Nostalgia

The Perks of Having Noisy, ROWDY, & Obnoxious Neighbours

Dear Wonderful Reader,

(I have sHITTYpecial neighbors and I am trying to find the silver lining.)

1. You forcibly become an early riser. As the early hours of dawn are the only hours that allow you to indulge in the peace and quiet.
2. You forcibly become social and productive. As you hungrily welcome any chance to get out of your room whether with friends or to run errands.
3. You forcibly become attuned to new music, artists, and the 560,984,324 tracks of White Noise that exist on Spotify. As the only way to cope sometimes is to mask the noise.
4. You forcibly become articulate and scholarly. As you make full use of the Podcast application on your phone and all the free audiobooks on Youtube.
5. You forcibly become a creative thinker. As you think of creative solutions to solve the problem: whether to drill a “Quiet Please” sign to the side of your house, or to strategically move your desk by the window so you are always aggressively-passively making eye contact with them (in hopes that this will yield some shame–yet to be tested).
6. You forcibly become patriotic and shout God Bless America and kiss the flag. As you now understand what a privilege it is to live in a country where law enforcement will answer to noise complaints (also, you have finally understood the point of paying taxes).
7. You forcibly become conscious of your temperament and are forced to get a perspective. As you now have to develop coping mechanisms to be able to talk to yourself and calm it down when rage strikes.
8. You forcibly become acutely aware of what you require in your next residency (and relationship). As you now dearly uphold “No talkers/ No children” banner whether in a neighbor or a partner.
9. You forcibly become grateful. As you now savor peace and quiet and the little things in life that you have always took for granted.
10. You forcibly become more Christian and understand the complexities of the Bible. As you run to Jesus in prayer when all else fails. You now know the weight and depth of “Love thy neighbor” (Mark 12:31) as this command takes on new meanings in your life.

2. Plan and Follow a Morning Ritual

Hello, hello,

Well, why. It has been a while! Thank you for sticking with me.

I am doing a 30 Day Minimalism Challenge. And no, I am not jumping on the Minimalism-New Age-Crystals train. I just need to do all the things that this challenge lists.

I am skipping number 1, but I will do it at the end of the challenge.

Here is the challenge, if you would like to participate yourself.

 

Alright, on to # 2.

 

Morning Ritual.

a. get 8-ish hours of sleep and wake before 7 am. Preferably at 5 am.

b. stretch.

c. pray and read.

d. write/ journal.

e. shower.

f. read.

g. Blog and breakfast.

h. Get one big thing ticked off my to do list, before 10 am.

i. pets.

j. jog (a LITERALLY 3 minute jog, but hey, I am building up to something. Hopefully!)

k. respond.

 

 Planning CHECK

Execution Pending 

 

Touch the Divine

Everyone is trying to touch the Divine somehow.

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Loner Work lunch 2

I struggle

 

to “live my day in positivity (faith) because that is the only way I can help others”.

 

 

 

Don’t tell anyone your goal

find out why in the post below.

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Reasons why I should enjoy my job

Hello Wonderful Reader,

I am having the Sunday/Monday blues here. It’s 11:12 pm and I am not looking forward to the next day. I have vowed so many times during HARD TIMES that I would never complain about idiotic, trivial things such as traffic, or a job. BUT, here I am!! In a humble effort I am going to try to shift my perspective by listing the reasons why I am grateful for my job.

 

1. I start at 6:00 am (by choice) and get off at 2:30 pm, which is earlier than most people.
2. I can use my headphones at work.
3. We have a Keurig machine at work (free coffee).
4. My boss is working remotely and only comes 1 week out of the month.
5. I have my own big cubicle, that is isolated from all others cubicles (except the fact the GM has tunnel vision to mine).
6. I take 40 minutes lunches (instead of 30 minutes).
7. I get to run my own meeting every week (which I dread but it is good practice to get out of my comfort zone).
8. I get along with a couple of girls at work.
9. It is generally a relaxed environment.
10. My office is less than 20 people.
11. We kinda don’t have a dress code.
12. I GET PAID.