Blogtober Day 31: 'Tis Finished

Blogtober was a lot... of funny, of responsibility, of awesome!

My Favorite Posts:
The One about the Embarrassing Moment
The One with the Story
The One about the Leap of Faith
The One with Life Lessons

And my absolute favorite: The One with Tea and Love


Hope y'all enjoyed Blogtober as much as I did. What were your favorites??

My October Favorites will be up tomorrow!

Yours xx

Blogtober Day 30: On the Eve of All Hallow's Eve

One day before Halloween and this year is kind of the first year I will not be celebrating in the fashion that I've done in the last years .. do some ridiculous (read: funny) costume and head out to a party. I will be headed to work to close but, we will still celebrate! I find Halloween to be an awesome holiday. I don't care to be scared, or even eat candy until my teeth rot. I like Halloween because it is a holiday and I love any reason to celebrate!

I have fantastic Halloween memories. I was a Spider Witch in 5th grade for my last year of trick-or-treating. I had a black web cape, a long black wig that I put spider in, my face painted and black high boots. It was very spooky. In contrast, my junior year of college I went as a Movie Theater Floor. I took a black tshirt and glued popcorn, candy, wrappers, and movie stubs to my shirt. It was clever, for sure. Lots of people were highly confused as to what I was... (perfect).

Obviously, I have had great costumes for Halloween. Do you have any favorites??

Yours xx

Blogtober Day 28: Lessons that School Won't Teach You

School didn't teach you...

what concealer to use to cover up 2 inch black-blue bags under your eyes.
how to survive 2 feet of snowfall while driving a car not built for snow.
who you are.
how to live on $20 until your next paycheck.
who is the "right" person for you.
how to jump start a car.
how to ask the right questions.
that it is okay to cry.
how to explain life and death to a toddler.
to not use your credit card to go out to dinner with your friends, again.
what makes you the happiest.
how to travel.
ignore gossip.
to let it go.
to know your limits.
to brush your teeth after breakfast.
that really, truly, the only opinion that matters is yours, and your family's.
to check your ego at the door even if you are the only one who did.
the best coping mechanisms are exercise and sleep.
that you are the stronger than you know.
that the lessons they don't teach you in school, you can learn in school, if you pay attention.

Yours xx

Blogtober Day 26: Listmaking Professional

October 26: List all the fear you have when you woke up this morning.

Blogtober why must you make me discuss my fears. This is the second time we've had this discussion and you are really pushing the "selecting positive thoughts" mantra I'm rolling. So I'm breaking the rules (again).

I purchased a book a while ago called "List Your Self: Listmaking as the Way to Self-discovery" as a tool for creative writing. I'm just going to randomly open the book, and make lists.

List What's Under Your Kitchen Sink

                       

 

Yes, the area under my kitchen sink actually looks like this. I didn't clean anything or move it at all. (A bit OCD, perhaps??) Mostly, as you can see, I've got cleaning supplies on the right and my obnoxious stash of Bath and Body Works candles.

List the Items in Your Wallet
Driver's License
Barnes and Noble Members Card
Sephora Beauty Insider Card
Ulta Ultamate Rewards Card
2 Starbucks Giftcards with no money on them
My Starbucks Gold Card
Debit Card/Credit Card
Target Card with Pharmacy Rewards Card
Random restaurant and shop punch cards
A ticket stub for a Colorado Rockies game from July 2 of 2011
A Minimalist's Train of Thought which is...

Less money spent means more money saved

More money saved means the longer you can live in financial peace and security

Financial peace and security comes from owning less

Less stuff owned means less to carry around, move or have to travel with

Less responsibility for your stuff also means less maintenance and more time

The more time you have, the more relaxed you will feel

The more relaxed you are, the less you will care about stuff

If you care less about stuff, it means you’ll care less about image

If you care less about image, you will care more about experiences and memories

If you care more about experiences and memories, you will be happier with less

If you are happier with less, you’ll never want or need for more

The less you want or need for more, the more you will feel free.

Are you a list making?? I totalllllly am! :D

Yours xx