John Legend’s “This time”: Giving women everywhere false hope!
There’s no doubt that I love me a good jam, especially one that hits home, but this particular song is now just starting to irk me. It’s a song about a guy that runs into his ex- and realizes what a mistake he has made, and that “this time” he’ll be much better to her. Here’s the course:
This time I want it all. This time I want it all.
I’m showing you all the cards. Giving you all my heart.
This time I’ll take the chance, this time I’ll be your man.
I can be all you need. This time it’s all of me.
At any rate this song used to make me feel like a certain someone would show up at my doorstep with flowers, feeling this way…. But then I woke up, and realized that it ain’t gonna happen, and that’s ok! So I guess I take back my previous comment about this song… Thanks for this and many other good jams Mr. Legend!
Could it be.... me??!?!?
So, this is a LONGSHOT, but after a LOT of pressure from co-workers I have decided that I am going to submit a video for myself to nominate moi as the next Bachelorette. I'm not sure exactly when or how, but last night at a work bowling event it was decided that it's going to happen. We even came up with a tentative theme for the video. So.... stay tuned!
Kendra "about to be lucky in love" Dwyer
Kendra "about to be lucky in love" Dwyer
Outlet Shopping, a VERY serious matter!
From: Kendra Dwyer kendra.dwyer@gmail.com
To: "Becker, Lindsey"
Date: Tue, May 24, 2011 at 3:21 PM
Subject: Stores
I did some research... here are the stores I would like to go to at the outlets..... the bolded ones are ones I will not fold on, and may need some time in...
7 for all mankind
American Apparel
BCBG
Banana Republic
Michael Kors
North Face
Theory
Polo
Tory Burch
True Religion....
although I'll go to as many as want....
To: "Becker, Lindsey"
Date: Tue, May 24, 2011 at 3:21 PM
Subject: Stores
I did some research... here are the stores I would like to go to at the outlets..... the bolded ones are ones I will not fold on, and may need some time in...
7 for all mankind
American Apparel
BCBG
Banana Republic
Michael Kors
North Face
Theory
Polo
Tory Burch
True Religion....
although I'll go to as many as want....
My Grandma sent me this, and it's pretty funny and true!
Words for Women to Live By
1. Aspire to be Barbie - the bitch has everything.
2. If the shoe fits - buy them in every color.
3. Take life with a pinch of salt... A wedge of lime, and a shot of tequila.
4. In need of a support group? - Cocktail hour with the girls!
5. Go on the 30 day diet. (I'm on it and so far I've lost 15 days).
6. When life gets you down - just put on your big girl panties and deal with it.
7. Let your greatest fear be that there is no PMS and this is just your personality.
8. I know I'm in my own little world, but it's ok. They know me here.
9. Lead me not into temptation, I can find it myself.
10. Don't get your knickers in a knot; it solves nothing and makes you walk funny.
11. When life gives you lemons - buy some Coronas!
12. Forget about the perfect man - he's living in San Fran with his boyfriend.
13. Keep your chin up, only the first 40 years of parenthood are the hardest.
14. If it has tires or testicles it's gonna give you trouble.
15. By the time a women realizes her mother was right, she has a daughter who thinks she's wrong.
1. Aspire to be Barbie - the bitch has everything.
2. If the shoe fits - buy them in every color.
3. Take life with a pinch of salt... A wedge of lime, and a shot of tequila.
4. In need of a support group? - Cocktail hour with the girls!
5. Go on the 30 day diet. (I'm on it and so far I've lost 15 days).
6. When life gets you down - just put on your big girl panties and deal with it.
7. Let your greatest fear be that there is no PMS and this is just your personality.
8. I know I'm in my own little world, but it's ok. They know me here.
9. Lead me not into temptation, I can find it myself.
10. Don't get your knickers in a knot; it solves nothing and makes you walk funny.
11. When life gives you lemons - buy some Coronas!
12. Forget about the perfect man - he's living in San Fran with his boyfriend.
13. Keep your chin up, only the first 40 years of parenthood are the hardest.
14. If it has tires or testicles it's gonna give you trouble.
15. By the time a women realizes her mother was right, she has a daughter who thinks she's wrong.
Amen sister!
"Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it. You must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it." — Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love)
Details, Details!
So tomorrow morning I will make the trek to Dallas for Megahn's wedding. It's so hard for me to believe that her big day is finally here! It feels like so long ago that she called me with the news that her and Seth were tying the knot! Contrary to my usual inner procrastinator I wrote my speech about 5 months ago, so that's pretty much all set. I finished packing last night (and for those of you who know how I normally pack... that's a HUGE deal). I'm so excited I can barely stand it! Here are some of the details of our fabulous and fun filled weekend!
The Hotel- The Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek (Can I just say it's GORG!?!)
*this is where you'll be able to find the girls on Friday morning!
The Church- Cox Chapel at Highland Park United Methodist Church
Stay tuned for many more photos, and details to come of the Mollins wedding! :)
The Hotel- The Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek (Can I just say it's GORG!?!)
*this is where you'll be able to find the girls on Friday morning!
The Church- Cox Chapel at Highland Park United Methodist Church
Stay tuned for many more photos, and details to come of the Mollins wedding! :)
Zac Brown Band = Awesome!!!!
The night started out with my dad finding out that our tickets were for "the pit" so he went and took care of business to get us upgraded to our new seats... Front row center, ah thank you!!!
While our seats were A-mazing, the concert itself was one of the best I've seen in a while.
So good I even broke my no-carb code to have some beers with Linds...well worth it! It was such a great night and I'm so happy concert season has arrived!
While our seats were A-mazing, the concert itself was one of the best I've seen in a while.
So good I even broke my no-carb code to have some beers with Linds...well worth it! It was such a great night and I'm so happy concert season has arrived!
To the left, to the left!
My hair inspiration for Megahn's big day? Check!
Even got the seal of approval from the BTB herself! Now we can focus on making Megs look stunning- nobody will be looking at me anyways!
Even got the seal of approval from the BTB herself! Now we can focus on making Megs look stunning- nobody will be looking at me anyways!
You just have to love my mom.....
I got this e-mail from my mom yesterday, the subject cracked me up, but the body of the e-mail really made me smile!!! Gotta love moms for always telling their daughters there is still a chance to be a princess!
From: Kathy Dwyer [mailto:kathrynjdwyer@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 12:01 PM
To: Kendra Dwyer
Subject: I am telling you there is still a chance you can be a real live princess!
From: Kathy Dwyer [mailto:kathrynjdwyer@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 12:01 PM
To: Kendra Dwyer
Subject: I am telling you there is still a chance you can be a real live princess!
What's in a name?
I always thought that my name was of Irish descent, but according to below it is apparently Welsh, too bad Prince William is taken now! I wonder if my parents knew I'd be the "greatest champion" at 7 days old when the changed my name from Alicia Mae to Kendra Lee. I think it's funny how as we grow up, our names become a part of who we are. People are always telling me, "You look like a Kendra" or "You sure act like a Kendra", not sure what exactly that means, but I take pride in my name and in who I am, so I'll take it as a compliment!
Kendra \k(e)-nd-ra, ken-dra\ as a girl's name is pronounced KEN-drah. It is of Welsh origin, and the meaning of Kendra is "greatest champion". From Cynwrig which also possibly means "high hill". Also possibly from the Gaelic name Mac Eanraig meaning "son of Henry", or the Old English names Ceneric meaning "bold power", and Cyneric meaning "royal power".
Kendra \k(e)-nd-ra, ken-dra\ as a girl's name is pronounced KEN-drah. It is of Welsh origin, and the meaning of Kendra is "greatest champion". From Cynwrig which also possibly means "high hill". Also possibly from the Gaelic name Mac Eanraig meaning "son of Henry", or the Old English names Ceneric meaning "bold power", and Cyneric meaning "royal power".
Do what makes you happy...
This was our mother's day gift to my mom... And I couldn't agree more with the message...
