Just Keep Swimming…

This is one of these weeks where I just have to keep on keepin’ on.  The good totally outweighs the bad & it’s high time for me to suck it up & keep rolling.

I had a total Zen moment in the car @ work this morning.  I was sitting there, getting ready to start work when “Life Ain’t Always Beautiful” by Gary Allan came on the radio.  I looked out the window & there were (Stephen) Seagulls flying & everything was all Zen.  It reminded me that even though there’s going to be hard times & bullshit, life is still a beautiful ride.

If my mom had a blog…

I recently stumbled across a blog written by a mom & daughter & it made me think of how awesome it would be if my mom & I blogged together.  We could share recipes & Netflix recommendations & all of that other awesome stuff that we have in common.  It would totally rock!

Um…except for the fact that my mom doesn’t even know how to turn on a computer!  Aaaand it would probably take her 46,435,344,354,043,094 years to type up her blog entries because she would probably not be the fastest in the typing department.  But, once she mastered those things, she would probably be pretty good!

Also, here’s a picture of us from my old blog:



In all seriousness, my mom is awesome.  She taught me everything I know!

Weekly Wrap #2

Monday:  Where did I meet my spouse again?
Tuesday:  Sponsorship Opportunities
Wednesday:  Strawberry Parfait

Link Love
16 Fun Photo Backdrop Ideas… | Brit + Co.
Did You Play The Sims? | Created By Laurie
10 Ways You Know You’re Doing Something Right | Thought Catalog
5 Beloved Celebrities Who Were Nothing Like You Think | Cracked
13 Annoying Things That People Do Anyway | Thought Catalog (only because I do all of these!)

PS:  I’m participating in the Let’s Be Friends Blog Hop today!  Hello to everyone from there!

Strawberry Parfait

I absolutely love parfaits!  I whipped this one up the other day for breakfast.

Ingredients: - Vanilla Greek Yogurt
- Fresh Strawberries
- belVita Breakfast Biscuits (Cinnamon Brown Sugar)
Directions: Layer yogurt & strawberries.  Top with crushed biscuits.

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I received a VoxBox a while ago that had the belVita biscuits in it & I’ve been hooked on them ever since!  They’re so yummy, especially crushed up as a topping for a parfait.

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PS: Sorry this post is so late!  I hit 8PM instead of 8AM & just realized it right now!

Sponsorship Opportunities

Do you want your blog exposed to tens of people every week?

Actual page views!!

If so, I’ve got your sponsorship opportunities right here!

Blog Stats:

2 GFC followers & slowly growing!  So slow that there’s a good chance that I’ll have 100 followers before the next century!  How’s that for growth?  Also, shout out to my two followers, Shana & Lisa!  You rock!

1 follower on Bloglovin!  Spoiler:  it’s me!



1 reader on Feedly!  Spoiler:  Me again!

142 visits during the last month!  Who cares if they’re coming from a place called Vampire Stat, they’re real people, damn it!  Or not...

Other key features of partnering with me:

- I don’t reread my posts before hitting submit!

- I’m awesome!

- I use exclamation points like they’re going out of style!

- I still double space after punctuation!

- My laptop runs on Windows XP & a power cord that’s not even made for it, so it just flails around between having power & not!

- I’ve thrown myself on my bed in a crying fit…in the past 6 months!

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Seriously, guys, this is a joke.  Unless you want to sponsor me, then it totally isn’t!

:)

Where did I meet my spouse again?

So…I have this problem.  I forgot where I met my spouse!

Actually, I know where I met my spouse, but for the purposes of Yahoo Mail, I have no right answer.  You see, my email was hacked into or something & it now doesn’t recognize my laptop as one of its approved computers or whatever, so I can’t access it without answering my security question, which is “Where did you meet your spouse?”.  The thing is, I can get my email on my phone, but not on the laptop.

I just think it’s funny that I can’t answer the question!  Next time someone IRL asks me where I met my spouse, I’ll have to tell them that the answer is even above my security level!

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Somewhat unrelated, but while I was checking my old email account, I found out that I’m now subscribed to the Highway Patrol email alert thing.  I didn’t sign up for it & it kind of freaks me out.  It’s like I’m being pulled over in my email?!

Weekly Wrap

I made it through my first week of blogging!  It feels awesome to be blogging again.  I’ve missed you all so much!

In case you missed it: Monday:  Introduction
Tuesday:  Movies Watched (January-June)
Wednesday:  Summer TV Shows
Thursday:  Why You’ll Never See a Weekly Playlist Here

Link Love: 5 Beloved Celebrities Who Were Nothing Like You Think | Cracked
16 Awesome Ways To Treat Yourself When You Need It Most | Thought Catalog
The Ultimate Summer Bucket List For Bored Kids | Buzzfeed
For Sale: Polly’s Beach House and More Readers’ Listings | Hooked on Houses
Weekly Recipe Roundup | Blissful and Domestic
 

Have a great weekend!

Why You’ll Never See A Weekly Playlist Here

You guys:  I love music.  Always have & always will.  The thing is, though, I have a weird issue with music: I’ll listen to the same songs over & over.  I pay for Rhapsody & sometimes I’ll ask myself why I even bother because I listen to the same 20 songs over & over.

