some days i'm just so happy i don't even know what to do with myself. today is one such day! heyhey! so i apologize profusely for the lack of regular posting. my life has been RIDICULOUSLY busy, but i am truly loving every minute of it. i managed to cram a whole lot of awesome into what should have been just an average weekend. a lot of singing, but also seeing a play, and catching up my cousin, and surprise-seeing an old friend, some bittersweet goodbyes, but then a lot of awesome times with youth group. unfortunately though, the weekend has left me with a pile of backlogged homework and a bit of a cold.
it's okay though, i am STILL riding high on my french themed birthday party last weekend. it was such a stellar night! that right there, is the cake my best friend L made for me. isn't it gorge?
in a way though, i've been scaring myself. i'm a passionate person, so whenever i like something, i like it A LOT and there is that fear that it could all just blow up in your face. (and i'm not just talking boys here, though i should add:) there is such a calm i guess, in stepping out from under a boy's spell and realizing how awesome you are all on your own. or how great your friends are! or in rhyming off the ten things you love terribly about your life!
1) my mom testing out holiday recipes and playing christmas music.
2) me and my sister having the car, and house to ourselves for the day
3) when, just as you're thinking of someone, they show up!
4) that smile you get when you watch someone else doing something they love
5) my first trip to coldstone creamery! (there aren't that many here in canada, but i wish there were. it was probably the best icecream i've ever had)
6) when TV makes you cry, or feel anything really.
7) playing piano or ressurecting any lost love
8) i might like pretending, as i'm speeding through the dark, singing with the girls at the TOP of our lungs, and thrashing our hair around, that we are in some insanely cool music video.
9) 50% off sales! there were some INSANELY good deals at the mall all week long, which was nice? but unfortunately means i'm WAY over my budget for the month. >.<
10) new friends. some i am getting to know and some i wish i'd known all along
i should also add: eiffel-tower shaped cakes! so? what's been awesome in your life as of late?
xoxo
-B.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
it's been a while since i've done one of these! i think on the whole, things have been pretty great lately. but, this monday morning, as i found myself concentrating and overanalyzing the few things that didn't go so well this last week, i figured i'd step back and look at the good.
2. party planning
3. the fabulousness that is my best friend D
4. bic pens
5. boys who give good advice about the boys who don't call
6. apple picking
7. youth group: i absolutely adore everyone in it!
8. secret societies
9. skype dates
10. chances
haha. i know i've already been crazy talkative today, but can i add one more? you, my dear reader. for sticking around even though things have gotten different around here. i hope YOU are having a fabulous monday.
lovelovelove
-B.
Monday, September 28, 2009
sorry i've been MIA in the last little bit. i am still adjusting to my new incredibly busy schedule. mondays are the most intimidating. as i'm compiling this week's to do list, it looks like there's no end in sight, and this past weekend wasn't nearly as restul as i needed it to be. so before i do anything else, i'm taking a minute to catch up on the things that have been making me terribly happy as of late.
1. baby news
2. bouncy castles
3. when my dad cooks dinner
4. karaoke
5. headbands
6. chow mein
7. new friends
8. getting under crisp sheets at the end of the night
9. playing disney music while i'm at work
10. getting a french connection dress for $3! (thank you sales, discounts, gift cards and winners)
and how have you been?
Monday, September 14, 2009
i hope our weekend was as fantastic as mine was! but in consequence, i didn't have time to write ANYTHING. and i do feel awful about! and sadly this week looks even busier than the last, i'll see how things turn out.1. sunshine on skin
2. celebrity sightings (i saw drew barrymore, ellen page and kristen wiig last night! too much fun!)
3. the front seat of his car
4. dive diners with amazing french toast
5. baby hands
6. the first time you write in a new notebook
7. the novelty of driving
8. catching up over coffee
9. when magazines come in the mail
10. cocktail rings
boo. i'm already exhausted, and i'm only at the beginning of what looks to be an exhausting week! wish me luck!