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18 ways to make a new habit stick
Wouldn’t it be nice to have everything run on autopilot? Chores, exercise, eating healthy and getting your work done just happening automatically. Unless they manage to invent robot servants, all your work isn’t going to disappear overnight. But if you program behaviors as new habits you can take out the struggle.
With a small amount of initial discipline, you can create a new habit that requires little effort to maintain. Here are some tips for creating new habits and making them stick:
1. Commit to Thirty Days – Three to four weeks is all the time you need to make a habit automatic. If you can make it through the initial conditioning phase, it becomes much easier to sustain. A month is a good block of time to commit to a change since it easily fits in your calendar.
2. Make it Daily – Consistency is critical if you want to make a habit stick. If you want to start exercising, go to the gym every day for your first thirty days. Going a couple times a week will make it harder to form the habit. Activities you do once every few days are trickier to lock in as habits.
3. Start Simple – Don’t try to completely change your life in one day. It is easy to get over-motivated and take on too much. If you wanted to study two hours a day, first make the habit to go for thirty minutes and build on that.
4. Remind Yourself – Around two weeks into your commitment it can be easy to forget. Place reminders to execute your habit each day or you might miss a few days. If you miss time it defeats the purpose of setting a habit to begin with.
5. Stay Consistent – The more consistent your habit the easier it will be to stick. If you want to start exercising, try going at the same time, to the same place for your thirty days. When cues like time of day, place and circumstances are the same in each case it is easier to stick.
6. Get a Buddy – Find someone who will go along with you and keep you motivated if you feel like quitting.
7. Form a Trigger – A trigger is a ritual you use right before executing your habit. If you wanted to wake up earlier, this could mean waking up in exactly the same way each morning. If you wanted to quit smoking you could practice snapping your fingers each time you felt the urge to pick up a cigarette.
8. Replace Lost Needs - If you are giving up something in your habit, make sure you are adequately replacing any needs you’ve lost. If watching television gave you a way to relax, you could take up meditation or reading as a way to replace that same need.
9. Be Imperfect – Don’t expect all your attempts to change habits to be successful immediately. It took me four independent tries before I started exercising regularly. Now I love it. Try your best, but expect a few bumps along the way.
10. Use “But” – A prominent habit changing therapist once told me this great technique for changing bad thought patterns. When you start to think negative thoughts, use the word “but” to interrupt it. “I’m no good at this, but, if I work at it I might get better later.”
11. Remove Temptation - Restructure your environment so it won’t tempt you in the first thirty days. Remove junk food from your house, cancel your cable subscription, throw out the cigarettes so you won’t need to struggle with willpower later.
12. Associate With Role Models - Spend more time with people who model the habits you want to mirror. A recent study found that having an obese friend indicated you were more likely to become fat. You become what you spend time around.
13. Run it as an Experiment - Withhold judgment until after a month has past and use it as an experiment in behavior. Experiments can’t fail, they just have different results so it will give you a different perspective on changing your habit.
14. Swish - A technique from NLP. Visualize yourself performing the bad habit. Next visualize yourself pushing aside the bad habit and performing an alternative. Finally, end that sequence with an image of yourself in a highly positive state. See yourself picking up the cigarette, see yourself putting it down and snapping your fingers, finally visualize yourself running and breathing free. Do it a few times until you automatically go through the pattern before executing the old habit.
15. Write it Down – A piece of paper with a resolution on it isn’t that important. Writing that resolution is. Writing makes your ideas more clear and focuses you on your end result.
16. Know the Benefits - Familiarize yourself with the benefits of making a change. Get books that show the benefits of regular exercise. Notice any changes in energy levels after you take on a new diet. Imagine getting better grades after improving your study habits.
17. Know the Pain – You should also be aware of the consequences. Exposing yourself to realistic information about the downsides of not making a change will give you added motivation.
18. Do it For Yourself - Don’t worry about all the things you “should” have as habits. Instead tool your habits towards your goals and the things that motivate you. Weak guilt and empty resolutions aren’t enough.
With a small amount of initial discipline, you can create a new habit that requires little effort to maintain. Here are some tips for creating new habits and making them stick:
1. Commit to Thirty Days – Three to four weeks is all the time you need to make a habit automatic. If you can make it through the initial conditioning phase, it becomes much easier to sustain. A month is a good block of time to commit to a change since it easily fits in your calendar.
