Tuesday, May 27, 2014

contentment & bagels

Lately I have been spending a lot of time outside, and by that I mostly mean my backyard.
Today I sat outside while I worked on my computer, wrote letters, and ate a bagel.

Which brings me to my next point, I am kind of crazy about these gluten free bagels. My coworker gave them to me a year ago, I ate a ton of them fall semester and then suddenly they were discontinued at all the whole food stores I know of as well as online...then a couple of weeks ago strolling the aisles of Walmart I found them!! [[kinda sketchy I will admit]] Gluten free, frozen section, Glutino new york style bagels = to die for. Seriously I would recommend them to all gluten free people. Non-gluten free people...you're bagels are still probably better...probably. But for those of us without that option, these bagels are divine. I would eat them for breakfast lunch & dinner if I could but I try to limit myself to 1 a day.

Today however ended up being a 2 bagel kind of day, and as I sat by my dog, Sophie, on the back porch watching the sunset and eating my bagel I felt very content about life. I also think Sophie might have a thing my bagels, but no way am I sharing those with her. My suspicions were confirmed however when I dumped the remaining crumbs over the deck and Sophie after them.

I know...bagels aren't that interesting to pretty much everyone who isn't me, & some of you might be wondering why you just read a blog post about bagels, but I didn't have a whole lot to write about and I just wanted to express the way I've been feeling lately.

I'm just really enjoying this feeling of contentment. That's not to say I don't have anything to stress about but depending on the time of year and the point I'm in at school I can be a little high-stress &
crazy, but having some time to sit outside, unwind, and keep myself company has been good.  I never thought I would post about sitting on my back deck eating a bagel (I said it again!) while my dog eyed it scooting closer and closer to my plate, but hey! there is truly a first time for everything.

So here's to bagels, fresh air, lots of new freckles, and contentment.

I'm already getting good vibes from this summer & I kind of hope it lasts a very long time.


& Because who likes a blog post without a picture?
[you're so welcome for not posting a picture of a bagel.. ;) ]



Sunday, May 4, 2014

sunday thoughts

first things first,
happy sunday

It has been a while since I've posted and I have had so many ideas spinning around my head but until today nothing seemed to really come together, & I figure if people are going to spend time reading this I should try to make it worth their time

I like to write a lot about my life, my experiences, and things I love so today here is just a little glimpse into my current thoughts

I saw this quote a few days ago:
 & I really kind of liked it because well, it's so true and so applicable to my life right this second.

Freshman year is now over and I'm back at my house in my own room. In fact I have the entire basement to myself and for some reason that is suddenly so lonely. I miss my roommate. I miss having someone to hang out with literally 24/7. I'm not exaggerating, we had classes together, we hung out almost every single night and every weekend. [did I mention I miss my roommate?] however she is still in Provo for the next handful of weeks so I sense an unreasonable gas bill coming up and I honestly don't even mind.

As for the "refocus on where you are headed" part of things, I've realized some things about life.
1. Heavenly Father is there for you but you do need to do your part. For a while I two as feeling so frustrated like I wasn't receiving answers or direction and I made a huge realization today, I am really not putting forth the effort I need to be to receive answers I need. I am not studying them out and putting scripture study, prayers, and service first in my daily routines...frequently it's been more of a "shoot I'm going to bed let me read a little bit before I fall asleep" [come on we've all been there] & that isn't how it should be.

& 2. Don't worry about what other people are telling you.

That is has been a HUGE deal for me especially lately with missions, school, and just life plans in general. I might post more on that later, but for now I think this post is long enough.


happy sunday everyone (: