Older. Wiser?

I turned 26 yesterday.

Might not seem like a monumental birthday, but it was a pretty big deal to me. You see, I'm now closer to 30 than to 20. Yikes.

Everyone who asked how old I'd be turning said that 26 is a great age, a great year. So that gives me some hope for what's to come.

I can't help but think that, here I am, another year older. But am I any wiser? Did I learn anything in the last 365 days?

I think so. I think I've placed a few more pieces in the puzzle that is Ginny.

Maybe by this time next year, I'll have figured out enough pieces to make something really pretty.

Do Better

I'm very guilty of too often dwelling on the past. Thinking about all that I did wrong, how I could've done better, what I should've done differently.

I think that's a form of masochism.

Really, the best I can do is live, learn, and do better the next time.

The First Time

"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." Oprah Winfrey

And So It Is

I've been watching a new quasi-reality show on E! that follows three girls and their Mom in their day-t0-day (staged) activities. The family often prays, and they always end their prayers by saying, "and so it is." I always think of Damien Rice's song, "The Blower's Daughter," when I hear them say that.

I think they are nuts.

But today I was thinking about a certain situation, and about how no matter how hard I try, I can't change it. Trust me, I've tried. Some things and some people won't budge.

All the talking, emailing, begging, and pleading hasn't changed this situation, and none of those things will. I've got to accept that this situation is the way that it is for a reason, and I have to trust that the reason is for my good.

And so it is.

Lessons from March

What a whirlwind, the month of March.

Lessons learned are as follows:

1. How do you let go? You just do. You quit thinking about it and worrying about it, and you just do.

2. It's stupid to do things to try to keep up or hang with other people. It usually ends in disaster. At least in my experience.

3. A girl needs her girl time. I read somewhere once that there is a hormone that women only produce when in the company of other women. I believe it.

4. Vague = Probably not good.

5. What happens in NOLA, stays in NOLA.