Gratitude on the go! 1-31-14

Today I am grateful for:

-these quotes:

"You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation."

"In the moment that we choose to abide with the energy instead of acting it out or repressing it, we are training in equanimity."

-getting pho and running lines

-a productive rehearsal 

-only doing a 20 minute set as opposed to an hour 

-watching movies with Andy

-watching movies with Jaime 

-laughter 

-the basics

-as always, my friends 

Gratitude on the go! 1-30-14

Today I am grateful for:
-nannying Maisie. She's just the cutest ever. She's starting to smile and really reach for things. Such an adorable peanut.
-my therapist. We did some body stuff which was, as always, great. I was able to talk about guy stuff, which was hard, but good in the end. Gave me a lot to think about today. She seemed a little bit off today though. Understandable. Everyone has those days. It bothers me still that I know I'm not allowed to ask any questions like that to her though.
-rehearsal getting out early
-a really sweet audience tonight
-laughter
-Amanda's first night of trivia going really well
-Amanda helping me with my lines.
-The basics
-as always, my friends

Gratitude on the go! 1-29-14

Today I am grateful for:
-Maisie letting me work on my lines for a little bit while she just chilled out. She's an adorable little squish.
-having enough time to go home in between gigs and get ready.
-feeling good after an audition.
-seeing a movie with Anna and Amanda. Wolf of Wallstreet. It had some good performances in it, but I struggled with how the portrayed certain things.
-Hannah and Josh coming over to watch AHS. Season finale. It was a perfect way to end the season I thought.
-the beautiful sunset today. The clouds were a very light violet and the sky was very light blue around them and it faded into a very light orange in the distance.
-laughter
-the basics
-as always, my friends.

Gratitude on the go! 1-28-14

Today I am grateful for:
-being able to sleep in. My first thing wasn't until 1pm and I slept until 11! Boom! I think I got 8 full hours. It was glorious.
-a short productive rehearsal
-being able to get all my errands done.
-to do list apps
-getting my calendar to finally sync up with google cal. Woot!
-laughter
-the basics
-as always, my friends

Gratitude on the go! 1-27-14

Today I am grateful for:

-this hilariousness:

We might all be freezing,
but at least we still have a sense of humor about it!
Right?

-watching this little squishy all day:

She's just starting to smile! 

She's sometimes really into it! 

-the little squish sleeping for most of the day and letting me watch a LOT of Battlestar Galactica. I mean...A LOT. #sorryimnotsorry

-hanging out with Roomie and watching Morgan Murphy's stand up. HIlarious.

-watching Downton with Anna and Tom

-Demolishing some left over cheese cake with Amanda. 

-laughter

-the basics

-as always, my friends

Gratitude on the go! 1-26-14

Today I am grateful for:
-teaching. the kids really worked hard and it showed. They connected.
-pete working with us on creating new music for the upcoming show
-melatonin dreams
-Lifetime Movie Sunday. Tonight's movie was Lizzie Borden Took An Axe. It was pretty rad if I do say so myself. There was Tater Tot Hot Dish and Cheesecake. So I would say it was a successful night.

We all posed with our homemade axes

-laughter

-the basics

-as always, my friends 

Gratitude on the go! 1-25-14

Today I am grateful for:

-sleeping in

-baking cookies with Amanda.

Breakfast

-crafting. Seriously the best

-laughter 

-battlestar galactica

-eating so much soup. Seriously. I had four different soups today. Get over it! 

-improv 

-watching downton Abby with Anna and Tom 

-being present. Today I'm in a much better place. I'm so grateful for that. Yesterday was just a hard day it seems. Not enough recharge time. The first part of today was such glorious recharge time I think it balanced out how I was feeling. Still keeping my eye on things. 

-the basics 

-as always, my friends 

Gratitude on the go! 1-24-14

Toady I am grateful for:
-these quotes:
"To love is to commune with another person and to discover in him or her a divine spark."

