Dreaming of Santorini

I'm planning a trip to Greece sometime in the next year. It is going to be a vacation of a lifetime. Simply, my dream vacation. Santorini is the destination that I think I would most likely enjoy. It just looks so magical. When I think of Greece and the Mediteranean, I think of Santorini. Little white buildings upon a rocky cliff overlooking the sea.

I AM going!

Next year, Rodrigo and I will be sitting upon a little Greek rocky cliff eating euros and cheese triangles. YUMO!

Open Your Mind To Prosperity

I'm enjoying a nice hot cup of coffee right now. I normally don't like coffee at all...I usually fancy myself a tea drinker. I drink tea almost everyday! But due to my late night last night (I didn't get into bed until 2 AM!) I thought I would give the coffee a shot today. I'm really enjoying it! Black coffee with 1 splenda packet. That's all I need on a cold rainy day like this to make me happy. It's the perfect temperature right now. It's just starting to cool down. Hot enough to almost burn my throat going down but cool enough to not burn my tongue.

I'm reading a really amazing book right now called "Open Your Mind to Prosperity" by Catherine Ponder. A few weeks ago when I had my reading with the Angel Reader, this book was recommended to me by Lakshmie, the Hindu Goddess of Prosperity. She said that it would totally transform the way that I think. It is a Christian faith based book. So far, this book and it's ideas have made a profound impact on my life. Not only does it show you how to manifest prosperity into every aspect of your life, (Love, Money, Health and Happiness), but it also shows you how to forgive and how to be more grateful. This last week is my prime example of how this book has helped me so far...and I'm not even done reading it!!! The results I have seen have been amazing!! I truly recommend this book to all!!! This is my story-

Today Rodrigo and I meet with my landlord to get his name on the lease to replace Jamie's. 19 more days to go until Rodrigo moves in and messy/loud/rude room mates leave!! I can hardly wait. This last week has worked out perfectly. Everything seems to have fallen into place just perfect for us. 1 week ago, Rodrigo didn't have a car or a job, and my life was in shambles-I was offering my room mate to have me move out so we both could live in peace. I was going to have to find another place to live by myself-which I can't afford!!

Last Sunday, the day that I started reading this book and applying the ideas in my life and thinking positively, things really started to turn around. After the blow up I had with my roommates girlfriend, I decided that I could no longer go through this anymore!! I had to confront my roommate. Rodrigo came over and he was helping me to prepare for this confrontation and he offered to help me by moving in wherever I ended up. However it ended, he was going to be there for me. I'll admit, I did have my doubts. It was going to be tricky, he didn't even have a job, or a car!!

Every one of my friends that I consulted about Jamie and how to handle this situation told me that he was not going to budge and that I should just plan on moving out. Later Sunday night, I sat down with Jamie to have the talk. I just layed it out on the table and offered to move out. He then proceeded to tell me that he no longer could afford the place and he had been offered cheaper rent else where. I was literally astounded. I couldn't believe this went as well as it did! I then told him that it wouldn't be a problem, because Rodrigo offered to move in.

The VERY NEXT DAY, Rodrigo found a good deal on a 2006 Scion xB and he bought it. 4 days after that, I received a call from my friend Mel asking if Rodrigo would be interested in a shipping and receiving position out at her work out at Parker-Hannifin. He applied that day and within 24 hours, he was starting orientation! Without the car, he wouldn't have been able to take advantage of this job opening and without his job, he wouldn't have been able to sign a lease with me!! Divine Intervention really is a miracle. God is good and the universe is good. What seemed totally impossible 1 week ago, has become a reality for me. My life is transforming before my eyes. It amazes me what words can do. All you need is a little positive affirmation and things really begin to happen for you! You really need to make room for all the prosperity and you have to be willing to let go and get rid of anything negative. If you aren't ready for the change, it won't happen! This is where forgiveness comes in...you need to forgive to be able to let go. When it seems hard to let something go, forgive and you will find that it is easy to let go!! Forgive yourself and forgive everyone who has ever hurt you. Without this forgiveness, you harbor all that negativity and you can never move on. Clean out your life (literally!) and you will be amazed at what new gifts will arrive!!

