My life in three hundred and sixty-five days, eighteen.

eighteen.

forgive.

photo- taken today at halsted and lake--Chicago, IL

a little trip. actually, this was HUGE!

Twelve.

Thirteen.

Fourteen.

Fifteen.

Sixteen.

Seventeen.

I love Richmond Virginia. Richmond is seriously the cutest city I have seen—so far. It was my first trip anywhere too! I tried to take photos daily (for my life in three hundred and sixty five days project).

Highlights

Oh hello plane! (First flight ever) all I have to say this was a magical experience!
Eating delicious greasy fast food, every day. (Okay, not so much a highlight but this is a taste of how my cousin eats! Whoa!)
Walking down Monument Ave. with Jenny
Singing “home- by Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros” with Jenny to Heather and annoying her ;-]
Cinnamon Tea “RICHMOND BLEND” at night

The ARCHITECTURE.
Sleepin’ in
A late night run to McDonalds
PARK AVE. (my favorite street in thee entire world!--so far)
Of course seeing my lovely cousin HEATHER
BOATIN’ on Lake Anna!
Getting CDS from Jenny (love, love, love!)

It was sweet and short. I had a wonderful time. I really am happy to be back in Chicago though, nothing is like sweet home CHICAGO.

Richmond, VA

A journey of 1,000 miles must begin with one step.

Ancient Chinese Proverb

Here I am in Richmond. It is lovely here! (pictures to come). The 365 projects with continue too. AS SOON AS I GET BACK! It was my first time on a plane and thats why I'm using that quote up there! With this one step, I now feel like traveling is not out of reach. I guess I'm saying my journey begins here :-]. WELCOME!

photo- wikipedia and it cut it off! darn.

envision and we shall go!

“You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.”
--Rosalynn Smith Carter

I would like to say I thought it would be a little easier doing this project but yet again I have stumbled upon a bump in the road. I decided sometimes things happen and I am not going to put myself down for random things happening. I have hightlighted a few entrys I didnt update on and we shall stumble upon them next year.


I have a good one today! Everyone always says confidence is key. This statement is so very true! The books says envisioning the target goal is a great tool while implementing new ideas into your personal improvement plan. It’s so easy to do so… actually getting there is the problem. Change requires energy. Yet, today’s world doesn’t often leave us with an overflow of energy. To help choose change instead of familiar, envision the result of the goal you are working toward. Imagine yourself or your life as you want it to be—then choose a route to get you there. I always have done this, although I fully never get to where I want to be.. I know I’m inching toward the right direction, everyday.

My life in three hundred and sixty-five days, nine, ten, and eleven.

nine.



ten.




eleven.

just noticed, all food. haha. :-]]

My life in three hundred and sixty-five days, seven and eight.

sorry for missing! I am making up for it.

seven.

Last night my roommate and I made quiche! It was amazing. I really am starting to enjoy cooking and food photography a ton.

eight.

a silhouette. a shadow.

count moments not months.

"The butterfly counts not the months but moments, and has time enough."

-Rabindranath Tagore

So often we chase the elusive concept of "more time." While we chase and run and hunt down more time, we lose the time we have now. This is a very real and scary thought. I have had days.. actually monthes where I feel there is not enough time. It goes on to say all we have now is this moment, and if we grasp it fully, it is enough. When we see tragedy in the world, we remember how valuable time really is. When we learn that someone has lost a loved one, for a moment or two we truly apppreciate those around us. But time and days speed up again, until the moments become months that are so often missed.

wrote this silly tired! I am off to talk with my wonderful friend Katie. Goodnight blogging world, youre awesome.

ps. I missed yesterday! so sorry.

My life in three hundred and sixty-five days, six.

Six.

"Lets Boogie"

My life in three hundred and sixty-five days, five.

Five.

courage.

“People must remind each other that it can be done, and it must be done. We must keep up each other’s courage. In that way, we are enormously strong”
--Vincent van Gogh



"I can!"