"Life has taught me the wisdom of moving toward what scares me."
-Andy giving me a 30 second massage. I honestly had no idea how much I needed that. It was so incredible.
-the weather being in the 30s
-Anna bringing Brasa leftovers. Also had no idea how much I needed that.
-a quick nap in the break room
-being present. Another long hardish day. I'm present to that. I honestly think it's just a long week coming to a close and lack of sleep still. Although I am fully aware and present to the fact that it could be more than that. I did feel there was an absent of feelings, which is for sure a red flag. I'm not in denial about what this could be, I'm also not gonna jump to any conclusions just yet. Tomorrow I'll see how I'm doing.
-a long evening coming to a close.
-hanging out with Amanda
-the basics
-my bed
-as always, my friends

Gratitude on the go! 1-23-14

Today I am grateful for:
-VO work with Augsburg. Today was a particularly fun session. I got to play around a lot. "Can you make up a song about babies with the musical inspiration of rent?" ...  "Yes. Yes I can."
-laughter
-rehearsal starting an hour later.
-podcasts
-the sun being out. It was -36 today, but that sun really made a difference.
-being able to take a nap in the boy's room for a whole hour. So needed
-genuine, full voiced laughter
-my job(s)
-Hannah, Josh, and Petey coming over to watch AHS.
-hot showers
-being present. I'm feeling just a little bit off tonight. It feels a bit like...longing? Yeah. I think that's what I'll go with. Longing. There's just a bit of heavy in the air. Also in my chest. Yeah. My heart feels a bit heavy tonight. I'm gonna keep a metaphorical eye on it. It could be that I'm just super tired.*
-the basics
-as always, my friends

*I think my best guess is that I'm about to start pmsing and thus I'm beginning to feel all the feels.

Gratitude on the go! 1-22-14

Today I am grateful for:
-Maisie sleeping pretty much the whole time I was there. Able to watch 2 eps of battlestar. #Winning!
-a productive rehearsal
-laughter
-my roommate/friend
-other people's successes
-being requested by the children I babysit. It's a pretty high complement.
-the sun being out. It was about a bajillion degrees below zero, but that sun being out really made a difference.
-crafting
-the basics
-as always, my friends

Gratitude on the go! 1-21-14

Today I am grateful for:
-my therapist. We did some body work today, which was really good. It's been awhile since that's happened. I like being able to check in like that. We also talked about the frequency in which I come in to see her. I wouldn't have brought it up but she sussed it out. It was hard to talk about. I told her I felt like when I'm doing well and don't have anything immediate to talk about I'm wasting her time. She then asked if I think I'm wasting my time. I really had to think about that. I think there is a part of me that thinks that I can take care of things on my own. It's more of a want than a need I suppose? Idk. I got pretty emotional about it actually, which ironically I kept kind of hidden. I just never thought I'd be at the point where this is a legit option. Well, actually I have gotten to this point before and then hit the floor really hard and had to abort that plan. I felt like a failure. However, we're doing things differently this time. What we came up with is staying with the current schedule for another month and then reevaluating at that point. I'm all for that. Slow and steady. One minute at a time.
-the really nice guy working at Bruggers. His name was Xavier. He was super kind.
-metro transit.
-Radiolab
-a productive rehearsal. We got things up on its feet. We had over 30 sketches to choose from. We still have too many. However I really like this part of the process.
-laughter
-an evening at home
-art journaling
-the basics
-as always, my friends

Gratitude on the go! 1-20-14

Today I am grateful for:

-getting all my rewrites done

-seeing a movie with Anna and Tom. Philamina. It was really good. 

-yogurt lab

-Roomie coming over and hanging out. It was super nice to just catch up.

-laughter 

-the basics

-watching trash tv with Amanda 

-as always, my friends

Gratitude on the go! 1-19-14

Today I am grateful for:

-sleeping the sleep of sleeps

-brunch with padre. He's back in town for the day. It was good to see him albeit brief.

-teaching. We got our new teams today and I have to say they did some really great work. Even the new kids! If they continue to work hard like they did today I can't wait to see what they will be able to do soon. 

