Hi friends! It has been a while since I have wrote a new blog post. To be totally transparent I have had no clue what to write about. I am a very routine person. I pretty much do the same thing every day. I have a couple fun trips coming up, but as of right now I workout, work, hang out with family and friends and sleep. It cracks me up because sometimes I get on social media and scrolling through I immediately get thoughts that I live a pretty boring life. Well guess what friends, I do. I am okay with that. It isn’t filled with tons of trips, perfect pictures, and a super rockin’ bod. My life is filled with hard work, a lot of coffee/tea, many laughs with friends and family, fun memories made doing simple life things, eating sweets every day (#foodie or #sweetie – can we make that a thing?) and having a really good routine for myself. Which if I had to guess a lot of us live a pretty simple life. Some people may look at simple as “not living” well false my friend. I strongly disagree.

Every day that I am able to hit snooze about 10 times before getting up (it may not be ten, but lord have mercy some mornings it feels like that…it’s more like 5. I am not a person that can wake up on the first alarm. Nope. Not happening. It’s a quirk!), is a gift. Being able to sleep in a super comfy bed, A/C keeping us cool, electricity to turn on lights, alarm clocks, coffee maker, etc., my sweet fur babes snuggled in bed with me, and being able to wake up in my apartment is a dang gift. Every single day I get the gift of waking up I am thankful. I get another day to live, laugh and do my best. It is the first indication my time here is not done.

Now I am a positive person 90-95% of the time. A little Positive Polly. Now I am also a little Negative Nelly some days too. Sometimes I wake up on the wrong side of the bed and am just annoyed. Like meh. Grr. Gah. BUT it is my choice to decide how my day is going to go. Ya feel me??

Exhibit A: Last week I completely slept through my alarm(s) and was late to work. Traffic was a bear which made it worse. Finally got to work and was headed to my first appointment… check tire pressure light came on. Are you freaking kidding me?? Is this real life?! Yes, it is. Oh how sweet it is! I immediately took my car to Discount Tire nearby. Had a nail. Yay. I knew I was getting close to needing to replace my tires. The tread on my front tires was lower than the back. The nail was in the back tire, so I had them replace all four tires. I am in my car so much I would rather be safe than sorry. I am so thankful I was in the financial position to be able to put four new tires on my car and not hesitate. My newest partner at work, Darcey, drove to our appointments that day. We got a sale, had pizza for lunch, delivered some clothes and ended our day on a high note booking appointments. I went home to my sweet fur babes, worked out, made myself a yummy dinner and went to sleep. It was a full day, but a good day. I could have let my morning ruin the rest of my day, but instead I just laughed and found the joy in it. I found the positive in what was a negative. Friends, you have a choice. Choose wisely.

Another fun comparison game I like play is scrolling through social media and thinking I am less than what I am. Friends, I know you have heard it 100 times, but I am here to tell you again… People ONLY post the highlight reel of their life. The good times. MOST people do not post the bad or ugly in their life. Most pictures are edited, the angle and lighting is just right… yall know the deal. I find myself looking at pictures thinking I wish I could look like her, have that relationship, eat that food, live in that house, etc. Again… yall know what I mean. Friends, I don’t know how to pose for pictures (awkward turtle status over here), I have wrinkles, have messy hair, get pimples, am squishy in areas I wish were more toned, have a slight double chin when I laugh really hard because I squish my whole face, and am not the best at editing pictures. I am enjoying the season I am in regardless if I am lonely sometimes. I am learning how to be happy within and doing the things I want to do. I eat healthy food and junk food. I love to cook and do well most of the time, but lord knows I have burned and ruined food which was followed by a grilled cheese or a quick run to Whataburger to save the day. I love my apartment and how it is decorated. It is my little safe place I call home. This little life of mine is so precious and I so cherish the good, bad, and ugly. I am not anywhere near perfect and I love that. I am goofy and have my own quirks. I love who I am and that I am a constant work in progress.

Friends, find the joy. Love your life and yourself. Be brave and be vulnerable. Show people YOU and all that you are. Don’t apologize for your quirks, goofy ways, messy house or life. Embrace it! You will surprise yourself how many people will stick around. The ones that don’t… fu@$ em’ and pray the door doesn’t hit them on their way out. You are incredible! Don’t forget that!

As always, thanks for hanging out with me a little today. Have the most amazing week and don’t forget… you have a choice on how you react to things. Talk soon!

Amanda