California Dreamin'

I go to California in TWO days. Beyond excited.

*Nerd Alert!* 

So, I'm using my blogger through my google account and I like the layout a lot better. Way more user friendly. Even though I almost created a new blog by accident. Whoops.

My mom and I have been doing this 10-day cleanse with Advocare and it's been awesome. Aside, from almost throwing up the fiber drink on the first day...*cringe*. It's supposed to be helping realign our digestive systems and what not, which is great because I have been known to have a sensitive stomach at times. Now, I just gotta start making the best food choices possible...I've been making good ones, but  not the best all the time.

 I  think I made the mistake of telling my brother I needed a workout partner....*gulp*

Elisa(my partner in crime) and I had a bake-a-thon last Saturday. We made chocolate chip cookies, strawberry cupcakes and chocolate covered strawberry cake balls. Delish. We did all this baking at MY house which means all those sweets are sitting around MY house tempting me daily. Not cool.

Yesterday, I dropped my phone in my coffee cup. It spazzed out for a while with the sound not working and I couldn't hear people when they called. Then it started trying to turn itself off randomly. I need to make a decision if I'm going to buy a new iPhone or something different. Whatever I decide, will probably have to wait until the end of April, beginning of May.

While I'm in California, I "plan" on updating daily with a picture or two from the trip. I am thrilled to see my family and go see all these new places we have planned to visit. It is going to be a much needed, refreshing break of 5 days in my second favorite state, gotta love it.

I'm off to waste time at work since I pretty much have everything done I needed to do before I left.

Cheers :)

Painting is for Punks

So my whole family just spent the weekend in Austin at my brother's house, helping him get it ready for him to put it up for lease.

Let me just say...my family knows how to have fun.

                                                                    How cute are we???

We also got to watch my high school girl's basketball team with the State Championship!! It was so exciting!! Plus, I got to catch up with some old friends which is always fun. :)

Tomorrow starts another busy week of school, work and friends.

Cheers :)

Happy March!

So, I've decided to make some goals for myself during the spring. I'm not usually great at setting goals and keeping them and that's something I definitely want to change about myself. I always feel like a very goal driven person, but I find it hard to actually execute that in my daily life.

Goal number one:
I am going to blog every day, at least once. This blog is one of my most favorite and under utilized things. And I honestly feel like my life is getting to a point that it's busy enough to actually be interesting on more of a daily basis, than a once-a-month basis. So hopefully that means blog posts full of wit, wisdom and...pictures. (Sorry I couldn't keep the alliteration going.)

Number two goal:
I want to write more. Not blog, write. Actual writing that at some point may produce a novel. Even though whenever I start writing, it all sounds like crap to me, I have to get through the crap to get to the actual good stuff, right? All the Stephen Kings, Agatha Christies, Sarah Dessens, Stieg Larssons and Jodi Piccoults didn't get to where they are by writing gems from the get-go....or at least that's what I tell myself to make me feel better. Ha.

Third goal:
Be more present. The two goals up there are pretty solitary activities and even though I am a girl who likes to be alone...there is a definite need to be more present. I'm wanting to be more present at home with my family, at school(not holding my breath on that one), at work, hanging out with my friends, talking on the phone, meeting new people...etc. Basically wherever I am, be. Even though my life's purpose is slightly foggy right now, it's obvious to me that the situations I am placed in have something to do with where I am supposed to be in life. So I will do my best to pay attention fully in all the places that I'm in.

Here's to new life goals and making them happen!

Cheers :)