-the BNW holiday party. It was nice to hang out with everyone and eat food and play games. Not to mention the really cute british bartender named Andy. 

-coming home to watch Flowers In The Attic with Amanda and some of her friends. Seriously. It was so hilarious. The BEST. 

-laughter

-the basics

-as always, my friends

Gratitude on the go! 1-18-14

Today I am grateful for:
-this quote:
"If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher."
-Brunch with Kdog at Amanda's place. Lots of laughter to be had. Including this gem:

I know what you're thinking.
Eight dollars for a waffle!?
Ridiculous. 

-the snow looking really pretty. We got a butt ton over night, but it's the really fluffy light kind. Winter can be magical every once and awhile. 

-feeling more rested today then all week. 

-my roommate

-laughter 

-the basics

-as always, my friend

Gratitude on the go! 1-17-14

Today I am grateful for:
-VO work with Augsburg. I was super cranky this morning when I had to wake up. I honestly really haven't felt rested all week. However, once I got into the VO booth, I just had this wave of gratitude wash over me. My chest felt less tight and I was able to take a deep breath of relief. I was no longer cranky after that.
-a surprisingly tasty lunch.
-a semi productive rehearsal
-acting. We had our weekly meeting today and we just did some two person scenes where the object was just connecting with your partner. It was great to hear that Caleb's philosophy for improv which is that, at it's core, is acting. And for me that's exactly how I feel as well. And today I really felt like I got to act. And if felt phenomenal. I felt like I came alive! Haha it kind of feels cheesy to write that, but it's the honest to goodness truth. I was able to really connect with a scene partner emotionally and that is one of the reasons I really love acting. To find the emotional truth in a scene. The suggestion we got was building a fire and someone in the scene is worried because they lost their job. That was it. So simple. And we talked about how in life people shy away from those feelings of truth because its uncomfortable. It's vulnerable. And as comedians, we discussed that the reason we do what we do is because we mask our true emotions and the things that have (for lack of a better term) fucked us up with humor. I don't really know if I have a point I'm trying to make or not, but what I really just want to say is that I love acting, I'm grateful for acting, and I want to continue acting for as long as I live.
-my body releasing unwanted energy by shaking. It's embarrassing, but I know it's healthy and necessary
-taking a quick nap during break.
-being able to make fun of myself for going up on one of my lines. That never happens to me and I'm grateful I'm in a place that didn't destroy me with shame for effing up like that.
-laughter
-having an evening at home by myself and catching up on some tv.
-the basics
-being horizontal right now
-trust
-connection
-as always, my friends.

Gratitude on the go! 1-16-14

Today I am grateful for:
-My therapist. I was able to kind of process everything that happened this week with Amanda. It was good to let myself actually lean into it and check in with my body and see what was going on. It's so much harder to do that on my own. I was also able to get reassurance that I'm not being a burden by reaching out.
-Amanda finally being discharged from the hospital!

What's that? It's a Unicorn of success.
Those numbers are Amanda's blood sugar going down.
Thank you Nurse Anna for this spectacular drawing. 

-A productive rehearsal. We basically got to hear everyone's scripts and they were all really fun.
-productive feedback
-seeing a late movie with Andy. Devil's Due. It was pretty shitty, but fun to see none the less.
-laughter
-the basics
-as always, my friends.

Gratitude on the go! 1-15-14

Today I am grateful for:
-a really easy day with Maisie. She slept for most of the time I was there. It was pretty wonderful.
-Amanda still doing well. She unfortunately was unable to come home tonight, which I know is super frustrating for her. I was upset too. It's so hard when you are like almost 100% sure something is gonna go one way and then at the last minute it goes another way. Sigh.
-At least they know what the problem was and they can fix it hopefully early tomorrow morning.
-Grey's Anatomy and Charmed being on the Lifetime channel.
-having a pretty extensive knowledge of Charmed. There's a small part of me that's embarrassed, but most of me really likes it.
-laughter
-the heated parking garage at the hospital
-getting some writing done before rehearsal tomorrow.
-the basics
-as always, my friends.

