Relief Society

I really should be getting myself organized right now but I definitely need a creative outlet at the moment. I just want to start off by giving props to all the Relief Society Presidents out there. I knew it was a lot of work but I don't think I really understood until I got called as one. I thought I was a fairly organized person before, but now it is a mess. I have never felt so overwhelmed by church responsibilities before. With that said though, I have never felt so much support and felt so much love for the other Relief Society sisters before. This calling has truly opened my eyes. Even though I am extremely stressed (definitely my own doing) I have always felt like it was going to be OK. I have sisters come up to me on a regular basis saying how I'm doing a great job and they are so happy to have me. I feel like they may just be trying to be nice because they can tell I am losing my mind, but at this point, I don't really care. I am so grateful for such a wonderful organization, Relief Society. I have been blessed in ways that I couldn't imagine. I am also learned so much, and not just about my calling. I now have a great appreciation and admiration for the Priesthood holders in my ward. They are truly wonderful. The men that I work alongside are incredible. I truly don't know what I would do without them. They are all so busy with their own lives but yet still fulfill their callings the best they can - I am sure they do way more than I do.

In short, I am very grateful for the calling that I have, for the opportunity I have to serve my fellow sisters and to work and serve with men who are called of God. May we always remember, Charity Never Faileth.

Hats, Hats, Hats

This morning I woke up to snow.. GET WITH IT ALBERTA. It's winter? NO, It's Spring! I feel like it is the most depressing thing to wake up to snow covering everything when there is suppose to be flowers popping up. I just don't get it. I'm sick of this whole super nice sunshine, twenty degree weather and then nasty snow. Maybe I am just bitter, but I feel like I speak for the majority with my weather rant.

To make myself feel better I bought some beautiful flowers.

side note: Anne of Green Gables, making an appearance on my "kindred spirits" postcard, thanks to Charmaine.

Which reminds me of my love of hats. I just love them. If it was "normal" to wear hats, like Kentucky Derby style hats, all the time, it would definitely happen. When I was in Jerome, AZ I bought a vintage hat, and it is so awesome.I just need to find some place to wear it. 

It just makes me happy. I have started a hat collection. Not a cap, or toque collection, a proper lady's hat collection. 

This winter I invested in this lovely for Kara and Kyle's wedding. Sydney and I definitely were matching, but it just made the day that much better. But check out our hats, they are great! 

(totally stole this from Sydney's instagram.. thank ya)

And my absolute favorite head piece I own.. 

(also stole this picture from Karen, the beautiful bride in the picture. she is also the best sister in law you could ever have. no, seriously, she is the best)

So I guess from this post you can safely come to the conclusion that I love being a woman. As in a lady. One day when I have reached my goal I will be like the Audrey Hepburns or Julia Andrews of the world. I definitely have a few things I need to work on... aka how I love wearing sweat pants, but no one is perfect right?

A real lady holds her head high, but never her nose. 

-The No.14 Rule of a Lady (therulesofladies Tumblr)

  

What is Paradise?

Jerome, Arizona. April 19, 2014

This is where I spent Easter weekend - this paradise. Some would prefer an ocean view with sand beneath their feet, don't get me wrong, I love the ocean, I grew up on an island, but I found this desert absolutely beautiful. The cactus, every single one unique, and the desert flower, contrasting against the dirt. Don't even get me started with the heat. I hate being cold.. like full on hate it. And as I sit in my house with the pilot light out with snow falling, I really do hate being cold. The feeling of the sun shining down on you, just makes my heart happy. If it didn't cost an arm and both my legs to live there I would most definitely move everything I have there. 

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I like making lists. Lists just help me feel like I am accomplishing things, that I am being productive. I am even the kind of person that will a list of things that I want to do over the weekend. I don't even live a busy life, I just like lists. So why not make a list on my blog, that way I am even more accountable. 

My Summer Bucket List

1.Get my firearms license

2. Up my golf game - as in, stop putting it off and become good at it.

3. Read. Every day. 

4. Learn how to BBQ

5. Go somewhere I have never been before

6. Sew or craft something I am proud of

7. Make a plan for my future.

After I accomplish each item on the list I will post a little about the adventure. 

