Sam

Instead of listening to my new T-Swift CD, I am listening to the Heavenly voice of Sam Smith. In all seriousness, take some time to listen to his songs. It will make you change your outlook on music. I'm loving the melody of "I'm Not the Only One." The music video is so sad though, so maybe steer clear of it.

I can't believe how cold it is today! Woke up freezing, so we turned on the heater for the first time this season. I always look forward to this day. I remember when I was younger and old enough to understand what was going on, my dad turned on the heater, but didn't tell us and I thought the house was on fire haha. It smells like it! I am NO fan of fire, so I was flipping out lol. 

The good thing about this weather is getting to wear layers, and boots, and sweaters, and SCARVES! I love love love scarves. I'm also a fan of thick, fuzzy, crazy socks for keeping my feet warm at night. Ahhhh, I just love the changing of the seasons.

So, November is a big month. It's the month of Avery's birthday, Jewel's birthday, Thanksgiving, and, this one is huge for me, it marks one year that I've been at my job! I've been out of college for just shy of three years now (GO KNIGHTS), so finally having stayed at a job for a year is a big deal for me. Next month is Christmas and my mom's birthday. SO much to be happy about and thankful for.

The next episode of The Walking Dead comes on tonight. Super excited to see what is up with Beth! Tomorrow is the next episode of Are You The One? and that will be beyond inappropriate I am sure. You can look forward to that recap.

Not too much else to report on. This week will be insane, followed by an even more insane weekend, so I hope to not neglect my blog, but it's a possibility with my schedule. I can't believe that I've written a post almost every day for almost two weeks now. That is a record!

I just remembered something I wanted to share. Every morning, I make sure I grab the newspaper and bring it to the table with me for breakfast reading. However, I'm a bad ex-reporter. I rarely read any articles. Instead, I jump to the "Puzzles" page. This page entails the Sudoku (which I love), Word Scrimmage (which I suck at), the Crossword (which I suck at even more), Dear Abby (who is crazy, but interesting to read), and the Horoscopes. It's funny (well, not really) because when I was a newspaper reporter, I would always get upset when I tried to bring something up in conversation with others and they were like "Oh, I don't read the paper." Like, do you know what's going on in your community or in the world? Do you not care? What the hell?

Well, I stopped really reading the paper a few months after I quit working for it. I no longer hold grudges against those others who do not read it. 

Anyway, sorry for veering. Every morning I read my Horoscope. Before you judge my ritual, hear me out. I have been reading it for a while. Over a year. But recently, I've decided to change the way I perceive my sign's message. Instead of taking the message too seriously or negatively in any way, I simply view it as a positive lesson that I can teach myself that day. Trust me, sometimes I feel like Dear Abby's Jeanne Phillips wrote my daily horoscope—it can be so judgmental and mean. But, I've learned to flip that and see it in my own optimistic light.

"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." - Marcus Aurelius

- LJ