Okay forgive me if this post is really random and possibly quite hippy! My friend introduced me a while back to the concept of a soul animal. A soul animal is not necessarily an animal that is your favorite or that you even identify with on a normal level. This animal is one that you feel a weird connection with for some reason and you just can't explain it, but they give you peace and understanding. I had been trying to force meaning out of it for some time now, but I just kept coming up empty handed or with animals that I liked, but didn't really identify with.
Recently, my family has been having some hard times and it's been hard to be at school and be away from them. I was on the phone with my mom the other night and she said something that for some reason made me decide to look up the meaning of one animal that has now become my obsession and my new soul animal: the peacock!
Not only is this a gorgeous bird, it has an amazing meaning behind it that is really perfect for how I feel right now. I am usually not a big bird person in the slightest (I'm actually terrified!) but I was incredibly comforted once I read this. A peacock symbolizes benevolence, patience, kindness, compassion and luck. In terms of faith, it reprsents resurrection, renewal and immortality within the spiritual teachings of Christianity. is representative of glory, immortality, royalty, and incorruptibility. It is a possessor of some of the most admired human characteristics, and is a symbol of integrity and the beauty that can be achieved when we endeavor to better ourselves and better our lives. In history, myth, legend & lore, the peacock is considered an emblem of protection, nobility, watchfulness, guiddance, and holiness.(Wikipedia)
See why I was so amazed? I never woulda thought :)
Do ya'll have any animals that really mean a lot to you? I'd love to hear!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Lucky Number 3....
Here [there?!?] lies my beloved third Blackberry. At the age of about 4 weeks, I barely knew ye. You liked to play BrickBreaker, and go for walks, never complaining or shutting off.
Sadly, this week I mourn the loss of my 3rd Blackberry Curve. I honestly think these phones have something in them that magnetically makes them repel from me! I have never been the type of person to go through phones constantly, my first one lasted me 3 years and my second one I had up until the beginning of last semester and it still works like a charm! They all died of old age. But no, not this one! If I so much as look at wrong when I turn my alarm off in the morning it will spontaneously blow up. Not really, but I wouldn't be surprised. The thing is, I am way too addicted to it to go back to another phone! I know three is an unlucky number so I'm holding out for number 4. Thank goodness for insurance!
PS. I did leave this one on a train though :( New Year's Resolution- be less spastic!
Saturday, January 2, 2010
HAPPY 2010 YA'LL!! I was initially not too excited about the start of the new year, but my plans fell together perfectly! I rang in the new year at a cabin with a ton of my friends from high school. It was a really random group of people, but it made it all the more hilarious! Then, after a big nap and some fast food, I trekked over to the big, beautiful hotel in our town for my best friend's mom's wedding. She had booked us a room for the night and we had planned on going downtown afterwards, but we were all so tired after the reception that we fell fast asleep! I swear, sometimes we both agree that we're just old people trapped in the bodies of 21 year olds! HA! The ceremony and reception were beautiful, her mom was so happy :). Tomorrow, I leave for my Richmond and Philadelphia adventure! I'm headed up to Richmond for anight to stay over with one of my best friends from school, then we are headed up to visit our other friend in Philadelphia! I haven't been there since about eigth grade so I'm excited to see what it has in store! Anyone from that area who has any suggestions?? Hope ya'll had a safe and happy New Years, I can't WAIT for 2010!
Monday, December 28, 2009
New Year... New Decade?!
Hi again! So, I just realized that 2010 is a completely new DECADE! How exciting! I know it's not techincally New Years yet, but I'm so excited to make some resolutions that I actually WANT to keep this year! I can't wait to tell ya'll about my plans for the New Year, first resolution is to make some ha! I was just reading over this planning what I want to post in the future, and I realized that I had posted about informercials, and since that post I have caved in and am now the proud owner of every single one of those items. Helpppp shopping addiction, gullible anyone? Oh well, hope everyone had a FABULOUS new year, I look forward to blogging more come January :)
Monday, January 19, 2009
Infomercials
Okay... so it's been a while. Sorry ya'll! Seriously though, my goal is to keep up with blogging this year so I will!
