Friday, July 26, 2013

{friday 5's}


for those of you that missed the explanation of Friday 5’s last week check it out: {friday fives}

here are my 5 for this week:

1.     A wake up call
·      this isn’t one of my typically cheery Friday 5. I chose it over getting to do education with school children today because even though it was a slap in the face, it has helped me to learn to make the best of my time here and that is utterly the point of Friday 5’s. I feel like I ran into myself this week, stalled on the side of the road, or like I hit a ton of bricks that were my ego built up. I received a wake up call that I might not be making the most of my time here in India or giving it my best effort. It hurt but it was truth. I was frustrated with the situation and myself. However, the wake up call was necessary, a blessing in a way. It has made me really open my eyes and change my attitude. I’ve decided to really start living my life here in India with the little time I have left. So even though my wake up call was brutal I am so glad it happened and has truly started to impact my time here.
2.     Birthday
·      I turned 23 this past week- woot woot, so exciting… not really. I did not have a birthday bash or anything but it was a great day nonetheless. It was perfectly simple. I was able to skype with a bunch of family and friends and really took advantage of celebrating my birthday even longer in the 2 time zones. We went out to eat at a restaurant in Loni and had pizza and fries, which to most probably are not that good but for us as seriously delicious. I was thankful for a little bit of home on my bday. I am thankful for all the well wishes on my birthday from everyone and being able to share it with some great people both together and apart.
3.     Great conversations
·      This week Emily and I have had some great conversations with different people in different departments. We have had the opportunity to share a lot and learn a lot from all the people we have interacted with. We learned lessons of life, talked about practically nothing and had some good laughter with people. I love people and the ability to share about life with each other has been great this week.
4.     Laughter
·      The night of my birthday, Emily and I squeezed onto her twin bed and went through pictures we were both tagged in on Facebook, elapsing the entire 5+ years we’ve known each other. We were laughing so hard over the memories and how some things about our friendship have not changed. We laughed to the point of tears. We have had a couple good nights of laughter this week, where we find just about anything funny and silly. I’ve loved every minute of our ridiculous laughter and the ability to find joy in our lives.
5.     Online shopping
·      I’m a girl and I will admit a bit materialistic. Even living in a developing country for the last almost month one would think that maybe I’ve learned that there is more to life than the outfits I own. But part of being here and having little to do has given me time to look at clothing and things online. Of course when I found a site that sold cheap dresses I had to buy one, or two… plus it was my birthday. I promise I haven’t purchased anything else… well besides a case for my new iphone (which is a birthday gift). Sometimes I have to be a girl and indulge in my unnecessary weakness of shoes and clothing 

I’m thankful for yet another week of 5 great things to remind me of how blessed I am, even while I struggled to make my list. I’d love to hear yours if you’d like to share. I hope you all had a week full of things to make you love your life. Looking forward to what next week holds.
 

1 comment:

  1. My five...
    *My work week went good....nothing too overwhelming, lots of laughing, some wonderful people
    *Got a to spend some time with son #2 at Rivertown Days...walking and chatting!
    *Got a "just checking in" call from son #1!
    *Spent time with girlfriends which seems to be less frequent since working full time
    *Was able to create crafts that i sold and donated the money in my brother and sister in laws name...both of which are so strong and inspire me
    Lucky me to have five things...and more to be thankful for! All in only one week. Thx for asking...makes a girl think.

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