Hard at Work or Hardly Working

First off... I love my job! I have been working at Wasatch Peak Phyiscal Therapy for about 9 months now. Thanks to my friend, Heather Waters, I was able to find this job and get hired. It has been such a blessing for me. I am the type of person who loves to be constantly busy, going from one thing to the next.

But as of late, work has been different. When I first started, I felt like I was constantly doing things. But now I find myself sitting around (especially in our Farmington office which is new) and it drives me CRAZY!!! Every once in a while I don't mind just sitting down with nothing to do for like 5 minutes. But after that 5 minutes is up I'm ready to start doing something!

Today is one of those days that I am hardly working. What have I done with myself for the past 5 hours? Oh you know... I sat at my desk, cleaned the windows, sat some more, answered the phone, sat some more, checked some patients in, decided to print off a Sudoku puzzle (which is a new obsession), more sitting, more puzzling, and now here I sit writing this blog. I feel bad about it... I hate feeling like I am just wasting my bosses time and money. But then they tell me they need someone here to help our therapist out when he needs it. So what else am I supposed to do?! I try and find things to occupy my time, but I always seem to finish whatever the task is super fast. What can I say? I am just that awesome.

I am the type of person who likes to be hard at work when that is what I am supposed to be doing. I am not a fan of this hardly working thing.

Pet Peeves

We all have them...

PET PEEVES.

Those thigs that just irk your nerves like none other. They are different for everyone, but equally annoying. If only we would always have a warning sign (like the above picture) to let us know what stupid little things will bother us.

Here are a few of my pet peeves:

1. The Black/ Brown Color Combo. It PISSES me off! Why do people think its ok to wear a black shirt with brown shoes or pants? Its not appropriate. The only time black and brown are acceptable together is when the shirt was already made that way. Other than that... DON'T MIX THE DANG COLORS!!!!
2. The Radiostation Commercial Breaks. I swear... All the radiostations have some type of alliance or something to go on commercial break at the same time. Do they really want to frustrate me?! They would be smart if they worked it out where one is on break while the other is still playing music. That way they will get more people to listen to there station. Like duh!
3. Cops Parked on the Side of the On-Ramp. Really? Why would you park there. The driver is supposed to be gaining speed to get onto highway. Are you going to be pulling them over then? No. Its pointless. Park somewhere on a busy street or on the freeway where you know people are going to be zooming past you because they can. That's the way to do it. STOP PARKING ON THE ON-RAMPS!
4. People at Fast Food Joints. Ok... I'm not talking about the employees here. I'm talking about the idiot people who stand in line for HOURS trying to figure out what they want. They are the ones who are up at the counter with the person ready to take their order and they just can't effing decide what they want. When you get up to the counter KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO ORDER!!!! Don't take forever and a day and make people wait forever to order.

So there you have it. Just a few of my pet peeves. Now you know what you need to do if you want to piss me off. Haha. But don't make me mad. I realize that this post is going to make me seem like I am mad at the world... But I really am not. I just had to get a few things off my chest. :)

Happy Almost Weekend!

Summer Begins

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SUMMER, FRIENDS!!!!

I woke up this morning and was getting ready for the day when I heard my little brother say "Mom! Its summer!" He proceeded to tell everyone that he saw that it was summer. I was chatting with my mother about it and we both came to the conclusion that he saw it on the T.V. and got super excited. I loved it! Summer is a great time and we should all be super duper excited just like my 5 year old brother.

I am so excited for summer!! Summer nights are the best in my opinion. Last night I was able to experience one of those fun, crazy nights. It was after FHE, and I was with Easton, Carli, Anna, and Jordan. We were trying to figure out what we wanted to do while it was still light out. We decided to go for a drive up Farmington Canyon. Once we got there we saw that the road was closed off but that there was another road we could take. So what did we do? We followed the other road having no clue where it would take us. It ended up taking us all along the side of the mountain. It was BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

As we were driving, we looked out and saw three cop cars start zooming down the freeway. We were all hoping for some high speed chase. But we forgot about that for a moment as we got stuck on the side of the mountain trying to figure out how the heck we were going to turn around. We found a place to back up but we weren't sure we would be able to make the sharp turn back down the way we came. Easton got help from some drunk guys and we made the turn just fine and made our way back home. But as soon as we got to the main road we decided to drive by all the cop cars. There were 8 or 9 cop cars with their lights flashing, a big SUV that was being searched, and a bunch of mexicans piled in the car. (No I'm not racist). It was quite a funny sight. We don't exactly know what went down, but we assumed it was either a drug bust or illegal immigrants bust or a combination of both.

See how great summer has already been to me?! I can't wait to see what other adventures will come!

LET SUMMER BEGIN!!!

Father's Day

Happy Fathers' Day to all the wonderful dad's out there!!

I am obviously a little biased to who the best dad is... That would be Kirk Smith. 

He is so wonderful and I feel so blessed to have him as my dad.

I have always felt like a daddy's little girl.

Words really can't describe how much I love my dad.

I have many great memories with him.

He's been there for me through the rough times. 

He is always willing to help me when I am lost and confused.

Like when I was an idiot and let my car run out of gas.

He came to my rescue.

One of my all time favorite memories of my dad is from when I was only 9.

I had to stay awake for 24 hours because I was getting some tests done at the hospital.

He was put in charge of keeping me awake throughout the long night.

We went to the church and played different games there.

Then we went to Wal-Mart and made it a goal to walk down every aisle.

After our Wally World adventure we went to breakfast.

I love this memory of my dad because it truly shows me how much he cares for me.

He was willing to stay up all night to help me out.

He may not vocally tell me how much he loves me

But you can tell that he does through all of his actions.

I am so glad he and my mom met and got married.

I would not be here if not for them.

They are the most wonderful parents any girl could ask for.

Happy Fathers' Day Dad!!

I love you!!

<3

Letters

To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart.  ~Phyllis Theroux  

Oh my how I love writing and receiving letters! I love holding onto them and reading them over again. They bring back memories that I would have forgotten had it not been written down. They make me feel special and I just know the person who wrote it cares about me.

Do something good today. Write a dear friend a letter!! :) 

Thinking Spots

You know that place you like to go just to escape the world? And think about life?

We all have one. You're very own, personal thinking spot.

I'm sure some people have the same spot. Making it not so personal

But nonetheless, you have that spot you go when you need to get away.

I have gone through some different spots but none have ever seemed to be right. 

With the exception of the church parking lot close to my work. 

But that is more of a place to go take naps on my lunch break.

But that is besides the point.

Today, I was introduced to my new thinking spot.

And I must say, it is pretty great. 

I didn't get a picture myself so this picture I found will have to do.

So there you have it. 

My spot is not quite as green and you can see the freeway from it.

But it is still just as beautiful.

Big rocks you can just sit on and look at the river.

Right now the river is super high so its a little dangerous.

But once it calms down a little and warms up more I will be there as often as I can.

Dynamics

There are many different definitions of the word "DYNAMICS"

 

1. Variation in force or intensity, especially in musical sound. 

 

This definition of the word is mostly used in the musical word. The dynamics are added to a song to give it the feeling the composer wants to achieve from the music. It can be soft or LOUD or somewhere in between.

2. The branch of mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of a body or system of bodies, especially of forces that do not originate with the system itself. Also called kinetics.

This one is hard to understand unless you are a super genius and understand physics. Which I am not. So I am going to skip over this one and move onto the next. :)

3. The social, intellectual, or moral forces that produce activity and change in a given sphere.

 

I think that this definition of the word "Dynamics" is the one that I have been thinking about the most as of late. I have thought about it in the context of both my family and friends. Its crazy how the dynamics of either of the groups can change so quickly. 

 

Lately I've noticed a change in my group of friends and I don't know if its a good change. It happened at a drop of a dime. I've tried to adjust to it but there is something that I personally can't change in myself in order to fit into the group. So now at times I feel friendless and just sit at home reading my books. 

So here's to dynamics! They can be great and add life to so many things. But if one of the dynamics that make up the group goes against something you feel or believe in, then you either have to adjust to it or move on. But making that choice is a hard one. Good luck figuring out all the dynamics in your life!

Under Construction

Sorry to anyone who visited my blog while I was revamping it. I didn't mean for it to take so long and granted it didn't take overly long. But still... I hope you all like the new look. I found the background online and fell in love with it! Teal and white is one of my favorite color combos. Add a little gray into the mix and its PERFECT!!!

I need this little change. Its amazing how much just one little change can affect how you feel about life. Even something as small as what your blog looks like. Or changing your hair or getting a new outfit or new shoes. All little things. But they definitely make me feel better about life and motivates me to keep moving on. I guess you could say having your life under construction every now and again is very helpful.

So now that I have some little things changed in my life, I can focus on the bigger picture and work on the other (not so small) things that will help me be a more cheerful, happy person. I got my hard hat on and am ready for work! :)