Sometimes I dislike things

Such as Kentucky.  That is where the sister and family moved to.  And that is why I'm now sitting on a very hard bed in a shared bedroom with an almost complete stranger.  Maybe now I should mention the fact that I also dislike roommates.  Not my roommates specifically, just roommates in general.  I also dislike having to sleep with earplugs in just so that I'm not woken up every time someone slams a bedroom door...which I forgot happens quite frequently when you live with roommates.  And while we're at it, let me just mention how much I dislike apartment meetings, dishes that never get done, an overly stuffed fridge that no one ever eats out of because apparently they only ever eat out, and finding old crusty food on the bottoms of your feet when you walk barefoot through the kitchen.

Ok, ok, life really doesn't suck that bad.  I just hate change.  And I really hate change when its forced upon you in a very short time span.  Especially the kind of change that leaves you feeling all alone.  But the thing is, I know I'm where I'm supposed to be and sister and the crew are where they're supposed to be...so its kind of ok.

Really, truly and seriously, it is.  I'm keeping myself busy with work and stuff.  I went out and played with other people in my ward both Friday and Saturday night.  I started reading book one of Harry Potter again, with plans to finish all of them before I see movie seven, part two.  And when all of those options fail me, I watch tv online.

So now that I've finally broken out of my blogging rut (aka my complete and utter lack of interest in blogging about the total ruination of my life) I'll probably start putting more time and effort into this...at least until they open up new episodes of Modern Family on hulu.   

I've got a new attitude

So lately I haven't been blogging as much.  Oh what, you noticed?  Was it really that obvious?

I also like pretending I have lots and lots of fans who get sad when I don't blog.

Try it sometime, its a good ego boost.

Lets get back to the point.  Three seperate but equally lame things happened recently:

1.  I realized I have absolutely nothing to blog about.

I've already said it, but its worth the repeat.  The mere fact that I was boring myself with the things I was writing was what tipped me off.  I do realize that I need to adjust my attitude a bit here and find the exciting things about every day life to discuss, but for the sake of this post we'll just forget about that for right now.

2.  I spent a Friday night in complete solitude and had driven myself totally crazy by about 8:00.

The craziness came from racking my brain trying to think of people I could go hang out with and then realizing most of my friends have either moved away or gotten married and started procreating.  Also the massive amount of junk food I consumed, but mostly the former.

3.  I had yet another person at church ask if I was new.

"Well hello, are you new to the ward?"

"Um, no.  I've been here for a while.  I've actually been here longer than you..."

[insert awkward silence]

"Oh, hi.  Um.  What's your name?  Cool, bye."
Awesome.
Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a bit on the shy side at times.  I don't usually excel in the friend making arts, and have a tendency to be awkward.  I've discovered something recently though: you just have to be you, and people will decide whether or not they like it.  Earth shattering, I know.
I discovered this thanks to work, where I'm required to talk to every single person that walks through the door.  When I first started, it sucked.  Majorly.  But then I realized that all you have to do is tell a story or make a comment, and then feed off the person's reaction.  The worst that can happen is they give you a look and ignore you.  Usually, though, they laugh and we continue to converse while I help them.
I'm still not sure why its taken this long for me to realize that I can apply this same tactic in my personal life.  Seriously, it wasn't until just last night as I was talking to a friend that the light bulb clicked on for me.  Now that really was an earth-shattering moment.
So here's to me expanding my social horizons, and hopefully any readers I have will enjoy reading about my new adventures in friendship.
Now thats what I call a win/win.

Sometimes I suck

At time management, that is.  But hey, I got my laundry folded today.  And watched The Land Before Time XI with the niece.  And worked for 7 hours.  And got everyone to report their Visiting Teaching to me.  And sent my report in to the Visiting Teaching Leader.  So maybe I don't suck as much as I thought.  Except lately I suck at blogging, because lets be honest its gonna be one of the first things to go when I get busy.  But don't you worry, because I'm working on getting more organized and managing my time better.

So basically what I'm saying is you just can't get rid of me.  Ha.

P.S. My little cousin got his mission call tonight.  He's going to Washington.  I'm SUPER excited for him!  I also spent the better half of my afternoon texting my two fourteen-year old cousins.  They're hilarious.  Seriously, every time they text me I end up laughing out loud...but I'll never let them know that.  I'd hate for them to get too full of themselves.