Relief

I am relieved. A certain stressful situation has been eleviated and I feel a million times better!!
After differences with my room mates girlfriend could not be diffused, I had a private chat with my room mate on Sunday and he is moving out by December 1st. Rodrigo is going to move in and help me with the rent. YAY!! I'm so excited to have all the clutter gone and to have the whole house to ourselves. This really has blown over a lot easier than I ever expected it to. All weekend, I was preparing myself for yet another move this year, and it didn't end up like that at all. I get to stay in my lovely, brand new, close to work, comfortable, 3 bedroom house. It is simply amazing what a little positive affirmation does. And it's amazing what happens after you write something that you want down. IT REALLY DOES HAPPEN! I've manifested relief and comfort. And I get to stay where I am at! Thank you God! No more cluttery messes from other peoples stuff hanging around, no more strangers walking in and out of my house when I am not home and no more grimey bath tub!! The best part, is I will have peace and serenity at home now. I now have the wonderful holidays to look forward to with Rodrigo. Christmas is going to be wonderful this year. I can already tell.

I'm taking a time out.

I am going through a lot of changes in my life right now and I feel like I need to take a break. And being that I can't just run away to some secluded island in the Bahamas right now and plant my ass on a beach and drink rum drinks out of little coconuts, the following is in order as of Monday, November 5, 2007:

**********DISCLAIMER: DO NOT TAKE ANY OF THIS PERSONALLY********************

I'm taking a time out. I'm not going to answer any phone calls or texts and I'm not going to see anyone until Thanksgiving. I'm going to simply just work on me. I'm washing my hands of all things negative.

There are some people in my life that are really beginning to wear me down. It's getting so bad, that it's starting to bleed into other aspects of my life and it's beginning to tarnish the quality of my life right now. Don't get me wrong, I love being a strong person, and I love helping people with their problems. But it seems like I've reached a point that no matter what I do or say, nothing helps. I'm finding myself in a bitter and angry state of mind more often, and lately, it's been everyday. I absolutely hate myself when I am this way. I find myself lashing out at people for no reason and I often find myself picking myself apart. This "time out" is meant to be a positive, healthy growing and healing experience and in order to complete it, I need only positive around me. I'm going to take stock in what I am truly grateful for and what I truly value. I think this is a good idea, being that Thanksgiving is right around the corner. If you questions whether or not it is you that I may be avoiding, I would like you to answer of few of these questions to yourself. Based on the answers you may give, you might be one of those people!!!

1-How many things are you grateful for? Can you only count them on one hand? Or could you fill a whole page with them?
2-All things have a positive side to them, are you able to see the good in all things?
3-Do you make a full, 100% conscious effort to change things that you do not like about your life when you can?
4-Do you believe in positive affirmations? If so, do you utilize them?
5-Do you rely on other people in your life to fix things for you?
6-Do you live in regret? Or do you build from your experiences to create a positive lesson learned?
7-Do you push other people away but at the same time expect them to pity you for all the hardships in your life?

