My Day Was Busy aka I almost forgot to blog...

I almost forgot to blog today.... but it's been busy. I had a staff meeting, finished up an article and headed to spin and yoga class. Alex made some awesome tacos for dinner and I made us a margarita to go with it. We've been spending our evening reading and watching Curb Your Enthusiasm and Parks & Rec. I don't really have too much to share today. Except that I'm almost finished with Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. I absolutely love her books. So far I've read Dark Places and The Grownup. I've seen both Dark Places and Gone Girl, but never read Gone Girl.

Have you read anything by Gillian Flynn? Is there any book you'd like to recommend to me? Let me know in the comments below. I love hearing about new books!

5 Things I'm Loving

1. Spin class. Last week I tried spin for the first time and I loved it. Which is great because I was really needing a cardio workout, outside of running. I used to run 3 miles 3 times a week and I could tell the damage it was doing. I mean don't get me wrong, I don't foresee not running at all. I still run a mile two times a week. But having a different type of cardio in my arsenal is great. Last night, Megan came with me to spin and we finished it off with a yoga sculpt class. Which really made any soreness I felt last week non-existent this morning.

2. E-Books via the library. I've had a library card for years now. Sometimes I'll borrow books, but for the most part I don't. Which is crazy because I work right across from the library. Either way, I just found out that I can borrow e-books. I mean a part of me knew this, but I guess I forgot. I've downloaded a few books this month and I'm really excited about reading good books for free. Don't get me wrong, sometimes there are gems within the free Kindle books, but for the most part they're crap.

3. Proper weekends with Alex + Olive. Alex used to have Sunday & Monday off, but now he has Saturday & Sunday off and honestly, I'm digging it. Olive is too! This weekend we have a lot of plans too. Tonight his parents are coming over for dinner and we are celebrating their anniversary with homemade Cubans, truffle popcorn and a movie. I still have to get some flowers and balloons, but I'm pretty excited. Then tomorrow night we are going to my parents to spend some time with them. As for Sunday, it's pretty wide open - except for a Twin Peaks viewing party with Alex, my sister & Jeremy. I'm also going to make some homemade pizza in my cast iron skillet. Yum! I'm really looking forward to next weekend - we're going to St. Pete to explore Mazarro's Italian Market. Thanks for the recommendation Terri!

4. Thrift stores. Alex & I are saving $$ like crazy both; for a house and pregnancy fund (Wait, what?!) - don't worry guys, I'm not pregnant -yet! So with the majority of our normal "fun money" going towards savings, I've been hitting up thrift stores whenever I get the urge to buy something. Which is pretty good because most of the time I don't find anything and when I do it's something amazing and cheap! Whether it be a perfect wicker basket or the sweetest dusty rose colored skirt - which I still need to decide if I should shorten the length or not. I used to go to thrift stores a lot when I was younger, so it feels as if things are coming full circle over here.

5. Spinach Salads. Weird thing to put on here, but I seriously cannot get enough of them. They've been my go-to work lunch for the past few weeks now. I'll add in leftover chicken (I can't stand reheated chicken, so it works), garbanzo beans, sunflower seeds, tomatoes, fruit and chia seeds. As for dressing, I love splashing on some olive oil, red wine vinegar with salt and pepper.

Now for one thing I'm not loving:
Olive waking us at at 5am every morning. ;)


What are the 5 things that YOU are currently loving? Let me know in the comments below. Or if you make a post of your own, be sure to leave me the link!

My Week So Far

I can't believe that it's already Thursday! Seriously, how did this happen? I didn't really have a specific post in mind for today, so I figured I'd catch you all up on what my week has been like so far. Who doesn't love a rambling post? This week started off perfect because it rained all day Monday. I absolutely love rainy days and it was made even better by the fact that Alex & I spent all day in bed. We also finally finished watching Bored To Death. Tuesday was pretty much uneventful aside from making a cherry clafoutis and working out at home. My glutes are still sore from all of the squats and lunges! Which I secretly don't mind because sometimes I don't feel like I've truly worked out unless I'm sore the next day.

