kind of gloom that lasts all afternoon...

Hi there. Today is Friday. Thank goodness. Cat is here (which is so exciting) and will be here till Thursday (which is extremely exciting)! I'm a little hungover from Thursday night fun though and this rain has got me down. Counting down till the (work) day's end.

In the meantime, I'm trying to be as productive as possible while jamming to John Mayer's "Why Georgia" - it's perfectly fitting for my mood. It's honestly one of my top two all time favorite songs... the other being "Neon" also by John Mayer. I know, I know. Top two favorite songs by the same artist is quite lame. I can't help it though. I started loving both the first time I saw John live in highschool and haven't stopped since.

Stay dry. Take care.

Ttys,
Britt

know your abc's

I saw this on the bulletin board of Holy Cow Yoga in South Windermere.

Namaste,
Britton

cooper river - do over.

Wait. I'm realizing I didn't do my bridge post justice...

First, I didn't mention that I have more pride issues than anyone I know. I must do better than last year - one hour and three minutes.

Secondly, I didn't mention that last year I crashed. After the race ended (which was only about 9:30ish), I died until 3:30ish when my parents woke me for our neighborhood's version of the bridge run. Have you ever been to Edgewater Park? If not, there is a tiny bridge - about 30 ft - and everyone gathers to "run it" around 3:00 p.m that day. Clearly, lots of alcohol is involved and it's wonderful.

Not only am I not prepared, but I have to rise to the occasion - my parents are throwing their own bash starting at 1:00 p.m. This is bad. Real bad. Michael Jackson.

You would think I would be heading to the gym or running right about now.... No, the red wine got me.

Xoxo,
Britt

cooper river

Yesterday, I realized the Cooper River Bridge Run (10K = 6.2 miles) was in exactly 20 days. I also realized that I had conveniently skipped out on my exercise routine for the past two to three weeks. So yesterday, I ran* the bridge.

Today, I am writing to you with tired muscles that barely got out of bed. This week is going to be a busy week - somehow I must find the balance between work, speed training for the bridge run, and preparing for Cat's visit (YAYYY).

Let's see how this goes...

Happy Monday to you - well wishes for this week,
B



*ran: I ran half. I walked half. This was on purpose so I didn't kill myself the first go-round. I won't pretend that it wasn't also so I could walk away with my pride still in tact - "I could have definitely run the whole thing."

spring cleaning

Today was great. Not as warm here in Charleston as I'd hoped (55ish), but the cold wind slipped perfectly into Unit 3 as spring cleaning began.

The whole idea of spring cleaning is refreshing my Lenten promise. Why? Because this journey hasn't felt like a journey at all. It's been easy - so easy that I'm not even thinking about it.

Feeling odd at moment:
...a little off from too much fun last night (tequila....insert shudder) and all of the chemicals I inhaled today
...a little high from a Saturday full of productivity and the killer dinner I made.

Ta Ta for Tonight,
Britt

P.S. I must tell you now. I can't wait. Cat McGintee (one of my roommates from Clemson/bestttt friends) just booked a flight to arrive in Charleston on Wednesday. I'm freaking outttttttt. :) YESSSSSSSS!

hello goodbye.

It's a little after 5:00 p.m. on a Friday. I wish you knew how excited I am. I'm quickly posting for two reasons:

One: It's March - ekkkkkk last post was in February. I'm realizing this is harder to keep up than I thought.
Two: I'm promising to post tomorrow and I always keep my promises.

Off to join in on the French Quarter Art Walk!

Au revoir!
Britton

P.S. Inspired by the quick post, I thought I'd leave you with my favorite hellogoodbye song...."In Your Arms." Sending love to my Clemson girls :) xoxo

perspective

I sat at dinner with my Mom, Grandma, and Grandpa tonight spilling my very tired, frustrated guts. Finally, my Grandma says to me - "Not every day can be good, Britt." It's simple. I know...but it's just what I needed.

Maybe you do too?