Gratitude on the go! 1-14-14

Today I am grateful for:
-these quotes:
"Nobody will believe in you unless you believe in yourself."

"In the moment that we choose to abide with the energy instead of acting it out or repressing it, we are training in equanimity."
-my therapist being flexible and super quick to respond that she could reschedule our appointment to Thursday.
-remembering to breathe. I had a bit of a panic attack around 5am. It was the first time I was separated from Amanda since the whole thing started and I think that was also the first time I was able to take in the severity of the situation. I was def feeling all the feels. I didn't want to admit to being scared, but I think that was a big one.
-not getting in a car crash this morning. I should not have been driving. Amanda finally convinced me to leave around 8am. It was actually a good call. As much as I hated to go, I also remembered that it's really hard to take care of others when I'm not taking care of myself. So I left. However, I was extremely exhausted. I barely remember the drive home. That...is not a good sign. Thankfully I made it back safe and sound and was able to take about an hour or so nap.
-being reminded that rehearsal was being cut short today. Only 1 to 3, which kind of really made my day. We just read people's sketches, which were all really funny.
-Amanda doing so much better. Her blood sugar is back in the normal range, she was up and talking, sitting in a chair, and even ate a couple meals. Boom.
-laughter
-chatting with Brian tonight. It's been so long but we're gonna try to chat more regularly and work on some writing and getting our creative juices flowing. I genuinely laughed out loud several times as I usually do when I'm chatting with him.
-the basics
-people checking in with me.
-my bed
-as always, my friends

Gratitude on the go! 1-13-14

Today I am grateful for:

-this quote:

"A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles."

-nannying again. An adorable little two month old names Masie. We did a lot of sleeping and watching battlestar galactica. Winning! 

-getting some writing done 

-being able to see a double feature with Andy! The Lone Survivor and Paranormal Activity 5. They were both pretty good. 

-laughter

-seeing ANOTHER movie later at night with Amanda. We saw Her. It was really, really good. It made me think a lot in a great way.

-that Amanda is okay. Turns out her insulin pump wasn't working today and went into diabetic ketoacidosis. Had to call an ambulance and spend the night in the ER and ICU. She really did amazing considering how awful everything was that was happening to her. She's doing so much better now even though she had to be admitted. I'm not gonna lie, it was quite a roller coaster. I think I had a ton of adrenaline going because now I'm starting to actually feel all the things. I'm just so grateful that she's doing so much better. She's a fighter. 

-my therapist being able to reschedule our appointment for later this week.

-Andy chatting with me and checking in to see how things were going. I really, really appriciated that. He gave me some peace of mind. 

-the basics

-as always, my friends 

Gratitude on the go! 1-12-14

Today I am grateful for:
-these quotes:
"Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun."

"Be true to your work, your word, and your friend."
-that there was a showcase for the youth today.
-getting tacos with Amanda.
-people coming over to watch the Golden Globes. It was a hot mess of a show, but I still loved it anyway.
-finding out that Pizza Luce delivers ICE CREAM!
-laughter
-the basics
-as always, my friends 

Gratitude on the go! 1-11-14

Today I am grateful for:
-this quote:
"Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk."
-Brunch with padre. He's going out of town really soon for a long time so it was nice to see him before he left.
-the fact that I've been fortunate enough to not be effected by addiction. My dad was telling me that he went to an intervention yesterday and how it did not end well. I can only imagine how difficult it must have been.
-being able to lie down and "nap" before work today
-laughter
-accidentally getting high on Gorilla Glue halfway through the second half of the show. Both Lauren and I were loopy as fuck! We could not stop laughing. Seriously at one point we just were both standing there on stage and laughing. We couldn't do anything else! It was such a blast. I haven't felt that good in a long time. It also made for some really weird improv. However it was extremely fun. It could have been because I didn't give a fuck! I was like whatever happens happens. I need to remember that. Just fuckin let loose and have a good time!
-swearing
-being able to go to Dan's wedding for a little bit with Tom and Lauren
-sitting next to the hottest Australian copywriter. Aka the man of my dreams. Aka actually my dreams because it could never be a reality because he's married. I gotta figure that one out some day.
-Lauren coming over to write a sketch called Hotwife Magee. It was probably the most fucked up sketch ever, but it was a blast to write and I mean why the fuck not!? So what if we wrote a sketch while being semi high off of fumes? Got something to present on Tuesday now!
-still being awake when my roommate got home. Yes it was after 4am. Yes I made her listen/read the sketch that we wrote.
-the basics
-melatonin. I really need it tonight
-today being a good day.
-as always, my friends

