Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Life is one big game of Guess Who.
Life is kind of like playing Guess Who, and the person you are left with is who you really are.
Do I want to be a doctor? nope. Knock those cards down.
Do I like rockets? nope. Knock those cards down.
Do I want to help people? always. Let those stand.
Am I creative? yes. Let those stand.
Do I want to be in business and wear business suits? nope. Knock those cards down.
Your twenties are your years to really get down to the nitty gritty with your guess who game.
They are your selfish years.
You need to experience and try everything you can to figure out what makes you happy and what doesn't.
I learned this past week that business suits and name tags just aren't my thing.
It was kind of a blow to my life ego, as society makes you feel being at that status and having business meetings is something that you should strive for, and is a level of success.
But I remind myself how diverse and huge the world is and that you can be successful doing anything.
Don't let society illustrate your own personal idea of success.
I am really excited that I just made a huge advancement in my Guess Who life game.
Unfortunately, the crazy cat lady card is still on my game board. #getouttahereplz
Lady and the Trip: Boston
My two hour flight later, I arrive in Boston, MA.
I grab my luggage and wait for my friend Rachel to pick me up at the airport.
We über back to her place and drop our bags and head into the brick lined city.
Lady and the Trip: Washington, D.C.
After a 13 hour over night bus ride on the Megabus, I arrived at Union Square.
With roughly only 3 hours of solid sleep, I grabbed my luggage and dragged it through the city to my hostel. My first American Hostel! I dropped off my luggage and trekked right back into town.
Hello Washington D.C.! You beautiful city.
Lady and the Trip: Atlanta.
August 7, 2015. 6:00 AM
I set out alone, leaving on a Megabus, on a four city adventure.
Atlanta - > Washington D.C. -> Boston -> New York City
These are the pictures that I captured during my travels.
I hope you enjoy them.
FIRST STOP = ATLANTA, GA.
Lets Get Ready to Travel!
Five more days left until I leave for my solo road trip up the East Coast and I have been getting everything together of things I need for my trip and this is my list:
- Backpack
- Sketch/Journal Book
- Glasses
- Sunscreen
- Lotion
- Hand Sanitizer
- Chapstick
- Water & snacks
- Downy de-wrinkle spray (a life saver when living out of a suitcase)
- Headphones
- A tote bag for shopping (so you don't have to carry a bunch of plastic bags!)
My most important and essential item:
- MACE! : As a solo traveling woman, you need to be careful and protect yourself against anything. Essential essential essential!
- Olloclip Lenses : I do not plan to bring my DSLR for the sake of traveling light. This way I can capture all my memories and still be impressed with my photos.
- Bluetooth Folding Keyboard : Also, to travel light I do not want to bring my laptop, but I still want to blog to share everything I do with you! I strongly dislike typing paragraphs upon paragraphs with my thumbs, because I love the feeling of laptop typing. This foldable keyboard connects with my iPhone through bluetooth and lets me get that laptop feeling and further extend the usefulness of my phone.
- Eye Masks & Earplugs : Essential to get some sleep on the megabus and in the hostels. Or just for the occasional necessary nap time.
- iPhone Tripod and Shutter Release Remote : I will be by myself, and want pictures of myself in front of beautiful sceneries without taking those long- armed 'selfie' pictures. The tripod lets me set my iPhone up just about anywhere with its magnetic wrap around legs, and the shutter release remote helps me not look like a weirdo running back and forth to my phone to take the picture.
I will be hitting the road soon! Can't wait to take this journey together!
<3
Be Brave When Thrifting.
If you are looking to find great deals, and hidden treasures there is one rule that holds true.
BE A BRAVE ADVENTURER.
I have lived in Orlando my whole life [aka YEARSSSSS]. I know Orlando like the back of my hand, and I still often find myself driving around down streets I have never been, and revisiting other roads I just haven't touched in awhile. Sometimes, as I explore the city, I stumble upon hidden gems like this no air-conditioned thrift/resale store that is located out of an abandoned k-mart building.
If one thing has ever held the most true when it comes to thrifting and rummaging it is this:
THE SKETCHIER THE PLACE, THE BETTER THE FINDS.
It is just true. You are going to find better quality items, for an extreme bargain. Maybe they don't know what they really have, or maybe they just get so much stuff in they just want to get rid of it and are in a constant state of turn over. But their trash is your treasure! Reap the rewards!
You just have to be brave, but don't be dumb. Obviously, please don't put yourself in danger in any way. Always trust your gut and intuition when it comes to safety, but don't always limit yourself to the comfort of a Goodwill. Often times when I go to a new city, of course the Goodwills will always pop up on my google maps, but the gems of all thrift stores are usually ones you have never heard of and that only locals know about. Ask around! Be friendly! Explore!
Thrifted Treasures
Found some adorable snack attack bowls, a picture of my future husband, and wonderful pillowcases.
All for $5.00.
Mid July.
I have been visiting used book stores and my favorite thrift stores that I have not had time for these past few weeks/months.
Currently Reading : A Woman Alone : Travel Tales from Around the Globe
Latest Wonderful Thrift Find: A wonderful cross-back bike satchel for $2.00
Latest Adventure: Visiting Deland, FL at midnight.
Atlanta, Washington, NY.. OH MY
Its that time again!
To celebrate my one year anniversary from that time I traveled to Europe by myself, I decided I needed to embark on another solo journey. August 7-17th I will be traveling from Orlando to Atlanta, Washington D.C. and New York City over a ten day period. I will be traveling via Megabus and staying at friends' houses and hostels along the way. I can't wait to leave and share everything I encounter with you!
Two Hostels I will be staying at:
Pictured above: Washington, D.C. House Hostel
Pictured below: New York Loft Hostel
The Gift of Thrift
Today I found these amazing end tables at the thrift store for $5.00 each.
As soon as I opened them and saw the map drawer liners, I instantly felt they were meant to be mine.
Hello gorgeous. <3
Happy Birthday.
But aren't you lonely?
People worry about you when you're single because they think you're lonely. Honestly, I know plenty of people who are IN relationships that feel lonely. Heck, I felt more alone when I was in a relationship than I've ever felt being single.
My Day with Chris Grieder
It had been two years.
And it felt like we had never been apart.
A friendship that will never die. <3
Emil F. Schulte
The other day I went to work, and my coworker was sitting outside, legs crossed, focused deep into these old hardback books, one in her hand, the other to her side. She immediately looked up at me excited to tell me all about what she had just discovered.
Earlier that morning, she went to an estate sale in Winter Park, and came across these old journals from World War II. She bought them for $1.00 a piece. ONE DOLLAR!
His name was Emil F. Schulte. These hand-written hardback journals were letters written to be sent back to his wife (we presume wife, though we are not sure) in whole book form. So she would get a whole book to read before the next arrived.
He begins each entry with "Dear Girl," and goes into much detail about his day, everything he feels and observes, and how much he misses her and their kids.
Its amazing the treasures you can find buried away in a house, and that someone would sell for ONE DOLLAR! As I stood there with my coworkers, reading these journals aloud, we all felt so inspired to start writing our own journals, so that one day our kids can read them, or maybe even just three random young adults can stumble upon them to get inspired as well.
It reminds you to get back in touch with your thoughts, and not just think in status updates, and see things with Instagram eyes.
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