So this morning I went to Target and had an interesting observation occur.
So as I was walking through the main aisle of Target, I had a much older lady with a walker in front of me that seemed to barely be able to get around. So she walks past a Target employee that was getting a display ready and the employee says to the older lady, “Hey how’s it going?” To which the older lady respoded, “Oh you know gettin’ around; I guess you gotta.”
After hearing this is just made me think. I walked around Target trying to figure out exactly how I thought about this conversation, and came to the conclusion that I never want to feel like that. No matter what happens in my life, I always want to feel I’m living my best life and my best happiness, not like ‘I’m just gettin’ around’ or ‘gettin’ by.’ That just sounds so depressing.
Also all of this kind of has to do with what I have been reading up on for quite some time now. The book I am currently reading is called “The Happiness Project” by: Gretchen Rubin. It is an inspiration! It goes along with everything I had already been starting a couple of months ago. It started with when I quit my job last March. Then my mom and I went through literally everything in our house, in our 2 sheds, in our 2 attics, garage, and property; which may not sound like much but when you live in the same house for your whole life (28 years) you can definitely accumulate a ridiculous amount of stuff. We also got to remodel our bedrooms, which means no more popcorn ceiling or carpet left throughout the entire house, yay! These were all tasks that were annoying me something fierce because I could not figure out when I was ever going to be able to fit any time in to be able to do these things, and now almost a year later I feel more accomplished than I feel like I’ve ever felt. The house is feeling cleaner and more organized than it’s ever been and best of all I actually know where at least 90% of our stuff is now, it’s such an amazing feeling. Now that I’ve finished all of this external stuff, it’s time to start working on myself. I’m finally able to make the time for the stuff I’ve always wanted to do but never been content doing because of all those other tasks on my plate, like reading, running, and soon to come will be yoga.
Ever since I started reading this book I feel as if I have seen a change in myself and I find myself trying so much harder with the things that I have been writing about in my personal diary. Also I have never read a book that it is absolutely impossible for me to read without having my journal right next to me so I can simultaneously read and write in my journal. This book is inspirational, but not only that it makes me some up with so many of my own ideas that I want to incorporate into my own life.
Oh and on a side note, John and I are on Stranger Things 2 and were both still a bit confused...yet intrigued, so it keeps us coming back, lol.
Oh and another side note...pretty sure John and I are addicted to balsamic roasted brussel sprouts. They are amazing!
