When silly things make you happy....

It may sound silly, but I am so excited about my new cell phone! I am practically giddy and I haven't even activated it yet! I waited almost patiently for it to arrive, opened the box and now the delightful little piece of technology is charging next to me as I type.

Now, might I just add; coolest packaging EVER! Obviously this should be my phone! The cylinder that it arrived in is made of recycled materials and tied up with gross-grain ribbon in bright green! It's as if  "customer service" was spying on me to find out exactly how to present my new phone for maximum enjoyment. Plus the "case" that will clip to my purse and or pocket is lined in PLAID! Everything about it screams "Cute!" It has a good camera AND I can access fb and email from anywhere. I will be able to surf the web, listen to music and download some pretty cool apps!

I know, why so excited over a phone? It took me a while to figure this one out, but I finally have the answer! I don't ask for much! I shop second-hand, make for myself, use "hand-me-down technology" from my boys and spend the "real" money on them! This time I researched the phone options available to me. I compared prices and features and ratings. I read reviews. I REALLY did my homework! This is the exact phone I wanted! It isn't the fanciest model available, but it suits my personality and my communication needs, AND, because I waited for my "upgrade", I actually got a really good price!

So, laugh all you want, but my new phone is here and I am so excited that I can hardly wait for it to finish charging so that I can learn how to use it!

Too-Enough

I have always disliked New Year's Resolutions. This time of year was a painful reminder of all the things I believed were "wrong" with me. I have always been "too"; too big, too loud, too opinionated, too wild, too different, too much, too... you get the idea! The list in my own mind was TOO long! Strangely, the problem was that I really felt that I wasn't "enough"; not thin enough, not pretty enough, not smart enough, not kind enough, not good enough, just not enough....

This year I am ready to embrace the dicotomy that is ME. I love that I still have things to learn! I accept that I am not exactly where I thought I would be at this age. I am pleased at how much I have already learned and am ready to dive into the future, accepting that I am exactly who I am and that is "Too-Enough".

My keywords for 2011 are:

"Simplicity"

"Acceptance"

"Creativity"

"Laughter"

and

"Joy"



I will be sharing the journey on this blog so that I can remind myself next year at this time that I have, in fact, been on a journey. So, buckle up 2011, we have places to go, things to do, and people to meet....