-B.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
did everyone have a good labour day weekend? mine was good but way too short. school starts tomorrow. so for me, i'm eating icecream for breakfast and watching cartoons, for this one last time. i woke up early to see my sister off for her first day and i was about to complain about how early it was it occured to me, i'd be the one waking up this early pretty much from now until next april! i am excited though.
when i was rewatching the season premier, i picked up this bit of wisdom from glee: the only life worth living is one you're passionate about. if you're not passionate about your about, maybe you should shake things up?
this week, here are the ten things making me terribly happy
1. when you seperate your chopsticks in one clean crack
2. the sound plastic makes when you tear into it (i love new things)
3. dinner dates with my mom
4. homemade smoothies
5. shopping downtown
6. unlimited texting - i just got it and had no idea what i was missing
7. singing
8. baby shoes
9. when someone offers you a ride home, even more so when it's out of their way
10. late night denny's runs with old friends
that's all for now!
xoxo
-B.
Monday, August 31, 2009
song of the day: teenage love affair, alicia keys
this is one of those mornings where i don't feel like doing this. this has actually been an awesome week until i got in the way of it. have you ever looked back on something that's happened and realized you were a saboteur to your own happiness? i'm really bad in the whole boys department, and i mean really bad. i assume things aren't going to work out, and even when i want them too, i kind of drive them that way in the first place. i hope that makes sense, i know i'm being vague.
i used to hate it when my mom said it. but i really do think it's all about having the right attitude. i believe positivity attracts positive things. if i go around expecting all my relationships to fail, that's exactly what will happen. my cynicism about love sometimes does me in. hopefully it's not too late to undo what's been done. i press on. with the 10 things that are making me terribly happy today.
1. first dates (?) and all the butterflies that go with them
2. walking around downtown
3. the smell of new clothes
4. getting a text message that makes you laugh out loud
5. best friends who'll give you advice
6. concert singing: that half song, half scream that can fill an arena and make your skin goose bump a bit
7. girl's nights (i've had three this week)
8. celebrity sightings
9. buttercream frosting
10. the realization that things can always change
phew! could only come up with 6 for a while there. okay. i hope your monday is treating you well! i'm off to go compile by expenses/make new budget for the month. boo. wish me luck with that one! and then i've got to catch up on commenting on all your lovely blogs! sorry i'm so behind.
-B.
Monday, August 24, 2009
hello dolls! and a happy monday to you! even though i way overspent i had a fabulous weekend shopping with my family and chiling at the youth group pool party.
1. making my mom laugh
2. playing with the bubbles in hot tubs
3. butter pecan syrup
4. hugs from my friend A - she's the best!
5. that feeling you get when you finally, really, truly, let something go
6. when my dad takes the day off to spend it with my sister and i
7. the cheesecake factory- they have a new red velvet cheescake and i almost died it was that good.
8. finding the last of the item you want on sale and in your size
9. buying school supplies =P
10. realizing how much a summer has changed you
this week a lot of the posts are going to be about redefining/ re-affirming your style. so i begin the morning/week with some sage advice from dolce and gabbana:
"don't ever forget to be yourself. there is nothing less attractive than someone who's trying too hard. the most important thing is to feel comfortable with yourself and your look. that's as true for makeup as it is for an evening gown."
Monday, August 17, 2009
song of the day: have you ever really loved a woman, bryan adams
random as it is? that song has been stuck in my head ALL weekend long. and this was a super long weekend too! between work and weddings, churching it up, hanging with friends, i've been crazy busy! i'm super tired and i might be getting a bit sick. anyway, before we get on with the list, check out this quotation from one of my favourite bloggers, gala darling:
"i think one of the best ways to get excited about your life is to take stock of the things in it which are already magnificent, fabulous & delightful! if you do it regularly, it starts to become a way of thinking — you feel that your life is already full of glory & wonder, rather than lacking. it’s one of the best ways i know to start feeling real happiness."
so here we go, 10 things to love terribly.
1. birthday parties that get off alright! (i'd like to say a HUGE HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my bestie R! i love you babe!)
2. when father's cry (A's dad lost it while giving his toast at her wedding but it was probably the sweetest thing i'd ever seen)
3. dancing down the aisles at the supermarket
4. looking out from the stage and seeing the faces of people you love
5. getting my bank/visa statement (for once, it's low! woohoo!)