So my current life obsession right now is [are?] infomercials. Usually, I know, they are completely unreasonable things that you wouldn't ever need in 10,000 years but lately they have been KILLING me. Basically my 3 favorites fall in to 3 categories: HILARIOUS, Gotta have it, and Freakin' Unbelievable. Ah hemmm...
HILARIOUS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huo7h53G0IM
The Snuggie. I can not get over this. Who on earth developed such a phenomenon as a blanket with sleeves?! I could watch this over and over and over and... over just to see the sheer joy brought to the people in this commercial simply by a blanket... WITH SLEEVES. I have to say my favorite part is when the lady appears to be in utter panic trying to reach the phone with a "traditional" blanket on and JUST. CAN'T. DO. IT. Then, safely within the comfort and ease of the Snuggie, she can answer the telephone with ease. Well, that or picturing my entire family in them sitting in my den. Gets me every time.
PS. My sources tell me the knock-off is called the Slanket. I'm dyin'.
GOTTA HAVE IT:
http://www.bighappiehair.com/
The Hollywood Bump-It. Sure, sounds like the stupidest thing in the world but YOU try getting your thick curly hair blow-dried, straightened and then into the perfect 'do! All my friends have lovingly described my favorite straight hairstyle as the "flip-and-poof". Literally, every time the hair is straight, it goes right into that like it knowwwws what I want. However, after a strenuous day of classes, night on the town or wedding/fam function? FLAT POOF. So wrong. With the Bump-it, that ain't even an issue girrllssss.
FREAKIN' UNBELIEVABLE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwRISkyV_B8
One word (kind of). ShamWow. This thing is a-ma-zing... looking. My best friend refers to the salesguy as 'Popeye', but really- 20/20 vision or not kids, boyfriend gets the job done. By the end of this infomercial we were literally pulling eachother's credit cards out of our hands with the jaws of life. This towel could prolly soak up the Atlantic Ocean on a good day. Seriously. And if you're anything like me there are always ample spills and opportunities to soak up mass amounts of liquid. If not, then use it to squeegie yourself like Micheal Phelps does, only after a shower instead of winning Gold medals on the 500 Butterfly.
Please. For your own safety, put your credit cards in the freezer before you watch these. But please, for your own enjoyment, watch them.
More weekend updates soon!
So my current life obsession right now is [are?] infomercials. Usually, I know, they are completely unreasonable things that you wouldn't ever need in 10,000 years but lately they have been KILLING me. Basically my 3 favorites fall in to 3 categories: HILARIOUS, Gotta have it, and Freakin' Unbelievable. Ah hemmm...
HILARIOUS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huo7h53G0IM
The Snuggie. I can not get over this. Who on earth developed such a phenomenon as a blanket with sleeves?! I could watch this over and over and over and... over just to see the sheer joy brought to the people in this commercial simply by a blanket... WITH SLEEVES. I have to say my favorite part is when the lady appears to be in utter panic trying to reach the phone with a "traditional" blanket on and JUST. CAN'T. DO. IT. Then, safely within the comfort and ease of the Snuggie, she can answer the telephone with ease. Well, that or picturing my entire family in them sitting in my den. Gets me every time.
PS. My sources tell me the knock-off is called the Slanket. I'm dyin'.
GOTTA HAVE IT:
http://www.bighappiehair.com/
The Hollywood Bump-It. Sure, sounds like the stupidest thing in the world but YOU try getting your thick curly hair blow-dried, straightened and then into the perfect 'do! All my friends have lovingly described my favorite straight hairstyle as the "flip-and-poof". Literally, every time the hair is straight, it goes right into that like it knowwwws what I want. However, after a strenuous day of classes, night on the town or wedding/fam function? FLAT POOF. So wrong. With the Bump-it, that ain't even an issue girrllssss.
