These Streets Will Make You feel Brand New

I just finished booking my flight to Rochester and I am very excited. Also, I was offered an x-mas bonus (which I probably could use) or a trip to Aruba. I chose Aruba. My new goals are to soak up as much experience and adventure as humanly possible. Here's my theory- the more experience you have in life, the more you have to compare it to your current situation. If you've been with one man you'll always wonder what the rest are like, if you've had one job you'll always wonder what a better one would offer you.. therefore the more you have to compare, the more you will either appreciate it or be encouraged to change it. I've been trying to find these positive catalysts to spice things up... a little thyme never hurt no one.

In other news, I just bought my very own copy of Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas and got every x-mas scented candle out there. I also purchased Andrea Bocelli's first holiday album and I plan on getting a tree this week. I like the fact that I'm starting my own traditions. I feel like the few traditions that are still in place have basically mutated into a 4 day whirlwind of last minute gift shopping for people we don't know and freezing my tush off in California. So to welcome these new traditions I've decided to start the holiday season a little early to truly enjoy it for what it's worth. I will be busting out the X-tina Album tomorrow morning, don't you worry.

I'm learning by mistake (as usual) that life is not only about living for the moment and embracing today. It's also about prolonging those things for tomorrow's success and carrying them on to the next day after that.

"People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily."

The Fourth Kindaaaaa

Last week I saw the new movie "The Fourth Kind" which was about alien abductions. A few different patients of a psychologist were all having the same image of a white owl while they were trying to go to sleep at night. The psychologist decided to hypnotize these patients to see if they could recall the memories from the night to try to figure out a connection between them all. When the patients go under hypnosis, the doctor realizes that the common denominator is that all of them experienced an Alien Abduction. Since this isn't a movie review, I'll get to the point. I thought about hypnosis and wondered if I had any crazy subconscious thoughts or events that I've kept dormant! Sounds fun right? Then I had a scary thought... what if they're in my subconscious for a reason. What if those things are kept secret to protect me. Could I handle it? The answer is a big fat no. That's why I decided to write. If I write, I can mentally prepare myself to be hypnotized by discussing the things that excite me, bother me, worry me, scare me, etc etc and I will expose me to myself. Now, I don't expect to find out I've been abducted by aliens... but who knows?