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Adios… off to Mexico!
Leaving for Mexico this afternoon for the last of 7 weddings this year! Hey, at least its going to snow here and Ill be in the warm sun!
Does this not melt your heart though? Do dogs know that you packing a suitcase means yours going away? Precious pup
When your “5 year plan” changes courses on you..plus addition of a puppy!
I’ve been having a stressful couple of days, or maybe its been weeks, or maybe the past year?
Have you ever felt like you were stuck in a funk, just going about your daily hectic routine, whether your happy or not.. but you’re just trying to get all your errands, work, commitments, responsibilities…. done so you can go to bed and wake up to do the same damn thing! Well, that’s been me for the past 2 or 3 months, until I had a mini breakdown out to lunch with my girlfriends the other day! People, its not good to keep it all in – you will explode.
Snapshot of a typical week: Monday-Friday get up to the pup trying to jump up on the bed (5:45 AM), try to snooze a little longer with Freddy licking your face, dog walk & clean up (6:15 AM) (The paws get so muddy with the morning dew!) (6:45 AM),breakfast, put the coffee on, jump in the shower (7 AM), find an outfit QUICK (7:15 AM), dry my hair, brush my teeth, make the coffees, fill Freddy’s Kong, leave the house (7:30 AM), sit in traffic to work (chance to do my makeup), get to work 8:00 AM-8:15 AM depending on the horrors of traffic that day.
I wont even get into my days AT work right now – that’s a whole other post worthy.
Lunch time: drive home to take the pup for a walk. leave at 12:00, home 12:20, walk till 12:40, Fill the Kong, back to work for 1 PM. Did I forget to eat?
Work.
Drive home: 5 PM. Sit in traffic, a lot of traffic. Get home around 6 PM, get the mail, dog walk, (Wednesdays: drive 30 mins in traffic for play time, Thursdays: drive to Cambridge for Puppy Kindergarten),clean the dishes, make dinner, 8 PM, eat dinner 8:45 PM, put laundry away, pack lunches, Relax, play with Freddy, get ready for bed, read Dental school books, Sleeep!!
Weekend: commitments on top of commitments. Nico and I have a shared calender on our Iphone to help us with this! Unfortunately with Nico’s busy work load and going through his MBA, we don’t get to spend much time together – so the calender is our genius idea of keeping track of any important commitments we have going on (i.e weddings, engagement parties, surprise parties, baby showers, family dinners, homework, housework and yes sometimes if we’re lucky blocked off time to spend just “us time” together!)
I’m not really liking this routine. It is starting to take a toll on me, physically, mentally and emotionally.
I know I shouldn’t look in the past, but a part of me keeps holding on and looking back to that moment Poznan University told me they had a seat for me in their DDS program for 2011 *30 students out of 2100 applicants* The range of emotions that came over me that hot summer day in NYC went from absolute shock to happiness to excitement to sadness. My friends, family and myself convinced me that getting in to a prestigious school in Europe meant that I had an amazing shot of getting into dental school here. Problem was, Poznan excepted me for the September admission (which was 4 weeks away!) and I was still waiting to hear back from the USA schools I applied for (which you get an answer anywhere from December to the following year in late Spring)
So, after weighing out all the factors slash talking to established dentists I had met during my service trip to Honduras, I decided to wait and see if I would be excepted here. RISKYYY
Well, as you can gather, I got wait-listed 3/5 schools and denied 2/5 schools. Wait-listed is a whole other ballpark. You still have the chance, the hope that you will be chosen!! I did my math and the chance of anyone getting into dental school compares equivalently with medical school to a 3%-7% chance…
Anyways, time to move on? As we approach the end of Fall 2014 , I can’t help but realize that I would of been a EU Dentist right now!! But would I get accepted into the extremely competitive international program in the US? Would I want to practice solely in Europe?, would I be single? Would I be happy? The thing is, I’m what you call Polish Stubborn, in that because I spent so much of my time, dedication, research, philanthropy work, internships, dental assisting hours, stress, tears, money, relationships, social life, physical and mental states to get in and didn’t…I lost hope. I know that sounds HORRIBLE!! But life choices and life decisions are different for everyone out there. No 2 people are exactly the same. For me, I am extremely hard on myself & stubborn with myself – I hate to say it, but I consider this a failure. At least I did at the time, maybe the subconscious of me still does. I know I’m only 26 ….or I’m already 26!!!… however you want to look at it, but I think there comes a time in your life, when you realize you need to make sure you are HAPPY! Of course, we need to make money. But I want to do that by waking up HAPPY every day or at least going through my day not like a robot but as a human being enjoying and taking in all that life has to offer.