On Wednesday evening I went to yoga. Afterwards Alex made us burritos for dinner and then I booked it to the writing group at the library. My friend Megan and I have been attending this group for awhile now and it's really great. We had a write in, which I loved. I mainly worked on transcribing some old poems into digital format. Even though my intention earlier that day was to work on my piece of flash fiction that I started a few months ago.

As for the flash fiction piece, I've been tweaking it for awhile now and have toyed with the idea of turning into a short fiction piece. It's really unlike anything I've ever written before, especially in subject matter. So there is a part of me that would like to see where it can go. As of right now, I really need to focus on character development and see where it takes me.

Tonight I have another yoga class and this weekend is the first weekend of Alex's new schedule. He's switching back to a normal Monday-Friday and I'm really excited to have a proper weekend with him. Aside from another yoga class Saturday morning, our weekend is pretty much wide open. There's been talk of a coffee date sometime on Saturday. So we'll see what happens!

I hope all of you have had a lovely week so far! What are your plans for this weekend?
Let me know in the comments below!

I think tomorrow I will do a post about my workout routine. Be sure to check back for that!

Ten Truths also known as the Post Where I Share Random Personal Facts

one  If there are raspberries in the fridge I will eat them and force myself to not eat all of them.

two Hot weather makes me sleepy. Perhaps I am part cat.

three Speaking of sleep, if it's nighttime and I am "made" to watch a Marvel comics movie, I will fall asleep during the middle of it. Sorry Alex! Hah.

four I have A LOT of journals that are half started, but to my defense each journal is dedicated to a different thing. Like blogging, YouTube, daily life, etc.

five I follow Gainesville Rabbit Rescue on FB and every time they post a photo and story about a bunny who needs a forever home I feel like crying.

six I hate living in Florida and I look forward to Alex & I moving away from here at some point.

seven If I could live anywhere in the world it would be either New Orleans or Whitby, England.

eight I have a strange way of creating a thousand different possibilities when I am anxious.

nine I typically have a hard time making frivolous decisions, like what to eat or wear. I like the idea of never having to make those types of decisions again. It's a waste of mental energy.

ten I can be extremely headstrong. Sometimes I wonder if it's more of a hindrance than anything.

Books and a Mini Summer To Do List

I've had my nose buried in books lately. Mostly books on the occult, something that I have always been drawn to. But occult books aren't the only thing I'm reading as of late. I have two different books that I am in the middle of... Pines (the first book of the Wayward Trilogy) and Box Man (a Japanese  selection brought to my attention by a friend).

For some reason I just haven't really been giving anything my all. I've been dabbling in a little bit of everything and just living. This whole, no school until January, has given me freedom and quite honestly I am not too sure what to do with it. Maybe I need to make a list of things I want to do.

So....

• go to the beach at night
• do some urban exploration (this might take some convincing from a friend)
• get a bunny
• have brunch with M, B and my sister
• go to Casadaga
• spend some time in a cemetery (I miss the quiet, don't judge me! ;) )
• read more
• take a day trip somewhere - anywhere really
• finish watching Gossip Girl
• watch more movies
• have a picnic
• take more photos
• write more

Do you have any exciting plans for the summer?
What are you currently reading? 

My Catch-All To-Do-List

It's almost March and how this happened so quickly, I have no idea. Either way there has been a lot of to-do items bouncing around my head, as well as many different lists. So, I've decided to place them here for easier, and less chaotic, keeping.

• take a self-portrait to document my shorter hair (I need a new one for my "about" page on here
•  find a long, boyfriend style black sweater
• go on a photo-taking expedition
• write more poertry
• read more of House of Leaves
• watch more Gossip Girl (I've become ridiculously addicted)
• look up fun things to do and places to go in New Orleans that I didn't see or do during our last visit
• buy a fiber lash mascara (for some reason I am intrigued)
• spend time with Brooke
• teach Megan how to use my sewing machine
• sew more
• DIY rip my new skinny jeans DONE!
• make the leg openings smaller on another pair of skinny jeans
• start deciding what to pack, clothing wise, for our NOLA trip
• work on my grimoire
• study more Nocturnal Witchcraft
• stop postponing math homework