"There are possibilities of me falling out of my chair today." Is the status I posted on fbook this morning for good reason. silly tired with a side of hangover. But I had possibly the best long weekend I have had in recent memory! The sisterly love I have for my best friend was on highest levels on the love-o-meter this weekend as she walked down the aisle as possibly the most bride ever! Seriously, ever. :)
Well beautiful she is, she is also kind and hardworking and really one of those people who doesn't speak poorly of others! In the past 6 months she not only planned a stunning wedding but she completely revamped her life by going through a nutritional and strength training program geared at turning your life upside down! Well she didn't just do it she done did it! The girl has never looked better! I have been in the same program for about 6 weeks and I can already see an incredible change taking place. It is hard work though, for that I can attest. How she planned a wedding and changed the very core of a lifestyle shows me that nothing is impossible! I am proud and inspired!
On to the topic of inspiration, TEDxColumbiaSC 2.0 was yesterday!
I was thinking back on some of the amazing talks I heard and I think one of the most underrated talk, just because he went first and it was a long day so he was less likely to be mentioned, was a young man by the name of Chase Mi-something or other. I am terrible with names! He is a student at the University of South Carolina who asked a simple question "Where does all that uneaten food go?" The difference with Chase is he kept asking the question until he found the answer he wanted! Well it took a bit more than asking questions but the head strong student broke down the barriers of "No we can't" to "Yes we can" and now instead of being thrown away, the left over food is donated!
If more times in our lives we could remember to keep asking the question because eventually we will find the right answer and the right person will be right along side you!
Then the volunteers and organizers went to celebrate at Gervais and Vine where one will always be over served and under fed, but that is the night that magic sometimes happens!
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Monday, January 14, 2013
Don't cry for me Willy Wonka.
So I just wanted to take a moment to put some things down in writing!
It is January 2013, which is absolutely crazballs.
I cried like a baby yesterday and it felt good. I was so exhausted from an entire week of Willy Wonka, if you have never worked with a group of children then you have absolutely NO idea how tiring it is. We give teachers a hard time, which is wrong on so many levels, but the majority of people have no clue what how emotionally and physically exhausting it is to have to split your focus on 30+ little balls of energy. Because kids are takers, they take and take and take and take and you know what they always want more need more take more. It is the brilliance of kids, they are sponges. It is weird to think about, we will chastise you for taking too much when you are an adult but at the same time tell you to keep your inner child! Isn't your inner child a taker. Hmm. I am a giver, in romantic relationships it becomes a problem, but I think that is why I am good with kids. I love it, going in and giving all I have so that when they leave me they are a little more full than they were when I got there! But those little fast metabolizing taker will be back in full force next time I see them, and I will be ready....HOWEVER, 5 days and 4 performances left me completely out of my own lifer force and I was crying to some song on the radio as I drove back from the Harbison Theatre. Do you ever do that, just cry because you are so tired and hungry and you just want your mommy?
So I came home and ate and slept and now I am recharged and ready to take on the day. I will have two full weeks off from my kids but that doesn't mean this week is any slower. When your best friend is getting married in 6 days you have lots to think about. I need to come up with a speech (and by come up with I mean edit down and take out inappropriate references). It is a lot of work to not plunge into a pity party realizing that I am officially the only one of my group of friends not married. Shit I am not even dating anyone, no one not even a prospect. That I am ok with though. In my mind right now boys suck and I will throw rocks at them. But that is a whole other post.
So all this up and down of emotions made me realize I need to put some things down in writing to remind myself how unbelievably lucky I am:
I had the opportunity to work with amazing kids and direct an adorable show.
I am in good health, and am in the process of making life changes to make that GREAT health.
I have 2 adorable cats.
I have a car and a home and money in my account and food in my fridge.
I woke up this morning.
My best friend is getting married and I get to share that with her.
My brother is going to have a daughter in a little over a month.
My boss is like a best friend and I get to work with her every day.
My family is supportive.
There is music in the world, and art and love.
So all that being said, even with all the things that could be, I think I have it pretty good with what is!
It is January 2013, which is absolutely crazballs.
I cried like a baby yesterday and it felt good. I was so exhausted from an entire week of Willy Wonka, if you have never worked with a group of children then you have absolutely NO idea how tiring it is. We give teachers a hard time, which is wrong on so many levels, but the majority of people have no clue what how emotionally and physically exhausting it is to have to split your focus on 30+ little balls of energy. Because kids are takers, they take and take and take and take and you know what they always want more need more take more. It is the brilliance of kids, they are sponges. It is weird to think about, we will chastise you for taking too much when you are an adult but at the same time tell you to keep your inner child! Isn't your inner child a taker. Hmm. I am a giver, in romantic relationships it becomes a problem, but I think that is why I am good with kids. I love it, going in and giving all I have so that when they leave me they are a little more full than they were when I got there! But those little fast metabolizing taker will be back in full force next time I see them, and I will be ready....HOWEVER, 5 days and 4 performances left me completely out of my own lifer force and I was crying to some song on the radio as I drove back from the Harbison Theatre. Do you ever do that, just cry because you are so tired and hungry and you just want your mommy?
So I came home and ate and slept and now I am recharged and ready to take on the day. I will have two full weeks off from my kids but that doesn't mean this week is any slower. When your best friend is getting married in 6 days you have lots to think about. I need to come up with a speech (and by come up with I mean edit down and take out inappropriate references). It is a lot of work to not plunge into a pity party realizing that I am officially the only one of my group of friends not married. Shit I am not even dating anyone, no one not even a prospect. That I am ok with though. In my mind right now boys suck and I will throw rocks at them. But that is a whole other post.
So all this up and down of emotions made me realize I need to put some things down in writing to remind myself how unbelievably lucky I am:
I had the opportunity to work with amazing kids and direct an adorable show.
I am in good health, and am in the process of making life changes to make that GREAT health.
I have 2 adorable cats.
I have a car and a home and money in my account and food in my fridge.
I woke up this morning.
My best friend is getting married and I get to share that with her.
My brother is going to have a daughter in a little over a month.
My boss is like a best friend and I get to work with her every day.
My family is supportive.
There is music in the world, and art and love.
So all that being said, even with all the things that could be, I think I have it pretty good with what is!
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