What if... Wednesdays: Dreams

Pretty People,

what if you could choose one dream you've had

in the past and make it come true? Have you

ever woke up wishing you were still

dreaming? Many times probably!

Tell me about one of them :)

I think one of my coolest dreams ever

was one in which I could breath underwater.

At first, I was scared and thought I was going to drown (who knows why 

I was in the middle of an ocean to begin with). Then, when I 

was about to give up-- since I was so deep and thought I

wasn't going to make it to the surface-- I suddenly realized

I was breathing! And so I swam more...

and more...

Now imagine how fun that would be! I could stay underwater as

long as I wanted to, talk to the fishes

and other silly things...

At least I know I wouldn't look like I'm chewing a lemon:

(me like 4 years ago)


I chose this theme today because I had like one or two bad dreams
these past days. Shoo!

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What if... Wednesdays: A real one this time

 

<-- that picture is peculiar because 1) my hair sort of looks like that. 2) The middle of my day felt something like that. 3) My brothers gave me a sister-card with that same girl on it once.

Guys, today's 'what if' is going to be influenced by my day. The good thing is that some of you may relate to it, the not-so-good thing is there is no daydreaming involved in this one :(

What if your mind and your attitude can actually influence everything that happens throughout the day? You know how they say "it's all in the mind..."A few things have gone wrong today. Not terribly wrong to be sad about it... just one of those days when many little things accumulate.

Let's review those things...

 

I woke up with two pimples{still}in between my nose and my mouth.

It looked like I was going to have a third one on my upper lip, but it hasn't happened yet.

Horrible area... I'd rather have them on my forehead where I can camouflage them.

I was going to be at work only for like 3 hours today, but I ended up staying all day.

It was a good cause; I had to help a friend with some computer issues so that we

could finish a photography project by Friday. But I was losing patience due to my inability to

explain him things combined with his inability to understand me.

 

After that, I went to Whole Foods and tripped in front of the registers.

Very convenient; everyone saw that girl with the yellow sweater walking in a fast pace,

so confidently, and suddenly plaf9(*&&*^*^&!!

"I'm ok!!"

 Later I hit that funny-nerve on my elbow and almost got a paper-cut.

Minor happenings to add to the rest...

Then I kind of felt everything had to do with my attitude...

I bought some ice cream at Whole Foods to start the positive half of my day; and

the fact that the person served me a lot was the first highlight.

Later I went to Walmart to print 2 images. I asked if they had other sizes

besides 4x6, 5x7, 8x10...

The man said no. I said, "oh, so I can't print a 6x6 then?" The man said,

"oh, actually we do print 6x6 for scrapbooking" I got my prints :)

I am sure the rest of the night will just fine! It's all in the mind, right? :)

I'll leave you with an image that makes me laugh: 

 

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What if... Wednesdays: Mythical Creatures

You know those amazing stories when you were little, full of magical places 

and mythical characters? What if they were real? What if you were 

by yourself one day and saw a mermaid, or a fairy, or a dragon. 

I always wonder how the people who wrote about these creatures got

 the inspiration for them... were did they all come from?

 The mythical world is wonderful; there are times when I wish

 some of those characters could exist; I mean nature is incredibly magical too, 

but how awesome would it be if you could say "today I am going to go 

walking in the woods, I hope I see a fairy."  People would hope to come 

across one of those magical creatures all their lives, 

and only the lucky ones would see them!

Any one you particularly like? I think I'd love it if there were unicorns. 

I like horses! so imagine an angelic one with wings and a horn.

 Maybe just the horn... but how beautiful they would be, right? 


And what if mermaids existed? They could take you to 

the most secret and beautiful places under the sea :)

Fairies... or a fairy godmother like Cinderella! 

At least butterflies look a little like them :)

*sigh* imagination is so wonderful

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What if... Wednesdays: Dream Travel

Oh yess... what if you were given the chance of traveling aboard any 

method of transportation (to various places, not relevant in this case) with some 

friends & family... what would you choose? 

It could be a private & luxurious jet plane, a yacht, 

a ship, a train, or anything.

Well, my brother showed me this gigantic ship called 

"Oasis Of The Seas," which is now the world's

largest cruise ship. I've always wanted to travel by ship...

but despite the impressive architecture of that floating paradise... I think I would prefer this:

Yes, I've always had an obsession for Titanic. After watching the movie, 

I fell in love with the ship. Part of

the reason were its chimneys, the sounds they made, the ship's shape. All so romantic. 

