Hello, everyone! My name is Christine...and this is my weblog. You may be wondering about the name...
"Put Your B.F.F.!"
Well, I have a daughter who is a HUGE Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus fan and as soon as I heard the song True Friend,
I fell in love with its simplicity and it took me back to that
childhood feeling of having a true Best Friend or BFF (best friend
forever).
I have had some crazy experiences in the last couple
of years with someone whom I thought, without a doubt, was my BFF for
about 12 years, we were there at the birth of each other's kids, the
kids were growing up together and becoming each other's BFFs, we spent
weekends and vacations together, my BFF's parents and my husband's
parents were BFFs...our families were very deeply intertwined. During
the last two years, I have found out that our relationship was not what
I thought it was, and although I will always cherish the memories that
I have of the times that we spent together...I have learned that to be a BFF you have to put your B.F.F! (Best Foot Forward!)
Being
someone's best friend isn't about what they can do for you, or the
presents they can buy for your kids, or that they always agree with
you...it's about putting your Best Foot Forward and wanting what's best
for your friend. Doing what you can to help them through the rough
stuff with your time, skills and heart. I think that like your soul
mate, your best friend should make you want to be a better person. Of
course it's about giggling until you're gonna lose your "beverage of
choice" out your nose, late night chats, spa trips, and all that fun
stuff...but I have learned what I want and expect from a best friend,
and I believe that it helps me to be a better best friend...or just a
better friend in general to all my friends.
I don't want you
all to think that these last two years have been sad, lonely and
horrible times for me. Of course I have had my nostalgic moments for
what was (or what I THOUGHT was) and for what might have been, but for
the most part I have had a great time developing and growing existing
friendships, which I had thought were basically just casual
friendships, into some of my closest friendships...one of which is my
true BFF! She's not new, she's been in my life for a couple of years
now...but things have brought us closer together and we enjoy each
other's company to pieces and most importantly, "she's got my back"! I
know she has my best interests at heart, as I do hers, and she has
earned the right to be the only recipient of the ringback tone "True
Friend" on my cellphone! LOL
The craziness in the last two
years has taught me several things. The most important thing is that I
want to be an overall "Better" person...the "Best" person that I can
be, and that I want to put my Best Foot Forward in all aspects of my
life. Marriage, motherhood and my stay-at-home / work-from-home
lifestyle has made me lazy in striving for the best. That's not me. I
used to work 12 hour days in the corporate world, still come home and
do dinner, take care of the house and the baby and occasionally even my
hubby. I am not advocating 12 hour work days and the insanity that
follows them by any means, I think that lifestyle is as unhealthy as
what I am doing now actually. But I want to change, and to change, I
really think you need to be accountable to someone, other than
yourself, and let them in on the changes that you are making. To show
them your goals and let them watch you accomplish them. I am asking
you and inviting you to be my witness, to hold me accountable to be a
better person and to put my Best Foot Forward!
I invite your
comments on all my posts (inappropriate ones will be blocked at my
discretion). My journey to be a better "Me" is divided into categories
of my life that I feel need improvement, I am sure I will add more,
please feel free to only click on the categories and read the posts
that relate to your own interests...I won't mind. Honest. Maybe
you'll even join me on my journey and strive to "Put Your B.F.F.!"
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All the best~
Christine
P.S.: In case you haven't figured it out yet, this site is a
play on words / meaning of the abbreviation BFF...for me there are two
very important uses for that abbreviation. Your BFF (best friend
forever) is the person, whether they're your friend, spouse,
clergyperson, etc... who inspires you to be the "better you" and to
"put your B.F.F!" (best foot forward) in all aspects of your life.
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