Dreams..

Dreams, your escape..

Sometimes, I look up at the night sky and I wonder what people dream about or what the wish they would dream about during those nights. I believe all of us have a good dream now and then but those are not ALWAYS good. Nightmares they are called and yet, we cannot avoid them no matter what we do. However, this is not the right topic....

"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live" - J.K Rowling, Harry Potter Series

"I think we dream so we don't have to be apart for so long. If we're in each other's dreams, we can be together all the time" - A.A Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh.

"No matter how you heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dreams that you wish will come true" - Walt Disney Company.

The quotations somebody can find about dreams are numerous on the internet. All you need a laptop, a computer, an ipad or even your phone to google the word and find all those results. Thousands they are, millions even I think. Each can have a different meaning for us, in our minds and of course for those who write them or expressed them in words.
What are your dreams? Are they full of good things? A magical world? Your favorite novel or movie passing by your eyes while you lay asleep in your bed, covered with your warm blankets? And when do you dream really?
A world to escape is always the most important thing from our childhood. During our gameplay with friends or while we had some of those dull moments, we used to imagine of heroes, dragons and elves, pretending to be one of them when we could and it was always a secret. However, as we grow up, we learn what reality is and how important that is for our lives so we forget how to dream, how to be happy and escape from our dailty problems. It is during those night hours when you can truly find yourself lost in another world, doing things you can't, see things you can't because they do not exist. Those are your dreams, our dreams and my dreams.

Somebody dreams of many things. As it was mentioned above, a better world, a place where they could be free, maybe have the life of a different person and fight as heroes while others dream of loved one and of love itself. However, someone really should not "forget to live" for living is even better at times. That is the truth. You might find happiness in an other world of your creations, yes, but will you ever be able to be there in person? Will you be able to fight those magical creatures, be a king, a prince or find the true love of a prince or princess? No. Reality is far better and when it's better, you no longer wish to dream.

With this, I bid you all a very fond goodnight until next time, my dear readers!

Love? Is it worth it?

What is love really? How can you describe love yourself and what are your expectations?

Everyone has a specific version of love in their minds. It can be that old romantic, disney like love of all those princes and princesses you grew up with, the love of heroes in books you have read over and over with a box of tissues at your side while you wait to see if the guy will get the girl or vice versa even though you might know the ending already, the goofy relationship where nothing can be taken seriously or a love full of adventure or the warmth of a household where you can spend hours cuddling your partner with a cup of warm tea, or hot chocolate in your hands.

Many have those high expectations of what love should be and they do whatever is possible in their power for getting it while browsing through the pages of famous classics written by people whose names have been printed over and over and recalled a thousand times more. Some even hope for a set of guidelines in those pages with which they will make it and have a relationship last for all eternity...

Romeo & Juliet, Jack & Rose, Darcy & Elizabeth, Noah & Allie, Beast & Belle, Edward & Bella, Ross & Rachel, Cinderella & Her Prince Charming....

Maybe you recognize some of those names or all of them. Maybe there were the relationships you came across and watched them blossom and read about them on the screen of your TV or the big screen in a movie theater while nomming along on the sweet popcorn of yours and allowing yourself to be indulged in the thought of being in love.. You wished to find someone who fits you prefectly in every single way to the point it seems that this was meant to be! Is it possible for somebody not to wish for such a love in their lives? To find that special someone they can look into their eyes and be able to understand everything, their thoughts even, to communicate without saying a single word. This person is the one who will cause your heart to skip beats, make butterflies flutter in your stomach (even thought that might not that healthy as some say), make you laugh uncontrollably, see your flaws and accept you the way you are, make you be brace with the feeling of invicibility as long as they are there, by your side. This is the person every person wishes to find in the world.

However, what happens when you find that person who makes you feel like the only special, most important woman or man in the whole planet? Some move on, they fight for their love, their do everything in their power to keep them in their lives and never break their hearts while others run. You come to the point of realizing how vulnerable you become by opening, giving your heart to the hands of somebody else and the possibilities of ending up heart broken and left alone like a lost puppy on the streets. That is actually the bitter truth and I believe, everyone has come to feeling in such a way even though they might hide it successfully. On the other hand, there are those who pretend they do not need love in their lives or that someone special to make them laugh, make them see the word positevely. I think...those are the big lies and enough said. Is it really possible for you not to have a need for a hug, a warm kiss in the morning, an hour of cuddling or even just the simple feeling of being loved?

