My Imperfections and Perfections!

Hi, Friends.

I'm sure you've seen the tag going around whereby you list off three things you DON'T like about yourself, and three things you LOVE about yourself. I thought I'd like to get in on the fun. I think it's great to show other people that everyone has flaws and insecurities, (even me with my airbrushed pics), but what you love about yourself will always outshine the negatives you think others see.

So, let's get right to it. Keep in mind this is all appearance based: (I may do a personality version at a later date!)

Three Things I don't like about myself:

1. My Chin

Or just my general face shape. My jaw line is super strong, and I have a high forehead. I can definitely look funky if I'm not careful.

2. My Skin

Super sensitive and needs prescribed dermatologist treatment. And even then, I can suffer a breakout more often than not

3.My torso

It's soooo long. I can look delicate and slender but a lot of the time my shirts don't come down enough to cover my bellyyy :(

Ok, enough bad stuff. We all know the good stuff is what REALLY counts, right?

1. MY EYES =)

Yes, I am in love with my eyes. I love the shape (large and almond), color (light hazel with golden ring), and how they have perfect 20/20 vision. (knock on wood) You know how everyone has ONE STAPLE that they are most consistently complimented on? For me it's always been my peepers =)

2.MY HANDS=)

They're really slender, delicate, and girly! I'm a 4 ring size and love it. I'd hate to have big old sausages attached to ma' hands.

3.MY LIPS=)

They have some nice cupid bow action going on, and I've been told they're incredibly soft. I also like that they're both around the same size, and that my top one doesn't disappear when I smile to reveal just teeth and gums. =P

So there you go!

I hope you found this post interesting, and I encourage you to do it yourself!

Dollhouse Love

Things I'm Thankul For

You have to separate the negative before you can focus on the positive =)

Here Are Some Of The Things I Am Thankful For In Life:

( no particular order)

My Job

I feel so fortunate to merely be employed in the world's current economic situation. I feel so fortunate to work for the company I do, and to be given the opportunities I have been given while here.

My Family

We have braved poverty, disease and heartache together, and nothing in my opinion is stronger than the bond we share. I will fight to the death to defend my family.

My Friends

People come into life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. I'm so grateful for each friendship I have maintained. I'm going over to one of my besties house tonight and can't wait. I'm thankful for her amazing cooking.

My Health

I'm thankful I can walk. I'm thankful I can perform every day tasks without assistance. I take care of my body daily because it is my temple.

Human Kindness

A smile from a stranger when you need it the most. A door held open by someone you least expect to do so. I love being taken by surprise by simple human kindness. There is just as much beauty in people as their is ugly. In my opinion, more.

Love

I am thankful to have found true love in my life. It is elusive and rare for many.

Ask Yourself:

-Do you have access to clean drinking water?
-Do you have access to food and meals?
-Do you live free from fear that your own government will come to hurt you, rape you, kill you, maim you, take your children?
-Do you have more then $0.85 in your wallet?
-Is there at least one friend or family member who loves you?
-Are you able to work in a safe environment that pays fair wages?
(Kechiko)

What are you thankful for?

I really want to get involved in some sort of charity program. Tell me, do any of you volunteer your time, or if you could, what would it be for? If you don't it's fine. Not everyone can, but just curious to see ...

Blog of Note

I'm going to start featuring a blog of note every now and then. If I visit a blog and feel particularly moved by a post I will link it here.

This post comes from Rasha. Read her moving post that inspired me here.

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I look at some of the troubles people have had in life, and it makes me realize how truly fortunate I have been throughout most of mine. (Thus far). How insignificant so many of the issues are that I can get caught up in.

My parents immigrated here from England before I was born, so I have never had much of an extended family.

We never had money, but we were a happy, stable (if small) unit who could depend on each other through thick and thin.

My parents raised us to treat each other with dignity and respect no matter the situation.I hold no one higher than my family. I have been so fortunate to have them in my life.

I'm so inspired by people who have faced horrible, disastrous things in their lives yet still have a positive, amazing outlook on life.

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Some of my favorite quotes:

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. - Thomas Jefferson

Keep steadily before you the fact that all true success depends at last upon yourself. Theodore -T. Hunger

If you wish success in life, make perseverance your best friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius. - Jospeph Addison

There are two things to aim at in life; first to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind has achieved the second. - Logan Pearsall Smith

Would You Like Some Hot Chocolate?

"The richest person is not the one who has the most, but the one who needs the least."

A group of graduates, well established in their careers, were talking at a reunion and decided to go visit their old university professor, now retired. During their visit, the conversation turned to complaints about stress in their work and lives. Offering his guests hot chocolate, the professor went into the kitchen and returned with a large pot of hot chocolate and an assortment of cups - porcelain, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the hot chocolate.When they all had a cup of hot chocolate in hand, the professor said: "Notice that all the nice looking, expensive cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. The cup that you're drinking from adds nothing to the quality of the hot chocolate. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was hot chocolate, not the cup; but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other's cups.Now consider this: Life is the hot chocolate; your job, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life. The cup you have does not define, nor change the quality of life you have. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the hot chocolate God has provided us. God makes the hot chocolate, man chooses the cups. The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything that they have. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. And enjoy your hot chocolate.

Lily Cole - the doll incarnate