Hi there all readers of Mrs. Hilly G's blog! I have to say I am SO excited to be here guest posting. We've been talking back and forth through emails now for a few days and I have to say it's incredible to meet such an amazing and nice person! So thank you for being such a gracious hostess to me on here!
Now, I'm not going to lie, this is my very first guest blog post! So from the beginning I had absolutely no idea what to even expect, or what to write about, and how was that going to fit into another blog outside of my own, and oh my goodness what will her readers think of me? What should I wear? How long should I wait before calling after the date, do we kiss or just hug? What if we don't like the same wine?
Seriously, I fell like I'm going on a first date. And I haven't had one of those in years. I'm rusty.
So hi everyone, my name is Jo, I'm a Gemini who likes to watch the sunset on the beach, singing, watching copious amounts of Grey's Anatomy (and then comparing my life to it...or rather they get their ideas from me), and dissecting organs.
So I'm a little weird. Please like me, I really think that we have a special thing going for us. Maybe I shouldn't have lead with the organs thing.
I cook a spanking good homemade pasta and sauce. Hooray for being Italian.
Yes, and I've scored the second date!
Well, now that I've sufficiently made myself seem crazy, I have been presented with a topic from the blogging gods about what to write about on this swap. And that topic would be "Action: What am I going to be doing this year that I've been putting off for too long."
Now it may seem strange that I might hear the word "action" and immediately think of the word "bygones". But here's the thing, what I need to do in this new year is learn to relax, not stress so much, and think of bygones. And I-Dots (and yes that name was come up withEONS before the whole iPod, iTouch, iPad, iHavetoomuchmoney...you get the drift).
When I was younger, my mum and I used to watch Ally McBeal. And there is a character (Richard), who is always saying "Bygones". Any time someone seems offended by something he says, whenever he gets in a fight with someone, you name it, the end result is "Bygones". It really is the word to live by. And when I was younger, my mum and I came up with the term I-Dots (we were so clever really, it's a play on the word "idiot". So I wasn't the most creative in middle school. And she's a science teacher, we're not exactly creatively gifted.). But I-dots was the name of the bar we were going to open. And it was also an award we gave out every week: The I-Dot of the Week Award. We had this written on a dry-erase board in our kitchen, so any time we had a bad day, or someone was being an idiot, we would write their name up and know that they are an idiot. There was no reason to be upset. Bygones. Instantly my day would be better.
Needless to say, I've become jaded since then. I've grown up. I've seen a lot of the world. I've had to deal with a lot of terrible people and situations, some that no one (not even just my age) should ever have to deal with. Lifetime movies have got nothing on me. So I've become jaded, and bitter, and cynical, and to be honest, a bitch. And I've started letting people get to me, and chip bits of me off. My mum used to say that people don't make us feel bad, we let people make us feel bad. And I've slipped. That's happened.
So my action that I need to take is now for my own mental (and physical) health. I need to learn to be genuinely nice again. Smile at strangers (trust me, live in Paris for any length of time and re-learning that it's ok to smile at strangers is the hardest thing to do!), and remember "Bygones". People are idiots, it's in our nature. It's also in our nature to be defensive and not to trust others. But take it from me, live your life like that for too long and it gets exhausting! My body is sick and tired of being on edge all the time, and getting so worked up over things, and people that really don't matter.
What matters is this: I have my health (ish), my grandmother is cancer free, I have a roof over my head, the best (and most dysfunctional) family ever, a loving boyfriend that I get to go to bed with every night and wake up with every morning, friends who get me even when I don't get me, and never cease to put a smile on my face, and I have my school, my career, something I am so incredibly passionate about. I am going to save lives one day, and that can only start by saving my own. These are the things that matter most to me.
So what if some girl tries to start drama. So what if a guy runs into you while you're walking and doesn't think twice about it, so God has made you slip and fall on the ice so many times you're used to laying on your back cold yelling "SERIOUSLY?!" at the heavens. All you can control is yourself, your actions, and your thoughts.
