So it's officially the middle of the work week! Whew!! Thankfully, this week I have Thursday night off. I love 4 day work weeks.
Thursday my father is coming to visit me from upstate NY. My parents divorced when I was 5, so I grew up in New England while my dad stayed where we used to live in NY. The older I get, the less I get to see of him which sucks. I'm just always working and it's hard to do just a weekend trip to see him when the drive is about 6 hours. The past couple years, he's been coming to visit me here instead. I like when he comes to visit me rather than me go there because we're able to do more things (he lives in the middle of the boondocks).
What's on the agenda this weekend? Our favorite 3 S's.....Shopping, Seafood, and Sports. It's funny, for being man, my dad loves to go shopping...and I like when he buy's me things (I'm totally "Daddies Little Girl" lol) so I can't complain about that lol. When your in the Ocean State, you MUST have seafood. We always go get some lobsters and little necks one night then follow it up the next night with Fish and Chips. And of course sports....so Saturday night we have tickets to the Boston Bruins game. SOOOOO EXCITED FOR THAT. My dad and I loooove hockey!
On a totally different note, my first give away starts tomorrow!! It's a good one so make sure to check back!!!
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Moral support PLEASE!!!
When I was 17 I flew to Florida for spring break....it was the first and last time I flew. I hated every minute of it. I've always had this little problem though.... I have a legit phobia of flying. The thought of it scares me sooooo much. My friends give me crap for it all the time and I'm so sick of being afraid of it, but I can't help it!
I know you're probable reading this thinking," You're more likely to die going to work in your car than die in a plane crash." Statistically, I know that. These are my reasons why....just hear me out.
1. If I were to get into a car accident, it would be on the ground. Medical personal can just come to where I am. If there were an emergency in the air, it would take 45min to descend and land not to mention you can only land on a runway...so good luck if you're over water.
2. If my car breaks down, I just sit and wait for AAA. If my plane breaks down....we have to make it back to the ground...in one piece.
3. A car accident happens so fast...boom...its done. If you're going to die, the impact is split second and it's over. In a plane, you're inside the plane as its falling....time to know you're going to blow up and die. Or worse, the place could break apart and you could just get sucked out and fall to your death.
4. Though you're more likely to get into a car accident, you're also more likely to walk away from that car accident alive. In a plane crash...if you crash...you crash...you're dead...there is no "walking away" from something like that.
So yes, those are my 4 reasons. I feel as if they make perfect sense. To me, it's not about the chances of it actually happening, its a fear that it's going to happen to me if I ever get on a plane. I'm a total basket case even when a friend or family member flies. I literally have to check the news all day to make sure there are no plane crashes...and I don't feel better until I know they have landed. I just don't understand why people think flying is such a good idea. I mean, you're in a giant piece of metal that is held together with rivets, nuts, and bolts...all things that can break. It is built like a bird and people hope it won't fall. I mean come on people, does anyone else think that's put ridiculousness?
Ugh, I think I need help....or really good drugs if I ever want to fly anywhere ever again.
I know you're probable reading this thinking," You're more likely to die going to work in your car than die in a plane crash." Statistically, I know that. These are my reasons why....just hear me out.
1. If I were to get into a car accident, it would be on the ground. Medical personal can just come to where I am. If there were an emergency in the air, it would take 45min to descend and land not to mention you can only land on a runway...so good luck if you're over water.
2. If my car breaks down, I just sit and wait for AAA. If my plane breaks down....we have to make it back to the ground...in one piece.
3. A car accident happens so fast...boom...its done. If you're going to die, the impact is split second and it's over. In a plane, you're inside the plane as its falling....time to know you're going to blow up and die. Or worse, the place could break apart and you could just get sucked out and fall to your death.
4. Though you're more likely to get into a car accident, you're also more likely to walk away from that car accident alive. In a plane crash...if you crash...you crash...you're dead...there is no "walking away" from something like that.
So yes, those are my 4 reasons. I feel as if they make perfect sense. To me, it's not about the chances of it actually happening, its a fear that it's going to happen to me if I ever get on a plane. I'm a total basket case even when a friend or family member flies. I literally have to check the news all day to make sure there are no plane crashes...and I don't feel better until I know they have landed. I just don't understand why people think flying is such a good idea. I mean, you're in a giant piece of metal that is held together with rivets, nuts, and bolts...all things that can break. It is built like a bird and people hope it won't fall. I mean come on people, does anyone else think that's put ridiculousness?
