"The other main qualm people have with "Gilmore Girls" is the "fast talking." And well, if you can't get used to that, then maybe this show's not for you. So, fair enough."

a quote from an entire article about why you should love gilmore girls. it's all true.

28" x 18", Oil & Acrylic on Canvas ::: Copyright Pakayla Biehn 

my fave blog - the (never home)maker is back in action today! hooray! they've been on sabbatical for a few months. meh. does this make me a dork?

after the (joe's) wedding, i am getting my hair cut - a lot. and getting a tattoo. those are my goals for the summer. and to keep running. i think i'll like it.

tomorrow, i'm going to bake something. joy the baker's blog :: love & sugar :: inspired me to do so. (there is also a reciple for gluten free coconut waffles on their i'm interested in...) i'm also going to do laundry & for serious clean my bedroom. i slept on the couch two nights in a row because my clothes and mail have taken over my bed. this is unacceptable (after tonight). and if i'm lucky i'll walk the bridge before yoga, but let's not get carried away.

wednesday, i'm off again (tuesday is my first day off... two in a row - what a lucky girl i am!). i am going to pick up my bridesmaid's dress from the alterations place. and have a fro-yo date with meg. and go to zumba. and maybe sit in the middle of my (hopefully) clean bedroom.

oh. i got a plant. a chocolate mint plant. i promise i'm going to try really hard not to kill him.

this photo is courtesy of julian bialowas

i just discovered max wanger. it's love.

"We need to remember what's important in life: friends, waffles and work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn't matter. But work is third." - Leslie Knope, Parks & Recreation

saturdays surf, a photo by lesliee!! on Flickr.

coffee + apple products + sunshine = life.

one of my managers gave me a very compelling reason to switch to verizon & drop a whole bunch of cash on a white iphone 4 ... because then i'd have a white iphone 4 and that's awesome. i think it's a valid point. hm.

sometimes using photobooth makes me feel like i'm creative.

sometimes, you need to step outside, 

get some air, and remind yourself of who you are 

and who you want to be. (via free people)

people always ask what's next?

why? i feel like asking what your next step or place or idea is negates your present state ... makes it a little less important ... but then again what's next is a question of ambition. so which is more important? your blossoming present or your ambitious future? how do you balance the two?

[where you invest your love, you invest your life. awake my soul.]

249, a photo by julianbialowas on Flickr.

The Mountain from Terje Sorgjerd on Vimeo.

Everything I want is just Him, to get lost in Him, to feel His love and more and more of this dazzling that He does. I wonder at His beautiful system and how it feels better than anything I could choose or invent for myself." - Donald Miller, Through Painted Deserts

i think i have writer's block.

blog block. haha.

or i just haven't had the time.

i'm sure i'll be over it soon.

i'm glad i'm friends with the people i'm friends with.
i'm glad i'm not friends with the people i'm not friends with.

i like gossip girl, but not actual gossip.

and i would like to stop hearing about people's personal business.

ok. thanks.

my life is fine.
nothing is wrong.
not technically.


but, for some reason, i've been feeling "off" and i'm not sure why.


does anybody know what i mean?


i've been unusually frustrated by people recently. and i don't feel happy. i'm still outgoing and optimistic, but i'm not happy. i'm usually happy. i guess i'm not unhappy, but i'm definitely not happy. if you asked me i was doing well, i would say yes. if you asked me if i was happy, i would say no.


i read through some old blogs and i think i was happy in them. or at least ambitious. i think i need a goal. i'm happier when i'm working toward something. i dunno. perhaps i lack motivation.


“It’s true that while ambition creates fear, it also creates the story. But it’s a good trade, because as soon as you point toward a horizon, life no longer feels meaningless. And suddenly there is risk in your story and a question about whether you’ll make it. You have a reason to get out of bed in the morning.” - Donald Miller


please note, this is no cause for concern. if you have any insight/suggestions, then i'd love to hear from you, but please don't worry about me. ok? ok! this is just my little venting area...


xo.

i have a hard time drawing lines professionally and personally, i think. or maybe i don't and other people do. i'm not sure.

some of the people i work with are nice and i really enjoy them and would like to be fb friends with and hang out with outside of work. some of the other people i work with are negative and i probably wouldn't benefit from being friends with them outside of work.

so do i pick some and not the others? do i not befriend any of them and just keep the friends i have? or do i befriend them all and take the risks of having all of my personal life out there?

decisions. decisions. any insight?

via :: Sommer Atkinson

i took a quiz in oprah magazine that said i was a super optimist, but i'm not sure that's always true...when i sat down to write this blog, the first things i thought about were all the things that i didn't do today or that went poorly. however, i'm trying to make good on oprah's diagnosis (well, make it consistent) so i decided that i would just list all the things i did do or liked about today. here goes...

i had blueberry muffins frosted mini wheats with almond milk for breakfast. delish. i went to the dentist for the first time in almost two years. my teeth are slick and shiny. i'm also pretty sure they're whiter. i got to wear my polka dotted rain boots. i used them to step in an ankle deep puddle - take that rain! i had delish lunch with the lovely alana nelson at yo burrito. salsa bar, please & thank you. i saw my old youth pastor! my hair stylist texted me to tell me she wanted to gloss my hair for free. i cleaned my living room and did all of my dishes. i also made egg salad - with hummus and spicy mustard and egg whites. then i drank three cups of coffee and ate a pudding pop. i got new cute new city flats in the mail today. and a twenty percent off coupon at ulta. i went to kinetic (small group) and connected - sometimes i really don't want to go bc i'm anti-social or too busy, but it's a small step to take compared to all that has been afforded to me through my beliefs. i remembered how much i love florence + the machine.

also, today someone told me they thought i was much happier at my new job despite the financial ramifications on my life. then, as we discussed jobs and work/life balance, we threw around some potential career paths for myself. [note: i love my current job and do not plan on leaving it anytime soon and cannot wait to see where my career goes within the company.] so anyway, she thinks i should be a blogger. really? can you make money doing that? yes. yes you can, but i don't think i would be able to wrangle any benefits out of the deal. (this is the part that requires me to have a husband who has a good, solid job...) also, i would blog from my macbook pro in coffee shops. best.job.ever. sign me up.

one last topic... why do they say 70% chance of rain instead of 30% chance of sunshine? this was a real conversation topic at work the other day. think about it.

ummm. that might be all. and by all, i mean, oh boy! what a day! i'm so glad i got to experience it.

good night & good luck. xo.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment, wisely and earnestly. (Buddha)

i let a coworker give me a tattoo today. boom. winning.