Day 54: Powerful Happenings + Immense (International) Friendship

 

Today I learned...

...that extremely powerful things can happen when so much good energy is together. 

Today I am thankful for...

...the fantastic opportunity to meet the beautiful women in the above photo. Each one of them is so pure in her own way, so creative, and so inspiring. I sense SO MANY good times in our future and I feel so blessed to have been able to enjoy a full day of magic with Jenn and Rachel, followed by a dinner of laughter with them and Lisa, Kendra, and Caroline. I will never forget the day!

Day 52: Sleep + Plans

Today I learned...
...that I need more sleep!!!! I need to abide by my self-imposed bedtime of 11pm. I haven't been lately and it's starting to catch up with me.

Today I am thankful for...
...making plans with friends. Everything all coming together perfectly for my trip to NYC is making me even more excited than I was before! I actually get to see another NYC friend now!!! I can't get over this! :-)

Day 48: Cat Attention + a Safe Arrival

Today I learned...
...that Juice thrives on time alone with me. She was in my writing room with me for hours today while I was writing papers for grad school. Tumbler was shut out because he gets into things and distracts me, and after he had stopped crying and went on his way, it was just me and Juice and she loved it. She slept and purred and snuggled and talked and was just so happy to have one on one time. Haha.

Today I am thankful for...
...my friend Rachel landing safely in America! She's here! On my continent! In my country! And while she has fun in NYC this week, I am one step closer to seeing her on Saturday!

Day 26: Celebrities + Licensure Prep

Today I learned...
...that mooning over an attractive TV star like a 14 year old makes me human. :-) And that mooning over one with a good friend makes it both fun and funny!

Today I am thankful for...
...the big licensure prep manual I received in the mail that will help me study for licensure for my MSW in the next few weeks!

Day 13: Wishes + Friendships

Today I learned...
...that wishes really can come true. See below.

Today I am thankful for...
...the official opportunity to see some of my very dearest friends on February 23rd in New York City. For 4 years, in addition to making videos on my own YouTube channel, I have been making Wednesday Warrior videos for a channel called WeRFreEDomFighters. My day is clearly Wednesday, but some other fantastic ladies make videos on other days of the week. Together, we create programs, video rotations, and educational topics. Together, we promote eating disorder recovery and reach thousands of people.

These women are also some of my dearest friends. We are everywhere: various parts of the USA, Italy, the UK. But we are connected by sisterly bonds and communicate daily through text messages, phone calls, Facebook, Twitter, emails, and of course - YouTube.

These strong friendships have been years in the making, but due to the fact that we don't live near each other, we have never met. And this February, several of us will.

It is with a heavy heart that I regret I cannot meet ALL of my Freedom Fighter sisters. But this February, I will get to meet 3 of them. My dear friend from the UK will be coming to the USA and arriving in NYC. My other FF sister will be arriving in NYC from Georgia. And a third dear friend currently LIVES in NYC, so will be there waiting for all of us with open arms. It will be a friend-fest!

I couldn't be more grateful or more excited!