tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16575582446199222552024-03-05T00:06:53.648-05:00Happiness Is a Mood Not a DestinationKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844336681422769230noreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657558244619922255.post-88526482002999941072014-04-16T16:03:00.001-04:002014-04-16T16:03:25.904-04:00Poppiness Blogiversary PayPal Giveaway - you don't want to miss this!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Wednesday friends!! As we all can agree, probably the greatest part of blogging is all the wonderful friends you make! Jane, who is a fantastic blogger and writes over at <a href="http://www.pursuitofpoppiness.com/" target="_blank">Poppiness</a>, was among the first I connected with after starting my blog last year, and boy, am I glad I did! She is one of the sweetest, kind-hearted people you will ever meet and I could not be more thankful that blogging brought us together! In honor of the awesome person she is and her accomplishment of a 3 year blogiversary, I have teamed up with her and these lovely ladies to bring you a giveaway you do not want to miss! If you are in the mood for a new Spring look or want some free cash, come on and enter!</span></div>
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Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844336681422769230noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657558244619922255.post-91449458922169634732014-02-26T10:02:00.000-05:002014-02-26T10:02:35.311-05:0050 Questions That Will Free Your Mind<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Wednesday! I hope you've had a wonderful weekend. For once it seems, we haven't had a true snow storm (and by true I mean more than an inch or two) in a few days so that's been a bonus. We're having some today though. Despite that and my lack of motivation, I'm bringing you another installment of "50 Questions To Free Your Mind"</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Living life. There are so many things we don't do because we're either afraid or are nervous about what the outcome will be, and then we regret it later. Sure, things might not go the way you wanted and you may get hurt but you can learn from that experience. Everything happens for a reason wether we realize it or not.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">My cousins and I have all been raised the same. Expect for our personalities, we all have the same beliefe systems and do things the same way. We like to say we were raised differently. We were raised like our parents were and we love it that way. Our grandparents were seriously the greatest. The most giving and wise people we have ever known. There are no words that can fully express what they've taught us. I did share this picture last night on Facebook which can sum it up:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To be thankful for everything they have and that even the smallest deed can make someones day. That's one thing I strive to do in my life; inspire people and encourage them. Do I want them to be just like me? No, but I hope that people can see the way I live my life and that they will help spread the love even more!</span></div>
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Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844336681422769230noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657558244619922255.post-61705816449547979212014-02-21T09:20:00.002-05:002014-02-21T09:20:54.706-05:005 on Friday - when is Spring coming again?<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What a crazy two weeks it's been! One of the reasons why I've been a little MIA. While we've spent more time at home then out and about, partly not by choice, I feel like we haven't stopped! Here's my 5 for Five to catch you up!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I posted this picture two weeks ago on Instagram with the caption "10am...it's way too early for the periodic table"..and that it is! I'm taking two classes with one being Biology. For a class that has the word "basic" in the title, it's certainly not proven that it's only basic. Our teacher is a weird. There, I said it, and I'm not ashamed of it! He's pretty much a scatter brain who moves from one thing to another without really explaining anything. We've jumped into topics without first getting re-introduced to them as well. For someone who hasn't taken Biology since Sophomore year of high school, I'm trying to remember as much as I can! It's only been a month since we started the semester and I've missed three Biology classes and two classes of Social Psychology, the other class I'm taking, due to snow. I feel like we've had more days off then we've been there. It's been difficult to really learn anything when you have a limited time in the class as it is.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Speaking of snow, it's so hard not to talk about it because that's all we've known for the past two weeks. We seem to get a storm every other day. One of the piles on one of the sides of our driveway is now taller than me and I'm only 5'2. Says alot about how much we've gotten...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last weekend was really busy! We had a snow day on Valentines Day so we stay inside pretty much for the whole day. My mom and Brian both had to work so my Valentines ended up being my dad and Bailey. I'm not complaining! It was my parents wedding anniversary as well! And, even at 24, my parents still spoiled me with goodies!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Saturday Brian and I celebrated being together for 5 years and 4 of them being engaged! Back at Christmas, my parents gave us tickets to see Brad Paisley! So, Saturday night we bundled up because, obviously, it was snowing, again, and went out to dinner and then to the concert! Chris Young was his opening act and was great as well! </span></div>
