The Office

I am slightly addicted to this show.

You should be too : )

Tired

So very tired.

I am just very tired lately.  I get home from work and I feel like I'm completely drained.

I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I'm still adjusting to my new job.  I'm not used to working 40+ hours a week.

And I miss being able to do everything I was doing before I started working full time.

I miss having more than 2 days off in a row.  I miss cooking dinner every night.  I miss our apartment being clean and organized.  I miss having the time to create stuff...

Seriously, all I want is time to paint and clean and organize my guest room... and make it pretty.



I know it sounds like I'm whining.  But I'm not.  I love my job.  It's just very stressful right now and I need to vent.

Ahhhhhh... I feel better already  : )



So, I've been trying to think of things to do that will make me feel better... more energetic... more full of life.

I made a list.

• Reading my Bible more often
• Spending more time outside
• Exercising... especially Pilates
• Being creative
• Blogging more often : )

And lots of other random stuff... but I think I'll start with just those few. 

I guess it's just a matter of making time to do things that I love to do. 

Randomness

Just laying around tonight.  Relaxing after a long day at work.

Windows are open... enjoying the warm spring breeze.

Laying on the couch, browsing through pictures of beautiful things.

Here's a few...





leaf ring



bernese mountain dog puppy

bolthouse farms mango lemonade -- yummy

whitney bed from pottery barn -- love it, want it



grand haven pier -- yes this is just minutes from our apartment : )



phil wants to can strawberry rhubarb jam this year -- oh my

seriously? i want her hair. i want her cardigan.

rainbow cake makes me smile

can't have a post like this without a pioneer woman meal -- short ribs in tomato sauce
i would love to experience this

Have a beautiful day!!

A Birthday Wish

My birthday is next week and I want this...

So I can make things like this...

It's called a silhouette... and I want one  : )

The end.

Mmm-hmmm

I have discovered a delicious new snack.

 

Some girls at work have been bringing them in for breakfast and talking about how yummy they are.

 

So I bought a few.  And I'm so glad I did.

 

It's a new fruit-on-the-bottom greek yogurt called Chobani.

  

  

Yummy.  And good for you too.

The benefits:

• Oh so delicious.
• All natural. No preservatives. No artificial flavors.
• Free of synthetic growth hormones: No rBST-treated milk.
• Includes 5 live & active cultures, including 3 probiotics.
• Made with real fruit.
• Twice the protein of regular yogurts.
• A good source of bone-building calcium.
• Gluten-Free and Kosher-Certified.
• Safe for people with corn, nut and soy allergies.

Pineapple is my favorite so far.

Try it.

An Addiction

I love houses.

I dream about houses.

I could spend hours thumbing/surfing through pictures of houses... the interior, the exterior, and the floor plans.

So, I stumbled across this architect's site a few years ago and I can never get enough.

House plans are sorted by styles... craftsman, cottage, farmhouse, lake house, ranches, traditional...

A few of my favorites so far...

The Silvergate

The Summerhill

The Serendipity

The Kendleton

I could go on and on... looking and dreaming.

Dreaming is fun... take some time to dream today :)

Up And Away

This made me happy.

Seriously.

How cool is that!?

A show on National Geographic called "How Hard Can It Be" did this experiment to see if they really could make a house fly using balloons. And it worked -- They brought the movie to life!!

I love "Up"!  I cry every time I watch it...

Ok, ok.  I weep. 

It breaks my heart, so I cry.  Then it makes me so happy I cry again!

Watch it.