Lovely February

I loved…

The sweet laughter

and presence of my friend.

How we sat and ate lunch,

and talked until it had to end.

When all the lovelies I now

came together,

and we celebrated love, chocolate,

and good smelling lotions and lip balms.

I loved…

The smell 

of my moms essential oils.

How they work miracles,

and make you feel better.

The deep black night sky

and the moon that hangs

and shines bright.

I loved…

The aroma of coffee

and black tea.

How when you pour in the creamer

it mixes together so smoothly.

The sweet and calming melodies 

of the guitar and piano

playing together. 

I loved…

When he makes me laugh so hard 

I could die.

I mean literally,

 I could die from not gasping in enough air.

(he's pretty funny)

When I got to dance 

and twirl

and spin 

and have fun with new people.

I loved…

Hanging the roses to dry

to remind me of all the memories 

this February left behind. 

I hope you had as good of a February as I did. Even though it was filled with messiness and grim, the beauty still shone through. I'm looking forward to March, though. I can't wait for the coldness to melt away and for the warmth to come shining through. I hope you all have a lovely month. <3>

Maybe Then, We'll Find Them

Sometimes, I wonder if there is anyone out there who is like me, who will get me, who will understand me. And if there are, then why haven't I met them? Then I think that maybe they are out there a little bit further than I can reach, so I have to go adventure and take risks to find them.
Maybe, to find our soul mates, our kindred spirits, our best friend, our true love, we have be brave enough to go out into the world and explore. To leave our comfy places, our normal habits, our mundane lives, to jump and not be afraid to fall. Maybe then, we'll find them. 

xoxo, Messy

Verbal Snapshots

Via Pinterest

You know those times where you find a perfect snapshot. A little glimpse of sparkle or shine. Those moments where you find a little bit of magic in the mundane? You reach for you camera to take the shot, so you can cherish that moment forever. Or maybe, you stop in mid reach, and just enjoy the moment. Savoring it with your eyes and tuck it into your memories.
Sometimes, though, in life there is no time to take a snapshot or even cary your camera. Sometimes the thing you want to capture is way to big, way to small, or way to fleeting for any camera lens. This is the time where verbal snapshots come in. Verbal snapshots are for when you don't have a camera or you just want to savor the moment, but you want to capture the image somehow. They are what I think as a verbal equivalence of Instagram photos.
I just wrote this verbal snapshot, as the sun shines through my window and while I'm lighting my new candle.

"Gleam of the sun through window, the match snaps, hisses, and pops, then watches the fire slowly dance down the candle wick."

I love this way of capturing images and moments. I get to collect them and look back on them. I've been thinking about trying to find at least one moment to capture each day, and writing it down. Then at the end of the month, writing them all down all small slips of paper and then putting them in a tiny box. For every month I'd have a little box of good memories and joy. I'd always be able to look back on them and smile, remembering what I saw beautiful.

I've been thinking a lot about it and I'll probably start posting more verbal snapshots here on my blog. Maybe every week or every month, I'll post my favorites and give a little story behind each one. I hope maybe you too, will take a chance to write down little verbal snapshots of whatever is around you. 

xoxo Messy