Is dentistry my passion? yes (maybe). Do I love teeth and helping people with dental problems. YES! Will I always continue to take any chance I get to volunteer for a service trip to help with dental care? Of course! Will I move on and believe everything happens for a reason. YES, I have to. I don’t want to force my way getting into school. I honestly believe, if it was meant to be for me. I would of went to Europe or better yet, I would of been accepted here.
I will always think of it and always light up when people ask me dental questions and I will still attend dental conferences, (as long as the dental office I work at part-part-part time still lets me go with them đ ) but I will not let it affect me anymore.
Time to move on from it. I sulked too long and it’s embarrassing but I write this post because it’s a normal feeling- especially in your mid 20s- I have given advice to many friends, family members, coworkers who may have asked the “what if” questions or might take a week or so to reflect on their life, of the meaning of their life, of what is it that makes them truly happy in today’s world.
I came to realize that you can have many passions, not just one. Do you have more than one like, more than one goal? of course. The point is to keep moving ahead and doing your best =)You will accomplish your passions. Maybe not to the extent that you imagined – but you will touch upon all of them in your life; some way or the other. For me, maybe dental school wasn’t meant to be- maybe I was just supposed to travel the world and help 3rd world civilians with dental care – in that case… I accomplished my goal =)
Speaking in Spanish to teach the kids the importance of brushing!
Pulling out my first tooth.. I was freaked.
My best advice to people having a mini mid 20’s life crisis. IT’s OKAY! First: breathe, 2nd: things could be worse (turn on the news), 3rd :reflect on what makes you happy and go for it!! If your initial dream doesn’t work out the way you planned, re-focus your plans, concentrate on what you really really want! What makes you the happiest. Everyone does or should do some soul searching – whether your 22 or 62!
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it a million more times… You only have one life to live, Live it well! YOLO. I should take my own advice and… I finally am!
And to finish up with the mid week… we are officially over the hump today…Try one of these!!
The Cronut (300 cals!)
This doughnut, not only comes in it’s own little box – but its warm and tastes just like the Krispy Kreme amazingnes that we used to have in MA.
Spoil Meter! The extreme levels some people are taking dog ownership to
How did I become one of those people I used to roll my eyes at!? The ones who buy their dogs clothes, shoes, socks, ice cream… things for humans! (maybe its because I got a puppy and it’s pretty hard to resist when you go into a store and the dog section is out of control- yes getting Freddy has opened up a whole new world to me -dog world)
But just like with everything in this world, there are extremes, there are levels of insanity- okay that’s harsh! I mean there are levels/degrees of practicality vs obsession? Not sure if I am using the right words here – but I’m sure you get what I’m saying, but in case you have no idea what I’m talking about….
Let me present you with:
Exhibit A: dog houses, I mean mansions, no I’m talking palaces!
I mean the dogs seems to really enjoy this… not sure how that’s even possible.
I guess if you cant have kids and for some reason cant adopt? this is the alternative…yes? no?
Exhibit B: spa days,( wait- cucumbers on their eyes!?) What happened to simple belly rubs?
Exhibit C: walk in closets!
This is more organized than my closet! 
You be the judge tho…
If you can get your dog as trained as Martha so that they can dine with the elite- all the power to you!
Lesser degree of spoiled-ness:
Ok.. this is too adorable^^ and you know what it can make sense/be a very practical solution for a number of reasons: 1) cuteness factor of 100. 2) maybe the dog is older, has a broken leg, afraid of the snow… 3) the owners are older and can’t handle carrying a dog…
This is organized and concealed and I get it! I like it!
Practical:
I mean, especially for Freddy and all his hair – It’s a pain to have to wipe his paws EVERY time he goes outside in the rain or soon to be snow. He runs around and gets everything wet and muddy in the house, so I’d rather just take off his shoes and not deal with it
For hiking and especially for puppies in the winter time with the ice-melter (salt) poured all over the city streets. It can burn their paws, so actually the Vet recommended getting some type of shoe for them to wear.
