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And now I sit here, trying to decide if I should attend an inauguration party in downtown Tampa. It's so COLD that I really lack the will to do anything other than lie in a hot bath. Perhaps will just snuggle up with the cat and a heating pad.
OK...so over the last few weeks, I've had a lot of time to think about relationships, people, life, whatnot. January's been crazy. So much so, that I've decided not to think of events as "good" or "bad" but just "things that happen". And I've also decided that people's actions are not a reflection on me, but on them (boyfriends going AWOL, etc...). It's been really freeing to think of things this way.
Anyway, I'm rambling. Been on the computer far too long.
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This whole weekend I have been on a quest to get a St. Paddy’s Day banner/flag to hang outside my house. I don’t know why. I’m not even Irish! They had them at Michael’s, but they don’t have them in stock. So, I went over to Serendipity (expensive,very cute gift store over on Davis Island). Of course, THEIR flags were twice as much!!! Decided to go INTO Serendipity. (bad choice). They are stocked with Webkins, and my teacher’s brain snapped into spending overdrive. Remembered how Cori had a monkey webkin in her classroom, and she lets one student from her class take it home with them over the weekend. Then, they write in the “webkins” journal what they did. (actually, it’s supposed to be the webkin itself writing in the journal. And also, being a monkey, it fits with our African theme. Crap. Gonna have to buy a webkin AND a flag now.
- Mood:
energetic
SO I have decided to try going to the Aveda Institute to get my hair done by the students there. That should cut the cost of highlights, cut and style in half. Trivial, I know, but important to me just the same. I may get rid of cable as well, TV sucks anyway. I need to seriously cut down on my spending…
1) Answer the questions below
2) Take each answer and type it into Photobucket
3) Take a picture from the results and post.
You can't copy the persons answers who posted this before you!
1. The age you will be on your next birthday:
Thirty Seven!!!
2. A place you’d like to travel:
Istanbul
3. Your favorite place:
Rome
4. Your favorite object:
jewelry
5. Your favorite food:
Sushi
6. Your favorite animal:
Cat
7. Your favorite color:
lime green
8. The town in which you were born:
Coconut Grove
9.The town in which you live:
Tampa
10. The name of a past pet:
Iggy
11. A favorite celebrity:
Angelina
12. Your name/nickname/screen name:
Stephanie
13. A favorite song:
Cable Car
14. Your middle name:
Lynn
15. Your last name:
Snowden
16. A bad habit of yours:
Obsessing
17. Your first job:
Nanny
18. How you feel about your Life:
content
19. One word to describe you:
dork
- Location:home
- Mood:
bored - Music:America's Next Top Model
Yesterday, with very little fore-thought, I chopped about 6-7 inches off my hair. It was almost boob length, and now it’s just above my collar bone. It just felt long, dry, and dead to me. In any case, it really feels like I’ve “lightened my load”. Oh! and it’s very bright, too…light blonde highlights with red streaks mixed in and my natural dark brown. I feel so refreshed! :)
Currently Reading:
The Game of Chess
Next on the list:
The Club Dumas
Gods Behaving Badly
Entre Nous
To Purchase a second time since I gave my first copy away and now I want to re-read:
Eat, Pray, Love
I recently signed myself up as a consultant with Arbonne International. Arbonne is a Swiss company that formulates all natural health, wellness, and beauty products. Some of the great things about Arbonne are that the products are totally vegan, they are cruelty free, and no harmful chemicals, or chemical colorants are used in any of their formulations. If you are interested in checking out the products, log on to www.arbonne.com.
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Go to the Arbonne site, and go to America - English.
Once in the site, click Shop Online.
Click Login (near the top of the page).
Once you are on the next page, go to the right block side and click on Client Registration.
On the next page, it will say Register Now - Enter Your Consultant's ID.
My ID is 17478557
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This seems like a lot of instructions, I know, but I don't think it will be so long when you actually get in there.
If you have any problems or any product questions, please let me know!
Thank you! Happy shopping!
- Location:Tallahassee
- Mood:
creative
And she said it with ATTITUDE. This is one of the reasons I love my job sometimes.
- Location:home
- Mood:
happy - Music:watching Heroes
It’s funny how I spent the drive to and from Tallahassee obsessing about past grudges. This, during the holiday weekend, when gratitude is the key phrase of the day. I’ve decided, in my life, that I have bigger fish to fry than to worry about people who may have wronged me in the past. I’ve been carrying these negative feelings towards these people for way too long, and it’s becoming unhealthy. It’s also really trivial. If I need to worry about anything (which, right now, thank God I don’t) it’s the big stuff. Sooo…new on the list is to conciously let it go! :)
For the first time in years I'm actually excited about X-Mas! I even bought a wreath to decorate and pawed through my box of X-Mas ornaments. Tomorrow, I'll go by Anna's house to get my tree and start the Christmas decorating frenzy. Jeeze, we haven't even had Thanksgiving yet.
