ADMIRING ALL THE ELEGANT IMPERFECTIONS

Everywhere I turn I see the words "shabby chic" so as my fascination continued to peak I decided to look further into what these words, that seem like an oxymoron, mean and look like.

According to Wikipedia, shabby chic is a form of interior design where furniture and furnishings are either chosen for their age and signs of wear and tear or new items are distressed to achieve the appearance of an antique.

This sounds a little bad... I mean who would want distressed or worn out furniture? On the contrary to how it sounds the shabby look is actually very beautiful and it allows for people to find good in something that someone else though was worthless.

Roses are a huge part of the shabby chic look. If you have ever seen a rose bush, you know that each rose looks completely different. Some of the blooms do not open all the way--while others seem to reach out towards the sun like open arms. Then there is the little tattered rose... the one that has something unique about it and it just draws you in. The elegant imperfections we see in a rose can be seen in just about everything.

I challenge you to find all the elegant imperfections in your world and arrange them to decorate your life.


 Today I am... admiring all the elegant imperfections!

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DRINKING JUST PLAIN OL' WATER: DAY 1

Ever since I launched this blog all of my bad habits have been glaring me dead in the face.  I have been acutely aware of how I am intentionally making bad decisions just for the simple fact that... I can! How sad, right?!?

So since I have been avoiding the "excercise for 21 days straight" habit integration I told myself that I needed to do something because I am sure that I could have been 50% of the way there if I would have started.  So today I decided to attack my bad habit of drinking too much pop (a.k.a soda OR cola), juice, iced coffee and sweet "yummy" tea!

So the idea is for me to only drink water for 21 days straight! (GROSS) Just straight water --- no secret powders, carbinated water drinks or drinks with the word "water" in their title. 

Growing up I remember my sister drinking water all day long.  She would drink it by the gallon full.  I don't know how she did it but she just did not and still does not like cabinated drinks and she HATES tea.  Once I moved to New York City I had lots of influencers and lifestyle changes that are unique to NYC that forced me to drink water -- but the main motivator was that all the other options were just too expensive - so I just drank water and actually liked it.  For some reason once I got to Florida it was like "no holds bard" on all the yummy liquid calories.

So going through day 1 of drinking all water and I can say that it was no fun.  I actually feel deprived of something and I think that some of the water tasted weird --- like the water that comes out of the water fountains from my grade school days --- like rust! (but that could be my resistant taste buds fighting back.)  BTW, it was no fun going to Burger King and ordering a Whopper Junior with water!

Today I am... not loving water!

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TODAY I AM...

Every single day I procrastinate and put off the things that would probably benefit me if I actually tackled them. I think in some small way people trick themselves to believe that if they do a lot of small... pointless things that they are really being productive. I have tricked myself too! Every day I tell myself that I have accomplished something because I have managed to get my daily things to do list completed... Well what about the "Things to do for Life" list?!?! There are many things on this list that I don't even want to think about. I read somewhere that people should actually make their things to do list by listing the things they do not want to do... and then working through that list. By doing this you would be in fact be "doing" things that would actually make a difference in your life not just for the moment.

So... having thought about this and watching myself go day by day without any major accomplishments and / or changes in habits --- I decided to launch this blog!

Today I am... started off as a fan page on Facebook and now I want to take that concept and make it a daily blog about my things to do for life list and what I am doing TODAY to change my habits and in turn... change my life!

So wish me luck and keep me lifted up in prayer. Check out the page called "Bad Habits" to see a comprehensive list of things that I will be working towards changing, adding, or removing from my life. The list will change all the time as I go through life making accomplishments and learning more about myself.
 I will use the notion that it takes 21 days to incorporate a habit in to one’s life. So each "bad habit" will be highlighted for 21 days. Some bad habits I will be trying to tackle at the same time as others -- but this will make more sense once I really get the ball rolling.

Today I am... making a decision to get started!

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