tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54218908493673325532024-02-23T20:03:00.841-06:00North Star Girl Lone Star WorldBriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.comBlogger2026125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-33536893461676771242021-08-05T08:33:00.004-05:002021-08-05T08:33:55.761-05:00I Did A Thing - New Blog<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Last month I did a thing. I started a </span><a href="https://tumbleweedvibes.wordpress.com/blog/" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">new blog</a><span style="font-size: medium;">. In </span><a href="https://mylifeasbrianne.blogspot.com/2021/06/whats-up-wednesday-630.html" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">my last post</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> I made mention of doing it, but I hadn't actually started yet. The day after I posted about it on this blog, I made my first post on my </span><a href="https://tumbleweedvibes.wordpress.com/blog/" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">new blog</a><span style="font-size: medium;">. As of today, Thursday August 5, I officially have 20 posts. I'm not deleting this blog. I've had it since 2009 & there's a lot of memories here. However, I'm not going to use it anymore. It's just going to be like an archive of journal posts for me. I have updated my </span><a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/tumbleweed-vibes-21092695" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Bloglovin</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> if you use that, but I'd love if you'd follow along with me & the next chapter of my life on my new blog:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://tumbleweedvibes.wordpress.com/blog/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><b>Tumbleweed Vibes</b></span></a></p>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-15166786267420897612021-06-30T00:00:00.036-05:002021-06-30T00:00:00.283-05:00What's Up Wednesday *6/30*<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtQ0l9Mvv4Zed5q4B9yZEe3gXxIApX8bKv-UZDAbOMB1AvWbdAY_LDLOF38P59zv7TnOgFMbvdJ7l8zmcaRNY2RW_53-Zvfp86dOdcSREkD4Xsa_7OeGcgLIsXASJPQzuThGg_IC1K_4/s600/What%2527s+Up+Wednesday.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="600" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtQ0l9Mvv4Zed5q4B9yZEe3gXxIApX8bKv-UZDAbOMB1AvWbdAY_LDLOF38P59zv7TnOgFMbvdJ7l8zmcaRNY2RW_53-Zvfp86dOdcSREkD4Xsa_7OeGcgLIsXASJPQzuThGg_IC1K_4/w400-h178/What%2527s+Up+Wednesday.png" width="400" /></a><br /><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Linking up with </span><a href="https://sheaffertoldmeto.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #6b6b6b; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">Sheaffer</a><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> & </span><a href="https://mixandmatchmama.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #6b6b6b; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">Shay</a><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><b>What I'm Eating... </b>summer food? Stuff from the grill, salads, cold pasta</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><b>What I'm Reminiscing About... </b>Pre-2018/2019 me... aka me stress & anxiety got bad.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><b>What I'm Loving... </b>Being back in MN with my family</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><b>What I've Been Up To... </b>Applying to all the jobs</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><b>What I'm Dreading... </b>The constant rejection emails from companies</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><b>What I'm Working On... </b>Finishing my MN real estate license. I have one class left</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><b>What I'm Excited About... </b>Plans with friends & family</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><b>What I'm Watching/Reading... </b>I'm not really watching anything. I put on DDD for background noise a lot but I'm listening to Second Skin on Audible.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><b>What I'm Listening To...</b> currently my Discover Weekly playlist on Spotify but also Second Skin on Audible</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><b>What I'm Wearing... </b>lots of new outfits from Shein</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><b>What I'm Doing This Weekend... </b>Saturday I'm going to my brother & future sister-in-laws for some wedding planning, then probably out to the farm with my family, & then the show of an acquaintance with my cousin. Sunday probably more time at the farm.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><b>What I'm Looking Forward To Next Month... </b>Starting therapy, lots of plans with friends & family, hopefully finishing my MN real estate license.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><b>What Else Is New... </b>I'm working on starting a new blog. I'm not going to delete this one. I may or may not still do link-ups & the surface level posts I've been doing for forever on here but I'm working on starting a new one that's going to go in a different direction. I'm trying to do it on Wordpress which I've never used so if anyone has any helpful tips for how to start it up that'd be great!</span></div></span></div>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-39156865206129600832021-06-29T00:00:00.053-05:002021-06-29T00:00:00.243-05:00Finding My Purpose: What Brings Me Joy<p style="text-align: center;"> I was cleaning out my bookmarks the other day & saw one called <a href="https://www.lavendaire.com/how-to-find-your-purpose/" target="_blank">How to Find Your Purpose in Life</a>. Seeing as how I'm currently trying to figure out my life after having just quit my career, moving 1200 miles away, & leaving a relationship I thought was going to be my last, it seemed like a bookmark I should look into. It had 4 overarching questions followed by 2 "to-dos." I thought about just journaling them but then thought, why not blog them instead?!</p><p style="text-align: center;">The overarching questions:<br />1. What brings you joy<br />2. What makes you unique<br />3. What does your perfect life look like<br />4. How can you give back to the world</p><p style="text-align: center;">The to-dos:<br />1. Look for patterns<br />2. Write your purpose statement</p><p style="text-align: center;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">What Brings Me Joy</u><br /><b>-What activities make me happy</b><br />*Being outside - simply sitting in the sun, hiking, walking with Nash, etc*<br />*Listening to music*<br />*Spending time with friends/family that energize me - Mama, Daddy, Baby Bro, Becky, Kristie*<br />*Writing*<br />*Planning - events, vacations, posts, etc*<br />*Experiencing new places/things*<br /><br /><b>-What do I love to do<br /></b>*Visit new places - cities, bars, restaurants, etc*<br />*Listen to music - especially live*<br />*Spend time with Nash, friends, family*<br /><br /><b>-What can I find myself doing for hours on end & not be tired<br /></b>*Listen to music*<br />*Write*<br />*TikTok*<br />*Research/plan trips & new places*<br /><br /><b>-What were my favorite things to do or play as a child<br /></b>*Perform dances - either for myself or family*<br />*Run around barefoot*<br />*Explore nature*<br />*Sing*<br /><br /><b>-What makes me come alive<br /></b>*Coming up with new ideas*<br />*Learning new things*<br />*Seeing new places*<br />*Being in nature*<br /><br /><b>-What things have made me feel excited to get out of bed</b><br />*Having an adventure planned - whether extended or just for the day*<br />*Coffee & morning alone time*<br /></p>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-46826585725139692812021-06-25T07:23:00.005-05:002021-06-25T07:23:31.887-05:00Friday Favorites *6/24*<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCX-iqtbKA-XkViXtDnVSPbSTEZ-tY9SbndCk0cGDcUuG5U1o3wIksNW6DkAtcPwz34ah2nKcDMUxHMKAfLolNrVONx-eHjBvRSYrYW0s3n5sENxjeiV2OLT1qUbsWQcYVlxELMjWBtNk/s1600/Friday+Favorites.