Days 3 and 4

I am in so much pain as I write this. But..nothing will stop me from being positive :)

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3 am, on the 3rd of August, my sister left to the US. Let me tell you about my sister, she's 18 months younger than I am and we've basically done everything together throughout our lives. She left before alone, but to Saudi Arabia - an 90 minute flight. Never that far; if you know the both of us in person, you would know that this is very hard for me to admit, but I miss my sister.

So day 3: Admitting I am going to miss my sister and painting using watercolors which made me feel like a five year old and I was so happy!

Day 4: Painful, but I went to the dentist and had some way overdue work done on my teeth. What is special about that is 1. I have a fear of dentists, and I went alone. 2. I paid!! Using my very own money (and not my parents') which is a first!

My new friend Lucia gave me an award :) Thank you lovely!

The Versatile Blogger Award

There are some rules to this award:

1. Thank the person who gave you the award

2. Share seven things about you

3. Nominate 6 newly discovered blogs

4. Let your nominees know about the award! 

7 things about me:
1. I talk to myself in the shower, in the car, when I am alone...etc.
2. I am obsessed with shoes and making a change.
3. I went to Hajj 3 times.
4. I go to my favorite bookstore when I am lonely, or sad..or depressed. I can resist shopping for clothes but never books! 
5. I want to be a professor...or anything academia related.
6. I love food. Both cooking and eating food! 
7. My grandfather was my best friend. Is it okay if I put one more random thing about me? My family and friends mean a lot to me. And I am happiest when I am by the Red Sea/Mediterranean sea/ the Nile and I have the sun in my eyes. 

The new found bloggers I am going to tag are: The Purple Fairy. Chase Simplicity. Triumphs and Blunders of a Kooky Gal. Can I just tag everyone?

26 Days of Extraordinary

Day 2

Today I am going to buy myself flowers. And for the lovely people in my life. I might dry some flowers and send them to my lovely lady bloggers, too! but that's not yet confirmed, when it is I will let everyone know :)

I feel so grateful today. For everything and everyone in my life. How can you not be grateful when you have such cuteness in your life?

This, ladies (and gentlemen) is my lovely (baby) brother.
I had intended on going to this place to paint some ceramic mug, or maybe something for my time capsule! (thank you for the amazing suggestion, Veronika!) But then, they weren't working today.

What was extraordinary about today was the fact that I was happy with it being ordinary. I looked at Copic markers and I want a set. I got an international phone call that might be forgotten but it made my day. It totally and entirely made my day. Why? Because it was unexpected. I never expected it and it was such a random event.

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Yes, that is what was extraordinary about today. (I need suggestions for tomorrow)

August!!!

So it's my birthday month already!
And time is flying by so fast- so fast! I am not scared, I am actually excited.

Want to know why?

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Today marks the beginning of my Twenty-Six Days of Extraordinary! Or my way of making the last 26 days of my being a certain age extraordinary and memorable (22 in this year's case)

I would love it if everyone would join me, or suggest things to do. Or just share the inspiring vibe of "extraordinariness", you know?

Day 1:

• I paid my gym subscription and after almost a year, I worked out! Can you tell I am high on endorphins? Lots of exclamation marks and positivity and aaaaah! I LOVE IT!
• If you know me, you know I have a few unhealthy habits that I hate to admit, among which is that I drink too much coffee- I am usually the one who would lead a healthy lifestyle...so today marks my going back to that.
• Working out. 2 cups of coffee a day. Fewer carbs, and so on. Suggestions?

I will randomly decide on something for tomorrow (I have nothing in mind, do you?) And I will let you know about it.

PS Liz, thank you for all the Paris inspiration, I think it's all finally materializing!

Stuck at the Office

When I took that long weekend off from work, I would go to bed very late. My cousin and sister and I would stay in bed giggling like 12 year olds in a slumber party and it was so much fun. I feel so much younger lately and I don't know if that's a good thing.

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During that long weekend I;

• Went home at 6 am on one "night"
• Tanned.
• Spent time with family
• Drove a total of 1000 km (how many miles is that?)
• Felt tiny
• Laughed out loud
• Sincerely smiled
• Found a generous bonus in my account!

And now I am at the office- proud of my tan line, my hair a shade lighter and I am missing my friends. My best friend left to this place yesterday, and the day before my(and my best friend's) ex from around 4 years ago left to Spain, I had been spending a lot of time with him so I am missing them both this weekend.
Yes, my best friend and I dated the same person; they got together less than a month after said ex and I broke up. It's a long, long story but I love them both to bits.
I can tell you about that some other time if you'd like to know.

It's the last day of the work week and I find myself wanting to go home and read. But that's only the realistic solution.

Ultimately(and far from realistically) I want to;

• Be in Paris.
• Go on a felouka ride along the Nile
• Buy a whole new wardrobe
• Lose 5 kilos
• Get a great big hug
• Be in Basata with my friends
• Get extensions since I have no idea how I would look like with long hair
• Bake cupcakes
• Have weekend pancakes tomorrow with tons of maple syrup

How is everyone doing?

This might be a pointless post, but...

I lost a follower today, and I don't know if it's because I am overly optimistic, or if this place is more of a lala land sort of place..

That's what my friends say- and I don't mind.

You see, I think holding grudges and being depressed and so on is just a waste of life. Life is too precious to waste on such things. People get those moments, and it's not that I am always happy, I am not. I get very bad moods and can lose my temper at times. I don't have the best relationship with my mother. I don't always meet my dad's expectations.

But I am happy. I am content. I have the best family (by family I mean parents, brother, sister, aunts, uncles, grandmother and cousins) that I could ask for. I have the best friends I could ever ask for. I have this blog. I like my job. People actually read my blog.

There's a long list of things I am thankful for. So I don't really live on my own cloud. It's all good.

I spent the weekend at the beach, with my family basically, and I am tanned as I could get (that's an exaggeration but I am really tanned) I took three out of the five working days off and I am going back to work on Wednesday. I think everyone should do that! It's so refreshing and liberating in a way...

So yeah, today marks the countdown to my birthday (exactly a month away) and I try to make that one last month special- suggestions?