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Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844336681422769230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657558244619922255.post-75593948426719781852014-02-19T10:12:00.001-05:002014-02-19T10:12:08.319-05:0050 Questions That Will Free Your Mind - Week 3<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello friends and happy Wednesday! It's time for another installment of "50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind" Thank you to the few who have joined in to answer them! They are such reflective type questions yet let you learn a little something about each other. I'm considering making this a permanent link up every Wednesday and I'd love you to tag along!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is one of those questions where I don't really know what I'd do until I was actually in the situation. I'm the type of person who believes people are entitled to their own opinion and someone who doesn't like to make a situation worse and have drama. I think I would respectively state that this girl is a good friend and that I would appreciate if they did not say hurtful things about her without really getting to know her. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this question reminds me of a scene in Gilmore Girls where Dean tells Max that if the girls do something that seems crazy it's really not and that their thinking because clear later on. For myself though, I'm not sure if insanity is the word but there have been many times that someone has posed a though or idea and it seems kind of crazy. I've realized though that, actually, a crazy thought to me might not be to that person. We all have different interest and different ideas and sometimes it's good to trust that person. You never know what could come out of it!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>7. When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing? </b>Probably yesterday. I used to be the type of person that was always busy. Mostly doing things around the house and trying to please everyone that I rarely took any breathers for myself. I'd build up emotions inside and would get exhausted but wouldn't stop. Within the last year I've realized that it's important to take time for myself. When Brian is at work I take time to myself in my room. I shut the door, put on some show and just relax. Some people like to let off stress by going to the gym or something but for me, being able to take a deep breath an have quiet really helps. </span></div>
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Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844336681422769230noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657558244619922255.post-34320974249237391472014-02-12T09:17:00.000-05:002014-02-12T09:17:45.869-05:0050 Questions That Will Free Your Mind<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Wednesday Friends! Here I am, back for another week of "50 Questions that Will Free Your Mind." Please feel free to copy and answer the questions yourself! Let me know so I can come over and read your answers :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>1. Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things?</b> I'd say doing the right things. I've always been the type that wants to do things perfect. Many of those times my expectation of perfect is alot high than others expectations and I forget that. So, I've been working on the fact that I dont have to obesse over doing something that may not be as big of a deal. By not always doing things right, I can learn from it. Whereas, when it comes to doing the right things, I always try to because I want to be as good of a person as I can be.</span></div>
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Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844336681422769230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657558244619922255.post-66378201300293907502014-02-07T09:28:00.002-05:002014-02-07T09:28:39.464-05:00Cara Box, Instagram, Snow, and Trader Joe's..oh my!<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What a relaxing and fun week! The storm on Wednesday caused no school so I've been able to catch up on some things and take a breather. Having to go to Biology for two hours this morning is kind of dull. Here are some tid bits of my week though!</span><br />
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Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844336681422769230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657558244619922255.post-2062155397416220032014-02-05T12:36:00.001-05:002014-02-05T12:36:23.556-05:0050 Questions That Will Free Your Mind<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the things I love best about reading blogs is the diversity of posts. From fashion, to make up, to mom hood, to celebrity gossip/TV, and to serious. There are so many different kinds of topics out there! Because of these topics, I've been introduced to so many new things. While I appreciate getting that opportunity, I also like to get to know the blogger. Not the blogger who is showing off her outfit of the day or the one who did a DIY project, but the actual blogger. In my blogging posts I like to be real sometimes, serious and share a true meaningful experience I've come across. I like to express my thoughts and show who I am as a person. And that's what I like to see from others sometimes, the real them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So today I've decided to try something new. I've mentioned before that I have family members who have a blog as well..They post so many wonderful tips and tricks for being successful and having a great life. One of the posts they did was "<a href="http://50%20questions%20that%20will%20free%20your%20mind/" target="_blank">50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind</a>." These questions are unique and very different. So I thought, what a better way to get to know each other! This series will be 5 weeks long, with 10 questions every Wednesday. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><b>Which is worse, when a good friend moves away, or losing touch with a good friend who lives right near you?</b> Losing touch with someone who lives right near you. This is actually the case for me and the two best friends (who are twins) I had all throughout school. We met in kindergarten and they live 3 houses away. We were inseparable. We made up concerts to Backstreet Boy songs, crushed on the same boys, would spend ours downstairs in our "clubhouse" just chatting, went on vacations together. We kind of drifted during high school but started to reconnect a few years ago but it's still not the same. I could walk down the street right this minute to say hello but I don't because we don't do that anymore. It's something I miss every single day. The knowledge that they are just 20 steps away.</span><div>
