Change in Direction

I first started this blog with a more literal intention in mind. A good friend of mine, Marrissa, was overwhelmed by the crazy (and sometimes dramatic) events in my life, every time we had our tri-monthly talks. So she suggested I write them down and as a joke add some sort of recipe with them. To set the tone. Sadly, you can tell that did not completely happen. And now I am about to pull a 180 and turn the literal "Food for Thought" to a more metaphorical tone.

I am a 25 year-old, single professional who is both completely secure in life and who she is and also completely lost, vulnerable and a little insecure. But I'm ok with this. I'm 25. If I had it all together I wouldn't have anything to learn or grow from. Today at work brought out both of the sides. And by the end of the day I was complete. Let me explain...

I am a sarcastic, blunt, stubborn, random-know-it-all. I honestly have no off switch and truly believe the phrase "foot-in-mouth" was invented after I learned to talk. I also though am extremely compassionate, empathetic, loyal, friendly, caring, considerate, emotional and loving. If you are someone dear to me, I am protective, supportive and a great friend. If you are not, I will be tolerable but feel it would be more insulting to you to pretend to show any interest. I get a lot of crap for that. But it's who I am.

Tonight though, I enjoyed the company of two good people and saw a movie that I must say, impacted my heart and mind. I saw The Blind Side and beyond it being an enjoyable film, it opened me up. Long story short, a family and a man come to love each other unconditionally. Something I have not been doing or appreciating. This concept brought me to a whole new mindset. To appreciate and not just accept what is around me. And to be an example.

The term "Agape" has always been a word of meaning to me. But now I feel compelled to live by it. And already have made a few changes to myself and my mindset to accomplish this. I hope to express this in the upcoming posts.

I am no exhausted and going to go to sleep. But I had to get this off my chest. My blog will now be about events in my life, my country and in the world in general that might bring a new perspective to someone else. To nourish and nurture the mind and heart. You will be hearing from me soon...

Holiday Drinking Games

So it's the holiday season which means many things, lots of food, family gatherings, being thankful, spending money, seeing friends old and new and drinking. LOTS of drinking. Well how this Thanksgiving weekend I did all AND more! Some of my fonder memories tho include eating at Lazy Dog Cafe and Macaroni Grill where I was again reminded how crazy my family is. An extreme movie weekend with Couple's Retreat w/ Dyan at whimsybeing. I also say Pirate Radio with the fam, Star Trek, The Secret Life Bees and will be seeing 2012 with me Mum manana. What did we do tonight you might you might ask? Played a Dude Where's My Car courtesy of 2birds1blog at ? drinking game. And am slightly buzzed ;) So in a nut shell, that was my holiday weekend. Oh, and I got a sweet dress and cute shoes for my work's holiday part. So was this weekend a success? Yes. Should I be writing a blog right now? Well, as long as nobody judges me on spelling or grammatical errors I think it's ok. Now I must got get my cat from under my parent's bed. Until next time...

Heading to Vegas for PubCon

Ok, post #2. I really need to get this blog going. I'm heading to Vegas in a couple hours for Pubcon, a marketing conference. VERY excited! My boss told me this how much I will learn which is great and it's in VEGAS! Hell yeah!

Trying to figure out the after-conference events. Might go check out this charity poker tournament PurposeInc (http://www.internetmarketinginc.com/blog/pubcon-poker-tournament-playing-for-naval-special-warfare-foundation/) is putting on. I love poker and am all about charity, so might look into signing up for the tournament. I would play for one of the breast cancer associations like Susan G. Komen. I was remembering my mom's best friend the other day and how awful it is that we lost her so soon.

I'll be sure to start posting more and keep you posted on how Vegas and possibly this tournament goes. Ciao!!!

Introduction

So I decided after reading, enjoying, researching and analyzing hundreds of blogs for school, work and my own pleasure to start my own. My friend Marissa and I have always joked about me writing a book about my life's stories/experiences and including a recipe with each one. Hence "Food For Thought". Well, at 24, I feel I haven't yet lived enough to write a book so we'll start with a blog. So we'll see how this works out. Hopefully it will entertain, inspire and feed whoever reads this.

Let's see, a little about myself. As I said, I'm 24, a SoCal girl born and raised (Camarillo, 805!). I currently reside in San Diego but have been aching to move elsewhere for a while (though I do really do agree this is America's Finest City). I recently graduated this past May from San Diego State University with a major in Communications, emphasis Media Studies and a minor in Psychology. I work as a marketing intern for a genetics company that does home DNA testing and am figuring out what my future holds with them. This week is actually significant because I have a job interview with a local PR Company so we'll see how that goes!

I describe myself as a walking contradiction (which I think most people are). I am simple and laid back, yet also complicated and embrace the Type A in me. I am EXTREMELY sarcastic, outspoken, blunt, open-minded, a realistic-optimist, cautious yet also an open book (I wear my heart on my sleeve). I love my family, my adorable cat-who-acts-like-a-dog Bella, my friends, chocolate, cheese and blankets. I like good books, music in general and have an unnatural ability to know and recall entertainment trivia.

Ok, enough about myself. You'll see/read enough about who I am through this blog. Plus, I kinda feel like I just described myself for either a job or an Internet dating service. All that is left to say is this is a blog for self-discovery, memories and a chance to tell the random and funny things that happen in my life. And to share some yummy recipes. Oh, and btw, I'm a pescetarian (vegetarian that eats fish) so for those meat-eaters just sub. Enjoy!