If you happen to know any 9 year old boys, you have probably heard of Roblox (the video game). An off shoot of that is Bloxburg, where you can build your very own super awesome crib, much like you could do with Legos, but way cooler. So Romeo has spent an untold amount of time on video gaming in the last month. It's literally untold because I am too embarrassed to tell it. Today he unveiled his masterpiece however, and took me into his world, which I have to say was
enviable. Backyard was huge, with an enormous pool, some very cool pool furniture, a trampoline, swings, pool toys, and even a diving board. Main house had a white grand piano, a motorcycle on display, loads of t.v. rooms and playrooms, and a HUGE kitchen. He's living large in Bloxburg. I'll give him this, the kid knows how to deck out a pad. He literally can NOT remember to flush the toilet or wash his hands. I mean he really can't, every time I hear his bathroom door shut I wait 5 seconds and then scream, "flush the toilet and wash your hands"--even then it's 50/50 as to whether either get done. BUT despite that, the kid has mad skills at house buying, building and decorating.
I read an interesting article today that I want to pass on about one of my favorite topics, the serendipity of chance. I've always loved fixational books or movies about it....the moments in life that nudge you one way or another, or the situation where that random encounter changes everything. The article was on a yoga site (Sonima), and it specifically talks about opening yourself up to the possibilities of random encounters as it relates to yoga (or rather how yoga preps us for it). The article is interesting though, and I thought a good reminder to view the world as opportunities that presents itself sometimes in hidden and seemingly random ways.
My efforts toward reaching out today were, truth be told, a little exhausting. This is a particularly raw time in the world, and everyone seems to have heightened emotions and opinions. It can get a little intense. I maybe bit off more than I could handle today, because I left several messages this morning and then spent a good chunk of the afternoon knee deep in conversations that were not particularly fun, uplifting OR soothing. Mind you, I still reached out, still connected...but sometimes people give you more than you want (or for that matter can handle)--even people you adore. Communication is such a great thing, but it can also be kind of tiring. Or maybe I was just reminded today how nice it is to surround yourself with people who see the good in things, the positive, the silver linings vs. the opposite of that. Or maybe I just hit everyone on a down day when they needed to vent, I've definitely had my share of those.
Can't believe it is Friday already--crazy how that happened so quickly. We're finishing out our last few days of the Women Helping Women event and I have a super respectable pile in the garage waiting for donation. That feels good and when I think about the piles that everyone else no doubtably collected and you combine all of them together --well, that makes me extra happy to know that collectively we can do a lot.
Happy Friday lovelies! Any order over $50 today gets to pick out whatever lip gloss they like just as a "something pretty" for you gift. I'm partial to the Spella pink in flirt or happy hour, but Sara Happ I adore too in pink slip (very natural looking). You can find all the lip glosses in the gift section, under beauty!
Signed, ME {lv}
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