Where Are My Thoughts?

Clearly, I've needed a break from thinking. Result: zero blogging.

I've been mega busy. Like whoa. It's what I needed- 3 jobs and 2 creative projects that I absolutely love. Any socializing happens within these activities, as I don't have time to do much else. The dishes and the messages and the to-do lists pile up, but who's around to notice?

So I haven't been "thinking" a whole lot. I needed the break. Enough analyzing situations for a while, enough jotting down every brilliant realization, enough waking up in the middle of the night to post something deep and meaningful.

Instead, I've been a far more active facebook status and twitter updater. The word count restriction and informality of the venues have actually liberated me from my busy brain. Just have a little fun, Larissa. I can't sit down and write a blog that would be acceptable to me (present example excluded), but 140 characters to tell the world about how amazing this vegan chocolate cake is (more on that to come)? Yes, I can do that.

I usually believe that slowing down is a good thing. But this time, speeding up has been the better thing. I needed less time to think about things. I needed to just go out and live.

So, if you've been wondering where I've been (and I hope you have!), I've been out and about, doing and living, creating and being. And for now, it's pretty great.

10 Ways to Feel Better... or, What 5 Weeks in Brazil Taught Me

1. Bake chocolate chip cookies from ultra-scratch... (as in, go out and get eggs from a real live chicken and make butter from fresh cream and all.)

2. Watch The Big Bang Theory and laugh till your ribs hurt (bazinga!)

3. Go out with all your cousins- the extended ones, the ones you haven't seen in ten years, the ones you forgot about! (this is what facebook is for!)

4. Read some Marian Keyes. I resisted it for so long, but thanks to my cousin Gugs, I finally gave in. I hardly ever read novels that are just for pure entertainment, and hers are by far the only ones that were worth my time.

5. Blast some really bad music- I'm talking Spice Girls, Britney, Backstreet Boys, Savage Garden. Dancing to bad music is a lost art.

6. Paint your nails the color of candy.

7. Wear a long skirt.

8. Watch "My Best Friend's Wedding". Cameron Diaz singing at karaoke, Julia Roberts talking into a giant mobile phone, and Rupert Everett acting straight are priceless moments. 90's rom-com at its best.

9. Go to the beach. Preferably a semi-deserted beach, and go in for a swim. You might not feel it right away, but the ocean will cleanse your soul. Do it at sunrise for extra mood boosting.

10. Make funny faces. If possible, photograph them and share it with others; it'll make them feel better too.

See?