Snow/Soup/Nog/Tarot.

Boy oh boy it's been a bit too long since i've opened my mouth on this thing.
As you can see, I've started making changes in my room. Nothing big, just a bookcase here, rug there, curtains there... little things that have made all the difference. Now I need all of these art kids to hook me up with some wall makeup cause they are bone-bear. But generally, it's coming together much better than before. Yesterday we got almost twenty inches of snow and lily and I feasted on lentil soup and egg nog and ran a free tarot service out of my room. It was a nice atmosphere. I'd like to be snowed in my room more often.

Never Any Doubt.

As much as I enjoy all of these beautiful pretty things and sometimes think they might physically fill whatever is emotionally missing, it's times like this when I realize how silly that is. Nothing can replace relating and loving people. It's easy for relationships to begin and end. I forget to treat them that way.

I'm usually caught up with my own feelings and issues. I listen to others when they speak, but shamefully, i usually wander back into my own half way thru. Once it gets to the point of consoling, I feel like there isn't anything for me to say or do. Reassurance is false, and throwing cliches doesn't seem helpful. But I guess, in the end, all we really want is kindness.

So I think I've found my New Years Resolution- which, in the past, i've never stuck to- but this one will be a process.

I'll pick my battles, and start considering more how I'd like to be treated, and above all, restore faith in people... which is no easy task, i know. But I'm sure the reason I don't trust anyone is because I don't believe that caring people really exist. Which is a contradiction on my part, because my whole philosophy of life is that people are all ultimately good, yet I feel like they're all mostly ugly. It's time to start believing.

Wants And Needs.

(via need supply co.)

When I was younger and my sister and I went out shopping with my parents, I would usually find something I wanted and hint that I wanted them to get it for me. My sister was quick to catch on and would say "Chelsea, that's a want, not a need."
Suck-up.

And yes, yes it is. I want those.

Napkins N' Whatnot.

1. Made an ungodly long trip to Ikea this week.

2. I chose this bin as my laundry hamper, seeing as I can't just keep throwing all my clothes in a suitcase.

3. These napkins were 49 cents a piece, and so soft. I love the red stripe.

4. ...And I got more napkins. Cause how could I not when they look this cool?

Pains In The Ass/Ichat is a delight.

This has been the most pain in the ass couple of hours on this damned computer. I put a great deal of energy into trying to upload pictures off of my camera- switching cameras, memory cards, software, usb ports. It was a mess, and a failure. Better luck tomorrow.

Ichat is so neat. I always forget about it until people force me to use it.