Always a time to reflect.

With summer, and where I am at with my life in general I often take a lot of time to reflect my future, where I am at now, highs and lows.  While everyday and moment cannot always be sunshine and rainbows, I constantly remind myself of the joys within my job, education, and my age at this moment.
     After switching stores for my job currently, I started regretting my decision for leaving my previous store of 4.5 years and the home I had established there.  But at this moment I could not be more happy, I have a boss young enough to be my sister with appreciation and guidance of a mother, friends from my previous store that I have been able to reconnect with, and a joy in what I actually do everyday for people.  Three months ago let alone a year ago did I think I would find something like that again.  To be within this enviroment of nuturing and acceptance, makes me want to thrive exceeded and preform over the top.
     Although the burden of completing education can stress any particular person out, I have found it hard to find the endurance to pull through.  I HATE school, well what was to be high school and grade school the sense of studying, papers, and god awful subjects.  Persuing a art degree, a dream come true, has its own subjects that I hate, including Art History.  I do have to take plenty of gened's which is certainly not my cup of tea, and for sure is something that makes me feel as though I am wasting my money.  Although the hard slave work and determination I have proved to myself goes to show the different person I am now than from 2 years ago graduating high school.  That isnt to say without the people who have mentored me and pushed me through the ups and highs, just like everything in life. I am now looking forward to powering through my degree with the thought of not everyone gets to do this, I have kicked butt thus far, and I can see my dream at the end of the tunnel.  After a trip to the National Stationary Show/Surtex this year in NYC I see what the insdustry intales, let alone buisness. Its an exciting adventure I am happy to hopefully join someday and hope to learn more about it when i attend CHA in the next week or so! Yep!  I'll be off to Chicago for an industry dream come true, I will be gawking and awestuck the whole time I am sure!  The possibilites are endless, and my education has shown me that.
     My age at this moment, full of dreams, wishes and still somewhat carefree times.  Not having to worry about the roof over my head at this moment persay, and enjoying small things in life are what is to be tresured at this moment in time.  Wether it is a person loving my cake at work, or a classmate enjoying my color pallette. I am at a point in which these are the moments I look forward to in my days and I remember to cherish them for the will not always last forever.  I mean is it really that bad that I get excited to go to work? I frost cakes and get to chat it up with some of my great friends, not sure if that qualifies as work but I am happy to call it my job!
     The lesson out of all this, enjoy the day, reflect on moments that mean the most no matter how small, and seize the moment with the loved ones around you.

Here is my scrappy share for the day, I hope you enjoyed this blog post, I am trying to share a bit more of myself as other bloggers do, and trying to find my own creative niche. 

BTW, PLEASE let me know if you will be attending CHA I would love to meet you!!! =]

 ft. Crate paper's Emma's Shoppe! (LOVE!)

yes I am obsessed with this picture, my favorite riding picture, but I love trying to reinvent it with different collections and designs!