Adorable- I just cant! ^
Great alternative to having a bulky crate in the house- its concealed, its the dogs “den”, It’s not obnoxious.
Loving these dog dens!
At the end of the day, whatever makes you and your pooch happy is ALL that matters. Let the haters hate. Enjoy your life however you want and don’t let anyone judge or tell you you cant live your life the way you want even if it involves building a mansion with a bone shaped Jacuzzi and a walk in closet for your dog? Hey, If that makes you light up every day- so be it!
Just DO remember the pups in shelters – be sure to spread the love to them!! here are some links to shelters and rescue leagues where you can donate – whether its your time, money, food, or some of those clothes! I’m sure it would all be appreciated. (They have a wish list on their site)
* *Great idea for all you out there getting married, or having a baby aka setting up a registry. ADD a section that people can donate to shelters on your behalf! (ask the shelter of choice to create a registry page for you) – you don’t really NEED those china plates- but one of these animals does need love.**
Have a Pawesome weekend! Go Patriots!
In my defense- those toys were given to Freddy as gifts. And his dad is a big football fan, sooooo that’s my level of extreme-like I said everyone has a level from -0 to +10 and hey! at least he doesn’t have a walk in closet!….. (yet)
On behalf of Freddy, the money spent for his puppy school goes directly to local shelters in Boston. I also have 2 dog walking apps (Walk for a Dog and Wooftrax), which donate money to the shelter of my choice for every walk we go on ( which of course is at least 2x daily) AND during the holidays, we will be donating some of Freddy’s favorite treats and some favorite toys to a few local shelters.
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November National Food Holidays
Another month, another reason to highlight the National Holidays. In honor  of holiday season approaching, I’d like to focus this months national days on FOOD.
The month as a whole is known for:  Georgia Pecan Month,  Good Nutrition Month,  National Peanut Butter Loverâs Month,  National Pepper Month,  National Pomegranate Month, Raisin Bread Month, Vegan Month
National Fig Week is the first week in November. My family in Poland LOVES figs for some reason. We would always bring them boxes of Fig Newtons đ
Isa Does it Vegan “tuna” sandwich
Each day of the month has something to celebrate too:
November 1: National Bison Day
November 1: National Deep Fried Clams Day
November 1: National Vinegar Day
November 2: National Deviled Egg Day
November 3: National Sandwich Day
November 4: National Candy Day
November 5: National Doughnut Day
November 6: National Nachos Day
November 7: Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
November 8: National Cappuccino Day
November 8: National Harvey Wallbanger Day – a vodka cocktail!
November 9: National Scrapple Day –Â Â this is a mush of pork scraps and trimmings combined with cornmeal, wheat flour, and spices (interesting)…
November 9: Cook Something Bold & Pungent Day
November 10: National Vanilla Cupcake Day
November 11: National Sundae Day
November 12: National Pizza With Everything Day (Except Anchovies)
November 13: National Indian Pudding Day
November 14: National Guacamole Day
November 14: National Pickle Day
November 15: National Raisin Bran Cereal Day
November 16: National Fast Food Day
November 17: National Baklava Day
November 17: Homemade Bread Day
November 18: National Vichyssoise Day – this is a creamy Leek soup often eaten cold! eeek, I would eat it warm
November 19: Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day
November 20: National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
November 20: Beaujolais Nouveau Day – red wine made from Gamay grapes in France
November 21: Gingerbread Day
November 22: National Cashew Day
November 23: National Espresso Day
November 23: Eat a Cranberry Day
November 24: National Sardines Day
November 25: National Parfait Day
November 26: National Cake Day
November 27: National Bavarian Cream Pie Day – they mean Turkey Day!?
November 28: National French Toast Day
November 29: Chocolates Day – pretty sure this is every day for me!
November 29: National Lemon Creme Pie Day
November 30: National Mousse Day
Hope everyone can try something new this month – perhaps Scrapple or go on the other end of the spectrum and make yourself a Vegan “tuna” sandwich from chickpeas. Check out the recipe in my Dine Section!
Rustic Chic- Home Decor Ideas
Rustic Decor is all the rage- well at least for me it is! I can’t get enough of hydrangeas, mason jars, washed out wood and plaid!
