Simply V

she, the SEA

simplev — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:45:03 +0000

As each strong wave pounds on the rocks

I stand, spellbound by the Sea

As the spray and foam quench the docks

I am breathlessly gazing at the blue queen

She embodies the patient and calm

With liquid lips kissing the silver sand

Submissive to the breeze of the night

That takes her towards the moonlit land

She simmers with indomitable power

Ruining men, with a mere crystal wave

Looming over great cities, she towers

When she is raged, nothing is safe

And her crystal touch, saline

Glistening under the noon sun

Rushing waters, a symphony, divine

She is the joyous one

Nothing else can be her

She is unique

No one on earth will own her

She is free

And I, I am awestruck

Kneeling before the Sea.

Weird

simplev — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:02:29 +0000

I am a weirdo. I acknowledge that and embrace it at times, not as much as I would like to but that is yet another thing that I am working on.

So, I sit here debating a topic that I would like to journal about. I am going to start journaling about this daily, I hope so anyhow, I really really need to. Even if I write one sentence, I need to do it. The thing is, I wonder if it should just become a part of my blog. Hmm.

Decisions. Ew.

I embrace the Weird, after all, I don’t think I will ever be un-weird, nor do I really want to for that matter.

The swing of things

simplev — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:23:42 +0000

I am learning moment by moment that in life you have to constantly adjust to situations that arise.

My life seems to never calm down. Something BIG is always going on. No matter where I go or who I am with, I tiptoe around to get a feel for things and make sure everyone is OK.

I wonder if it is me, or if this is just how life is, or maybe it is a combination of both. I have been trying to adjust to this life, thinking that maybe if I just relax and let it all ride, then I won’t always be caught up in a soap opera. sigh I don’t think it’s working. LOL

I need a vacation.

WAIT!

I just spent a week and a half at our beach condo. Yes, it is only 15 minutes away from home, and in NO way was it a vacation, Alexia was still in school and I still had to go home each day to take care of the animals … I was still doing the laundry, cleaning up mass messes, making meals for everyone, on the phone with friends and family members working out issues, grocery shopping, chasing my 3 yr old around and being Mama, Vic, V, Victoria, and …… geez, life is a roller coaster. Can’t I just be.

I guess when it comes down to it, it’s more about finding what works in any given situation, getting into a habit of handling things they way they work best and finding some down time for yourself and sticking to it.

I don’t really set aside time for myself to just chill and not think about everything that is going on and/or how to fix it.

I think I need a routine. Maybe I don’t. Maybe I think too much and maybe not enough.

I thought I was getting into the swing of things and suddenly I’m not so sure.I need to just relax and let it be, if even just for 5 minutes.

My new goal is to set aside 5 minutes for myself each and every day to Just Breathe.

The little things that make me feel warm and fuzzy inside.

simplev — Wed, 26 May 2010 05:01:27 +0000

Started the day off with an Iced Caramel Machiatto – upside down, skim milk, and extra extra caramel, just the way I like it – hand delivered by none other then my lovely bro – Dustin. Thanks brother. <3

Mom called me around 11am and asked if I would like to go visit my Grandparents( 86 and 90 years old ) with her and of course I accepted the offer. I love visiting with them and Nick always has a good time as well. I consider myself very blessed to have them both in my life and they truly are quite amazing people and always full of inspiration for me.

On our way to Salisbury, which is where they live, about 30 mins away from where I live, we stopped by the mall to get my eyebrows threaded. If you have never experienced this before and you either tweeze or wax,then you are missing out. No hot wax, no burns, no chemicals, no tweezing, no re growth for about 3 weeks and no pain. In my opinion there is just no other way to go.

So here we are walking through Macy’s and as I go past all of the make up counters, I stop at Lancome and ask for a few samples. Normally they just say yes and hand you an few or say no if they don’t have any. This time they sat me down and found a perfect match foundation that was nice and lightweight and also told me that I needed to start exfoliating if I wanted to get rid of the blackheads and I was also given a nice moisturizer to use at bedtime. Thank You Tommy at Lancome for hooking me up today. I will let you know how the products work out and if the blackheads diminish then I will certainly be back.

Next stop was the eye brow threading. My Mom went and played in the play area while I was threaded by a most lovely Indian woman who remembered me and she did a fantastic job as usual. Takes about 10 minutes and the price is $10.00 and every penny is worth it. I have to give her much due credit. My eyebrows aren’t easy to work with, I have a nice scar on my left eyebrow that is very hard to disguise and sure enough, my eyebrows are even and the scar doesn’t show. They look fab!

Next stop – Home Depot to get flowers for the GP’s. Mom picked a nice selection of purples, pale yellows, and some white. she planted them on their porch in those hang over the rail type potters. They brightened the place up and put a smile on the GP’s faces.

My Grandfather, I refer to him as Chief, was born with Polio and well, he rides in one of the scooters. My son adores it and he scares the heck out of me anytime he hops on for a ride. He likes to drive and when his little hands touch the buttons, the scoooter shoots across the floor and is stopped just in time to not run one of us over. He had a time out and a lecture and then was back on again after a few moments of “I need a nap” tears.