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1600" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCX-iqtbKA-XkViXtDnVSPbSTEZ-tY9SbndCk0cGDcUuG5U1o3wIksNW6DkAtcPwz34ah2nKcDMUxHMKAfLolNrVONx-eHjBvRSYrYW0s3n5sENxjeiV2OLT1qUbsWQcYVlxELMjWBtNk/w400-h171/Friday+Favorites.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">Linking up with </span><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #440c10; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Andrea</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>What I'm Grateful For</b><br />*Watching the sunrise every morning*<br />*Being back in MN*<br />*Getting closer to having my MN real estate license*<br />*No more sharing walls with neighbors*<br />*Finding a new therapist*<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>What I Accomplished</b><br />*I passed my real estate exam for my 2nd MN real estate course*<br />*I had an interview for a director of curriculum & instruction at a charter school*<br />*I started a new daily routine*<br />*I dyed my hair*<br />*I applied to DOZENS of jobs*<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>From the Phone</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b>Favorite Things From June</b><br />*Moving back to MN*<br />*The school year ending*<br />*Meeting my friend's new baby for the first time*<br />*Getting to see all of my MN best friends*<br />*Talking to a new boy*<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Funnies</b></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEW8_bbIFkfUAJmbCa_HUDGMfukWzyNooEyMYh-Vj3gj3haK6lq7UAj00swY7AZS20dxjcgdIL3_ePgAOqFM6aIgIsR95LEHYlgTID_3mz7hPTFc3I59GZSEi_72YkcbPvsG_j2zWUlI/s1236/f5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="828" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEW8_bbIFkfUAJmbCa_HUDGMfukWzyNooEyMYh-Vj3gj3haK6lq7UAj00swY7AZS20dxjcgdIL3_ePgAOqFM6aIgIsR95LEHYlgTID_3mz7hPTFc3I59GZSEi_72YkcbPvsG_j2zWUlI/w268-h400/f5.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRN4MqrDbbyfE3RLOY85HQhxH5UyVyKM0mONsCmVF3uYgWsl0rTtGxlWuMa5uMNQdQktcKwkJqq4ZEzxj_tiVoqO1O1mGvOapECEqVd4ixjL70Ye6Yt6BCnAmalLDB6GvVVb1q2Zt6Gs/s828/f4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="828" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRN4MqrDbbyfE3RLOY85HQhxH5UyVyKM0mONsCmVF3uYgWsl0rTtGxlWuMa5uMNQdQktcKwkJqq4ZEzxj_tiVoqO1O1mGvOapECEqVd4ixjL70Ye6Yt6BCnAmalLDB6GvVVb1q2Zt6Gs/w400-h301/f4.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />This will forever be funny no matter how many times I see it</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTr-m2z9RWS3qSTtHLKK3vwZzOVX-WT-ol22lICYR-o5wMToNx7w5wWhbtzESsQPeY-aJf_lDmjamM5ACHPwZdr_oBJfWz7qzn-HQAATQEelqPNyjFncLMGwEkemqZ7mbMzLhkEsD6yw/s828/f3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54eagmmsSGMDgOHEp_zAsYbjpezb7RCZUXrkEAO_C6FI8RDvsMvKcPu41RHOHqRMcb0BWYk0bu5zTO1-9gpDdt3hvXW8cP524pqaB0vMDLEzgC5BUvR3bBSRImSofdRLBQGSXk1qFaEI/s828/f1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="828" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54eagmmsSGMDgOHEp_zAsYbjpezb7RCZUXrkEAO_C6FI8RDvsMvKcPu41RHOHqRMcb0BWYk0bu5zTO1-9gpDdt3hvXW8cP524pqaB0vMDLEzgC5BUvR3bBSRImSofdRLBQGSXk1qFaEI/w400-h400/f1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-59038275010571433252021-06-24T00:00:00.063-05:002021-06-24T00:00:00.275-05:00Monthly Musings June 2021<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDidWDzpM9YZrfpKsymbGnd4vKTcaZQMeimhWvnlL3a5shmEhLXEv7VHnk_hP_q30Gp3wYk3XSxq0hstYy3KdovbeRExXkO7PnXvZA1nuVMO6wQnhuwrqnJInJl9D0P3tX2DHnWJ4ToM/s631/June+2021+Monthly+Musings+Graphic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="631" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDidWDzpM9YZrfpKsymbGnd4vKTcaZQMeimhWvnlL3a5shmEhLXEv7VHnk_hP_q30Gp3wYk3XSxq0hstYy3KdovbeRExXkO7PnXvZA1nuVMO6wQnhuwrqnJInJl9D0P3tX2DHnWJ4ToM/w400-h225/June+2021+Monthly+Musings+Graphic.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Linking up with <a href="http://holly-pinklady.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Holly</a> for Monthly Musings</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>1. Any last day of school traditions?</b><br />Despite a preschool-12 grade education, 5 years of college, & 9 years as a teacher, I don't think I've ever had a last day of school tradition. Just extreme gratitude for making it to the end of the year. This year was different though in that my last last day of school came & went without me realizing that it was probably my last. I decided to stop applying for full-time teaching jobs & so unless I wind up back in grad school I will probably never see another first & last day of school until I potentially have my own kids...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>2. Do you make a summer list? What is everyone looking forward to most this summer?</b><br />I've made summer bucket lists in the past but this year I didn't. I've got a 101 in 1001 goals list going, as well as starting daily to-do lists this week that I plan on doing for at least 30 days, if not longer, but I don't have a summer specific list this year. I'm looking forward to just being back in MN with my family & friends and finding myself again after losing myself over the past couple of years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>3. Any summer vacation plans?</b><br />Since I just moved back to MN from TX, & currently don't have a job/paycheck come Sep 1, I don't have any plans to go anywhere big this summer. Mostly just random little things around MN that I haven't done in forever.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>4. Favorite summer outfit? What do you live in in the summer?</b><br />I'm currently working on changing up my wardrobe so I don't really have a favorite summer outfit yet. I do tend to live in either jeans or shorts & a t-shirt or tank top though. <a href="https://us.shein.com/Floral-Print-Knot-Halter-Top-Shorts-p-2577404-cat-1780.html?scici=Search~~EditSearch~~1~~Floral_20Print_20Knot_20Halter_20Top_20_26_20Shorts~~~~0" target="_blank">This outfit</a> is supposed to be arriving by tonight & I am super excited for it to show up. I'm hoping that it fits right & looks cute so I can wear it to brunch on Sunday with my cousin.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifscvZM4Bb9ZGoTelnx7p1bGMDpue2heEmudtOMqg7ZtJO8-zHpdYxcNUU03Jk8BE3HZgeBvdUnzLXka1z9-_7epeykVW59r2TQxHcGLbrXuFi0k6bWGBosbAl6qbzzmGjJEic2FcVURs/s259/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="194" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifscvZM4Bb9ZGoTelnx7p1bGMDpue2heEmudtOMqg7ZtJO8-zHpdYxcNUU03Jk8BE3HZgeBvdUnzLXka1z9-_7epeykVW59r2TQxHcGLbrXuFi0k6bWGBosbAl6qbzzmGjJEic2FcVURs/w300-h400/download.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>5. Favorite summer meal?</b><br />Either a cold pasta salad or brats/hot dogs on the grill!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>6. Do you end school in May or June? How about when you were growing up?</b><br />As a teacher, students get out in May. As a teacher I get out in early June. When I was in elementary/middle/high school we got out in June. When I was in college we got out in May.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>7. Bikini? Tankini? One piece?</b><br />Bikini. I have been seeing some cute one piece suits lately though!<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>8. What are your 4th of July plans?