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Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844336681422769230noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657558244619922255.post-27391301777585346282014-01-31T09:14:00.001-05:002014-01-31T09:15:20.050-05:005 on Friday!<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last day of January, whaaa? Time is going by way too fast. Today is also the last day of the Inspire Me 2014 Challenge. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been a pretty good month. Nothing major to complain about. I said it at the end of December, but I feel like some good smaller things have happened that will turn into great things in the future. I feel that it's better to have smaller things happen to you then have one big thing happen. The reason for that is these smaller things can make you really think and make you enjoy whats to come. Anyway, here's a few things that happened this month:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. My birthday - that's always fun! I turned 24.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. A job - I might have the opportunity to volunteer somewhere which I'm excited about</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. School - it started last week. It's going well so far and I think Biology won't be as bad as I thought!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lastly, I posted this on Instagram and though I'd post it here as well. I'm participating in the Pay-It-Forward initiative and would love to send YOU some happiness and love this year! Please leave me a comment on this post saying you'd like to join and your email address. I will send you something special at any point during the year. A book, novelty gift, gift card..anything that I think suits you best! </span></div>
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Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844336681422769230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657558244619922255.post-89633842935393210442014-01-30T12:15:00.002-05:002014-01-30T12:15:49.836-05:00Inspire Me 2014 Challenge - Men style<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When coming up with a list for this January challenge, I knew I wanted to get Brian involved in some way. Maybe not by him actually writing something, but at least getting mentioned. I then thought of today's prompt:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Thursday January 30:</b> Tell us something you always remind your husband/fiance/boyfriend about. For example “happy wife happy life.” Let’s face it, it’s fun to tease them!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We love the men in our lives, but you have to admit, you've used the "I'm a girl and I get what I want" saying more than once, right? I know I have. When Brian and I first started dating he learned this quickly. It's kind of cute because one of my cousins just turned 16 and is in the "young love" stage and has had a few "girlfriends" over the past year. Whenever we get together and chat about said girlfriends, Brian reminds him that "he should always remember that girls are always right, no matter what." At first, Brian would argue that statement with me but has now learned there's no point. I promise I'm not that terrible, and try to play as fair as possible. While we as girls need to stick together, marriage is a partnership and both people need to think about the other's perspective and always try to consider the other.</span></div>
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Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844336681422769230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657558244619922255.post-17246038940754730902014-01-29T10:23:00.003-05:002014-01-29T10:25:46.780-05:00Inspire Me 2014 Challenge - Only Photos - Our Disney Vacation<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today's Inspire Me 2014 prompt is a little fun today! I'm actually kind of breaking the "rules" already if you get technical!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was trying to think of some awesome photos to share that I hadn't already, and then I realized I havne't shared any from our Disney trip in December. So...here are a few of my favorites!:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">It then came to me. I put it out of my mind due to the circumstances but I'll never forget it. I had went to a family party with an ex boyfriend. I feel like we did a yankee swap but because there were only a few of us there, the person that handed out the gifts kind of knew what she wanted to give each of us. </span></span></span></div>
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Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06844336681422769230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657558244619922255.post-50908018322225826912014-01-27T13:08:00.000-05:002014-01-27T13:08:30.912-05:00Inspire Me 2014 Challenge - Pet Peeves<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Monday! I hope you all had fantastic weekends. I'm pleased (and a little saddened) to say this is the last week of the Inspire Me 2014 challenge. It's been a great month and I've loved all the "out of my comfort zone" posts that I have written for this challenge. It's not over yet though!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Monday January 27:</b> The littlest thing can set us off. Right about a pet peeve and try to get creative!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hate to say it but I have many pet peeves. We all do, I know, but depending on what it is, I get a little too impatient or annoyed by it and I don't like that. I've been finding that as I get older, things make me a little more antsy faster. If I had a penny for every time Brian said "you're so OCD" last year, I'd be beyond rich! