Re-imagined

el nopal, the prickly pear 

I've been trying to re-imagine myself as someone who is more creative, more interested, and more engaged in the day-to-day activities of their life. Not to make this some kind of freaking self-help blog or something, but maybe it is really important to be constantly asking yourself "How can I make this day meaningful?" even when it seems painfully hard to pull yourself off the couch after a long eight hours of chasing after snotty two-year-olds and searching for teeny weeny tantrum-flung tube socks.

It's easier, for sure, to be meaningful on the weekends.

This re-imagined self of mine does more painting, adventurous cooking, and tells funnier jokes. She is more inclined to apply for new jobs, read new books and worry less about the furniture arrangement in her apartment. She trusts the fortunes out of fortune cookies (even if they are usually just more of an assertion of facts than any kind of true psychic prediction) and worries less about money. She takes advantage of vacation days and buys tickets to things without over thinking it.

Obviously, easier imagined than brought to life...but let's just take it one step at a time, shall we?

The painting above is my manifestation of being meaningful yesterday. Baby steps.