NY November Gratitudes III
1.) Working in a Fancy Office
Okay, not
fancy, just normal, but
fancy is such a nice word it requires italics!
2.)Karaoke
the best songs to sing: (Hit Me) Baby One More Time, Greatest Love of All, It's All Coming Back to me Now
3.)Trader Joe's
Healthy Food, Low prices, Long lines, Crew in Hawaiian shirts, what's not to love?
4.) Smiling
I am concerned, but also grateful to those people who smile all the time. If you think I am one of those people, I plead not guilty and here's why: I live in NY and if you are NOT wearing a black peacoat and looking stern when you walk around in the morning, people think you're a tourist- not cool!; And, I only smile at people, not things.
Yes, I am a smiling slut. The bag-boy at the grocery store, the missionary knocking at my door and even strangers walking by, I dish out the smiles! I don't smile when I'm alone, while I doing stuff at home, when I'm writing, thinking, whenever. I smile when I see other people. And it's because, well, I like people! I like human interaction and I love friends. I know several people who are totally fine with the friends they have and just live contently with their posse of peeps. I love my friends, but why stay content when you can always have MORE friends?
This could stem from a very selfish reasoning of: I like being the center of attention and I'm a people pleaser!
I would be most happy if everyone in the world liked me and I could be friends with them all! Strangely
sad that my idea of
happiness will probably never come true. That being said, I am very grateful that I have the best friends. People who are genuine, respectful and honestly, freaking beautiful and awesome AND hysterical. I hit the friend jackpot! bring bring!
Today I am grateful for smiling because I feel so much better when I do! So although, I smile at people, I rarely smile when I'm alone. However, two times I recently had a
smile attack.
The first happened last Tuesday. I had been working overtime the previous week and I kept looking forward to Tuesday because that was my free day to run errands with Ivan and see a movie:
Thor. We bought tickets from Costco, so we saved money and got free popcorn and drink: winning! I had to go the bathroom in the middle of the movie (hate that) but as i turned down the hall in a fast walk as to not miss an important part, I skipped a little and smiled so big because I love being with Ivan and I love doing fun things! Seriously.
(we'll forget that as I left I missed the only kissing scene in the whole movie.. dangit)
Moving on, today was my second smiling fit because I am just having a fun time this afternoon. I am at Gratitude 1.) Working my fancy job, and eating a salad from 3.) Trader Joe's and just feeling awesome that I have a 9-5 job in New York and I walk down 5th Avenue to get here and I have awesome friends that i just sang 2.) Karaoke with this weekend and I just can't keep from 4.) Smiling! Things are really great!
