I Need a Good Book.

Books.

     I love to read. But I haven't been totally addicted to a good book since I blew through Hunger Games earlier this year. While I believe that asking people for book suggestions can be a tricky move, since many people like many, MANY different kinds of books, I thought I'd take the risk and ask anyway! 

   I really love all books. Mostly fiction, historical fiction or fantasy. I just love stories ya know??

What suggestions do you have for me?? What's your favorite book?

Something New.

      I'm going to try something new here. Something I don't think I've done in a long while. I usually wake up in the morning and lay in bed, listening to Jacob thundering around in the kitchen or closet getting ready for work. Well that's a partial lie: he tries to be quiet but something, I think he just forgets. He likes when I get up with him, plus I should do it anyway, it's way easier then when the house is quiet again. But anyway...


     I wake up in the morning and try to think of something super cute, super trendy, super something to blog about. Whether it's a DIY about wreath making (which seems to be my specialty...) or a new recipe for pancakes or some monochromatically inspired fashion post, I keep trying to follow blog-suit, to blog about what I think other would want to read about. But then I started thinking, after my brunch with Brandi in DC, that that is not what blogging is all about, is it? I started blogging as a way to share who I am, the ideas I have, the inspiration I have, not sharing what I've seen on other blogs and pretending that it's my own. So I thought I'd try something new today. I thought I'd try to share what's on my mind right now.


     I have a slight feeling that this post will be long, but I can always go back through and edit it, right??? It's been a long, long time since I've just sat down to see what comes out. I used to journal a lot, something I'm trying to get back into. I started when I tried dating a guy who was 10 years older then me and was HIV positive, something I can address later if anyone wants to hear that story, I had no one to talk to about it so I started writing it down. Then my journal grew into a third arm when I was in therapy and here I am now, two dozen later.


      But it wasn't since I was addicted to journaling that I've let myself sit down and just let it all out. I'm working on some new segments for my blog that I hope will stick and actually work out. I tried the Dinner with Alice bit and I liked the concept, but it didn't turn out as...creative as I thought. The concept I came up with was to research a certain kind of cuisine and find out why it's the way it is. For example, why is Indian food a lot of saucy entrees usually over rice? What was around them geographically or what happened to them culturally that evolved their food into that? But it just didn't stick. I want something more...me.


     So I've started compiling a list of things I'd personally like to explore. Brandi helped me see this. We were at this place called Open City in DC and it was so very precious. The kind of cafe that I could probably live in, being all hipster and India, sitting at a table with my glasses, coffee and journal observing life and making a living writing about it. Man, that would be cool. Anyway, I told her I really love creative writing. More so then anything. I would have gotten a degree in it if I wasn't obsessed with journalism in college. I also expressed my deep, growing love for bloody mary's. She suggested that once a week, I post a creative writing piece of my own. Something I either wrote that week or at some point in my life. Then she also suggested that I post a bloody mary of the week, since I have a bazillion pictures on my phone, all different BM's. 


      Getting to the point here...these suggestions would all be something I love, things I'm good at and things that would make my blog feel more like...well...me! And what I'm getting at is that isn't that the point?? We're suppose to be sharing who we are because we're awesome individually and even better when we're in the community of the blogging world!!! Well, world both blogging and otherwise, look out. I'm finding out more and more about myself that I want to share and I will!! It's a growing process, right??


     If you stuck this post out, thank you and congrats! You've reached the end. It's people like you that inspire me and that make me feel like my life is jut important enough to share. Have a WONDERFUL Tuesday and share your feelings below!

And here's a tune I'm SUPER into right now!

30 Days: Day Seventeen.

DAY SEVENTEEN: WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU ARE EXCITED ABOUT?

Toronto.

      In 6 days, I will be making the second biggest move of my life!! Toronto bound and excited! I count myself as being a very lucky girl. I have such a great boyfriend and because of him and his amazing job, I am able to have all of these life experiences that I would never have had on my own.

     This time last summer I was preparing for the biggest move of my life: from Oregon to Connecticut. I had never lived out of the state before, let alone 3,000 miles away from anything and everything I knew. Man, was that move hard! But now we're preparing to move to Toronto and I am like a kid at Christmas! THIS IS SO EXCITING! I can't wait for the new people, the new places, the new culture! 

     

30 Days: Day Sixteen.

DAY SIXTEEN: ANOTHER PICTURE AND 15 NEW FACTS.

I'll use this picture because I think it's funny and I look really happy.

Oh boy, 15 more facts? Do I have 15 more facts to share?

You betcha!

Jacob and I had some really good conversations during our

6 hour drive home.

I think I have some new material!

1. Lets start with the fact that I secretly love long drives with my man because it allows up to open up and really talk with no distractions, no friends, no TV, no cell phones. Just us, music and the open road.

2. I'm challenging myself in this coming move to really explore what kind of person I want to be and to work hard to develop my career.

3. I used to be self conscious about the way I eat. I think it was the braces.

4. When I was a kid, I went through the scared-of-my-parents-dying phase. I swore every time they left the house they wouldn't come back.