Gratitude on the go! 1-10-14

Today I am grateful for:
-sleeping really soundly
-Lauren making me belly laugh. "It smells like bacon out here. Or is it peppermint..."
-being present. I was feeling run down earlier. I got pretty nervous and really did some evaluating of what was going on. I'm pretty sure what I was feeling was shame. We had a writing day today and everyone was able to write something pretty great while I felt pretty lack luster. I'm still very insecure about my writing and I think it pulled me into a small shame storm. I felt myself checking out. My arms were crossed in front of me, I got warm, my breathing was labored, my chest and throat were tight. I had to give myself a lot of self kindness. I still do. I've written good stuff before, I just need to get back into the swing of it. I also have honestly not had a lot of experience writing before this job while others have been doing this for years and years. I'm working on it still. I'm figuring it out. I gotta just own what I got and work on it from there. I also think I was not able to get some recharge time so that also put a damper on how I was feeling.
-coming home and catching up with Amanda. It was nice to decompress and just shoot the shit. We also watched a lifetime movie. It was pretty great.
-laughter
-the basics
-as always, my friends

Gratitude on the go! 1-9-14

Today I am grateful for:
-this quotes:
"Character is not a gift. It is a conquest and its kingdom lives upstream. You never get there by drifting."
-watching American Horror Story with Amanda aka my new roommate. :)
-my therapist. We talked about guys and she pointed out how I've come a pretty long way since starting this process because I'm able to talk about guys fairly easy at this point in time without thinking I'm going to implode and actually feeling like dating is now an actual option. The metaphor she used was that I'm actually thinking about going to the store, but it's just not quite open yet or I don't have enough money. Whereas before the store wasn't built yet. It was powerful to have that realization brought to my attention. She was also very patient today as I realized I didn't have much to say.
-being present. I'm present to the fact that I might not be needing as much therapy. I don't think I can stop cold turkey, but as of late I feel like I've really been able to handle things on my own. My therapist has given me so many tools that I've been able to apply to my every day life as well as in specific situations. I know it's something I need to talk to her about but I'm afraid. Last time I wanted to start decreasing my sessions I had a really serious bout of depression and needed to continue with going once a week and also adding a couple more times. What if its psychosomatic? Anyway, that's what I'm present to at the moment and I just need to spit it out and talk it out with her.
-an out of the blue text from Emily saying: "It's been one week since I saw you completely OWN the bnw stage. You're fucking awesome. Have a great day!" That really brought a huge smile to my face.
-a good rehearsal
-soups to go!
-a really fantastic audience. A pipe burst at the theater and it seemed like they were gonna have to cancel the show because they couldn't get any running water. However, the show did go on. It was rough because we were all pretty excited that we might have an extra night off. I think that's what made the audience so much better because if they were a crappy audience we would have had a really shitty time performing. Not the case!
-a fun improv set.
-laughter
-the basics
-journaling
-as always, my friends.

Gratitude on the go! 1-8-14

Today I am grateful for:

-sleeping another night of sound sleep. 

-NUTS 

-talking to one of my agents about how we're both introverts.

-having a free evening! I made dinner, I watched some tv, I crafted and played some candy crush*. All in all it was a really nice evening. 