- Location:home
- Mood: grateful
- Music:Beck
Your Score: Rose
You scored 25% strength, 24% intelligence, 57% friendliness, and 47% escapology!
So you're in love with The Doctor. Who wouldn't be, with a gorgeous mug like his? But how much do you actually help him out? Not a whole lot. You're not the one who figures things out, and you're certainly not winning any awards for kick-assery. Still, you're pleasant enough to be around, and exactly what the Doctor needs to start getting over his emo side. It certainly doesn't hurt that you're the first companion who really knows how to dance.
| Link: The Doctor Who Companion Test written by lobotomy42 on OkCupid, home of the The Dating Persona Test |
- Location:Tallahassee, Florida
- Mood: cheerful
Possible dating- situation- person called me last night. We made plans to do something on Friday.
AND...
A teacher spent all day taking care of a puppy that she found in the school parking lot. I had her and another teacher trying to talk me into adopting her all day. Mr. C. even said that they'd all put in to get the puppy her shots if I'd take her. I feel so loved. Even though yesterday I didn't get one ridiculous "teacher shout-out" (these little blue certificates that one teacher can give another if they do a really neat lesson).
Apparently, I am not going to be able to sleep much for the next few weeks. Saturday morning, I have to meet some other teachers at the mall at 7am to drive over to St. Petersburg to do the "Race for the Cure". The next two Saturdays I have sadistically signed myself up to take writing trainings from 8:30-1:30. It's cool. I need the money!!!!
Oh.No. I've wasted too much time on the computer.
- Location:Tampa, Florida
- Mood: happy
- Music:ye Oprah Winfrey Show
Must be calm, and be present like the Buddhist Monks.- Mood:
anxious
Saturday was my actual birthday, and after I was done vomiting, I had a great day! Leann and I met at Pink Flamingo for a late lunch, and then got pedicures. Then, I stopped by Rick's house to check out his "back-to-black" party. At 8, a bunch of friends came over to my house and then we all went to Ybor City, to Acropolis to, as I put it, "watch Greek people eat Greek food and watch non-Greek people eat Greek food." It was one of those nights where everyone got along and seemed to genuinely enjoy each other's company. We hung out in Ybor for a bit after that, but I was showing temperance and "making good choices" because I had to teach Body Flow on Sunday morning.
Sunday, Anna and Dan stopped by with my lawn mower that they put together for me. Then, I got a text from a friend who wanted to stop by after watching the Buc's game (which we won). Dude couldn't stand up by the time he got over here...he ended up passing out in my extra bedroom. More on that ridiculousness later.
Oh, and the weather here is insanely beautiful. Low humidity, cool breezes, and everyone is completely blissed-out by it. Gawd, I love the fall. I even made a cute little Halloween themed apron to wear at school. Can't freakin' WAIT for Halloween and Guavaween. Here's a pic of my apron. I'm very proud.
And, finally, I leave you with a pic of some flowers that I took in Hyde Park a couple of weeks ago:
- Location:home
- Mood: jubilant
- Music:Oprah
Ummm...and I just spent an hour down in Hyde Park, having the same conversation over and over again..."What's new with you?" "Oh nothing, just working a lot."
My friends do rock though. I really lucked into finding a group of fun, witty, intelligent people to hang out with.
Enough screwing around. Must go cleanse self and get ready to rise at DAWN tomorrow.
- Location:home
- Mood:
surprised - Music:silence
- Location:home
- Mood:
sleepy
I'm going to be in a parade for Halloween (Guavaween here in Tampa), and we were told the theme is "Braveheart". I have REALLY limited funds...any ideas for a cheap, "Braveheart-y" looking costume? The only thing I have so far is the corset I'm wearing in my profile pic...
Thanks!!!
- Location:home
- Mood: happy
- Music:none
I’ve read several books over the course of the summer. Here’s my reading list: Eat, Pray, Love-Elizabeth Gilbert, Keeping Faith-Jody Piccault, HP and the Deathly Hollows, Rise and Shine-Anna Quindlen, 19 minutes, Piccalt (I’m not sure if I’m spelling her name correctly). Eat, Pray, Love was by far, the very best. The quality of Gilbert’s writing is excellent-she manages to be funny even when she’s writing about the dissolution of her marriage. I want to set a reading goal for myself-maybe two novels per month? I generally read right before I go to sleep so it takes me some time to get through a book. I usually wake up with my face pressed in the pages. :)
