#FiveGoodThings 8.15.14

So here is Week Two of #FiveGoodThings (see Week One here). I'm trying to do this each week to perpetuate the positive and remind myself (and others?) how much good and beauty there still is in the world, even if we have to look hard for it sometimes.

In other words,

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What a week. There was a lot of crummy stuff happening. Some scary stuff. A migraine. A blown call at the plate against the Padres.

But there's always much to be thankful for; and this week that includes:

1. Celebrating My Mother-in-Law's Birthday - Happy, happy birthday to a very sweet woman who raised a beautiful family, including my wonderful husband. We don't get together as often as we should so it was nice to spend an afternoon just eating, catching up and I NAILED IT with the earrings I picked out for her. *Drops mic

2. Initiating Women with Purpose into the Alpha Gamma Delta Sisterhood - I've been really happy and proud to work with the young women of the Delta Eta Chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta at SDSU, and I'm so looking forward to their first immersion into Formal Recruitment and their first full year on campus. On Friday evening they initiated six women into the fraternity and are beginning their intensive preparations for the upcoming school year.

They're so cute and creative and enthusiastic
about establishing their legacy on this campus!

I think back to my own collegiate years and how this time could be exhausting but it's so fun and rewarding to work towards a common goal. These are great girls and I can't wait to see what this year has in store for them on the Mesa.

My own pics look so dorky and dated by comparison... but we had fun!

3. Doing Cute and Functional Things in Sister's Room - I upcycled my sister's former dorm desk into a vanity for her birthday, and last weekend we spent a ton of time cleaning out her closet and rearranging other stuff so that she can have a cool closet/vanity space and lots more room for her cute clothes, art and a space to do homework or projects. We also took an Ikea trip, a thrifting trip and have some cool DIY projects planned. It's not quite done so I hope to have some in-progress and 'after' pics, but here's a bit of a vision board I cooked up for her.

4. Finding the helpers - I was glued to the news and Twitter this week for updates on all the horrible things taking place there. I will say that it's still an evolving situation and we don't have all the facts. But it's scary that something like this can happen in America, where we've been taught to believe that our freedoms are protected and that we value civil discourse and due process.

But if you look for the good, you'll always find it. I will continue to pray for compassion, understanding, justice and peace to prevail.

5. Summer of '69 music - My sister and I took advantage of another free summer concert in the park last night -- and this one was a cover band playing Woodstock-era artists and a lot of Crosby, Stills and Nash. Totes up our alley. There was also great people-watching to be had and soooooo many cute dogs making us smile. Summer already feels like it's slipping away with everyone starting back to school and the days (barely) cooling off a bit and football getting going so I really love grasping as many of these summer nights that I can.


If I can find five good things to come out of a tumultuous week, so can you! What are your #FiveGoodThings?

Make it a good one and take care of each other,