</b><br />Getting together with at least some of my dad's side of the family at my grandparents farm to do some clean-up & maybe a bonfire. My grandpa died last April & my grandma died this past February so there has been a lot of clean-up going on at their farm.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>9. Do you dress in red, white, & blue on July 4?</b><br />Usually. I have no idea what I'm wearing this year though. Since I've been changing up what's in my closest I'll have to see what's even in there!<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>10. Charcoal or gas grill?</b><br />Both but there's something special about the smell/taste of a charcoal grill</div>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-64371902643587815572021-06-22T00:00:00.003-05:002021-06-22T00:00:00.274-05:00Finding My Purpose: What Makes Me Unique<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;"> I was cleaning out my bookmarks the other day & saw one called</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://www.lavendaire.com/how-to-find-your-purpose/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">How to Find Your Purpose in Life</a><span style="text-align: center;">. Seeing as how I'm currently trying to figure out my life after having just quit my career, moving 1200 miles away, & leaving a relationship I thought was going to be my last, it seemed like a bookmark I should look into. It had 4 overarching questions followed by 2 "to-dos." I thought about just journaling them but then thought, why not blog them instead?!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">The overarching questions:</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. What brings you joy</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. What makes you unique</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. What does your perfect life look like</div><div style="text-align: center;">4. How can you give back to the world</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">The to-dos:</div>1. Look for patterns<br />2. Write your purpose statement<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">What Makes Me Unique</u><br /><b>-What am I naturally good at? What comes easy to me</b><br />Organization, planning, & researching.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>-What do my close friends & family tell me I'm good at<br /></b>Listening without judgement, being adventurous, having the courage to do/say what others don't. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>-What is the thing that people admire most about me<br /></b>My adventurous & courageous side.<br /><br /><b>-What problems in others am I good at solving (what do people come to me for counsel about)<br /></b>Helping others think things out logically & seeing other/multiple sides to situations<br /><br /><b>-What do I do so well that people cannot determine whether I am working or playing</b><br />Planning trips/events<br /><br /><b>-What was I doing when I was 100% at the top of my game</b><br />Whatever made ME happy regardless of whether or not others wanted to join me</p>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-32373503837875337872021-06-21T06:01:00.003-05:002021-06-21T06:01:58.963-05:00The Next Chapter Starts Now<p style="text-align: center;"> I had a post started, well titled with no content, that I planned on writing & publishing 2 weeks ago when I got back to Minnesota. The title was "Who Says You Can't Go Home" but then I never wrote it. Then, I just enjoyed being home for a week. Then, I went back to Texas with my mom to get the remainder of my stuff. Then, I fell into a funk. Well, actually the funk started as I was back in Houston. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I didn't plan on writing today. Yesterday I decided I needed to work myself out of this funk so I created a to do list. One of those things was catch up on blogs (after I post this I'm off to read!) One of the things was to create a blog plan. However, start journaling & write a post for today were not on that list. But then I sat there watching the sun come up & starting a journal seemed like a good idea. And then publishing what I wrote in the journal seemed like a good place to start in my blog plan. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I thought about titling this post "Monday Morning Coffee" because it is Monday after all & that's what every Monday post since January 7, 2019 has been titled. But it didn't seem right. This post isn't just a recap of my weekend. It is straight up right out of my journal. Once again, I won't make promises to post daily, weekly, or even monthly. It's been nearly 6 weeks since I last posted. That wasn't intentional but I refuse to force anything anymore.</p><p style="text-align: center;">That was a very long winded intro to what I came here to post:</p><p style="text-align: center;">I set lots of goals. I start lots of goals. I'm not always the best at finishing said goals. So far 2021 has had some major life changes though: leaving Danny. Living alone for the first time in 1.5 years. Resigning from my job w/o a new one lined up. Leaving Texas. Moving back in with my parents. Deciding to stop applying for full time teaching jobs. These changes are good for me. I know they are & there were decisions I made all on my own so I <strike>could</strike> can become the best version of myself can possibly be. So I can find the good parts of myself I lost somewhere over the past couple of years. So I can discover new parts of myself that will make my life even better.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Despite all of that I found myself in a funk. While it's completely understandable & I wouldn't fault anyone for feeling the way I am if they were in my position, I need to get myself out of the funk before it spirals further. The unknown is scary & I can feel it causing anxiety to rise & turn into depression. So, it ends today.</p><p style="text-align: center;">If this year has taught me anything it's that healing & growth aren't linear. I know there will still be hard days & somedays I might feel like I'm taking 3 steps back, but I need to make a conscience effort to keep moving forward. So for at least the next 30 days, maybe longer, I'm going to tackle a daily to do list. Some things will be constant like drink my water, read, gratitude journal, etc. & some things will vary day to day based on what needs to get done. </p><p style="text-align: center;">The goal is to change my habits. To create better habits. To become the person I know I'm capable of being. The perfectionist in me also wants to make it a goal to check off all of the items everyday. However, that's not always going to be possible, & that's ok. I'm going to give myself grace. As long as I'm making an effort, whatever gets done gets done. What doesn't can be let go or added to the next day. No more sitting still. The next chapter starts now.</p>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-87762591671408321132021-05-11T00:30:00.001-05:002021-05-11T00:30:00.279-05:00When One Door Closes<p style="text-align: center;"> I didn't mean to disappear for a month again. I actually even printed out a whole calendar with post ideas. I was going to post about my trip to Fort Worth. I was going to post about my friend coming to visit me in Houston. I was going to write about weekly recaps. I was inspired by <a href="https://www.canidecideanotherday.com/">Megan</a> to keep it real & was going to write about weekly feelings. I was going to participate in more link-ups. But I was too tired after the first trip, & then my friend came to visit just a few days later, & then I felt behind, & then life happened, & now here we are.