SpongeAlison Square Pants

I feel like a giant sponge today. Everything I encountered seems to stick to me and seep into my soul. Most of it has shaken me. I guess I take things too personally. It all started out this morning. People and things have rubbed me the wrong way all day. One thing that makes me sad is my living arrangements. I live with a roommate who is a male. We are not involved in anyway other than we share the same living space. I have a boyfriend whom I adore more than anything and he also has a girlfriend. I feel I am overly conscious when it comes to sharing space with someone else. I clean up after myself, pay my bills on time, and try to be friendly. I guess the thing that bothers me is that he and his girlfriend seem to want nothing to do with me. They walk in the door at night and don't say usually anything over 2 words to me. And I've racked my brain trying to think of things that I have done to offend them. I like to be close to people I come in close contact with and it's super hard to share such things with someone who doesn't want anything to do with you. It's a struggle I deal with on a daily basis. We share the same toilet, shower and even the same shampoo bottle but we can't share words. We share the same forks, plates and cups but we can't share a friendship. It makes me feel really bad when I come home to find out they are going out of town for the week and I feel wonderful about it. I feel guilty for taking joy in their departure. But at the same time, I feel my stomache drop as they leave and close the door without even saying a word goodbye to me. Even as they walk past me while I'm on the couch. Am I invisible? Or are they indifferent? I really really take this personally. It makes me wonder what the upcoming holidays will be like. Do I buy them gifts? Do I invite them to holiday functions? I'm totally lost on this subject. It's hard. Anyone have any advice? Our bedrooms are steps away from each other, but are also two different worlds inside. So close, but so far.

My life is Delicious.

Delicious: highly pleasing to the senses.

This is how I have come to describe my life. Delicious with a capital D! Things are going so well for me right now and I'm so glad to be on this planet in this point of time. My appreciation and love for everyone and everything around me grows everyday. I'm truly truly truly humbled by my life.

Last night, Rody and I went to a Halloween Party at our friend's Jimmy and Lindsays in North Ogden. Jimmy and Lindsay are newly weds but have been together for years! They have a very cute house and they love to entertain! I hope one day soon I will have my very own house to entertain in.

Rody and I dressed up as ghosts and the pictures we have of the whole event are HILARIOUS!! I will post them a little later once I figure out how to post pictures! The night was a blast. Especially after 2 bottles of wine! Wine is good. It's good to be in good company of friends. Friends I have had for a long time. Friends who are very dear to me. We are already planning a Thanksgiving dinner with the same group of people the Saturday after Thanksgiving. I'm excited to do some cooking for this event! Rodrigo and I have been cooking A LOT lately and we have been trying some exciting new recipes. I decided that I love love love cooking and I love cooking healthy things that are good for me. Anyways...just thought I'd let you know that I LOVE LIFE!! I WOULDN'T TRADE ANYONE PLACES FOR ANYTHING!!! I love me.

Angel Reading Update/My Origin as a Star Person

Yesterday I had a half hour reading the the Angel Reader. This was my third reading in the last year and she told me a lot of interesting stuff!

I have been doing a lot of reading on angels and such and I asked her what my origin was before I came to this planet. She told me that I am a Star Being (Extra Terrestrial) and my soul has been around for EONS!!! I have always felt like I have an old soul and even my mother comments on it! She also told me that I have spent some time in the Elemental Realm. (Fairies and such.) I have also come here to help the planet. When I heard this, it seemed like my whole life just made sense to me! Everything just clicked. My whole life I have felt like I have never really fit in anywhere. I've also just read that most star people come from unplanned pregnancies. Most likely due to the fact that they are in a hurry to get here. There are so many characteristics of star people that match me! Very interesting!

The Angel reader also told me that she believes we are given 3 chances in this life for our spirit to leave, and she told me that I have already passed one! I asked her when and she told me it happened when I was 18 years old. She then asked me if I was in a car accident around that time. And I was!!! I nearly totalled my car as I pulled out in front of someone on Riverdale Rd. The lady T-boned me, but I was alright. She said I chose not to go at that time, so I was protected. After this information, she told me my next window to leave would be when I was 86. This does match up with my last reading with her months ago when she told me I was going to be around for a while. I guess I better get on that retirement fund!!!!

When I asked her about my relationship about Rodrigo, she told me that we have a very strong soul connection and that previous to this lifetime, me and him had planned to meet at this point in our lives (maybe this is why I chose not to leave when I was 18?) and that we are both experiencing a great amount of healing in this relationship from past experiences. She knew all about Rodrigo and how he likes to travel. She also told me that she most likely didn't see him ending up in Utah.