I have mason jars with hydrangeas spread out through my house- 1 on the dining room table, 1 on the living room table, 1 on the nighstand, 1 on the bar island in the kitchen and 1 in the bathroom. It adds such a cozy, girly, yet manly (if flowers can be manly?- lets just say yes for Nicos sake!) touch to the rooms.
How simple is that? I love the pop of orange and the light brown accents.
I love this idea for pumpkins. I mean I wonder if these would of been safer to have around the puppy? I came home from work and the white pumpkins I got had missing stems and half of the side was missing off one of them….
We have a rustic headboard in the Master bedroom – We didn’t got as far as a DIY project like in the photo -(Bernie & Phyls had a great one on sale), but it defiantly is something I would do for a beach/lake house one day!
Loving the chandelier idea for the bedroom. I’m going to need to do some vintage hunting this weekend!
This table from Pier 1 is great. Wait for my next post- I’m doing my own little DIY project with Chalk Paint for our dining room table makeover!
Kind of loving all these picture frames. A look we are trying to achieve for our hallway at home. I’d like to fill it with tons of photos and memories and experiences.
French Country Elegance with a Rustic twist – just need Freddy in the photo and it’s perfect. Make a pizza in that brick stone? LOVE
And to tie in my mothers style with my own. I think a great compromise – not that I need to do that anymore! (Nico lets me decorate how ever my heart desires!) Â would be Modern-Vintage/Chic:
Clean-modern-rustic… pretty all over.
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Book Club: Choices for Book #3
Happy Friday! Happy Halloween!
We are getting ready to select the next book to read for the Book Club. I can’t believe we are already on book #3, I feel like we just started this club a week ago! It is great to make reading a fun part of your life, even when you feel like there is no time in the day for you to read- trust me, I know! I had to push out our last book discussion a week because I literally had NO time to read with the new puppy and all… but I managed and I loved the last book and I love being a part of such an intellectual conversation about life, happiness, sorrow,love and everything else in between. So, my message to you all -there are millions of books out there…GO READ! …..or better yet, help us choose a book and Read With Us!
Choices with summaries:
Frog Music – Emma Donoghue
Summer of 1876: San Francisco is in the fierce grip of a record-breaking heat wave and a smallpox epidemic. Through the window of a railroad saloon, a young woman named Jenny Bonnet is shot dead.
The survivor, her friend Blanche Beunon, is a French burlesque dancer. Over the next three days, she will risk everything to bring Jenny’s murderer to justice–if he doesn’t track her down first. The story Blanche struggles to piece together is one of free-love bohemians, desperate paupers, and arrogant millionaires; of jealous men, icy women, and damaged children. It’s the secret life of Jenny herself, a notorious character who breaks the law every morning by getting dressed: a charmer as slippery as the frogs she hunts.
The Goldfinch– Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch is told in retrospective first-person narration by Theodore “Theo” Decker, who recounts the story of his life thus far. As a thirteen-year-old boy in New York City, Theo adores his energetic, beautiful mother â as do many other people in Manhattan. He thinks of his father, who had walked out on them a year earlier, as an alcoholic, abusive thief. Theo’s life is turned upside down when he and his mother visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see an exhibition of Dutch masterpieces, including her favorite painting, Carel Fabritius’s The Goldfinch. There, he falls in love at first sight with a red-headed girl who is accompanied by an elderly man. But then a terrorist bomb kills his mother and dozens of other art-loving citizens. Selected of 10 Best Books of 2013 NYTimes Review.
Where’d you go, Bernadette? Selected 11/3/14
Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she’s a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she’s a disgrace; to design mavens, she’s a revolutionary architect, and to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and, simply, Mom.
Then Bernadette disappears. It began when Bee aced her report card and claimed her promised reward: a family trip to Antarctica. But Bernadette’s intensifying allergy to Seattle–and people in general–has made her so agoraphobic that a virtual assistant in India now runs her most basic errands. A trip to the end of the earth is problematic.
To find her mother, Bee compiles email messages, official documents, secret correspondence–creating a compulsively readable and touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter’s role in an absurd world.
