Happy 6 Months!

Yesterday after work I was jogging/(let's be honest) brisk walking and I found myself a little confused by the fact that I didn't have any thoughts in my head. Zero other than the thought that I somehow didn't have any other thoughts.  I wasn't worrying, over analyzing or making anything seem bigger than it really was.  It was so...peaceful!


This, of course, made me remember...Olivia, my crazy alter ego I introduced to my blog just for fun at the beginning of the year, and how nice it was to finally have her almost completely under control.  If you haven't been a reader for a long time, then you most likely don't know of her. 


It might surprise you, but {olivia} used to over analyze and worry about EVERYTHING.  This about sums her up:

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You know what I'm talking about.  The kind of person who thinks, and thinks, and thinks until they finally get to the point where they feel like they are going to explode or they make up things that usually aren't even true and set themselves up for failure because they are so negative about a situation or have zero faith in themselves? I could go on and on but we'll just call it, "Self Destructive."

It was no bueno. Until one day, my brain got tired and I realized that I was the only one in control of my thoughts and that speaking my mind and asking people the right questions (communication) was the best and only way to put my mind at ease about whatever I was going through.

Que Sera, Sera!  

I just learned to take it easy and that there was just no sense in worrying about things that were out of my control..

Sure, I have a few itty-bitty Olivia moments every now and again--I'm not perfect and I can't help my little OCD moments. But she's pretty much a thing of the past.

Thanks to my awesome blog, I know that almost 6 months ago, March 18th to be exact, was the last time I posted any kind of Olivia encounter and the time I decided to take control.  6 MONTHS!! Want to know what else was blogged about on that exact same post??  ...The first time I hung out with who I didn't know at the time would become a fantastic group of friends here! 


I guess I can celebrate two great things this week:

Happy 6 Month "Death" to Olivia 

and 

Happy 6 months knowing my Utah Homies!

 :)