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The Lion Whisperer

I have often fantasized that I'm this guy. The relationship he has with those cats is nothing short of amazing. 
I love big cats. In fact, I have an entire board dedicated to them on Pinterest…go ahead, check it out!
And of course you know I can't resist sharing a few of the beautiful pictures here. 


They're just such beautiful creatures.

Oh and speaking of kitties…my very own kitty had to go into surgery last week :(

But she's okay! She did great and is recovering well.

I think it's obvious by now that my favorite animals are cats (although I struggle with even choosing a favorite, I just love animals so much!)

What's your favorite animal?
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I Like Change. (Was that Convincing??)

Maybe you've noticed, but I've made some changes to the blog recently. These changes have stemmed from a need to overhaul the messy look it had and to get ready for some new and exciting things I want to be doing.

I've been thinking a lot about my future lately. I know, I know, that's one of the things you totally shouldn't do, "live in the moment", blah blah blah.

But I'm allowed. I'm at that point in my life. I'm 22, I'll be graduating college soon and at heart, I'm a dreamer.

So what do I see when I look forward you ask?

I see a lot of hard work. And for once in my life, I'm not going to shy away from it. I'm going to relish it. Because hard work means I'm getting somewhere…it means I'm working towards my goals.

I have always lived by the philosophy that it is is better to have tried and failed then not tried at all. I think that is why I connect with this quote from J.K. Rowling so much:





Many people have a fear of failure. And I'd be lying to you if I said I didn't share that fear. But fear is just a feeling, and I can get over it.

I made a promise to myself in the beginning of the new year, that I would not allow myself to make excuses. I will try my damndest to achieve my dreams. And if I still fail, then so be it.

But it will never again be for a lack of hard work.

So stay tuned! There are some awesome things coming this way.
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Words.

Previously, I had several pages where you could go and view my favorite words/quotes. But I have decided that it would make more sense to use a different approach.

I have created a public Evernote notebook, where I will keep most of the quotes. You can view that using the link below and even join the notebook, to see it across all your devices!

My Evernote Quote Notebook



Also, I keep all my image-based words on a board on Pinterest. Follow me while you're there!

My Words Board on Pinterest


I love words, that's why I named my blog Words in a Jar. Also, it's the name for the shop where I sell awesome computer wallpapers emblazoned with my favorite words!

My Storenvy Shop

Post your favorite quote in the comments below! Also, if you have a quote board on Pinterest, I'd love to follow it! Post a link and I'll check it out.

"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." -Albert Einstein
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John Lennon Quote Mural Project Update: Phase Three…Done!

So here it is! My John Lennon Quote Mural Project is done! I was so excited to finish this project and see the quote painted in it's entirety. It fit in the space just perfectly and I think it makes good use of that awkward foot and a half between the shelf and the love seat.

Just in case you missed it, you can find Phase One of the project here and Phase Two here.

Below are some pictures, enjoy!







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My New Job

So after having to quit my job in January (more on that in another post?) I was pretty down...I loved my job as a dance teacher and I still hope to be able to teach in the future. But jobs locally in that field are pretty hard to come by sometimes, so I spent the entire summer looking for something that would be reliable and have the hours I wanted.

I instantly ruled out retail and waitressing (making the pickings pretty slim...)

I applied at the local library (5 minutes from my house!) and was hired!! I was so excited. 

As I'm sure you know, I LOVE books. I love to be around them, I love the way they smell, I love to read them, I love to hold them...

Okay, this just got awkward...

Anyway, I started working on October 1st and I have to say I am really happy. My hours are perfect, I don't work weekends or holidays and everybody who works there is really nice. I feel so blessed and grateful to have been given this job and this opportunity. 

As a side note, working at a library just makes my want to write.

I've always loved creative writing...well, any kind of writing really. I'v written poems, short stories, long stories...and I desperately hope one day to be able to call myself an author.

If anything, working at the library has fueled this desire and turned it into a real, tangible, dream.

Until then, I will start to put lots of effort into my writing. I have two ideas for books and I believe that if I put the time and effort into, could really become something.

I guess we'll see!!
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Hurricane Sandy


10/30/12: There is the sound of generators all up and down my street right now. Hurricane Sandy hit last night and we were very lucky. Our power is out (I'm typing this on my laptop and am going to post it as soon as I have internet again) but our house is not damaged and even all of the beautiful trees in our front and back yard have survived. (Although they all had the rest of their leaves very forcefully blown off their branches.)

We might be a week or more without power and while both our cable and our cell service is out, my parents insist on having a landline for our home phone, so thankfully we can make calls. We also have a small generator that we share with our neighbors next door, that we use to power one room downstairs, our sump pump and an extra refrigerator to keep some food from spoiling. 

All in all, I just feel very lucky. There are many places where they are much worse off than we are, many houses flooded and destroyed.

Right now, my dad is out trying to get gas with a neighbor. Some of the streets are blocked off and before, cops were giving people tickets for being on the road during a state of emergency and telling everyone to go home.

Another neighbor works at a power plant and he was saying that there was flooding and explosions and that his plant won't be up and running again for months, with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage…

11/1/12: Our power is back on as well as the cable and internet. Our power was restored much faster than we expected and I feel very lucky.

11/3/12: Last night we went though all of the clothes we had in the house that don't fit my siblings anymore as well as my clothes. My mom belongs to the Mom's Club and we're donating them along with diapers and baby formula that my mom picked up at Wal-Mart. 

I feel blessed and I am praying for all of the families who lost their homes. New Jersey will recover and come back stronger than ever. :)
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John Lennon Quote Project Update/Phase Two

So Phase Two of the John Lennon quote project is finished! (For Phase One, go here.)

Phase Two includes the first side of the mural, with this part of the quote: "When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me happiness was the key to life.

So excited that I got this much done…stay tuned for the next phases!





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