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mom says that I don't necessarily have OCD, I just like things neat and looking good. In other words, I have high expectations than some but not as bad as others. I realize the things I do, whether it be mumbling something I dislike under my breath when in public or doing something around the house. I've been proud of myself because I've been able to back off a little with how "perfect" I need everything and I don't let things in public get to me as much. Instead of just writing one thing I've decided to write a few!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leaving a shopping cart - I don't get it and I never will. How hard is it to walk your empty cart 5 spaces to a holder thing? It's amazing the positions and places people put their cart so that it seems "acceptable." I understand if you are an 80 year old and although you can go shopping alone, it's hard to move. If you are my age though? No way! My dad and I were watching one of those court shows the other day and the judge made the point that l</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the grocery store - I've started telling my parents that as they processed out of an isle they need to look both ways like they are driving a car. I've never driven a car but going to the store on a busy day pretty much sums up the experience for me. There seems to be no respectable ethic anymore. Weaving in and out of people, zooming by with a cart, not looking up long enough to realize it might be best to stop and wait a minute. Gosh, the list could go on and on! My dad dropped me off to go get milk yesterday. It took more time for me to walk through the store to get the milk than it did to wait in line behind 3 different people. No excuse mes, flying in and out of isles...I wish I could of been a fly instead!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like the kitchen to look clean - I actually only started this one last year. Our kitchen is right in the middle of the house. The back door is attached to the kitchen and you can't get to the bedrooms, living room or dining room without going through it. And because of that I like to know it's presentable. When someone is making toast and then walks away, there might be tons of crumbs on the counter. These are so small you may not be able to really spot them but if I go and put something down, I really don't want crumbs sticking to whatever it is. Thank goodness for lysol. I wipe the counters and isle after every meal. You could put this under an OCD category really, but it just gets to me when crumbs and such aren't cleaned</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cleaning - I've mentioned before that I love organization and cleanliness. When having a man in the house, it makes this process every harder. One of my biggest pet peeves is when glasses that contained a drink or food bowls are sitting in different spots not being cleaned. I dont really understand why it's so difficult to bring things into the kitchen. I personally don't mind cleaning it all but at least bring it to me. And then there are the clothes and papers and little other things. The other day my dad and I came home to one of the dining room chairs being out, the table was a mess because the dog was able to jump onto it from the pulled out chair, and the laptop cord was still plugged in. It takes 5 minutes to clean. Clothes lay on a little stool I have in my room for days. The laundry is right downstairs and my mom is more than happy to do it all. It's very difficult to have to re-clean a room after I already cleaned it two hours before.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Always say thank you - I'm the type of person that always holds the door open for others. I hate when I"m about to go out a door behind someone and they let the door just shut in my face. The thought for others isn't the main goal anymore I guess. As I hold the door I always see if the person says thank you. I'm taking a minute of my time to do a good deed for them, the least they can do is acknowledge that. Reality? Most don't. They walk out without a care in the world. My dad told me once that he says your welcome either way. Even if they dont say thank you, you need to be the bigger person. I've done it many times that way and usually the people just look at me. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that the holiday's are over and my birthday has gone, we've started eating healthier and are exercising more. Our schedules always seem to get in the way. Although that's not really an excuse, we can't exactly spend any time outside so we've settled on a 1 mile walk On Demand after dinner when we are all together. It's so much fun and the girl that instructs it mixes it up so we get the best workout possible! We've also gotten lucky and have found some really awesome lower fatty snacks that we love but normally have too many calories.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This question is kind of a tease at this point because pretty much anywhere I'd pick is warm. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Niagara Falls. My mom has been, years ago, but wants my Dad and I to get the experience. Side note: did anyone watch the show of the guy that walked over it? SO cool. One of my blogger besties gave me a tip...don't go in the winter! I love being on the water and near water so I'm really excited!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Martha's Vineyard - I'll never forget the episode on Gilmore Girls when they spent the weekend down there and how much I wished I could go because it was beautiful. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. If I had to chose an ideal spot or two, it would be California and Texas. We have family that lives in Cali and every time I see pictures on Facebook, I just love it and would love to experience the lifestyle. Plus, my mom and two of my aunts went to Cali for two weeks a few years ago. I was kind of jealous! Texas is interesting. When I was younger, my grandparents came up with a "promise" that we'd go to Texas to visit the animals. Don't ask me where that came from but it was like our "goal" for many years. Even at that young age I knew it wasn't going to happen but it was a special bonding thing. Plus, I hear from some of my favorit bloggers that Austin is all the rage!