Thursday Thoughts: Remember Remember

1. It's the fifth of November.

2. Eeyore is still my favorite Winnie-The-Pooh character.

3. Dr. Suess was a genius. His books are still amazing.

4.Daylight Savings does not apply to parents.

5. Paying $6 for BRAND NEW jeans at the thrift store is my jam.

6.After finding the above GIF I remembered that I have two unused Victoria's Secret cards and I need to use them. They are about two years old. I know I know, but they don't carry my size bra in store (except in nasty brown/beige BS) and shipping fees SUCK. Ugh I'll just go buy some new underwear I guess.

7. I gave myself permission to work on just whatever random story popped into my head for NaNoWriMO instead of worrying about working on the one I've been working on forever. I am so glad I did this because writing has been going very well and I feel like I'm getting the feel for things again.

8. I wanna put my tree up.

9. If you wanna tell me about how there should be no Christmas stuff up yet because Thanksgiving I will kindly tell you to take that nonsense somewhere else. I'm a Christmas baby so therefore it is Christmas all the time in my heart.

10. Super proud of my city. 800,000 people were there to celebrate the Royals win and there was no rioting or massive destruction of property. Stay Classy KC. 

Happy Thursday Everyone.  

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Confessions: Royal Edition

I confess that even though I'm not a baseball fan...we did make a trip down to see the parade in Kansas City for the Royals yesterday. We mostly just went because the parade route passed right by my husband's window and basically just to say that we went. I mean it was a pretty big deal. Plus the ocean of blue was pretty impressive.

A sea of blue. They were even in the fountain!

She loves the window. My little cutie in blue. She loves those boots BTW.

We were very high up. Go band!

I confess that my anxiety spiked during our drive down....it took about 2 hours to get there! Thankfully we made it in one piece. 

I confess I totally bought a shirt so that I would fit in.....also bought Kyra a blue shirt so that she would fit in as well. 

I confess that my favorite part (and Kyra's) was the Clydesdale horses! 

Yay! Horses!

I confess that this confession post was a bit thrown together last minute because honestly yesterday was a very full day and I was pretty exhausted by the time we got home! 

Pre-Exhaustion Selfie

For more awesome confessions be sure to check out the linkup!

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November Goals

1. Complete NaNoWriMo- I am on track for the moment. I just want to keep the momentum going!

2. 10,000 steps per day- I slacked off a lot in September/October. I need to step it up again! 

3. Christmas Shopping Lists done- I like to have these taken care of by the 1st of December. That way I can actually enjoy the holiday season!

4. Make at least 1 homemade gift- I want to make more but I know I have one that I really want to get done in time!

5. No more than 3 fast food meals this month- Because Budget.

6. At least 4 crock pot meals- Planning, Easy, Yummy.

7.  Go to the Y at least 3 times- I have the membership. I should go more often.

8.  Bullet Journal- I just started this. I'm kind of in love.

9. Blog at least 5 days a week- Consistency.

10. Spend time with friends- One of my college friends is planning on coming into town and I am so excited! I haven't seen her in months and I miss her face! 


What are some of your goals this month? Are you writing as well? I feel like I am always writing but NaNoWriMo gives me the excuse to really push myself and up my coffee intake!

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Weekend Recap: The Halloween Edition

Friday: 
My brother was having a Halloween party and if you were not aware....we go big around here. Honestly I hadn't been that excited for Halloween until a few days before when I finally knew what I was going to go as! You see my brother and his girlfriend were going as Beetlejuice and Lydia so I decided that I would go on theme and go as....Miss Argentina! 

Yes I am super blue. Yes it took forever to do. Yes it was totally worth it! 

Of course my brother and his girlfriend looked AMAZING! 

My Husband went as Otho to continue the theme! 

The party was fun and we made a TON of food for it! 

Saturday: The morning was spent grocery shopping and even though I hate the term with a passion being "basic". Yes I had a Starbucks Frapula in honor of Halloween. #sorrynotsorry #noshameinmygame

She loved riding in the Car/Cart!

That evening we decided we would chance taking Kyra out Trick or Treating. She is pretty shy around strangers and I wasn't sure she would enjoy it but imagine my surprise when she was all for it! She was scared at first but once she figured out there was candy involved she was running up to doors and knocking! I was super proud! 

Baby Owl Costume because warmth! Also CUTE.

The Haul. Not bad for her first time!

Sunday: 
Easy day of watching movies and wondering what it is I was going to write about for National Novel Writing Month. Yes I should have had something picked out ahead of time but I wasn't feeling any of the ideas I had....I still wrote but it is just junk...still junk is better than nothing! It will come to me in time...it always does. 


So there was the weekend. Hope you all had a wonderful and safe Halloween. Happy Monday!

