Eating seven sofas and two chairs in a lifetime

Square 1682: Happy Hour, Philadelphia

So I was watching this Discovery Health show yesterday called My Strange Addiction because I was switching channels from that creepy TLC show Toddlers and Tiaras.  It's about these people who have major issues from their past and it's manifested in crazy ways like some woman is addicted to eating sofa stuffing (she still is), another girl eats chalk non-stop and another wears furry animal costumes ever since her dad passed away.  It's funny how the world works, how we deal with our problems that we keep pushing down.  I really wonder about the amount of denial it takes to cope.  How much control you need to feel sane again.  I never really had an extremely traumatic experience like that.  But I realized that it takes a lot of courage to face things the way they are.  Real courage and sometimes you don't have the strength.  I'm learning more that a lot of times, part of moving on is accepting things the way they are.

By the way, if you want to see some people with truly major issues, just watch the parents on Toddlers and Tiaras. That show is just plain scary to me. It might be because I'm scared of dolls...

Don't be vulnerable to stalkers!

So there is a site called spokeo.com that's a new online USA phone book but it also posts a lot of other information like your pictures on FB, your approximate credit score, home value, income, age.  Remove yourself by searching your name, copy the URL of your page, click on Privacy (which is a tiny footer at the bottom of the page) to remove yourself.  Copy and re-post so your friends are aware!

This totally creeped me out....

Today I discovered a new recipe and realized I make a mean maple chocolate chip scone!  I'm not very modest about my baking.

The Schuykill River while walking to Rittenhouse, Philadelphia

Por favor, debes hablar español nunca

I'm in round three interviews with FIMRC's Ambassador program - which sends 10 lucky people to one of their clinical sites to essentially implement their own health project (I'm making it sound like some sort of sweepstakes but it's not!)  So the last interview is all in spanish and I was banging my head for putting Spanish as a language I am proficient in because clearly I'm not.  Picture this, my interviewer tells me to relax because he hears the nervousness in my voice but my god, I'M NERVOUS.  I don't even sweat that much when I run.  He was luckily very encouraging and patient but I realized if I get sent to Peru, this Rosetta Stone crap is not going to cut it.  I need to make some amigos de Espanol quick.  Sigh.  Results to come....

Praying for good news!

Beautiful graffiti, New York City

The little girl lurking inside of me

Innocent play, Lewes Beach, DE

Today I realized I can be awfully good at holding grudges against people.  Sometimes I think, when did I turn 5 again??  But thank God there are people in my life who have patience with me during those times.  I'm thankful for my mom and sister even if we have our differences (I didn't forget the whole thankfulness thing! although I've been a slacker).

In other news, it's snowing...again.  Seriously??! I'm ready to wear skirts and tank tops now please.  No mas.

Not everything is lost

Winter fire

Truly I say to you unless you turn and become like children you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.  Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." - Matthews 18:3-4 - 

Patience with yourself must come before patience with others...

The story behind the mask

New York City

Drove up to my coworker's house this morning to start interviewing for her biography.  Sitting in her living room while she poured her heart out.  I was stunned by the amazing events that took place in her life.  All the pain and hardship she went through and it made me think...the most interesting people have the most interesting past.  There's always a reason for why people are the way they are.  It's your choice whether you want to know the story or not. 

Waiting is hard

Joey the king, Home

It is 5:30 pm and I'm still at work! If I could paint a picture of my brain, it would look like a dried prune. I'm ready to go home... but here I am being the workaholic that I am.  Writing out my letter of recommendation for my boss to send to schools.

I'm ready to go to school now.. I'm so ready to be done. Oh dear, I said it.

I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you. - Matthews 17:20