Today I Believe...

• Too much coffee isn't a bad thing until you start to seriously get dehydrated.

  

  Welcome to the midwest, where everyone drinks from mason jars (this is only sort of true).

• Songs are addicting.  I've been listening to the same few songs on repeat for days.

• The mixture of coffee, familiar songs, and being stuck inside because of an ice storm actually make things seem a little more cozy.

• Missing someone makes you realize just how important they are to you.
  

• The holidays aren't made by what you give and take, but the time you can spend with the family you have.  This Christmas is going to be very different because of far away most of my family is.

• Living in a flat state gives you a reason to chop your hair short or always rock a ponytail.  The wind just makes you eat any loose hair it can blow into your face anyways.

  

  I've been playing around with some ideas...

• Sometimes buying clothes you normally wouldn't helps you find new wardrobe staples.

Through time and space...

• Not a lot of things can boost your confidence like a good hair/makeup day.

• Goals are important, and I'm starting to get serious about mine.

Silver Lining

This past wee has been nothing short of exhausting.  While I love my job, I've found myself just wanting to stay in bed all week instead of getting up and being productive.  I have a lot to do in my last month living in Connecticut, but I don't really want to do any of them.

Today was especially lazy.  It's the first real day off I've had in a while, meaning I didn't have anything I really had to do, I didn't have to be anywhere at any time, I just got to sit on the couch and watch some t.v. and watch the trains pass the apartment I'm staying in for the next couple of weeks.  It was a gloomy, rainy day, so I stayed in my pajamas and ate ramen.  This is going to be a "Today, I believe..." list.

Today, I Believe...

•  showering, getting back into pajamas and watching BBC can make for a great day off in the middle of chaos.
• train rides really are amazing and beautiful.
• barely using your phone all day can help to clear your head and keep from stressful conversations.
• everything happens for a reason, even if it isn't clear why everything is falling apart around you right now.
• "You have to do everything you can, you have to work your hardest, and if you do, you have a shot at a silver lining..."  is probably one of the most accurate and hard-hitting messages for me right now.

Happy Sunday, everyone.  Hopefully the coming weeks will be better.