Musings

Current musings at 2AM:

• I just lit a creativity candle I picked up from a VooDoo store in the French Quarter of New Orleans.  New Orleans, by the way, completely blew me away.  Every time I visit somewhere new, I get this incredibly inspiring moment where I'm just blown away at how different life can be elsewhere.  I had multiple moments. 

• Alfie, my new 9 week old puppy, is sleeping quietly next to me.  Which is nice, because that means she's not biting at my toes or chasing my pant legs every time I go anywhere.  I've already got her trained to sit and lie down.  How long do you think it'll take for me to teach her to take out the trash.

• To try to quickly catch up on my blog, I am going to (attempt to) update daily.  Luckily for me, I've managed to keep myself busy, which means I have tons of pictures to fill this blog with!  But, life's not slowing down anytime soon and I'd ideally like to be able to write as I'm traveling.  

• Places I've been so far in 2012:  Philippines, San Francisco, New York, New Orleans.  I'm leaving for China in less than 2 weeks.  I'm not ready, but what's new.  Every time I think about how much I'm traveling I laugh to myself and think... who do I think I am?

• I just finished reading The Alchemist.  And I think EVERYONE should read it.  

• I have this new fascination with passionate people, and listening/watching them talk about what it is they're passionate about.  I've realized that lately whenever I meet someone new, after I find out what they do for a living, I always ask if they're happy doing it.  

• I've got my mom talking about the universe.  I apologize to those of you who have been subjected to my endless rants about how amazing the universe is and how crazy it can be when things fall into place so perfectly.  

• I am a lucky lucky girl.  And you better believe I'm taking full advantage of all the opportunities that have come my way.

• My trip to the Philippines screwed up my sleeping cycle.  Not to mention the rest of the trips I've been taking.  I've been unable to keep a normal cycle of sleep.  I sleep when the sun comes up, but I get the most productive in the middle of the night.   I'm not really complaining though.  I kinda like it.  And now I have a puppy to keep me company in the wee hours of the night.

I'll leave you with a sneak preview of what's to come: