Forget -Me-Not

Today and tonight before the General Relief Society session, I was thinking again about how I tend to be a slightly "forgotten" person. Somehow I seem to be overlooked more than it seems others. My sister says it's just me but in a conversation with Kirsti a few weeks ago I was able to quite adequately prove that I am often overlooked. She couldn't disagree why I would feel that and have that concern.
Anyway the talk tonight by Elder Uchtdorf was fantastic of course about the things we should remember in life.
But as I thought about those flowers, I was thinking this:

Forget - me - Not when I go away.
will you remember me another day.
I may not always be here but I hope I left a mark.
I tried to show you love in many ways.
My intentions were good though they may have been misunderstood.
Forget me not as I pass by your way.

If my path moves another direction will you ever stop to wonder where I went?
Will I be forgotten as the sands of time in your life?
Have I done any good in your life?

If I go to Heaven tomorrow forget me not.
Know that I cared and I tried to make the world a better place.
I constantly hoped for happiness, beauty and joy.
I hoped for new friends, for sunrises and sunsets.
My hope is that you will forget me not.

I need to challenge myself in my sugar/treat eating habits. I was doing really good and have fallen behind lately. My current goal which is being publicly written is to have either no or limited to 1 small size candy/treat per day from now April 6th to April 20th. I am giving myself a two week goal and see if I can self motivate with accountability to the blog. :)

Because I Can

*I have been kind of stressing about money lately and yet I went to get my first pedicure yesterday. I was slightly disappointed as well because all she did was paint my toe nails and cut my toe nails which I had happened to do the day before. I was hoping for more massaging kind of treatment. Monica Moore Fish is really the friend who can get me to do anything...

*I ran my first ever 5K race. I ran with Kara Osmonson under the name of her friend Shannon Morrison. Shannon couldn't make it and I know I can run 3 miles so I did. YAY!

*Cherry blossoms in downtown DC. What a beautiful time of year.

I thought I had a few more of these but I can't think of much right now.

*Staunton book fair was 2 weeks ago which was fun!

*Watched General Conference from home in Virginia. Well technically I watched at a friends house but still not at the stake center which is what used to happen.

Trying to find a new job and trying to change careers is difficult to say the least. It is really rather draining on the soul. Roommates being extra picky and trying to set rules for my life because I don't live according to how they want me to is exhausting. Nannying a 1 year old with few toys and who is teething can be boring in the winter. At least I have a happy new dress from last weekend!


However, one thing that can be currently added to a "Because I Can" moment:
Presidents day at Mount Vernon. There were birthday celebrations for dear General Washington and other such festivities. Good times with good friends. :)

More "Because I can" moments to come but the moment thought is:

beyond the door there's peace I'm sure
and I know there'll be no more tears in heaven

would you know my name
if I saw you in heaven
would it be the same
if i saw you in heaven

I must be strong
and carry on
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Roommates are difficult sometimes and apparently I am the beast of the Earth.

Because I Can

Here's the thought. I was kinda in a canyon sized rut in my life in Utah. I wasn't sure what to do or how to change that. It finally hit me. Move. Change my world. See what else life has to offer. Why? Because I can. I have hit that point in life that of course I would love to be married and have my own children but since fortune hasn't given me that blessing I am opting to do what I can with what I am.
So starts the "because I can" chapter in life.

Because I can:
*I moved across the country with very little "stuff." In fact, if you were to go to my room in my parents home right now (I've just moved 3 weeks ago) you would probably not realize I was gone.
*I went to Annapolis for Martin Luther King Jr Day. I met a new friend and went for a day to walk around and randomly explore whatever. Why not right? It was January so it was cold but worth it.
*In front of the US Naval Academy, instead of just taking a picture of me, I asked two fine Naval boys to join me in my picture. Much improvement!
*I drove on Monday to the Pentagon Mall to walk around.
*On a freezing January day I walked around the Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial Grove.
*I had to find a restroom so I drove around the area (Pentagon) no luck. I saw on the GPS that the Arlington Cemetery Visitors Center was not far so I figured free parking and bathroom. Well wrong on the free parking so I stayed for an hour to read and ponder so I could get my use out of my parking money.
*On my 28th birthday I drove around randomly downtown. I was very much an "out of towner" too. Driving in large cities at lunch time is a mess!


Well that starts my because I can chapter. Stay tuned for more!