Being Flexible

Yesterday morning was one for the books. You know when you have one of those days when everything seems to be going wrong. Yep that was me!

So yesterday's not-so-pleasant morning got me thinking... When little things go wrong, you can either dwell on them and let it completely ruin your day, or you can let it go and move on. I love this saying "people are just as happy as they make up their minds to be." Think about it: everyone has problems, yet why is it that some people never let their problems get them down. Everything isn't going to go perfectly all the time. Things go wrong.  Every. Single. Day.  So it's up to us to overlook those things and be happy.

Embrace the Unexpected

If I've learned one thing this summer more than anything else, it is that life is completely unexpected and if you truly let it, it can be a wonderful adventure. If someone had said to me a few years ago that I would be living in San Francisco for the summer, I would have probably laughed in disbelief. But I am here, and I'm incredibly proud of this somewhat adventurous side of myself.

I know everyone uses the cliche "everything happens for a reason" but I truly, completely, 100% believe this. There has not been a single thing in my life that has happened by accident. A lot of times, I don't know what that reason is, but I know God has a plan for my life (and He really knows what He's doing.) Every time I doubt or question why something is happening, soon enough God shows me why.

Take this past weekend for example. When my family left from visiting me last week, I thought I had made a huge mistake staying here for longer. It just wasn't the same with everyone gone. The family I was staying with before went on vacation, so everyone pretty much left me at the same time. (The house was weirdly quiet and I sorta freaked.)

San Francisco

Wow, it's been a while since I've blogged.. woops! Oh well, I'm back! 

The last time I posted, I was in Louisiana,
not finished school and anxiously awaiting the day I'd be off to San Francisco for the summer! Well that flew by, and I've already been in San Fran for almost two weeks! I want to update you on everything that I've been doing since I got here but not sure if that's possible.. I'll try my best! 

I arrived in SF the day after my brother's HS graduation. It was a Sunday night, and the first thing I noticed was the COLD! Of course coming from LA I had on shorts and a short sleeved shirt. Everyone warned me that it would be cold here, but most people said oh you'll be fine during the day and will need a sweater at night. WRONG! I should have brought all of my winter clothing bc it's colder than our LA winters and it's summer. Ha

The first night, the family I'm staying with took me to see the Pacific Ocean and the Golden Gate Bridge! It was so beautiful but it was almost dark when I got to the bridge so I didn't get a good pic!

Not the most impossible challenge, but it's a start.

I've honestly been a little afraid to start blogging. Lately, I have been a bit obsessed with a couple different blogs. A bit is probably an understatement. Actually a definite understatement, but every time I look at them, I imagine creating a blog of my own. Though I've thought about and wanted to blog for a while now, I never thought I would actually do it. That is until my Advertising teacher told us to dabble in two new forms of social media. So that's what I'm doing here - dabbling. 

I figure what's the worst that could happen except no one will read what I have to say. Then again that might not necessarily be a bad thing. Hah I think I'm hesitant to start this blog because I know it probably won't come close to any of those other ones I've been reading, and I've actually been putting off this first post to make it perfect. As I just typed that last sentence, I laughed. Typical. 

Your blog's supposed to be whatever you want it to be, right? So that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to write and dabble and figure it out as I go. And who knows maybe this little blog will compare to the ones I adore someday.