It's been over a year since I've shared ten things, so this post should consequently list about a billion things. I won't, however, bore the minds with trivial, forgotten things but rather ten things that are on my mind, circulating in turn at this moment in time. 

1. Simply stated - I miss plants, tall trees and fresh air. 
2. Honestly stated - I have yet to be discontented with my life in this metropolis. 
3. My admiration for the Woman is at an all time high. Despite the revolutionary results of the most recent midterm elections, living in Manhattan has put the powerful Woman on my radar. I'm endlessly inspired, driven and routinely reminded of what I can be and become. It's rad.
4. I'm thoroughly disappointed in my luck with cards/gambling/scratch offs. Aren't the corner markets and bodegas supposed to carry all the winning cards? 
5. Time has never moved as quickly as it has the past two months. In fact, time has moved so fast that I haven't had the time to reflect on whether or not this is a good thing or a bad thing. 
6. I am contemplating my first tattoo...stay tuned. 
7. My "Self-Realization Radar" has been beeping off the charts. I have learned more about myself in the past six months than ever before. It truly shakes me to my core to realize my disabilities, weaknesses and areas in need of improvement, but I have this incredible human in my life who coaches me effortlessly and selflessly, not even realizing that he is my role model. 
8. Been into prints by John Zabawa. 
9. Parcel's new album is a solid 10/10.
10. Serious question - Is there such a thing as eating too much pizza while living in The City? 

It's been a minute since I've shared ten thoughts, yet alone shared any writing at all. To say I've been swept up in life's whirlwind would be an understatement. The past two or so months have absolutely slipped through my fingers, like sand on the beach that I have yet to make a summer trip too. But here we are, so let's do this. 

1. So far summer has been filled with work at the first job, work at the second job, and summer class. Lots of work, but, happily, still some play.
2. Weekend trips to the bay, after-work runs along the river, and countless hours spent laying on the floor with vinyl in the background have filled my precious free time.
3. This song makes me want to wear a bright pink fur jacket, star shaped sunglasses, and jump around a roller rink.
4. One thing is for certain, this summer has been filled with color.  From the many warm, yellowy-green skies that we have had after rainstorms to the clothing racks that I finger space at 10pm on a Friday night, my days and nights are bright.
5. Wegmans' build-your-own 6 pack is honestly my greatest guilty pleasure. 
6. My favorite moment is when I climb into my steaming car that has been sitting under the sun in the employee parking lot for 9 hours and I play the tunes I found on my lunch break, volume 37. Always.
7. I've been writing a lot, trying to keep everything in perspective and everything in balance. I have always found that the best way to keep my thoughts gathered is to have them completely out of my head and on paper.
8. It honestly doesn't even feel like I studied abroad anymore and I'm finding it difficult to bring it up in casual conversation without sounding entitled.
9. I spent fifteen minutes laughing so hard I was crying at 11:30 the other night because of this really dumb video. 
10. I've finally finished my summer playlist :) 

1. I want to fall in love to The Lumineers' new album: Cleopatra.
2. Going through a little bit of a who-am-I moment. Just trying to figure things out. But who isn't?
3. Keeping in mind those lost and effected by April 16, 2007 this week.
4. Looking forward to living by and for myself this summer.
5. Adore this video from Free People.
6. I feel like I just need to get lost in a good book for a little while.
7. "Thou shalt be free as mountain winds." -Shakespeare, The Tempest
8. This is a very beautiful hashtag to look at on Instagram.
9. I need to see one more Blacksburg sunrise before leaving for the summer.
10. I truly cannot believe that after this semester I will never take another Spring class on Virginia Tech campus.  I feel old in all the best ways.

1. The best part about being a delivery driver is seeing the crystal clear night sky with its piercingly bright stars during the early morning hours.
2. I miss my mommy (and I know she will read this so hi mom). 
3. I can tell a difference in my yoga practice and how I have improved with vinyasa. It's awesome.
4. It's amazing how much more focused and motivated I am when I am crazy busy.  
5. Recently I feel like I have been balancing my friendships in a way.  It's something that I've never had to do before and something that is actually quite exhausting.  I think I just need to figure out how to "balance" because all of these people are important to me.  
6. I am in love with this video.  It is so important and speaks to the heart. "A person is a person because of people."
7. I need this necklace.  Just another reminder to be present and be peaceful.
8. Loving purple mascara. 
9. Seeing all these students walking around at math and business expos makes me realize what I want and what I don't want in a job.  I don't want to be a business suit clone and I don't want to work in a cubicle.  But what if that's where I have to be? 
10. I've been looking to God so much more recently.  I have truly felt his presence a few times and my thoughts tend to turn towards him and my religion more often then they used to.  It's great.

The original idea to write a post like this comes from Hummusbird. She is a goddess and has a natural knack for blogging, writing, creating, and inspiring. My posts will not do her idea justice but I believe this is a perfect time to reflect, write, dream, write, create, and write. 

1. I'm trying to learn how to better control my anxiety.  As school approaches (and I still have weeks until I move back) I'm getting more and more anxious everyday.  Meditation seems to be the only dimmer for these feelings right now.

2. I miss working out. Nannying, working, and wisdom teeth surgery has put exercising on the back burner and it's killing me.  AKA it's killing my fitness.

3. Mug cakes have won my heart completely.

4. I can't stop dreaming of the apartment that I want/will have one day. One day.

5. I'm learning more about patience than ever before.  Please note I am learning and not quite being. Yet. It's a process.

6. I'm dying to get back on the Appalachian mountains and all their glory.

7. This necklace is everything.  Simplistic, silver, and a reminder to just breathe. I want it.

8. My body has been craving tea like never before.

9. Fleet Foxes sing to my soul.

10. I have found some sort of peace in writing this.