This weekend happened to be a pretty perfect one and today is a gorgeous, flawless fall day.
I spent Saturday indulging in hours of reading & writing. Literally, all day. That’s heaven for me. I got through a book and a half and did some writing that was without a doubt therapeutic. I received an unexpected phone call from my friend Andrene, we spent close to an hour talking about our lives, goals and all the things we’ve gone through. We have somewhat similar situations and she is incredibly encouraging. I am incredibly fortunate to have her in my life. At the conclusion of our call we made plans for Friday that made me realize I have been making more of a conscious effort to be social.
Today I woke up and cup of coffee in hand, scoured news, blogs and tidbits from Facebook that had some relevance to my life. Then I worked out before heading to brunch with a fairly new friend Katrina. Brunch was delicious and it was wonderful to spend time with someone with a bubbly zest for life and hard-work conquers all mentality. After we did some shopping and then she introduced me to a fantastic hole-in-the wall tacqueria somewhat close to my house I never knew existed. I love the things new friends can bring into your life.
Speaking of new developments, at work I organized a food drive for a local food pantry that is currently low in addition to a toy drive for GiftstoGive. I always have a nagging feeling that I’m not doing enough with the gifts I’ve been given. My father always taught me that when you get to a place in life where you have more than you need, it is essential to spread that wealth with others less fortunate. If you don’t have a lot, then volunteering your time is just as good. My boyfriend reminds me that I get too upset about many of the horrible injustices of the world.
I spoke with the CEO of GifttoGive on Friday and we talked about the location I’d be sending everything off to in relation to where our home office was. He let me know that the kids most effected by the non-profits generosity would not be the ones in our area. It made me sad he felt he had to mention this. People only want to help their own? I told him “a needy child is a needy child.” That kind of ended that tangent.
Tomorrow is Monday. Do you know what that means? Pumpkin muffin time! Post early am workout that is of course. Hanukkah is about a month away and Christmas not far behind. Where did fall go? Driving today through the red, orange and yellow foliage only enhanced my good mood. I hate driving in snow but I’ll never complain about our good fortune in being able to experience all four seasons. Never. I’ve been researching the perfect holiday gift for my boss, nothing over the top, just something meaningful to let him know he is appreciated.
I know I seem to always acquire something new here and there but this weeks shopping was for my parents who experienced unfortunate circumstances recently. I Fedexed over boxes of things that would brighten up their day during this particularly stressful time and sent pretty flowers.
I have lots of projects in the works that will be rewarding for me and a few others that will greatly affect those that have touched my life the most. 10 days until D-day. Currently: loving Rihanna’s “You the One” and still “What Makes You Beautiful” by One Direction that I posted a few weeks ago. It seems America is going through a One Direction craze. Have a great week.
