Expensive Water Bottles and Following Dreams (albeit for a month)

 I bought a new water bottle and I think I am in love. Expensive? Yes. BUT… when I did the math it makes sense:

Diet Coke Refill at work = .75 x 3 (refills) x 20 days = $ 45.00
1 Diet Coke/Day at work + water = .75 X 20 days + $30 (Kor’s bottle) + [...]

Losing Oneself in Service

“The best way to find yourself
is to lose yourself in the service of others”
– Mahatma Gandhi

“Kick….kick… breath!… Joey you have to BREATH!!!” I swim along Joey, a young man with down syndrome, holding my arm under his stomach to keep his backside from sinking. He struggles to coordinate kicking, taking strokes with his arms, and [...]

Birthday, Impending Graduation, and the Anticipation of Free Time

Friday I turned 26. It was a great day as I felt much loved and very blessed to have all the people I have in my life. Birthday wishes came from those near and far from long-time friends to those I’ve only known a couple days/weeks (yay for Facebook). My girlfriends and I went out [...]

Strawberries, Cherries, & the Glory of Summer Fruit!

Anyone else loving how much fruit is in season this time of year? I LOVE it! I’m sitting here munching on a breakfast of grapes, watermelon and greek yogurt as I type. I also love blackberries and they are so sweet right now you don’t even need to dust them with splenda. And strawberries! It’s [...]

Monday Manic Monday

Mood: Unproductive
I can’t live, if living is without _____: Naps
Breakfast: 4 ounce of grapes, 1 large banana, Greek Yogurt
Weekly goals: Stay On Point (OP) the entire week.
Highlight of my weekend: Tubing the Ichetucknee River.
Gotta get it done: A jump start on my grad school assignments due in a couple weeks. Why do all due dates tend [...]