Along with all of these things, she told me that Arch Angel Gabriel was with me helping me to "speak the truth" and not hold anything back. Mother Mary is also with me comforting me and she is also asking me to open my heart to healing energies. Lakshmi, the Hindu Goddess of Prosperity is also with me helping me in my financial situation. She even told me to print out a picture of her and place her in the far left hand corner of my kitchen, and this will help me be prosperous. (The weird thing is, she knew and discribed exactly where my kitchen was in my house!!!)

Most importantly, she said that my Dad was there, (again!) and he says "warm wishes" and that he is going to send me a present around the time of my birthday. Something wonderful is going to happen and I am going to know that it is from him. AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!! I truly recommend to everyone to have an Angel Reading. The amount of healing I have experience from this is phenomenal!

the 4 psychic senses

I ordered a book off of Amazon.com entitled You Are Psychic by Pete A. Sanders. I receive it yesterday and immediately began reading it. I was made aware of this book from my bosses mother who is a holistic healer/psychic. Just a little over a year ago, I've been really drawn to things like dreams, auras, angels and divine guidance. It basically explains scientific reasonings behind psychic abilities and it shows you how to tap into them. Everyone has access to these abilities, it's just a matter of unblocking them and tuning into them. There are 4 different types of psychics. Visionaries, Feelers, Audients and Prophetics. All people have access to each type of these psychic abilities. I believe I am strongest in Feeling and Hearing. My whole life, I just thought I talked to myself a whole lot. It turns out, I'm hearing things from my spirit guide. THIS IS SUPER COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know, a lot of you probably think I am totally crazy and gone off the deep end. :)

This weekend, at Rainbow Gardens at the mouth of Ogden Canyon in Ogden, UT, there will be the 9th annual Spirits on Parade. It starts tomorrow night at 6 with a FREE seminar on Plant Spirit Meditation with an herbalist.

frustrated

With the Holidays right around the corner, I am bound and determined to get in shape before hand. I have been doing a lot of research on line how to go about this and what it basically comes down to is: Eat Less, Move More. How dumb is that? This is going to be hard.
I also found a website that you can punch in your weight, height and age and it will tell you how much you should weigh. Well folks, based on my calculations, I have about 27 lbs to lose. I'm feeling really overwhelmed at this finding. I started back at the gym last night after work and today I am sore. I'm going again tonight. I have really been trying to eat less and eat healthier. I feel the last year or so I have made quite a few changes to my diet that I thought would make a difference in my weight. Apparently not, because I haven't even lost a pound! I have gone vegetarian, I haven't eated fast food in who knows how long and I don't really drink soda anymore. (Except yesterday, I had 2 cokes. Yikes.) I think that I am just meant to be this size. It's really depressing.

Working out at the gym is really hard. I choose a mix of running on the treadmill and the eliptical. Running absolutely sucks. It's nice to have some time to myself though. This is the time where I vent and release all my stress. I wish I could just be anorexic for like 2 weeks.

what if/random thoughts

what if I never did this? what if i never did that?

These are questions I often ask myself during various situations. Sometimes, I find it hard to stay positive. Sometimes I just fall to pieces. And it's hard. This is what is plaguing me today. A million questions running rampant through my skull. Nothing ever gets resolved. I guess this is the consequence I pay for being so perceptive, being so aware.

I'm off work in about 20 minutes and just now wrapping up the day. I am headed to the Wolf Creek Recreation center after work for a work out. I'm starting the routine a week later than I planned, but hey...it's something. My goal is to lose about 15-20 lbs. Think I can do it before Christmas? I think so. I hope.

