Oh Nuts

I know that this is a bit of a cliche topic but it has been on my mind a bit lately. But this has been popping up in my head a lot lately. I think it is partially because we often miss out on the little things in life. An example of this that I recently had was the other weekend at a friends wedding. In the front inside flap of the program that they had for the ceremony the bride and groom had a little note asking that their guest become unplugged so that they could participate in the ceremony. With the exception of one or two people at the very end, all of the guests respected the wishes of the bride and groom and kept their phones away and participated in the ceremony. Photo by  BRUNO CERVERA  on  Unsplash While that is just one example of staying off of our phones, iPads, etc. I know that there are plenty more little things and moments that we can enjoy without having to capture it in a picture. To me little moments means spending time with my family. Whether ...

For today's post it took me a couple days to actually come up with a moment where I was proud of myself. When I first started thinking about what to post all I could come up with was moments when I was proud of my family for something that they did. But after thinking about it hard enough I did come up with a moment where I was proud of myself for something that I did. The moment that I came up with just happened within the past few months. I have a hard time studying for tests and remembering information and in one of the classes that I took back in the spring I got an "A" on one of the tests we took. And I am proud of myself for that because I am not the greatest when it comes to taking tests.