I love Fridays! Even though I work a lot of weekend days, I still love me a Friday. Remember that feeling as a little kid, like "Yo, it's Friday! No school for two whole days! Pancakes for breakfast! Imma play hide and seek like a boss!" Yeah, I still feel that way. (Minus the hide and seek part). Today I...
...had a busy day at work but had the cutest patient ever. He was such a little jokester!
...had a "PIVOT" moment a la Friends...hospital beds are not intuitive objects
...forgot my lip gloss at home this morning. Um. I will be put in the grave with lip gloss on. Cardinal sin, forgetting one's lip gloss at home. #whitegirlproblems
...came home and started watching the Olympics! Olympics junkie, straight up.
...listened to quite a bit of TLC's "CrazySexyCool" album at work. Don't ask. ("...so I creep, yeahhhhh, just creepin' on the downlow...") Yep.
...realized it is almost school supply time!!! I will forever love the ability to purchase an 8-pack of mixed highlighters, judgement-free. Hey, Lisa Frank...why don't you up your game and make some adult-approp items?
All in all, a successful Friday! I'm excited about this weekend, too. Charlie Brown and I are going to be little roadtrippers! Spontaneous weekend trip to SA -> Kerrville -> SA -> Austin. My aunt and uncle will be in the hill country this weekend, so my sis and I are going to hang with them on Sunday.
For the record, aunts and uncles are some legit relatives. I keep threatening my parents with the concept of an old people compound, to which they will be banished lovingly sent once they are old people. No lie, George Washington. My sis and I have it all planned out. My mom, her two sisters, and all the husbands are going to have to live on a giant piece of property with an electric fence. (Don't want them getting out). Don't worry, we'll take care of 'em. Sort of like at camp...there will be a schedule of activities and snack times. So, today, I'm randomly thinking about the OPC (Old People Compound), and I said to myself, "Self! That is such a legit idea! How awesome would it be to live with fun relatives ALL THE TIME!" (Rhetorical question. Clearly, it would be awesome).
(Hold on, judgey pants. I for reals will take care of my parents when they are all sorts of old. I am not going to really put them in the OPC. Probably. Unless you aren't judging me, in which case, I absolutely plan to do this).
***This is out of order and weird, but you should totally go to the bottom of this post and hit "play" on the video. Then listen to CCR as you read this, and it will fo sho put you in a good mood.***
Lately, I've been doing a lot around this apartment of mine! Literally, for the past six months, I've wanted to torch my entire apartment. Like, woke up one day, hated everything. Sometimes, you just need a change, man. (Sorry I just called you man.)
So I decided to do it! A friend of mine was in town, and was a big help. As in, this probably would not have happened if she wasn't here.
Projects:
-Painted and striped a free shelf I've had since college. It's a little piece of junk particle-board thing. I keep my printer on it, next to my desk. Now it doesn't look so accidental and out of place!
-Framed a piece of fabric. These are janky iPhone pics, and I promise the photo doesn't do it justice. The fabric and colors are a lot more vibrant in person.
-Disassembled, painted, and reassembled a bookshelf I got at Target (again from college). This is probably my favorite thing. Totally changed the look of the shelves.
-Painted my coffee table and end table (not pictured). They used to be this heinous wrought-iron and now are clean and white! Mind you, I chose the heinous wrought-iron...whatevs.
-Painted a lamp
-Covered said lampshade with cute fabric
-Bought new pillows for the couch
To Do:
-Paint or toss iron phrases above TV. If I paint them, I'll move them someplace better
-Paint candle holder above couch
-Get chair/ottoman reupholstered
-Picture/art frame wall for above TV. (Trying to work with this banana wall...)
-Address the curtain situation
All in all, I think it looks pretty good! I'm estimating total cost so far at under $200, which includes the pillows and picture frame (most expensive items). Charlie B. is loving these news pillows. Evidence:
I've also been doing more cooking and baking around here. I used to cook all the time, and that sort of fell to the wayside with school. Ch-ch-ch-changes, people. I did a cleanse (Advocare if you're interested, highly recommend) and have been feeling great. I started eating really wonky about a year ago, and there is nothing like poor nutrition to make you feel gross. I've got some l.b.'s that have taken up residence in the general zip code of my jeans, and they need to g-o! So, now that I've cleansed (and believe you me, I cleansed...), I'm really trying to eliminate processed food from my diet. I read about all of these carcinogens in our food, and I'm here to tell you, I don't need any help in that arena. I've got a sufficient amount of cancer in my DNA, so I'd like to offset my chances by not putting carcinogens in my mouth. (And...stepping of soapbox. Thank you for your time.)
At any rate, I made these biscuits yesterday. Completely devoid of processed ingredients, and delicious to boot. Only four ingredients: whole wheat flour, baking powder, butter and milk. All organic, too. They freeze really well and make me happy. Mostly because I like kneading dough and using a juice glass to cut the little babies into circles. Then they puff up in the oven and everything smells delicious, and all is right with the world. And then I remember that I made organic whole wheat biscuits, and omg (!) are they going to taste like hockey pucks? OMG! They don't. Damn, girl.
Lastly, I've been on a real CCR kick. I love their version of Proud Mary. Makes it feel like summer time!
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Hope everyone is having a good week. Happy Wednesday!
I did it! I started a blog. Clearly, an obvious statement, sort of like exclaiming, "There are clouds up in that sky!" or "Dang! Pie is delicious!" Yes, very obvious. Duh, I created a blog. Otherwise you peeps wouldn't be sitting here reading this. But, still. Felt like I had it say it. As a blog stalker aficionado, I sometimes have thought of starting a blog myself. Then I quickly un-think it. I mean, who's going to read this? Then I think it again. Because when I am old and have cleverly dyed hair grey, I think I would like to have something to remember my life by.
When I was in elementary school, I kept a journal in my desk and would write in it on the fly. (Well, I figured it was on the fly. My teachers probably knew what was going on, but they let me keep at it because it kept my mouth shut. Points, teachers, points). I used to write the most groundbreaking things.
Ex: "Today I am at school. We are learning about math. Bor-ing. N-e-wayz, g2g b4 the teacher catches me. BYE." Yep, I distinctly remember telling my journal "bye," but apparently I was shouting it in my mind. You know, shouting at the inanimate object in which I was writing. Apparently, I felt my journal had a personality and was hearing-deficient. Cool kid right here.
All this to say, I wish I had kept at that whole journal thing. How hilarious would it be to go back and read that? So, this little blogthing here is my attempt at chronicling my life, because we all know I won't be able to remember it when I'm old (Old, please. We all know I won't be able to remember it in a year...) I don't actually expect anyone to read this, which definitely takes the pressure off me to be interesting. :)
I'm just a twentysomething girl, figuring out life. I tend to have a large propensity to be the Peanut Gallery, so hopefully that should make for some good commentary along the way!
