Posts tagged self love

New Girl

My bad days are few and far between, but they do still come, the difference is, now, I can step away from my bubble and look at each day, good or bad, as a blessing. Even at their worst they are nothing compared to what they were. I was never able to get out of my own head before. (I have medication and loads of therapy to thank for that (and beaucoup hard work!)) If I had never hit that pothole yesterday, I would not be able to appreciate the amazing day that today was, nor would I appreciate the friends and family that are my backbone. It was the little things that made the last twenty-four hours so special. And good news is approaching on the job front! I’m finally getting an honest chance to follow my dreams. It’s ‘bout damn time.

I said it before but Ill say it again:

2010: my life fall apart.
2011: I painstakingly put it back together again.
2012: I’m making it my bitch.

This year is promising and beautiful. I feel refreshed and renewed. I put the past behind me last year and I got nothing but clear skies ahead. Eat my dust. Watch me shine.

My goals for this year include:

  • work in a confectionery!
  • learn how to drive
  • acquire a passport
  • visit Niagara Falls (the Canadian side!)
  • refresh my digital life, found HERE
  • read more books
  • get healthy, lose pounds
  • learn how to cook
  • move into my own apartment
  • get good grades
  • let my photography shine
  • breathe New Orleans
  • express gratitude every single day

Where’s love you might ask? Love is a way of life.

Ain’t gonna rush it.

I’m already following through with almost all my goals. Now if only someone would bring my bestie back from Thailand already! Counting the days!

Happy Mardi Gras y’all!

I might have missed out on catching a coconut from the Zulu king and shaking my tail feather with the Mardi Gras Indians but some things remained the same: I got to spend the day with people I hold dear to my heart and I over indulged in a colossal amount of king cake. I also came home to an amazing surprise package for me and my brother, Christopher, full of amazing New Orleans goodies from my lovely friends. It really makes me appreciate the people I have chosen to keep in my life as well as the people I have let go of this past year. And although I missed Carnival this year, I can still, after many battles, sit here and say, I’m celebrating my life and I’m more in love with it than I have been in such a very long time. Laissez les bon temps rouler! <3 <3

Chéri, do you know what it means to miss someone? (Taken with instagram)

Chéri, do you know what it means to miss someone? (Taken with instagram)