...what are your expectations?...

I expect that I'm pretty awesome.

~Corinna

...expectations...

 

1. Don't ban people from your life because they don't live up to your expectations.
2. Do let go of relationships that aren't fulfilling their purpose in your life.
3. Don't throw a temper tantrum and be mean to those that #2 applies to.
4. Do expect and give respect in all relationships.
5. Don't expect more from someone than you are willing to give.
6. Do go out of your way to do random acts of kindness, but be spontaneous so that it does not become an expectation from others.
7. Don't expect a toad to turn into a prince.
8. Do expect good things, they are all around you.
9. Don't expect to be a natural the first time you try anything.
10. Do expect the unexpected.

The end of my expectation musings. Carry on.

~Corinna

Sensitive - Handle with Care

I have this little monster that lives inside of my stomach. He's more like a hibernating bear and when something wakes him up, he's like an all consuming demon.

I got really angry the other day and I realized it was because I expected something from someone who was never going to live up to that expectation.

My solution? Ban them.

I know all the "feel good" stuff about not expecting so much and you won't be disappointed. I have a better solution. Get rid of the baggage in your life that doesn't live up to your expectations.

I think that I have been playing this same record my entire life. ...Get everyone to love you and you can love yourself... Nope. Love yourself and ban everyone who doesn't love you too.

...now maybe my bear can go back to sleep...

~Corinna

p.s. ...if they aren't living up to your expectations, you are probably both better off moving on and finding people that are more compatible...

Dream Big Baby!

I've been sooooo excited about this blog! I just wanted to clarify what this blog is about. So, this blog is not:

• about man-bashing...("What about tickling, kicking and torture?", you might ask. Certainly, do to your man what you will, just not here.
• about whining...(Betty X, shared this with me: Bonding Over Problems Can Make Women Anxious...we don't want people to come here only to leave biting their nails and having nervous ticks.)

This blog is about building yourself up.

This blog is about Jennifer and I getting out there and living our lives and following our dreams and getting excited about ourselves.

My path is writing. My goal is to have a short story completed by the end of the year, and then one a month next year.

Jennifer's is music. She is currently working on recording a song as well as writing new ones.

I'm going to share an article I found particularly inspiring: Adrenaline Rush: The War Against Mediocrity.

What's your dream?

~Corinna

Introduction

Yesterday I went over to Jen's place to lay around and watch movies, but before the movie watching commenced we chatted about different things going on in our lives. One recurring theme seems to pop up on an all-too-regular basis: Men.

We are two beautiful, smart, independent, single women. Jennifer is 41 and I, Corinna, am 38. We're tired of wondering what the men we are interested in are thinking. We want to rewire our brains to KNOW we got it, and let the men do the relationship guessing games. We want other women to join us and that is how this blog came to be.

We plan on sharing our journeys as well as useful articles and links that we find related to this movement.

We welcome and encourage useful feedback. Share your ideas, troubles, etc. Our only requirement for communication on this blog, is that we respect each other.

Thank you for reading.

~Corinna