talking

why is it that with some people you never know what to talk about, but then with others conversation just flows?
Even with people you might have something in common, sometimes you just end up talking about the weather, just to avoid staring at each other. Sometimes you find an excuse to leave, because staying means awkward silences... while with other people time just flies by. With some people you just talk, you just know what to say... you might not even know that person that well, but for some reason something makes you react...
I wish I always had something interesting to say...

stupid things

Sometimes you do stupid things. Things that seem like a good idea at the time, but once you're done doing them you realize how stupid you are and that you should never have done it... and then there's no way back.
But sometimes, just sometimes, that stupid thing brings out something good. Sometimes it was just what you needed. And if it doesn't bring something good, well, then there's always next time, when you will most likely end up doing something stupid again...
I did something potentially stupid... just hope it brings something good :)

dreamer

I see life as a fairy tail, where everybody gets to  live happily ever after!
You might say I'm a dreamer, you might say I'm naif or even that I still have to grow up. But what's so wrong about dreaming? What's so wrong about thinking that one day the prince charming will sweep you out of your feet and leave you breathless? What's so wrong about believing that happiness is possible?
So yes, you can call me what you want, but those are the little (or maybe not so little) things that make you want to get up in the morning and enjoy the day.

it's freezing out there

It's cold outside!
When I came to Toulouse people told me that it doesn't usually snow, and I got the feeling that the weather around here would be similar to what I'm used to... well, it turns out that it is cold outside, there's snow all over, and I'm not used to it! Not that I don't enjoy it... snow actually gets me in a very good mood! But even so, I can't wait for summer to come... walking around in t-shirt, not having to wear a huge coat, a scarf and gloves... yes, i guess I am a "summer girl", because there's nothing (well, there is, but for the purpose of this post there isn't) better than enjoying a cold beer outside when the weather is warm, late in the afternoon, while having a nice conversation with a couple of friends...

walk down memory lane

An uncle of mine sent me a couple of home made videos from 92. I still can't believe that 18 years have gone by!
It got me thinking how nice some traditions are. Ever since I can remember (and I believe tradition started way before I was born) we always spend Christmas day and Easter with my mother's side of the family. It used to be uncles, cousins and grandparents, but as we got older cousins got married and had children. However, those 2 days have always found a way to keep on happening, and we are now around 30 people catching up with each others life's!
I find it somewhat comforting that traditions such as this one don't get lost in time. That even if we don't see or talk to each other much, there are always those two days that remain intact.

home

I got to come home this weekend!
Ever since I got here last thursday I still haven't taken a while to just kick back and relax... and it feels great! It means that I do have things to do here, that I do have people who care and that are willing to take the time to be with me.
I had the chance to go to the beach side. It was a sunny day, and it lifted my mood (even if the reasons that got me there in the first place weren't the best, I still had a great time). If there is something I like about Lisbon is the beach... the way you can just walk next to the sea.
Anyway, this short vacation is coming to an end, and it breaks my heart to leave... I'll miss everyone even more. But then again, it was nice to come home!

positive thinking

Sometimes it only takes one person to change the world!

I've decided to embrace a positive and non depressing atitude torwards life! I have too much going on to grant myself the time to feel left out, or sad, or even to complain about small things in life. No, not anymore! From now on I'll just let myself feel happy about everything I do! I'll start with my morning walks, and instead of complaining about the lack of buses, I'll be happy that I get to feel the soft breeze in my face while I walk along the canal, and I'll just enjoy the landscape. No more saying I'm bored, but instead I'll make my time useful. Maybe I'll learn to do some new thing, or maybe I'll just get myself to get better at something I already do. No more thinking that my life kinda sucks, when I know that it doesn't!

So that's it, from now on, just a positive atitude and who knows what might happen then...