Wishy-Washy-Ashlee

I am already bored with my challenge choice...and questioning my decision to not just have less of a theme on the blog for the entire month. I almost quit or amended the rules. In the end I made a decision and chose a challenge topic and I'm going to stick with that. :)

Here is today's letter to me:

Dear Ashlee, 

Your inability to make a decision is annoying. I'm not quite sure when the constant waffling started but I do remember that time in 9th grade that Sir-Bob-a-lot pulled the car over and wouldn't drive us to dinner until someone decided where we were going to go. I remember that you would have rather gone home than been forced to make a choice (turns out SBaL couldn't make a decision either and that's why were were stopped in the first place). It's really strange because you are the most bossy person I've ever met (well tied for bossiest) and I feel like that should make you a good strong decision maker. It doesn't. You wait until the last possible second to decide where to go to college, you change your major 9 times (only to end up back in college (and changing your mind about what to do at least twice on the way back!), you miss out on great opportunities trying to make a decision. Frankly it's exhausting so please just don't worry so hard about making the wrong decision and stop trying to make sure your decision will make every person happy and just make a decision! Here's the thing I wish I could tell you that you grow out of it but you don't. IT.GETS.WORSE. Like when you are by yourself and trying to decide what to eat for lunch you sometimes have to pull the car over and try and make yourself decide that way, and lots of times that ends up with you turning the car around and just not getting anything because it is easier than deciding. So if you could just work on this problem, for us, I'd really appreciate it. 

Love, 

The older wiser smater  older Ashlee

PS you hung out with that other bossiest person recently and you remembered that she also can't make a decision to save her life. It made dinner a real problem when it was just the two of you since there was no one else around to decide....maybe it's a bossy people thing.  

Day 1

Dear 8th Grade Ashlee,

I have this vision of you crying in the cafeteria because life seemed to be going so well and it was all about to change as you headed off to high school, seriously you must have been having a really emotional day because that was ridiculous! I get it, change is scary, but sometimes staying in your comfort zone is way worse! All change is not bad, high school and college they will be so much fun! Life outside of 8th grade (or whatever change you are struggling with) is exciting! Sure you will have different friends (I don't know that you talk to any of the people from that 8th grade lunch table any more) but the important ones they are still there! Change is inevitable learn to get excited about it! Order something new at a restaurant every once in a while, it's worth it.

Don't be too consumed with the way things were to miss out on what's going to be!

Love,
sometimes-I still-struggle-with-change-but-I-would-never-cry-about-leaving-middle-school Ashlee

31 days of letters to Shlee

I had already decided to try to get back into blogging by committing to having a post every weekday in October all on my own. (actually I meant for it to be September but I lost track of time...) 

I have heard about Nester's challenge before but, I really thought I needed to have a specific topic to blog about and I just can't commit to that kind of blogging. Unless of course there is any interest in 31 days of pictures of the cutest dog, or 31 days of pictures of my hair not being fixed before I leave the house, or maybe 31 things I wish I had done differently the first time I graduated from college. All that to say I was perfectly happy to sit out and not be joining Nester's 31 Dayers.

 But, by the 57th post on the 31 days of blogging in my Google Reader I just couldn't resist I whipped up a quick amateur "graphic" (neglecting my work duties and homework) and decided to play along! 

I almost went (semi) themeless (I even had the paragraph typed up and hit publish) when it hit me, I can't do 31 things I wish I had done differently the while I was getting my undergrad, I just don't think I could think of that many things. But, I can do a twist on a popular writing topic and write 31 letters to the Younger Me. I'm coming up on a milestone birthday (30! eek!) with that comes lots of reflecting on all the years, decisions, and events that have made me, me. I have lots of good advice for that sweet younger Shlee. And if I happen to run out of advice for her I might throw in a few to future Shlee just for good measure. :)

  If you want to join in, or see who else is go on over to Nester's and check it out. 

Sometimes it takes me longer to think of a lame title than it does to write an entire post...

This is what the weekend looked like...

Lots of rain and cool temperatures.

Perfect weather for not doing much, except lazing around and watching scary movies. And that's exactly what we did. Monday came too fast (it always does!) and I cannot even begin to grasp the fact that it's October. I wanted time to move this quickly when I was younger always counting down to my birthday or the next big break from school but now I wish it would just S L O W down. I have lots of things to look forward to and lots of count downs in my head but the exciting times get here and then they are over just as quick as the started.

This little bit did not want to get out of bed this morning (probably because she woke us up at 4:00 to take her out, which she never does!) it took every ounce of willpower I have to get out of bed and make it to work this morning....

Here's hoping for a great week!

Have a great weekend!

Is it the weekend yet?

It's only Tuesday? I can already tell this is going to be a looong week.

Garrett joined a bowling league...it's a work league (his employer is huge and has lots of fun things for employees to do).

When I think of bowling I think of the movie Kingpin. I mean is there a more ridiculous hobby?

I told my 16 year old cousin about it he said "that's almost as bad as the chess club" little did he know that G was in the chess club in college...love that nerdy guy :)

In typical Garrett fashion he has taken on his new hobby with the greatest passion, he will be the best armature bowler that league has ever seen! Which means that on Friday he bought himself a bowling ball, bag, and shoes. :) And then we played a few practice rounds.

I'm horrible but I guess with all the practicing I'll be breaking a 100 before too long.

Since this football season is promising to be a long one for my Sooners, I might as well get excited about bowling too.

Is there such thing as bowling season? Bowling tailgates? Cute outfits to be worn?

Free time!

I had planned to blog every (week) day in September. that didn't work out so well for me. obviously. I'll give it a try in October! maybe.

The good news is I'm not behind in school. The bad news is I'm behind almost everywhere else.

Except with cooking, two weekends ago I made 15 recipes for a total of 30 meals. That makes my life so much easier! But, not quite as easy as when Garrett brings food home from work.  

I had three tests this week (still one to go). I'm so ready to live a life that does not include school. (that previous statement is not necessarily true if I could live a life that included school but not work, I'm all for that!)

There are so many things on my to do list when I'm finished with school

1. read for fun! - I hid my Kindle so I'm not tempted. must read about Accounting for the next two and half months.

2. Watch a million shows on Netflix that everyone is always talking about that I've never gotten to see!

3. Cooking!

4. Blogging

5. Crafting

6. Organizing.

Just to name a few!