I had a great weekend. It was rainy on Saturday and I had a wonderful massage along with a million other activities that had us running all over northern Utah. We went down to Jordan Landing and watched Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D with Rodrigos family and then went to dinner at Joe's Crab Shack. I'm really quite tired of trendy restaurants with the trendy/cluttered/nostalgic look/feel to them. You know, the restaurants with the million and one knick-knacks on the wall. And then to boot, they have cheesy t-shirts with supposedly funny puns about the restaurant. Too many people have been there/done that.

I have an appointment with the Shantel, the Angel Reader on Friday at 5. A lot of weird/crazy things have been happening to me lately, and I have been seeing a series of numbers around with "8" in them. This morning, it was 888 and 88. Pretty much, my angels have been relaying the message to me that my finances are about to get a little better. This is awesome. I can't wait until it happens. It won't ever be by my watch though, Angels have a funny way of working. I even had a dream last night that I spoke/met 2 of Rodrigo's Angels. I really believe I did. I ran into them in a public restroom and the woman Angel stopped and asked me if my name was Alison. I told her yes, and then she proceeded to tell me about Rodrigo. Everything she told me does add up to what and who he is. I think it kind of freaked him out this morning when I told him about it. I think it's neat. This is my 2nd dealing with Angels in the last 2 weeks in my dreams. I think my soul travels at night.

Friday night, we swung by my house on the way to the bar so I could change my clothes and fix my hair and make up. Rodrigo was driving my car, and he unlocked my door to my house when we arrived. I proceeded upstairs to do my business, and when we were getting ready to leave, we had trouble finding the keys. We couldn't find them anywhere! And Rodrigo just had them! We were only home about 10 minutes. When I ran upstairs to my room to double check the space, I found the keys RIGHT NEXT TO THE FLAT IRON, which by my mistake, was left turned on. The funny thing is, I NEVER EVEN TOUCHED THOSE KEYS!!!! They somehow appeared next to the flat iron so I would remember to turn it off. These are the things that happen to me on almost a daily basis. I think it's really neat, and I am truly thankful.

:)

poo particles

In conclusion to all my travels, experiences and living arrangements, I have decided that all males between the ages of 10-27 ever do is poop. They poo when they wake up, after each meal, after work, and before bed. And they don't really care who they drag into the outcome of each poo, either. It's like their life mission or something. And they all think it's funny. After what I have experienced in especially the last couple weeks, I do not think poo is very funny at all.

The most prominent experience for Alison Compton involving poo happened yesterday. I left work at 5 and ran home to change my clothes and to use the restroom before rushing out to Roy to pick up Rodrigo to go to the movies. Upon walking into the upstairs restroom, I noticed that my roomie clogged up our toilet with poo and at least 20 million yards of toilet paper. Now how do you not notice that the toilet is clogged when you flush the toilet? Is it only the female mentality to make sure all the goods gets flushed away after relieving yourself in anyway? Maybe I'm just extremely anal about toilet flushing...
After waking up this morning, I noticed that the poo still hadn't been cleared from our toilet passage and this pretty much really upset me.

I just want to know why it is really necessary for men to think that it's ok for poo to sit unattended in a toilet for OVER 24 hours?!?!?!??!?!?! Is it really hard to clean up after yourself?

a couple decisions that I have made.

1-I decide not to finish the "100 things about me". I just sat down to finish 60-100 and I just couldn't do it. Sorry guys, but I'm a rebel. I still have an hour and 45 minutes left to go at work. It's really boring today and I've returned all phone calls, answered all emails and wrote out all mailers. There were no check ins today, and I think the phone has MAYBE rang twice. I have a horrible sinus head ache today and my glasses sitting on my face really isn't helping the situation. Surfing the web, I have come to the conclusion that when I do win my 100 million dollars, I am going to buy a house in New England, and I decided that that is where I will live in the fall time September-November. And then I'm going to fly out all my family for Thanksgiving in my quaint little New England house with a stylish/modern table setting.

