The Sunday Currently #6

Can I just say how glad I am that it's Sunday? Finally, a day where I don't have much to do!

 

Currently

 

Reading: Promise Not to Tell by Jennifer McMahon. So good, I already have another one of her books for when I finish this one!

 

Writing: nothing, except this post

 

Listening: new favorite this week is Karmin.

 

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Quite possibly the most pop-ish hip hop I've ever heard, and I'm in love. Just happy music, that's been my jam lately!

 

Thinking: about what a strange show Justin is watching. It's called Falling Skies and it has Noah Wyle in it. As a former ER addict, all I see is Dr. Carter. Sorry not sorry.

 

Smelling: fresh air after the rain

 

Wishing: we would have won the lottery last night. Every once in awhile we buy a ticket just for shits and giggles. I wasn't expecting to win, obviously, but it would've been nice.

 

Hoping: that the new registers at work this week aren't going to be a huge pain to learn how to use.

 

Wearing: black yoga pants and a hot pink tank 

 

Loving: Amazon Instant Video, it's like a second Netflix! 

 

Wanting: some new crafty supplies. We got a bunch of cool stuff in the papercrafting department at work and I kind of want all of it. I have to keep telling myself that we're trying to get rid of things, not buy them. But still

 

Needing: to make another eye appointment. Apparently I have an abnormal nerve in my eye and they want to run some tests. Best case scenario, it's nothing. Worst case scenario, it's the beginnings of MS. I know, lovely right? Thanks eye doctor, for your optimism.

 

Feeling: lazy, if anyone wants to come do some packing for me, I won't argue with you :)

 

Clicking: Bloglovin', gotta catch up on my favorites and some new discoveries!

 

Linking up with Lauren for this post!

The more you know!

So today I have something a little different!

 

I asked the lovely Rachel some deep and meaningful random and awesome questions. Can I just say she has great taste in movies?! And she lives in a really interesting city! Intriguing, yes? Here we go!

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 1. If you could go back to any age you've been so far, what would it be and why?

 

Hm...21, I wasn't the smartest person out there and made some mistakes I wish I could undo. I'm a better person now, but I hurt others and I wish I could take that back.

2. Are you a morning person or a night owl?

 

Morning person. I would rather go to bed early and get up early than stay up late if work needs to be done. However, I'll party like a rockstar all night if I'm with fun people and the time is flying by.

3. Coffee, tea, or something else?

 

I used to drink coffee. But I don't like it black, and all the other crap (white chocolate caramel mocha anyone?) isn't very good for you. So i quite coffee. I'm acclimating myself to green tea with honey. My fave is the loose leaf packets by Tazo.

4. What's something you'd recommend a visitor to do for fun if they came to your city/town?

 

Geez. I'm in Las Vegas, the city of anything goes. Personally, I love the hiking out at Red Rock Canyon on the edge of the city. But if you're into the lights, glamour, and crazy people- the Beatles LOVE show by Cirque de Soleil is pretty good too.

 

 

 

 

5. What's your favorite song at the moment?

 

Pirate Flag by Kenny Chesney. Beat this Summer by Brad Paisley. Cruise by Florida Georgia Line. (Have you noticed the country trend-take from that what you will about me) I'm a HUGE music fan. I can never pick just one.

6. Would you consider yourself more imaginative or practical?

 

Um, I don't know. I suppose it depends on what its in reference to. My hubby would probably call me imaginative, because he tends to think I'm not very practical.

7. Favorite season? Why?

 

Oh how I miss the fall. The southwest desert has two seasons- hot and cold. It will literally change overnight without warning and no build up. Plus, we don't have many trees or plants here and I miss the changing of the leaves.

 

8. Last book you read? Did you like it?

 

I'm almost done with The Apothecary by Maile Meloy. It's a little younger than my usual preferences, but it's really well written. It's a great story of suspense, magic, and growing up, but not in a way that I've seen a ton of before.

9. What is your earliest memory?

 

I was 4 or 5 and somehow got up on my mom's sewing table. I managed to get a hold of her rotary cutter (cutter=sharp) and slice open my thumb. It hurt pretty bad and there was a lot of blood.

10. Five favorite movies of all time?

 

OOOH! I totally just had this conversation with a co-worker, so I'm ready for this question! (Sidenote-all time really means at the moment, because the next movie I see could, ya know, knock one off.)

    1. The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit (I've concluded that series movies count as 1-no it's not cheating)

    2. Harry Potter movies

    3. The Sherlock Holmes movies (the newest ones with Robert Downey Jr.)

    4. The Avengers (which includes all the individual super hero movies-my Hubby got me hooked)

    5. The Princess Bride

Did you like how I got out of naming just 5?

