I woke up early this morning (9am) to go meet with my advisor about my schedules for summer and fall. I get to the CoB and find out that my appointment that I awoke so bright and early for was actually last week. Major fail on my part. They were nice enough, well one of the receptionists was, to reschedule me for tomorrow. That's always a relief when people are willing to go over the top to help out. School is a bit of a mystery to me right now. Most of my classes I am doing mediocre in with of course, one at each end of the spectrum. I'm really trying hard to devote more of my time to studying and I can say for the most part it is paying off.
I've been sick for the past week or so. Just had that nasty chesty cough crap with a runny nose. I'm functional but most of the time I'm sure not happy about it. Not a lot has happened since I wrote last. I've found out that my parents are coming up this weekend which is great because I'm off work. Chili's has been good to me lately in letting me off when I need it and scheduling me when I request to be scheduled. It's nice being one of the "older kids" there, even though I haven't worked there a year yet. Most nights when I work there are only a handful of people working that have been there longer than me which is both amazing and scary. I feel like I haven't even been there that long, but I guess a years worth of chicken crispers really does fly by.
I'm getting more and more excited for the summer weather. I know this whole "mind-over-matter-i'm-not-going-to-admit-that-it's-cold" thing probably resulted in my illness but i'm ready for some sunshine. The winter, though I like it, tends to make me pretty cranky.
The point of my blog today is to talk about this quote "A man should look for what it is, and not what he thinks it should be."-Albert Einstein. I think that personally I have a lot of trouble with this sometimes. I'm a big "What if-fer" What if this, or what if that? My parents always tell me it doesn't matter what if, worry about that when it gets here, if it even gets here. Live in the now. This is another thing I've been trying to do.
Lately I've been struggling with who cares and who doesn't. I know everyone struggles with this and this Einstein quote really helped me. It is important to realize what is and what isn't. No matter how hard you try to change something sometimes it just won't have changing. You can lead a horse to water, am I right?
Someone else that has always helped me with this subject is Kurt Vonnegut. So it goes. Everything happens for a reason. If someone doesn't like you then that is their loss. Though it may be hard to realize that they don't like you and you may question yourself, you shouldn't. It is their fault for not seeing what is inside of you, thriving, and searching for something better. That is exactly what you will find, something better. Vonnegut says "The purpose of human life is to love those who are around to be loved." Love who is with you. Give someone a chance even if you're doubtful of where it will go. It could turn out for the best, my relationship is living proof of that. Don't be afraid to take a chance on a date, or even just a new friend. What could it hurt? I know what you're thinking, but really it's 2011, we have restraining orders for that kind of thing.
My last "helpful quote" for today is "Don't make someone a priority if to them you're still just an option." I think this one is pretty self explanatory. Don't put someone on your goals list (Thanks Tim Waid) if to them, you're still a weekend project. It's hard sometimes to make that step in taking someone off of your list when they've been there for so long but believe me it is possible. It takes time and work to not copy and paste that name right back on Today's TO-Do's but I believe you can do it. It's nice to reminisce and think about all of the good times, but I think that that is exactly what we do. We think about the good times. Don't forget that in relationships there are also bad times, that we tend to forget about.
My point is, look out for number one. I know I say this a lot but at the end of the day, you are the one you have to live with. Don't sacrifice who you are, what you do, and what you care about for someone who isn't going to appreciate it. Don't be afraid to take chances, and live in the now. There is a clip from Wayne's World that I keep thinking about while I write this, so I'll post the link below.
Hope I helped.
xo
p.s- This isn't the clip I was talking about but it's still Wayne's World, and it's still really funny. I hope you like it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTheG--2NE0
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