"The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but thought about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Separate them from the situation, which is always neutral. It is as it is."

(Source: quote-book)

The NYC.

I headed to New York next Friday (Nov. 18-20). And I can’t wait. I am looking forward to seeing friends and family, enjoying some chilly fall weather, eating yummy food and just getting away from Dallas for a long weekend.

A mini-vacay is much needed.

"The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It’s the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows & the beauty of a woman only grows with passing years."

Glass half empty.

I have always been a pessimist. I see the negative before the positive. I am the devil’s advocate. The question now is…how can I change that? My negativity has impacted my life in a lot of ways in the last year and every now and then, something happens that makes me question myself…who I am, what I have become.

I hate this feeling and I really want to do something about it. So what do I do…start going to church, find a therapist, read a self-help book? How do you stay positive? Suggestions are appreciated.

Attempting to sell my Cowboys tickets on Craiglist.

I posted them around 3pm this afternoon and had a response in an hour from a woman named, what else, Tracy. I am supposed to meet her and her family this evening somewhere off 30. I found a Starbucks or a Whataburger that might work…both public and usually busy.

I am waiting for a call back to confirm our meeting location and time. I hope this lady pulls through. The only other time I sold something on Craigslist, the person never showed up and I put my washing machine by the dumpster of my old apartment I also hope she isn’t a crazy person because I have to meet her alone.

I will update this post later so you all know that I dropped of the tickets and made it back alive.

*Update - I am alive and home. The people who bought the tickets were a bunch of kids, and by kids I mean younger than me. We met at a Starbucks in Grand Prairie, a little farther than I would have liked to drive, but it was busy and well lit. I’m just glad I didn’t lose all my money.

Things I would like to accomplish this weekend.

• Clean out my closets and drawers
• Shop for some new clothes (already got three sweaters and a pair of pants!) and shoes
• Laundry, clean, etc.
• Grocery shop
• Bring boots the shoe cobbler
• Drop off clothes at the dry cleaners
• Bring pants to the tailor
• Put Halloween decorations away
• Possibly paint chalkboard paint on a cabinet in my kitchen

So I didn’t finish everything I wanted to get done this weekend, but I feel like I did accomplish quite a bit.

"You want him to be strong enough to make you feel safe, but sensitive enough to be comfortable when you’re crying. And to open your door so that you feel special, but respect that you could open it for yourself if you damn well pleased because you’re an independent woman. He needs to be pleasant when you take him to social events around people he doesn’t know, but then be happy to stay in on weekend nights when you feel like it. He should be friendly with your parents, but agree with you when you tell him how insane they are. He should never diss your friends, but also never ever say they’re attractive. He should tell you how much he loves your body, but not make you feel like he loves it so much that if you put on fifteen pounds he would hate you."

Erin Foster’s Single Girls Guide

That sounds about right  Accepting applications now. 

(via shannacarly)

This feels very appropriate today.

(Source: maewe)

Jersey was very unhappy when I put this too-small Halloween costume (that I got from work for free and planned to give to my parents for their dog, Nugget) on her. She basically just flopped over and refused to move.