Mid Week Randomness

Sweet baby Pumpernickel is curled up asleep in my lap right now -

Earlier this week when we visited Unboundary and he met Baby H :)

Now get ready for the most random post ever -

Tonight I'm going with a couple of coworkers to Andy Cohen's book signing! It's at SCAD and I have no idea what to expect. Parker and I have discussed his outfit (Parker's outfit, not Andy's) and if we will be sneaking in alcohol in preparation for it, which we think Andy would love.

Admission is $10 or the purchase of the book, have heard it's funny so I plan on buying it.

I just love LA Fitness -

This has been up for months. So motivating to stare into plywood on the treadmill. The only reason I go is for the spin and pilates classes. This past Monday I went to my fav spin class, the teacher plays fun, upbeat music and has a great routine, and the mic hardly worked. Something dramatic/annoying happens every time. 

Yesterday after my lunchtime pilates class I was thinking about what I wanted for lunch, always a decision of utmost importance. The Trader Joe's carrot ginger soup I brought did not sound appealing. After much agonizing about whether to call Jimmy John's I decided to be good and grudgingly made a slow walk to the kitchen, was pleasantly surprised to find tons of leftover grilled chicken salad from Rising Roll (I think) from a client meeting.

My reaction -

Success!

My carrot soup just wasn't going to cut it again today. I think because I have smoothies for breakfast and then I just crave solid food come lunch time. Huh who knew. Mediterranean grilled chicken salad to go from F2O -

Yummmz

I'm trying to be healthy, y'all! And I just realized it's kind of sad that not only do I eat lunch at my desk almost everyday but I take pics of it.

Well while eating my massive salad I read this article on Tiny Buda, 20 Ways to Give without Expectations

I am really trying to be more loving and compassionate to those who I find difficult. (so if you're reading this you're either my family or friend so you don't count :) I feel like I can be so quick to make snap judgements about people and hold onto things that have happened in the past. Not only is that not how I want to live my life but at the end of the day I'm just hurting myself by causing unnecessary emotional suffering. Now I'm talking beyond surface level here, I *think* or at least I attempt to be kind and considerate to everyone I come in contact with on a day to day basis, coworkers, neighbors, etc. However I had a duzy the other day when my CBF (chronic bitch face) was out on a full display. I had a late night working the night before and was hunkered on my ergonomic ball chair with a diet coke and blogging the next morning at my desk at work (now you know why my blog is just so brilliant ;) and this one man came up to say hello and just wanted to chat. I won't go into too much detail on here but this was not someone I particularly wanted to talk to, we don't work on anything together and the extent of our communication has been him commenting and keeping tabs on the fruit in my fruit bowl. ("Oh someone just went shopping!") So anyways I probably gave him a super CBF look despite my attempts at surface level civility. I could blame it on my lack of sleep but I think it goes deeper than that, so I am working on cultivating a more loving and compassionate stance towards people who I may not have loads in common with, who at the end of the day I actually do as we both live on the same planet, have feelings, emotions, needs. (Yes I'm quoting from a love and compassion meditation I listened to last night, LOL)

Ok switching gears to another topic frequently covered on here, things I want.

I really want a basic everyday gold ring, like this one from Anthro -

Knotted Weave Ring

Obsessed.

Found on Pinterest a much cheaper one from Etsy -

Love Knot 14K Gold Filled Ring

I saw a gold ring with a gold circle on it at a booth at Summerfest on Saturday that I really liked too, but didn't like the price tag of 300 and something so much, didn't look worth it to me. And the lady who made it started going on about how the circle represents karma and was kind of intense so I just slowly backed away. Decided a $7 vintage cross to hang up in my condo was a much more reasonable purchase for the day.

Okay I will leave you with yet another quote from "The Now" app I mentioned in my previous post -

Having spent the better part of my life trying either to relive the past or experience the future before it arrives, I have come to believe that in between those two extremes is peace." -Unknown

I know I'm just so deep. I hope everyone is having a wonderful Wednesday and takes time to reflect on how much we all have to be thankful for :)