</p><p style="text-align: center;">A lot of people hate on 2020. I had my fair shares of highs & lows in 2020. But that's most years. I know we're only 4.5 months in so there's still a lot to be seen for 2021, but I'd say so far 2021 has been a lot more challenging for me than 2020 was. Not necessarily in bad ways, but definitely in big ways.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I wrote the following last night on notebook paper because I just needed to get my thoughts out. But then I decided to put it here because a)keeping it real & b)one day I want to be able to look back & holding onto a notebook for forever isn't likely to happen. So if you make it all the way through, shout out. If not, that's totally ok. It was a handful of pages & I don't expect anyone else to make it through my ramblings.</p><p style="text-align: center;">In 24 days I'm leaving Texas & this time I'm not coming back. After 9.5 years I'm moving back to Minnesota. I miss my family. I miss my friends. I need my support system. Two years ago I was so ready to go home. I tried my hardest, at the last minute, to get a teaching job. I didn't & so I returned to Texas. 4 days later I met Danny & my life got flipped upside down. I ignored every red flag, fell in love, changed my plans, & lost myself. Almost 16 weeks ago to the day I left Danny & flipped the direction my life was heading yet again. I tried finding me again. I focused on myself, my friends, Nash. I decided it was now or probably never & it was time to go back to MN. I'm ready. It's what I want. It's what I need. But as it gets closer I'm also getting sad. I've only ever been an adult in Texas. I've made a decade of memories, dozens of friends, & my own life here. But at the end of the day I'm holding on because it's familiar & even though I spent my first 23 years in MN, moving back is new, different, & scary.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Yesterday I resigned from my job. I have no job lined up. I've had 2 interviews & didn't get either job. I have another interview on Wednesday & I'm not giving up just yet. However I can't help but think that maybe this is my sign. I've thought about quitting teaching since my first year. Hell, I actually almost changed my major about a year before I graduated. I am torn between excitement & terror. I know deep down I'm only applying to teaching jobs because it's safe. I don't want to be a teacher. It doesn't bring me joy. I love the kids, but it doesn't make me happy. I want to do something else. I want to do something that gives me freedom. I want to do something that lets me be creative. I want to do something that allows me to work remotely. At least part of the time. I got my TX real estate license. I'm working on my MN real estate license. I signed up for classes to help me start my own virtual assistant career. But at the end of the day I don't know that I'm sold on either. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I'm 32 & have no idea what I want to do when I grow up. And in 24 days I don't have a job. And approximately 2.5-3 months later unless I figure it out I also no longer have an income. I am both terrified & excited. I know it's going to work out but I need to figure it out. I have left 4 out of my 5 school districts with no other job lined up. It has worked out one way or another every single time. But I'm still at such a turning point in my life right now, closing some pretty big chapters, & I just wish I knew where to turn next & where to start looking.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I just want to be happy & not look back thinking I wasted my life doing things that I didn't love & made me unhappy more than happy just to survive day to day. My anxiety is at an all time high again. So much so that last week I found myself back in the ER again because my blood pressure was high again & I'm back on meds again. I don't want to wish the next 3.5 weeks away. I need that time. I still have people I need to see. But I also desperately need to be with my family again. I also need to figure out my next move. How does one figure out what they want to do with their life when they're pretty sure the job might not even exist, & even if it does it's definitely not conventional.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The silver lining: not only is the sky the limit at this point, but I only have 13.5 days left at my fake & toxic workplace! When one door closes right? </p>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-1148776616758645562021-04-16T07:39:00.000-05:002021-04-16T07:39:10.232-05:00Friday Favorites*4/16*<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsQoBNkcaya3lImVfWyZWgIh7xpGxiLDV0-jRvvyD0dnjvPPZC67d5zAQjWyrc7BJoon_ZLK1zztRDtc9kHUk_SUBusYBoHVRn_XLMH-HZmR4c3w4dIcjKU4NMeYrw4dWyNX5HGMTlMI/s1600/Friday+Favorites.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1600" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsQoBNkcaya3lImVfWyZWgIh7xpGxiLDV0-jRvvyD0dnjvPPZC67d5zAQjWyrc7BJoon_ZLK1zztRDtc9kHUk_SUBusYBoHVRn_XLMH-HZmR4c3w4dIcjKU4NMeYrw4dWyNX5HGMTlMI/w400-h171/Friday+Favorites.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Linking up with </span><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #440c10; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Andrea</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Friday everyone! Yesterday was my Friday at work & this morning I'll be headed to Fort Worth with Nash so we can meet up with one of my friends from grad school. She moved back to the panhandle a few years ago & when we decided we should have a meet up with our dogs halfway, I didn't realize halfway would be Fort Worth. It works out though since we both used to live there! I hope everyone has a great weekend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>1. What I'm Grateful For</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-A college advisor who still looks out for my career 9 years after I've graduated</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Eric Church releasing a new album today</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Only having a 4 day work week</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-My dream MN school district posting multiple openings</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-A girls (& their dogs) weekend</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>2. What I Accomplished</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Applying for multiple teaching positions in MN</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Finishing the coursework for my 2nd MN real estate class</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Laundry</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Packing up clothes I won't be wearing between now & moving</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>3. From the Phone</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbKZwIbXC1CpZW_tXYgCTOQ5R0LH72mrIDT8eTzLGIAvPUEYNY_Z57aL5u0rcgzqs1BtB46VvzQZZv4dKBNowVBHscF2a7BMEe0kGwYb9nH8giyMtLseCdtal1UStQ6L0zOjPjh0Tc6U/s2048/P1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1535" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbKZwIbXC1CpZW_tXYgCTOQ5R0LH72mrIDT8eTzLGIAvPUEYNY_Z57aL5u0rcgzqs1BtB46VvzQZZv4dKBNowVBHscF2a7BMEe0kGwYb9nH8giyMtLseCdtal1UStQ6L0zOjPjh0Tc6U/w300-h400/P1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I saw this TikTok a while back where this girl was getting TONS of invites to weddings of people she doesn't actually know... so now my cousin & I are in a competition to see who can get more invites... this one showed up this week...