1.11.11

11 has been my favorite number my entire life. Of course it being the date I was born probably has a lot to do with it.

Ok, maybe everything to do with it.

I also have an issue with even numbers. I only like odd ones. What this means I have no idea. Maybe that I'm odd? Probably.

Anyway, I have big ideas and plans for 2011 and feel that my birthday falling on 1.11.11 is a sign. Or at least I'm going to take it as a sign. It's my last year in my 20s. Rather than freak out, I'm going to live it up in a big way. Do I know exactly what that will entail? Nope. But the wheels are most definitely churning.

I'm going to write more for one and this blog is just a start.

For now I'll just finish by saying I had a great birthday even though I was working. Don't feel too bad for me though because I am working in Oahu this week. I know, I know. Not too shabby by any standard.

Here are a few pics from the big day.




A fruit basket delivered to my hotel by my favorite guy. So yum!

A fabulous birthday pedicure - I'm in Hawaii in winter - I needed it!



A delish, celebratory birthday beverage.

Cheers to 29 and it being the best year yet!

a fresh start

I've wanted to write a blog for a long time now, but the main thing that kept holding me back was wondering what I would write about.

I wanted a theme.

An overlying idea.

I love blogs like that.

But then I started to realize that this is the exact type of pressure I put on myself every time I sit down to write. I put heavy expectations of greatness upon myself and end up stunted. If I can't live up to my own expectations then I'm merely setting myself up for disaster.

Well, not this time.

There's one shared trait that all writers must possess. Only one, actually. They must WRITE.

I may write already, daily actually at work, but instead of getting bogged down by that by the end of each day, I hope this blog will inspire me to write often and on a more consistent basis. I think that writing a blog will be the best outlet for me to write more often and share things with those people interested enough to read. And who knows, maybe I'll develop a theme along the way and the content of these posts will morph into something new.

Fasten your seat belts folks; it's going to be a bumpy ride. (name that movie)

If anything, I'm curious and I hope that this will be a place where I can share my odd thoughts (oh, there will be odd ones I'm sure), interesting findings, beautiful things, and projects galore. I don't propose that there will be a common thread to these posts necessarily, but that shall undoubtedly make it more "me" anyway.

So, on that note, here's to 2011 and all that it brings...more writing, more fun, and as always, consistent curiosity.

Cheers!
Brittney

P.S. I'm currently writing from my lovely hotel in Oahu and the picture at the top of this post is one I took on my phone last night on my way to the gym. I'd say the scenery is definitely inspired and a perfectly lovely place to start something new. Aloha!