Last List! Lists to Make...

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

I know that font is a little difficult to read, so here's the list:
• Knitting goals
• Blog posts
• Recipes to try
• Books to read
• Christmas presents to buy/make

I hope you enjoyed the listing with me! I'm excited that I completed my goal of blogging every day for 30 days! I hope to continue posting at least twice a week in the future. I'll see you there! :)

What I've Finished This Week...

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

What I've Finished This Week:

• Season 2 of The Walking Dead
• Journey to the Centre of the Earth, by Jules Verne
• Scheduling appointments
• Swatching for a new knitting project


Sorry for the lazy post, but I have to get ready for a wedding tonight! (Don't worry, it's not my wedding)

Little Joys in My Life...

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

Little Joys in My Life:

• Reading until I fall asleep
• Homemade garlic bread (and my new garlic press!)
• Knitting with soft squishy yarn
• The Walking Dead


Yes, I finally started watching The Walking Dead. And I'm hooked. I'm almost done with season 2, and I can't wait for season 3 to start!

The Bravest Things I've Done...

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

I've always laughed at myself for wanting to go into teaching... I hate getting up early, and I hate being the center of attention. Yet somehow I love teaching. Yes, it terrifies me. The responsibility of being the only person to teach X, Y and Z to a group of kids is a lot.

Studying abroad was also scary. I realized I was going to an entire continent where I didn't know anybody. Eek. I was so nervous that I couldn't eat! Luckily, the group I was with was amazing, the dorm I was in was amazing, and I made a lot of incredible friends.

Moving in with The Boy was definitely brave. We've known each other for 6ish years now, so we knew we would get along. But it's stressful to not have a job! And I spent the first week in our apartment by myself, because The Boy had to travel. It was actually good for me, because I spent a lot of time walking around my new neighborhood and discovering things. I'm pretty sure I know our area a little better than The Boy!

Trends I Cannot Stand...

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

List 26: Trends I Cannot Stand

• #usinghashtagsEVERYWHERE Don't get me wrong, hashtags are useful on twitter. But other places, where you're just using them to look cool... Don't bother

• Glasses with fake lenses

• Running marathons (seems like all my friends are doing it... it's making me look bad!)


I can't believe I'm almost done with my 30 days of lists already!

Places I've Lived...

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

Places I've Lived:

1. Indiana (yep, I'm a Hoosier!)
2. Central Pennsylvania (2 lovely houses that I grew up in)
3. Salt Lake City, Utah (as a child, for a year while my dad was on sabbatical)
4. Middle of nowhere, Ohio (college)
5. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (study abroad!)
6. Indiana (again... Masters program)
7. DC Metro Area (for the past month, and I'm loving it!)

Yesterday Was...

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

Yesterday was yummy because my boyfriend and I went grocery shopping while we were hungry! So we bought a lot of snacks, haha. We ended up needing them, since both the Redskins and the Steelers lost...

Current Favorites...

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

List 22: Favorite Photos of Myself...

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

Today's list is favorite pictures of myself! It was fun to go back through my old photos. I'll try to limit what I post here, haha. And I know it doesn't look as nice, but I'm going to caption them all... One of my pet peeves is a huge span of photos, and no explanation until the photos are off my screen. I like seeing the photo and caption at the same time!

Photoshoot with my friends at the Whitsunday Islands, Australia. Beyond beautiful!

Feeing cockatoos in Sydney. I was lucky enough to do amazing things while abroad!

Pretending to eat like crabs! Mexican food was hard to get in Australia, so my friends and I were excited to find one.

From my 21st birthday.

Balancing on our ocean kayak in Byron Bay, Australia! We didn't even flip over when we sat down.

My friends and I on a cruise in New Zealand. Again, unbelievably beautiful.

Ice bar in New Zealand. I told you I got to do cool stuff!

Halloween in college. A pot of gold, a leprechaun, and a rainbow!

Four of the five roommates from senior year.

Company party of some occupational health party. Balloons make amazing props.

Got my Master's degree!

At a friend's wedding last year. We're cute, if I do say so myself.

Umm, apparently I don't take pictures with my family haha. I've got to get on that...

Everything I bought this week...

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

Everything I Bought This Week:
• Groceries.


The end. Haha, somehow I've been excellent at not spending money this week! Although I admit I plan on buying some yarn and a new pattern before the week is out...

Fictional Friends

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

I've gotta admit... this list doesn't really do it for me. I think it's silly.  But here it is:

Fictional Friends:
• Arya Stark (Game of Thrones and sequels, by George R.R. Martin)
• performers in The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstem
• Richard Castle (tv show Castle)
• Pam (tv show Trueblood)

I'm sure there are many more characters I would love to befriend, but I can't think of them!


Also, I hope you've noticed the blog redesign. I'm pretty happy about it :)

Events I'd Like to Attend...

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

Favorite Names...