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi821Zb0poNG3zvJ0wI0-_xbJhmRjt6mbXgIXJ38bWdnD_yb7ZYn2_HpPNumAIRkUF6NjaalBpudlDiPc9VyOfSerFTl4qby6rFGIUFUnBfOKx9scasn5J_UCQXBRUovwIDVBPVBRXwUns/s2048/P2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi821Zb0poNG3zvJ0wI0-_xbJhmRjt6mbXgIXJ38bWdnD_yb7ZYn2_HpPNumAIRkUF6NjaalBpudlDiPc9VyOfSerFTl4qby6rFGIUFUnBfOKx9scasn5J_UCQXBRUovwIDVBPVBRXwUns/w300-h400/P2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8tkvSUmeEuKG32OL2DrYdV1SC1eYTmD4pISQQaeC5YrIoCOWiglF80gH8X_Gnrxp0cN0ShUmq7UWYSaS9UPeSPWAdtlXZ7dalYnzXvTodXYv8YLAEjwGLUoMnhvj2SefzVo7td6T2mTM/s2048/P3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8tkvSUmeEuKG32OL2DrYdV1SC1eYTmD4pISQQaeC5YrIoCOWiglF80gH8X_Gnrxp0cN0ShUmq7UWYSaS9UPeSPWAdtlXZ7dalYnzXvTodXYv8YLAEjwGLUoMnhvj2SefzVo7td6T2mTM/w300-h400/P3.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />2 weeks worth of laundry...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLQ7DXrYUMoxNLBmHVazyEqOqAlgBBApZYa53jGuZxIifrYTt1oU2AaXpAkQb77yXnka4PSvIyJ6sqnS5ZX9lGYf4lxVNQUQtrFZQodN3XOwKKgqhDfV1uXzIb9qqR1pXOGF7nW7xvKo/s2048/P4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLQ7DXrYUMoxNLBmHVazyEqOqAlgBBApZYa53jGuZxIifrYTt1oU2AaXpAkQb77yXnka4PSvIyJ6sqnS5ZX9lGYf4lxVNQUQtrFZQodN3XOwKKgqhDfV1uXzIb9qqR1pXOGF7nW7xvKo/w300-h400/P4.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />I keep seeing an ad for this on Hulu but then forget about it... as soon as I finish Letterkenny... it's on!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNpL_Of9aPPJMcOfyPQHxfviSUUuGBTBzwkR4ua6tNI9-i0fYeBuvAa5JzymVpxrgK-7J00W9qkgBpldu13MfFs-buiylf4cnaw3qtkmqAz6v_BcXnhq8M02k4xG3fdxiGfxexQFVR7o/s960/P5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNpL_Of9aPPJMcOfyPQHxfviSUUuGBTBzwkR4ua6tNI9-i0fYeBuvAa5JzymVpxrgK-7J00W9qkgBpldu13MfFs-buiylf4cnaw3qtkmqAz6v_BcXnhq8M02k4xG3fdxiGfxexQFVR7o/w400-h400/P5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>4. What I'm Looking Forward to in Fort Worth</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Seeing my friend for the first time in like 2 years</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Seeing one of my former athletes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Stockyards!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Nash getting to hang out with other dogs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Buffalo Bros (I used to go there pretty much every Sunday to watch football, sometimes even by myself)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>5. Funnies</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJD9Y0JvGMRcxuuI_CR4lqvzuzS1rBieeXA99Gt0bjkcC2ZUPoo8o3PMpYQBf8Nwve_-TSAPHU15vKswLFYj4LPJhVGxG2FYpnHo63GHeHYnC2dtROpsMv59S7dayMpidYVzntak15iIo/s593/F1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="506" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJD9Y0JvGMRcxuuI_CR4lqvzuzS1rBieeXA99Gt0bjkcC2ZUPoo8o3PMpYQBf8Nwve_-TSAPHU15vKswLFYj4LPJhVGxG2FYpnHo63GHeHYnC2dtROpsMv59S7dayMpidYVzntak15iIo/w341-h400/F1.jpg" width="341" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaT1r4HRWnqqS92kTgzpBpToEmTBQefJuVyCiRQ04ZmS256knrgtv__eFOY4ImT-wbvbhi0FduDoFyo0S72P7uRHxnldigxlm8kIwj9yZQXqW4SCjCv30sGB4MNNO_RomDJUz_IvdI6uA/s828/F2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68W6qHZnvLSWaOaZaOQgbY1_gdBvGtmRzHB_IwGIEu_Y2ASwDhEhHdB3WbpcCgM-7jeelorAn6dTKAm2cZ17szvVJP6bBIb1L_8pfJwDLSEGqDaSh-vvJscvgwDI_3AGOZJ8Xu3LjC6g/s1600/Friday+Favorites.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1600" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68W6qHZnvLSWaOaZaOQgbY1_gdBvGtmRzHB_IwGIEu_Y2ASwDhEhHdB3WbpcCgM-7jeelorAn6dTKAm2cZ17szvVJP6bBIb1L_8pfJwDLSEGqDaSh-vvJscvgwDI_3AGOZJ8Xu3LjC6g/w400-h171/Friday+Favorites.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Linking up with </span><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #440c10; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Andrea</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Friday! This was the week that just kept doing. I didn't really even have to do anything most of the week. There was state testing Mon-Thu & because I have seniors I had "study hall" from 9:20-1:40 all three days & I only had 2 kids show up each day. The last hour was the last period of the day but I only had between 4-6 kids each day. That being said, I spent most of yesterday *thinking* it was Friday so the fact that it's finally Friday for real makes me happy...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>1. What I'm Grateful For</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Having an easy week at work<br />-Not having to buy much from the grocery store this week because food in the freezer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Getting to take Nash to the dog park everyday after work</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Getting to lay by the pool</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Making the decision to not move any of my big stuff back to Minnesota</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>2. What I Accomplished This Week</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Getting to over 50% on my 2nd MN real estate course<br />-Applying to 2 jobs within an hour from my parents<br />-Got Nash scheduled for a doggy daycare meet & greet<br />-Finally responding to emails from when I was gone the second half of the work week<br />-Finding a class sponsor replacement for me for next year</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>3. From The Phone</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVD9kgxi-rd6rPU-zJv3fTkzU5c1yRvt8frd17hYdemj-tSR74LWV0i-mbOq8ai6qp9HYvE4VusKXzU82qLZ1M5I8PrIREzw7T6n-vOIS4GFZ7VaOMA3eesm8cfzP_dAnYb8UWdWKyTo/s2048/P1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVD9kgxi-rd6rPU-zJv3fTkzU5c1yRvt8frd17hYdemj-tSR74LWV0i-mbOq8ai6qp9HYvE4VusKXzU82qLZ1M5I8PrIREzw7T6n-vOIS4GFZ7VaOMA3eesm8cfzP_dAnYb8UWdWKyTo/w300-h400/P1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNp8rQwnmmBI1VgQrVZ_BYR5ooG192-53dlKzHSaHT-TpURuWf7ukaR-QPueQizwl1Mc5NQksJc721vps_Fz0jrIRZrtmMyH04xHRNvoDyxIRS8h5ubJRdxUdjAUDEAx0RQ1mkV_uCaU/s2048/P2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNp8rQwnmmBI1VgQrVZ_BYR5ooG192-53dlKzHSaHT-TpURuWf7ukaR-QPueQizwl1Mc5NQksJc721vps_Fz0jrIRZrtmMyH04xHRNvoDyxIRS8h5ubJRdxUdjAUDEAx0RQ1mkV_uCaU/w300-h400/P2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8-HI8zX2usrC1LmcjlSxiK1jtGtLUOl0ST6ZRgAnri4Jolm_ToAG9zVHC_ov4RjuX3ojow49AhuABh0D8DT2mhe2xOUnWDmRHao-WHydswgyR86VupClDqiwe5EpDiOcstip14yXghs/s1792/P3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8-HI8zX2usrC1LmcjlSxiK1jtGtLUOl0ST6ZRgAnri4Jolm_ToAG9zVHC_ov4RjuX3ojow49AhuABh0D8DT2mhe2xOUnWDmRHao-WHydswgyR86VupClDqiwe5EpDiOcstip14yXghs/w214-h400/P3.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0EnXpKM7eWeUCuLffsEuHYSaIsuZaWcBsT7BNKsOFarpgclldeBM6HpuT1fv9ZH5H2WJuhRVtZL4e1xZGgqGZg65rO6YYuadZ9zgW-78LnHYSdLFB85I8XIOWbviZcEMPwbvgtWWMzM/s1792/P4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0EnXpKM7eWeUCuLffsEuHYSaIsuZaWcBsT7BNKsOFarpgclldeBM6HpuT1fv9ZH5H2WJuhRVtZL4e1xZGgqGZg65rO6YYuadZ9zgW-78LnHYSdLFB85I8XIOWbviZcEMPwbvgtWWMzM/w214-h400/P4.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzIhNxjEqRVjAQcpgqU-rMI7Oy8doOQZ38qhKBC3dNhyphenhyphenshV7Rhe4IXJlDyRIjClRHnxY5N-U7l4MO1x5Gqcpnl4P63FsJ_zl-Sj7G9KcZj1kE6VRP1GzD_ufbYmELHy_T_qvATleODkI/s1792/P5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzIhNxjEqRVjAQcpgqU-rMI7Oy8doOQZ38qhKBC3dNhyphenhyphenshV7Rhe4IXJlDyRIjClRHnxY5N-U7l4MO1x5Gqcpnl4P63FsJ_zl-Sj7G9KcZj1kE6VRP1GzD_ufbYmELHy_T_qvATleODkI/w214-h400/P5.jpg" width="214" /></a><br />Just so you have as much context as I do... this has now been sitting outside my downstairs neighbors door/the stairwell for days now. That's it. That's all I know. My only semi-logical assumption is that they just moved in so maybe they used it to help them haul stuff? But also I live at least ghetto adjacent...