Hump Day Pep Talk.

"Your presence is a present to the world. You're unique. You're one of a kind. Your life can be what you want it to be. Take each day, one at a time."

It's just been one of those weeks for me. You know the kind. The kind where everything seems to be going against you and you don't know whether to laugh at how incredibly ridiculous it all is, or to cry at how incredibly frustrating it is. I've been somewhere in between laughing and hysteria for the last 3 days which has not helped the situation one bit. I think I hit rock bottom today when I gave a kid in one of my classes an "I'm going to kill you if you don't wipe that stupid smile off your face, you asshole" look, after he gave me a genuine smile. In my defense, he outspokenly made a rude comment about a project I had done earlier in the week which led to a humiliated Chelsea standing in front of her class taking a bunch of hits and trying really hard not to burst out in tears. He deserved that look (and it felt REALLY good). But nevertheless, as I was walking home from class with my headphones on it kind of hit me: I really need to turn this week around before I lose all composure and any dignity I have left.

What I realized on my walk is that I'm probably the only one who cares about everything that has caused me to feel like I have no dignity this week. I'm probably the only one who thought it was embarrassing to have to wear my glasses and no makeup all week because I have pink eye. I'm probably the only one who is still thinking about how legitimately humiliating my project turned out to be. I'm probably the only one who is dwelling on the fact that I got turned down from a job that I really wanted. And I'm probably the only one who can't let it go. Yeah, I'm having a bad week, but I'm sure I'm not the only one and I'm sure my week isn't the worst.

Come to think of it, aren't I acting a bit ridiculous knowing that I have a great support system and people who won't shoot me down when I'm gross and have a shitty project in school? I know I'm allowed to feel how I feel, but I'm not looking enough at all the things I've been so grateful for lately.

The good news is, there's still time to turn it around. It's only Wednesday which means I still have time to make the end of the week something to be proud of. I still have time to take a deep breath and tell myself that the world isn't ending just because my eye is infected and I have to throw away all my makeup. The world isn't ending because one of my classes isn't going as planned. And the world isn't ending because I broke my attempt at a crap-free diet and ate 14 pieces of chocolate yesterday. Tomorrow is a new day, and the sun will still rise.

I'm going to turn this week around right now. Everything that's happened is out of my control and at this point I'm the only one who can make an honest decision to look at the brighter side. What I want is for you all to know that when it hasn't been your day or week (or month, or even your yeeeear - sorry, I couldn't resist) that there's always the chance to make it better. My challenge for the next few days is to remind myself that I am better than this week and I will not be defeated by it.

[I love you all. Thank you for continually making me happy and grateful with your love and support in my life, and for not judging me when I fall off the wagon and feel like staying down for a minute to sulk.]

All You Need Is Love.

[heart via: here]

Happy Valentine's day, loves.

Five for Friday

Happy Weekend, bloggers! I hope everyone had a fabulous week and is looking forward to an even better weekend ahead. I'll be heading home to visit my dad and catching up on lots of things I've been putting off (like loads of homework and studying). Here's my new weekly wrap up post:

1. Song of the week: Dig by Incubus. I think this is probably one of my absolute favorite songs of all time. Always good to bring back every now and then.



2. Quote of the week: “It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” - Audre Lorde

3. 5 things I learned this week:
-CU is willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to change their logo, but wont hire people to shovel the sidewalks of snow on campus.
-RENT is an awesome musical.
-You don't ever have to justify the way you are feeling at any given time.
-The Superbowl commercials were better last year.
-A "Hawaiian Margarita" at the Sink in Boulder....is BLUE.

4. A Picture: Took this one last weekend - Boulder truly is one of the most beautiful places on earth. It makes my heart happy.


5. A Takeaway from the week: I've been getting kind of fed up with facebook lately, mostly because of the fakeness surrounding it. There's so many people you are "friends" with that you can't even stand in real life - and that's just it. The idea that facebook ISN'T real life. It's an interesting thought. My friend, Ryan just sent me this video, and it definitely makes you think twice about deleting your account. I don't think I will, because it IS still a valuable form of communication for me, but I think I'm going to make some changes on it effective immediately. I love my real life friends, those who don't judge you based on your profile picture and friend count. If you are reading this then you're one of the real ones in my book :) (oh, and I encourage you to watch this video, it's pretty awesome!)

[Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!]

Happy Birthday: My Soulmate.

Today is my best friend, Cory's 22nd birthday! (Wait, remember when we were like, 7?!) Of course a birthday message is in order, but for this girl, a special one.







There is not a thing in the world that I am more grateful for than my 16 year friendship with Cory. Not only have we been tied at the hip since 1st grade, but we have somehow managed to stay tied through miles of distance, state to state and sometimes even country to country. Though we've been tested with distance since we were 11, at 22 years old we've always know that our friendship can withstand anything that's thrown our way.






There's no better way to put it: she's my soulmate. She is the one person in the world who has been there through good and bad, seen me at my best and worst, and has loved me unconditionally and unwavering through it all (even that time when I slapped her in 5th grade....). I couldn't even begin to put into words the profound impact she has had on my life. All I can say is that I am the luckiest girl in the world to have been blessed with her friendship for more than half my life.







Somehow she always manages to make my birthday's special, and I always feel bad that I can never be there for her's (every year since the 4th grade). One of these years I'll be there next to her, celebrating what an amazing friend and sister she has always been to me. But for now, I hope a small blog post in her honor will do.

I love you, best friend. And even though I'm not there, I hope you have the happiest of Birthday's.

Parisian Love

Happy Sunday dear readers! This week started off with a few days of negative temperatures and is ending with a sick, voiceless Chelsea and a few inches of snow. Needless to say, this sick girl is enjoying being inside with some tea and Netflix (thanks, Tanya!).

I don't usually watch the entire Superbowl, and if you're like me you're really mostly in it for the awesome commercials (remember Nanerpuss?!) so on this sick, snowy, Sunday I give you my favorite Superbowl ad from last year:

[Hope you all have a fabulous Superbowl Sunday!]

Happy Birthday, Sister!

Today is my sister's birthday
and since I can't be there to celebrate with her like she was for mine,
I wanted to wish her a very special day.

Happy Birthday, Ashley!

I hope this year brings you so much happiness
filled with lots of roller-skating and love.
Thanks for always being someone I can look up to and count on.
I love you, sister.

10 things I learned this week.

1. Distance doesn't matter when you have a best friend like Cory.












2. Sometimes asking for help is the best thing you can do for yourself.
3. I'm a much happier person when the weather is 62 degrees at the end of January.
4. HTML and CSS
5. Getting in touch with an old friend is an amazing feeling.















6. It's a strange feeling when your friends start growing up and settling down. Happy, but strange.
7. Corporal punishment is allowed in Colorado.
8. The god-awful rhetoric class I took last semester taught me WAY more than I gave it credit for.
9. I have a really big pet peeve concerning people who don't sit in the same seat in class every day.

10. It's really hard to leave for class when there's a sweet little kitty following you around outside your apartment (especially when he's rubbing all over you and running around making it virtually impossible to take a decent picture of his cuteness).