You get what you give...... and sometimes you get a little more..... may be good and may be bad......
We are all a little crazy....whether we want to admit it or not.........
Don't cast the first stone..... unless you are ready to get some bruises.....
When life hands me a lemon...... I want to throw it back and ask for a lime......
Puppies are alot of work.... but they are worth it.........
Never Ever Ever underestimate a women with a voice and an education..........
If you let people walk on you then they will continue to walk on you.........
Walk softly and carry a big stick.............
As much as I try, I will never really be tan.............
Follow your heart or follow your mind???? Or let your mind lead your heart????? Or let your heart lead your mind?????
When I'm old I will still love to lay in the grass and feel the sunshine.........
If there were a place to go for coffee detox I should probably go........
It seems like the people that have known me since middle school will always know me the best.....
My mom used to tell me "We may not be rich in money but we sure are rich in love"...... she was so right!
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Country Mouse/ City Mouse
Good Sunday Morning to you....
I realized this weekend that I have a bubble.... and it may not be a good thing.....
When I say I have a bubble I mean that I have an area of town that is my comfort zone; an area that I only venture out of if I HAVE to....
This weekend I went to a seminar near Brookside in Tulsa and I also went that evening to Utica Square for a girls night out. Wow.... talk about a culture shock. What's funny to me is that I did not grow up in a small town or even grow up with the mindset that Brookside or Utica Square were outside of my bubble. However, apparantly my bubble has shrank considerably since I moved to Coweta.
I didn't realize that I had gotten so used to this relaxed, small town feel.... so used to pickups and boots and only going to Walmart, Countrymart, Atwoods and Senior Salsa on the weekends (these are a few of the retail places in Coweta).... I didn't realize that I was so used to not caring whether or not I had makeup on and not caring whether I looked nice when I ran to the store.... I didn't realize that I am COMPLETELY out of touch with the latest fashion trends and the surprisingly fun things to do in Tulsa.... In that one afternoon/evening I discovered Genghis Grill near Cherry Street for lunch, went to PF Chang's for dinner where we sat outside on the patio, had a ton of fun exploring Pier 1 and Williams Sonoma, and of course we had to check out GAP and the Starbucks while we were there too..... oh and we walked to each place.... it was so nice! For those of you that frequent these places regularly you may not realize how nice it is to have the option to park and walk to different places instead of having to drive a few miles to the next shop.
So now that I have realized that my bubble is so small, I guess you could say I am on a mission to expand it.... Don't get me wrong, I LOVE pickup trucks, boots, country music and pretty much everything about my current laid-back bubble.... but I don't want to be so close minded and so comfortable that I begin to feel uncomfortable or out of place if I decide to venture to Tulsa on the weekends. I was so surprised how unconfortable I felt....how out of touch and different my norms are from the people I saw. It was almost if there was a different milieu or culture......does that make sense?
Do you have a bubble? Is it a good thing? Is it something that has just developed over time? If Utica Square is your bubble then come to Coweta and let me show you mine!
I'm kind of exciting about this realization and I am excited to intentionally try new things and to find new places in Tulsa to discover or appreciate again. At one point in my life Utica Square was a place I loved... so it was pretty shocking at how out of place I felt. It was hard to believe how much I have changed in the past 5 years... and it was a great chance for me to take a look at who I have become and maybe steer my path in a different direction. Look out Tulsa.... Coweta's headed your way!!
I realized this weekend that I have a bubble.... and it may not be a good thing.....
When I say I have a bubble I mean that I have an area of town that is my comfort zone; an area that I only venture out of if I HAVE to....
This weekend I went to a seminar near Brookside in Tulsa and I also went that evening to Utica Square for a girls night out. Wow.... talk about a culture shock. What's funny to me is that I did not grow up in a small town or even grow up with the mindset that Brookside or Utica Square were outside of my bubble. However, apparantly my bubble has shrank considerably since I moved to Coweta.
I didn't realize that I had gotten so used to this relaxed, small town feel.... so used to pickups and boots and only going to Walmart, Countrymart, Atwoods and Senior Salsa on the weekends (these are a few of the retail places in Coweta).... I didn't realize that I was so used to not caring whether or not I had makeup on and not caring whether I looked nice when I ran to the store.... I didn't realize that I am COMPLETELY out of touch with the latest fashion trends and the surprisingly fun things to do in Tulsa.... In that one afternoon/evening I discovered Genghis Grill near Cherry Street for lunch, went to PF Chang's for dinner where we sat outside on the patio, had a ton of fun exploring Pier 1 and Williams Sonoma, and of course we had to check out GAP and the Starbucks while we were there too..... oh and we walked to each place.... it was so nice! For those of you that frequent these places regularly you may not realize how nice it is to have the option to park and walk to different places instead of having to drive a few miles to the next shop.
So now that I have realized that my bubble is so small, I guess you could say I am on a mission to expand it.... Don't get me wrong, I LOVE pickup trucks, boots, country music and pretty much everything about my current laid-back bubble.... but I don't want to be so close minded and so comfortable that I begin to feel uncomfortable or out of place if I decide to venture to Tulsa on the weekends. I was so surprised how unconfortable I felt....how out of touch and different my norms are from the people I saw. It was almost if there was a different milieu or culture......does that make sense?
Do you have a bubble? Is it a good thing? Is it something that has just developed over time? If Utica Square is your bubble then come to Coweta and let me show you mine!
I'm kind of exciting about this realization and I am excited to intentionally try new things and to find new places in Tulsa to discover or appreciate again. At one point in my life Utica Square was a place I loved... so it was pretty shocking at how out of place I felt. It was hard to believe how much I have changed in the past 5 years... and it was a great chance for me to take a look at who I have become and maybe steer my path in a different direction. Look out Tulsa.... Coweta's headed your way!!
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