I really like the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters. I think they are really cute! I even have mood gauge on my refrigerator with them on it! I always come back to Little Miss Sunshine. She is my favorite.
...Hmph...I don't really have a topic today. I need topics to talk about. I get on here to write but I feel like I need something to talk about. Maybe today's topic is sorta nothing to talk about. So if anyone out there reading this has a suggestion I would appreciate it. You can either comment on this blog (at the bottom) or you can e-mail me at larisacrawley@insightbb.com.
I need some feedback people! Please! Thanks! :)
What I'm listening to (music wise)...Genius function on iTunes of Matt Nathanson's "Come On Get Higher" so right now it's on David Archuleta's "Crush" next is Britney Spear's "Radar"
What I'm eating...Clementines YUMMY!
What I'm listening to around me...Josh playing WOW and the puppies playing
What I'm watching...letters pop up on my screen from typing
What I'm feeling...(hmm....thinking) lucky and blessed
What I'm wearing...my usual pajama get-up which is comfy pants and a loose t-shirt :) Comfy!
What I'm doing tomorrow...Definitely watching "The Office" oh how I've missed you!
What I'm struggling with...money most definitely and my weight
What I'm inspired by...my family, music (usually Backstreet Boys DON'T LAUGH! I HEAR YOU!), art, and movies (a really good movie can change my whole perspective)
What I'm giving into...laziness mostly
What I'm craving...chocolate and sunny weather with a gentle breeze and bright blue sky
What I'm dreaming about... taking a trip or vacation somewhere beautiful and new
What I'm hating at the moment...having to clean up the kleenex "snow" so lovingly created for me by Hannah
What I'm laughing at...myself mostly but I always laugh with Josh laughs (it's contigous to me)
What I'm anixous about...I'm having more panic attacks than usual and that makes me more anxious
Trying to think of things to write,
Larisa
I am still a "newlywed" and by all means I am no expert on marriage but I feel a need to talk about it today.
If I had to pick one word to describe what I have learned since being married it would be compromise. This is a fairly simple concept. You win some, you lose some basically. You give up a little to gain a little. I'm really lucky to have a husband who would rather "lose some" on his part so I can "gain some" on mine but having that knowledge also means not exploiting it.
If I had to give one word of advice to someone about marriage it would be friendship. In my limited experience, I believe being a friend first before getting involved romantically is key. When you become friends with someone, I think you accept them more as they are. You aren't looking to change them to be your friend. You like them for their personality more than their looks. I really don't know anyone who picks friends based on the way they look but I'm sure some are out there and that's probably why I'm not friends with them. Also, I think you tend to open up more to a friend that someone you are seeking consciously to be romantic with. When you're trying to be involved with someone romantically before just being friends with them, you try to show off or become a person that they would find attractive romantically. If you're just friends, you are more likely just being you.
If I had to pick one word to describe how to date I would say future. Every person that you date should be and is a potential candidate for marriage. If you're dating just for the sake of dating and not respecting the other person enough to consider them a soul mate then you are dating for the wrong reasons and it's not fair for the other person involved. I know this is a contradictory view of dating in this day and age but it is how I feel. If you honestly don't see yourself having a future with the person you are dating, it is not fair to lead them on. Chances are they are also looking for a "soul mate" and if you are selfishly holding onto them with no future, it's not fair.
Married and Proud,
Larisa
This is the weirdest part of writing this blog thing. I don't know how to begin these posts. Is this normal? Being anxious about beginning this? Oh ok whatever I'll figure this out later. If anyone out there has any suggestions, please let me know.
I have already been sick with this cold thing before. It starts with the all time worse symptom ever...sandpaper throat. I hate this. I love to talk so this symptom is bad to begin with. Second comes the faucet nose. I have already been through 2 boxes of Antiviral Kleenex today only! Next because my nose is runny and my throat hurts is that "tickle" in my throat that now makes me cough which makes the sand paper in my throat rub together and hurt more.
I love to sleep. However, I can't sleep or get to sleeping with all these gross things going on. So, naturally, like any other sick person, I try to do all those activites and medications that are supposed to help. I start out with the ever delightful nasal spray, followed closely by the Breathe Right Strips, then Vicks cream on my chest that I never can seem to smell no matter how much I put on. I do all my normal nightly things (take my "anti-crazy" pills & vitamins, crawl into bed and read for awhile) and then comes the worse part. Lying in bed staring at the ceiling or Tv, listening to Josh snore LOUDLY beside me and I am not feeling tired whatsoever.
Here comes my trying to sleep rituals.
- I close my eyes and make a deal with myself. If the TV is on and I can keep my eyes closed for a full episode, then I can reward myself by watching an episode. The end result: Hopefully I will fall alsleep within the 23 odd minutes it takes for a full TV episode.
- If the 1st ritual doesn't work, then I start counting or thinking of all the things I accomplished throughout the day. Sometimes this option makes me anxious or gets me thinking about all the things I didn't do or things I need to do tomorrow. This option is dangerous.
- This is my favorite option but it really stimulates my imagination. I start thinking about all kinds of dream scernarios that I would want to have. Places I want to go, people I wish I could meet or people I miss, things I wish I could be or do. I love this option but my creative side goes crazy.
Ok enough of me talking about all these weird things about me that no one should really know or even care to know.
I wanted to say I believe I'm supposed to write this blog thing. I had a sign about it already and I just started writing yesterday. I feel good about it. Probably first time I have felt good about myself doing something for myself in a while actually. I know I'm not the most interesting person in the world and I'm not exactly normal but who is? I'm learning more and more about life as I live it and as I interact with other people on their life journeys. This blog was created for my benefit but I have realized that it may be helping other people or making other poeple laugh or smile or whatever. If that is all that happens, then it is worth it. Really, really worth it.
Smiling through the snot on my face,
Larisa
P.S. I always knew how I would end these but the beginnings are still a work in progress.
I really like the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters. I think they are really cute! I even have mood gauge on my refrigerator with them on it! I always come back to Little Miss Sunshine. She is my favorite.
