Monday, May 27, 2013

Tag~Get to know Me


      
1. Are you named after anyone?  Not as far as I know, I think that both of my parents just really liked the name Gabriele at the time and they had to give me a name so.... haha
 
2. When was the last time you cried? I cried this morning~ but that's ok:)
 
3. Do you have kids? no, but someday:)
 
4. If you were another person, would you be a friend of yourself? Gosh I hope so! I have many flaws but I think that I try my best to be there for my friends when they need me & I care very much:)
 
5. Do you use sarcasm a lot? Yes, but mostly with the people that know me well enough to know that I am joking in a loving way, rather than a mean way.
 
6. Will you ever bungee-jump? Yes! It's on my bucket list! ~Now that I have gone Sky-Diving two years ago, I know I can bungee-jump too! I would love to do it with someone so I could hold them:)
 
7. What's your favorite cereal? I don't really eat cereal, I like smoothies and juice, bagels and pancakes instead! ~Breakfast is a big meal for me:)
 
8. What's the first thing you notice about people? I try to notice everything! I love to observe and look for details but I suppose I look at a person's eyes first:)
 
 
9. What is your eye colour? Green
 
 
 
10. Scary movie or happy endings? Both! Mostly Happy Endings but I love Scary movies during Halloween and the Fall Season in general!
 
11. Favorite smells? I like natural, green smells like grass and forests, and fresh air~
 
12. Summer or winter? Summer but I like the balance and variety of All Four Seasons.
 
13. Computer or television? Both. Television for Movies and Shows, computer for YouTube, Skype, Email and other social networks:)
 
14. What's the furthest you've ever been from home? I was born and lived in Europe for 11 years and still have lots of family and friends there. I currently live in America with the rest of my family and go back and forth as much as I can~ So I feel like wherever I am, I am far away from someone:(
 
15. Do you have any special talents? Unfortunately no. I love to do many things but I am not very good at any of them~ but that's ok! :)
 
16. Where were you born? Lithuania
 
17. What are your hobbies? I love Cooking and Baking, Arts and Crafts, Fashion & Beauty, Dancing& Listening to Music, Painting, etc:)
 
18. Do you have any pets? I have two cats here, and a dog in Lithuania, I love them all sooo very much<3
 
19. Favorite movie? Watching movies and going to the Movie Theater is one of my Top Things to do. I absolutely love all different types of movies, but some movies that I can watch non stop many many times are: Euro Trip, Harry Potter, She's the man...
20. Do you have any siblings? I have one older brother, he lives in Lithuania and I love him very much<3
21. What do you want to be when you grow up? As a career, I would like to be a Veterinarian. Most importantly, I wish to be Happy and to have Time for the People and Things that I Enjoy Most in Life.
       

The Little Things


                                     The little things...

                   Today was one of the days that you can certainly call one of the bad ones... One of the bad ones are those few days that you will most likely remember... The few days that are absolutely miserable and you have lost much of your hope... 
                  I wake up and open my eyes. My whole body is aching and my head feels as if it is being squeezed so hard, it is about to explode. I realize that I can't escape the sadness that I was able to escape by going out the night before. Tears flood across my face and its hard to breathe. I get out of my bed and go into the shower. The shower is one of my escape places. If you need an escape place, try your shower or bathtub. There, you are able to cry freely as your tears blend in with the water running and the heat forces you to calm down. As I am in the shower I try to think rationally. Rational thinking is great, through such thinking you are able to realize that you should not be sad. You are able to look at all the positive things in your life and know, that you REALLY DO deserve better! Too bad emotions always overcome rational thinking, at least in my case. I go through the day as normal as I can possibly act it out, mostly staying in bed before I have to go to work in the afternoon. As I get to work, I am full of negative energy. I do not want to talk to anyone nor do I want to be at work. All I want is my bed. Although I am not being a jerk to anyone, it is obvious that I am not in the mood to talk to anyone. I am in the mood to ignore and be ignored. An hour passes by and my manager is about to leave. Intuitive, as she is, she gives me the biggest, warmest hug I haven't gotten in ages. She strips some of my negative energy and I feel some relief. As I sit at the desk, trying to get some work done, someone else brings me a latte. She knows that something is wrong but she does not ask. I am grateful for the coffee and the lack of questioning. She smiles as she gives me the coffee and I feel so much better. I do not feel the guilt of being cranky towards the two people that made my day significantly better because I know that everyone has their bad day. However, I feel happier and cared about~ and that changes my whole day.
            The little things, a hug and a hot beverage from someone that you would not expect are the things that everyone should do for others every once in a while. I am sure someone reading this has had those awful days, and has had someone there that made it better just by doing the little things... Knowing, how one feels on such a bad day, I hope that I can try to make someone feel better when they have a bad day by doing the little things.