No time the like the present, indeed.

Today, I was thinking about the title of this blog. "No Time Like the Present". What does that even mean?

I guess (to me, at least) it means that there is no better moment, than this moment, to take advantage of the opportunities around us. I suppose that I *try* to live my life in this moment. Its easy to get caught up dwelling on the past or worrying about the future, but the things that matter most are happening right now.

A very good friend of mine has a baby -- well, a 1 year old now! And as many great memories she has about the things that have happened in the past year, I know that she can (and does) appreciate each and every day with her family.

There might be a day that I put off writing a paper because my little sis has a basketball game, but I'm okay with that. I have a list on "the Face" (as Summer Roommate's mom calls it) of things I believe in... one of those things is that "there are no rainy days worth saving up for"... which I really, really believe (well, unless those "rainy days" mean a trip to London -- then mayyyybe). I work hard, now, to make money, now, to enjoy...now. Yes, sometimes I wish that I had a little more saved for an emergency -- but planning for an emergency isn't how I want to spend my days.

I want to spend them in the sunshine. With good friends. And family. And a crossword puzzle. And a slurpee.