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't participated in a Sunday Social in I can't even remember how long so I thought I'd join in. It's all threes today which is pretty fun :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week has been full of fun so I wanted to share it with you since we've been doing the Inspire Me 2014 instead. Here are my five:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This topic is skincare. Anything from products you use, to your routine. I'm not going to lie, I was SO nervous when Gaby sent the topic out because I had no idea how I could come up with a whole post. The reason being that my skin is pretty perfect.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Perfect, I know, it sounds like I'm exaggerating but I'm really not. And with that said, I actually dont do really anything to my skin. Yes I wash my face everyday but that's pretty much it. Knock on wood, my skin doesn't get dry, I never get acne and I barely ever wear make up, and when I do wear makeup, I use a simple foam cleanser that takes it off right away. When we go down south my SIL has one of the Clean and & Clear cleansers with beads and it works oh so well! I've also used the morning cleanser too. But like I said, it's a rare thing that I use anything. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My skin has not always been the best. In junior high and high school my skin was BAD with acne and I couldn't shake it. Because it was so popular at the time I tried pro-active but there was no such luck which isn't surprising. I'd use creams that I applied right to the spots or even dry areas. Those worked but not fully. Because at that time, you of course had to "fit in" with everyone else, I'd wear makeup everyday to try and cover the acne and bad parts. Foundation is what I'd use. Problem was: the foundation itself made my skin worse and because I put alot, it wouldn't help even the slightest. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I was inspired to include this topic from a letter I wrote in junior high. Our 8th grade English teacher made us write letters to ourselves and she was to keep them and mail them to each of us when we graduated high school. That was an even bigger time span! Of course, the letter back then pretty much said who each of us had a crush on at the time and all that teenage stuff. But it was fun to read!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another year has come and gone. You're amazed that this year flew by even faster. You just turned 25, which is a great milestone! Although there may have been moments of struggle, you once again amazed yourself with the ability to get through it all and make this year your year, like you stated as last year's resolution.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>School was hard, again.</b> You thought Biology was going to bring you down lower than you've gone, but even through the tears, you got through it. It may have taken until your last year, but you've realized that y ou can't be a perfectionist when it comes to school. It's ok to get a B or even a little lower. You've realized that it's better to get the work done as best you can, then spend hours trying to perfect if and not learning it at the same time. It's January of 2015 now, which means in just a week or two you'll be starting your last semester before you graduate with your associates degree. How excited are you?! Although you didn't get into the college life until two years after high school, you're so glad. God had a plan and this was it. Now you can focus on graduating and then only taking ten classes and getting your Bachelors. You can do it :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>As for you're blogging,</b> you feel like this year it will blossom and become great. You got a new make over and feel more inspired than ever to write. The first year of blogging was hard but you feel that by giving it your all, you will do great things with it and maybe even make amazing friends. Speaking of friends, you're hoping to meet one of those blogging friends this year. You really don't live terribly far away, so make it happen!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was struggling with this at first because I'm still a newer blogger myself and don't know all the ins and outs yet. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But then it came to me. I've given advice on a variety of issues other bloggers have had but there's one thing in particular that I seem to explain the most: when someone leaves a comment and then they are a "noreply-blogger."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For those who don't know what that means, it's basically saying that I can't respond to you unless I reply directly on the blog. Sometimes that's ok to do, but many bloggers prefer to respond via email, such as myself, and it can get a little frustrating because we want to reply but can't. It's also hard because if we have to reply directly through our blogs, you may not even think to look. When I first started blogging and didn't know about this, I'd comment on someone's post and then get a little sad when I never got a reply. I'd have to go dig around to find the post and then see the comment. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you'd like to read the rest of the prompts, find them <a href="http://happinessisntadestination.blogspot.com/2013/12/inspire-me-2014-blog-challenge.html" target="_blank">here</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please link up/follow with <b>both</b> myself and <a href="http://showeredwithdesign.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lisa</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">Monday January 13:</b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> Best advice for the New Year</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now that most of us have families, or will someday soon, we're realizing that life is becoming short and that each second of everyday is a gift that shouldn't be looked over lightly. Here are a few things that can be done fairly easily that can make you this year the best</span></div>
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