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Sunday Lately, 60

Sunday Lately is a weekly link up brought to you by the Blogger Tribe. Link up and see what's been happening lately!Sunday Lately is a weekly linkup hosted by the Blogger Tribe (which is being fearlessly lead by Meghan, Nicole, Katy, and myself). We e-hang out every Sunday, sharing a small glimpse into the last week of life in our own worlds. We’d love if you could join us!
This week’s themes: Completing, Visiting, Repeating, Writing, Scheduling

 

Completing

Awkward: I’m wrapping up the time in my house. Like I mentioned last week, I don’t have to move out when my mom and stepfather moves back in, but it’s a small house and it doesn’t have rubber walls. Makes me sad to move twice in the space of a year.

Awesome: This will give me a chance to tackle some organizational things I guess!

Visiting

Awkward: I was in the hospital on Friday, so I guess you could say I was visiting the hospital this week. I’m fine, I just have problems that stemmed from that sinus infection I had at the beginning of the month. I did get to learn some fun baseball facts while I was there.

Awesome: I had a great mastermind session with a couple of friends yesterday. I volunteered my house before I knew I’d be moving and before I knew I had vertigo and couldn’t drive and it all kinda worked out. So they visited me. It was awesome.

Repeating

Awkward: Banging my head against the wall. Ugh I don’t want to move, and again, I’m not getting kicked out, but I either pack up all of my stuff, pay to store it, and live in my old, tiny bedroom that’s still painted purple from middle school or pack it up and have a little more space to myself. I’ll stop sounding like a broken record soon.

Awesome: To-do lists. I write lists when I get worked up.

Writing

Awkward: See above. Stress writing lists.

Awesome: #100DaysBlogging is a challenge that Emily Levenson came up with – writing something (anything) for 100 days in a row. Today is Day 6 for me. I’m trying to let go of judgement and needed a special topic and just write.

Scheduling

Awkward: I should get my tonsils removed, so I have to schedule the surgery soon. Yay for me.

Awesome: Marissa and Kristin and I got together on Monday just to catch up. No blog talk. It was fantastic to have a break. This new food pyramid is something that Kristin put together that we’d like to submit to the FDA.

Possible food pyramid change via My Life as a Teacup



What have you been up to lately?

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Sunday Lately, 59

Sunday Lately is a weekly link up brought to you by the Blogger Tribe. Link up and see what's been happening lately!Sunday Lately is a weekly linkup hosted by the Blogger Tribe (which is being fearlessly lead by Meghan, Nicole, Katy, and myself). We e-hang out every Sunday, sharing a small glimpse into the last week of life in our own worlds. We’d love if you could join us!
This week’s themes: Updating, Remembering, Needing, Wearing, Being

Happy Valentine’s Day! So I’m turning into that person who only writes on Sunday. Hey, at least I’m writing. It’s been a rough few weeks. I’ve been sick, stressed out, selfish, unhealthy, afraid to ask for what I really want. It’s been a little tough.

Updating

Awkward: I may have to move (cough in a month). So I’ve put a hold on the house updates that I’ve wanted to do. I guess it sounds selfish, but I don’t want to take time to redecorate or organize if I have to pack it all up in a week and move it somewhere else.

Awesome: My mom might be coming back to Pittsburgh (which is why I may have to move out — I’m renting her house and it’s not that she’s kicking me out, but…) That’s my update here.

Remembering

Awkward: What’s awkward to remember that you’re not embarrassed on share on the internet? Oh, here’s something. I tried to take a bath last night. And I remembered how much I really don’t enjoy baths. It’s like Angelica soup.

Awesome: I remember how awesome it feels to not be sick. I can’t kick the last of whatever it is that I have. I’ve been nauseous and motion sick for a week. Ugh.

Needing

Awkward: I am needing some guidance from the universe about where to live. It’s all I can think about at this point. It really dominates the conversation with me lately and it isn’t fun. Ugh. Again.

Awesome: More coffee. Coffee is always awesome and I always need more of it. I tried a home pour over today and it isn’t bad but it definitely needs a little work. Any recommendations?

Pour over coffee and donuts. Does it get any better??

Wearing

Awkward: I’m wearing the same thing over and over. Stupid winter.

Awesome: I did have a nice Instagram mini-series of my daily tights last week. If I have to wear a dress or a skirt, I need some bright tights. Bonus if I get to work in some pattern mixing. I’m also wearing these beautiful new Solshine Strands. Looove them. This is the one to help manifest dreams and desires. Each bracelet has a different energy to help you do something.

Solshine Strands! Made in Pittsburgh and absolutely beautiful.

Being

Awkward & Awesome. Like last time this came up.