saturday saturday saturday

Well, I decided to jump on the band wagon with the bloggy. Most everyone in my family has one and I think they are cool. So, just to start, it's Saturday and it's my weekend to work. It's a rainy, cool fall day in October. I love the rain. The only thing that would be better right now would be me at home, cuddled up with Rodrigo drinking tea and watching movies or reading a book. I find myself getting really frustrated working two jobs. I've worked since I was 14 and I have worked 2 jobs since I was 18. I feel like all I do is work work work. I was planning on going to school this fall, but I just never did. I don't know why, I guess it's just the fear of getting burnt out. I wish I could find 1 thing that I loved doing that actually paid well enough that I could start saving. Something that would help me actually get ahead financially. Something I could pour my whole heart into without having to worry about getting to the next job on time. I know, if I went back to school, I would be able to. Something is honestly telling me not to go, though. I feel like something is around the corner and I just need to be ready for it to happen. I'm really interested in a career in the field of holistic and natural healing. I really like the idea of practicing Reiki. For those of you who don't know what reiki is, it is a Japenese form of alternative healing. It involves light if not any touch and channeling of healing energy. The funny thing is, the only 2 states in the nation who regulate this practice is Florida and Utah. If I ever want to do this in the state of Utah, I will have to be licensed in massage therapy. But that would involve going back to school!!!! SHEESH!!! On a lighter note, being that this is my first bloggy, I thought I would steal a little idea from my wonderful cousin Lindsay...so you can learn a little more about me!

1. What I was doing 10 years ago... I was 12 years old and in 7th grade. I had a major social anxiety disorder and gave myself ulcers from worrying all the time.

2. What I was doing 5 years ago..I was 17 years old and a Junior in high school. I had just started hair school and my life was consumed by my controlling/jealous boyfriend. I was a loner and ate lunch by myself. I also worked at Super Target in Riverdale.

3. What I was doing 1 year ago...I was 21 and getting ready to move to my house on 24th street. Other than that, I was working full time as a manager/stylist/nail tech for Studio 25. I was a major stress case.

4. What I did yesterday...I worked until 5 at Wolf Creek and then went home to clean up a little. Then, I went to Rodrigos house and ate soup and then went on a walk/run to Blockbuster in Roy. We then walked through a field and my feet got really black because I was only wearing flip flops. Damn.

5. 5 snacks I enjoy...Chips and Salsa, Popcorn, Luna bars, fruit and tea.

6. 5 things I would do if I had 100 Million dollars...lets see...1, I would by me, Rodrigo, Mom, Dad and Jory all a new car. 2, I would get a passport and then call Rodrigo and tell him to pack his bags and then we would head to the airport and we would get on the first plane to wherever we wanted and travel the world until we got tired of it. 3, after traveling, I will have decided where I would like to live, so then I would buy a house, nothing big, just something nice and comfortably with a hammock outside on the porch and a big comfy bed. 4 I would save and invest the rest of the money and just live off the interest earned. 5, I would do nice things for random people and I would probably try to the feed the homeless and put my money to good use around the world.

7. 5 places I would run away to...1-Santa Monica, you can find me on the beach. 2-Greece, because I have always wanted to go there. 3-my bed 4-Rodrigos house. 5-anywhere warm and tropical.

8. 5 bad habits I have...1-I can be really hard on myself. 2-I worry too much about stupid things like money. 3-I procrastinate. 4-I throw wet towels on the floor. and Rodrigo gives me greif for picking them up. :) 5-sometimes I don't call people back.

9. 5 things I like doing...reading. being outside in nature. drinking tea. watching movies. cuddling on rainy cold days.

10. 5 TV shows I like... I don't really watch TV. :(

11. 5 things I hate doing...working 2 jobs (when will it end?!?!?), waking up early, doing the dishes when there is gross meat stuff stuck to everything, driving in the snow, paying bills.

12. 5 biggest joys...reading and learning about new things that interest me, the loving and supportive people in my life, rainy day times, singy time in my car, laughing and having the great sense of humor that i do.