We stayed for a good while, maybe 3 hours and while I was there my Grammie let me order some Lush products for my upcoming birthday ( June 9 ). I will add those to the lush page when I get a chance. Exciting!! I love Lush. Thanks Grammie.<3

On our way home we stopped by Accurate Optical because I needed a new pair of glasses, mine are broken and not repairable. I haven’t been able drive at night or see much of anything without the squinting – so bad, causes wrinkles. So I am rather proud of myself. I spend way too much time picking out anything. I am a Gemini and I will spend 10 minutes deciding which orange juice to buy at the grocery store. Anyhow, I only spent 5 minutes picking them out, glasses should take longer to pick out then OJ, right. The very first pair I picked up are the ones I wound up purchasing … I did try on 3 others, but these are the best!!!

I don’t know if you can see this, but, they have little stars all over the sides and a little moon sliver too. I will take a better picture of them for you to see once I pick them up tomorrow. Yay! I will be able to see again and in awesome Astro glasses.

The little things in life make me so happy.

So here I am typing away when I need to be upstairs in my bed snoozing. Off I go after a lovely day shared with family and wonderful little things to make V smile and feel good inside.

This week on Digit@l Pros(e):

simplev — Tue, 25 May 2010 03:11:47 +0000

My Life as an Alien comes full circle and gets to spend some one-one time with her dad, too.

Meanwhile, Simply V takes time to smell the flowers.

The Hollywood Hermit deals with death at her doorstep and The Inside Life tells us how to pass through with peace.

Durrah lays it down funky style, while Moves in Curves shares some recent kid funnies!

Melia paints everything purple in Weirdness Within, while Spectacular Me is happy saying neener, neener to the rest of the organized world.

Take time to smell the flowers

simplev — Fri, 21 May 2010 01:24:36 +0000

Life often consumes us instead of the other way around. Lately things have just been piling up and overwhelming me to the point that it has been hard to appreciate the small things in life. In the past few days though, I have had quite a few reminders from different people and the universe herself to do just that, Take time out to smell the flowers. Today my water was turned off, yup, I didn’t pay the bill. No worries, it will be back on tomorrow.

Nick and I both needed a shower to wash our selves of the germs that we were holding from the plague that cursed us over the last few days. Off we went to my Mama’s house to shower and then soak up some sunshine in her backyard. While we were there, Nick dug in the dirt and brought me several little bugs that he found. One would be a grub. The white puffy cream filled ones, at least that is what they were referred to as in the Lion King. next he brought me a snake, no, not a real snake, it was an Earth worm, and he has always called them snakes. He pulled the poor guy in half and told me that he then had two snakes. Boys.

Mom and I both sat in the sunshine for a few hours while Nick found bugs and played with Bella ( Mom’s mini poodle ). We listened to the wind blow through the leaves in the trees and to all kinds of birds, I spotted a beautiful robin that seemed to be watching us as well. The sunshine felt so good on my skin, especially after being holed up in the house all week long, due to crappy weather and of course the plague. I took my shirt off while I sat in her backyard, she has a wonderful privacy fence, ahhh, privacy on one’s own property surely is something that should NOT be taken for granted if you have it. The sun was my best friend today, he always knows just how to make me feel better, good old vitamin D.

Needless to say, this was the simplest of days that we I have had in a very long time and it was the most beautiful as well. I was able to just simply be today and soak up the sun. Thank you Universe, for your reminders, to take the time to smell the flowers.

Goodnight Moon

simplev — Thu, 20 May 2010 03:28:50 +0000

After a very long day and long night (last night) I am SO ready for bed. My tummy is still not feeling quite right, but I can tell I am on the mend. Nick was a trooper today, battling the flu that is now escaping me. He is asleep on the couch and I am about to bring him up to my room for the night, if he wakes up sick I will be right there with him, rather then running down the spiral staircase at 4am to the rescue.

Alexia is away from all of the icky germs and with her Mimol (Justin’s Mom, this is pronounced “Me-mall” and spelled like a french word…. per – Alexia) where she will stay the rest of this week, hopefully she will be able to avoid the plague that we have been graced with.

I am looking forward to a good full night of sleep, I think I got maybe, MAYBE one hour TOTAL last night. Ugh. Please Dear God, let me sleep tonight, Nickolas needs it too. <3

My bed awaits me.

Much Love, xxoo – V

Journey

simplev — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:43:49 +0000

I have realized that we cannot control what happens to us in life, but we can control the way we choose to react to what it brings. I’m just one Mama, trying to find a happy balance and a simple life on this Magical yet Fierce Journey …

and Here I am.

The Beginning

simplev — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:42:19 +0000

I am starting this blog to document and share a bit about my life, how I am feeling and what is going on. I would like be able to look at it anytime and just see where I was at and what I was thinking, etc. I think that being able to get it all out, whatever I might be holding onto, letting it go right here, will be a good thing. This might not be the most entertaining Blog, but, it serves a purpose for me – Self Evidence. Where it goes from here I’m not sure, no expectations …. this is the way I see my life each and every day at any given moment.

Closer to my Dreams

simplev — Thu, 20 May 2010 01:43:03 +0000