My Closet.

Before

(Yes, I am quite aware of how atrocious this is.)

After
:)

Just one of the many things that I have (yet to ) accomplish(ed).

We Wear the Mask

WE wear the mask that grins and lies,
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—
This debt we pay to human guile;
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
And mouth with myriad subtleties.

Why should the world be over-wise,
In counting all our tears and sighs?
Nay, let them only see us, while
We wear the mask.

We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries
To thee from tortured souls arise.
We sing, but oh the clay is vile
Beneath our feet, and long the mile;
But let the world dream otherwise,
We wear the mask!

--Paul Laurence Dunbar

The more you strive to make others happy the more unhappy you yourself will become.

Thank you Life for reminding me of a lesson I have learned numerous times before.

-- On a brighter note here's my current favorite Fifi:
Fifi Lapin wears Betsey Johnson.

So cute!

In exactly 30 days I will be twenty three. Yes, 23.

It's not that I feel that 23 is considered "old," it's just the last age I will be before freaking out about getting old and gray. A year from now when I turn 24 I will be thinking, Holy Moses, only 1 more year & I will be 25! And well, from there it's just downhill. 26 Bahhh..let's not even discuss 30.

Upon my yet another birthday I realized there are things that make me old. Not in an age sense but some of the things I enjoy, the way I live. I made a mental list & now I have decided to share with you:

1. I am obsessed with my planner & planning, schedules & scheduling + To Do lists etc.
2. I enjoy cleaning more than your average person.
3. I crochet blankets, scarves etc.
4. I correct grammar & spelling like an English teaching Nazi.
5. I love sleep.
6. I eat healthy most of the time & always excercise.
7. Every morning on my break at work I read the NY Times with my coffee & do the crossword puzzle of the day.
8. I drink lots of water & take all my vitamins.
9. Organizing makes me feel accomplished and is actually quite enjoyable.
10. Last but not least I could eat these for breakfast lunch & dinner:

Mmm..rice cakes