A little slice of happy

Stealing from Bianca, my hero

I am stealing this from the email that Bianca sent me. I couldn't say any of it better and it really speaks to me, especially right now. My favorite is that if you don't compare, things just are. Enjoy!

Subject: 7 Attributes of a Successful, Confident Woman!

1) A Confident and Successful woman KNOWS she is Loved.
There will always be people who are not satisfied with what you give. You can't please everyone, that's just reality! there are so many people around you who love you for who you are... Quirks and all!! In the word's of Dr Seuss... Say what you want and do what you say. Because people who mind don't matter and people who matter won't mind! A confidant woman believes in what she does and says and doesn't live doubting herself or her actions.

2) A Confident and Successful woman does NOT live in Fear!
Fear is not real... So many women are afraid of failing and make decisions based on their fears. Therefore, they have already set themselves up for failure. As women, we must overcome whatever fears we have and learn to set them apart from reality! Our fears distort reality and prohibit us from seeing things as they truly are. Women who overcome their fear put their all into what they do because they are not afraid to act upon their emotions and instincts.

3) A Confident and Successful woman is ALWAYS Positive!
Everyone's reality is based off their own perception. Try to immerse yourself in positivity. Don't ask why when something negative happens, think of it as why not me? Mistakes are life lessons and stepping stones to make a better decision next time. When you look at things in a negative fashion you fail to see the bigger picture and often second guess yourself. Believe that everything you do is part of a larger plan. There are always different paths to get somewhere and not everyone takes the same sized steps. Get rid of that negativity! Negativity is viral. It spreads like a virus! If you constantly are surrounded by negative people, you're thinking will be negative too. Surround yourself with positive people.. People who talk positive and act positively can help you be confident about yourself. Your thoughts will become positive. You deserve to have good things happen to you.. WHY you? Why NOT you?

4) A Confident and Secure woman is one that recovers from setbacks.
They key to recovering from setbacks is to see them as normal, part of everyone's journey, and not a failure. Take a "positive spin" on everything. What did you learn about yourself and others from the setback? What do I do to stop it from happening again? Treat yourself with love and respect. It's simply the universe's way of telling you you still need to grow a little... Don't allow your setbacks to stop you from getting to your goal. Once again.. use them as stepping stones....

5) A Confident and Secure woman avoids comparisons!
Avoid comparisons like a plague! Nothing is bigger,smaller or better unless you compare it to something else. Otherwise it just is. For example.. draw three different sized circles on a piece of paper Look at each individually.. would you have know the one was bigger than another by just looking at the one circle? NO...It is JUST a circle. It's not until you look at the other circles that you realize one is bigger or smaller than the other. Same goes for YOU. You are uniquely different in your own way! Why would you WANT to be like someone else? Embrace who you are.

6) A Confident and Successful woman takes action!
The key to getting what you want is taking the idea and attaching an emotion to it and acting upon it! The first question people ask themselves is "how?". Don't focus on the how and just go take action! Take the opportunities as them present themselves. Decide to take action. Use these 3 questions of every opportunity to base your action.:
a) Is it something that I want to be, do, or have?
b) Will it take me closer to my goal?
c) Will it harm someone?
Answer these questions and let them guide you in everything you act upon. Opportunities sometimes require you to step up and go beyond your comfort zone. Everyone's comfort zone is different. This is usually where women stop themselves. They get uncomfortable and they stop acting.... Get out of that zone and work with what you can. Even the smallest step puts you closer to where you want to go. There is no wrong choice. It's simply what you do with your choices that matters.

7) A Confident and Successful woman does not live in the "what ifs" and "If only".
Somewhere out there, there is a woman saying to herself.... If I only had more time, If only I had more help.... etc... Take what you have and use it to get what you want! It all starts with making a decision. Create the life you want! What exists persists. Make the decisions and the universe Will bring the means to you. Use the time you have and do what you can.

These are the secrets I want to always live by. Start living your fantasies and stop dreaming! YOU DESERVE IT!

Things that make my life better part 2

I haven't had the greatest couple of days, but this helps...a lot.

The happiest place on earth

We just got back from 5 days at Disneyworld. So much fun. I am missing the family a lot today since I have been with them 24/7 for a week. My kiddo is officially 8 years old and I am officially the mom of a tween. She totally regressed, in a good way, when she saw Snow White, Belle, etc. and took a picture with them. Anyway, so it is back to work for 2 more weeks and then I start my new trabajo. It will be the first time I have worked somewhere out of downtown Austin since I was 21 years old. Yikes, that is a long time. I will miss the crazy homeless guys talking to themselves, the smell of exhaust, and the fact that you can play live action frogger in the street anytime you want. No, really, I like that stuff. It will be great to get 2 plus hours of my life back since I won’t have any commute. Ahhhhhhh. Just the thought calms me. Well, I will try to update more often in the days to come. For now, just enjoy this.

The Promotion

I am doing my part to promote a new film called ”The Promotion.” I had barely heard of it and Marlon asked if I wanted to go see it. It was really fun, had a great cast, and by the end a really good message. It stars John C. Reilly and Seann William Scott (Stifler for all you guys- although he is like the anti-Stifler in this). Besides them, there are a lot of those people that are just good in everything so it makes for a really well done, small movie. You may choose to wait and rent it, but it is much better than a lot of what is out there now and is a good time. Let me know what you think if you see it.



OH AND GO SEE THE FOOT FIST WAY- It is just silly, but the main dude, Danny McBride is hysterical.

The Women

So they are remaking “The Women” with Meg Ryan and Eva Mendes. My nightmare is complete. “The Women” is a brilliant film made in 1939 consisting of an all female cast (including all female animal actors as well) about Mary Haines, a well-to-do wife of Stephen Haines, who is having an affair with Crystal Allen (a to die for Joan Crawford). What makes it so delicious is the fashion, the cattiness, but mostly the dialogue. It is like the best of the films from the 1930’s with rapid fire dialogue and fantastic acting- mostly overdramatic in the best possible way. Rosalind Russell is hilarious and watching her wrap her mouth around the the words like tongue twisters is just plain fun.It's probably a bit sexist as well, but who cares. It's divine. Well, I have now seen the preview for the new one. It sticks to the story for the most part, which was always the weakest part of the original, but the quick wit and melodrama is gone. We have traded it for a standard “he cheated on you” picture. Candace Bergen does look interesting as Mary’s mother and Eva looks smoking as Crystal (but when you are re-doing Joan, you have some BIG shoes to fill), but I am planning to be severely disappointed. Oh well. Compare for yourselves, but I recommend checking out the original today. You will have to pay attention though. When I say RAPID fire dialogue, I mean it.

I got the job! And it's gonna be AWESOME!