psa

hold the door open for people.

give up your seat to anyone older or anyone that looks like they need to sit.

say please & thank you.

don't lie.

be kind.

say you're sorry when you're wrong.

help people.

smile & say hello to people.

don't cut in line.

it's not difficult, peeps. do unto others...

side note: I got approximately 3 hours of sleep last night (no idea why) so I am one crabby lady.

finally & most importantly, don't be a rude person to me when I haven't had enough sleep or my coffee yet.

putting the old two week's in tomorrow! taking my career to 1) the next level and 2) the sector of the healthcare market that I've always wanted to be in. excitement is an understatement.

have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend, all five readers of this!! I'm taking a hiatus to celebrate SOOO many things!

xxoo.

to live simply. simply live.

on our last night in Maine, my wonderful friends did a wonderful thing, and took me out for a nice dinner to celebrate my birthday.  when I realized that they picked up the tab & proceeded to cheers to me...I couldn't help but shed some tears (I'm an easy sap, I know).

I am very blessed to have these people in my life & things surely wouldn't be the same without them.  that being said, during the meal we were discussing the way in which we live our lives. I proclaimed that over the last five years or so I felt like I lost a bit of myself.  My one friend inquired as to why I felt this way...what I meant by this?  the reasoning is this... ten years ago I traveled the world, saw things that opened my eyes, met people that changed my life. Upon my return to the states, I promised myself that I would live my life as simply as possible. I would not spend my money on things, but rather experiences. I would not give weight to negative people, but rather only allow positivity into my life.  I would not mope or be upset over bad situations or circumstances in life, but rather constantly be grateful and full of perspective on what truly is important in life.  Further, I would not allow trivial things (such as social media...even if this was pre-social media times) to impact my life, my attitude, my actions...but rather live my life fully, with purpose & always with kindness and laughter.  I would never again sweat the small stuff, but rather make jokes during times of despair, smile through tough times & give instead of receive.  reserve my tears for happiness rather than spend them on sadness.

last October a black cloud over me finally dispersed & I could see again.  I've returned to this way of life & it has made all the difference in the world.  when things, possessions, "likes" on fb or Instagram become more important to you than people, conversations, jokes, laughter, experiences, kisses, feelings, adventure...your life will never be as rich as you want it to be.  my two friends are lucky enough & have worked very hard in life to enjoy finer "things" in life, but I have never met two people as generous & as aware of the real important things in life as these two.  

they get it. 

I get it (again)...too.

I'm full of deep posts lately. my apologies...I'll stop now : )

happiest of Wednesdays.

xxoo.

ahead of the curve.

Maine was phenomenal.  If you have never been...go. If you've gone...go back. It was a perfect long weekend, but I could have spent another two weeks there hiking, kayaking & simply getting lost/exploring.  I also had amazing company with two of the most important people in my life & two friends that I truly call family too.  They made this trip hilarious & unforgettable.

the big 30th birthday is Monday/Memorial Day.  I don't really have crazy plans. I'll spend some time with family & my best friend in the whole wide world will be up for some drinking on Saturday night.  My token birthday dinner at (the best CLE restaurant IMO) Momocho will be next week.  But Maine was my attempt at marking the 30yrs I've been given.

I've been feeling very blessed lately.  Not saying that I don't feel blessed everyday, but more so with a lot going on in ALL aspects of my life.  The fact that this all coincides with the beginning of my transformative (... : ) ...) period makes it all that much more wonderful.  I have a million reasons to celebrate & I plan on doing just that.

        ^^ my attempt at wise words ^^

last October was definitely the beginning of my transformation ... what seemed like the end at the time has led me to here. & "here" has absolutely nothing to do with a guy, but rather a state of mind.  Give me more credit than that.

have a great rest of your Tuesday, fools.

#tribetown

xxoo.