I read in a magazine that they would construct another Titanic by 2002... but given

that it is now 2009 and there is no Titanic,  I must forget about my little fantasy. I guess

the Oasis Of The Seas wouldn't be too bad :)  

Thanks for dreaming with me every Wednesday!

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What if... Wednesdays: Choose a year

What if you had the chance of living one day in any year in history? Which one would you choose, where, and why? I actually can't be 100% sure of what I would pick (80s are very tempting!) but for this post I'm going to choose...

Late 1950s (probably USA). Yes... there is something about the 50s I love... I am not sure whether it's the way women were (or at least how they are portrayed... more feminine)...

... always using peculiar skirts, shoes, hairstyles, and of course-- let's not forget-- cute bathing suits!

Or was it the cars they had and how romantic they seem in movies?

Oh, here's a good reason:  my dear Elvis

Yes, music indeed is a big factor... I grew up listening to my parents' oldies collection, so I love oldies! And I wish I could find more places where I could go and dance twist, rock & roll, or even just a nice ballad. It seems nowadays a lot of  people just want to drink while listening to rap and hip hop in the background. Goodness gracious great balls of fire! 

Anyway, so many things I could enjoy in that one day... and there would be no cell phones or ipods taking away people's attention, no internet either, just a day full of interaction, picture taking on my part (I would take a good 2009 camera), a little romanticism, and dancing for sure!

Psspss, a little note: please don't take this silly 'what if' as me not liking the year I live in. I love it, I just like to imagine what other times were like :) 'Til next time lovely readers!

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the cute car, Elvis

What if... Wednesdays: Time

Hello pretty people,

Today I ask you this: What if you had the option to play with time in any way you wanted (choose one)? For instance, going back in time, travelling to the future, freezing time, or altering the way it works...

What would you pick and why? 

In my case, I think I would chose to alter the way it works. I would make days & nights longer, with at least 5 more hours each. There would be so many benefits out of that... 

- First of all, people would have more hours to sleep and more hours to enjoy the day, yay!

- Because of that, resting time would be incremented (working time would definitely stay the same!).

- Since resting time would increase, stress would probably be reduced.

- With much less stress, people would age slower.

- By aging slower, everyone would enjoy life a little better
 and perhaps rush things less.

There are many mornings when I wake up and I wish nights were longer, 
many days when I go home after work and wish I had more hours 
to do all the things I want & need, including time with family, pets, exercising, 

taking a cozy nap with no regrets, enjoying daylight more, etc. 

But maybe the good thing about time being how it is, is that it forces us 
to value it more, to be more proactive, to learn as much as we can, 
and to cherish moments with loved ones.

 It passes by quickly, and we notice it more and more as we grow older. 
Let's make the most out of our time! 

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What if... Wednesdays: Superheros

What if you could be or "invent" a superhero? What would you choose? Is there something you would like to do for the world? Is there someone or something you would like to defend or help in some way? Well... a few months ago I came across a link from Marvel, where you can "create your own superhero" and I came up with a brilliant one: Arctic Woman. Want to know what she does? Keep reading :)

Arctic Woman saves the polar bears! Have you seen how hard it is for them to swim for long distances in order to find their food? Climate change affects them negatively. I wish there was something we could do to help them :( 

But wait, that's not all! She also helps other animals that are in danger due to human causes, even pets who are being abused. She has a radar to detect that kind of animal suffering. Her powers are similar to the ones from Storm (X-men); she controls climate and can use water or lightning to punish bad people. Do you wish a certain superhero existed? Or which one would you invent? 

Rainbows & Smiles,

Marcela


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What if... Wednesdays

Sharing little thoughts that most of us have probably had at one point...

Today: What if we could step on clouds? Wouldn't it be amazing?

How many times have we looked at the sky, either from the ground or from an airplane, and wished we could have a cloud "getaway?"

Of course, it would be a little hard to get to them, but humans would eventually find a way! *sigh*... the scenery from up there would be extraordinary. And they look so comfy!

I think I was actually a little sad when I found out that clouds weren't solid. It would certainly be an experience like no other... 

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