FREAKIN' UNBELIEVABLE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwRISkyV_B8
One word (kind of). ShamWow. This thing is a-ma-zing... looking. My best friend refers to the salesguy as 'Popeye', but really- 20/20 vision or not kids, boyfriend gets the job done. By the end of this infomercial we were literally pulling eachother's credit cards out of our hands with the jaws of life. This towel could prolly soak up the Atlantic Ocean on a good day. Seriously. And if you're anything like me there are always ample spills and opportunities to soak up mass amounts of liquid. If not, then use it to squeegie yourself like Micheal Phelps does, only after a shower instead of winning Gold medals on the 500 Butterfly.
Please. For your own safety, put your credit cards in the freezer before you watch these. But please, for your own enjoyment, watch them.
More weekend updates soon!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Sunday- Tuesday
So the other day, my friend and I were talking about being homesick and she said " I get homesick from Sunday to Tuesday, and sometimes it makes me cry." Now, I have never heard more true words. PLEASE don't get me wrong, I looove my school and my friends here and I'm as prone to moodiness as the next girl. However, I thought this was quite a genius observation. If you think about it, Sunday is the day you usually spend with your family. You get to recover from the weekend, go to church, eat a big lunch/dinner and just laze around. Monday is stressful because you're starting your week and organizing your life, Tuesday just feels a little hopeless... But then! You're on to the middle of the week, Thrilling Thursday when everything is winding down and then the weekend! I think Friday afternoon is the most exciting, happy time of the week. I really don't get homesick that often, but tell me that just doesn't make perfect sense??
Howeverrr... I did wake up in my bed last night at school and totally panic. I thought I was in my bed at home and didn't recognize anything, almost fell out of it and then almost cried cause I missed my little house! But all is right again and will be, no worries :)
Alsooo... Syllabus/crush week... too exciting! Will post later on about such exciting activities ha
Howeverrr... I did wake up in my bed last night at school and totally panic. I thought I was in my bed at home and didn't recognize anything, almost fell out of it and then almost cried cause I missed my little house! But all is right again and will be, no worries :)
Alsooo... Syllabus/crush week... too exciting! Will post later on about such exciting activities ha
Saturday, January 10, 2009
"I'm in love with a girl who's in love with the world..."
That is from one of my faaavorite Amos Lee songs "Keep it Loose, Keep it Tight". He is the most chill, amazing artist and I've just recently become so obsessed... I mean my other favorite song by him, Southern Girl? Come onnnn...
So anywho, I've decided to make that my first and foremost New Years resolution, to be in love with the world. Have ya'll ever met anyone like that? There is just something about them that you can't place your finger on... Something that makes them never get the blues or stop wondering and smiling... I like to see myself like that, and I do try to be, it's just SO easy to get trapped in these little "bubbles". I don't know if its moodiness or anxiety or whaaat gets me like that but I want to control it, stop it, and fall in looove with the world all over again.
I was thinking about it tonight and it's kind of like discovering something new in a little town, or even a new aspect to something old you've had lying around the house for some time. You're like "WHOA I didn't even know ____ could do that!" Or "I never knew this was here before!" "If I had only known before..." And sometimes it's too late, or too much time has passed.
The world is SUCH a cool place and I'm still so young, even though its hard I can't be bogged down with worry about the future or the past. Sorry to get so deep on ya'll tonight, it's just what's on my mind :) Have a faaaaantastic evening!
So anywho, I've decided to make that my first and foremost New Years resolution, to be in love with the world. Have ya'll ever met anyone like that? There is just something about them that you can't place your finger on... Something that makes them never get the blues or stop wondering and smiling... I like to see myself like that, and I do try to be, it's just SO easy to get trapped in these little "bubbles". I don't know if its moodiness or anxiety or whaaat gets me like that but I want to control it, stop it, and fall in looove with the world all over again.
I was thinking about it tonight and it's kind of like discovering something new in a little town, or even a new aspect to something old you've had lying around the house for some time. You're like "WHOA I didn't even know ____ could do that!" Or "I never knew this was here before!" "If I had only known before..." And sometimes it's too late, or too much time has passed.
The world is SUCH a cool place and I'm still so young, even though its hard I can't be bogged down with worry about the future or the past. Sorry to get so deep on ya'll tonight, it's just what's on my mind :) Have a faaaaantastic evening!
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