Confessions 7/29

Good Morning Everyone, 

Time for Confession....

I confess that today is going to be a rough one since the power went out around 2am last night and of course woke me up with the noise of the storm outside and the combined quiet of the house without the fan going. I've been up since then and unfortunately once I am up I am up. In fact Kyra is actually napping right now which is totally out of character and definitely a result of a restless night. 

I confess that last night (before power outage) I was super frustrated since Pinterest was down. This just confirms my Pinterest addiction. But I was super bummed because Kyra went to bed early and Bobby was still off gaming and I had time to myself. That's just the way it always is isn't it? 

I confess that I thought about painting my nails last night since there was no Pinterest to distract me but when faced with so many options and no real direction I gave up. Instead I put a clear coat on in hopes that today I will be more decisive.  

I confess that while I love Instagram I am exhausted by the staged photos. How do you have time to stage everything to look so perfect?  Seriously...where do you find THAT MUCH WHITE BACKGROUND?

I confess I am a camera dunce. Seriously I have this really nice camera of my brother's and instead of using it I use my phone because I don't even know how to get the stupid screen to show what I want to look at instead of looking through the viewfinder. I have no idea what any of the settings are either. Also side note...I have a nice little camera of my own that I wanted to vlog with...but I have no idea where the charger is....

I confess I have spent the better part of this month feeling restless. You know that saying "Jack of all trades but master of none" ? That is what I feel like. I'm okay at lots of things but not really good at anything specific. I want to be good at something so I can finally focus and settle to it. How can you excel at something when you flit around from one thing to another? I need focus. 

Yeah so this is a mish mash brain dump of a post but really what do you expect when I've already been up for hours and caffeine is the only thing keeping me going? I wish I were the kind of person that naps but I'll be up until midnight, tired and probably cranky. 

Happy Humpday Everyone.

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Some Late Confessions

Good Afternoon/Evening Everyone, 

I am super late with my confessions today and also have been really MIA from the blog. I didn't mean to be but I am here now! 

Here we go: 

I confess that normally if I go MIA from the blog is it is because I am either feeling super down and don't want to spread the grump and gloom around or I am reading. In this particular instance it is both! 

 

I confess that car trips suck. They make them look like awesome fun on TV and Movies but that is just a lie. Seriously they suck. Kyra was amazing, she was not the source of the suck. The source of the suck was the fact that she had her little TV going to keep her content and Bobby had his radio going AT THE SAME TIME. That is too much noise for a small space. 

I confess however when Kyra fell asleep and I turned her TV off Bobby put on The Martian audiobook and that was awesome. I kept looking over at him during funny parts to see if he would laugh or react properly. I nearly gave myself whiplash. He reacted perfectly however and he is really enjoying the book. 

I confess that when my Mom called me and told me she found the library books that I thought were lost I did a happy dance! I returned them this morning and got my money back! SO HAPPY!!

I confess that I have SNAPCHAT. Yep it is silly. Mostly I use it to follow/stalk my favorite YouTubers. If you are interested I do snap myself occasionally. I'm at chaosncocoa. 

I confess that I save blogs to read for later and then usually binge on them when Kyra is napping or I am having a night of no sleep. So if you get comments on posts that are over a week old I promise I am not a creeper! 

I confess that Bobby's birthday is this Saturday and I am kind of at a loss. We will probably go to dinner and I will try to get him something but the whole day is going to be kind of off since we are doing the memorial service for my grandfather. He passed months ago but this is out at the burial site and is just for the immediate family. I'm just not sure how I feel about all of it.....

I confess that even though all that is stressful I am still really excited that KC Comic Con is coming up in a few weeks. I won't be cosplaying but I do intend to still have a rocking good time. I CANNOT WAIT to take all kinds of photos and revel in my nerdy girl/fangirl side! 

So that's it for me I will be back to normal posting now that I am out of the funk. Happy Humpday Everyone!

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Confessions 7/15

Good Morning Everyone,

Time for Confession Day!

- I confess that I put in a call to my personal stylist (my mum) this week in order to get myself in order for the upcoming weekend away. I am so grateful that she does this for me and is on call for me whenever I need her.

- I confess that I get major stress when it comes to packing. I LOVE making the list but I always wonder just what I am going to forget...I haven't seemed to get the whole "mom" think where I remember everything and am prepared for all situations. I'm getting better though!

-I confess that Kyra is hilarious. We were at a library event last week and they were telling the kids to try to keep quiet because they had baby animals there that we were learning about. Well Kyra was getting restless and I told her that she had to sit still and be a good girl. She then puts her hands on my face and looks me in the eye and says, "Relax." The other moms cracked up. I admit I laughed too.

