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Let’s PAR-TAY!

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It’s a re-launching party for Miss Susie Who! Okay, not really a party-party, because I’m most likely sitting here in my p.j.’s, drinking coffee with Bailey’s or a glass of wine, as I hit the “publish” button. So, it’s kind of a one-person party over here, but if you grab a glass of “whatever’s your pleasure”, then CHEERS! Now it’s a PAR-TAY!!!

Any-hoo…Since I’m a “stay-at-home-person” for the time being, I’ve decided to take the time to work on my blog and give it the look I’ve always wanted. You’ll notice new features on the page, in the main menu (look up…not at the ceiling, silly, up at the top of the blog page), you can click on “fave blogs” and see some of the sites I visit every day, I just love these pages and hope you do too, they are full of style and class; Ta-Daa- in the sidebar, look right (nope, your other right!) under “let’s be social”, I have added several ways we can connect and be web-social. Just click on the icons to follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest or to shoot me an email. Plus, look for more exciting additions yet to come!

I hope you love what you see as much as I do and please connect with me any way you want by “liking”, “sharing”, “tweeting”, “pinning”, etc., etc., to let me know what you think.

 ~ Live, Laugh, Love, remember to PAR-TAY sometimes, and Always BT2U~

Coming Into Focus

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I figured out something about myself today.  I probably knew this before, at some point in time, but today it came to be a personal realization.  Sometimes I need to regain or fine-tune my focus, and to do so I have to head outdoors, for at least 5 or 10 minutes just sitting within nature. I’m a runner so I usually am outside everyday and running is exhilarating and makes me feel like I can accomplish anything, but it isn’t necessarily the fast fix I need to find focus.

So today as I was getting beautified to go out and greet the world, I looked out the window saw the sun shining, breathed in the fresh air and had this thought  “that’s where I need to be…” I promptly went outside to the sun and had a moment of instant awareness. I guess I need to add that the “focus” I am speaking of is not that which is needed to finish my school work or to head online for the five minutes it takes to pay the bills (which is most certainly what I need to be doing), it’s “life focus”. Right now things in my life are so different than they were a year ago, four weeks ago, heck even one week ago. There’s so many things I want to accomplish I don’t even know where to start, you could even say that I’m afraid to start anything because what if that’s not what I should be doing.

A wonderful friend of mine and I have had many conversations about this conundrum. There are so many things we both want to see and do we just don’t know where to start or even if that’s the right direction for each of us. If someone was to give her and I the time and money, together I think we would clothe, feed, house, listen to, give an encouraging word to and hug every man, woman, child and animal that needed it, whilst creating every craft and recipe we pinned on Pinterest.

So at this moment I’m letting her, myself and all you know that it’s okay to want to try everything and help everyone, just don’t lose yourself or your focus in the mean time. Remember you’re the one that has to live with yourself every moment of every day, and you can make yourself crazy always searching, I know I do. Let us learn to let go a little, do what feels right in the moment and eventually one of those moments will turn into something bigger than we could have ever imagined!

What is it that you do to regain a “life focus”?

LIVE~LOVE~LAUGH~IN PEACE AND HAPPINESS~S

weekend thought

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” I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather my sparks should burn out in a blaze than they should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than asleep and permanent as a planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.”~ Jack London

I just finished reading the book “Running on Empty” by Marshall Ulrich, a true story of his run across America traveling 3,063 miles in 52 days at the age of 57. Amazing huh? He uses this quote by Jack London at the end of his story to describe how he came to decide to “live every day as if it were my last.” Something I aspire to do.

In the paragraph following the above quote Marshall says this “Why do the easy expected thing? It takes guts to follow your dreams. Courage. Many people, even those who love you, don’t understand how compelling that can be, and will try to keep you in the “safety zone”. But f*#! that. Half the fun is venturing into the unknown, taking on the difficult task that yields new knowledge, doing more and testing your limits.”

I recommend anyone in need of an inspiring story of courage and strength to read “Running on Empty”, but if it is not your “cup o’ tea” just take away this little tidbit~ Live with fire! Have the courage to follow dreams. Just imagine how they can grow into realities even greater! You will have supporters and opponents, but ultimately the one person you can count on to make those dreams become your reality: You.

~As always- Enjoy.Live.Love.Imagine.Most of all BT2U.