New Beginnings

Since a week before my birthday, positive energy has been following me. The change in age has brought on a sort of spiritual feng shui and ever since I have been saying, "23 is going to be my year. " What I mean by this is 23 is going to be the year that I face my fears and try new things. I will step outside my comfort zone and meet new people. I will not let anxiety rule my life. I will date, laugh, love and be the person I was meant to be. When I get hurt, I will not let that hurt consume me. The old saying going, "we must learn from our mistakes" and I can honestly say that that can't be any truer.

In the past, I've sat on hurt and let it fester in my heart and soul until it becomes a giant pile of nothing good. I have decided to wipe my slate clean. I have forgiven myself of my past regrets and the people I've wronged. I do this because they probably don't even remember anyway. When I set myself a goal, I will not stop until that goal is complete. I will finish a book. I am going to start by making myself a list of 5 things that I want accomplish in the next week, the next month and the next five months. I won't make these tasks impossible but rather start out with something attainable. I hope that with the support of my family and friends that I can do this.

This week:

1. Clean my room.
2. Finish reading "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."
3. Make a new friend.
4. Plant a flower.
5. Get a new blog follower to help me with my journey.

This month:

1. Go Sky diving. (Yes really!)
2. Go on an adventure.
3. Eat something I've never tried before. (Any suggestions?)
4. Learn to play a song on my guitar.
5. Paint a picture.

Deciding what to do is the easy part. (Although it was pretty difficult for me.) Actually doing it is the hard part. But I will.

This is me now. (and my brother and our puppies Rascal and Maisy)


Let's see what I look like a week from now...or even a month from now.

Writing Naked

"Oh Shit! I'm sitting here in my room without my shirt on and the door is WIDE OPEN," she screams in her head as she realizes that she is exposed to the world.

I often have times when writing where the inspiration does not flow freely like the water of the Niagara River so to give myself a boost, I bought The Writer's Block. When you're in a writing slump, flip to a random page in the writer's block and it will give you something such as a spark word, scenario or story about a famous writer that will help you get your creative juices flowing again. What a love most about it is not the content inside (which is very good if you're wondering) but the fact that it IS actually shaped like a block. A little block that can get you out of a bind. BBB (Big Block Bind...or something.)

I flip open the block and the page says, "Write Naked." SURE! I say. It's hot as blazes in my room and I need any excuse to hang out in the nude in my room. So here I am sitting here naked and I realize: THE DOOR IS WIDE OPEN!!!! Damn! It's a good thing it's after midnight and everyone's asleep.