The lady formally known as Love

I've always gone by Love

It's what my daddy has always called me

He said I represent what the name stands for

But Love is patient, that something I have yet to learn

Love is kind, and that's not me most of the time

So maybe daddy isn't always right

 

If you look at the walls of my home..

Love is on every wall

I've always thought...love is what I'm striving for

but maybe its not the attainment, of the romantic form

but more aptly the virtues thereof

 

So I will work on patience, by being patient with myself

I will work on kindness, by being kind to me.
I will will be patient when I expect to much

I will be kind, by allowing only the positive in

 

Love is patient

Love is kind

Love is patient

Love is kind

 

Some people will not be allowed in my life

because I am being kind to me.

 

Love is patient

Love is kind

Love is patient

Love is kind

 

This came to me on my walk with my dog, in the form of  song. 

 



Lovely quote by Jackson Kiddard

Love can be hard. Love requires you to be kind when you are angry, patient when you feel anxious, compassionate when you judge others, caring when you feel apathetic, trust when you've been wronged, let go when you want to hold on, know that the other person is you, take risks when you're scared, to always see the lesson, and never look back once you've decided.

Jackson Kiddard

My best birthday gift so far....

This birthday as I approached my 27th year on earth and a change in my work schedule, I decided I finally felt ready to bring a new being into my life. My mother had become aware of a rescue dog around this time and I did some Pre-placement visits and an overnight with the doggy. Hey what can I say? I'm a social worker and former adoption prep worker, it only seemed right :)
So on the day of my birth August 9th I brought her home.....It has been a big adjustment but I am very glad I did it. I named her Summer because she came to live with me in the summer time and she is a mix so she is summa this summa that :) as my parents always used to say. It really is like having a child but it is nice to have a companion that is not has fickle as men , at least some of the mean I have dated. I am enjoying watching her learn what I am attempting to teach her and learning not to take life so seriously. Case in point she has no socialization outside of her "pack" and whines and barks like a crazy thing when in public. She is also forcing me out of my routine because to combat this I have to take her out and about much more.
Below are some adorable pictures of my new baby:

Us on my birthday

She loves a good belly rub

 My mother took her outside and brought her back in the recycling tin. Summer is a ham!

She was playing ball, it fell in her food and then she decided to just eat around it

My way of giving back

Now that my schedule has freed up some due to no longer being employed full time, I have taken an oppurtunity to give back. I have decided to adopt a soldier through solidersangels.org . With this program you are requiredd to write letters weekly and send care packages monthly. Below is the first package contents that I sent to my solider. I am also able to use my creative side as you can see.

I am still waiting to receive a letter back from my solider but I am sure he is quite busy. I really just hope that he is getting my letters and packages and knows that I am thinking of him.

My first Birchbox!

So I have wanted a Curlbox for a while now, but the list is always too long. Also I am not quite sold on the price. While searching for other similar products I came upon the Birchbox site. It is the same premise though it offers beauty products in general. Once I was in for membership it did ask me some questions about my hair type so I am crossing my fingers that at some point I will also receive some hair care items. Below is a picture of the outside of the box

 

And when I opened the lovely box......I discovered I was in school for beauty as well

Inside my box were a perfume sample of Viva La Juicy La Fleur (Juicy Couture), Q-tips that have nail polish remover in them( Super handy), a full size Brightening facial cleanser by DDF, Pomegranate body butter by Whish, and a Shick razor with built in shave gel. I have tried everything but the Q-tips because I haven't done a pedicure or manicure yet, but I know they are great because I have had a similar product before. I love how the body butter and La Fluer seem to compliment each other and feel this was a good decision on my part. Take that exclusive Curl box haha. Just kidding I want a subscription with you too!

 

Bucket List

Is there an appropriate age to begin one's bucket list?

 

 

This past August 9th I celebrated my 27th birthday, though I am making steps toward where I want to be in life I am not quite there yet. So I began to think of what I want to accomplish and have decided to begin creating my bucket list. I don't know if this is supposed to be reserved for the end of your life. I get more done when I am held responsible for completing tasks such has having them written down. Especially for "the world" to see.

 

Here are a few things I have thought of so far:

 

1. Welcome a child(ren) into my family through biological means or adoption

2. See Alanis Morissette in concert and/or meet her

3. Attend another Usher concert

4. Do at least 3 truly spontaneous acts (I know that's not much, but I am a premeditator :) )

5. Do Karaoke or a comedy stand up set

6. After doing private practice, begin instructing college level courses

7. Experience romantic love again

 

This will be a working list that I plan to add to, but it feels good to know what things I really feel I need to accomplish in my life. Even if these things don't sound earth shattering to me it would be wonderful to feel there was nothing I hadn't completed that I truly wanted to. Note: there are things I plan to do that I don't feel it necessary to list because I am self assured they will take place. i.e. graduate from graduate school, pass my LCSW exam.

 

Dove visible care sweepstakes

Dove has asked the question: How do you reinvigorate and refresh your skin for the summer months?
My answer to that question is that I use my Dove (note I actually have been a devoted Dove beauty bar user for years) soap, I also add in a body scrub as my skin has some trouble with the whole sloughing process and I add lotion and sunscreen.
This summer I have tried body wash as well that has moisturizers in it and I like that so far. I haven't found one body wash I want to commit to like my Pink Dove bar just yet.

This post is in exchange for a chance to win the sweepstakes for a spa giveaway, which I could really use as always.