Other than that my summer is full and open to explore, adventure, live, love and learn. I'm hoping that if I plan out my summer in the spring, I'll have a whole season to orchestrate an incredible summer. 

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More pictures from the trip:

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Decision Making is Not My Forte

Once again I have neglected my blog. It is a good thing that my life does not depend on this or I would have died a long time ago. I feel like I am very much scattered lately. I am not really sure why but it makes the process of decision making extremely difficult. Definitely to the point that it frustrates me but alas decisions still need to be made.

I am very much aware that we make decisions every moment of every day, as I am writing this I am constantly making decisions of what to include, how to phrase different things, and how to properly portray what I would like to convey. But sometimes I wish that decisions could just be made for me. I understand that I have been given the wonderful gift of agency, the ability to be able to make decisions and act as I wish, but sometimes I wonder how much easier it would be if someone just told me what to do. Once I think of how nice it would be to have the decision making process given to someone else I remember that I would lose a lot more than that. My ability to be happy, experience joy, pure joy would also be taken from my grasps. It would be impossible, in the complete definition of that word, to be happy. I would never have experienced sorrow, therefore no joy, all the result of our choices. I would never be able to experience love, towards someone, or receiving that wonderful gift.

Maybe I can suck it up and make some pretty mediocre decisions, which in the eternal perspective is very insignificant.

I watched an interesting video today, one of those gems, the thought provoking kinds.

I don't really have much to say about it other than the fact that this is incredible. I would love a copy of it. His name is Ethan Metzger and the rest of it speaks for itself.

I am quite glad my parents "brainwashed" me.. I do not know what kind of person I would be without it. I am very grateful for the lessons I have been taught and though I do know I have many things to work on I am happy with who I have become so far - even down to the way I fold my towel.


As mentioned earlier - very scattered, as evident from my scattered thoughts.


... Oh Well.

Graitude

Today is an awesome day! 

I got a job! 

It feels like it has taken forever but our time is definitely not the Lord's time I have most certainly come to learn. It has taken me two months to get a job, and it has been very frustrating, scary, and disheartening but I finally have made it through. Tomorrow I will recieve my offical offer of employment as an administrative assistant with a government agency. I am very very grateful. 

Also, we have been having some ridiculous thunder and lightning storms. Like enough to have severe weather alerts. There are been flooding in certain parts of the city and in surrounding towns. There also have been a few funnel clouds, apparently. On Monday and also today we have had ridiculous storms. We would get freak amounts of hail, and today they were even larger than before. It's kind of scary but I quite enjoyed watching the storm from the safety of my beautiful home, wrapped in a blanket. I am so grateful for my home, for my wonderful roommates,and my heart goes out to the men, women, and children who do not have a safe warm home. I pray that The Lord will protect them, and comfort them in these terrible times. 

I will post pictures of all the exciting things, as in the crazy weather, and my latest baking creativity once I figure out how to get it to work. Sometimes I absolutely love my iPad and other times it absolutely bothers me!

Hopefully the wind and rain does not wash me away. 

Stress Releaser

You know the days when as soon as you open your eyes, or hear something you know it's not going to be an easy day? That is today.

I woke up to my Charlotte's cell phone ringing, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but as soon as I realized I was awake I was plagued with a nasty headache. Once she left I tried to make it as dark as possible to get rid of the awful thing but alas it did not depart. 

I am starting to feel a little better after finally giving into ibuprofen. I would have preferred to do it without medication but unfortunately that wasn't the case.

See, I have this thing, where if I am in a bad mood, or upset, I like to bake. I don't know why, but that is what is going to happen. To add another little thing in there I desperately need to go grocery shopping so this will be super creative. I will definitely post a picture after to show what I came up with. 

As I am not super busy these days I will try my best to make so interesting things I have been dying to try. For instance, I would love to make the Kit Kat, M&M decorated cake I made a couple years ago. Here's how she turned out.

Heaven is Here

This is where my inspiration has come from..

nieniedialogues.com

 May you be inspired as well.