..:Week9:.. reminisce ..:Project52:..

Go back to the places that you could just be happy... There is absolutely no shame in remembering the good times and the memories of times when the worries were less and the fun seemed never ending. Go with the people you love and just be a kid again. Take the moments that you have to just be happy and soak them up so that they can last you until the next time. Be worry free and just have a little FUN!

..:Week8:.. relax ..:Project52:..

Sometimes it is absolutely necessary to spoil yourself. Put on your favorite music, escape the world, don't think about anything at all. Bubble baths have always been one of my favorite things. It is a place where no one can bother you and you don't need an excuse to ignore everything for a good hour.

..:Week7:.. cherish ..:Project52:..

Never take the moments and the ones that you love for granted... This week is in memory of my grandpa who would have been celebrating his Birthday today. It is absolutely crazy how you can have someone in your life one moment and gone the next. This picture is of a music box that he gave me when I graduated from college and a picture of us that is on my nightstand. It is not the major things that I miss the most but the little ones. Some people find comfort in the possessions that a person once had, however, I think the real comfort comes in the memories. I can honestly say that hearing his voice on the other side of the phone, getting a hug when he came over, and more than anything the times when I could tell that he was proud of the person I was becoming are the worst to no longer have. I find comfort in the fact that I was able to have such a great role model and someone who loved me so much for the time that I did. So love the ones that you have and try to cherish even the simplest of moments because they really will be the ones that you will miss the most.

..:Week6:.. bloom ..:Project52:..

Flowers make it seem so easy, just popping up out of the ground and becoming these beautiful, colorful, delightful parts of the world. Granted that things will not be so easy for you to do it, you too slowly are becoming a wonderful blossom of all of the hard work and struggles. Learn the lessons along the way and allow the beautiful individual within yourself come to be.