and here...we...go.

August is such a bittersweet month for me. on one hand there is my birthday, perfect weather, and what can be described to be a mid-race adreanalin rush that feels like a second new years.
It's also the end of summer, the beginning of school, and a whole new set of resolutions and changes that feels like a second new years.
I'd be lying if I said I hated school. I'd be lying if I said the opposite. There's a sort of excitement of learning that gets squashed by a mound of homework assignments.
The first week of school I thought, at least I won't have to worry about my end-of-the-year-exams becaus I'll probably be dead by then. Buried alive in equations and essays.

So you see, I have no idea what this school year could hold. I have this horrible mental illness where I'm determined and lazy at the same time. Or maybe I'm just stubborn.
But I want to do really well this school year. So these are my ten commandments that I keep in my notebook:

1.  Acknowledge the fragile state of balance that exists between deep sleep and your alarm clock.

2.  Do not seperate creativity and knowledge. Learn all you can; apply all you learn.

3.  Get organized and prepare for the day even though it's homeschool.

4.  Your coffee cup must be filled every day.

5.  Write everything down- so you don't forget the important things, and you can get the distractions out of your head.

6.  Get up in the morning with the hope something spectacular is waiting.

7.  Never stop working hard. Come May there will be no more time for second chances.

8.  Take the limited free time in the day and fill it with things and people you love.

9.  Smile more. (It's not that bad)

10.  Die daily to self. Refer to these rules often. No exceptions.

What does this school year offer for you? Is it going to be different from previous years? Do you have any tips?

of serendipity

i'm not a professional at anything. i live in a small town, i do small things. my writings are mediocre and my pictures are amature-ish. i can't promise this will be an exciting blog about an interesting life.
but even though i don't travel the world with my camera and be a published author and have adventure after adventure as i might like to, my life is anything but boring. one never knows what is just around the corner, even for a quiet girl in small places. there is never want for opportunity. there is never a person you meet who isn't meant to be loved. never a dream that wasn't meant to be chased. never a day that goes by that isn't meant to be lived.

i dress up when something casual would be more appropriate. i doodle in the margins. i dance to the songs in my head. i get excited over little things and then i gush over them. i'm easily distracted, and my love of words is bigger than my knowledge of words.
i don't like who i am, but i like who i can become.

and so this blog is here to collect my moments of serendipity. i was sad to leave my old blog, but i feel like i out grew it. i needed this; a blank page. i can't promise it will be amazing. but i promise if you will put up with my ramblings and mood swings and the occasional splash of red i throw around everywhere, it will be a journey like no other.

Serendipity: an aptitude for making wonderful discoveries by mistake.