First "Vlog": Accents

Don't mind my shabby appearance. It's been a long hot day! Hope you enjoy!

List of Words:

Aunt, Route, Wash, Oil, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water, Sure, Data, Ruin, Crayon, Toilet, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Spitting image, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Syrup, Pajamas, Caught

Questions:

What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
What is the bug that when you touch it, it curls into a ball?
What is the bubbly carbonated drink called?
What do you call gym shoes?
What do you say to address a group of people?
What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?
What do you call your grandparents?
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
What is the thing you change the TV channel with?

So what do you think? I know some of the words I say are different depending on the context. For example for all my Aunts I say "aunt" (like in the video) but for one Aunt I pronounce it "Ant". I'm not sure why, maybe because her name is Annie & it makes the A's sound the same. lol  I also used to say New Orleans, "New Orleens" but after going to NOLA with Habitat for Humanity I began pronouncing it more like "Nor Orlans"  Although while we were down there it was "Nawlans" like the locals lol. 

I also just looked over the questions and realized I call the bug a "pill bug" 

Alright, hope you found that fun. 

-Megan

A new prospect for life

As of yesterday I am now an associate for Viridian Energy. I believe this is both a great opportunity for myself financially, something to push myself to be out of my box & something I can do to help the environment. Many of my friends refer to me as the hippie, earthy girl. Yes I may wear hemp sandals, love peace signs and use a re-usable water bottle but there is so much more I can do. So joining Viridian was such a perfect fit for me. I can sell Viridian in CT, NY, MD, PA and soon IL.

Viridian is also so much more than just a company that supplies green energy. They have both local and global initiatives. In the small time I've been a part of the company I've found out they get a good portion of their energy from local generators. They also have trips to different places around the world to improve conditions, such as planting trees in the rainforest. I can't wait to start being more active in the company and be able to include myself in these missions. I've been looking for a way to satisfy my need to locally and globally help out and this is the way. I'm so excited, lol.

If you're interested in becoming a customer or becoming an associate I can help with both. Visit my website or leave me a message if you are interested in Viridian what so ever.

My Viridian Website

Angels & Hope

So Friday May 13th I found out I was pregnant. It was hard to believe. I think between Friday & Monday I tested almost ten times to make sure. The lines were always very light and never got darker but I still let myself get hopeful. By the time I tested on Monday the tests reverted back to negative. I was so confused and I wasn't sure what to do. Fortunately I had a few people to talk to on a website I frequent. By the time Tuesday came around I lost what could have been my first child. I discovered I had a Chemical Pregnancy. I still don't know how to feel. Sometimes I feel hopeful knowing I can get pregnant but then on days like today I sat by myself at home I let myself think too much. I tortured myself by looking at baby stuff and ultra-sounds. I know it's silly but I couldn't help it. Tomorrow I am going to the doctors to confirm everything. Hopefully everything is okay and I can start over. So hopefully the little one that I lost will watch over us and keep me positive.

On another note jobs are finally being posted for next year. I sent out an application for one of them. There are 4 more for me to complete. Two are very close to being done, all I have to do is print out somethings, complete the application & burn my e-portfolio. I also have to go to the store and get envelopes & to the post office. Hopefully as we come to summer more jobs will be posted in my area. I am so nervous but excited at the same time.

This is another bittersweet moment for me. My hope is to get pregnant in the next few months. My other hope is to get a job in a school system. Here is where my dilemma is. If I stay at the job I am at I will have my child with me all day. If I get a teaching job I will have to put my child in daycare and I won't be able to be there. But, it will be a serious pay increase and I will also have summers off. I'm just so nervous. I am such a planner and this is a point in my life where I cannot for sure make plans on my future.

Life is wonderful, and I love the way things are going. I am so blessed for what I have. So my mode of thought is hopeful. And I hope I can keep up that frame of mind.

Inspiration.

These days I've been feeling more and more caught up in life and not doing what I WANT to be doing. There are very few things that I'm doing for just myself recently. I need to get myself back into a centered frame of mind. Everyone needs to be a little selfish once in a while or they will lose themselves. All I feel like I've been doing is working, watching tv, eating & sleeping. Where is ME in that? Where is Megan? I am losing myself & I don't like it. I was reading a friends blog and I feel like she is in the same spot. Who are we? Where is that person?

I decided to take a few moments this morning and think about the things that inspire me, the things that make me smile and feel good about who I am. And I realized I'm not doing ANY of those things. I need to look at the world around me and push the pause button for a little bit. I cherish my Saturday's where I am left to myself so sit and think. I used to say I hate thinking, I hate being by myself. But the more caught up in life I get the more I love these times.

Here is a list of things I want to push myself to do more often for myself:

-Go hiking or sit outside alone

-Take more pictures

-Listen to the music I want to listen to

-meditate

-yoga

-sit in silence

-read more books

-sketch

-Inspire MYSELF

-close my eyes and smile

I hope my list inspires you to make a list of your own. Who are you and what do you LOVE? Why aren't you doing these things? Take a few minutes a day to yourself and just listen to who you are.

