on mismatched & jumbled thoughts

 I keep thinking about the beach

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I want to go hiking and play outside 

I want to play with my camera & take pictures

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I was blessed to have lunch with a friend - over my lunch hour while at work.

It was amazing. Many people have friends that they work near & eat with them over lunch 

or co-workers to share that with. 

I don't - which is fine because I typically spend my lunch hours catching up

on personal correspondence, losing myself in my google reader or 

catching up on facebook. 

But Monday I had lunch with a friend - it was wonderful.

Makes me feel like a real live grown up {grin}

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I really like JP

{from the bachelorette}

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Work threw a huge BBQ for clients

so tired & drained afterwards which is ironic

I use to throw events & run around crazy {but calm} for 5 years

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Buying coffee in the morning before work.

Also makes me feel like a real live grown up.

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recently I have been reading books 

{gasp}

it feels nice to read books vs. something {blogs} on a computer screen constantly

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it always amazes me how good I can feel in the morning if I go to bed on time

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I do not like the "F" word

{fall}

I will like fall when fall comes 

but until then - enjoy summer

live in the moment instead of wishing it away

Bittersweet

Some moments in life are just bittersweet. 

Off and on for about two and a half years I had been applying for jobs that would better fit my career path or at least the career path I wanted to take. After countless fruitless applications finally a call for an interview. After that interview there was another interview. And finally a week later a job offer. To say that I had mixed feelings would be an understatement. It was really a bittersweet time. I was so happy that finally someone looked at, read and contacted me based on my resume. This was an opportunity that I could not resist or turn down. But saying hello to a new job also meant saying goodbye to another company, co-workers that I had spent 3 years getting to know and figuring out all the quirks. Saying goodbye to knowing how everything worked to being low-{wo}man on the totem-pole. 

Saying goodbye was hard and difficult. But I was so blessed by my farewell. So many people wished me well and were genuinely happy for me and new opportunities. I received thoughtful gifts that were not at all necessary but very heartwarming. 

Sometimes bittersweet is ok. Bittersweet chocolate. Bittersweet plant.

:: apologies for the blurry cell phone picture ::