Nicole’s Life

I realized something the other day. Someone asked me how I could handle so much on my plate and I said “because my plate is sturdy”.

For a long time, I took on many tasks to keep me busy. I was trying to fill my life not know what it was lacking. About a year and a half ago I felt like something was different with all my multi tasking. I realized I was happy! I was happy with myself, my family, my life. I was independent from my parents not that I don’t need them; because I do. For the first time I felt like a real adult.

I started looking at all that I had on my plate and realized I didn’t get nearly as stressed as before. I was taking on new projects because I wanted to learn something or I thought they could enrich my life. They have! I have learned new things which makes me feel fulfilled and complete.

In the past I tried to juggle so many things on a plate that had chips and holes, if you try to juggle the same amount of projects on a stable complete plate it becomes easier to prioritize and move things around. My plate is stable and sturdy because I am feeling complete. I am not saying I have done everything I want to do in life but I feel like I am in a good place.

I have come so far in 5 years, when my plate looked like a swiss cheese and was about as sturdy as a paper plate. I know now i can handle just about anything and I can’t wait to see what life has planned for me now.

Things to be happy about

A cat’s contented sigh

A free day

The art of packing

Having an epiphany

Paid bills

Being surrounded by books

A short list of dream vacations

A long list of dream vacations already taken

A bright scarf - even better if you were the one who made it
comfortable jeans

Everyday I get the “Page a Day” calendar of 5 things to be happy about sent to me.

The above are a few of my favorite. I started to think of some of my own:

A dog’s greeting

A palm tree in the South Carolina sun

Falling in love with your husband on a daily basis

Making something with your own two hands

Learning something new

Being a Daddy’s girl

Having a loving supportive family

Being proud of yourself

Standing on your own 2 feet

The way a dog cocks his head at you as if to say “I understand what you are saying”

Planning a vacation

Having an account reconcile in a mater of hours not days

An unexpected snow day

A song that makes you feel like a teenager

Realizing how lucky you are before it is too late

Hmmmmmmmmm…..
Let’s see we have our standard answers, someone famous, the president, God, etc. I of coarse would like to sit down with my grandfathers. I think that since I have grown up I would like their opinions on so many things. Not to mention I would appreciate their life experiences so much more now. I would love to hear them tell stories about their lives.
Then there is Kenny Chesney, just so I could hear him sing
Dale Earnhardt Jr, to talk about racing.
F. Scott Fitzgerald, to talk about the Great Gatsby.
Jimmy Buffett, I need to know what it is like to live in paradise.
I can think of Historical figures:
Roosevelt, I would love to know what he was thinking during war.
Hitler, how did he think he was doing something good.
Stalin, what was going on in your head.
This train of thought came out of a radio station I was listening to this morning. Someone on the radio said they would like to talk to a World War II Veteran that saw combat to see what it was really like.
Besides all the people I have mentioned I would like to talk to Henry Bergh. He is the one who started the ASPCA. I would like to know what it takes to start such an organization and what made him do it. I would like to know how I can start my own rescue, since this is my dream…….