Blogmopolitan Quiz, Part 2

I am so in love with this idea from Erin! I had a blast with the first one, and this one was even better. 

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Sunday Social

1. Favorite breakfast food
This depends on the day - I don't think I really have a "favorite", per se. I do really like Boyfriend's egg sandwiches, and I'm also a pretty big fan of chicken fried steak with biscuits and gravy a la Denny's or Perkins, though.

2. Best way to spend a free day
Outside, in sunshine. Partially spending it with someone I love, and also partially spending it completely alone with nothing but a book and an iced coffee for company.

3. Airline ticket to anywhere in the world...where would you go and why?
I'd go on a vacation to Bora Bora. The ocean always calms me, and sunshine, crystal clear waters, and bungalows just sounds like heaven to me right now

4. You can only leave the house with one thing...what is it?
My mom gave me a statue for Christmas a few years ago.. It's really special and meaningful to me, and also completely irreplaceable.

5.How do you take your coffee?
With lots of flavored creamer.. usually a French vanilla or vanilla caramel variety


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FRIDAY. And stuff.

Hey heeeyyy, check me out, blogging three whole days in a row. That's like practically unheard of in these parts. Does anyone else feel like blogging is just freaking weird? It's all like, narcissistic and stuff. In real life, if people were constantly like, "OMG LET ME TELL YOU ALL ABOUT WHAT IS IN MY PURSE OR WHAT MAKEUP I USE OR GO THROUGH MY ENTIRE WORKOUT AND MEAL PLAN FOR THE WEEK IN DETAIL", that would be irritating. But in the blog world, narcissism is like completely accepted and celebrated and everybody wants to be friends! I love it.

Moving on...This is kind of a long post (lots to cover), so go ahead and #backthatazzup to one of my very favorite Zumba songs while you read.

It's been a looooong week. For starters, last weekend wasn't really the best I've ever had. I've been doing a lot of thinking and soul-searching during this week, though, and even though said behavior has led to a lot of missed sleep and hours when I struggled to focus, I am confident that things are looking up. :) On Monday, (1) I went to an indoor playground with Dedra and the boys. We had a blast, and they only had a mini-meltdown when it was time to go. Progress, people. ZJ also nearly ripped Rett's head off trying to help him find the slide.. Looks like he was none the worse for the wear though, so we'll just mark it down in the "Hilarious Things Kids Do" column and continue laughing about it.

Dedra and I (2) went to Zumba with Eva on Monday and Tuesday night, and of course had a blast. I finally (3) got some new shoes too, so my feet were feeling a lot better after class on Tuesday than they have been. My knee still sucks, but that's nothing new. (4) Work has been insane this week. The end of the month is always a pretty intense time, since clients need to wrap up monthly accounting stuff, send invoices, etc., but this past week, a lot of just random stuff all happened at once to create a perfect storm of absolute chaos. I've been working lots of extra hours, which has really not been easy, since my brain has really had to struggle to focus. But it's finally Friday, yaaayyy! I have plans for a really fun and relaxing weekend. :) I was also able to take some time this week to (5) visit a family that I used to babysit for when I last lived in Vegas. It was SO much fun. They're just the sweetest family, and M. even made me a card! (I may or may not have teared up at the sheer adorableness of this card, guys...so.freaking.cute.)

In the spirit of following through on my plans to try a new recipe every month in 2014, I attempted some crock pot macaroni and cheese this week. It was basically awful. I mean, the taste was okay - any time you throw like four different kinds of cheese and some cream and Worcestershire sauce together, you're bound to come up with some at least reasonably edible. But it cooked too long, and got all mushy in the middle and totally burned on the edges. Definitely a fail on that front, but hey...I tried, and that's what it's all about, right? Or something. 

If you follow me on Twitter, then you've probably at some point seen me mention my good friend Joe. He and I grew up together, and now he is a Paralympic bronze medalist, and training to go back to the Rio Paralympics in 2016! I have to say, I'm selfishly glad that he participates in the Summer games, because I don't really care too much about the Winter ones (except maybe figure skating, but I can't even make myself care about that this year). He is pretty cool, so you should all probably go get to know him like, right this minute. And speaking of Olympics, be sure to check out this lovely little freebie from Sarah, and show your American team spirit. Also - the one and only Matt Antoine, winner of the Bronze medal in the Skeleton event in Sochi, is from my hometown! Apparently, good ol' Prairie is better for a lot more than just dropping a carp on New Year's Eve, considering its produced two world-class athletes. #smalltownpride

And with that, I'm off! Have a great weekend, everybody!! 

