Writing assignment: "As if she were the only one"

No more would all the opinions in the world matter to how she thought of herself. She had always before appeared unsure, nervous and overly self conscious. Yet, now her presence had remarkably turned. A plain and reserved shell had time and time again walked through the door with little to no excitement towards the world; yet I had heard about a different person, hiding, that only her closest friends knew about. They shared stories with me unimaginably speaking about the same person. Who was she? Mysterious as ever, now I couldn't put my finger on it.
Something must have changed. Today she wore a crimson colored dress that gripped her body as I'd never seen. She glanced over at me and shot a glimmer my way as if I had been struck by lightning. Her hair seemed to have grown over night as now it was flaxen and silky down passed her shoulders. Today, I noticed a necklace that wasn't apparent yesterday. It was golden and appeared to hold a picture of a young man in a military suit. I daydreamed of the possibilities as I stood behind the bar polishing yet another glass. Could so much had changed in so little time to revolutionize this woman's spirit. It was the unthinkable, real today in this young woman's life.
On her off time, away from this dreadful bar, she had gone off and met a young military man. Handsome, able and strong awaiting some young lass to sweep off her feet. And our drab young dear who ordered the same thing everyday and barely could look you in the eyes, transformed into a beautiful butterfly overnight. She floated in like high tide, unexpectedly and sparkling. Surely,she was a new woman.

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some of my favorite things

popsicles,lemons,tape,hot sauce,swimming suits,goodwil, skirts,very little things,getting mail,earrings,peacock feathers,highlighters,peanut butter and bananas,flowers,puppies,very strong coffee,clay,burt's bees,marb lights,pilot precise pens,bobby pins,HAWAII, jellyfish and overything else ocean!

and some favorite quotes:


Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes it away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it that it may bear more fruit.

From a book that has continued to enlighten me:

"He was a great believer in making decisions and then burning your bridges behind you so that you had to
make good, and he told how Alexander the Great once handled such a situation. It seems that the great general was about to lead him army against a powerful foe whose men greatly outnumbered his own. Because of the odds against them, his army had shown little enthusiasm for the upcoming battle as they set sail for what they feared would be their end. When Alexander finally unloaded his men and equipment on enemy shores, he issued an order for all his ships to be burned. As their means of retreat slowly sank in flames behind them Alexander rose to address his men and said " see your crafts going up in smoke, their ashes floating to the sea? That is our assurance that we shall be victorious for none of us can leave this despicable land unless we are victorious in battle. Men, when we go home we are going home in their ships!"-Og Mandino


"Then I was afloat with Edie Rickenbacker, who was asked after he was rescued, what the biggest lesson was that he had learned while drifting about with his buddies in life rafts for twenty one days when lost in the Pacific during World War 2. Rickenbacker had replied," The biggest lesson that I have learned was that if you have all the fresh water you want to drink and all the food you want to eat, you ought never to complain about anything."-Og Mandino

"Every patient carries her or his own doctor inside."

And If I stumble, and if I stall And if I slip now, and if I should fall And if I can't be, all that I could be Will you? Will you wait for me?-Alexi Murdoch