</div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>4. Other Careers That Interest Me</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Real Estate Agent<br />-Flipping Houses<br />-Virtual Assistant<br />-Sports Marketing<br />-Something involving travel: travel agent, travel blogger, or just a job that allows me the freedom to travel/work remotely</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>5. 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I'd really like to find a place that's over that way to take him rather than one here. That way he can be in the car with me, he is closer to where I'll be, & it makes drop off & pick up less stressful.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Craving... </b>burnt hot dogs. I keep smelling neighbors grill & I really just want a good, cheap hot dog burnt on a charcoal grill.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Discussing...</b> the ideocracy over the fact that we're still doing state testing this year, even after we had a statewide testing failure yesterday causing districts all over the state have to reschedule the test because the state's system failed.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Enjoying... </b>the fact that I only have around 30 days left of showing up to work this school year</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Preparing... </b>for my trip to Fort Worth next week! Nash & I are going to Fort Worth to meet up with a friend of mine from grad school & her dogs for the weekend!</p>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-91028284521524312572021-04-05T00:30:00.056-05:002021-04-05T05:43:56.360-05:00Monday Morning Coffee *4/5*<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJocvqklgY73IlnKdm9gLJczJOn35gp-hagMAKuQ-x0K4vt3BVHLBvCPZwBz66nvXkJH64yu3kNRFVRN0y3WlMoEF5V7SWdnxmjNTTIH7YecRssyEFk2xY2IkazBC9Gi2WwAfOtJ9E_pQ/s591/Monday+Morning+Coffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="591" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJocvqklgY73IlnKdm9gLJczJOn35gp-hagMAKuQ-x0K4vt3BVHLBvCPZwBz66nvXkJH64yu3kNRFVRN0y3WlMoEF5V7SWdnxmjNTTIH7YecRssyEFk2xY2IkazBC9Gi2WwAfOtJ9E_pQ/w400-h318/Monday+Morning+Coffee.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Monday! I hope that everyone had a good Easter weekend! I had a 5 day weekend & it was so nice! I'm sad that it has come to an end. This week should be a fairly easy week though & then I'm back to two back to back short weeks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>Friday</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKBrKgdK6ufhGz64MXc4EONFsNRqZjS8kTWP_CtAU13Jk8u3qJ7FrXDoMrm9jjvzE3v7pp5XiA68UbVGWR8t3b2DHVor5aOTd9rdcx6Ph5xgwuxW9rva_yOyEbSEmbs1uLGp7m-4NuLo/s2048/Friday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKBrKgdK6ufhGz64MXc4EONFsNRqZjS8kTWP_CtAU13Jk8u3qJ7FrXDoMrm9jjvzE3v7pp5XiA68UbVGWR8t3b2DHVor5aOTd9rdcx6Ph5xgwuxW9rva_yOyEbSEmbs1uLGp7m-4NuLo/w300-h400/Friday.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Honestly I don't remember much of Friday. I had such big plans. I was going to finally go to the fancy Goodwill, maybe take Nash to a brewery with a food truck! But then I bought a new course to help out with future career plans & instead signed up myself up to do DoorDash over lunch & supper. I was only scheduled for an hour & half for lunch but I only made it an hour. I made $15 & then had to go home. My allergies were kicking my butt! I wound up taking a nap a couple hours later for probably an hour or so & then STILL went to bed early. My scheduled Dash for supper did not happen.</div><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>Saturday</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNyFbKzHHm2vxCYBhlDDFQ6Wt1Mirwsf4Et5LaPcQwlZRHPfGLUOPUlDUwOwAqdl3e2QIcKxVPnEtsVM7urNFMHzuxsPmOUKrC2Ge_k4cmTwy48ECDOS4Y7gKiGrBJ80AnAfXlah8A6s/s1800/Saturday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNyFbKzHHm2vxCYBhlDDFQ6Wt1Mirwsf4Et5LaPcQwlZRHPfGLUOPUlDUwOwAqdl3e2QIcKxVPnEtsVM7urNFMHzuxsPmOUKrC2Ge_k4cmTwy48ECDOS4Y7gKiGrBJ80AnAfXlah8A6s/w400-h400/Saturday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Again, more grand goals that did not happen. I had signed myself up for 2 DoorDash shifts again, did neither again. It was too nice being at home with Nash. I got my meal prep done for lunches (buffalo chicken salads) & suppers (sausage one sheet pan meal.) Since I had decided to stay home I thought maybe I'd start my new course, but I have to print a few worksheets for it so I decided to wait until this week to start it. My next grand plan was to get to the halfway point on my second MN real estate class. I had left off at 18% & told myself that if I worked on it all day I should have no problem getting to at least 50%... I got distracted & quit at 22%.</div><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>Sunday</u></b></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZ2WBr27wf4Kxz3KzqA8YQgz1GN92a1_kZBdh9lSq0XYE9bfF-PbtF6maOpzDgx-rryYYZJDPpExgHVwiMKslEivVxYfNDxQpUvkfVqUqCJfswvcW-ZBN_rfV-qX_2iFio5uHm_JpWCI/s1800/Sunday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZ2WBr27wf4Kxz3KzqA8YQgz1GN92a1_kZBdh9lSq0XYE9bfF-PbtF6maOpzDgx-rryYYZJDPpExgHVwiMKslEivVxYfNDxQpUvkfVqUqCJfswvcW-ZBN_rfV-qX_2iFio5uHm_JpWCI/w400-h400/Sunday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunday was the big day. Sunday I did all the things! I set my alarm for 4:30, but wound up waking up at 3:30 & laying there for about an hour, took care of Nash, ate some breakfast, & then was on my way! I've been wanting to watch the sunrise in Galveston for awhile now & finally did it. I took myself down there, enjoyed the sunrise & walked along the beach & the seawall for about an hour before heading into Houston. I thought about just going home but then decided to find the love lock bridge with a view of the skyline. I found that & then briefly walked around that park. Then I figured since I was down there I should find more murals, & what do ya know I found SIX on one building! Score! And then since it was nice out, & there were next to no people out, I decided to walk around downtown for a little bit & even took myself to the one & only Einstein Bagel (my addiction when I lived in Dallas-Fort Worth) in the Houston area before finally heading home to Nash. I took him to the dog park for like 30 min or so but was SO exhausted from my morning that we headed home. I spent the rest of the day both trying to nap & then fighting a nap.</div>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-42906182245772948672021-04-02T00:30:00.036-05:002021-04-02T06:38:37.743-05:00Friday Favorites *4/2*<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUm_57iMtrr4qrtgiD4U776WBX8soyGQZLFDQE-anph0zMdfwovBoqJJbK3XfEmct67hGzDe-YboulT8TRV7dwzYUmnL8219SvXwiZkXNA6LIQGHAE2iP4fRW141VdMs5qsOSuA-m2xjA/s1600/Friday+Favorites.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1600" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUm_57iMtrr4qrtgiD4U776WBX8soyGQZLFDQE-anph0zMdfwovBoqJJbK3XfEmct67hGzDe-YboulT8TRV7dwzYUmnL8219SvXwiZkXNA6LIQGHAE2iP4fRW141VdMs5qsOSuA-m2xjA/w400-h171/Friday+Favorites.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Linking up with </span><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #440c10; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Andrea</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Friday everyone! I'm not going to lie, I forgot today was Friday so I'm finishing up this post this morning. I got my second dose of the Pfizer Covid vaccine Tuesday evening so I was only at work Monday & Tuesday this week. We had today off because of Easter weekend I assume but I also took Wednesday & Thursday off just in case I felt too crappy after the vaccine. I got lucky though & other than being a little more tired than normal, a sore arm, & very brief chills accompanied by a VERY low grade fever, I was just fine!