Book Review Roundup Many of you that have been reading for a while know that whenever I get a break from school I go a liiiiittle crazy with reading for pleasure. Well, these past couple of weeks have been no exception! I got a slow start since reading anything hurt my brain after the Bar Exam, but I found my mojo once I headed home and now I have a few quick book reviews to share with you! ...
One Word Wednesday I've done a One Word Wednesday a few times in the past and thought I'd bring it back this week to share a bunch of photos I've taken. I got the idea of One Word Wednesday from Lindsay at Lindsay's List and I love doing it! Sometimes I have a hard time choosing just one word Haha don't be surprised if some of these images show up tomorrow in my Thursday Thoughts post with... (1 views)
Thursday Thoughts Hey everyone! Thanks so much for all your comments on my post Monday, I guess a LOT of us fake it till we make it! I'm gearing up to head out to the Healthy Living Summit in Minneapolis tomorrow (bright and EARLY flight!) so without further adieu, here is the week's Thursday thoughts! 1. Speaking of the Healthy Living Summit, if any of you are going to be there... (1 views)
Heading to the Healthy Living Summit! Hey everyone! So this morning I have a super early (7am ) flight to HLS. I'm SO EXCITED to head to the summit again this year, and I'll be doing a presentation on Friday during the workshops about PicMonkey. If you're at the summit be sure to stop by, but if you can't, then come say hi to me anytime! Don't be shy (haha I'm plenty shy for all of us). I'm sad a lot of my...
My Weekend at Healthy Living Summit Hey everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend! I had a really amazing time at the Healthy Living Summit this weekend, but it really flew by! I wish I was back there with all my blends (blogger-friends) right now! Instead of doing a couple days of re-caps I'm going to try and cram all the fun stuff from HLS into one blog post for you all, and hopefully tomorrow share...
Helpful Tips I Learned at Healthy Living Summit Today I wanted to share with all of you the top things that I took away from the sessions I attended at the Healthy Living Summit. I love the session portion of the summit because it really re-inspires me to write my blog, but this year it also inspired me to search for a job or career that I really love, but you'll see more below! I attended several sessions, including... (2 views)
WIAW-Lately Goooood morning everyone! Last night started my week of puppy sitting with Molly! I love having my little companion with me, and although I normally find going back and forth between sleeping at her apartment (yes, she has her own apartment!) and getting food and clothes from mine stressful, hopefully not actually having anywhere to be all week will make that easier ...
Thursday Thoughts Can't believe it's already Thursday! Molly and I are, of course, having a blast and I think she really enjoys have a week-long sleepover buddy. I, however, would love if she did not sleep on top of my legs Aaaaanyway, on to this week's Thursday Thoughts! 1. I AM SO EXCITED TO VISIT CHELSEY AND HER TWIN GIRLS TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!! Jealous? You should be. 2. I got my...
PicMonkey Presentation ReCap Hey everyone! I know I've made you all wait a while, but I finally have an overview of my PicMonkey presentation from Healthy Living Summit put together for you all! Since I only had 15 minutes to present, I decided to talk about the basics of PicMonkey and give people some ideas of what they can do for their personal photos as well as for their blogs. Today I'm just...
Pretty Quick Review Disclaimer: I was given a $30 credit from Pretty Quick, however all comments and opinions are my own. After reading about Pretty Quick on Sierra's blog, I signed up and then e-mailed the company to ask about reviewing their services. I was in desperate need of a haircut and wanted to go to a real salon rather than just getting a light trim at the styling school I usually...
One Word Wednesday Gooood morning! I hope you're all having a good week so far! Today I've decided to do another One Word Wednesday, since it's my favorite way of sharing all the random photos I have on my phone! So what is One Word Wednesday? In Lindsay's words: The only rule of One Word Wednesday is that you must label your pictures with one word. And it MUST be the first word that...
Thursday Thoughts Another week, another round of Thursday Thoughts! Not much happening with me this week, just trying to fight my general laziness and try to get a schedule going. Somehow I've become REALLY good about procrastination, but now that I have a better idea of what I'm looking for job-wise, I'm hoping to apply to a lot of jobs I've found over the next couple of days. Wooo! 1....
Link Love Hey everyone! IT'S FRIDAY!!!! Did you know? Well now you do. I'm really excited for this weekend because we have our Chicago Blogger BOOKCLUB! (aka winos/foodies anonymous). It's been eight weeks since our last one, so I'm ready to see everyone! 20130303_145718 For those of you sitting in an office, unable to focus and dying for the clock to hit 5, I thought a good Link... (2 views)
PicMonkey: Making a Graphic Ready for another PicMonkey Tutorial? My last tutorial showed you what I do with all the images that I use on my blog, but today I'm going to show you how to make a graphic. Here are some examples of graphics that I've made: To do my demonstration at Healthy Living Summit, I created a new graphic so everyone would be able to see how it works, step by step. I'm going to...
