Sweet Spots of a HollyDay

November 28, 2017 In my 5th grade class today we were working with adages. One of the ones listed was 'Blood is thicker than water.' This adage brought to mind the people in my life related both by blood and water. While this statement is typically true I have also discovered that sometimes those related by water flow easier than those related by blood. Sometimes I find that I get along better with those outside my family and really have to work on the relationships inside my family. Right now I am trying to reconnect with my little sister. I love her to death but she doesn't always realize, mostly due to my busy life and schedule as I have grown up and am preparing to move to the next phase of life. More times than not I have brushed her off or told her I couldn't help due to my full schedule, but I realized that as life goes on the fuller my schedule gets and the more I have to work to make time for others. That being said my pre-new years resolution is to show

November 21, 2017 So much to do, so little time! Some people look forward to the holidays as time for family and fun, but I find that the older I get I see a to do list getting longer and longer and the holiday breaks away from school and work allow me to take a breath for a moment to catch up. Today I have a day off, but my to do list is a mile long, not just for today but for the entire holiday week. 10 Assignments due when I get back to school 4 loads of laundry to start the week and then a few more at the end Food to make Bedroom to clean Closet to get back in order Kittens claws to trim Christmas shopping to do Preparations for finals And then there are the things that I'm forgetting but will hopefully remember in time. As I look at all of these things and think about how little time I have, I have to remind myself what this particular holiday week is about. We are approaching Thanksgiving and in that I have so much to be thankful for. Instead of looking at

Tuesday November 6, 2017 For my birthday a few days ago my best friend gave me a jar of what she labeled 'Smiles, Quotes and Inspiration' so I thought I would take what I pulled from there to write today. The rules of the jar are simple, take one per day if needed but if it is a good day and you don't need a pick me up then save it for another day. The past few days have been okay and I have only pulled two notes and below is what they had to say: "Since a smile is a decision, why not make the choice?" "Courage doesn't always roar, sometimes it's the little voice at the end of he day that says 'I'll try again tomorrow." **EDIT:  Mary Anne Radmacher is the author of this quote!*** I don't know where they originated but I needed both of these statements. My goal for this month and the foreseeable future is to find the silver lining. No matter the situation I am trying to find the good and focus on that instead of dragging myself