And if you're looking for some music to backup your inspiration check out Pandora & search Adele...this station is amazing with powerful women and soulful tunes.

Knit Berets, hobo gloves & aviators

So I'm working on a style overhaul for myself. I'm trying to work on a more sophisticated yet still kind of funky. So far I've been working on layering & skinny jeans. I'm loving the converse/skinny jean pairing but I need something more! My only issue is I'm terrible at dressing myself & terrified to try on something different for me.

My first line of business is a trench coat or a long pea coat. I'm leaning towards either red or brown. I love this one:

(Forever 21)

My next favorite is the sweater dress. I wore one for New Years Eve with bright pink tights and fell in love. Here is another one I would love to add to my wardrobe:

(alloy)

Now vests...I know what you might be thinking. Megan in an argyle sweater vest?! And no those aren't the ones I'm talking about. Something like this (or really any long drapey vests although I think I'd like to try a structured vest as well):

(alloy)

(google search)

I guess I'm really in the sweater mode. I really like the boyfriend sweater:

(Target)

I'm also starting to be attracted to scarves like this one:

(Forever 21)

And never once before have I ever wanted a leather bag...but a few of them are starting to catch my eye:

(Target)

(although I'm looking for a more burnt orange color)

(TANO handbags)

I feel like over the past year my style has changed a lot or at least evolved. I still love converse, bright colors and tye dye; just now I'm looking for a little more gown up style. As well as adding in more natural colors of browns & greens. My taste in accessories has also changed from hemp chokers and from gauged ears to a more feminine dangley style with made from other materials than just plastic and hemp.

I've also discovered a love for almost anything vintage. I love the colors. The browns and dark oranges and reds. Even the turquoises and jades. I love the sepia tint of vintage t-shirts and photographs. In the vintage inspired jewelry I love the brushed metals of copper and silver and the use of wood.

Maybe one day I will get to a point where I love my wardrobe. But for now I need to keep selecting pieces. Such as a new pair of sun glasses...mirrored aviators

(sunglass warehouse)

Music

So as I've been refining my style I've been opening myself up to new music. Today has been a soulful mixture of Amos Lee, Adele and Florence & The Machine. They are the type of music I can just move to. Whether it's sitting in a chair with my eyes closed tapping my foot or jumping around the room. I love them. I love music. There is always a song for any occasion. Music moves me; Music moves people.

Which brings me to my point. I love meeting new people to get new music. There is so much music out there that you will never hear until you meet new people. There are so many types of music out there that you never know you'll enjoy until someone exposes you to it. What would happen if all we did was listen to the radio and watch MTV? We would all only know the same music.

What I really want is to find a bar/pub/club that plays live local music, really of any sort. But folk & soul music is what I'm looking for. A little hole in the wall where I can sip on something at a dimly lit table and just listen to the music. I don't want to fight a crowd or strain my ears to figure out if a band is even playing. I love music festivals & local music. Which is why I LOVED going to Bonnaroo and hopefully will be able to make it there again. I also want to hit up Gathering of the Vibes, Mountain Jam and eventually I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to make my way to Rothbury & Farm Aid (which benefits a cause close to my heart to help farmers & farming stay alive).

What is some music you recommend?

Today's recommendation is a reminder of summer. Check out a local band from the Mystic area Barefoot Truth. It makes me want to sit on the beach on a warm night with a bonfire and my close friends enjoying the scenery and each other.

As the late Bob Marley sung...

One good thing about music

When it hits you feel no pain

So hit me with music

Hit me with music now

Peace, Love & Polka-dots,

Megan

Number One

So I've had this blog for a while and never actually wrote in it. I wanted to express my thoughts on the random ideas that flow through my head. Now the funny thing is when I go to write my first post I can't think of something good to write about. I guess I'll just start with who I am.

My name is Megan. I am 24 years old, but constantly tell people I'm 23 because I forget that I am actually 24. A year ago I met the most wonderful guy I could think of and it didn't take long for us to get our own place. I am so proud of what we have accomplished in the matter of a year it is amazing. We live in a beautiful apartment and own the most scrappy kitten, appropriately named Trouble. This past spring I graduated with a bachelors degree in education and currently work with toddlers. My goal is to fulfill my life dream and eventually find a teaching job in an elementary school.

I am constantly trying to work on myself and improve who I am. It has taken a lot for me to get where I am but there is still room for improvement.

I am a very complicated person, but I suppose we all are, aren't we? I have many layers that take a long time for those who know me to peel back and experience. I love to be loud and be a goof but I can only take so much of being around others and I love my time alone. I'm finally, after 24 years, figuring out exactly who I am and it's a bittersweet awakening.

I guess we'll take this day-by-day and eventually life will fall into place.

Peace, Love & Polka-dots,

Megan