, the better, the more I'll have to commit to eating these crazy things.

I'd love to hear some ideas for this silly project of mine

I am terribly excited

Best for 2010,

c 

may 25

if you dont know already...thats my birthday (:
part of my "project winks" involves wine
aaannnddd according to this website http://www.tfdutch.com/foodh.htm
my birthday is national wine day!
perfecto!

xo
c

julie & julia

i just watched that adorable film and it makes me want to pursue so many of my dreams
whats holding me back?
answers anyone?

grey day

its chilly outside
the clouds have filled the sky
and i am stuck inside listening to ridiculous banter

i want to put on my yellow rain boots
and hop in the puddles
come back inside to grilled cheese and soup

i cant help but reflect and remember
days like this when i was a kid

i hope you're having a lovely day

my age.

want to piss me off?
bring up my age and how in 22 years there's no way i've learned a damn thing.
this post will be angy, things will be misspelled, and yes i'm ranting....so if you're an english teacher you can stop reading now.

in my program, in my work, and in the classroom i am always being discriminated against for my age.
i graduated high school at 17 because my birthday was the day after.
i graduated from college at 20 because i hustled through in 3 years.
i am now 22 and will graduate with an MC degree (masters of counseling).

First let me say that i know that i am young and i know that i have a LOT to learn, but that doesn't mean i don't know what i'm talking about. elderly people are the wisest people we have in this world which is why i love and respect them. i go out of my way to learn from my grandparents,  family members, friends, community members, and professors (young and old) .

i wouldn't be where i'm at today if if was a dumb shit. i didn't work this hard to get where i am at so that 30-40 year olds can sit there and tell me "oh its because you're young" "thats cute" "you don't know much" "how would you know sweetie, you're so young" every single day. i worked this hard because i LOVE what i do. counseling people and improving people's mental health is my passion and THAT is why i rushed through to get here, so that i could make a difference as soon as possible.

Wisdom does come with age, its unfortunate that manners don't.
i am the "token slacker" in class because people assume i didnt do my homework, or didn't do the reading, or have nothing to say because i was too busy partying all weekend.
well let me just say, i stay in most weekends and study not so i can have something to say in class (and kiss ass) but so that i can learn. However, if i do want to go out and wear an outfit you wish you could still wear...it's none of your damn business.

close your mouth
open your ears
and listen to what i have to say.

going on holiday

howdy ya'll

i'm headed back to texas tomorrow night 

hope everybody has a lovely holiday 

happy turkey day folks! 

xo

c

passion

Passion can be defined in a number of ways and rather than copy and paste the definition to take up space (and look like I actually wrote something) I'll give you my 2 cents.

Passion is what makes you tick.
Passion is the reason you get out of bed in the morning.
Passion is why you get excited to get your day started.

When we were younger we wanted to be firefighters, superheros, or Cindy Crawford (don't judge me) and at some point we stopped. We continued with school and learned that we have a slim chance of becoming the next Micheal Jordan and settled for being an accountant.
Why? At what point did we say, that's not going to happen I better figure something else out?

For me, I realized that I am not tiny, super tall, and have no desire to hit the gym everyday to look flawless.
I love what I do, but is that settling or compromising?
I don't think so...BUT I feel like there is so much more I want to do with my life.
Counseling is my passion.
It's what makes me drive an hour in traffic to an internship site I hate going to.
My clients progress is what makes me get out of bed everyday.
So why am I doubting myself?
I graduate in may 2010 with my MC degree and should be looking for jobs and getting ready to move on with my life. But something is missing, there's an itch i need to scratch.

I come from a family of entrepreneurs and I'm finding more and more that I have this strong desire to follow in their footsteps and create a business of my own. My last post mentioned my idea of WINKS and while I'm not ready to discuss it on here now it's on my mind all day everyday. What kind lighting do I want? Where should i set up shop? etc, etc, etc.

so....what do i do? where do i go? when do i start?
I'm still sorting this all out, I'll be writing everyday to figure it out.

Thanks for reading,
c