10 Thoughts on Whole Living

One of the upsides/downsides of moving all the time is that past tenants often forget to forward their old mail. Mostly this means a lot of junk mail but occasionally you get some treats. One of the past tenants of my current apartment subscribes to magazines. A lot of magazines. She is now on a mission and so I don't feel guilty not forwarding the magazines on to her. One of the magazines I get from her is called Body + Soul...a magazine about being good to your body emotionally and physically. Every month on the last page of the magazine their is a page called, '10 Thoughts on whole Living." I usually cut this out and put it somewhere where I can read it often. I thought I would share this months 10 Thoughts. Thoughts that I really enjoyed reading and applying into my life

1. Multitask stuff, not people. Look someone in the eye when you talk to her (or him)
2. Reconnect with your work. Think beyond what you do to how it affects others.
3. Living sustainably isn't only about what you use, but what you fail to use
4. Just as a seed contains all it need to sprout, so are you already equipped to thrive.
5. Don't torture yourself over a few wayward snacks. Make your next choice a healthy one.
6. True love begins with both curiosity about and acceptance of yourself.
7. Coping with stress becomes easier when you know what deeper fear it's triggering
8. Real awareness isn't about hanging on to the moment, but simply recognizing it's there.
9. Consider this year the oppurtunity of a lifetime. Start fresh.
10. Heartbreak does more than just hurt. it opens you up to love in a whole new way.

Of course, not all 10 of these really apply to me, but some of them really speak to me (is that too incredibly cheesy? probably. Oh well)

Also, I am preparing my taxes for the first time this year. Welcome to adulthood Kim. Now if I could just learn to call doctors and make appointments...Something that I will never grow out of. Goodness, I hate doctors. and calling doctors. And making appointments in general. Good thing I don't have children. Otherwise, their broken arms and fevers would probably go unmended and not tended too. Kidding, I am not that awful of a person.

One month has passed since I have updated my blog..and that was to tell people about a free music download. Why has it been so long? Because absolutely nothing has happened in my life in the past month. Actually, that is not true, but it sure feels like it. Here are a few updates from my life.

I got to go home to Saint Louis for about week. It was fun to spend time with family (even though the house was more crowded than usual...crazy what one extra person can do...although I didn't mind. Home consisted of shopping, being lazy, and being even more lazy. It was fun to have all my family home, and to be loud and obnoxious as we usually are. My mom also gave the entire family (that includes Cassie) a tour of the house. I have lived in that house for about 15 years. Why did I need a tour? I don't know, but it was funny.

This winter has also brought on something new for me. I finally conquered my fear of going downhill at ridiculous speeds and went SKIING!!! Yes, the first time I fell down the mountain more than I actually skied down the mountain, but I had so much fun. I went with great friends and had the worlds best teacher (Sarah OH! of course!)After spending 3 hours on the slopes and finally figuring out how to do a solid pizza pie, I never dared to do the french fry,(ski jargon for those of you who are unaware), I finally skied down the mountain at a decent speed without falling! Afterwards, I was so exhausted and sore. I just came home and watched a movie and ate a ton of pizza. I am so happy that I finally was able to go skiing and find some good friends who were patient in teaching Karli and I. (Thanks to Karli for setting the date and telling me that that was the day we were going)

Kimball captured this really awesome video of me going down the bunny hill...I got a little cocky and fell right on my butt. Kind of funny. I am hoping to get it from him and put it up here. Look forward to that!

Well folks, I think that is all that has happened in my life in the past month (kind of boring, huh?)oh well, life can't always be hopping and bopping with excitement, and I am a-ok with that!