Perspective achieved,
Britt

masterpiece

Check this out - a wonderful surprise by my roommate, Kaitlyn. She's wonderful and so talented!

This masterpiece is a painting of this picture I took of my dog, Mya, on the beach a few weeks back. I absolutely love it.



Check out more of her work at www.misscostello.com

Have a nice week, everyone!
B

smooth

I just had drinks with two fabulous ladies in Avondale...one of which is my childhood best friend. Reminiscing for a moment - Can I be a little kid againnnnn? I want to build forts, play in trees, sell lemonade(summer)/hot chocolate(winter), and rollerblade to her house.

The Pinot Grigio was so smooth - Placido, I think it was? In honor of the tasty libations and ZUMBAAAA tomorrow, I give you....Mr. Thomas - see below (I still dig this song).

Happy Friday to you and me. If you are in #chs and Trio is your game, ring my bell.

:),
B

P.S.

party in the #chs.

How are you? Me? I'm ready...so ready for the weekend.

Saturday is loaded with possibilities:

- Zumbathon at the MUSC Gym from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $10 for MUSC students/$15 for non.

- Shem Creek is having their Mardi Crawl! The fun begins at 2:00 p.m. and lasts till 7:00 p.m. Registration from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Red's.

- Daniel Island's Oyster Roast at the Pierce Park Pavilion from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. $32 for lots of goodies.

- Another Oyster Roast - this one is at the Visitor's Center Bus Shed for $20 - it's from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m.

Golden potential, ladies & gents - GOLDEN!
B

P.S. My birthday is in four months. I will be 24. Merrr?

call me rude

My bad. Distracted and on the brink of my 40 day/night journey, I forgot to introduce myself and explain why I started the greenlight. Please accept my apologies.

I'm Britton - tagline: like the country. I'm a socialite buzzing around Charleston, South Carolina, looking for opportunities, trying to slow down, smell the roses, and find balance in this crazy life.

Why am I here? Well let me begin with explaining why now...why Lent...

Last Sunday on Valentine's Day, my Priest started to discuss Lent and it's recent movement away from it's true purpose. After my initial stubborn reaction, I came to appreciate what he said. In short, he talked about Lent becoming "What are you going to give up this year?" and moving towards a challenge resulting only in pride. Beyond it's real meaning, the purpose of Lent is to reflect. It's about renewing yourself. It's about growing. It's taking a hard look and asking yourself:

What can I live without?
What can I do to better myself today?
What can I do to become who I want to be in the future?

So why no facebook? I think we are all keenly aware of the good, the bad, and the very ugly of facebook. I love connecting with people all over. I love finding out about new businesses and events going on in the chas area. Both reasons will make this difficult, but the bad and ugly are enough to unplug. I can live without facebook...well at least till Easter.

And no meat? I'm always moving a mile a minute which translates into a very terrible diet. Going veggie is the first step towards becoming healthy again. This is what I can do to better myself today.

Now that you have a small understanding of why now, why no facebook and why no meat - let me get back to business and tell you why I'm here...blogging to whoever is out there.

This is the part of Lent that is "Who do I want to become?" Blogging to me is slightly terrifying. It's real. It's personable. It's vulnerable. I want to get over the insecurities of putting my thoughts out there and knowing that you may disagree or just not care. I want to grow and understand the social media world (beyond facebook) and push myself to blog and tweet everyday. I think this will give me interesting incite into who I am, grant me direction in my thoughts and ideas, and finally...be a great learning lesson and experience for me to use in my career.

So join me on my healthy journey, my blogging adventure. Your thoughts and the like are very much encouraged and welcomed...but not necessary. This is a personal journey, remember? I'm cool either way.

Cheers to you, today, and tomorrow!
Britt

P.S. Are you wondering what my last meal was before no meat? Little Joe from Bessinger's BBQ. It. Was. Awesome.

done deal.

Lent begins in less than an hour and I'm officially:
...disconnected from Facebook aka the world
...a vegetarian

In honor of Mardi Gras, "laissez les bon temps rouler."

Bring it,
Britton