Don't Stand on That, You'll Break It

Thursday, March 27, 2014

My Strength

In your life, how are you strong? What has your strength meant to you?

Ladies and gents, it should be no surprise to you that I am a firm believer in loving yourself. I think being happy is contingent upon loving yourself in every way you can. I think you should love your body, your mind, and your soul. I also believe that loving yourself is a choice.

I used to hate me. I really did. I remember a day, years ago, when I stood in front of the mirror, and I saw no one looking back. I remember thinking that I was worthless. That I was not good enough. That I did not deserve to be happy.

I know we all have bad days, but this kind of thinking is not healthy, and is not true.

My family counseled me to seek professional help, and through that I learned how to rewire my brain. I learned that it's a conscious choice to love yourself. It's a day-to-day, constantly-working-on-it struggle.

It has been about 7 or 8 years, and I no longer have to work hard to love me. It comes naturally now; I don't even have to try.

That is the definition of my strength.

How are you strong?

Monday, March 24, 2014

Lovely day for a Wedding

Last week, Brandon and I had the opportunity to participate in a photoshoot with the wonderfully talented Benita of BRC Photography, and Averi of Averi Blackmon Photography. It was a wedding/bridal shoot, and I was so excited to do it with my own husband!

Check out some of my favorite shots!

Courtesy of Averi Blackmon Photography

Swoon!

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These are my Confessions, Part II

Check out Part 1 here.

~I love pizza Lunchables. Seriously, with that stale cracker/bread, not-even-cheese, and cold greasy pepperoni, I am in heaven.

~I talk to myself. Often. (Who doesn't?)

~I used to watch Glee. (I actually shuddered while typing that.) I only watched it during the first season, before it got lame. Or even lamer than it already was.

~This is what my hair looks like every morning:

~Last week I ate pizza for three meals in 24 hours. And I would have still eaten it again. I'm seeing a pattern here; apparently I have a pizza addiction.

~I still cry like a baby every time I read the Harry Potter series, especially the last four books. I've probably read each one about 8 times, and it still gets me every time. Like when Harry is in Dumbledore's office immediately following Sirius' death, and he's throwing things and screaming. I mean, how can you not cry?

~I am actually much more ornery than most people even know. I constantly get urges to do mischievous things. Everything from pinching, to knocking someone's drink out of their hand for no reason. 99% of the time, I repress these urges. But I have them all the time, several times a day. No matter who you are, I've probably had to stop myself from tripping you before.

~I am a music hoarder. I cannot get rid of music on my ipod or computer. It seriously stresses me out. For example, the Juno soundtrack is full of super-weird songs that I've never been able to listen to, like this one:

I can't delete it, because what happens if I suddenly want to listen to that weird vampire song in a few years? Because of this, we have about 27 GB of music on our computer.

~ I just went back and listened to that vampire song, and my kids thought it was hilarious. See? It's a good thing I never deleted it!