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Friday Favorites 10/30

Good Morning Everyone, 

It's Friday and that means it is time for Favorites! 


Beauty: 

A little Halloween inspired beauty by Desi Perkins! Love this look!

Love the purple look. Via the Self Made Palette by Anastasia Beverly Hills.

Fashion:

Not normally my style but I really like this look! Link

Looks super cute and comfy!

Nerdy Girl: 

I need this.

I would totally work out in this!

Funnies: 

I laughed so hard!

Fact.

Song of the Week: This one is for Kyra. We are rocking out to this one in honor of Halloween!

Have a great weekend everyone! If you don't stop by tomorrow, then be sure to have a safe and Happy Halloween!!!

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Gearing Up for NaNoWriMo

So NaNoWriMo is about to begin this weekend and I will be participating again this year. Honestly I really do love the challenge even though halfway through the month I usually regret my decision. However if you are like me and you are gearing up for a month of non stop writing then you might enjoy this past post of mine!

 

So lately I've been having a little trouble thinking of things to write. I cannot tell you how many minutes have passed me by while I stare at the blank page or blank screen. It is so frustrating to know that you SHOULD be writing but there is just nothing that wants to be written. I always feel so guilty if I close the laptop or the journal without writing anything down or meeting my word count for the day. Writers Write!!! They do not give up! 

So I decided that I would put together a post of things that I do in order to get back to writing again! 

1) Get Musical. Find a playlist or spend some time creating one. I like to find classical styles normally for more intense or thoughtful scenes and songs with lyrics that I really like for scenes with more dialogue. Either way music can really help get the ideas flowing! 

My Favorites: 

Lindsey Sterling

Apocolyptica

Halestorm

The Piano Guys

2) Go for a Walk. Sometimes you just have to get out of the house and get some outside stimuli. It helps me clear my head and start to let my mind wander away from all the other things that I am worried about and before I know it I am daydreaming. Daydreaming always helps me come up with new ideas!

3) Check out Pinterest "Writing Prompts". There are so many prompts for both blogs and just writing in general! Sometimes you just have to write something different from your current project to shake things up a bit!

4) Read!  I believe the only way to be a good writer is to be a good reader! So pick up a book, something that you enjoy, something that made you want to write in the first place! Books inspire great thoughts, let them inspire you!

I tend to gravitate toward books about writing when I am having a case of writer's block. My favorites are these: 

Stephen King's---- On Writing

I love this book. Part Memoir and part Writer's Tool box, it really helps me get focused on my work. I love Stephen King's honesty in this book. His approach to writing resonates with me and I am always returning to this book for good advice! Also I love hearing about how he struggled before he became famous, helps remind me that it never comes easy, only with hard work! Also I HIGHLY recommend the audiobook version of this. Stephen King narrates it himself and it is truly brilliant to hear live!

Barbara Demarco- Barret's----- Pen on Fire

I got this book a LONG time ago when I thought I was too busy for writing and wanted to find ways to fit it into my schedule. Little did I know that I had NO CLUE as to what having no time was like! Now that I am a Mom and a Wife, I realize what it is like when you are trying to meet word counts and still maintain the balance of daily life. This book has some really great tips and tricks for fitting writing into your daily life without feeling guilty! (Mommy guilt...ugh)

5) Free Writing. I know you have heard this before, but it really does help. Sometimes all you need to get started is to just start typing or writing. It doesn't matter what you are writing about. It could be the weather, the items on your desk, how frustrated you are that you can't seem to write anything....just write! Even if you don't get anything brilliant written, you still "exercised"  your writing ability and the next time it will come easier and you will break through your block! 

I hope these tips were helpful to you! Happy Writing Everyone!

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Confessions 10/28

Good Morning Everyone,

Time to Confess!

I confess that I got all ready and did full makeup yesterday and then...didn't go anywhere. My brother and I were going to go out but it was rainy and cold and I wasn't going to drag Kyra out there in that type weather. I do not need a sick toddler.

I confess that I have not bought any Halloween candy yet. We don't get trick or treaters down our street (its a creepy dead end) so I just haven't seen the point. However I could really go for those mini Hershey bars. The bag of mixed ones? Yum.

I confess I was a little broken hearted to see that Sephora totally sold out of the Urban Decay Set...in like moments. I mean I couldn't afford it really but some part of me hoped I might get it.

I confess that despite that other confession about wanting expensive makeup, I am trying to work on budgeting. There are some actual grown up things that I want to achieve in the next couple years and we won't get there unless we start to do some serious budgeting now. #adultingishard

I confess that I'm also working on scheduling my time better. I want to do NaNoWriMo again this year and also budget, be a mom, cook, clean, etc. So Yeah...I'm gonna need some time management.

On that note I'm off to get some more work done around the house. Happy Humpday Everyone.

Be sure to join the linkup! 

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