-hot showers

-feeling relaxed 

-the basics

-laughter

-as always, my friends 

Gratitude on the go! 1-7-14

Today I am grateful for:

-sleeping a dreamed filled sleep

-taking the bus and listening to podcasts

-a productive first day of rehearsal 

-roomie coming over and watching lie to me. 

-laughter

-amanda getting home safely

-the basics

-as always, my friends

Gratitude on the go! 1-6-14

Today I am grateful for:
-this quote:
"Creating space is as important as filling it."
-sleeping in. I mean really sleeping in. Even when I got phone calls and texts I slept right through them. Needed it I guess.
-making breakfast
-not getting out of my pjs all day. :)
-actually enjoying a day of nothing. There were a few moments where I thought I was gonna lose it, but I took a second, took a breath, and moved forward. I even asked a friend to come over but they were sick (so is like everyone right now) which I took as a sign that this is just a day to be alone. I saw other friends out and about doing free activities that were being offered around the city, which for a few seconds gave me feelings of longing to partake in said activities, but realized I honestly was completely content with staying in and just vegging out. Tomorrow is the start of my busy schedule again. I'm ready. However I think I'm also gonna try to create some space like this again. Maybe not to this extent, but maybe a half day. :)
-my online class starting up! Yes a lot of it is a repeat of last years class, which is okay. I'm ready for a refresher and being able to just sit back and reflect a bit. 2013 was challenging but I'm excited to look back and remember all the wonderful stuff that happened as well.
-watching a movie with Jaime on Netflix. Shallow Ground. It was pretty cracked out, but fun anyway. More fun to chat with Jaime obviously. I love these movie dates. I'm inviting the possibility of hopefully being able to do that on a regular basis.
-padre coming over and bringing dinner. He totally didn't have to but it was super nice that he did. I have tons of left overs now. :)
-it being the year of the horse.
-Smiling right now.
-the sun being out. Even though it was -20 bajillion degrees below zero, the sun being out made it look beautiful.
-these ridiculously amazing videos from Old Spice. They're so amazingly simple and yet fucking hysterical:



-the basics
-laughter
-as always, my friends

Gratitude on the go! 1-5-14

Today I am grateful for:
-this quote:
"Loving the self involves faith and trust and belief in who you are, and a willingness to take action upon it."
-being able to stay in my pjs literally all day! A luxury I haven't gotten in an extremely long time.
-podcasts
-roomie coming over to watch movies and veg out.
-laughter
-being able to make dinner at home
-having Anna and Tom come over and watch Downton. As well as Shrek the Musical! :)
-being present. These days I've been feeling good. Happy I would even say. I'm always hesitant to even mention when I feel this way but I'm trying to be truthful and honest and not worry about that other shoe and if it will drop. Right now that other shoe can suck it. I wanna express my gratitude for all the people that have contributed to making me feel this way. I'm so lucky and honored to have such incredible people surrounding my life. I also think I've reached a point in time if someone feels toxic around me, I don't need to be around them. I can let myself off the hook. That's pretty huge.
-the basics
-water
-as always, my friends

Gratitude on the go! 1-4-14

Today I am grateful for:
-getting a decent amount of sleep even after staying out so late
-brunch with Kevin
-laughter
-having some real talk in my car with Tom.
-the basics
-my new scarf
-as always, my friends

Gratitude on the go! 1-3-14

Today I am grateful for:
-a quick easy shoot at the workshop
-having pretty much the whole day to myself. I did some distract-y type things, but I also did some creating which was great
-chatting with Nora. It's been a really long time. We watched Shrek the Musical on netflix while we chatted. First of all, that show is incredible. I forgot how much so it is. Second of all, it was great to be able to just pick right back up with Nora. We caught up and talked about a lot of silly things but also had some real talk moments too.
-cooking at home.
-only having one show on Friday!
-a fun improv set. I have to take note that I sang a song tonight, which I know happened, but I don't remember much about it. All I really remember is that I was legit belting, "Goodbye, Cock! I'm getting out of town!" at the top of my lungs. Sigh. It was still a really good set.