You might have found already that somebody in your life or you might have not. Just don't give up on love. 

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge.

The early hours...

Don't you all have those moments, those minutes actually, between your good sleep and being awake when you remember or recall the dreams you had that previous night and sometimes wonder how on earth they came to be? In those moments while can last for more than 5 minutes, you begin to wake up, realizing what day it is, what time and with your brain calling back at you, announcing all the chores of your day until you jump up to get ready. Then again, there are those rare cases when you figure out that the free time of your morning is precious and possibly a bit longer than the normal one so you sit back to calm down while repeating to yourself how early it is, how much time you got before work or school or any other chores.

Those are the days I love and prefer, truth be told, although I am a morning person. On those rare occassions, those being weekends, I am rather glad to wake up and take my time with all that I have to do in my list. To begin with, there is nothing better other than tending to myself by putting on freshly washed clothes or a new pair of new PJs after a warm shower, brush my hair, put on warm socks during winter time and even add some perfume, something light in scent, for the final touch. That is what makes me feel like a human person and not a half awake zombie. In addition, a quick round around my own small sanctuary of a bedroom is not that bad of an idea and with some fresh air coming form the opened window, I make my bed befor gathering the laptop upon it for later on. The sunlight simply makes everything better even though in a country such as mine, that is a rare treat but I have come to live with it.

Finally with a fresh mind and awake enough, I run downstairs to greet my dogs, my family and make my own highlight of the day. A warm cup of tea with milk and a bit of sugar for the sweetness we all need or a warm cup of coffee as I prefer some mornings, escorted by a bit of toast, butter and my favorite strawberry marmelade. There is not a better breakfast for me to begin my day with and with my morning routine of the whole week, I rarely get to enjoy such sweet little bits of our lives. Luckily, with my parents occupied by the morning news on TV or in the newspaper, I am able to return back to my own room, accompanied by my puppy who probably plots on stealing by breakfast than cuddle with me. I catch up on the news that interest me, my favorite series, the youtubers I love watching and following or even continue with reading the books I so love if that plot is that interesting and captivating.

A morning routine is what puts it in the good mood or a bad mood at other times. It all depends on how you see yourself and how you allow yourself to wake up and what to do.

The beginning of it all

I will speak on the personal level of mine towards blogging ideas and what not here.

Personally, I was never good at writting, at least during my school years, I can easily say that I did suck on it. However, with my arrival in High School and later on in the University which I attended for three years, I found this love for writting, creating ideas, fanfics and all that comes with those. For the most part, it turned out being an escape for my daily life, when that one was dull and so it continued until now. Sometimes, writting or the need to write and get ideas out of your mind can be too much...too much to the point you come up with a thousand ideas, a thousand plots and at some point, you give up since you are not in that state of organizing your own mind. I have come to that state a thousand times already and I did give up for an hour, two hours, three hours before picking up the notebook, my pen and putting down the first few words and so on those led to what I know doing best.  The mind is almost like your own desk. In order for you to find that willingness to work on something, you need to clean up that desk, make the appropriate space around before you can start. Your mind is exactly like that. Everybody needs to clear their heads, as the so known quote says, before they can move on to doing something they like, something new. It's like the pile of laundry on your bed which you need to fold and place neatly in the closet or the dresser before bed so you can have the right space on there and sleep. However, by the time everything is clear for you and your own brain, things get easier. You start writting, your ideas flow like a stream of water in spring time among the valleys of the most beautiful forest until you are done for the day. When you go back and you read once more, you find yourself surprised by your words and your own creation as it is something special, your own child as others say.

Writting is one of the ways plenty of people find helpful on their every day basis but of course it is not the only one!! Many things, ideas, notions, beliefs, activities of the authors and so on will be shared here for you to read and enjoy.

Welcome to the world of Day to Day in Life and enjoy your stay!

Maria.