hump day.

simplicity.
sim·plic·i·ty
noun, plural -ties.
1.the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.
2.freedom from complexity, intricacy, or division into parts: an organism of great simplicity.
3.absence of luxury, pretentiousness, ornament, etc.; plainness: a life of simplicity.

lately, i have been trying to make changes. just little changes, to live a life of simplicity. my current project is going through my dresser/desk/closets and removing all of the 1. clothes i haven't worn in ages and those that don't fit me anymore and 2. to remove all of the stuff that i don't use anymore. this sounds like a really simple and somewhat quick project right? wrong. it has been taking me a lot longer than expected.
besides trying to get my life more organized, i have also been really trying to make life changes as well. first, i have been trying really hard to take my vitamins everyday. for the most part, i do really well. but sometimes, just sometimes, i forget. second, i am trying to get on a more regular sleep schedule. now, you may be laughing when you read this. i am chuckling as i write it. those who know me well, you know that work has turned me into a napping queen. well, i am trying to be better about taking naps, even when i am exhausted. i don't want to sleep my life away, and sometimes that's what i feel like i am doing.
i am not sure if i have ever really talked about it that much before, but i am a huge fan of reality television. go ahead, judge away. knock yourself out. but i love it. from the bachelor to the glee project, if it is reality, i am probably a fan. anyway, for a long time, i would always watch a tv show on my laptop as i would fall asleep. i am trying to kick this bad habit. that's what it is. a bad habit. beds are made for sleeping, not catching up on america's next top model. i am hoping that as i kick this habit, i may rest more peacefully and soundly.
these changes. these changes that i am trying to make, i am trying to improve myself. i am trying to make myself better.
i recently heard this quote, and loved it:

when you know better you must do better...
i know i can live my life better than i am living it now. i want to strive to live a simpler, and better life.

[vegas 2008. my 21st birthday//vegas 2011. amanda's 21st birthday]
[new york new york hotel]