Gone Fishing

I am expanding my horizons. I signed up for online dating with the encouragement of some of my friends. Something I said I would never do, believing that when I meet someone I will meet them, leaving it up to fate. Well I am impatient and fate is taking it's sweet ass time. So here I am, we'll see how this goes.
The Hopeless Romantic
(Does that make me even more hopeless?)

Love the Simple Things

What a privilege it is so find such satisfaction in the small things in life. Coming home after a long day and reading under a quilt with a pot of tea. I do not care if I am acting like an 80 year old for it is such a pleasurable act for me. Some of my most relaxing evenings involve settling in with glass of red wine after a bubble bath with painting my nails watching re-runs of sex and the city or black and white films. Now black and white films, those are in a box all of their own, for an evening spent with them is now one of my favourite things to do. I think I have come to a point in my life, or at least in this part of my life, where things don’t always have to be go go go, to keep me satisfied. I am not always looking around the next corner or on to greener pastures to be happy. I think with such steady work that involves planning and organizing as well and enthusiasm and creativity has agreed well with me. Having a home to call my own and decorate, as I please feels so settling. I find it very pleasing to take something and make it my own, do things my way and it work to achieve things. Finding peace with moving into such a steady pattern of everyday life has allowed to stop and smell the roses so to say. To find the time to explore the little things, which in turn leave me feeling very rewarded with what I am creating for myself. Dear lord, am I perhaps growing up? I suppose it had to happen sooner or later, although maybe not as soon as expected, I think it may take a while.
Until then,
The Hopeless Romantic xox

Indian Summer

Autumn is like pure indulgence for my soul. I know my last post was about autumn, but now that it is in its full glory and vibrancy I feel completely content. My soul feels satisfied with the first morning breath of the fresh air. The nights that colors my checks and make my breath slightly visible in the cool air makes me so happy to be right where I am in that moment. I think, perhaps this fall seems so great because my life is at point where my feelings can almost match that of how fall makes me feel. What a great time of year to realize it. I feel like I am on the brink of complete happiness. I really could not ask for more, I love everything. (Well I could ask for my but that would just be greedy.)

When autumn comes in, its brilliance fills my eyes, and I really do feel like they have to be the window to my soul. What my senses experience really does make me feel more vibrant myself. That is the way life is making me feel right now. So perhaps this fall is a special one for me, which in turn will usher in many more great autumns and all other seasons. I really just have a good feeling that good things are on their way. Sometimes good things falls apart so better things can fall together. Maybe all the things we put up with, a false starts that leave us starting over again, are the warm-up round to prepare for the big things. I think the choices we make sometimes may end up as a detour on our journey but in the end, fate brings you to the destination you were always heading for. Life is funny sometimes, but it has its reasons. We are not meant to be thrown things we really can’t handle. So this fall I am choosing to let things fall into place, embrace my life as it happens and hope for the best.
Until Then,
The Hopeless Romantic