Today I sat by the pool and nothing else. It was glorious and just the medicine I need from the vacation doctor.
There is power in being lazy. And there is power in vacation.
Trust me!
More tomorrow.
Jamie
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I was struck by the power of nature today. The palm trees, the green bushes, the blue sky. We sat by the pool all day and at one point in time, a crane walked by me. Just walked right by me like I wasn’t a human, rather just a part of nature. There’s something beautiful about being in nature, especially when I’m on vacation (and in the abundance of nature in Florida).
There is power in nature, and there is peace in knowing you are a part of it.
Trust me!
More tomorrow.
Jamie
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I’m off! Off to Florida for a little R&R and a lot of pool time with my sister bestie Amy! I cannot wait to sit by a pool and feel the warm sun and do nothing. I am excited to be off. I am usually pumped up and ready to be on, but I have to say, off for a few days is sounding divine. So here’s to being off.. and trusting the vacation process.
Happy Friday!!
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Jamie
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TGIF.
F*ing Fridays are back!
And, they will continue to occur on Friday. I mentioned some of my favorite F words back on Day 5 in Year 1, including: Fearless, Fabulous, Fine, Fun, Faith, Freedom, Forgiveness, to name a Few.
Last week I dove into the word Follow-up.
Today’s F*ing Friday is dedicated to the word:
Florida.
As in, a love letter to the sunshine state.
Dear Florida,
Tonight, you were on fire!
Did you feel the heat, as Women on Fire gathered in the Naples Grande for another scrumptious tea?
At one point in the evening, Debbie Phillips asked each of us to share something we love about you, dear Florida.
As I listened to all the answers, I realized there is so little I know about your wonders — the state where I live. From swimming with Manatee, to exploring the mangroves of Ten Thousand Islands to tasting the Everglades Seafood Festival, there is still so much more to learn about your land and sea.
So far, I have fallen in love with your sugar sand beaches and bright, sunny weather. I have even grown to love your thunderous rainstorms now and then.
But now, dear Florida, I want you to know, I am reinvigorated — fire ignited! — to take part in more of your beauty.
How does it feel to be called “Paradise?” — it’s time I find out why!
Love,
Jamie
What was your “first” favorite color?
When I was a “little Jamie” my favorite color was yellow.
Chartreuse, lemon yellow, dandelion. I loved them all. If one would have been called sunshine I would have chosen it first! I am worshiper of the sun, of warmth, of happiness.
In fact, I worked my crayons down to the little nub of those bright, sunny and happy yellows.
Now that I am a “big Jamie” I have officially made a sunny move. This morning, I became a card carrying member of sunshine yellow.
A form of yellow that is aptly named the sunshine state.
Jamie, meet Florida.
Florida, meet Jamie.
You two should get along just fine.
Today, I officially transferred south, just as I pack for our drive back north.
Tomorrow, we leave for the long drive to Martha’s Vineyard for the summer.
I hear it’s a balmy 50-ish degrees up there!
So before I swap my flip flops and tennis skirt for sweaters and a rain coat I found a few tunes to put me in a sunny mental state.
You can read this list of over 100 sunshine songs if you want or need a little sunning up yourself.
As I pack up everything I own into little piles of “take” and “leave” for the summer months, I ponder if I have what I need (because I CAN’T buy anything!!).
But, then, a few minutes ago in the middle of my apartment (an apartment that looks like a bomb just went off between boxes and piles and papers!) a little diddy from Ms. Sheryl Crow reminded me:
It’s not having what you want.
It’s wanting what you’ve got.
May the sun find you this week.
Tomorrow I will be writing form the road…
xo~Jamie
P.S. A few chosen sunny songs are highlighted below.
From Sheryl Crow to The Beatles to Len there should be something for everyone.
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