I wish there was more time in a day. I love blogging but lately I haven't been able to do it as often as I'd like. My new job has kept me super busy, in addition to having my sister here! Now that I have someone to hang out with all of the time there is never a reason to sit at home. There is also so much to do in New York in the summer, it's insane! I was hibernating all winter and now I am breaking free!!!
My sister and I had a really fun 4th of July weekend. We slept in, went to brunch, rode bikes in central park and watched fireworks from our friend's rooftop. It was the best 4th of July I have ever had.
Dumbo, Brooklyn
Egg Shop
SOHO
The Egg Shop is the place to go for breakfast! It is so great.
Stacey and I love sitting on my fire escape. I live right across the street from Central Park. In the evenings, after I get off work, we eat dinner, chat and people watch. It's the best.
Ritas
Upper West Side
$1 Oysters
Stacey and I were craving Oysters last Thursday night. We found a place on the Upper West Side that has $1 oysters! They hit the spot!
Life can be stressful sometimes. We all know this. I am not saying life isn't great because it is! There is A LOT to be thankful for and I consider myself a pretty optimistic person. But, life has its challenges, plain and simple. No matter how great life can be, we all have to go through difficult times.
I came across a couple of quotes the other day that changed my perspective on life. I love quotes in general, but these two quotes were gospel to me.
"If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present"
I am making it a goal of mine to LIVE IN THE MOMENT and it is truly making me a happier person. I remind myself that if I am sad, it is because I am thinking about the past. If I have anxiety it's because I am worried about something that hasn't happened yet. If I am at peace it is because I am accepting life, exactly how it is, in the present moment. I have cut back on how much I use social media because sometimes I wish I lived in the days when it didn't exist. I kind of love that people only had what was right in front of them. They didn't know what was going on with everybody else all of the time. I love social media, but.... in small doses these days. The only thing that is real, is what is right in front of me. Everything else just doesn't matter that much.
"Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone: and be not troubled by the future because it has yet to come. Live in the present and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering."
Sometimes we can't change our situation. Sometimes we are just sad or we are just discouraged, and that's okay. We accept it, and remember that nothing last forever. I think the best thing we can do is make the most wonderful memories possible so one day, we can look back and be happy we experienced it!