Shel

101

101 Things about me:
1. This will be my first blog, which is a huge step because I mostly keep a very private attitude towards who I am.
1.5 I have been given a second chance and I plan on taking full advantage of this!!!
2.I wake up everyday and already feel rushed to get things done.
3. I collect papers and pictures in boxes randomly around my house.
4. I typically have a hard time throwing things away.
5.I love old big band music and jazz like Benny Goodman and Ella Fitzgerald.
6.I am fascinated with the ocean and dream about laying on the beach forever.
7.I explore different words everyday. new favorite: torrent
8. I have experienced miracles in my life, especially recently.
9. I collect clothes and am addicted to the Goodwill.
10. I'm not sure what my hair color is.
11. I love Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell. I fell in love while listening to these two.
12. I have an ongoing struggle/love for photography.
13. I am very impulsive.
14. I am an excellent speller.
15. I love strong coffee with honey.
16. I constantly have new creative ideas trying to work their way out of me.
17. I love pilot precise pens.
18. I start way too many projects all at once.
19. I love to cook Thai food.
20. I am always cold, but now that i live down in Texas, i am always hot.
21. I love hoodies and hats.
21. I will miss the snow.
22. Riding my bike is my favorite.
23. I am training to be in triathlons.
24. I love to travel and when I do, its never enough. I always want to go somewhere new and different.
25. I am slowly figuring out what it is I want to do.
26. I write, alot.
27. I love my dog Sugaree.
28. She loves me.
29. I collect small things. I love small things. the smaller the better.
30. I love vintage/antique fabric and furniture.
31. I fantasize about the home I will own one day.
32. I sing and dance at home to hip-hop.
33. I am a total dork!
34. I am typically very organized and love to sort things.
35. I worry about what others think about me.
36. I try to read the Bible everyday.
37. I over-analyze everything.
38. My dream car is a 1963 Jaguar E-type in Midnight Blue.
39. I have been to Russia.
40. Me and my husband are both obsessed with shoes.
41. I love buying new earrings and almost always lose just one.
42. I am very fortunate to have the family I do, I love them to no end.
43. I want to follow in my mothers footsteps.
44. I have always wanted a lot of children but then I see that one naughty child out and about and it makes me think the whole thing over.
45.I have CRAZY internal struggles.
46. I capitalize letters in the middle of sentences and words.
47. I was a huge trouble maker back in the day.
48. I have very strong fingernails--they are healthy.
49. Sugar is constantly beckoning me and I have very weak defense mechanisms against it.
50. I really really want my own garden.
51. I love flowers and believe that God gave us them as a present to make us happy and smile.
52. Jellyfish are interesting.
53. I am very interested in how I can make you happy. I am a people pleaser.
54.I love bright colors.
55.I love sparkling water.
56. HOT baths are my favorite after a very long day.
57.I go back and forth eating meat and not eating meat.
58. I really am sensitive.
60. I love peanut butter and honey and bananas.
61. I love getting presents: c'mon who doesn't!
62. Me and college battle each other, but someday I will be victorious.
63. I love fresh vegetables and ice cream.
64. I justify my faults too fast.
65. I have looked up to my sister my whole life.
66. I love to swim.
67. I personally think that money is the devil's disguise.
68.I am terrible with cell phones. They usually only last me about 3 months.
69. Faith is stronger than sight.
70. My whole life I have had a journal. I used to have one with a cute little gold lock on it, when I was 8, that you could have broken with a toothpick.
71. I get frustrated with the coming and going of friends.
72.I doodle and day dream a lot.
73. I have 20/15 vision. That's better than 20/20. But i bought glasses because i think they are stylish.
74. I love high fashion. I would buy everything Michael Kors and Calvin Klein if I could.
75. I am only 3/4th's done with this?
76. My mom always wanted a brown eyed girl and she got one!
77. I do things way too fast. I need to learn to slow down.
78. I dreamed about being a ballerina for most of my child hood years.
79. I don't like gossip---at all.
80. Fear is not something I am very aware of.
81. I can stand to not eat for up to 10 days but eating is probably my most favorite thing to do.
82. When I was a kid my mom said I was the busiest person she knew. Always doing a million things at once
83. I have very vivid dreams!
84. I once dreamed that all my teeth fell out in my hands and that same night my mom dreamed the same thing!
85. I used to run very very fast!
86. I skipped about half of high school.
87. Wrapping presents all nice and pretty is fun to do for me.
88. I am obsessed with smoothies from Daily Juice.
89. I think I may be allergic to dairy, but cant bring myself to get the test because I love cheese!
90. Fire is fascinating.
91. I really love animals and would love to go to Africa.
92. Sometimes I think up grand ideas in my head and then act them out and realize they were silly.
93. I have always loved the names Solomon and Poppy.
94. I would love to have bookshelves full of all the books I should read.
95. I fall asleep watching movies a lot.
96. Red Vines are a trigger to me.
97. I seek approval constantly from people I barely even know.
98. I love to design things.
99. This one time, at band camp.....hah just kidding.
100. Love my new haircut.
101. Genuinely despise cockiness.

Today will be the first day of things that have been storing themselves up in my head spill over. These things will begin to take shape and form and as I see fit and begin to spill out on the page.