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Sunday Lately, 58

Sunday Lately is a weekly link up brought to you by the Blogger Tribe. Link up and see what's been happening lately!Sunday Lately is a weekly linkup hosted by the Blogger Tribe (which is being fearlessly lead by Meghan, Nicole, Katy, and myself). We e-hang out every Sunday, sharing a small glimpse into the last week of life in our own worlds. We’d love if you could join us!
This week’s themes: Creating, Finding, Switching, Forgetting, Craving

 

If you’ve been following my ongoing battle with my sinuses, you know I’ve been down and out the past few weeks. I ended up going to Med Express on Thursday and receiving antibiotics for a nasty sinus infection. Yay! Also, did you see my post with Jaelan about craft beer and food pairings? Might come in handy if you’re watching a football game today. Just saying..

Creating

I picked up canvases for some wall art. I’m planning on adding scrapbook paper and making a collage. I hand-lettered an Emily-ism on one of the pages. Focus your energy on what brings you joy.

Focus your energy on what brings you joy.

Finding

I’m trying to find some furniture that matches. And finding how to rearrange what I currently have.

Switching

I’m switching my shampoo and conditioner from the little samples I’ve been trying to use up to a Suave Biotin version I received in an Influenster Vox Box. I’ll report back.

Forgetting

Right now I’m forgetting the awkward/awesome I’ve been doing this year in my Sunday Lately posts. It still kinda hurts to look at a computer screen.

Craving

Food. Sinus infections and colds mean you can’t breathe which means you can’t taste. So I’ve been eating out of necessity instead of enjoyment. As someone who enjoys food, this has been completely depressing.

What’s been going on with you lately?


Sunday Lately, 57

Sunday Lately is a weekly link up brought to you by the Blogger Tribe. Link up and see what's been happening lately!Sunday Lately is a weekly linkup hosted by the Blogger Tribe (which is being fearlessly lead by Meghan, Nicole, Katy, and myself). We e-hang out every Sunday, sharing a small glimpse into the last week of life in our own worlds. We’d love if you could join us!
This week’s themes: Doing, Appreciating, Designing, Humming, Expecting

 

This is the post in which I talk about being sick. Because I can’t think about much else. And it’s really short because looking at a computer is giving me a killer headache. I get whiny when I’m sick. Sorry guys.

Doing

I have been knocked out with a nasty cold. I haven’t been doing anything that I haven’t already agreed to doing. And even that is a struggle. Being sick sucks.

Why is the rum Kleenex gone?

Empty Kleenex Box

Appreciating

Kleenex and Sudafed and Advil. I usually don’t like taking anything when I’m sick and just let it ride, but I don’t think I would be functioning if it wasn’t for decongestant.

Designing

I’m starting up a fry blog (that I’ve been talking about for a while) and I have to get the design going. And test fries. And write about. What a hard life it will be.

Humming

30 Rock theme song.

Expecting

This cold to go away soon. I hope. Dear Lord, please let it go away soon.

What’s up with you lately?


Sunday Lately, 55

Sunday Lately is a weekly link up brought to you by the Blogger Tribe. Link up and see what's been happening lately!Sunday Lately is a weekly linkup hosted by the Blogger Tribe (which is being fearlessly lead by Meghan, Nicole, Katy, and myself). We e-hang out every Sunday, sharing a small glimpse into the last week of life in our own worlds. We’d love if you could join us!
This week’s themes: Completing, Visiting, Repeating, Writing, Scheduling

**I totally slacked off yesterday and decided to fall asleep on the couch for most of the day instead of post this on Sunday. So we’re doing Monday Lately.

Completing

Awkward: I’m just now getting around to completing my Holiday Council sheets (that have sat untouched since the beginning of the month).

Awesome: Blogging discussions with my Pittsburgh girls Marissa and Kristin are amazing. And they’re going to force me to complete my goals.

Visiting

Awkward: On Saturday, Katy and I went to a beer festival. It was fantastic. Why is it in the awkward category? Because of my terrible white girl dancing. Katy is smooth. I am not. But we did have people comment on our moves. Hey, if you play music, expect tipsy girls to dance.

Awesome: We also went to the Andy Warhol Museum and it was fantastic to walk around and make fun of art. Listen, I love Andy, but some of his art just looks like he got bored halfway through and walked away from the project. Although that’s an interesting life lesson…

The Andy Warhol Musuem cow wallpaper is so cool! I need this in my house.

Repeating

Awkward: Lists on lists on lists. They keep me organized and sane, but I start to write them on a pad at work, then in my planner, then on another page in my planner. I know I could use an app on my phone, but physically writing something makes me remember it more.

Awesome: How excited I am to read Kayla Hollatz’s Brave Little Bones. Many thanks to Marissa for this one!
Brave Little Bones by Kayla Hollatz

Writing

Awkward: Sunday Lately on Monday morning at work…that’s what I’m writing. Sorry guys.
Awesome: Hey at least I’m not skipping it!

Scheduling

Awkward & Awesome: So I have two different planners and I’m writing in both of them and I’m quickly realizing that I’m using The Happy Planner more than my Moleskine planner I purchased (to carry daily since it’s smaller than The Happy Planner). I love that I’m using THP more than I thought I would, but I can’t give up my Moleskine planners. Plus, it has Snoopy on it.


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