5. I feel motivated about 4 or 5 days out of the week. But it's usually only when I am not able to act on those motivations. I.E: When I'm at work, I tend to get really good blog ideas or story ideas...and I can't do anything about it. Then once I'm off work, I couldn't be bothered...why is that?

6. I really want to go to the Electric Daisy Carnival next year in Vegas.

I could pretty much die a happy person after that.

7. I love typewriters. Especially my old Smith and Corona my dad had refurbished for me! 

8. I really want a tattoo but am too scared to get one. I don't like pain and I can't commit to an idea.

9. I'm really into Dawson's Creek right now. Problems back in the 90's were just so funny! Plus, I like Katie Holms before she became Mrs. Tom.

10. I bought a children's book of riddles from 1960 from Goodwill a few weeks ago and when I read it, I laughed at every single riddle.

11. I haven't owned white socks...I think ever. I'm a fan of crazy, multicolored socks with kittens and sail boats that only stretch half way up your shin. And they rarely match.

12. I hate feet. Like. I really hate feet.

13. I secretly want to be a GoGo Dancer at a techno club or something.

But I am not nearly skinny enough to be comfortable in those tiny outfits.

I just like the idea of being able to dance my booty off every night and get paid. That sounds awesome.

14. I have a weird obsession with heels but rarely wear them.

15. It's 32 days until my 24th birthday.

Stepping Back In: DC

Happy Monday everyone!!

It's a great Monday for me because for the first

time in a long time, I am not opening the bar!

I'm sorry but there's nothing worse then a Monday at a bar.

I thought I'd step back into reality for a little while

and share some high lights from my weekend in DC!

Crossing the Tappan Zee Bridge. 

We arrived in DC about 9pm on Friday night.

After catching up a bit with friends, we headed to a bar

called the H Street Country Club.

As we got off the Metro and into a cab, DC was hit by

the most intense thunderstorm.

As we drove, street signs were being torn off poles.

Scaffolding was flying through the air like paper.

Trees were being thrown around like dolls and we watched

many power outages.

But we made it to the bar!

This picture is of my friend Lizzie and I after out 4 second run from

the cab to the bar.

It was raining THAT hard.

Playing mini golf at the bar.

One of the holes was themed Zombie Presidents!

I <3 Teddy :)

Saturday, as my friends slept in, I got up and navigated my way to

Open City in DC to meet up with Brandi from Not Your Average Ordinary.

It was probably one of the best ideas of my life.

i'm at a cross roads and really needed to meet with a fellow blogger,

and not just any blogger!

I feel like Brandi and I really connected on different levels.

Go check her out!!

This is a picture of just one of the horrendously long

escalators taking me to the Metro platform.

Wanna hear the worst thing ever?

When I was on my way to meet Brandi, 

I had to CLIMB one of these bad boys....

I was slightly hung over...

and I was about 90 degrees.

No. Bueno.

The rest of Saturday was spent seeking refuge at the Smithsonian's 

Natural History Museum.

It was amazing!

I can't believe how many museums there ARE there!

While I could spend weeks wandering around,

I wasn't feeling it too much on Saturday.

It was hot, I was dehydrated and really tired.

I so not used to staying up late.

After a late lunch at a local Irish pub and a short nap

watching Ocean's 12, we headed to the east side of DC to see

Gareth Emery at Club Fur.

Man. It was probably one of the most amazing shows I've seen.

This is my life.

And I love it so.

After sleeping till 11:30, we pulled ourselves together

and braved the heat again to refuel.

We went to a little place called Blue 44,

and every single time someone said "Blue 44" 

all I wanted to say was "HIKE!"

or whatever they say in football...

I had Eastern Eggs Benedict which was a normal benedict

with a crab cake and fresh tomato.

It was incredible. And reasonably priced!!

We spent the rest of the day eating FroYo by the Zoo and watching America's Funniest Home Videos.

Jake and I braved the long 6 hour drive home and had a realy great time.

Sadly, this morning I had the hardest time getting up.

I really need to stop being so adventurous. 

It's exhausting.

9 days till TORONTO!

30 Days: Day Fifteen.

DAY FIFTEEN: FIRST TEN SONGS ON MY IPOD.

Well I'm not cool enough to have an iPod but I do have this sweet 

Sansa Media MP3 player...

This post actually motivated me to find my charger and charge

the thing for the first time since I moved to Connecticut....

Lets see what last year me had on here:

1. Shiny Toy Guns: We are Pilots.

2. Benny Benassi: Put Your Hands On Me.

3. Muse: Falling Down.

So far, a good range!

4. Flux Pavilion: The Step.

5. Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart.

Yeah, I'm cool.

 6. Skrillex: Slats Slats Slats.

7. Freestylers: Cracks.

8. Lady GaGa: Just Dance.

9. Pendulum: Different.

10. David Guetta: Who's That Chick.

As you can see, I have a...different style of music.

When I work out I need something crazy loud and upbeat!

What's your music style???

30 Days: Day Fourteen.

DAY FOURTEEN: A PICTURE OF MY FAMILY AND I.

Back in the day: Chelsey, Mom, Dad and I.

Last summer: Grandma, Mom, Chelsey, Dad and me.

Miss them.