Singles Awareness Day

So it's that time again. A time where girls expect candy and flowers and for their significant other to treat them differently than usual, and for the single people to be bitter that they are alone on this 'day of love'. I, for one, immensely dispise this 'holiday'. Since when does there need to be a day to feel loved? And why do you need extravagant things in order to feel important and cared for? Maybe I'm just focusing on those types of people, but they are the majority for today.


It boggles my mind how the original meaning of 'Valentine's Day' has changed from the start. It started out as a holiday to celebrate the life and death of St. Valentine who was a priest in Rome, and was flogged and burnt at the stake for refusing to deny Jesus to the emperor. Lovely, right? It's so strange to see the pull of Coroprate America and how they were able to take this morbid celebration and make it Hallmark worthy with candy, flowers, and stuffed animals.


Don't get me wrong I love romantic gestures, and can be a quite a mush sometimes, but I feel like designating a day for these actions makes it lose its luster a bit. And although my boyfriend knows my feelings toward this 'day of love', he still sends me texts like these:

"Just smile! Think of it as another day that I can tell you

I love you. It doesn't matter what it is to anyone else!"



This brightened my day :) and made me think that although it has come a long way from its origins, spreading a little love around isn't so bad.

Since Valentine's Day is around the corner:

Anyone who knows me is aware that I am a hopeless romantic. I always have been, always will be. I love the simple gestures that show your significant other is thinking of you and sweet things make me smile. I use the 'stumble' app on my Mac a lot and often times I come across pictures that are just too cute. I know I'm making myself sound like a mush, but I'll shut up and just show you what I'm talking about:

Regardless of if you have someone in mind while reading these or not, I think they are darling. Those are all the I have for now, but rest assured as my collection grows, so will my blog's. 

xx.

Jordan.

Just one of those days..

The mornings I crawl out of bed are not my favorite. In general I am just not a morning person, so waking up at 4:45 to head to work does not appeal to me in the least. I am a bit of a caffeine addict so off to Starbucks I went to get my "venti-americano-with-half/half-and-three-sweetn'lows", and while I was on my way to work I picked it up to drink. Then...the unthinkable happened -- the lid popped off and it spilled all over my dress and car. All.of.it. Safe to say, my morning started off on a sour note.
On the bright side, I am in an office all day and my boss is lenient on my attire as long as I look put together..so hopefully she won't mind the wrinkled coffee stained version of me just for today!

And to give my spirits an extra boost, I found this adorable Blog, Dolce Vita. I would recommend checking it out. But now that I have aired my frustrations, I have work to do!

xx
-Jordan

New!

So. I'm starting a blog. Not so much because of the fact that I want to rant about social injustices or government overthrow, but because of the fact that there are a few blogs that I want to follow.

Occasionally I will post pictures and/or quotes that I find thought provoking, be my guest to take a look.

'we live but a fraction of our lives.'

henry david thoreau