Last night was one of those nights. Laying in bed and can’t sleep. A million things on my mind but nothing I can put into words.
Silly trivial things for the most part and 99% shit that isn’t even real and is just made up anyway.
So instead of sleeping, figured I would kill two birds with one stone and write. But what to write about?
Writing helps me to focus my brain away from the jumbled mess so that I can sleep. It gives order to the chaos.
A friend of mine asked me the other day “how do you have time to write almost every day?!?” And this is how. It’s almost 1am and the house is asleep except for me and here I am writing rubbish for y’all to read later.
Brilliant.
So last night there was a Facebook conversation with a friend (who was being humorous) about boycotting the Oscars because his Facebook video wasn’t being considered for an award.
And then we watched the oscars.
But not exactly.
We watched 90% in fast forward. Stopping long enough to see who won whatever category and listen to a few minutes of their speech before mom would exclaim “ok. I’m bored” and would fast forward again.
We did listen to P!nk’s amazing rendition of Over the Rainbow.
http://youtu.be/I6pqAzw8ATM
And, I did get to hear Matthew McConaughey’s speech at the end. I actually really liked what he had to say about how everyone needs someone to look up to, something to look forward to, and someone to chase.
It’s kinda stuck with me today…
Someone to look up to– that’s easy. My parents. High school sweethearts who have built an amazing life and raised an incredible daughter. (And a humble one too) They don’t give up when things get tough in any aspect of life and most impressive is that they have stuck together for 47ish years without killing anyone. Including their children.
For those who know me, you know that my mom and I have a unique relationship. I hope someday that’s the kind of relationship I have with my boys.
Something to look forward to– again easy…
Spring break is coming. I’m excited to spend extra time with my babies.
I think have a trip coming up the end of the month to go to Sherwood for the Renaissance Faire with the Wooer and I’m looking forward to that… Along with the unfolding of this adventure whatever comes down the line.
My 20th reunion is coming up this summer and I have that to look forward to.
I have a girls night planed with one bestie and a birthday party coming up for another bestie’s angel.
Part of being a down the road planner means I always have something to look forward to.
Someone to chase. this one gave me pause. So many are dogging Matthew’s answer. And yet? I kinda love it. After all… Shouldn’t we strive not to best our friends and peers but to constantly work towards becoming a better SELF than we were yesterday? We shouldn’t concern ourselves with how we stack up against others, but instead focus on our own growth and improvement day in and day out.
Yup. That.
*disclaimer. It’s now 1:30am and I’m going to schedule this to go live on a few hours without editing for clarity.
Speak Your Mind