Happy New Year's Eve

 

1.   New Year's is whatever you make it. I don't buy into the whole, it's a letdown storyline, because if you don't have expectations of grandeur then it can just be.

2.  Last New Year's Eve I  was with family at a little dive bar, outerlimitz, in otisville dancing, drinking, laughing and texting a boy. 

3.  My New Year's resolution list is in progress, stay tuned.

4.  The best way to spend New Year's Eve is with loved ones, low-key. (doin' the shit outta some cheese.)

5.  My prediction for an up-and-coming trend in 2011 is well, I really don't know how to answer this question. I'm not a trend girl.

6.  This New Year's Eve I will be entertaining some friends with beer and wine, and doin' the shit outta some cheese. :) and meat and bread. ooh and pigs ina blanket. there'll be tiny hot dogs in croissants.

7.  A fresh start is always nice, I'll take any excuse for one.

now you. 

core story

What central story is at the core of you, and how do you share it with the world?

The core story of me, or the core story of twenty10? The core story of twenty10 has been figuring it out, embracing it, and I suppose, in essence, that's the story of me as well. (lots of commas. too many?) To let go of overthinking and just embrace where I am is what I've learned this past year. I'm happiest when I'm relaxed and content with where I am and the only person standing in the way of that is me.

To share it with the world I think I simply need to be calmer and more confident in that state of mind, content with myself and the world around me. Calmer, less frantic. I share this now with big smiles and big loud errupting laugther. Because that's me. Maybe I shouldn't be worrying about being calmer.

EMBRACE (IT)

everything. what you're afraid of, what you want, what you don't want.

the things about yourself you'd like to change.

(tidiness, focus, inconsistency)

the things about yourself you love.

(kind, loving, funny)

you can't change any of it. you can't change anyone.

you have to understand accept the reality. 

 and reality can be fucking fantastic.

you deserve happiness and love. and even when you thought you had to wait to find it.

(to learn more about yourself.)

it found you. sitting on the steps of an old stage.

it came to you. and it is just right.  

written in late november. 

gift

I think the best gift I have received this year is love. L-O-V-E from my someone special. It is so simple and pure and I don't have any doubts about it. It's the best feeling. 

defining moment

So. A defining moment of twentyTEN. Well. Obviously I'm not super excited about this topic. I feel, looking back, I should have realized sooner that May - August were RIDICULOUS. And now all I want is to think about how RIDICULOUS October - December have been! So. My defining moment of 2010 (twentyTEN, don't forget) was October 4th and only wanting to hear from one person, a person that now makes me feel SO safe and loved and like I am the most important person in their world. Truly loved. It's RIDICULOUS.

(I love you Pancetta! - If you ever read this. THAT JUST HAPPENED.)

achieve

What’s the thing you most want to achieve next year? 

This question has been bothering me for most of the year, not always present but there under the surface. Next year I would like to discover, achieve, what I want to achieve for my future; the next year, the next five.

How do you imagine you’ll feel when you get it? Write that feeling down. 

Finding the answer to that question would make feel on track / heading in the right direction. 

Brainstorm 10 things you can do, or 10 new thoughts you can think, in order to experience that feeling today.

1. make a list of the things i may consider to be "what i want to be when i grow up."
2. research the top five, or however many feel right
3. write, right here, the reasons why i feel these things are exciting and would suit me and why i feel i'd be on the right track.
4. figure out how where i am right now might just be "on the right track"
5. just breathe, and focus on the favorite things in my life
6. work on my list of 25 things to do before i turn 26
7. make a list of the things that are day-to-day, like getting healthy, that may not be part of the big picture in my mind right now but will make feel more balanced overall
8. think about the things that i think will make me feel more balanced
9. work on them
10. take a step back. you have an amazing fucking life, enjoy it. 

ordinary joy

ORDINARY JOY

I've seen a couple of people posting responses to Reverb10's prompts. Obviously, I wasn't going to make it through 31 days of posting but maybe I'll play along for these last five.

Happy Christmas!!!

that is all

mixtape: holiday edition

definitely a favorite christmas song.

 

watch the scene in the family stone with this song. it makes my heart swell

snow day!

 we got dumped on here in michigan early sunday morning and all day yesterday.

i actually got a snow day from work. which is crazy because it is the last week of classes!

 it's been a lazy day which i love. i watched some bad tv and birdies play in these fire bushes.

sam is in kitty heaven!

a mini todo list for the rest of the afternoon: shower. wrap chirstmas gifts. put dishes away. make pillow for green chair and snakey things for the windows. play cityville was not on this list but i just spent the last 30 minutes playing this ridiculous new game. ugh.

pretty pink

I've got quite a thing for color, I'm always wearing at least a bit of it. Usually more than a bit. So it only makes sense to do a little shopping by color, especially with the release of Pantone's color of twenty11.

Pantone 

sunglasses bracelet

pink tapes in the new banner thanks to: PuglyPixel

my night

inspired to pick up the camera by:

http://wordstoshootby.blogspot.com/2010/12/night.html

holiday spirit

1.   Holiday spirit fills me up, I love it. Of course, to be cheesy, I try to carry a little bit with me the whole year through. 

2.  The holidays are incomplete without  a tree, my funny family in a wrapping paper fight, Christmas tapas, the Polar Express.

3.  My favorite things to do around the holidays is 

4.  A holiday tradition my family and I have is  WWSW, Williams Women Shopping Weekend, food Friday night shopping Saturday

5.  Holiday music is   some of my favorite, I love that I can sing along. I can't believe I haven't already listened to some today. Thanks to this playlist from skunkboy for remedying that. I try my hardest to only listen during this time of year, to keep it special.

6.  This year, I'll be spending the holidays  Christmas eve at my house! with momma's big family, 

 

7.  Holiday wish list new gardening gloves, shopping spree at modcloth & anthropologie, a new metabolism so i can wear such cute clothes and still eat all the fantastic food i want, coffee, a new bedroom set, & gap socks. 

now you