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I hate having to come up with post titles.

Oh hi. I don't know what the deal is with me.. I have like eleventy billion post ideas, and things I want to write about, but I never do it. I think it's probably more because I spend so much time at my desk doing actual work that when I'm done with that, all I want to do is go somewhere, anywhere else where my computer isn't. Obviously, that sort of attitude is not exactly conducive to blogging, so we find ourselves here.

But in the interest of showing up, and at least getting something down on the "paper" that is this white space with a blinking cursor, I thought I'd fill everybody in on some happenings in my life recently, and on some of the topics I'm mulling over.

Happenings:

I have been doing a lot of Zumba lately, and I discovered muscles in my arms for the first time in years. I'm not like, ripped or anything all of a sudden, but now when I flex my arms, something actually happens. It's basically like the most exciting thing ever.

I had my very first Skype date with a fellow blogger - none other than the oh-so-wonderful Belinda, who I absolutely adore. Seriously guys, she is SUCH a fun girl! We had some connection issues during the call, so it ended up getting cut short, but it was still so much fun! We were talking about something specific, that if I can ever get my act together and actually put together something interesting like I want to, will show up on this here blog at some point soon. *fingers crossed*

I went with my sister to take the boys to an indoor playground on Monday evening. I know I talk a lot about how I have the cutest nephews ever, but seriously, I dare you to argue with these pictures. They're just the best. (And that is really the only picture I could get of ZJ, since that kid pretty much never stops moving - I don't just purposely take more pictures of Rett and ignore ZJ.)

They stopped over to visit me at home the other morning, and ZJ wasn't feeling well (poor kid!), so he did manage to hold still enough for me to get a couple pictures at least.

And as for post ideas I'm overthinking? SO MANY. But to give you a bit of an idea....
...technology is actually more trouble than it's worth sometimes
...diversity should be celebrated, but is there a point when that celebration becomes too much and does more harm than good?
...there are a lot of things I've learned in the past few years that I wish I had known when I was younger. 
...why do Americans have such a bad rep in the world? 

And there are a bunch more, but just trying to organize all my thoughts on these topics alone is somewhat daunting. Ahhh, if only I weren't such a dang perfectionist. Oh well. 

What are you up to these days? 


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I'm the kind of girl who...

What a fantastic idea this is. Love it. 

...wishes she were cool enough to drink black coffee

...yearns to travel the world, to learn, explore, discover, and change

...strives for self-awareness

...thinks showers (and all of the stupid "getting ready" aftermath of showers) are completely overrated

...wishes she was a gourmet chef

...has a difficult time narrowing down a career plan and committing to the appropriate education

...loves beauty products and makeup but doesn't use them very often

...overthinks EVERYTHING

...has no trouble at all drinking all the water she is supposed to drink (on most days, anyway)

...loves to talk about everything

...actually really enjoys flossing her teeth

...is slowly but surely turning into a homebody/introvert

...will drop everything to be there when someone she loves needs her

...LOVES high heels, but can't wear them, like ever

...is a hopeless romantic and totally swoons over the cheesiest stuff like flowers or photo strips or forehead kisses

...hates cleaning showers and mopping floors, but actually enjoys cleaning the rest of the bathroom

...works hard to recognize and overcome flaws

...is usually always smiling or laughing about something

...forgives easily

...is completely in love with oceans

...believes in the amazing power of positive mental processes

...loves to make people laugh

...loves sunshine and warm weather and absolutely hates cold and snow

...thinks blogging is totally weird, but also completely awesome

...gets easily distracted

...could eat at Chipotle every single day and be completely, blissfully happy

...loves deeply and fully

...is learning how to stand up for herself, and working on finding courage to ask for what she needs

...loves reading and is always looking for good suggestions for books

...loves snuggling babies, especially her nephews

...is late to linkups and forgets to post A LOT of the time 

Cheers! 

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