July: In Progress

I've been told that July will be one of the most difficult but most rewarding months at work and here I am, only half way through and completely exhausted. My days have been long, most not ending until the sun sets and my feet are ready to raise the white flag and ditch me for good. 

But...

I feel like I am hitting my stride. I worked entirely off of personal client appointments for the past two weeks and progressed into the second half of the month feeling confident and calm.

To reward myself I am taking a 3 day mini vacation to Seattle where I get to explore the new city I hope to one day call home and help my newly relocated sister find her niche in the Northwest.

If you will be in the area Tuesday through Friday reach out and I would love to meet up!

From: Facebook

Many of you know that when it comes to being a fan of Facebook I'm on Team Twitter. I recently when on a diet, eliminating 800 some friends only to slowly start accepting friend requests back. I came to a point where the amount of invites, messages, requests and pokes became an annoyance... especially from people who I met once, ten years ago.

But then I received an email notifying me I have a new family member. Miss Kelsey Hitchings had listed me as her sister and wanted confirmation. At that moment I was ready to burn my Team Twitter shirts and switch sides.

Last summer I spent time overseas for a British immersion experiment where I studied British behavior in juxtaposition to American. Part of the project was to live with a family to get a better grasp of the culture. Although I wasn't there long, I immediately fell in love with the Hitchings. From the parents, to the girls, to even their little rugrat boy who spent more time doing his hair than I do. Did I mention they had one bathroom for us to share and no one could use the bathroom until Bradley's hair had the perfect shape?

I've always called them my British family but having the offical request was by far the highlight of my week.

Does this mean I am easy to please?

Oh That Will Change, Just Wait...

Nearly 80% of my friends are married or engaged with only 10% having children too. With that said, I currently have 0% desire for husband or child.

Today is my day off and after running a couple of errands I turned onto my street to find a little boy laying flat in the middle of the road under his bike. I pulled into my driveway and ran out to his side.

“What’s wrong? Are you okay?”

“My foot is caught in my bike and I’m stuck.”

I, gently as I could, loosened his foot where the wheel and pipe met and put his other shoe, which had flown off, back on his foot. My first instinct was to pick him up and hold him tight but after I helped him up I offered to clean his bleeding wounds. I quickly ran into my house and found bandages and rubbing alcohol.

As I ran out to the street, his face scrunched up and he looked at the looming brown bottle and said “Not that, it stings.”

“But we have to clean up this cut or it will sting more if it gets infected. You are strong, I know you will be brave” I cooed at him. As I cleaned his hand his face stung with pain but soon a large bandaid was on to keep it clean.

I picked up his bike and held it while he hopped back on. He told me he just lives around the corner and can make it home.

I have never felt such a strong maternal instinct as I did this afternoon. Every desire in my body was to help this little boy and make him feel better.

How long was he stuck under the bike?

     Did he make it home okay?

          Why didn’t the construction workers a couple houses down try to help him?

I still have ZERO desire to have child or husband but for a short while I completely believed what my mom continues to tell me, “Oh that will change, just wait…”