Bliss from Blessings #95 and #94

#94

• New company car day!!!!!!! I am so blessed to have these benefits
• Sneaking out of work a little early :)
• Finishing a huge labor of love at the office...finally a break....kind of...not really
• Making plans to go shopping with my mom this weekend
• Driving so many miles each day and being constantly protected.

#95

• Running around Nor Cal with an awesome lady full of experience and lessons
• Being in weather finally under 90 degrees
• Eating Asian food ALL day long. Panda for lunch, Tapioca Smootie for a snack, Peony's at the Oakland airport.....it was fantastic
• Snuggling up to the sweetie as he tells me all about his day
• I love Mr. Clean solution. This puppy would be stankin up my house without it :)

Bliss from Blessings #96

• A strong testimony building Sabbath day. These people are amazing, and the spirit was so strong....I am sure some amazing things happened during those three hours today. I have never felt closer to the people I go to church with. It has left me with a resolve to do better. To be a blessing for those around me, follow my promptings, simply my life, spend time doing the best things not just the good things, and build my spiritual strength in preparation for what is ahead. I love church!
• Getting my husband to eat chicken and not complain....that was a blessing for sure :)
• Seeing my bouganvilla finally bloom with beautiful purple flowers. I have nursed these things for the past 5 months and I thought they would be gonners. Well, they all are...except one!! So exciting!
• Making the free snowball (Mexican wedding) cookies from work! Yay food!
• Checking in early to get a good boarding number for my work flight to Cali tomorrow.

Bliss from Blessings #97

• Good quality time killing weeds...much needed for both my yard and as mental therapy
• Being able to purchase some small gifts for some sweet friends
• Time to reconnect with nature and visit my besty while she barrel raced.
• Seeing so many freshly born babies today! (and babies soon to be fresh wink wink)
• Friends comfortable to ask for a favor at 10pm and not feel bad about it, I love it.

Bliss from Blessings #98

• Finally completing a promise to myself to get up and exercise at 4:30am with some mind relaxing yoga and pilates. This is a must do!
• Getting clarification, guidance, and most of all ENERGY about my task list
• A refreshing and real lunch with my mentee and friend. It is awesome to have her around.
• A phone call with a prospective date plan for a Friday night
• Friends to party with all weekend!

Bliss from Blessings #99

• Making it to the airport on time, in one piece, and prepared. I always consider this a blessing.
• Co-workers that I enjoy and a scoop of yummy, vanilla almond carmel crunch ice cream (I know...sounds amazing right) to conclude our trip
• A cozy home that makes me feel calm and comfortable at the end of everyday.
• Visiting Northern California for the first time and getting home an unexpected 2 hours early!
• Several sweet phone calls to check on me and make weekend plans.

Bliss from Blessings #100

• A great team at work that provides feedback and guidance while still being supportive
• Yummy fried Mexican food at lunch....for FREE! I heart Hispanic Heritage Month!
• A happy husband in the morning to wrestle with our dogs
• Pulling a little prank and remaining anonymous (for now!)
• Flowers on my bouganvilla! I've been nursing that thing back to life!

Bliss from Blessings

Today marks the beginning of an era in my blogging life. Inspired by my amazing friend Katelin (The Five to Nine), I am starting a daily posting entitled:

"Bliss from Blessings"

I feel like it is time to focus on the wonderful small miracles in life that make the world a beautiful place to be. The people, scenes, things, words, and nonsense that are tiny in nature but significant in impact.

My purpose is to recognize the things in my life that bring bliss......and in turn.....create a pattern of worthiness in my life and pass on the blessings.

A Few Key Points About My Life

1) I love working for a food company.....instant dinner without grocery shopping!

2) I have not spent one red cent on something frivilous for myself in quite a while (except for that $2.10 at Jack in the Crack, but after a puppy poops in your car....it is NOT a frivilous expense). Let me just say I am incredibly dissapointed in myself for acting like this is such a big deal! Heaven forbid I might actually save a few bucks BUT I just want to buy something. This is my new resolution, to not 'want'. Go ahead, wish me luck with that, haha

3) I have not found a good time to exercise and so I don't. I have decided I will never find a good time to exercise so I'll just have to suck it up and use the bad times (like 4:45 in the am...AHHH)

4) I love drawing floor plans. Love Love Love Love it. I will build a house one day and it will be everything I could have ever wanted. I love putting all my big fancy dreams down on paper. (Note...this doesn't go very well with #2)

5) No matter how grouchy, rude, ungrateful, snotty, and unkind I am (and trust me, sometimes I am) I am continually blessed by my Heavenly Father. His hand is unwavering in my life and is the only constant in which I have come to place my reliance. Even though I may feel like being the opposite I cannot deny that I am continually thankful and amazed at the blessings Tyler and I are given.

I just made a mad-men version of myself! I never have seen the show...ever...in my life. BUT making myself like I belonged in the show was quite a treat!

Try for yourself here: Make a Little Cartoon You!

How fun is she! I couldn't decide between pearls or a scarf, donut or coffee, purse or newspaper....oh so many options!

Maybe Yes....but Maybe No?

This will not be nearly as fun as Callie's, but it will get the job done and share a little bit about me in the process.

The bold items are things I can answer 'yes' to:

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland or Disneyworld
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables (does my family garden as a kid count?)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Olde Faithful Geyser Erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie or on a TV show (this one also kind-of counts...I got to be a guest news anchor on the 6pm news once a month during 6th grade. It was awesome!)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business (I sold trinkets to my neighboors when I was a kid-that totally counts)
58. Had an encounter with a wild animal
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets, or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (Barbies!!)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone (stress fractures in my shins...nothing crazy)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a Jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Taken a martial arts class