Even if he was being completely sarcastic by saying this, I'll take it. 

-laughter

-hanging out with Andy and his girlfriend and friends. Before they got there though we watched part of a really awesome scary movie! Pontypool. We have about 40 minutes left of it and I cannot wait to see how it raps up. Then we played cards against humanity. Outstanding game as always. I was on a role tonight! 

-the basics

-the weather being above zero today. It's the little things

-as always, my friends 

Gratitude on the go! 1-2-14

Today I am grateful for:
-waking up naturally
-my therapist. It was a bit of a reflective day. We chatted about how last year was a bit rough but there's a lot of anticipation for this new year. We talked about what are the things I'd like to work on for this next year. Relationships for sure. With others and with myself. We kind of came to the conclusion of working on being open. I'm inviting the idea of being open for this new year. I talked about how things are pretty good at the moment, which to be honest is a little scary. I'm worried about that other shoe dropping. We came up with a plan that even if I think I'm going to a place of depression that I'm gonna reach out to her. It's going to be hard, but I'm gonna do it. First step, acknowledging that it's actually happening. Second step, reaching out. From there I'm not sure what will happen. Maybe just getting the support will be enough. Hearing that it's going to be okay, etc. Anyway, it was a good session.
-90s music
-popovers with Kdog.
-laughter
-getting a new scarf from Jaime! It's seriously the warmest scarf ever! I don't know how I was surviving before.

You can see the scarf featured in this picture
This is legit what I wear to go outside
#winter

-Emily and Maureen coming to the show. Jen and Oscar were there too! It was wonderful to hear their laughter

-a fun improv set. 

-Chino with Emily, Maureen, Lauren, and Katy. Good times

-the basics

-hot showers

-as always, my friends

Gratitude on the go! 1-1-14

Today I am grateful for:
-this quote:
"The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely."
-having a leisurely morning
-the tradition of milk rice with my mom. We've been doing it for as long as I can remember and this year is no exception. It's a Sri Lankan tradition where you boil milk and depending on how it boils over will be how this new year will turn out. It's a bit like magic nbd. Then we take the boiling milk and make rice with it. It's incredibly tasty. Mom also taught me how to make luminaris, a spicy side, and I got to make the eggs. That never happens! We had a pretty good time. I had to take a few moments to breath, but nothing bad at all. I also set mom up with my netflix account and it seemed to totally make her day. We like some of the same shows. Huh. Go figure.

Before picture
The milk beginning to boil

After picture
The delicious meal that we made.

-hanging out with my friend Maggie. She got me this really cool light from her trip to Hawaii. It was so sweet and thoughtful. 

-podcasts

-late night drives with Padre

-90's music. It's an era man. It's an awesome, bomb.com era. 

-laughter

-the basics

-Amanda's live tweets of the Lifetime Movie Marathon she watched today. 

-as always, my friends

Gratitude on the go! 12-31-13

Today I am grateful for:

-these quotes:

"Real inner peace and inner satisfaction ultimately depends on our mental attitude."

"Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying what you think yourself."

"To achieve greatness, start where you are, use what you have, do what you can."
-a day to myself at the apartment watching trashy movies 
-puzzles
-padre bringing me over some soup
-eating solid foods again
-a fun new years eve crowd
-laughter
-Roop complementing me. Yes he was wasted, but it still felt nice.
-being able to stay at Lauren's after party until 4am. I'm not gonna lie, I was impressed with myself. It's been a long while since that's been a thing I've been able to do. Talked to a lot of people, eventually found a comfortable spot to sit and chatted with just a few good people. It was really lovely. 
-real talks. Hard to hear sometimes. Hard to have sometimes. But they're important. 
-a new year ahead. 2013 was a pretty hard one. Yes there were a ton of stuff to be grateful for, which I've tried to capture every day to remind myself of all the good things when times are hard. However I'm very much looking forward to what 2014 has in store. I'm ready for this new year. Lets do this! 
-the basics
-eye contact
-as always, my friends