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>1. What I'm Grateful For</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Having little to no symptoms after the 2nd dose of the Pfizer vaccine<br />-AAA<br />-Getting my tire repaired for free</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-My friend giving me free access to her Peloton account so I can workout</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-2 day work week</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>2. What I Accomplished This Week</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Got my 2nd dose of the Covid Vaccine<br />-Getting a new car battery<br />-Getting one of my tires patched up<br />-Applied to two more districts in Minnesota<br />-Repainted my fingers & toes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>3. From The Phone</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42WgolFlRF_3SKy_2SKseBDeCnn7HvAbPWo96N2Jc2G5C955iV2sVTwwUzAE5olECGSOQb00kEDC4nHjPPFBkHASlMFqwl7wnM3pQ98nUvGPC1l6wA3d6_HmxvxF2Z7kEHtSOBKY_Do4/s1792/pic1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42WgolFlRF_3SKy_2SKseBDeCnn7HvAbPWo96N2Jc2G5C955iV2sVTwwUzAE5olECGSOQb00kEDC4nHjPPFBkHASlMFqwl7wnM3pQ98nUvGPC1l6wA3d6_HmxvxF2Z7kEHtSOBKY_Do4/w214-h400/pic1.jpg" width="214" /></a><br />Ready for his pup cup from Starbucks</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsvtcEzLFJPK4sYIeeXgGJSILN5e3MAdODWSR10vvRAFysRQa9TcLj44XmrtWJ9G2Id0YLoIoCPkzrXq9_9CyFdsVznfE_im_Sjvjop4yLWDVNrdnuTeZPd0q8UmKq2kyPmBMcPH44z8/s2048/pic2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsvtcEzLFJPK4sYIeeXgGJSILN5e3MAdODWSR10vvRAFysRQa9TcLj44XmrtWJ9G2Id0YLoIoCPkzrXq9_9CyFdsVznfE_im_Sjvjop4yLWDVNrdnuTeZPd0q8UmKq2kyPmBMcPH44z8/w300-h400/pic2.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />Such a good nap buddy</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbmvGoxnAq0fF4VclENvSMSt03Oqx1m8CzlgcvzglKiR6naPDnjutfu0xNrDdZtb_ElXmhQ_4Hw5b5134g2R3Lfwghax_5sV1RDn8-xYDVNXNsxpolropKVDGkQ3d3aWn27PRj4HD9Tw/s1472/pic3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="828" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbmvGoxnAq0fF4VclENvSMSt03Oqx1m8CzlgcvzglKiR6naPDnjutfu0xNrDdZtb_ElXmhQ_4Hw5b5134g2R3Lfwghax_5sV1RDn8-xYDVNXNsxpolropKVDGkQ3d3aWn27PRj4HD9Tw/w225-h400/pic3.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2jLHojDVv71nSrZjZ1GTdMme3hQRf5SQi-DQ76gNa-YXNPFGcXNM3X-2zWje9lN1sm6gJvn3CJdyk37Z6EtqA78_DpUo3d9Q0UilHuS1Cli5LNQer3uXlZ5AGi5mh70Dhbc6iwwoKbI/s2048/pic4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2jLHojDVv71nSrZjZ1GTdMme3hQRf5SQi-DQ76gNa-YXNPFGcXNM3X-2zWje9lN1sm6gJvn3CJdyk37Z6EtqA78_DpUo3d9Q0UilHuS1Cli5LNQer3uXlZ5AGi5mh70Dhbc6iwwoKbI/w300-h400/pic4.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrJXH94ho1WpSsrGVJ6-k75VyQgvowmK_pagWxzWi1Vk2L3YnmzRQNsVvlV3fCWonSEYlwGgCGNej3PZoF7FCkvoEjIpPX84nG-zwlnGWj1-qYn4rJyXOr4XjcKbo016WOL-eFip7j_I/s2048/pic5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrJXH94ho1WpSsrGVJ6-k75VyQgvowmK_pagWxzWi1Vk2L3YnmzRQNsVvlV3fCWonSEYlwGgCGNej3PZoF7FCkvoEjIpPX84nG-zwlnGWj1-qYn4rJyXOr4XjcKbo016WOL-eFip7j_I/w300-h400/pic5.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>4. How I Survived The Covid Vaccine</b><br />-Lots of fluids</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Ibuprofen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Netflix & nap</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Sunny D w/Sprite</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Getting fresh air</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>5. Funnies</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWutFRlMIl6k9jMVItUB8jFiGRZwAgGtTngXGjIxYtmcm7CnWnLmls2HctBqbSGzvHgQVEeZDnJnbFlSCB3GqbK_R4KHobSB_UsQyht0BMw-kyAjwyOz7su2mhRHThJYQg2ULaj5yH_1k/s828/funny1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="828" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWutFRlMIl6k9jMVItUB8jFiGRZwAgGtTngXGjIxYtmcm7CnWnLmls2HctBqbSGzvHgQVEeZDnJnbFlSCB3GqbK_R4KHobSB_UsQyht0BMw-kyAjwyOz7su2mhRHThJYQg2ULaj5yH_1k/w400-h333/funny1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTXuqiLyKRqDM4vNjbdojaOudsVNtvyheNkOopibHCkZw6HgU7howFKMnrRLtAbNDIdPImciHYydyja-bJX8O_8EdsS4-grB5mXN2M-2mGUDF8I2rO68HKSpnzrixdBAgSomoKb3cePY/s540/funny2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIlfr6VGh2WQGVBCo9xUaIOwm9t-oE_AKzTfanY7FbaZaICmgBWQONUAxRjLG9pWBIS24kKXA9eaFLDw8fGamswCOdYkbjtRJSiORlCoIsUDHLjMMekrkhXcY0jb9qv9pGPc3x11cwDs/s600/What%2527s+Up+Wednesday.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="600" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIlfr6VGh2WQGVBCo9xUaIOwm9t-oE_AKzTfanY7FbaZaICmgBWQONUAxRjLG9pWBIS24kKXA9eaFLDw8fGamswCOdYkbjtRJSiORlCoIsUDHLjMMekrkhXcY0jb9qv9pGPc3x11cwDs/w400-h178/What%2527s+Up+Wednesday.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Linking up with </span><a href="https://sheaffertoldmeto.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #6b6b6b; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;">Sheaffer</a><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"> & </span><a href="https://mixandmatchmama.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #6b6b6b; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;">Shay</a><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>What I'm Eating... </b>I made stuff for buffalo chicken salads for lunches and southwest chicken burrito bowls for suppers. But I also grabbed some apple sauce and chicken noodle soup just in case my 2nd Covid shot knocks me on my ass this week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>What I'm Reminiscing About... </b>My last 9-9.5 years in Texas in general</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>What I'm Loving... </b>That all of my teaching observations are over</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>What I've Been Up To... </b>Trying to do all the Houston things before I move.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>What I'm Dreading... </b>the countless teaching applications I'll be filling out. Why can't it just be one & I select all the places I want to send it to? The application is the same for every district, but I have to refill it out every single time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>What I'm Working On... </b>Applying to teaching jobs in Minnesota as well as getting my Minnesota real estate license</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>What I'm Excited About... </b>That my work week is over! I only had to go to work on Monday and Tuesday so now I'm off until next Monday!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>What I'm Watching/Reading... </b>For some reason I'm watching Letterkenny on Hulu. I'm into season 2 & it has it's moments but its more of a train wreck I can't stop watching/background noise that I don't have to pay attention to. I'm "reading" Agent 355 on Audible.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>What I'm Listening To...</b> bits & pieces of the Chauvin Trial</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>What I'm Wearing...</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>What I'm Doing This Weekend... </b>I honestly have no idea. I'd like to go to Galveston to watch the sunrise, and because when I first moved to Houston that's where I spent every Easter when my friend Bridgette would come visit. I might do that, maybe take Nash to another brewery, maybe go to Goodwill in the rich part of Houston. The possibilities are endless!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /><b>What I'm Looking Forward To Next Month... </b>I'm meeting up with a friend from grad school in Fort Worth & also have a friend from Minnesota coming to visit me in Houston.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>What Else Is New... </b>Trying to think of other possible career moves for the future. All I know is I don't want to be a teacher forever & I'd love a job that allowed me to work remotely most or all of the time. Flexibility with my job would also be a big plus.