Don't let the world win! Bygones.
Enjoy this holiday season everyone! And start the new year off with a smile and happiness!
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Now, I'm not going to lie, this is my very first guest blog post! So from the beginning I had absolutely no idea what to even expect, or what to write about, and how was that going to fit into another blog outside of my own, and oh my goodness what will her readers think of me? What should I wear? How long should I wait before calling after the date, do we kiss or just hug? What if we don't like the same wine?
Seriously, I fell like I'm going on a first date. And I haven't had one of those in years. I'm rusty.
So hi everyone, my name is Jo, I'm a Gemini who likes to watch the sunset on the beach, singing, watching copious amounts of Grey's Anatomy (and then comparing my life to it...or rather they get their ideas from me), and dissecting organs.
So I'm a little weird. Please like me, I really think that we have a special thing going for us. Maybe I shouldn't have lead with the organs thing.
I cook a spanking good homemade pasta and sauce. Hooray for being Italian.
Yes, and I've scored the second date!
Well, now that I've sufficiently made myself seem crazy, I have been presented with a topic from the blogging gods about what to write about on this swap. And that topic would be "Action: What am I going to be doing this year that I've been putting off for too long."
Now it may seem strange that I might hear the word "action" and immediately think of the word "bygones". But here's the thing, what I need to do in this new year is learn to relax, not stress so much, and think of bygones. And I-Dots (and yes that name was come up withEONS before the whole iPod, iTouch, iPad, iHavetoomuchmoney...you get the drift).
When I was younger, my mum and I used to watch Ally McBeal. And there is a character (Richard), who is always saying "Bygones". Any time someone seems offended by something he says, whenever he gets in a fight with someone, you name it, the end result is "Bygones". It really is the word to live by. And when I was younger, my mum and I came up with the term I-Dots (we were so clever really, it's a play on the word "idiot". So I wasn't the most creative in middle school. And she's a science teacher, we're not exactly creatively gifted.). But I-dots was the name of the bar we were going to open. And it was also an award we gave out every week: The I-Dot of the Week Award. We had this written on a dry-erase board in our kitchen, so any time we had a bad day, or someone was being an idiot, we would write their name up and know that they are an idiot. There was no reason to be upset. Bygones. Instantly my day would be better.
Needless to say, I've become jaded since then. I've grown up. I've seen a lot of the world. I've had to deal with a lot of terrible people and situations, some that no one (not even just my age) should ever have to deal with. Lifetime movies have got nothing on me. So I've become jaded, and bitter, and cynical, and to be honest, a bitch. And I've started letting people get to me, and chip bits of me off. My mum used to say that people don't make us feel bad, we let people make us feel bad. And I've slipped. That's happened.
So my action that I need to take is now for my own mental (and physical) health. I need to learn to be genuinely nice again. Smile at strangers (trust me, live in Paris for any length of time and re-learning that it's ok to smile at strangers is the hardest thing to do!), and remember "Bygones". People are idiots, it's in our nature. It's also in our nature to be defensive and not to trust others. But take it from me, live your life like that for too long and it gets exhausting! My body is sick and tired of being on edge all the time, and getting so worked up over things, and people that really don't matter.
What matters is this: I have my health (ish), my grandmother is cancer free, I have a roof over my head, the best (and most dysfunctional) family ever, a loving boyfriend that I get to go to bed with every night and wake up with every morning, friends who get me even when I don't get me, and never cease to put a smile on my face, and I have my school, my career, something I am so incredibly passionate about. I am going to save lives one day, and that can only start by saving my own. These are the things that matter most to me.
So what if some girl tries to start drama. So what if a guy runs into you while you're walking and doesn't think twice about it, so God has made you slip and fall on the ice so many times you're used to laying on your back cold yelling "SERIOUSLY?!" at the heavens. All you can control is yourself, your actions, and your thoughts.
Don't let the world win! Bygones.
Enjoy this holiday season everyone! And start the new year off with a smile and happiness!
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