I saw this blog post idea on another blog earlier this week and
thought it was great & decided to do it for myself!
ONE –
I LOVE planning parties! Any kind of party. Birthdays,
Showers, Bachelorette, Holiday, Retirement….doesn’t matter. If it’s a party; I’m
all over it. I’m a sucker for a killer theme and all the details that bring
that theme to life!! I also LOVE scanning Pinterest for cute themes and
details. If I ever need a few minutes just to chill and unwind, you’ll probably
find me scrolling through Pinterest and adding things to my “Party Ideas” or “kids
parties” boards. In fact, I’m helping plan of my friend’s son’s 1st
birthday right now….he happens to be 12 weeks old right now, but that’s beside
the point. When the PERFECT theme hit me one night, well, you just can’t hold
back.
TWO –
We purchased our house in May of last year. 6 months prior
to that we started looking at houses for sale online at Zillow. Then we
downloaded the app and were looking ALL the time. And now, 14 months into
home-ownership, I still secretly love getting my Zillow emails every morning
with houses in our area for sale. It’s weird. We have NO plans on moving ANY
time in the next SEVERAL years; but I LOVE looking.
THREE –
Amazon. Oh Amazon. I swear, you find anything on Amazon and
9 times out of 10, it’s a lowered priced than anywhere else you’ll find it.
Right now, I have one week left of my Amazon Prime trial. (Yeah, I know, you’d
think I’d already have this little feature….but I do have some self-restraint.)
I have never (knock on wood) had a
problem with Amazon. Even the one return I’ve ever made, the Customer Service
Rep I spoke with was extremely helpful and had my free return shipping label
and credit back to be within minutes. So stinkin’ awesome.
He feels good because he got me something he knows I’d love and
I like what I get! And so far (except once) I have not known what he ordered
for me so it is a surprise to me!
This should really be listed in one of those “10 Steps to a
Successful Marriage” books. It saves a marriage from a lot of unnecessary
stress and disappointment.
(p.s. I really think I want to work here when I grow up!)
FOUR –
This little addiction to “Bachelor Nation”…it’s sad really.
Ok, so I LOVE the Bachelor, Bachelorette, Bachelor Pad, Bachelor in Paradise…the
whole franchise. Now, with social media, you can keep up with past “contestants”
after their 15 minutes of fame. So, yes. I follow several of them on IG. I can’t
stop. I have my favorites and the ones that I really didn’t care for on the
show and they’re just a train wreck to watch. I will also admit I feel
sometimes like I’ve had a small victory when I find someone from several seasons
ago on IG for the first time.
FIVE –
My resume is a little all over the place prior to college
grad. BUT, I have some ridiculous experience and useless knowledge stored up
for a rainy day. I can tell you when the busiest two days of the entire year
are at any Bath & Body Works, create a 500+ member church’s education curriculum
for an entire year, I can transfer a car title with my eyes closed, tell you
what year model a boat is by the serial number, and rattle of so many boat
parts that it makes me roll my own eyes.
I’ve been fortunate to have never had a “bad” job; and the job I’ve had since
college grad, (well, two years after grad because GOOD jobs around here were
slim pickings back then) it’s pretty great too. Useless knowledge but great experiences
nonetheless.
SIX –
I’ve had a piece of paper with baby names on it since I was
16. And not ONE of those names is what
Stephen and I have picked out for our future littles.
SEVEN –
This was one….yall, it’s legit.
I have an irrational fear of those blow up windsock people.
You know these things….
Ugh, just gives me the shivers thinking about them. People
think I’m crazy….but I’m telling ya, you just have NO IDEA what those things
are going to do next…where they’re going to go….what direction they’re going to
whip to the next second….they’re just not a good thing. And I can’t handle
them.
And clowns. I really don’t like clowns. My nephews think it’s
HILARIOUS to point a clown out to me in books they’re reading.
EIGHT –
The older I get the more sensitive I think my ears have
become, which seems to be the total opposite of how it logically should happen.
I can’t stand loud talkers, loud phone calls, loud TV’s, loud ringtones….it
just makes me cringe. Stephen has a loud voice and I often find myself
interrupting him mid-sentence saying, “I’m right here” because he’s blasting my
ears and I’m literally sitting 2 feet away from him the car or on the couch.
NINE –
I work in the facilities / engineering department of a
hospital, but let me TELL you about the location of my office. Right outside my
door is a main hallway for “personnel use only” and a very popular time clock…it’s
like Grand Central through here. The stories I overhear are beyond excellent. I
have been saying for at least 5 years now that I need to make a book. I
overhear staff complaints about their co-workers, who’s cheating on who, how
first dates went…you name it.
Also, the Morgue is across from office. Girls, I cannot make
these things up! I will admit I have cried and I have laughed at things that
happen across the hall there. I have cringed, I have held my breath, I have
helped the little nurse out when she can’t handle it by herself. I say a little
prayer every time I see a patient being brought down or as the funeral home
leaves with them, because who knows, I may be the only one praying for them. I have
handed out Kleenex to family members and have wanted to punch some family
members in the gut for the lack of concern. I never dreamed I’d end up where I am,
but it has certainly changed perspective on the life I live and the
temporariness of it all.
TEN –
Ok, so nine was a little a deep, so I thought I needed to
end on a quirky, light-hearted note. You know those cheap popsicles that stores
have in the summer in the mesh bags….
Yeah, those.
I flippin’ LOVE those things. I crave them. I love ice
cream, but I love these things more in the summer! The perfect cold treat!!
If you made it to the end of this post, you’ll be receiving
your medal in mail in 2-3 business days. You deserve it!
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