2014 Wishings

Every year. Every year I make some half-ass, lamely thought up, New Year's Resolutions. This year...is no different but instead of being resolute in my convictions I'm going to go for simple wishing, hoping, praying that something sticks.

So, in no particular order, my 2014 Wishings.

• Be more organized. Ever year I buy an organizer and use it...whenever I remember I have it. I usually go into the store and get completely crazy in the office supply aisle. Then I convince myself that if only I had a better/prettier/more functional planner I would be a more organized person. I have already bought mine for the 2014 year and as usual have written in my birthday. But hopefully this year there will also be dinner dates, fun parties, and deadlines scrawled routinely in the super cute pages.

Via: IHeart Organizing.

• Cook more - eat healthier. As I mentioned in another post, I am trying to eat healthier and get fit. Up to this point, I'm doing pretty terribly as cooking requires peeling things, rinsing things, and then standing over pots and pans, all of which I am even less likely to do when it's only me at home. But with the Noom app I am more aware of the types of food I'm eating and well, one step at a time I suppose.

Via

• Save more. Luckily we have enough money to pay our bills on time and still buy some food and gas. However, we really need a rainy day fund. We have to get use to squirreling some money away for when we really need it. Budget, budget, budget.

This is actually the bank we use for our change. 

• Read more. This year I didn't read nearly as much as I wanted to. I'll have to pay my library fees and start renting books again.

• Replace my wardrobe. Because I don't have a real dress code for work I usually end up wearing lame, ugly, hobo things. But as it's not really proper for me to wear junior clothes I'm trying to get rid of the 12 pairs of Converse I own and replace them with more age appropriate and work appropriate things. 

You can buy the skirt at: Unique Vintage

• Learn to sew. There are so many things I could make instead of buy, both for my clothing and in my home, if only I knew how to sew! YouTube, Craftsy, and Instructables are going to be my teachers this year. 

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• Take more pictures.

• Scrapbook/Journal more memories.

My new lifelong friend.

2013: In Hindsight

• John and I got together.
• I changed jobs. 
• I got to touch and swim with Beluga whales.

• I went to Roswell, New Mexico and took pictures with aliens.

• Went to SXSW. 
• I went rock climbing again and loved it!
• Ate some fancy quail and dessert.
• Went to Fort Worth and Dallas. 
• Visited the Fort Worth zoo. 
• Moved to a house!
• Saw The Sound of Music on the big screen.
• Starting interning at this wonderful organization. 

• Got my first ever hand-made present. 

• Picked up a new hobby. 

All in all 2013 was a really great year. One of the best I can ever remember having. I feel like I'm finally comfortable with the person I am. This year I met some really cool people. I went to new places and did new things.

As far as my love life goes - I've never been happier. John is great and I think we're pretty great together.

Though I sometimes feel bored or stuck in my life, I have to remind myself that I'm just impatient. I am doing new things and I am trying to create a happy life for myself; it just takes some time.

So really it was a great year. It felt short! Time is flying by and I don't want to miss a second of it. 

Things I Don't Understand

I don't claim to be a genius but I like to think that I know a thing or two. But sometimes fads pop up that I completely do NOT understand.

Right now, this is my current WTF list.


1. The obsession with the movie Mean Girls. 

I saw the movie. Once. I didn't like it. It wasn't particularly bad but I didn't think it was good. It's a movie about Lindsey Lohan (before her crazy days) in a new high school trying to fit it. She makes "friends" with girls who are nice to her but then mean when she falls for one of girl's exes. The end. Not only is it stupid it wasn't even particularly stupid in a funny way. I don't know if girls are like "Oh, it happened on Mean Girls this is so like my life! I totally want to be a Plastic but they hate me because they can't let go of their loser ex-boyfriend baggage."

I hope that the people who do actually like this movie do so because they think it's funny and they don't like it simply for ideas on how to make other girl's lives miserable.

2. Back button sweaters, blouses, cardigans, etc. 

This sweater is totally adorable. I would buy it and wear it...backwards so that the buttons would actually face frontwards which is how it should be in the first place.

As usual when it comes to fashion I am at a loss for how this became popular. I think the entire trend makes you look stupid. "Oh that poor girl has her sweater on backwards, someone should tell her."

Is it supposed to confuse people? Are we supposed to do a double take and say "Is her head on backwards?! Oh no, it's just her shirt."

If you get this reference, I love you. 

3. Elf on the shelf. 

I see this guy on Pinterest all the time. I don't know what he is, where he's from, who he is, or when he became popular but I just find him super creepy and I don't even care enough to Google what it is he's supposed to be.


4. People who buy expensive wrapping paper. 

The Container Store

This cute polka dot wrapping paper is 9.99$. Are you kidding me?! I love polka dots. I have TONS of polka dot things but 9.99 for paper that someone is going to unwrap in seconds and throw out? You must be super rich because that is crazy talk. Here I am trying to find GIFTS FOR 10$ and you're spending it on the crap you're going to wrap it in?


So, yeah...if someone could explain these things to me...that would be great.

