A Quote

My grandpa was the king of quotes! I wish I could remember all of the funny things he always used to say. I would love to write them all down and publish them. Seriously he was the most clever, witty man. Not to mention the most hilarious man I ever knew.

Yesterday I called my dad and we talked for a while. I told him all of things I was up to, like the fact that I've been getting a bigger clientele base over here. I've been painting a little and working on my jewelry. I also have been getting better at using my SLR camera, learning more about it and taking it more seriously. I told him I might be doing my first photo shoot soon and that I was really excited about it.

Of course he always gets excited when I talk about taking photos, he thinks my pictures are great, when in all honesty I'm not super stoked about them.

Anyway, my dad was just glad to hear that I have been getting busier and have finally started back into all of the things I used to do at home.

While we were chatting my dad said "well you know what your grandpa always said...... Be an entrepreneur, not a PILE of manure."

I just cracked up when he said this and I still smile now when I think about this quote, because that is so my grandpa. But really it does make a lot of sense. When we first moved here, I felt like a BIG pile of manure. I had ABSOLUTELY no idea what I was going to do everyday. I had no job, no friends, no hobbies. NOTHING. Well I can't say I had nothing, my amazing husband was there with me and stuck by me through every bad day I had in this new world. I am so very thankful for that!

But after a month or so of living here, I started getting back into making jewelry. Jon spread the word for me at his office that I was a hairstylist and I was getting a couple of clients here and there. I made myself get out and start taking pictures of the beautiful town I live in and tried a little harder to find things that I enjoyed doing. It was a tough time because we arrived right when it started getting colder here, and I found it extremely hard to get out and about while it was rainy/gloomy and cold outside. Most of the winter you never see the sun, when in Oklahoma the sun rarely leaves the sky.

It took several months from being a pile of manure to SLOWLY (very slowly) feel like I have found my place here in Germany. I have several clients now, that come on a regular basis and I've met some wonderful people. I am trying to stay busy with all of my hobbies and finally feel like I am worth something again. I can completely relate to this quote and thanks to my ever so wise grandpa, I can appreciate his saying. It definitely opened my eyes a little wider.

This man is greatly missed!

Me and my gramps. I think I cut my own bangs in this pic!
and yes he is holding a ciggy in his hand while holding me ;)
Boy did I love this man!

Hope you all have a wonderful Friday!