Let's Pretend This Never Happened Book Review Does anyone here read The Bloggess by Jenny Lawson? If you don't, you really should. She's pretty hilarious, and in a slightly disturbing and incredibly honesty way. She's someone who speaks her mind, tells her truth, and does it in a way that often makes you laugh out loud. For this month's book club I was thrilled when everyone decided on her Memoir: Let's Pretend This... (3 views)
What I Ate Wednesday-Gingerbread Oatmeal Recipe If you're new to What I Ate Wednesday, head on over to Peas and Crayons to see what it's all about, and find all the other participating bloggers! Peas and Crayons Have you ever heard of a food rut? I'm sure you've experienced one many times in your life: you just can't get enough of one thing and have it over and over again. Well, guys, mine is oatmeal and oatbran....
Thursday Thoughts Well hello there! So this week's Thursday Thoughts thoughts are going to be a little shorter than usual because I really just have one thing on my mind Tuesday morning, after getting off my volunteering shift at a legal aid help desk downtown, I checked my email
Beginner HIIT Elliptical Workout Hey everyone, Happy Friday! First of all, THANK YOU so much for all your congratulatory messages yesterday! Knowing I passed has been such a relief; definitely a huge weight lifted off my shoulders! I've mentioned many times the benefits of high intensity interval training, but here's a quick refresher: What is HIIT? High Intensity Interval Training is using... (1 views)
February Goals Ciao! Guess where I am? Nope, not Minneapolis, I just stopped there on my way to Kansas City! I'm home for a few days and looking forward to it. Feels like I only just left! Oh wait Anyhoo, for those of you who've been reading for a while you know that every month I do a goals post for that month. I didn't do one specifically for January since I did 2013 goals, so we... (1 views)
Workouts + The Secret Keeper Halo! Today's greeting is in honor of my future cousin in law? Is that a thing? Anyway, it's polish. They aren't getting married until this summer, but I went to a shower for them this weekend! As I mentioned in yesterday's goal post, I want to get back into strength training. I've found that not having a race training plan to base my workouts around has made things... (1 views)
Lessons Hej. My weekend at home was emotional. It was exhausting. It was activity-packed. It was rewarding. It was great. I learned a lot this weekend, from my family and friends and from myself I learned that sometimes there's no need to be appropriate. I learned that I CAN sit through an entire Super Bowl football game. I learned that making it to the gym is not... (1 views)
WIAW-Traveling to Chicago Salut! WHEW! Yesterday was quite the whirlwind of a travel day, I left my house in Kansas City at 7:30am, flew to Minneapolis, only had a 30 min layover, flew to Chicago, took the train to school, took the bus home and finally walked into my apartment at 6:45pm, still lugging around a heavy backpack and a waaaayyyy to heavy duffel. I. Am. Pooped. Seeing as I'm ready for... (1 views)
Thursday Thoughts Konnichiwa! I've only had 4 classes this week (since I missed Monday) but I am somehow so exhausted and ready for the weekend. I think the weekend was busy but emotionally exhausting. I am SO READY for the weekend and some chill time. My apartment would also really appreciate some cleaning time So, while I'm contemplating my To Clean List", you all can get on to... (1 views)
Recovery Smoothie & Some Laughs Yia sas! And happy Friday! (wasn't sure how to say that in Greek ). I found this link the other day that someone posted on Facebook from Buzzfeed. It's called What It's Like To Be A 20-Something As Told By "Mean Girls," "Bridesmaids," And "Girls" Read it. Seriously. I was laughing out loud in my apartment, I hope my neighbors don't think I've gone insane. It's SO... (1 views)
Weekly Workouts Shalom! I hope your weekend is going well, mine certainly is! Although I need to actually get some school work done today Yesterday I was reading for Sports Law & Society (yes, that's a class) and I'm thinking how easy this class would be Well the whole 40-something pages we have to read are about antitrust law and it went way over my head So I got frustrated and quit.... (1 views)
Nutty Friends and Nutty Butter Hey everyone! I hope you all had a good weekend, I certainly did! If you missed it, here is my weekly workout roundup, posted yesterday. On Friday I got lunch with a few friends, and afterwards walked around and did a little shopping. Well, Kelsey did shopping and I just found every way possible to look ridiculous: I would like to note that Kelsey purchased that tiny... (1 views)
Law School: The Decision P rsh ndetje! When I asked you all to fill out my blog survey, I got a few responses asking for posts on law school. Seeing as the majority of you aren't contemplating law school, I thought I'd attempt these posts in a more universally applicable way. Today's post is about making the decision to go to law school (or any graduate school/change in career). My personal... (39 views)
WIAW-Yesterday Creative title, right? Yep First off, I just wanted to say I am blown away at the response to my post yesterday about deciding to go to law school! I was afraid most people would just click past the post, but it was great to hear how so many of you have gone through similar experiences. So today is another installment of What I Ate Wednesday and today's post comes from,... (1 views)
Thursday Thoughts It's almost Friday!!! Yay!!!! Haha, this has been a stressful school week for me, so I'm so glad it's Thursday (I have one class Thursday afternoons that requires zero prep-work). Oh, and it's Valentine's Day! Haha I actually totally forgot until this morning when I looked at my phone and saw all the V-day related posts. Anyway, let's get on to today's Thursday Thoughts,... (1 views)
Sharing is Caring Happy Friday! I hope you all have a great weekend lined up! I have a few things, like a date night with this lady, and hopefully seeing a few other friends. Definitely some school work, and hopefully some cleaning too Today I am in a sharing mood, so I've put together a few fun things to share with all of you. Recipes that I want to try: Sweet Potatoes with Miso... (1 views)