My 25th Birthday

Well this birthday turned out a lot better than the last few.

As I already mentioned Lauren, her BF, John, and I celebrated my birthday on Sunday by going to Kathy Griffin.

I worked all week looking forward to my birthday on Black Friday.

So yes, that means I worked Thanksgiving but even then I got two Thanksgiving dinners! (But no apple pie) After work John and I went to one of his friend's house. They sang Happy Birthday to me at midnight which was pretty weird....but totally awesome!!!




The next day John and I went to my mum's to eat burgers at BurgerFi and go Target shopping. On her side of town there weren't that many shoppers. But when we came back to our side of town, John decided he wanted to look for a jacket, so we went to the mall and it was CRAZY. Like crazy people who would just rush past you and leave things on the floor and reverse out of their parking spot without looking back.

The line to Old Navy wrapped around twice! It was ridiculous. So we NOPEd right on out of there.

We came home, ate some soup and rented Now You See Me, which we both thought was A.MAZE.ING.

Then John rang up a friend of his to see what was up. They were at a bar right down our street so we jumped in the car and drove a minute.

We drank and John and his friend played pool while I talked to John's friend's girlfriend. The drinks were cheap but only until 11 so after that we ended up downtown at the Basement.

Neither John nor I had ever been there. It was pretty cool. They have separate rooms so those who want to dance can get their jiggy thing on while those who want to chill out and play pool and watch Community with the subtitles on - can do that too.


I tried a Kamikaze for the first time ever...and it was GROSS. Ha. Never again.

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I had some drinks, was feeling pretty good but whenever I got something I didn't like I passed it on to John.

So....even though it was my birthday he was the one who ended up looking like this the next morning.

So it was a pretty fun birthday. And then John made it even better by MAKING me a gift.


He's the best.

I was talking about the owl but John's pretty cool too.

Kathy Griffin!

Sunday was the day of our double date. Me, John, Lauren, and her BF. They were kind enough to pick us up at our house (since we live close to downtown) and drive us.

Before our show at 9:30 we went to Moses Roses Hideout. 

Sunday was super cold and rainy. So for Texas that means it was like 40 degrees...and rainy. The bar was pretty empty. We had a few drinks, a few shots, and then walked to the Majestic. 

Lauren had gotten us some really good seats. But then it got even more amazing because....

Via

Which meant that they had to fill up any seats that were empty. And we got picked to move up!!!

We ended up in the 6th row! It was totally amazing.

As you can imagine, Kathy Griffin was totally hilarious, completely irreverent, and made fun of everyone.

Be on the lookout for her special and if you see me laughing let me know!

I am a Sagittarius

Depending on what Zodiac you follow, today (or tomorrow) is the first day of Sagittarius.


Sagittarius is a fire sign and is depicted as a centaur with a bow.

Which all things considered is a pretty badass way to be represented.

Centaurs were the smartypants in Roman mythology so I can totally get behind having them as my sign. They represent philosophical thinking, clear thinking and focusing on the big picture.

Sagittarians are curious for information and love learning to better shape their idea of their world.
We, apparently, need a lot of space because doing anything for too long gets boring. (YES!) Which results in impatience and moodiness.

Because Sagittarius is a fire sign we tend to flit from thing to thing, hurriedly and never bothering to look back. This flitting thing is supposed to mean that we are athletic and full of stamina. (Hahaha. I wish I had this quality.)

We think and speak too fast and usually end up putting our feet in our mouth which can hurt other people's feelings.  (Happens all the time.) We're easily sociable (I assume unless we're angered because then I know exactly what to say to make you hurt) and love having a good time.

Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter (whatever that means) who was the KING OF THE GODS (again YES!) in Roman times. We tend to be generous and just, like a good leader should. We feel lucky and like to take gambles, which may come from our blind optimism (I don't like gambling...unless it's not my money. I also don't think I'm very optimistic).

Though we love learning and teaching others, we get caught up thinking about ourselves and therefore are known to procrastinate. Things tend to come easily for us, not only because people tend to like us but also because we love to learn and retain that information. This learning must relate to our job. Sags don't feel fully satisfied in a job unless it is challenging, engaging, and forever changing (thrice YES!).


Sagittarians in looooove.

Because of our fun, friendly natures we tend to be seen as overly flirtatious and for women, probably slutty.

The whole restless thing doesn't stop with hobbies, sports, or books but apparently also applies to people. Sags love doing reckless things which also applies to love and sex. In the first half of our lives we look for people to have fun with and as soon as the other person shows more interest we feel smothered and move on. (OMG my whole life explained.) We reject love early on to continue to live freely.

But then!

Later on in life, Sags are devoted husbands, wives, and parents. And we're also awesome because we don't tend to get jealous or possessive.

The best compatibility match for a Sagittarius female? A Leo.

Score! 

Me: I'm writing about how Sagittarius and Leos go together.

John: Yeah only Leos have the ability to be with them because our egos are too big for you to hurt. 

Match made in zodiac heaven.


We also have a badass picture.

I got my information from Astrology.com & Sagittarius.com.