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Raise Your Bar High

March 12, 2011

You know those songs that every time you hear them the lyrics just jump out at you?
It’s incredible how musicians and writers can reach your soul so deeply. Must share with you one I was just reminded of while driving home the other day that I know will resonate with all you gals.

Don’t stop reading after I share the next sentence. Pinky swear? Ok…the song is “country.” Don’t hate! I used to be a hater (to be honest), but after a girls getaway in 2006 with sorority sisters to Nashville (so freaking fun!), I found a home in my heart for country. The live music scene in Nashville is awesome. Love the rockin’ country, the kind where we found ourselves dancing ’til 4 am. Here’s a photo of us around town, lovin’ our country look.

me, logan, julie, dori, susan, stephanie

Once home, I started listening a little to the country stations (and even attended a country chili cook-off!) and was captivated, absolutely captivated by this song by Sugarland. Doesn’t hurt that it has a great beat. It’s called “Settlin’, and it should be the mantra for all women.

The message: Do not settle. Absolutely do not. In your relationship. With your friendships. With your career. With your life. It’s yours to make. So as the song says… Raise the bar high!

“Settlin’”
(download from Amazon)

Fifteen minutes left to throw me together

For mister right now, not mister forever

Don’t know why I even try when I know how it ends

Looking like another “maybe we could be friends”

I’ve been leaving it up to fate

It’s my life so it’s mine to make

I ain’t settling for just getting by

I’ve had enough so so for the rest of my life

Tired of shooting too low, so raise the bar high

Just enough ain’t enough this time

I ain’t settling for anything less than everything, yeah

With some good red wine and my brand new shoes

Gonna dance a blue streak around my living room

Take a chance on love and try how it feels
With my heart wide open now you know I will
Find what it means to be the girl

Who changed her mind and changed her world

I ain’t settling for just getting by

I’ve had enough so so for the rest of my life

Tired of shooting too low, so raise the bar high

Just enough ain’t enough this time

I ain’t settling for anything less than everything

I ain’t settling for just getting by

I’ve had enough so so for the rest of my life

Tired of shooting too low, so raise the bar high

Just enough ain’t enough this time

I ain’t settling for just getting by

I’ve had enough so so for the rest of my life

Tired of shooting too low, so raise the bar high

I ain’t settling no, no, no, no, no, no

So raise the bar high

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One of those Days

March 4, 2011

Today’s one of those days. Do you have those? Be honest with yourself. This post isn’t about fashion, shoes, a new recipe, a super deal, or anything else like that, it’s about life. My life at this moment. I struggle with giving you too much about my life. Do you want to know? Or, do you want just the “fun” stuff. I’m not sure, but at this moment, I selfishly need to this post this and well, I’m not sure where else to do it…

My dad’s about to have triple-bypass heart surgery, I’m exhausted, and feeling so blah. Passed on a lunch date (sorry!) and a shopping meet up with girlfriends (sorry again!) because I just want to fast forward this day and know he’s OK. I went to the hospital last night to visit; it was the first time I saw the inside of a hospital since I was there last year for a month temporarily paralyzed and changing my life forever after discovering I have some little-known neurological disorder. Ugh. Lucky me, right?

Everyone says I’m always so strong and optimistic but not feeling it at this moment. I’m scared to be honest. It scares me about my dad and then about me, too, that maybe I could have a relapse or something awful. I’m doing pretty well considering, dealing with crap many of you hopefully will never have to consider and then lucky I’m not dealing with pain and agony that you have. All I asked for was that 2011 to be a healthy year because in so many ways 2010 was not for me or my family. After today, it better damn well be!

I need to be doing work for my real job, but how is that important right now? (again, my apologies). Trying to focus on the positive…