Happy hearts!

Holy moly! 10,000 hits. It might seem like peanuts to some but to me, it's super flattering! Yay! Hopefully if you are a regular visitor my words have helped you in some way shape or form. Even if only one of my entries has inspired you, I feel like I have done my job. Thanks again to everyone who has continuously encouraged me in my writing and to those who have watched me grow since I started this journey.

So today is not only a day for celebration, but it's also my absolute favorite event of the year and I am honored to participate and volunteer my time for the second year in a row. For those of you who don't know, I volunteer for a children's hospice and tonight is one of the most exciting charity events of the year for the organization. Glitz, glamour, and hockey players in tuxedos. Yeaaa buddy! It helps that I also have the best boss ever and I get to duck out super early to get all dolled up. Black tie events and awesome jobs make me happy! :)

Aside from the normal day to day routine and the obvious tweeks made to maintain sanity and to better myself for the long haul, I've been really trying to reclaim my independence with little success. I hate disappointing people. It breaks my heart. I am truly not one of those people who likes to hurt anyone intentionally but my recent aspirations of revisiting my original goals and accomplishing the dreams I have always had for myself are proving to clash with certain areas of my life. In these situations, we have to try to push through the best that we can. Sometimes people just need alone time. Whether it be shopping undisturbed for an hour or two, or settling into the workday uninterrupted, we all have our personal space that we are used to and sometimes when that time gets constantly invaded, it can really wear a person down. Having said that, just because a person is emotionally exhausted doesn't mean they are unhappy. People can be happy as can be but still need their personal time to learn more about themselves. Don't freak out. Just let it be and don't push a situation further than it needs to be pushed. I have learned over time that constantly pressing something only wears it down faster, just like a pair of boots. You never know what will happen. Life has a funny way of working things out the way they were meant to be.

xoxo
A