6. being surprised at your own spontanaeity/courage
7. getting the list of my school textbooks (i'm actually really excited about this year!)
8. ticking off that last item on your list
9. the way your legs feel after you've just shaved them
10. the spinach cheese dip at kelsey's, and a table full of people to share it with
you know what i'm not loving? mosquite bites! but i'm not going to think about that right now. i am SO excited for you to read this week's style profile. coming up in a bit!
stay tuned!
Monday, August 10, 2009
so i'm kicking off this week with a new list of the ten things that make me terribly happy.
2. homemade cannelloni & pomegranate italian soda
3. people who believe in you when you don't
4. getting lost on your way home
5. watching my old high school musical on tape with a friend
6. getting packages in the mail
7. old-school gi joe cartoons
8. sneaking into my sister's bed to stay up and talk
9. thunderstorms-as long as i'm inside while they happen
10. being carried. when you're on the taller side, this happens less and less, but i'm happiest when my feet don't touch the ground.
just loving the life i've got, anyway i can. how are you loving yours?
xoxo
-B
Monday, August 3, 2009
g' morning! i'm switching things up a little bit today. just testing it out. let me know what you think. i stumbled across a collection of lists over at rockstar diaries that feature the 10 things that make people happy. so this morning i'm rhyming off ten things that make me terribly happy right now. it was a little hard to come up with, but i think i got it.
2. the smell of old books
3. making plans
4. pink cream blush
5. writing out on my porch, when it's sunny enough to do so
6. movie trailers
7. catching up
8. freshly painted fingernails
9. the smell of a rising red velvet cake
10. countdowns, and the associated notion that something good is coming
-lovelovelove.
Monday, July 27, 2009
1. today: the sun is shining for the first time in DAYS. i'm thinking i'm going to go out and write on the deck. and i'm also grateful for my grandparents. they live down the street from me, but it's not often that i REALLY spend time with them, you know? i love the way they still stock their house with oreos and sunny d for me. i love the way my grandpa talks about himself in third person. and i love the way, after all these years, they still love each other! i was having a week where it felt like nothing really ever lasted, and kinda feel that they're proof some things always will.
2. i'm looking forward to: seeing funny people with my friend T! i haven't seen him in a long time and the movie looks hilarious.
3. one thing that'll make my week: quotations like these! i'm going to need some help for this week's resolution.
got the photo from here“The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation. Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what? After you start doing the thing, that’s when the motivation comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it."
John C. Maxwell
Monday, July 20, 2009
(song of the day: follow through, gavin degraw)1. today: i'm loving girl talk, mostly because i find happiness means nothing if you don't have someone (or two, or three!) to share it with.
2. i'm looking forward to: rekindling an old hobby. i haven't played piano in a while and i need to for this thing coming up at church. somethings are NOT like riding a bike, they take time and practice, and they're all the more beautiful for it.
3. one thing that'll make my week: if i can put some time aside to get some writing done!
Monday, July 6, 2009
2. i'm looking forward to: hanging with my friend E! even though i've known her forever we've never hung out before. do you ever have friends like that? it's made me realize that i could've been missing out on being better friends with the people around me because i spent so much time hanging with the same people. i can't wait to finish the conversation we had at the wedding the other day. i'm excited.
3. one thing that'll make my week: realizing that being awkward is NOT the end of the world.
apologies for the lack of best ofs this week, unfortunately, i was add the last link to my draft in evernote when my internet timed out and lost the whole thing. not to worry though, there's some good stuff coming up.
Monday, June 29, 2009
1. today: i woke up sick and late. but i didn't let it get me down and i'm proud of that. i know the reason it feels like a truck hit me this morning is because i had an AMAZING weekend between weddings and birthdays and die hard. i wouldn't trade it for the world.
2. one thing i'm looking forward to: right now, it's celebrating the birthday of a friend. (love you L!)
3. one thing that'll make my week: if i can find a bottle of arizona's half and half and this quotation.
"The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same."Carlos Castaneda
Monday, June 22, 2009
so i woke up this morning and i wasn't loving my life at ALL. i'm not actually sure that i want to do this today. but then i remembered that days like these are the reason i started writing this section in the first place. so i press on.