Ugh, I think I need help....or really good drugs if I ever want to fly anywhere ever again.
I did an interview....
Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. I just wanted to share a link with you all. Head over to Sohpie's blog for an interview she did about me and my blog. She has such a cute blog so please follow her!
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Try this....it's harder than you think
So recently one of my friends decided she wanted to make a list of her top 10 favorite songs and rank them from 1 (being her all time favorite) to 10. Well, what started out as a fun idea turned into an obsession. There were songs that she knew were going to be on her list right away, but then she started second guessing herself. So, she's spent hours rummaging through old iTune accounts, YouTube videos, and billboard lists, trying to find songs that she may have forgotten about. It's been a month and she's still not done. Last time I checked, she had a list of 50 songs that she just loved so much. She's slowly crossing off one song here and there until she makes it to 10. I can't image what the process will be when she then ranks them from 1 to 10.
Unfortunately, I've now taken on the challenge...mostly to join her insanity. Hmm...10 songs....that's it?!?!? I love music so much and picking just 10 songs is nearly impossible, but I'm going to try. I'll think of it as a journey...one that will bring me to a new music enlightenment. Right now I'm compiling a list of all my favorite songs and then once I just can't find any more, I'll start to drop one at a time until there is 10 left. What happens after that, will be details to come.
Her and I did make two rules though.
1.) It has to be favorite songs; songs that make you feel something. Songs that remind of us of an ex boyfriend or event are not allowed. The songs we pick have to be our favorite songs with no ulterior motives. By doing this, we've eliminated the chance of having songs on our lists that represent a memory. That is not what our top 10 are about....they are about ourselves and the relationship we have with the actual song. Besides, I'm sure that if we want to make a list of songs that remind us of our ex's, or that drunken night in college....we could...easily.
2.)The songs do not have to all be #1 songs or popular songs. It could be the worst song in the world to someone else...but it doesn't matter. There is no bias to the song based on where it fell on the charts.
I won't list all the songs I have on my list right now, but a few are:
"With or Without You" by U2
"Silver Springs" by Fleetwood Mac
"Wonderwall" by Oasis
"Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix (I know it was written by Bob Dylan but I like the Hendrix version better)
"Freebird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Like a Rolling Stone" by Jimi Hendrix (Same reason as above...)
Challenge yourself to do this....I dare you....
Unfortunately, I've now taken on the challenge...mostly to join her insanity. Hmm...10 songs....that's it?!?!? I love music so much and picking just 10 songs is nearly impossible, but I'm going to try. I'll think of it as a journey...one that will bring me to a new music enlightenment. Right now I'm compiling a list of all my favorite songs and then once I just can't find any more, I'll start to drop one at a time until there is 10 left. What happens after that, will be details to come.
Her and I did make two rules though.
1.) It has to be favorite songs; songs that make you feel something. Songs that remind of us of an ex boyfriend or event are not allowed. The songs we pick have to be our favorite songs with no ulterior motives. By doing this, we've eliminated the chance of having songs on our lists that represent a memory. That is not what our top 10 are about....they are about ourselves and the relationship we have with the actual song. Besides, I'm sure that if we want to make a list of songs that remind us of our ex's, or that drunken night in college....we could...easily.
2.)The songs do not have to all be #1 songs or popular songs. It could be the worst song in the world to someone else...but it doesn't matter. There is no bias to the song based on where it fell on the charts.
I won't list all the songs I have on my list right now, but a few are:
"With or Without You" by U2
"Silver Springs" by Fleetwood Mac
"Wonderwall" by Oasis
"Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix (I know it was written by Bob Dylan but I like the Hendrix version better)
"Freebird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Like a Rolling Stone" by Jimi Hendrix (Same reason as above...)
Challenge yourself to do this....I dare you....
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Nail Polish swap!!!
The 3rd shift blues
So if you don't know, I work 3rd shift full time in a hotel. Along with that, I am a high school sports coach during the days and on the weekends. With that said, it seems pretty obvious that I do not get as much sleep as the normal person. It's not really that bad. I've gotten used to it over the past 3 years.