:-]


short but sweet?

My life in three hundred and sixty-five days, four.

Four.

Be calm.

“People who look through keyholes are apt to get the idea that most things are keyhole shaped”
-Author unknown

It says what one person perceives to be very stressful can be motivational by someone else. Stress seems to be fairly subjective, controlled largely by perception.

She says the other day I was talking to my best friend about stress. My work pile seemed so overwhelming that I didn’t even know where to begin, and I felt like I would never get out from under. On that particular day, I hadn’t had much to sleep and had yet to put a healthy morsel in my mouth. To days later, that same work pile (which had actually grown) didn’t seem so intimidating! The stressor hasn’t changed, but her attitude did.

I needed todays quote. I have a lot going on.. And my pile just seems to be never ending but if I start to look at things differently, maybe, things will happen naturally and start to come together. Just do it. :-].

And always take care, take care, take care.

My life in three hundred and sixty-five days, three.

Three.

Bridgeport Coffee.

self-reflection

365 positive ways to start your day.


"Woman need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away."
- Barbara De Angelis

I guess August 15th is relaxation day. It goes on to say being peacefully connected to that inner authentic self centers and directs you to being/becoming the best woman, mother, and wife you can/could be. Spending that time to sit, listen, and center is invaluable.

Tomorrow!

Do nothing.
Go to a spa! (I wish)
Go fishing.
Lounge around in a hammock. (YESSS, please)
Take a bubble bath.
Spend the day at the beach.
Go to the movies.
Do a little gardening
Have a picnic in the park.
Sleep in!
Go for a walk.

I will spend tomorrow doing.. one if not two! of these things.

My life in three hundred and sixty-five days, two.

two.

Love is also a sweet, silly, fun adventure.

and one more thing--

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves."

-- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

being positive number two.

Hello, hello!

"Opportunity is an Attitude"
-Wendy Louise

How many times do you catch your self saying “If only I had the opportunity to____ I would _____.” Well, really, we do have that opportunity, right here! Right now! How good is this quote? I don’t have a lot to say but I will turn every situation into an opportunity. It goes on to say if you take the situations as an opportunity, no matter what, with a positive and strong attitude that yields a successful outcome.

Sorry, but I gotta’ run!

My life in three hundred and sixty-five days, one.

I am going to start up a new challenge today. Apricot Tea’s “My life in three hundred and sixty five days”. I feel like this is another good project to do, :-]. So! Along with “good morning- 365 positive ways to start your day” this will be a new feature on Lavender and Honey.

One.

Inspiration for the project.

http://apricot-tea.com/2010/07/01/my-life-in-365-days/

good morning. Actually good afternoon.

Reading: good morning 365 positive ways to start your day

I am going to make this a daily update from now. I believe this will help me visualize and actually allow this book to be a part of my life. (I won’t type the book) just a summery, highlights and what stands out.. And then my thoughts of course:-].

Today
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but the moments that take our breath away”
-unknown

I have heard this quote before.. I have always liked it but reading this book I like it even more. It talks about death and learning to find blessings in tragedy. Death has been on my mind a lot lately. Its been two years since my mother has passed away.. but I am still dealing with it constantly. It goes on to say by focusing on the gifts that he(her brother) left behind, instead of the moments we do not have together anymore. One of the greatest gifts we can find in tragedy is awareness (this is so true!) We learn the value of a moment—of a second. We learn not to take any moment for granted. I am still terrible at this. I know how life can just end in a second and I still worry about silly things.. I don’t know if this will ever stop but this week, I am going to focus on the simple things and the moments that take my breath away.

Photo- Banksy

A start, round three? or four? or five.

Hello there,

"Learn to get in touch with the silcence within purpose and know that everything in life has a purpose."

-- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

I am behind.. I may have started.. and then quit.. and started.. and then quit. I am going to try again. :-]. I think I may be here to stay!

Love, Angella