This is Where I Leave You -Jonathan Tropper
The death of Judd Foxman’s father marks the first time that the entire Foxman clan has congregated in years. There is, however, one conspicuous absence: Judd’s wife, Jen, whose affair with his radio- shock-jock boss has recently become painfully public. Simultaneously mourning the demise of his father and his marriage, Judd joins his dysfunctional family as they reluctantly sit shiva-and spend seven days and nights under the same roof. The week quickly spins out of control as longstanding grudges resurface, secrets are revealed and old passions are reawakened. Then Jen delivers the clincher: she’s pregnant.
This Is Where I Leave You is Jonathan Tropper’s (One Last Thing Before I Go) most accomplished work to date, and a riotously funny, emotionally raw novel about love, marriage, divorce, family, and the ties that bind-whether we like it or not.
Book to be selected by next week!
Breakfast and Boston Book Festival
After breakfast, I took my Little Sister to the Boston Book Festival at Copley Plaza on Saturday. This is an annual event where readers and writers of all ages can get together to inspire and be inspired by the power of words. This was also a Big For a Day Event, where the Big Sisters Association of Boston organized all the “littles and “bigs” to get together to enjoy the day! I am proud to say I am a volunteer for this wonderful organization and a Big Sister. We did a creative writing workshop where we both got to show our creative side and learned how to use an old fashioned type writer.. those things were hard to type on.. you really need to press down hard – not like the touch sensitive technology we have today…times have changed, for sure!
I had a great day with my little learning about each other and learning about books, aspirations, and dreams. We got some lunch together at the event and I also treated her to… fried oreos! Every kid needs to try these!
Puppy Socialization- Is it really necessary?
6 month old goldendoodle and 3 month old Freddy!
Freddy has been going to Puppy Play time on Wednesday nights from 7:30-8:30 at his vet’s office! Last night, he was out of his mind excited and ran straight into the glass door before I could open it!
He is even excited when we go for his shots because he remembers it being a “happy place”- how genius of the staff to organize this puppy program at the animal hospital.
So as he is approaching his last play time (it ends when the puppy is 16 weeks- as they begin to play differently), have I noticed a difference from his first class to now?  Well what actually is puppy socialization?
Socialization is very important when your dog is between 8-16 weeks old. This is when they learn important skills that they will remember as they get older.
Here is a clip of the hand out from one of his first classes:
 What Is Puppy Socialization?
Socialization is the learning process through which a puppy becomes accustomed to being near various people, animals, and environments. By exposing puppies to different stimuli in a positive or neutral way, before they can develop a fear of these things, owners can reduce the likelihood of behavior problems in the future and help build a stronger bond between pets and the rest of the family. The critical time to socialize a puppy is during the first 3 to 4 months of its life.
Why Is Puppy Socialization Important?
Unfortunately, behavior problems remain the top reason that pets are relinquished to animal shelters. Proper socialization will help make puppies more tolerant of changes in their environment and help prevent common behavior problems in the future.
A quick breakdown of his progress:
Play 1: Freddy hiding from the Wheaten Terrier puppy – He was very scared, defensive, in a way,  aggressive. He played “OK” with the other puppies -had a few time outs as the Wheaten and him did not get along! I guess it meant they both were very unsure of who would be the more dominant one. Also, the pups did not look like his litter mates! I was a little discouraged and was worried that I might traumatize him around other dogs! I was a scared mommma :/
Play 2/Take 2: He seemed more comfortable, but still had 1 or 2 time outs when play got too aggressive. The nurses that monitored the play were great! so encouraging and informative and helped the puppies get adjusted to one another.
Yesterday (Play 6): like I said above, out of his mind excited to go inside! Some new puppies were there and Freddy made an attempt to play with them although they were at “play 1 phase”. He would bring toys over and slowly nudge them to the younger puppies. Him and the Wheaten would cross paths and play a little but decided to avoid each other for the most part- He played with Hunter, his German Shepard brother from another mother! Those 2 are inseparable and its so cute to watch them play – so cute that I had to take a video:
BONUS!!:Â He sleeps all the way home because he is so tired out – a win win!
So, is puppy socialization necessary? Â YES, I recommend to all new puppy moms and dads. I can’t talk long term yet – but I have noticed such a difference in Freddy’s behavior even when we play at home. His biting has tamed down and he will only playfully bite lightly. Every dog he meets, he will attempt to play and is gentle, observant and excited!
