Twenty Something

Here's a list of things that I have going for me. Just because I can.

-I'm a part of a beautifully artistic and fulfilling piece of theater with fantastic people who all love each other. 

(Come see Hair between July 5th and August 11th at Musical Fare INFO!)

-My job doesn't suck.

-I am going to be an orange belt by December.

-I have amazing friends

-I am loved unconditionally. 

-I have a future.

-I am talented.

-I will get out of this city.

-I will have a degree in less than a year.

-I have youth!

-I can do all of the following: make friendship bracelets, cooking, baking, singing, acting, dancing, painting, drawing, ride a bike, first aid, CPR, fill prescriptions, read, write, journal, take care of people, drive, handstands, cartwheels, front walkovers, love, communicate well, discuss politics, tell you the basics of macro physics, sew, tend to plants and garden, shoot a gun, shoot a bow and arrow, french braid, ballroom dance, 20 or more pushups at any given time, fishing, do laundry, babysit, ring out your groceries, and beat you up.

-I'm pretty fearless.

-I'm free to do whatever I want.

The world is my playground.

And here's a song:
Twenty Something
"Tales From the Bad Years"

My whole life is right in front me.

I can go anywhere.
Two whole decades can’t prepare you for the moment,
When the page is blank before you,
And you’re barely even twenty-something.
Nothing’s standing in my way.
No one’s holding me back.
College ended and there’s no one here to tell me
Not to hit the bars and rent some cars.
I’ll fuck around
But then I’m gonna change the world.
It’s the generation twenty-something ascending.
We might be young. We might be poor.
But we know we deserve much more than what our parents have.
Who knows what that’ll be?
But we’re ready to discover
If there is life after the Wii.
‘Cause as long as we’re still young and fresh
And twenty-something, we’re free.
This is it. This is what’s hot.
It’s your moment. It’s your decade.
But you’re only twenty-something til you’re not.
Hurry up. Do it now.
If you don’t, if you blink,
Then it’s over.
Show me something I can get behind.
And I’m already there.
I have more free time than I know what to do with.
I’m in twenty different places
But I guess it’s ’cause I’m twenty-something.
Single with a bach’lor pad.
Now I just need a job.
I’ve got time to kill until my life becomes more real.
The time is now for wearing heels,
For roommates, drugs,
For chance encounters.
Raise a glass to the generation twenty-something ascending.
We might be young. we might be poor.
But we know we deserve much more than what our parents have.
Who knows what that’ll be?
We’re the target demographic.
We’re the reason for tv.
We’re obsessively and definitely twenty-something and free.
Don’t think about tomorrow,
There’s enough to do today.
I’m young, smart, on my way.
This is my day.
You blinked.
You’re not twenty-something.
It’s your moment. It’s your decade.
But you’re only twenty-something til you’re not.
Hurry up. Do it now.
If you don’t, if you blink,
Then it’s over.
Don’t think about tomorrow,
There’s enough to do today.
I’m young, smart, on my way.
This is my day.
You blinked.
You’re not twenty-something.
We might be young. we might be poor.
But we know we deserve much more than what our parents have.
Who knows what that’ll be?
When you’re twenty you’re just starting…
When you’re twenty-four…
You’re twenty-five…
You’ll never feel more perfect when life starts at twenty-three.
Because we’re ready and we’re waiting
And we’re twenty-something and free.

Chester

From where I left off:

Every day is a new day and I am ready for the adventure.

In my quest to reinstate myself and become the real, true me to my fullest potential...

I found Chester.

Chester is a dieffenbachia plant, or a dumb cane plant, named for the fact that if you or any animal eats this plant your throat will swell up and you will become "dumb," unable to speak.

And I am absolutely in love with him.

He is gorgeous, with speckled leaves in a vibrant green. 

Not only are his leaves a gorgeous color, but they are large which let off a lot of oxygen and take in toxins from the air...

That larger he gets, the healthier and purer the air in my room will be!

So, why am I posting about the new love of my life?

Because not only is it HEALTHY, but I also decided that there are no rules to this blog... 

I don't just have to post about cooking and baking and healthy and blahblahblah...

Annnnnndddddd I have other talents, too! 

Like Painting!

And Chester was in a tiny, ugly, plastic, shipping pot.

So I painted him a new home... and I wanted to share that with you... whoever you are.

I bought the pot at AC Moore and used acrylics.

I used a white primer for the first coat, since the pot was originally terra cotta colored. 

I measured around the pot at different heights and then taped lines down for the stripes... I messed up a lot, but he needed to be replanted in a timely fashion, so I didn't mind much.

I used the cap of an old pain bottle and dipped it in pink paint for the polka dots on the bottom and then filled them in with three coats to cover the green.

I cut makeup sponges into triangles for the yellow triangles,

and I used little dandelion leaves that were growing in my backyard for the purple leaves on top.

I free-handed his name and sprayed the whole thing with a matte finish, moisture resistant spray.

Then I replanted him...

Tucked him in with soil, 

Watered him thoroughly, 

Sprayed his leaves and gave him plant food.

And Voila!

Chester has a new home.

And I have a new friend!

...I'm so lame...