I don't know about you, but I'm feeling 22 (is the total number of songs I listen to!)

That’s why you’ll never see a weekly playlist from me…because every week it would be the same songs!

Diverse?  Not me!

Summer Shows

It used to be that when summer came, all of the shows would go on hiatus & there wouldn’t be anything new to watch on a weeknight.  Now, the summer season is its own season for new shows!  As a couch potato, I couldn’t be any happier with the fictional storylines all year round.  Here are a few shows that I’ve gotten into this summer & some that I want to watch:

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1. The Bridge (FX) | Premieres:  7/10 | About
I’ve been a fan of true crime shows for a while & seemed to have missed the boat on fictional crime shows.  (Confession time:  I’ve never seen an episode of CSI (AnyPlace)!)  I think it’s time I jump on board & get into a good fictional “Get that Guy!” show.  Or it could be that I saw it advertised on my DirecTV & hit record because it’s a summer show.  Either answer works!

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2.  Under The Dome (CBS) | Premiered:  6/24 | About
Fun fact:  I knew about this show in advance because a coworker’s son is in it!  I have to say that while I wish the coworker’s son was Mike Vogel, who plays the character ‘Barbie’, so I could come face to face with the hotness, sadly he is only an extra.  The episode he’s in hasn’t aired yet, so he might just be a bigger hottie than ‘Barbie’!

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Anyway… The Dome (as I affectionately call it) is awesome.  Basically, a dome (didn’t see that coming, did you?!) falls over this town & everybody loses their shit.  In the first two episodes, there has been so much crazy that my mind has been blown.

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3.  Crossing Lines (NBC) | Premiered:  6/23 | About
I’ve only watched the first episode, but I like this show.  It’s fast paced & deadly (literally!).  I love how each character brings something different to the crime-solving table.  The show is basically about these different police type officers who work together solving crimes in Europe.

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4.  Hollywood Game Night (NBC) | Premieres:  7/11 | About
A game night with celebs?  Sign me up!  This one is a reality show where normal people have a pop culture game night with celebrities & could win $25,000!

You can check out more summer shows in this gallery from TV Guide!

What are your favorite summer shows?

Movies Watched | 6 month edition

What can I say?  I love movies.

Here are the movies I’ve watched during the first six months of 2013:

1. Beasts of the Southern Wild
2. Seeking Justice
3. Shut Up, Little Man
4. 200 MPH
5. The Woods
6. National Security
7. Gunless
8. Gardens of the Night
9. Lucky
10. Ted
11. Ice Age:  Continental Drift
12. House
13. The Devil’s Carnival
14. Mission Impossible:  Ghost Protocol
15. October Baby
16. Tomorrow, When The War Began
17. The Ward
18. The Encounter
19. Tamara
20. Escanaba in Da Moonlight
21. Keith
22. Fingerprints
23. The Quest
24. The Good Witch
25. Seven Below
26. Lovely Molly
27. Alabama Moon
28. Sherry Baby
29. House at the End of the Street
30. Vanishing on 7th Street
31. Hotel Transylvania
32. YellowBrickRoad
33. Panic
34. The Hills Have Eyes (TV edit)
35. Robot & Frank
36. Clear Lake, WI
37. Buck
38. Take Me Home
39. Listen to Your Heart
40. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
41. Hick
42. Camille
43. Breaking Dawn:  Part 2
44. Silent House
45. Street Racer
46. Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead
47. Ghost Dad
48. Ice Castles
49. The Inheritance
50. Hello Sister, Goodbye Life
51. Slither
52. Addams Family Values
53. Sometimes They Come Back
54. Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
55. A Fork in the Road
56. The Frighteners
57. Knockout
58. Crazylove
59. Deadfall
60. My Name is Modesty
61. Pretty Ugly People
62. Wreck It Ralph
63. Butter
64. Fire with Fire (1986)
65. The Substitute
66. Fire with Fire (2012)
67. Stellina Blue
68. Lay The Favorite
69. Bachelorette
70. 23 Minutes to Sunrise
71. The Collection
72. Men In Black 3
73. Emma’s Wish
74. Amber Lake
75. Heaven’s Door
76. House Hunting
77. 12/12/12
78. The Lost and Found Family
79. This Is Our Time
80. The Guilt Trip
81. Breakout Kings (Entire Series)
82. No Such Thing
83. The Langoliers
84. Beer Wars
85. The Darwin Awards
86. Hit & Run
87. John Dies at the End
88. Mercury Rising
89. Leave
90. The Bouquet
91. Teen Spirit
92. Bounty
93. Breaking Dawn
94. The Job
95. Mama
96. Safe Haven
97. Warm Bodies
98. Fast & Furious 6
99. The Descendents
100. Not Suitable for Children
101. The Master of Disguise
102. Antitrust
103. Backwards
104. Puss in Boots
105. Mayor Cupcake
106. The Prince & Me
107. Drive Angry
108. Hansel & Gretel:  Witch Hunters
109. Open Road
110. The Living Corpse

Aaaand I probably should be hanging my head in shame over the amount of time I spend in front of the TV!  Instead, I’m doing a post tomorrow on all of the new summer shows!

The first post

The first post on a new blog always seems like the most difficult so I’m going to cheat & skip it! :)

See ya tomorrow!