Fall Hair â to go darker or lighter
Come fall, come colder months here in New England, come hair change? It seems to be a constant pattern for us ladies, we go lighter in the warm months and darker in the cold months âwhy? As if to add to the âseasonal depressionâ by being dark, pale and gloomy! Iâm thinking I might add some caramel highlights to my locks. Nothing crazy (I have always been the natural type- not wanting to add anything too drastic to my hair, skin, nails, body), Granted, I say that and there is a lot of truth to it â but donât we all have that year in middle school where we donât quite know where we fit in? We want to be blonde, as a result turn our hair orange (oops), want to be dark, as a result turn our skin orange (oops again) and end up looking like an Oompa Loompa instead of something we see in a J-14 magazine (does that still exist?) My grandmother would always comment on my hair! She loved how my sister and I had thick, long, brown hair that we would put up in a bun on top of our heads. She ALWAYS mentioned that and then always yelled at me when my hair was lighter or I made any change from what nature gave me! My sister STILL has that gorgeous thick long brown hair. Me, on the other hand did not keep that gift⌠my hair became fine, as the hairdressers call it. Blame it on product, blame it on constant hair teasing for fashion shows and photo shoots (my secret love) blame it on my motherâs genes, whatever it is â whatever it was, I have been determined to get it back to that bun on my head that my grandmother loved! The last year I have focused on getting it healthy —- To look, feel, BE healthy. If this meant, I needed to get more than a trim and have short hair, so be it, if I needed to get a deep conditioner to replenish dead hair follicles- letâs do it⌠I want minimal but I want results. My hair has felt thicker and healthier since going for regular trims and gloss (keratin) treatments. You gotta work with what you got, ladies! And men, donât dye your hair â embrace the salt and pepper when it comes! (for thinning hair, I hear Tio Nacho Mexican Herb shampoo works wonders for men â Target and local drug stores should have it- not that any of you young men have thinning hair or are finding grays!)
Find yourself a honest hairdresser! Donât get pressured into getting all these crazy treatments, research and ask around to see what works for you! Honestly â I still believe minimal is best! As long as you eat well, drink PLENTY of water, have a good intake of vitamins and veggies, your hair will restore itself â but if you need a little extra â head to a professional! Cheap little trick: Coconut oil once a month massaged in your scalp and hair does marvelous things.
Happy Fall! Let your hair down! â or put it in a nice big bun on top of your head đ
I think I might do something different with my length too: Inspiration? A LOB?
Book Review: Me Before You
vegan blueberry muffin from Whole Foods
I just got back from our second book club meeting to discuss Me Before You. I met a few girls at the Whole Foods in Bedford, where we got some lunch and dished out our thoughts about the read.
Honestly, this was a great book – It was warm, emotional, cinematic and heartbreaking. Reading it felt like you were watching these people live their daily lives, it made you think about your own aspirations, your own struggles, your own relationship – the what if’s, the unknowns…
It may sound crazy, but it inspired me to travel more, to take up a job that I actually enjoy, to take chances, to love myself more, to volunteer more, to appreciate what I have in my life.
A lot of times, we get so caught up in our daily lives – get frustrated with the small things like traffic, or not having clean laundry, Â or spilling some coffee on your shirt, or not making enough money as the person next to you. Look. life is not fair, life is a challenge, life is a journey, life is short and life is unpredictable. There is always someone out there that has a fancier car, a bigger house, more expensive clothes, a life that may seem so desirable. There are also people out there just like in this book, just like Will, who have all of those things but become a quadriplegic and cannot enjoy any of them, without the help of a caretaker. A grown man who cannot dress himself or cook a meal or drive a car…
Just remember, the next time you want to scream at someone who cuts you off in traffic or the server makes your coffee the wrong way, that your life really isn’t that bad. TRY and enjoy it everyday – realize there are people out there who have it a lot worse than you – people who can’t afford to get a car, or buy themselves fancy clothes – people who can’t even feed themselves food ….the saddest thing,however, is the people who feel their life is not worth living anymore.
Love your life. because you never know when it can all change.
Highly recommend this book -big tear jerker – make sure you have a box of tissues for the last 3 chapters!