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

This list was hard for me. I'm not one of those girls that constantly makes lists of what she's going to name her future children. I've always believed that you can't name people or pets ahead of time... You have to wait and see them, and choose a name that fits. On top of that, working with students for the past two years has really affected how much I like (or don't like) certain names. So this list is the result of about 5 minutes of thinking, but I guess they are my current favorites.

List 17: Excuses

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

Is it appropriate to start today's post with an excuse? Haha. I got so distracted reading that I almost forgot to do today's post! Without further delay... 

Excuses:

1. I'm too tired
2. I can do it tomorrow
3. I don't want to do it by myself
4. I'll do it later

Things I'd Like to Learn

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

I Know I'm Young at Heart When...

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

Yes Ryan, these is such a thing as playing too many video games ;)

I Know I'm Getting Older When...

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

Dinner Party Guests

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

September 13, 2012
Dinner Party Guests:

• Rutherford B. Hayes, Josh Radnor, Paul Newman (all graduates of my college. I'd love to chat about how much has changed/ stayed the same!)
• President Obama and Michelle Obama
• Arya Stark (more Game of Thrones references. READ THE BOOKS.)
• Kate Middleton
• Anthony Bourdain

Person I'd want to travel around with: Anthony Bourdain for sure. He always manages to find amazing food no matter where he goes, and his excellent conversation skills would overcome my awkwardness, haha!

Fictional Places Where I Would Like to Live...

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

I think a lot of people making this list would put Hogwarts near the top! So many places to explore, both inside and out... Candyland popped into my head, and I decided I had to add it! I might get realllllly fat living there, but it would be amazing. Which makes me think I should have added Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory to the list! Can that be my #4?

For those of you that haven't jumped on the Game of Thrones bandwagon: DO IT. Either read the books, or watch the tv show. They're both amazing, and that's where the Westeros is located.

Favorite Scents and Smells...

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

I'm At My Best When...

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

Color Run Recap / Today You Can Find Me...

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

We had to get up super early for the Color Run, but it was totally worth it. We arrived about 7:30, and the race started at 9. But the event was really well organized. There was a DJ, lots of dancing, freebies, and lots of pictures being taken. And there were sooooo many people! I'm surprised The Boy and I didn't bump into anyone we know. We saw some girls with t-shirts from our college, so maybe that counts?

The weather was beautiful, and the run was really fun. It's low key, so a lot of people walked the whole thing. Every so often, there was a color station along the trail where volunteers would douse you in dye (colored cornstarch). I wish I had worn some sort of eye protection, but otherwise it was perfect! At the end, they had a dance party, and more color dye. They had guys with leaf blowers that would remove most of the power before you left. I'd definitely recommend it as a first time 5k. Insider tip: Be sure to get to the starting line early. They let people go in waves, so some people were still starting by the time we finished!

Pre-race. 

More pre-race.

Starting line.

Behind us...

Finished!

Post leaf blowers.

It looks like I have a green moustache and bruised eye. Yea color run!

Day 8: Outside My Front Door

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

I wanted to get a picture of my actual front door for today, but it was raining cats and dogs. So without further ado:

Outside My Front Door

Immediately: Stairs, lawn, mailboxes, cars.

In the vicinity: Metro station, Seven Eleven, an art center, neighborhood roads that are great for walking, traffic circles.

Wish me luck in the color run tomorrow!

Day 7: Midnight Snacks

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic!

Today I picked up my packet for the Color Run 5k! I'm pumped to run on Sunday (please don't rain!). I'm a little afraid of taking my phone or camera, because I don't want them to get ruined from the dye... But I'll try to take pictures. Here's my color run swag! A t-shirt, sweat band, temporary tattoo (not pictured), race number, wristband and color to throw:

Day 6: Reasons to quit _____.

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic! 

Day 5: Reasons to start _____.

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic! 

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Day 4: When I Need a "Time Out," I...

September 4, 2012

When I need a "time out," I...

1. Take a nap

2. Read a book

3. Knit

4. Go for a walk

5. Watch HGTV (it's addicting!)

Sorry there are no pretty backgrounds today. I'm a little tired after my run. The Color Run 5k is in less than a week!

Day 3: My friends/family describe me as...

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic! 

Day 2: Goals for the Month

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic! If I have other posts that come up, I'll bump my lists back a day (pet peeve: blogs that update multiple times a day. There's no reason for that!), so this may take more than a month. But, I promise to post every day for the next 30+ days.

30 Days of Lists: Day 1

This month, I am participating in 30 Days of Lists. 30 Days is a challenge to journal every day, even if it is just something small. The topics will range from serious to silly, and I'm excited to spend each day on a new topic! If I have other posts that come up, I'll bump my lists back a day (pet peeve: blogs that update multiple times a day. There's no reason for that!), so this may take more than a month. But, I promise to post every day for the next 30+ days.

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