Posted by: Becca on: August 3, 2009
This is what I wrote down, word for word, during a sermon. That’s why it may or may not make sense. I just wanted it recorded, mainly for myself, (but also for anyone who likes to read my streams of consciousness…:) there’s some things I want to revisit.
Magnification, magnificence.
Clear eyes:
all the colors
and
movements
of light.
Vessel. Love Life, [...]
Posted by: Becca on: July 17, 2009
I’ve been having a bad day internally, so I’m doing this:
Blessings List:
1. Bright pink toenail polish
2. Skin So Soft Bath Oil Spray
3. Caribou’s Macchiato with Caramel
4. Caleb
5. Sam
6. Kristin M
7. Renee
8. Alicia
9. Rachel
10. Haley
11. Miranda
12. Sharon
13. Curt
14. Carol
15. Julie W
16. Julie R
17. Julie B
18. Rowdy
19. Oreo
20. Patti
21. Citifinancial
22. WIKJ
23. Vision
24. Fingers
25. Keyboard
26. Laptop
27. Internet
28. Safe neighborhood/home
29. The ability to walk the neighborhood
30. My car running
31. My car’s warranty
32. My job
33. My phone that works
34. Jewelry
35. Colored eyeliner
36. Chocolate
37. Coffee
38. Pasta
39. Natalie
40. Hip Hop music
41. Indie/local music
42. Reggaeton
43. The lake
44. The lake house
45. Hearing
46. Taste buds
47. My face
48. All my appendages
49. My internal organs
50. Growing up [...]
Posted by: Becca on: January 29, 2009
Life list:
Visit Ireland
Visit Kenya
Visit Switzerland
Visit Peru
Travel cross country on a train
Go back to Yellowstone
Go to Oregon
Visit New Orleans
Ride on a hot air balloon
Hike part of the Appalachian trail
Visit [...]
Posted by: Becca on: December 24, 2008
I think, when identifying blessings, we shouldn’t tack on any “ifs, ands, buts or even thoughs”. Just the blessing, not the rest. The rest is a different kind of list.
-a warm home
-a caring family
-a healthy child
-a husband who works, doesn’t abuse drugs, alcohol or others, and who loves his daughter
-a job
-a promotion to salaried position [...]
Posted by: Becca on: September 9, 2008
Things that are frustrating me about my job:
1. Going to people’s house when they’re not there. (waste of time and gas and leaves blank spots in my schedule and paycheck)
2. Going places I’m uncomfortable (i.e. being verbally and bordering on sexually harassed by men in the street)
3. Being exposed to secondhand smoke by chronic [...]
Posted by: Becca on: September 9, 2008
I was going through old papers this weekend and found one that had a list of dreams I had for my life. One of them was to “find a way to consistently be part of helping others/improving lives/making an impact and difference”. In the words of the oh-so-wise Pussycat Dolls “Be careful what you wish [...]
Posted by: Becca on: September 3, 2008
Dozens of ideas, underdeveloped, going through my mind:
but you can’t be afraid of your own thoughts, can’t be afraid to write them out, to admit them, accept them, challenge them, develop them, reflect on them
lately, I am constantly questioning motives. this is of course: psychology and sociology and anthropology.
and thinking of other things about: non-profit; [...]
Posted by: Becca on: July 28, 2008
So far this summer:
Took Natalie to Movies in the Park in Locust twice and saw the Bee Movie and Shrek 3 and bought and consumed between 3 adults and 1 two year old approximately 4 bags of popcorn, 3 bags of cotton candy, 2 snow cones, 2 bags of M&M’s, sweetarts, a nerds rope, and [...]
Posted by: Becca on: July 27, 2008
If Natalie had an iPod, her playlist would look something like this:
*’s indicate she knows the whole song by heart
Disclaimer: I am not the only person she listens to music with, so this does not necessarily directly or accurately portray my personal tastes, although it is varied in genre, which is actually very similar to [...]
Posted by: Becca on: July 9, 2008
Music I write to/with/because of: Athenaeum, Lifehouse, The Fray, Creed, Our Lady Peace, Evan’s Blue, The Verdict, In Sepia, Harvard, Seahorses, Matt Browning, Parallel, Mat Kearney, Jason Isbell, Jack’s Mannequin, Citizen Cope, Dashboard Confessional, Jimmy Eat World, Oasis, Rascal Flatts, Skillet, Jars of Clay, Jeremy Camp, Fuel, Goo Goo Dolls, Angels and Airwaves, Silversun Pickups, [...]