I'm having a problem now though... I can't sleep at all. Before, I would get home from work about 8am and go right to sleep. The alarm would go off for coaching at 1:15pm and I'm out the door by 1:45pm. In the past, the sleep I was getting from 8am-1:15pm was perfect....could have slept through a tornado. Now, I toss and turn....waking up every hour and a half or so. This goes on until the alarm goes off for coaching. Normally, I get home from coaching around 5:15pm, eat dinner, and then take a small nap before going back into work. Only problem with that is, I can't fall asleep after dinner like usual. Because of this, I've been averaging 5-6 hours a day on sleep, five days a week. That's it!
I'm so frustrated I miss falling asleep and waking up fully rested.
Any tips? I'm desperate!
I'm having a problem now though... I can't sleep at all. Before, I would get home from work about 8am and go right to sleep. The alarm would go off for coaching at 1:15pm and I'm out the door by 1:45pm. In the past, the sleep I was getting from 8am-1:15pm was perfect....could have slept through a tornado. Now, I toss and turn....waking up every hour and a half or so. This goes on until the alarm goes off for coaching. Normally, I get home from coaching around 5:15pm, eat dinner, and then take a small nap before going back into work. Only problem with that is, I can't fall asleep after dinner like usual. Because of this, I've been averaging 5-6 hours a day on sleep, five days a week. That's it!
I'm so frustrated I miss falling asleep and waking up fully rested.
Any tips? I'm desperate!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Love is for dummies
"I am someone looking for love. Real love. Ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can't-live-without-each-other love." - Carrie Bradshaw
What an awesome quote.....right? Is it strange that as much as I personally agree with that quote, I believe that it's unattainable. Ok, maybe I'm a pessimist but come on....how many people do you know lie, cheat, and are miserable being married? Sadly, I know WAY too many.
There is always drama, forceful compromising, and a struggle to keep a relationship together. I've come to the conclusion that there is no such thing as love. I'm not talking about love shared between family. I'm talking about "true love". The type where you want to marry that person and live "happily ever after". Honestly, I think it is nothing but an agreeable common attachment between two people, and when the attachment starts to wear off, they go looking for another one.
The older I get, the less I believe in the idea of love. Someone once told me that I need to meet the right guy. I laughed at them. Maybe what I need is someone to show me love is real, because until now, no one has been able to do that. Even my friends that are in relationships all deal with so much bullshit. Why would I want to put myself into that situation? I'd rather be happy alone than in constant need of someone else. I want to make myself happy, not spend my life depressed and crossing my fingers that one day some prince will swoop in a make my life complete. Come on, what is this, a Disney movie? NOPE!
I'm sorry if you're reading this thinking, "Poor girl," or, "She has no idea what she's talking about. Me and my significant other are perfect and happy," and just getting angry at me. But, you can not accuse me of not having just cause to feeling the way I do.
So overall, am I looking for love? No. If it wants to find me, it knows where I am. Would I like love? I guess. Am I going to kill myself if I don't find it? No.
Believing is seeing....so until I see it, it's nothing but a myth, folklore....a unicorn.
What an awesome quote.....right? Is it strange that as much as I personally agree with that quote, I believe that it's unattainable. Ok, maybe I'm a pessimist but come on....how many people do you know lie, cheat, and are miserable being married? Sadly, I know WAY too many.
There is always drama, forceful compromising, and a struggle to keep a relationship together. I've come to the conclusion that there is no such thing as love. I'm not talking about love shared between family. I'm talking about "true love". The type where you want to marry that person and live "happily ever after". Honestly, I think it is nothing but an agreeable common attachment between two people, and when the attachment starts to wear off, they go looking for another one.
The older I get, the less I believe in the idea of love. Someone once told me that I need to meet the right guy. I laughed at them. Maybe what I need is someone to show me love is real, because until now, no one has been able to do that. Even my friends that are in relationships all deal with so much bullshit. Why would I want to put myself into that situation? I'd rather be happy alone than in constant need of someone else. I want to make myself happy, not spend my life depressed and crossing my fingers that one day some prince will swoop in a make my life complete. Come on, what is this, a Disney movie? NOPE!
I'm sorry if you're reading this thinking, "Poor girl," or, "She has no idea what she's talking about. Me and my significant other are perfect and happy," and just getting angry at me. But, you can not accuse me of not having just cause to feeling the way I do.
So overall, am I looking for love? No. If it wants to find me, it knows where I am. Would I like love? I guess. Am I going to kill myself if I don't find it? No.
Believing is seeing....so until I see it, it's nothing but a myth, folklore....a unicorn.
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