Things that are Rockin’ My World: Is it June Yet?

• Testing and IEP Meetings
• What my summer is going to look like. It’s still a blank slate.
• I’m about 3 months away from 31. I like that number.
• I’m in love.
• I go back and forth between wanting a cat and a baby. On most days, it’s a cat.
• I’m going to Chicago for Fourth of July and I want a foolproof way not to go broke.
• I miss Costa Rica.
• I am ready for a new work setting.
• Game of Thrones is coming back on this weekend and I haven’t re-watched Season 5.
• I’m not ready for my Sundays evenings to be kidnapped by HBO.
• The internet will be broken this weekend after Beyoncé releases her new music.
• The internet will be obsessed with talking about Yoncé for the week to follow.
• Spring weather keeps playing with my emotions.
• I love waking up to the sun shining into my bedroom and apartment.
• Spring is my new favorite season.
• I need new, simple recipes.

What’s currently Rockin’ Your World?

 

We Went to Costa Rica…

…and now we are truly sad to be back.

Highlights:

• We rented a car. We named her Sandy. Not the best pick-up for managing driving up the rolling hills, but she pulled through. Gas mileage was great!

  

  Sandy chilling in Manuel Antonio

• We got an AirBnB in Manuel Antonio. It was pretty nice/comfortable and we will probably keep doing AirBnB’s when we return. We woke up to this:

PS- Those howler monkeys look like this:

• We ate so good. Fresh, delicious, sweet fruits for breakfast and in juice form. The way God intended us to have them (*clears throat* with a little tequila.)

Cafecito, Mango, Bananas, Papaya, Watermelon

2×1= AKA Happy Hour

• Bran got a lesson in maneuvering the curves and mountains in Costa Rica.

• Endless beautiful sights of the coast line and countryside

• The Arenal Volcano unveiled herself.

• And the most important highlight: Love was grown. 

  

  Pura Vida,

Back to Where It Started

                         Suspended Bridge                                    

On June 11, 2011 I published my first post on GlobeTracer. I was living in Costa Rica as a 26 year old adult, one of my bucket list items. I didn’t plan it that way. Life happened, and I ended up using this medium as a way to document how I got through one of the most difficult times in my life.

In a couple of hours, I get to see Costa Rica again. Thinking back to where I was 5 years ago, I couldn’t have planned  the changes that occurred. In 5 years, I accomplished a lot. God has been good. I’m working and taking care of myself now. I’ve found a career, where I see myself growing and thriving. I am seeing a mental health therapist regularly. I am living on my own, paying bills, and plotting the next big goal. But before I continue to tackle life, I get to experience “pura vida.”

Letting go all my anxieties. Forgetting what’s waiting on me when I get back home. Disciplining my brain to be in the moment, to embrace the rain, to take in all the beauty that I’ve missed for 5 years. To put my phone away. To stop searching for a wi-fi signal. I’m thankful to God I’m going on my first trip of 2016. I need this!

For the next week, I get to share my country with the person that I love.  I hope it’s love at first sight for him. I look forward to sharing new posts when I return!

Pura Vida,

She

 

What’s Rockin’ My World: Fall Twenty Fifteen

So much going on in life I don’t even know where to begin.

Meet Julia, new muppet character with autism.

For starters:

• Weave went bye-bye. It lasted for 1 month and 9 days and I was very proud of myself. I am a person that loves to wash her hair so much and not being able to touch my scalp bothered me. That hair wash yesterday was so epic.
• The weather has been pretty amazing (cooler mornings, warmer afternoons) but I know the colder temperatures are just around the corner. Time for coats to come from hibernation.
• My job is going good so far. I enjoy working with children who have autism, they are all so very unique. It’s about to be a busy time this coming week with Quarter 1 ending. There’s progress reports to do, testing, meetings and therapy. Kind of hard not to day-dream about the holidays at this time.
• In current event news, Sesame Street has a new muppet character with autism. Her name is Julia. This initiative was created as a resource for families with children who have autism, and a way to reduce the stigma associated with autism. Children with autism are more likely to be bullied at school and the videos on the website show real stories from real families.
• I am going to visit a friend in Houston in 2 weeks! I’m super excited as it’s my first time visiting. What should I not miss eating or doing?
• I go through my bouts of love and hate with social media. For the most part, I stay consistently on Twitter. But even with Twitter, if your favorite folks are not engaged with you…it can get kind of boring. I actually like to interact with people online. I haven’t decided when I’m going to fast from social media, but it’s looking like pretty soon.
• I’m back to falling asleep on my couch. I don’t really rest when I sleep in my bedroom and I’m trying to figure out what that’s about.
• I need to get back into talk therapy! Due to work conflict, I stopped attending the group therapy in September as well as individual therapy. It’s about time I start getting the care I need again.
• Living alone has been pretty cool. I really cannot complain about it, and I can’t imagine going back to roommates again.
• I am not confirmed for Costa Rica just yet this Christmas but I’m still making a countdown clock because it WILL happen. Stay tuned for more news in November.
• Remember how I wanted this when I got my own apartment? Definitely gonna happen soon. I’m gonna rescue a kitten!

What’s rockin’ your world lovely?

-She