1. today: i'm glad my sister's finally on summer vacation and we can hang out. she's had her head in the boks for WEEKS now. we're having a spa day, and then going horseback riding with our cousins.
2. i'm looking forward to: my friends getting married at the end of the week! and transformers, bien sur.
3. one thing that'll make this week better: Psalm 146.
ironically, this morning i came across some tips over at charade for dealing with your down days. v. helpful. that's all for now!
to read why i do this, and for formatting, see here.
Monday, June 15, 2009
1. today: i'm glad my sister's home. i haven't seen much of my family lately. and not just cause i was away on an amazing retreat all weekend. it's been a while since i've actually just hung out with her. she's not off school yet, but helping her study has actually been kinda fun.
2. i'm looking foward to: my first personal shower and my first bachelorette party this weekend!
3. one thing that'll make this week better: if i can find a way to stop these mosquito bites from itching. i'm in major pain here!
what about you? what are you loving about your life this week?
Monday, June 8, 2009
(song of the day: fly with me, the jonas brothers)2. i'm looking forward to: the 1825 retreat! i don't think i've ever been so excited for a retreat before. truly. i can hardly wait till friday. though i mean, there are some really cool things happening between now and then: mini-golfing with jenn, a wicked "surprise" party! i've got a lot of work to do this week too. like, i'm trying to get this story ready so i can submit it for this contest and nothing's really coming together. when friday comes i'll finally be able to breathe and recharge a bit.
3. one thing that'll make my week better: stopping to be appreciative of everything good that's happening! it'd be all too easy to stress over the things i have to do. i mean, that's why i write/do things like these. but of course... if things get really rough, i can always stop and have some icecream not that that whole deal is over. haha. i actually learned a lot from it! more on that later.
so how was your weekend? and how will you love your life this week?
Monday, June 1, 2009
1. today: today, i'm glad i get to spend the day recuperating and blogging. (yeah, i'm sick again =( but i've almost got all of the posts set up for this week!) i'm thankful for things that happened yesterday. it still counts, believe me. i had such an amazing time at youth group yesterday. i love the smell of smoke and today, am glad i can still smell it on my jacket. i LOVE the people there. and i love girl talk and am super glad i've got a whole new bunch of girls to have it with ♥ it's so weird, cause last year, i hated it there, and now i wouldn't trade it for anything.
2. i'm most looking forward to: conan o'brien being on tonight. if you remember, from my list of top ten funny men, conan is my favourite comedian. i'm so excited he's back! and i'm glad jay gets to keep his job too. that whole shuffle up at NBC was kind of ridiculous, but i'm glad it's all getting sorted now. (yes, i talk about late night hosts like they're my friends)
3. one thing that'll make my week: this one's hard. i feel in yesterday alone, my week's already been made! not going to school is a definite plus. and if i can find some saved by the bell on tv, my entire life will be made. mm! and i get to attend a writer's conference at the end of the week as part of my new job thinger. so yeah, i'm loving life.
are you loving yours?
thanks Zoë (HPAD) for this gorgeous picture.
Monday, May 25, 2009
1. today: i met with someone to talk about some really cool oppurtunities for the summer, and for a nanosecond i was upset they don't pay as much as i'd like, but then i realized the sheer magnitude of the oppurtunities being offered. like this is something i've always dreamed of. i wouldn't miss it for the world. to be honest i'm kind of in love with life right now! even though i'm still going through the last week of exams and what not. things are great!
2. i'm looking forward to: making memories with my sister! it's her sweet sixteen on wednesday and i've got tons of little things planned all week. i really hope she likes it.
3. one thing that'll make my week: if i can walk out either of my exams without thinking "i should've studied more," cause that's the worse. guess i better get back to it then!
to read why i do this, and for formatting, see here.
Monday, May 18, 2009
2. i'm looking forward to: this week being over! i know that's not very positive, but it's really looking like it's going to be a crazy one. mind you, it DOES have some bright spots in it, some really bright ones. but i'm really looking forward to the loooooong nap i'll be taking next sunday afternoon.
3. one thing that'll make my week: sleep! whenever i have a lot to do, my sleep cycle always suffers, and that's when sleep is most important! i have to remember to work smarter, not harder.