2. Make it Daily – Consistency is critical if you want to make a habit stick. If you want to start exercising, go to the gym every day for your first thirty days. Going a couple times a week will make it harder to form the habit. Activities you do once every few days are trickier to lock in as habits.
3. Start Simple – Don’t try to completely change your life in one day. It is easy to get over-motivated and take on too much. If you wanted to study two hours a day, first make the habit to go for thirty minutes and build on that.
4. Remind Yourself – Around two weeks into your commitment it can be easy to forget. Place reminders to execute your habit each day or you might miss a few days. If you miss time it defeats the purpose of setting a habit to begin with.
5. Stay Consistent – The more consistent your habit the easier it will be to stick. If you want to start exercising, try going at the same time, to the same place for your thirty days. When cues like time of day, place and circumstances are the same in each case it is easier to stick.
6. Get a Buddy – Find someone who will go along with you and keep you motivated if you feel like quitting.
7. Form a Trigger – A trigger is a ritual you use right before executing your habit. If you wanted to wake up earlier, this could mean waking up in exactly the same way each morning. If you wanted to quit smoking you could practice snapping your fingers each time you felt the urge to pick up a cigarette.
8. Replace Lost Needs - If you are giving up something in your habit, make sure you are adequately replacing any needs you’ve lost. If watching television gave you a way to relax, you could take up meditation or reading as a way to replace that same need.
9. Be Imperfect – Don’t expect all your attempts to change habits to be successful immediately. It took me four independent tries before I started exercising regularly. Now I love it. Try your best, but expect a few bumps along the way.
10. Use “But” – A prominent habit changing therapist once told me this great technique for changing bad thought patterns. When you start to think negative thoughts, use the word “but” to interrupt it. “I’m no good at this, but, if I work at it I might get better later.”
11. Remove Temptation - Restructure your environment so it won’t tempt you in the first thirty days. Remove junk food from your house, cancel your cable subscription, throw out the cigarettes so you won’t need to struggle with willpower later.
12. Associate With Role Models - Spend more time with people who model the habits you want to mirror. A recent study found that having an obese friend indicated you were more likely to become fat. You become what you spend time around.
13. Run it as an Experiment - Withhold judgment until after a month has past and use it as an experiment in behavior. Experiments can’t fail, they just have different results so it will give you a different perspective on changing your habit.
14. Swish - A technique from NLP. Visualize yourself performing the bad habit. Next visualize yourself pushing aside the bad habit and performing an alternative. Finally, end that sequence with an image of yourself in a highly positive state. See yourself picking up the cigarette, see yourself putting it down and snapping your fingers, finally visualize yourself running and breathing free. Do it a few times until you automatically go through the pattern before executing the old habit.
15. Write it Down – A piece of paper with a resolution on it isn’t that important. Writing that resolution is. Writing makes your ideas more clear and focuses you on your end result.
16. Know the Benefits - Familiarize yourself with the benefits of making a change. Get books that show the benefits of regular exercise. Notice any changes in energy levels after you take on a new diet. Imagine getting better grades after improving your study habits.
17. Know the Pain – You should also be aware of the consequences. Exposing yourself to realistic information about the downsides of not making a change will give you added motivation.
18. Do it For Yourself - Don’t worry about all the things you “should” have as habits. Instead tool your habits towards your goals and the things that motivate you. Weak guilt and empty resolutions aren’t enough.
The perfect shoe, for the perfect dress....
What's better than finding the perfect dress? Finding the perfect pair of shoes to go with it! I found my dress for Megahn's rehearsal dinner while I was in Dallas visiting her a few months ago and I've been struggling to find the right shoes. Many trips to Nordstrom and several hours of online shopping later, I found these.... They are fabulous, but just wait until you see them with the dress! And for those of you wondering; while they are Jimmy Choo's and worth every penny, I DID NOT pay full retail for these bad boys, some of my shopping secrets are just never meant to be shared! :)
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