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2 mini orchids for 2 months in TX

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Yesterday marked two months that I've been away from home, on this test of independence, and living in Texas with Tomas.  (You can read more about its beginnings here, see how it's looked so far here and here, and read a bit about how it's felt here and here.) So yesterday evening, when I went to the market, I picked up two mini orchids to commemorate two months of being okay not being home.

02 mini orchids

Notice I didn't say "...to commemorate making the best decision of my life!"  I think those kinds of things happen to other people...the ones that make moves thousands of miles away from all they've ever known and everything 'clicks' and they grow into who they're supposed to be and they make a solid foundation to what becomes the strongest, most wonderful, significant relationship of their life. Other people.

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Even still, I'm proud I've 'made it' this far.  I have been growing and learning. Here are three things I've learned in the two months I've been away (for the first time) from home:

1. No big change is ever going to look and feel how you thought it would.

You'd think I would have learned this when I got to high school, and it didn't look and feel exactly like Saved by the Bell. ...still pissed about that.

2. Two months in is incredibly different than two days in.

Do not jump ship after two days in. I was a mad woman two days in to this new experience, and I'm so proud of how I've made it past that manic state, and can see - in retrospect - how truly capable I was at coping and adjusting. 

3. Be present as much as you can.

I get in trouble when I think about what's happening back home and who I should call to make sure they're alright or how I wish I could be with my sister and cousin on their NYC adventure or whatever. When I think about where I am NOT, I start to feel discontent. I've been practicing everyday for the past two months NOT to do that to myself.  It's a constant mental exercise, and I'm learning to be present, to live in this moment and this day.  
(It's really hard, though.)

Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 11:44 AM in NY to TX, personal, plant life | Permalink | Comments (2)

get outside & breathe.

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Taking one day at a time. Soaking up as much of the sun as possible. Lots of breathing. Repeat, repeat repeat lately. It's all been good: the sun, the weather, the almost-there summer...

My walk/jogs that have been mostly walks the past few weeks were upgraded to mostly jogging - with bits of running (body's now ready for it. Hooray!).

My cats are my heart and my children. I love them, and they so love me back. (Speaking of, did you see this?! Crazy!)

Plus, an awesomely beautiful Mother's Day spent gifting and planting and getting outside and finding a bunch of $4 sundresses...priceless for the soul.

Hoping a lot of your May's been made up of those two! ♥ 

The above stamps came in a digitial kit along with fun others from here.

Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 08:48 AM in anxiety, around here, HOLIDAYS | Mother's Day, one little word, one little word 2014: WORK, plant life, seasons | SPRING | Permalink | Comments (2)

office orchid

Mini office orchid 01 | Amanda Rose blog

I just wanted to check in today and write that my new mini office orchid makes me happy. If I were participating in #100HappyDays that's trending right now, I suppose this would be my first submission. I picked it out on Sunday from my local Stop&Shop and it has been the MVP of the past two work days.

Mini office orchid 02 | Amanda Rose blog

Its pressence calms me down.  It gives me the perfectly timed few-second breaks in between all the eye-straining computer design. I'm usually shifting its position throughout the day.  It starts off in the early morning hugging my iMac screen, then sits sweetly on the window sill once the sun comes out. Midday, I turn it. I doesn't bother me. It waits patiently for my attention.

Mini office orchid 03 | Amanda Rose blog

Its a Just Add Ice orchid and should be easy to keep alive. Place a single ice cube in the pot once a week. No direct sunlight.  (I hope I don't mess it up.) We shall see. ♥ 

Any other tips for this new mini-orchid mama?

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 08:08 PM in around here, house | HOME | heart, my job as a designer, plant life, seasons | SPRING | Permalink | Comments (1)

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