Not Once

It has been so so long since I linked up with Kiki {and Amanda this month} for the Circle! This month's prompt is a little game of never have I ever.

Turns out I did this once before, almost two years ago. A couple things have changed since then, but here it is if you'd like to take a look.

Let's just dive in because I'm watching Parks & Rec and can't think of anything else to add to this giant rambling!

Never have I ever...

...eaten sushi, and I have no plans on changing that any time soon.

...flown by myself, but that's going to change soon.

...driven a Mini Cooper (but I really want to!).

...not laughed while watching Parks and Recreation.

...stayed "in the lines" while painting my nails.

...changed a diaper, which is a bit awkward when I have to work in child care.

...been to a professional sports game (NFL, NHL, etc.).

...worked out in a gym.

...mowed the lawn.

...been able to wear lip color because it never seems to stay on. someone teach me! (:

xoxo.

What's in My Purse? {with the Circle}

linking up with Kiki & Meg a day late for the Circle!

It's been about a year since I last did one of these posts, I think. I actually keep my purse pretty clean and organized, so there was only one thing that I took out and didn't put in the pictures. It was a gum wrapper. haha.

So here's everything! That green blob in the back is reusable shopping bag, and the black blob next to it is a pair of fingerless gloves that I wear once in a while at work when I'm doing a lot of work on the computer and my hands are cold. I have a lot of keys!

Here's a close up of some of the random little things: a lot of keys, a flashlight, my nametag for the Y, some lotion and chapstick...

This is all in the middle part of my purse, between the larger compartments. The scissors are for clipping coupons at the grocery store, and along with all of those writing utensils and lip stuff and hand sanitizer go in my Brush & Pencil {Paisley Meets Plaid}. My planner is from May Books, and then there's a little notebook too.

This little pouch in Island Blooms is from the Cosmetic Trio, and I use it to hold some hair ties, gum, a compact {from Forever 21}, and some bandaids. If you've read this post, you would know that they are Disney Princess! (:

And finally, my wallet with cash, another bandaid {Candy Land}, coupons, credit cards, and some coupons. Nothing too exciting! The Clip Zip ID in Java Blue in the picture with all of the contents holds some other loyalty cards.

The most used thing in my purse is definitely my Burt's Bees Pear Coconut lip balm. What's the most used item in your purse? What about the weirdest thing in there?

xoxo.

thank you notes

today I'm joining Kiki and Jess for The Circle! I've linked up a few other times, but since I've been doing photo posts every Wednesday, I haven't been. so I'm linking up a day late, but that's okay. (:

this month's theme is thank you notes - serious, funny, sarcastic... let's see what I've got.

{these notecards are from Target about a year and a half ago - I love the greenroom line}

thank you Mother Nature for proving that the calendar doesn't determine the weather.

thank you three littles for brightening my morning yesterday. it is always so great to get to spend some time with great kids like you!

thank you KinderCubs classes for the short workouts a few times a week. I can definitely say that my v-sit has improved!

thank you Social Print Studio for making me want to spend all of my money on photographs and photo things like magnets and books. {I ordered a set of magnets last night, and I want to put together a photo book from my Minneapolis trip!}

thank you Pinterest for making summer camp planning much easier.

thank you moving for making me do some necessary purging. and also for helping me come across some things that bring back sweet memories.

thank you hairstylist not only for getting rid of my split ends and making my hair seem more manageable, but also for the nice chat.

thank you working in the dining room for making me want to constantly snack on things.

xoxo.

Ten on Ten :: October 2013

I have been wanting to participate with ten on ten for a few months now, but the tenth often falls on a day that I have to work {no surprise when you work more than half the week...}, but I had the day off today, so I was able to take ten pictures in ten hours on the tenth!

{the times are approximate. I think only one picture was taken at the top of the hour.}

nine. late start of the day calls for a late breakfast {Raisin Bran Crunch}

ten. cat-sitting. I love their house.

eleven. I've been meaning to take this picture for a few days, so I stopped on my way home.

noon. about to head up north!

one. Ephraim public beach.

two. chocolate break!

three. Egg Harbor. I found this beach on Cty G, just off of 42.

four. putting away groceries.

five. reading Tony Iommi's Iron Man in the car.

six. dinner at Texas Roadhouse. {iPhone photo because I wasn't going to bring my Nikon in there.}


Oh, and the answer for Wednesday's post? The third one! I only have four white shirts in my closet, which I rarely wear because I'm scared of ruining them! About half of my shirts are black though... This means that the last movie I have seen in the theater was over two years ago with my campers!

xoxo.

two truths + one lie

I'm linking up today with The Circle {Kiki & Elizabeth} for two truths and a lie!



1. the last movie I saw in the theater was Cars 2.
2. my senior year, I was a runner up for the superlative of "most unique" {and my sister was too when she was in high school.}
3. half of the shirts in my closet are white.

so which one do you think is a lie?? leave a comment below, and I'll post the answer on Friday with my Ten on Ten post!

xoxo.

Summer Bucket List {revisited}

summer is nearly over now, and it's almost time to go back to class :( back in June, I wrote up my summer bucket list. let's see how I did!

{from last night at Door County Boat Launch}

1. go horseback riding - I knew that I wouldn't be able to do this one, but I really wanted to!

2. go a month without shopping - hello July spending freeze

3. attend a few concerts {Delaney Davidson, Chris Aaron & Friends, Todd Carey}

4. eat watermelon

5. read/finish some books {Bloom by Kelle Hampton; The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, translated by Richard Howard; Paris, My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light (and Dark Chocolate) by Amy Thomas; Adulting: How to Become a Grown-Up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps by Kelly Williams Brown}

6. have ice cream at Wilson's - Firecracker on July 4th

7. mess around with PSE a little more and learn something new!

8. work on learning to play the guitar! - hahaha that never happened

9. watch the sun set on the water - um. I tried. at least twice. once I was in the wrong place to watch the sun actually set, and the other {last night} it turned into a thunderstorm.

10. blog more!

Summer Bucket List

linking up with Kiki and Angela for the Circle!

this month's topic is a summer bucket list.

1. go horseback riding - not sure I'm going to be able to make this one happen, but I really want to and it has been way too long!

2. go a month without shopping - hello July spending freeze

3. attend a few concerts

4. eat watermelon - thanks Grandma & Grandpa

5. read/finish some books

6. have ice cream at Wilson's

7. mess around with PSE a little more and learn something new!

8. work on learning to play the guitar! {thanks for the lesson last week Uncle D!}

9. watch the sun set on the water

10. blog more!