Super cool, right?! Except that cutter blade story, ouch! Thanks for taking the time to answer these, Rachel!



 



The Sunday Currently #5

I spent all yesterday with my mom and grandma celebrating Mother's Day, so I didn't get a chance to do this. Better late than never, right?!

 

Currently

 

Reading: the newest issue of Glamour on Zinio. I won a free subscription from Lauren and it's pretty awesome!

 

Writing: my to-do list

 

Listening: I've been loving Ellie Goulding's newest album Halcyon, it's been constantly playing in my car for over a week now!

 

Thinking: about how much packing we have to do for the move.

 

Smelling: coffee, one of the best smells ever

 

Wishing: for my bank account to magically double in size...all the bills seem to come in at once

 

Hoping: it'll be a good week at work; we're doing a lot of department resets and it can be stressful at times

 

Wearing: pjs, waiting for my clothes to be done drying so I can shower

 

Loving: all the pretty flowers outside, I forgot how much I love tulips!

 

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Wanting: to be done with my workout for the day, but I gotta stick with it

 

Needing: to make an appointment with the eye doctor. I want contacts again, I'm getting tired of the glasses every day.

 

Feeling: good, relaxed, optimistic

 

Clicking: on all the blogs I need to catch up on!

 

As always, linking up with Siddathornton!

Just a moment

This is going to be a short post, because I have I just got off work and have to be back there at 9 am.

 

Today I'm sharing a moment of my day for Blog Every Day in May. Since I forgot until now, here is a nice photo of the dessert I'm eating.

 

 

 

It's a Skinny Cow snickerdoodle ice cream sandwich, and it's divine. Yum yum :)

 

Now I'm gonna watch some Bones and doze off...peace out!

How wise

For Day 8 of the linkup with Jenni, we're all sharing advice.

 

I don't really have one major piece of advice, but rather some little tidbits that I feel are helpful/useful to know.

 

Some of these are from personal experience, others I've learned secondhand. I'll let you guess which ones are which. :)

 

1. Don't paint your nails ten minutes before you need to leave for work. You will get nail polish all over everything, and then you'll be mad.

 

2.  If you hated how a certain hairstyle looked on you five years ago, it's not going to look any better now. Same for certain hair colors.

 

3. Don't drink your mother's wine with some of your high school friends and then try to disguise it by filling the bottle back up with food coloring and water. She will notice.

 

4. Stepping on Legos may be the most painful thing ever, and is to be avoided at all costs.

 

5. Always flush spiders and other bugs down the toilet after you kill them, just in case. You don't want it to come back to life and climb out of the garbage, do you?

 

6. Naps are one of life's greatest gifts, take them whenever possible.

 

7. Sometimes the only way out of a bad mood involves a sugary snack.

 

8. Stop worrying so much about what other people think.

 

9. If you see a light-up button on an outlet in a bathroom, don't press it, you might get electrocuted.

 

10. Just keep swimming.



Tuesday Topics: Two Must-Do Bucket List Items

I missed out on this linkup last week, but now I'm back!

 

Linking up with Lauren and Tiffany for

 

 

 

So, two things on my bucket list that I must do.

 

Just two?!!

 

1. Visit a tropical island

 

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This has been a dream of mine for as long as I can imagine. Confession time: I've never even been to a real beach and I've never seen the ocean. This would be awesome beyond belief! If I had the money, I'd be booking tickets to the Caribbean for Justin and I right this minute! Which reminds me, we still haven't decided where to go on our honeymoon...hmmm :)

 

2. Get a dog or cat (maybe both!)

 

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When I was growing up, we always had a dog. Justin's family had multiple dogs and cats. Since we've started living together none of our landlords have allowed pets. So, the day we finally get a house of our own will be the day we get a pet! Every time I see someone walking their dog or playing with a cat, I absolutely melt. Animals make everything better!



My biggest fear

Today's question, courtesy of Jenni, is about the thing I'm most afraid of.

 

That's a loaded question, isn't it?

 

I have a lot of little fears, but I'd say the biggest is losing the people I love.

 

I would be devastated if I lost Justin or any of my friends and family.

 

I hear all the time about people losing their loved ones to cancer and other diseases. I can't imagine how much that must hurt.

 

Then there is losing someone to a natural disaster, like a tornado or hurricane. Or to a random shooting or bombing, like what just recently happened in Boston. It scares the daylights out of me that these events occur, and often there is little to no warning.

 

But there is an upside to all of this negativity. It makes me want to enjoy every day more and surround myself with everyone I love. I'm more grateful when I see things in this context. It doesn't prevent bad things from happening, of course. But I can't live my life overcome with fear, or I'll never be happy. And I'd much rather be happy!