 

-I confess that she also pulled another moment of hilarity when they were showing us a Red-footed Tortoise. Kyra got excited and said, "Turtle!" and the very nice lady who saw and opportunity to teach said, "Well actually it is a Tortoise.." Kyra looks at her with this angry/disdainful look and says. "TURTLE." in a voice that clearly said. I'm not stupid lady. I know what I am talking about.

(Legit Kyra's expression)

-I confess that I have some serious anxiety issues when it comes to asking people questions. For example: I wanted to take Kyra to the Y to swim for the first time. Problem is I have never used the pool and didn't know the procedure/rules. I WAS UP FOR HOURS WORRIED ABOUT THIS. However I told myself to woman up and do the thing because Kyra would love it and I AM THE MOM. It worked out just fine and the girl was super sweet about it. Kyra loves the water and we will be going back a LOT more often! I did it!

-I confess that one of the biggest reasons I look forward to confession week is to look for more Disney Gifs/ having a Gif theme. For some reason when it all connects it pleases me. 

That's it for me this week. Happy Humpday Everyone! 

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Friday Favorites~#Blogtober14~ Things I am an Expert At....

Good Morning Everyone,

It's time for Friday Favorites!!! 

Today I am doing a different type of favorites and also continuing to follow along with my #Blogtober fun! However if you want to check out some Fall Fashion Favorites I did a whole post on them yesterday!

Today I am going to share with you Things I am an Expert At....aka things that are my favorite because I happen to be good at them. 

One~ Pinterest
I can pin with the best of them I tell ya! Seriously I start most sentences with "I saw this thing on Pinterest" or with "You know on Pinterest they said that you should...."  Yes I will admit it, I'm THAT girl. Whatever, I'm awesome at it. 

Two~ Movie Quotes
Not only can I quote most movies but I can tell you what movie a quote is from even when I just hear it in passing. Someone else can be having a conversation totally separate from mine and I will hear a quote and suddenly I am all ears and quoting the next line back to them. Again I am awesome. 

Three~ Song Lyrics
My expertise is not limited to movie quotes alone. Oh no. You see I can remember the lyrics to songs that you haven't heard in YEARS. Seriously I was watching a YouTube video the other day and she was playing 90s music and I knew all the words to all the songs. Not to mention I know all the words to most 80s songs and can tell you what year it hit the Billboard hits list and who sang it. I once won a bet with a guy at work who didn't think I could tell him who sang the song that was playing on the radio. I won lunch when I told him it was Quarterflash-Harden My Heart- 1982

Four~ Disney Trivia
Yes this probably goes along with songs and movie quotes but hear me out. I am UNBEATABLE at Disney Trivial Pursuit. Seriously....no one in my family will play with me anymore....(I know those movies backwards and forwards....no joke) 

Five~ Reading
I am an avid reader. It is nothing to me to finish four or five books a week. All of them being well over 700 pages. Now it has slowed down a bit since I had Kyra but I still read as often as I possibly can. I am also a quick reader, I breeze through books faster than white girls sip PSL's. I love books and someday very soon I hope that I will finish writing mine and you all will be reading them! (Cheers to those doing NANOWRIMO next month...it will be my THIRD TIME!!) 

So there you have it folks, aren't you jealous of my wonderful abilities? Such talent! 


Happy Friday Lovelies, we will see you all back here tomorrow for more #Blogtober. Until then...enjoy the song of the week! (It's a 90s Throwback!) 

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Wednesday Confessions

Good Morning Everyone!


It's Wednesday and that means it is Confession Day!!

One
This has been like the most crazy couple of weeks. Between birthdays and planning and household chores....it has just been madness. I am not kidding when I say that I will be so relieved once things calm down again....

Two
I'm just gonna go ahead and say it though some of you will have a fit, but I am OVER summer time. I hate the heat. I hate the humidity and I want my cold temps back again. Seriously, just send me to Antarctica, anything to be away from the heat....

 

Three
I kinda suck at planning things. I start to do something and then don't finish because of distractions and whatnot. This birthday planning business is tough and even though I am so excited that everything is working out and Kyra is going to have an awesome first birthday, this is exhausting. However I will be so happy to see her little face when we go to the zoo on Sunday!

 

Four
I keep meaning to work on my YouTube reviews/favorites videos but won't film until things 1. calm down and 2. I get my eye brows done. Honestly the eyebrows are the biggest issue. I have to get them done today because I do not....

Five
I love thrifty shopping. Seriously I have looked at my receipt from the K-mart like fifty times. I got eye shadow for 29 cents! I got an entire winter wardrobe for Kyra for under 15 bucks! Seriously I have been searching for other store closings because that was boss.

 

Okay some short confessions this week because I am already late for running out the door to get Kyra to story time and I am going to pick up my Mum so she can go with us. Then I have to work on the blog post for tomorrow because tomorrow is Kyra's 1st Birthday!!!!!

See you all tomorrow!!

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