Thrift Therapy

I went to two D.I.s today and beelined it for the book section.  I had a specific title in mind, and figured it would be a cinch to find since last time I came across at least four copies!  I looked through several shelves of books searching for this book but alas, nothing. 

 

I certainly didn't walk out empty-handed though! 

 

I got a few children's classics for my collection for 50 cents each!

 

 

A nice coffee table art book for a steal of $4

 

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Mosby medical dictionary (um, these normally retail upwards of $100 and more) for $4!!!!!  What a steal!

(Books to me are like shoes to my sister! haha)

 

Bird bath

Ok, I'm backtracking a little because I want to share something about yesterday (and I just barely posted something about today!) and this is kinda randome, but anyway, my friend wrote about about how they wanted to fire up the grill and when they opened it up found a huge bird's nest inside!  haha.  My sister has posted a couple of times about the birds in her yard and how her little girl loves watching them out the window.  It just got me thinking about birds I guess, and how fun they are to watch.  I mean, think of going to feed the ducks at the park.  Isn't that such a simple, happy activity?  I think it was the Disney Earth movie that my other sister was watching with her boys once that showed a bird family, and my sister was making dialogue for this really funny looking bird and it was hysterical! 

 

Well, yesterday was a gorgeous spring day.  I love spring sooooo much!  I love the blossoms in the trees and the tulips everywhere and the green!  The weather was perfect; warm in the sunshine, cool in the shade, with a soft breeze.  B and I decided to go for a walk.  Sunday walks are so nice!  At the beginning of our walk we sat on a bench by a fountain at a hotel and watched a cute little bird flapping around in the water.  I wish I'd had my camera.  A couple minutes after playing in the water, the bird flew away.  Another bird (or perhaps the same one) came a few seconds later, flapped its wings around, shook its little tail feather and flew away.  What a beautiful world God has created for us!

Everything's gonna be alright

I suppose I'm pretty much made of glass when it comes to expressing my emotions.  Sometimes I envy those who are going through a rough time and you can't even tell.  Then again, I'm also somewhat proud of the fact that I don't try to hide what I'm feeling.  I can be honest about how I feel, and I'm ok with openly showing that I am weak, as much as it frustrates me.  Hopefully I'm not overly dramatic...well, usually!

 

A couple of days ago I received some unpleasant news.  What upsets me most is that I had the power to change the outcome and now I feel very much like a failure.  It was a stressful week but it was pretty much my own fault.  I hate when I do that and when I am slow to learn such a simple lesson.  I suppose I did what I could, but maybe I could've done more too and that realization has been eating away at me the entire week.  Sure, maybe I'm being too hard on myself but then I also tend to think I haven't been hard enough.

 

It is times like these when I am grateful for the caring people I have all around me.  My family, particularly my sisters who are my best friends (that continuously support me, offer their wisdom, make time to check up on me and make me feel loved), and a handful of close friends that I can turn to anytime. Each day I am more and more amazed by my fiance's keen sixth sense of knowing when I am stressed out or upset about something.  He doesn't hesitate to put his arm around me and ask if I'm ok, patiently listens while I explain what's bugging me, and then reminds me that my mistakes do not interfere with my worth and value as an individual.  I feel grateful for knowing I am a daughter of a loving and perfect God who's always there for me.  The Gospel of Jesus Christ is what holds me together.  When the pressures of mortality beat up on me and when an unforgiving world turns its back, I have many many wonderful people around me who will remind me that "Everything will be okay.  It will work out."

 

I am also grateful for the little elf that left one of my favorite chocolate bars on my keyboard at work today (Dove dark). Thank you thank you! :)