Thoughtful Thursday

Thinking...Thinking...

We all think every day, right? 

Sometimes it's about trivial things, 

sometimes it's about life's most important moments or decisions.

Sometimes I just think about what 

outfit I might wear the next day...

or perhaps if I need to buy some more cheez-its.

Maybe I sometimes think about reading Harry Potter yet again.

Or what will happen on my favorite dramatic shows this week.

But most importantly...

I've been thinking about my life and the way it has gone so far.

I've had probably the hardest year of my life.

I constantly analyze and wonder if I had done just one or two things differently...

maybe that would have changed the outcome?

Maybe I'd be happier now?

I've learned that analyzing doesn't help anything 

(even though I still do it on daily basis...oops).

I have had to put more trust in God than ever before. 

I served in Argentina for a year and half 

and yet in the year and a half I've been home...

my faith has had its fair share of tests.

I honestly do not know what God's plan is for me 

with regards to many things. 

I've had to learn that that is okay for now. 

I just have to keep on going each day. 

Being happy. Trying new things.

Making schedules and goals.

Spending time with family.

Trusting that there is a great plan, 

even if I don't quite see it.

I like to know how things end. 

I look up movie endings.  

I look up TV series endings.  

I look up book endings.  

I want to to know how they all end.

If there is an ending to something, 

you can count on me to look it up.

The one ending I can't look up is my own. 

So, I can either sit around and wait and wonder when things will happen...

or live life and trust that it will end happily, 

just as many things do.

The latter sounds like the better option.

I may not know my ending, but I can know and control what happens until then.

So on this Thoughtful Thursday, 

I will worry a little less 

and think about adjusting my sails a little more.

Wishful Wednesday

Back to School, Back to School

to prove to dad that I'm not a fool

Not really, my dad thinks I'm super smart.

In June I went back to school...I never thought I'd actually do it!

I'm taking prerequisites to apply to an accelerated Bachelor's in Nursing program.  I have so many classes to take since my first Bachelor's degree has absolutely nothing to do with science. 

I think the last time I took a science class was 

my freshman year of college. 

(um, that was 9 years ago...WHAT!)

I've always wanted to be a nurse, 

but never thought I had the smarts or the dedication.

Turns out...

I do.

So my wish on this Wishful Wednesday 

is that I continue getting great grades in these classes 

and that I don't get sick of them or tired of trying.

I've had a few different thoughts about what I should do: teaching, lawyer, MBA, but I just never quiiiite made it into starting these things.

 Once I realized nursing was an actual possibility, I knew it was the right thing to do because I actually went forward with it. 

Even though it is definitely going to take awhile, I know this is the direction I need to be headed. (not like Anne Boelyn)

President Monson said this:

"Don't limit yourself and don't let others convince you that you are limited in what you can do.  Believe in yourself and then live so as to reach your possibilities.  You can achieve what you believe you can. Trust and believe and have faith." 

I've only recently begun to believe these words.  

They've driven me to action and I hope it stays that way.

Traveling Tuesday

Traveling Tuesday

If I didn't have to have a job and eat, then I would definitely want to travel all the time. 

Going from place to place learning about different cultures, different people, and yes, even different foods, is the most appealing thing in the world to me. 

Austria.  

I've always wanted to visit this intriguing country. 

Maybe it's because that is where The Sound of Music was filmed.

Mostly it's because of the history of WWII and the gorgeous scenery that it beholds.

Living here would be a dream come true.  It looks so relaxing.  

"Travel makes one modest. 

You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” 

-Gustave Flaubert

We really do not occupy a lot of space in the world.  

The creations and beauty of God are unfathomable.

He made it a pretty great place for us, right?

My travel fund starts today. 

Happy Tuesday!

Just Another Music Monday

M u s i c  M o n d a y

The blog is back and ready to listen to music. 

My book reading is still going, 

but I've diverted from my previous list. 

I n s t e a d, 

for my daily outlet, 

the themed days will return. 

As today is Monday and I would not make it through Monday without 

M U S I C...

today is Music Monday.

The song for the day:

"These Days" -The Black Keys

Please enjoy whilst watching this beautiful sunset. 

Disclaimer: These Monday songs will not necessarily reflect my current state of mind.

They will all just be good songs.

Thanks, Black Keys, you'll be used here a lot. 

Happy Monday!