November 2011
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one for one
Yesterday I got the TOMS seasonal catalog in the mail and learned about their new eyewear program. Have you heard about it?
We all know that TOMS are shoes and an incredible company that donates a pair of shoes to a child in need of shoes for every pair that are purchased - it is one for one, which is incredible. And now they have eyewear!! It is the same idea, when you purchase their...
WatchDun dun dun another one bites the dust…a little video to show what bubs is up to today.
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gratitude
1) Childhood memories. 2) Having my house cleaned by someone other than me and bubs (tomorrow) - It’s only a 1 time thing. 3) That Mya likes to cuddle.
#Betterdayschallenge
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egg update
After my failed attempt to hard boil eggs this morning, I came across Cooking Light’s “The Most Common Cooking Mistakes article. And wouldn’t you know, there was a section dedicated titled Your Hard-Cooked Eggs Are Icky. (For the record, I don’t think the ‘are’ should be capitalized.)
So, I thought I would share…maybe this would be helpful for someone...
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gratitude
Ya, I know I’m behind again…
Wednesday:
1) CSA’s. 2) Friends. 3) That I have peace when bubs is at work.
Thursday:
1) Our Roomba (seriously saves me so much time and effort). 2) Running water. 3) Airplanes (so that we can visit friends and family without having to drive across the country for days).
#betterdayschallenge
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go nuts
Today I wore one of my new favorite accessories - My homemade braided nut bracelet. Yes, that is its official title, clever, right!?
Of course I didn’t think this up on my own (even with the frequent trips to Home Depot and Lowe’s the last 3 years). I originally was inspired by Pinterest (I don’t know where I got inspired before there was Pinterest). When I pinned it, Blair...
hhmmm
I have had a headache nearly everyday for 10 days. I can’t figure out why. And I hate taking meds. That’s not a good combination!
(No, I’m not pregnant…I know there are plenty that thought that. You know who you are:)
waterlogged
OMG I drank my whole water bottle before leaving work. It is a daily battle. Now to work up to two bottles before leaving work. I have a feeling I’m going to be less productive. Health must be a priority!
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gratitude
1) Buds & Blooms and the opportunity to meet new people. (It is just crazy to think that people refer others to B&B, pretty awesome.) 2) Time with our best friends (just such a safe place). 3) A boss that believes in me (it really makes such a difference and I am so thankful).
#betterdayschallenge
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gratitude
Behind again, go figure…
Sunday:
1) The book of Philippians, just what I need right now. 2) New opportunities. 3) Brave friends that challenge themselves and me.
Monday:
1) My MacBook Pro, love it. 2) Sister-in-laws, it is really fun to have more sisters (and I’m totally not kissing butt, this is real). 3) That bubs’ brother gets home today from deployment.
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gratitude
1) The ability to make what I think are pretty flowers. 2) Weddings (I simply love witnessing a marriage). 3) The sound of rain on the car roof. #betterdayschallenge
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i'm a juicing machine
I mean we got a juicing machine. With our recent change in our diet, we don’t drink juice from the store…it is a combination of the high fructose corn syrup, processed fruit, and crazy high calories (that sentence just made me sound like a crazy calorie counter…I am not). So, after watching the movie Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead and talking to a couple other people about their...
“I love falling asleep on couch. Truly, I do.”
– Me (I know it’s kinda weird to quote yourself on your own blog.)
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thank you veterans
Today is 11.11.11 - Veterans Day.
Earlier today I read a couple articles that mentioned how Obama “marks Veterans Day as a tribute to the ‘9/11 generation’”. As …
a wife of a man that served in the Navy
a sister-in-law to a man serving in the Navy
a daughter to a man that served in the Army
a niece to a man that served in the Air Force
a grand-daughter to men...
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my own parachute duvet cover
It’s kinda crazy, but this was a project that I decided I wanted to do before I knew about Pinterest! I know!
Well, one day I was poking around on westelm.com. I love most things West Elm, so it didn’t surprise me that I fell in love with the Parachute Duvet Cover, picture below.
(Photo found here)
I loved it, but I didn’t love $99 price tag. So, I continued to search to...
boot shopping
Boot shopping is like jean shopping, just worse. Argh. How can I be at DSW surrounded by hundreds (maybe millions…I don’t know what’s in the back) of shoes and not find A single pair that I can’t leave without?! Come on DSW, I have a coupon to use…
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gratitude
Apparently I am not keeping myself in check on what I am grateful for…behind a day, again…
Wednesday:
1) Coffee (my day doesn’t seem right if I don’t start with it). 2) My almost completed shed (the bubs and several of his friends have been working their butts off to complete it before it rains again). 3) That my dad has found a love for working out and taking better...
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get off your booty
I have been sitting on my booty toooooo long, it is time to become a runner again! To help give me the boost, I just ordered a SPIbelt (here is the one I got). Thanks to her coupon code (runskinny), I got it for just $14ish! So excited to become a runner again!
I have even been scouring running calendar websites to find a race to run before February (although, I have never trained through the...
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gratitude
1) God’s leading…today I listened, even though I was scared, and it was good. 2) Patience. 3) Family that lives in Hawaii (vacation here we come…well, eventually). #betterdayschallenge
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big food
So, I’m pretty passionate about how much I dislike “big food” in America…not quite passionate to make it my job or to completely overhaul my lifestyle. But passionate enough to be pissed at the big food industries. I know that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense…and it is because I am still partly brainwashed by their messages and addicted to their fake food. ...
“I’m diggin’ it, ya, I’m diggin’ it.”
– The bubs - talking about his first taste of persimmon. He is just so gosh dang cute! (By the way, persimmons are high is vit. A and fiber, 20% of your daily value even!)
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gratitude
Over the weekend, I forgot about being grateful…dang it! Here is three days worth, that works right?!
Saturday:
1) My bubs (can’t I say I am grateful for him everyday?). 2) A strategic mind. 3) Uncertainty (it really drives me crazy, but reminds me that God is in control).
Sunday:
1) My iphone (let’s be real). 2) Hulu (I can still watch my shows and have a life at the...