Frieden. Glück.

the ocean. the smell, the touch, the feeling of salt water. the waves. infinite.

the brick. the stone. bikes. kayaks. hikes. friends that are family. never did I ever think we'd be here. infinite. 

the smiles. the stories. lost and found. the vintage. the thrift. the search. the hunt. the find. infinite.

the beards. the plaid. the way you move. the way you touch. the way you smell. the way you look at me. the way you move my hair. infinite.

to travel. however near. however far. however exotic. however traditional. to go. to explore. to see new. to be new. infinite.

where are you? find me. 

infinite.

xxoo.

it's always ourselves we find in the sea.

my week in pictures. 

because I've been too lazy & not creative enough to write anything worth reading.

I have a couple of meetings this morning & then I'm off to beautiful Maine for a few days. I apologize in advance for Instagramming the fudge out of this trip. I can only assume it is going to be too gorgeous not to.

whiskey goes with lobster, right?

xxoo.

smitten.

wild thing, you make my heart sing.

In case you haven't noticed, and judging by the attendance you haven't...the Indians have managed to win a few here and there, and are threatening to climb out of the cellar.

Seriously though, I am sick & tired of everyone bitching & moaning about attendance at Tribe games. And I know my soul mate, Tom Hamilton, definitely agrees.  This week's day game gave me the opportunity to listen to my baseball love call the game on 1100 while driving around for work.  

side note: listening to the games on the radio is priceless. My Dad and I used to listen to the games instead of watching them all the time & my love for the sport stems directly from Herb Score and Hammy (& of course my Dad too).

Anyways, everyone keeps complaining that no one is going to the games...blah, blah, blah.  Well, Hammy was in rare form towards the end of the game Thursday & out of nowhere he went on a mini-tirade.  He said the following..."who are we to tell people how to spend what little money they have? Everyone needs to just chill out. This city loves this team.  Look at the t.v. & radio ratings...the interest is there.  Cleveland loves these guys and loves their teams. People have families, people have obligations & things to do after school and work. People also have bills to pay.  Kids are still in school. Attendance will rise. And ya know what, even if it doesn't..who am I and who are you to tell people how to spend their hard earned money? Trust me, we all still want and cheer for these guys to win, whether in person or not."

This isn't verbatim, but I loved it so much I wrote a synopsis right away on my trusty iPhone to make sure I got the gist of it down.  Soooooo...like everything else Hammy does and says, I agree with him completely. There's no need to add my two cents, because it would just be redundant anyways.

go tribe & happy friday.

ps. Kelly + Mark Reynolds = baseball ❤ foreva!

xxoo.

a real human being. and a real hero.

I don't know about you guys, but I was always taught growing up that if I had nothing nice to say about someone I shouldn't say anything at all.  So shut up about Charles Ramsey. Judgmental people tend to be the ugliest (IMO).  Not everyone was blessed to have a good education or good upbringing.  The auto-tuning of his interviews is demeaning & condescending. The pictures of him with jokes on them are cruel.  And the lame 140 characters mocking him aren't as clever as you think they are.

I could not care less if he dropped out of high school, can form a proper sentence, has a bazillion felonies on his record or is a fudging PhD.  I do not care about anything in Mr. Ramsey's life except for what he did Monday.  I suggest you take a look in the mirror before making "harmless" jokes about the man and his interviews. Ask yourself what kind of person takes joy in ridiculing someone who 1) you don't even know; 2) wasn't given the same things as you growing up; and 3) is 100 x's more honorable than you at this moment. 

As a very sarcastic person, I understand that sarcasm is used to make serious situations comical sometimes.  However, I also know when my sarcasm crosses the line from funny to being a condescending a**hole to someone that did something good. If someone isn't 'in' on the joke it means you're just being a jerk.

check yourself before you wreck yourself.

sorry about my Thursday morning rant, but my daily e-mail pen pal's & I moved on from Chuck to healthcare in the U.S. yesterday...and so you five readers got stuck with this crap.

tomorrow's Friday, people!!!

I need a drink...& a hug.

xxoo.

"every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future." -ow