Friday is here. Everyone always seems in such a better mood when Friday comes. You just feel like celebrating because it means the weekend has arrived.

So here are some ideas on how to celebrate your Friday:

• Go on an extended lunch with your friends so you can be excited the weekend is here and flirt with the barely legal server.
• Bring in doughnuts to the office so you can ruin everyone’s diets PLUS everyone is so much more fun with a sugar buzz.
• Don’t wear underwear. Panty free Friday. It is your own private party all day. I am sure you won’t be the only one…
• Play one game of online scrabble with your coworkers to test everyone’s word knowledge.
• Play truth or dare. Why not?
• Go to the restroom and make a “Happy Friday” banner on a roll of toilet paper and then roll it back up. Leave it as a surprise!
• Bring in a DVD of your favorite episode of Sex and the City and have a viewing party in your office.
• Walk around the office like Tyra Banks and ask people, “Do you want to be on Top?” and have a small America’s Next Top Model photo shoot with your cell phone camera and then stage the elimination so you can crown a winner.
• Take a nap. Okay maybe not because this could get you fired. Maybe not fired, but at least a stern look of disapproval.
• Bring in fresh flowers to just brighten up the office. Better yet, send yourself flowers and act surprised. Even better, send them to a friend with a raunchy note from a secret admirer!
• At 5pm stand up and scream “Yahtezee!” and run out the door.

Or you could simply wish everyone a happy weekend and just enjoy yours but that is just not as fun!

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A friend of mine told me he was moving to LA at the end of the month. I was so excited for him. I told him if he felt that is where he needed to be then good for him. I love new adventures and I am glad he is just going for it. Besides, if he goes and hates it, he can always come back.

He was shocked by my excitement, support and enthusiasm about his move. He had told other people and they always were quick to tell him LA is dirty, full of traffic and so expensive to live. That he would have a hard time finding a job or a place to live. That he should really think about his move before he jumps into it.

He asked me why I was so positive about his move? I said that it was his dream and why wouldn’t I be excited that you are making it a reality. It would be silly for me to give you my opinion on LA when I have never personally been there. I do know TONS of people move to LA to make their dreams of being an actor come true and they all seem to find work doing something and living somewhere so why wouldn’t it be the same for him?

He thanked me for my support and making him feel good about his move. He was excited and was glad he could share it with me.

I think it is important to support people’s dreams. It is never my place to share my opinion on their dream. It is their life and they have to live it. I believe it is better, as a friend, to help them make their dreams into reality. Help them plan, help give them support and let them know they always have the option of changing their mind.

What would our lives be like if we didn’t have our dreams?

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There are 2 ways to get into a pool. You can slowly walk your way in; taking it inch by inch as your body adjusts to the water. Or you can just jump right in!

Which person are you?

I like to remember this choice about the pool when planning my life. I can quickly get caught up in uncertianity and insecurity. I start to doubt my choices and dwell on the what ifs. I start spending too much time researching my choices than needs be. I then start asking everyone for their opinion about my choice. More and more these actions keep me from taking action and living my life.

Life is for living and it is YOUR life. Who knows what is best for you? You do! Taking the time to just believe in yourself and trust that you know what you are doing is such an important step in living your life out loud.

You can stop slowly moving through life and wasting time simply because you are nervous the water may be too cold. Just jump in! When you do, you will be thankful because you will feel so alive. Even if the slightest thing goes wrong, you will know what to do and you will move yourself in the right direction.  

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As I mentioned in an earlier blog entry, I have signed up to run in the Expedition Everest Challenge. I am very excited about this event and it is only a 5K with a great party afterwards. Going to be a great time.

I signed up in February and I have to be honest and say that I have yet to begin training. I KNOW!! I promised myself that I would start right away and I thought this event would get me motivated but instead I notice month after month is passing by and I still haven’t left the living room.

I think I have just lost sight of my main goal. To be healthy and have fun at a cool event. I need to remind myself of the event each day and get myself moving in the right direction. I am going to post the logo above on my fridge and at work to remind me of the upcoming deadline.

It is time to get my ass moving and I am going to make it happen. I hope all of you will keep encouraging me and do not be afraid to ask me in a comment how I am doing. Just another way to hold myself accountable. I promised myself I am going to do it and there is no time like now to get myself back on track!

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This week’s questions:

If you could have permanent possession of any single object in the world, what would you want it to be?

My first choice was a wonderful beach house on a private beach but then I started to think more about it. What if I owned an object that would bring me more money?

I thought maybe it would good to own the Empire State Building. Maybe it would be great to own Walt Disney World Orlando. You could set yourself up for life. Then you could make all your dreams come true!

If you could have had the starring role in one film already made, which movie would you pick?

I have to go back through my favorite list of movies and think which one would be the best to be in.

I would love to be in Moulin Rouge. That movie is one of my favorites and it looks like it would be so much fun to be in. But, I would have to be able to sing so I do not think it would do as well with me in the lead. I better left singing in the car and shower, not in public.

