Elasti-Girl

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Hi There, I'm Kris. I'm a quirky sort who loves silly jokes, sunflowers, music, divine interruptions and music. I am devoted to my nerdly, ginger-haired husband, our 3 living & growing kids, and missing our 1 Babe in Heaven. We journey together through this life, dancing to our own beat, while learning each step as my children and I are effected by a life-threatening & degenerative chronic illness called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS). Please look on the "What is Ehlers Danlos Syndrome" to the bottom right of the page to learn more about EDS. I believe I have been given this journey in order to over come it, and this is my story of how I get it done.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Make everyday DAZZLE with (at least a little) Awesome


Dazzled is exactly how I feel when life surprises me with what makes my heart smile; something lovely/funny about my Little World (collectively my children or the husband),  an inside joke between me & God (usually at my expense), a picturesque double rainbow on my way to work or some one's surprising wit that makes a less-than-attractive giggle bubble out of me at inconvenient times (work, where I'm supposed to be the serious boss).  It's little moments like these that I thrive on when I'm feeling so much pain, or so unwell that I don't know how I can do what my family depends on me to do everyday.  I need these dazzles, and every single one that comes my way is a necessary blessing.  That being said, who's to say I can't throw a little dazzle back into the universe too?  So that's my theme for 2012;



Coffee! *giggle*  I got this on Google images "Coffee Art"


Make everyday Dazzle with Awesome (even the bad days!).
Live courageously, love generously, smile honestly & work intelligently; protect myself only from what truly needs protection against 
& embrace whatever good or whatever hurt that may come with the rest.

Some goals I plan to accomplish with this theme in mind are:

  • Participate in more of my company's philanthropic events when I am able: There is at least one every 6 weeks or so; it's something I've wanted to do as both a great opportunity to build memories with my family as well as team-building activity for my employees while doing something necessary & important for others.  Everyone wins!
  • Scrapbook with my kids. This is NOT an activity I find enjoyable, nor is it something I have ever done willingly, however my kids are more & more interested in doing it and they want to do it with me- and who would regret doing THAT(once a month)?
  • Continue on the medical journey-taking control of my health: Build a medical team that is willing to help me become & stay healthy with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
Don't worry (all of you biting your nails...reading this blog...get it?  That's funny....ok I think I'm funny), I'm not going to make this blog even more boring with posts of "what I did that was awesome" everyday.  I'll just post the spectacularly awesome dazzle either from universe or from me.

~Kris 



2 comments:

  1. Hey Kris,
    Happy New Year my friend! Awesome image on the last blog of my home town (where ironically I again missed NYE LOL).
    I really like your 2012 goals... I especially like the part about only protecting what needs to be protecting and embracing the hurt and the good that comes from those experiences. I certainly didn't get to that detail on my new years blog but I really do endorse it fully.

    I hope 2012 exceeds your expectations in every way!

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  2. Thank you Displaced! It was important to me to add in the protection part, I did something last year thinking I was embracing something good (albeit scary) & it turns out I should have been protecting myself against it, and I'm still dealing with it's repercussions.
    I thought of you when I saw the GORGEOUS picture of Sydney Harbor- it took my breath away.
    Happy New Year to you too, I'm excited to read your journey through it this year. :)

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