Today’s Observations
I could not sleep last night. I could not get my mind off of the psychology of confidence as it pertains to sports.
How do you counteract the cause when the cause overwhelms reason?
Not sure if that was even questioned correctly.
Trying to understand the psychology of confidence.
In the past few days or so, I’ve decided to be a little bit more conscious about my eating habits. I’ve realized that this is actually REALLY HARD. Haha. I eat out a lot and by a lot I mean like 99% of the time. So, while eating out, I should perhaps try to make some better choices about what I’m eating so that it’s a tad “healthier.” I’ve come to the conclusion that eating healthy is really difficult and not fun at all! Haha. I always like to look at the eat this not that on the web. Eating out is basically ridiculously bad for you. More than just bad, very bad! So then, I should really try to eat more at home – eating a cooked meal at home – no matter what it is – is almost always going to be better than eating out – I think. I should also try bringing my lunch to work – it saves money and is healthier – but I like eating out.
On Thursday night, I bought some stuff to make pasta from Trader Joe’s and when looking at the pasta decided I should try to be healthy and buy either wheat or brown rice pasta. I’ve had wheat pasta and its gross so I tried the brown rice (which also turned out gross). But anyway, I had it for lunch the next day and realized that when I bring my lunch – I end up being more hungry! This is probably due to the serving amount is not as huge as when eating out and it’s obviously not as many calories as I’m used to eating. So after 2 hours or so, I’m super hungry! A medium size amount of pasta compared to a loaded chipotle bowl just isn’t the same. :P I do see now how people can eat 6 mini meals a day because I feel like that’s what I need to do to not be hungry. Haha.
Also, cooking for myself is such a pain. Cooking for other people is easy. So, I’m going to try to cook at least 1-2 meals for dinner and maybe bring lunch once or twice a week. Haha.
I need to lose weight. It’s not fun when shorts that used to fit are now snug. :(
I’ve only had 2 close set of friends that have given birth so far. One of them is my friend J and D who live up north. Since they live up north, I wasn’t able to really see J throughout her pregnancy or even see the baby when she was born. I only finally met their baby girl back in March this year. On the other hand, M and L, just had their baby boy. Being close to them, I was able to basically watch M’s tummy get bigger and bigger with baby O. I got to feel baby O testing out his karate skills through M’s tummy. I haven’t been this close to anyone having a baby before. We had all been awaiting O’s arrival. I couldn’t wait for him to come out.
Seeing baby O made me think a lot. I didn’t get to hold him yet because I’m still getting over a cold. But, I’m already in love with him. :) It’s amazing to think that this baby was in M’s stomach!! The idea is still crazy to me – all this pregnancy stuff. As we all celebrate the arrival of baby O, the beauty of this baby keeps resonating my mind. I feel like this little boy has brought people a little closer, helped people become a little more sensitive, helped people feel, helped people observe and further realize that God creates beautiful beings. I think there are few things in this world that can be called precious. One of the definitions for precious is “Of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly.” As I look into baby O’s face, I think, precious. O is so precious. I feel like baby O’s arrival has triggered some additional happy emotions in all of us – reminding us of the beauty of this life, this life that God has given to us.
I can’t wait to hold little O for the first time and watch him grow up. :)
Good looking strangers can be intimidating.
I’m intrigued by tattoos which also means I kinda like them. I really liked this flying birds silhouette tattoo I saw on this girl’s back the other day. This is something like the one I saw. I also like the the ones that wrap around the bicep but probably a little higher up.
I also kind of like piercings – well, more like I really like my cartilage piercing and I’ve thought about getting another before. But because it hurt so much and got infected so many times, I’m a bit reluctant. Then I also wonder how professional that looks. I’ve also been thinking about getting a colored barbell instead of the silver one I have but I wonder if that will be “too much” for the office. Probably not for my office – might be much for when I have to meet vendors or higher ups. But hey, it adds personality! I’m thinking about some type of blue – maybe an ice blue or something. Look at some colors here! What do you think? I also can’t remember what gauge mine is. I think it’s 16 or 18. Fail. Anyway, the likelihood of getting a new one is probably pretty low considering the factors listed above, the price, and it’s a freaking pain to put in.
The end.
People are interesting. People’s personalities are interesting. The way people conduct themselves is interesting. Interpersonal relationship skills for everyone needs to be further developed. What is a good way to present ourselves? Is there one? What’s a good way to act around certain people? What’s a good way to speak? I think we talk a lot about this and I’ve been noticing a lot of this lately in and out of the office.
I think it does go back to understanding how people best receive and give communication or act. People are different. Some people act a certain way for underlying reasons – insecurities? Some people just want to impose. Some people just are. But down at the core, is there something that can help us all help each other communicate better so that things are clear and people aren’t offended? Are there ways we can help each other grow?
Today a few of us ladies were told…in reference to finding a husband to…
Be more aggressive. Lower expectations. And leave the church (you’re at).