So I am going to choose Scream. Not only did it get 2 more sequels but it was just a great movie. It would be fun to star in a horror movie especially the one that changed how horror movies were made for awhile. Great cast and great film. It would be a fun project to work on and see on the big screen.

If you could return for one year to one age in your life, knowing what you know now, to relive that year as you wish, which year would you go back to?

I would go back and live my 21st year. I know you can’t change the past but it would be so much fun to be 21 again knowing what I know now. I wouldn’t want it to change my life but just get to fix all the missed opportunities I had. I spent too much time in inaction. I let my insecurities keep me from truly living the life I wanted back then. Now I am come so far, I would just live it up and enjoy it!

I think the main reason we ever think about going back to the past is because of what we missed out on. This is why we have to live our lives now. We do not always get a great question like this to allow us to go back.

If you had to identically repeat any single year of your life to date, without changing a thing, which year would you relive?

This would be so hard to relive a year of your life knowing you would have to experience it all over just as it was.

I would choose to be in the fifth grade again. I remember having so much fun that year in school. It would be great to remember what life was like when you were a kid and the biggest problem you had was making it home before the street lights came on. I think it would so much fun to revisit old friends, spend my time laughing and excited that it is my last year before middle school. It was a great time.

Those are my answers for this week’s questions. What are yours?

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My friend becky sent me this quote. I thought I would share with you:

“Friends are like butt cheeks. Crap comes between them, but they always stick
together.”

 Happy Friday!

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You may not be able to read my shirt but it says Pellerbuilt. If you do not watch the TV show, Work Out then you wouldn’t know what I am talking about or who I am about to talk about.

Brian Peeler is a trainer featured on the Bravo show Work Out. There are tons of reasons to like Brian. His southern charm, his good looks or the fact he tells it like it is.

One thing I love about watching Peeler is his complete upfront honesty. Isn’t rare to find people who are truly honest? He isn’t rude or uncaring. He appears to have a heart of gold but he also builds strong relationships because of his honesty.

Isn’t easy to trust someone when you know what they stand for and what they expect from you?

Learning to be honest requires you to give up some of your ego and learn to speak from the heart. Being honest requires you to tell your friend you do not want to go to the movies with this week instead of making up an excuse to save their feelings.

We are afraid our friend will not like us but our friend would rather not have a lame excuse and hear the truth. We sometimes don’t want the guilt so we make up an excuse but being honest saves your conscience and your relationship with others.

I may not have had Peeler train me but I consider myself Peeler built because I practice complete honesty. Why don’t you give it a try?

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A friend of mine was talking to me about her boyfriend. She mentioned how, jokingly, he always asks if his penis is bigger than her other boyfriends she dated. She thinks it is so funny because she really doesn’t remember what theirs were like. As she said, “A penis is a penis.” She honestly only remembers what her current boyfriend’s penis looks like.This got me thinking about how in relationships you compare your current boyfriend with your last relationships.

Justin and I have been together for almost 3 years. He will ask me how he “measures up” to my past relationships. He wants to know do we have more fun, do we laugh more, do we travel more, were they nicer, were they more affectionate, were they smarter, etc.

Of course it is Justin just wanting to learn more about my past but that is exactly what it is. The past. Regardless of how they were, it is not worth being compared to because it is not competition; it is no longer even an option. Those relationships ended for a reason and I am now in my current relationship. I have to see my current relationship as is and base its success on my own personal happiness and nothing more.

It is hard to live in the present and take things for what they are but the present is truly where life is lived. We learn from our past by not revisiting it but simply from the lessons that are already in our head helping guide us along the way.

So next time your current relationship partner asks you are they bigger? You just smile and say, “Of course, in more ways then you will ever know.”

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Since I am turning 30 this year, I have to admit I do not feel any different from when I was 18. I have had a lot more life experiences and I have been here on Earth longer but I feel the same. It is encounters with other people that remind you that you are in fact older than you feel.I was headed to a friend’s tropical themed party and decided I should drop by the store to bring something festive to the party. I walked into the liquor store and didn’t know what to bring since I don’t drink. I searched the aisle for something that looked festive and all of the sudden decided on bringing a golden margarita mix to the party. I pick up my new find and head to the counter.

The cashier rings up my purchase and I pull out my ID right away but in my shock, he doesn’t ask for it. He tells me my total instead and waits for me to pay. As I fumble to remove my debit card I ask if he wanted to see my ID. He responds simply, “No sir. You are fine.”

Not only did he not check my ID but I got a sir! It was then I was once more reminded that I am leaving my 20′s and entering my 30′s. Yes I may have been wearing plaid shorts and an American Eagle t shirt with flip flops but I wasn’t under 21 anymore. He knew that and so did I. Did he make me feel old? Not at all! I choose how young I feel.

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