-staying in bed a few moments longer to listen to some new favorite music, mixed with the sound of thunder and rain.
-prancing around outside in my beloved rainboots.
- wearing the warmest gray socks inside of those floral rainboots.
-going to classes, and being super incredibly excited about it.
-listening to everybody in my Creative Writing class recite poems they've written.
-having a pumpkin spice latte for the second day in a row. I like them a latte!
-peter pan collars.
-wondering if it really rained today, BECAUSE THERE ARE NO TRACES OF IT ANYMORE. Where are you, clouds and puddles?! I just want to stomp around in you a little...
-aaaannndddd a lovely playlist filled with a few of my faveys, as of late...
"Do you remember, as a kid, the first time you went really fast on your bike, and it felt like you were flying, or the first time you got both wheels off the ground, and how you could feel, almost hear, your heart beating? It was like the first time you held her hand, or ran away from home and got lost.
Now, do you remember the last time you drove by a lake and wondered if there was a rope swing but never stopped, or the last time you looked at a smooth stone and imagined throwing it across the water but finished your conversation instead. When was the last time you considered a tree based on climb-ability? Ran across the grass barefoot, or decided to be a robber instead of a cop? Well, no one wants to be a cop anyways.
Let’s pretend again, and play a prank; we’ll defend a fort, or draw a map to plan an escape. All we have to do is take off our shoes and jump in, or walk outside and find an adventure."
I read this on a blog earlier, and it really spoke to me. I've been feeling... stuck lately? Not really stuck. But homesick for something else, something new, something that I can't really even name. I'm bored in this little town of mine. That's not to say that I don't adore it, because I absolutely do. But I want to experience somewhere different. I want to have the feeling of being somewhere where no one knows me. Maybe these feelings are being brought on by everyone leaving for school, and here I am. Stuck in little O'Fallon where I've lived for the majority of my life. I don't want to be one of those typical suburb kids who complains about that... but I'm going to be that kid, just this once. On a completely opposite note, I'm in love with my life right now. I love all of my classes, so far. They're each challenging me in different ways that I think I really need. And they all concern something that I feel I need to confront about myself. I really enjoy that about them. I love my job. I work with some really wonderful people, doing something that makes me happy. I mean, who wouldn't want to spend all day baking dog treats and making new dog-ish friends?! And finally, I love the people that I've surrounded myself with. I feel loved, and I get great joy out of how lucky I am to be surrounded by such people. But in spite of all this, I'm still longing for something. Something new, something different. Adventure. I don't know why I've been so unsettled with this feeling as of late, I have plenty of adventure in my life. I just want somewhere brand new, I suppose.
On a wholly unrelated note, Ive been really digging folky, cello filled music lately. Do what you want with that knowledge. (new music is always appreciated by this bespectacled girl, that's fo sho.)
No, this is not an illusion... I'M BACK! I guess I sort of took an impromptu blogging break for a little while there. It was much, much needed, I think. And now I'm back feeling rejuvenated and oh so inspired! Now that school has started and I'm finished working at Target (cue chorus music... CAN I GET A HALLELUJAH?) I'm hoping to get back into the groove of my beloved blog, and come up with a consistent blog schedule.
Enough of that boring stuff though. I'm sure you're all on the edge of your seats thinking... "SOPHIE, PLEASE TELL US WHAT YOU'VE BEEN UP TO? WE'RE DYING TO KNOW."
Oh thank you for asking, inquisitive reader!
I've been crafting, I spent much time with Allie and Kayla before they left for school ( insert pool day here), earning moneys at Treats Unleashed, spending said moneys I just earned on pretty, unneeded (totally needed) things, thrifting, and spending time with my BOYFRAN. Yeah, I acquired one of those while I was in the land of not the interwebs (is that called real life?). Cats everywhere are crying over their loss of a crazy cat lady. I HAVE BEEN REFORMED! Not really. Not at all. Cats are still my best friends.
ANYWHO, that's just a nice little overview of life as of late. I've been so preoccupied, but I plan on getting reacquainted with my bespectacled blog. It's definitely becoming a priority again.
I'm leaving you with the cutest darn video ever...
I'll have another blog post later tonight, introducing a certain someone! Farewell, until then!
"Being tender and open is beautiful. As a woman, I feel continually shhh’ed. Too sensitive. Too mushy. Too wishy washy. Blah blah. Don’t let someone steal your tenderness. Don’t allow the coldness and fear of others to tarnish your perfectly vulnerable beating heart. Nothing is more powerful than allowing yourself to truly be affected by things. Whether it’s a song, a stranger, a mountain, a rain drop, a tea kettle, an article, a sentence, a footstep, feel it all – look around you. All of this is for you. Take it and have gratitude. Give it and feel love."
Tomorrow, I will have a reaaaaal post about what I've been up to lately.
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