</span></div><p></p>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-36628094554285654662021-03-29T00:30:00.072-05:002021-03-29T00:30:17.690-05:00Monday Morning Coffee *3/29*<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAimYc86GToGYmKg3BEOPHS11-_NlPHyw4qMX86YTjdbOLzSEDl9AcILQm_1N3RXlD_VRne1egOG9pn5CWtUAq3FLgmtoF8vJ2MVnek40J9O7HMLjBehHc9eKD84FBsK3G9fuGKGzjhg/s591/Monday+Morning+Coffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="591" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAimYc86GToGYmKg3BEOPHS11-_NlPHyw4qMX86YTjdbOLzSEDl9AcILQm_1N3RXlD_VRne1egOG9pn5CWtUAq3FLgmtoF8vJ2MVnek40J9O7HMLjBehHc9eKD84FBsK3G9fuGKGzjhg/w400-h318/Monday+Morning+Coffee.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Monday! It's the last Monday in March & I'm not entirely sure if this month took forever or flew by. I'm leaning towards took forever. I am pumped for April because I get to see a couple of different friends that I haven't seen in forever! Tomorrow I'm getting my 2nd dose of the Covid vaccine so I only have to be at work for two days this week! Excellent way to end March!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>Friday</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ926191y0hLUkeR6-zCQDKrwt2rnBcFEr74-fZx21BUp70Wu-OmvGvSeHbvsMkguMpShMlsXILv9S55pjEciHyHSMSTGaUhVh0UcVUH3n5pL7Xt96_QJ3esKM8VIAcYm1gVsYZX0IfrE/s1800/Friday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ926191y0hLUkeR6-zCQDKrwt2rnBcFEr74-fZx21BUp70Wu-OmvGvSeHbvsMkguMpShMlsXILv9S55pjEciHyHSMSTGaUhVh0UcVUH3n5pL7Xt96_QJ3esKM8VIAcYm1gVsYZX0IfrE/w400-h400/Friday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Out of nowhere on Friday my anxiety skyrocketed around lunchtime. I made it through the rest of the day & then immediately grabbed Nash when I got home & took him to the dog park for a hot minute so we could both get some fresh air.<br /><br />My mom sent Nash a couple of different dog beds to try out from Amazon & the first one arrived Friday afternoon so when we got back from the dog park Nash tried to decide how he felt about it (he's still unsure but has progressed to sleeping next to it or using it as a pillow) while I watched Drunk History on Hulu.</div><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>Saturday</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOE61XqMev609PYJ8apaFGGFxbH6k6XHKjzU9j0IYNEMOVZA5OlrLCQudE2pFp0SIe_wuZNpvI60MuKCexUfuRusIEfI5XbOKfef3DY8lJD4QoDYoa6in_8cRRrzUIHTu3Z8r_Q6hUEk/s1800/Saturday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOE61XqMev609PYJ8apaFGGFxbH6k6XHKjzU9j0IYNEMOVZA5OlrLCQudE2pFp0SIe_wuZNpvI60MuKCexUfuRusIEfI5XbOKfef3DY8lJD4QoDYoa6in_8cRRrzUIHTu3Z8r_Q6hUEk/w400-h400/Saturday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As far as anxiety goes, Saturday wasn't much better. I had had a few different nightmares so I just had that awful unsettled feeling when I woke up. I laid around & listened to meditation music for awhile to calm myself & then got ready to take my first Minnesota real estate exam. I was pretty much having a panic attack through that whole thing too because I thought I needed a 70% to pass but I needed a 75% & I had been thinking that I was fine because my practice exams were all 72%-78%. I wound up getting a 78% on the exam so all was well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the test I took Nash to the dog park for a bit so he could get some energy out & I could try to get my steps in. Nash got good and tired out, I hit my step goal, & then we met my friend/coworker at a local brewery for a few beers & some food. As always, Nash was the star of the show. Wherever we go everyone falls in love with him & he eats it up trying to be everyone's best friend.<br /><br />On the drive home I started crying. Finally. It's been trying to happen for awhile but I'm usually somewhere super inconvenient when the tears start coming so I just push them back. But I cried pretty much the whole 15 minute drive home listening to sad music & then I felt better. Anxiety be gone. Nash was super worn out from the dog park & being the life of the party at the brewery so we pretty much just laid on the couch until bedtime.</div><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>Sunday</u></b></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWC7QrLLUJgZUAuPw0oC7cQ1APoRpQ53GNwKBc2M4MOUumCXLMZQCh9-bAFFW3AjveH_hjMoyLAIuxvzOyfAwWoZxNQ_Xn3NWLIyUjOBcTuT2x_hyzmPXcT5EwMTMR67NHaoowphTpF0/s1800/Sunday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1201" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWC7QrLLUJgZUAuPw0oC7cQ1APoRpQ53GNwKBc2M4MOUumCXLMZQCh9-bAFFW3AjveH_hjMoyLAIuxvzOyfAwWoZxNQ_Xn3NWLIyUjOBcTuT2x_hyzmPXcT5EwMTMR67NHaoowphTpF0/w268-h400/Sunday.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Sunday I had planned on going to Goodwill in the rich part of Houston but while waiting for them to open I started & finished listening to one book on Audible, started another, did my laundry, & meal prepped. After doing all of that I just didn't have the energy or want to drive into Houston to go shopping. So instead I started watching Letterkenny on Hulu. I half ass watched it most of the afternoon/evening & I don't know why. I wasn't super paying attention because I was also getting all of my lesson plans set up for the week, writing this blog post, & playing on my phone. But anytime I did look up it was like a car wreck. Despite how bad it was I just couldn't turn it off. Worn out from his big weekend, Nash just alternated between napping by me & staring me down for treats. </div>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-76780369559819059292021-03-26T00:30:00.001-05:002021-03-26T00:30:10.737-05:00Friday Favorites *3/26*<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefxYXe-qJba8Ab0zwAo32DksolBaFMoHxQirAgJ-wgt6HZb320y46XDBxuvY8m5kinJchFswRD8phvCa1Qp_E0zoeL7D2f_WkYcVhqqA4p7Omyqd4QiPRqYVMvEyjlKFxOoz8PIloH-4/s1600/Friday+Favorites.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1600" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefxYXe-qJba8Ab0zwAo32DksolBaFMoHxQirAgJ-wgt6HZb320y46XDBxuvY8m5kinJchFswRD8phvCa1Qp_E0zoeL7D2f_WkYcVhqqA4p7Omyqd4QiPRqYVMvEyjlKFxOoz8PIloH-4/w400-h171/Friday+Favorites.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;">Linking up with </span><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #440c10; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Andrea</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>1. What I'm Grateful For</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Winning a giveaway on Instagram<br />-My mom sending Nash 2 different dog beds from Amazon to try out<br />-Getting "proficient" across the board on my formal evaluation</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Feeling so happy I cried<br />-Being able to pre-order & schedule grocery pick-up</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>2. What I Accomplished</b><br />-Picked up the junior class shirts<br />-Happy hour with a coworker<br />-3 straight days of 5k+ steps<br />-3 straight days of 64+ oz of water<br />-Applying to a 2nd MN school district</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>3. From The Phone</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6DwOH_lw0yEjh-ByigHlObIwkuEho77-oL58esaJPIJhDOBSOQuA8P3sYW1RGaTAAViFYcqdgMgyeB52SnP3Zl3b1XIVLvnL8sbPZF1LsRJENI9jV4ADZUNGH6TztbYBRPKES6E4Q5w/s2048/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6DwOH_lw0yEjh-ByigHlObIwkuEho77-oL58esaJPIJhDOBSOQuA8P3sYW1RGaTAAViFYcqdgMgyeB52SnP3Zl3b1XIVLvnL8sbPZF1LsRJENI9jV4ADZUNGH6TztbYBRPKES6E4Q5w/w300-h400/1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZt-uI6ILG_hPn3cRWil9dIzSc0BQxJpwScRLPV7Wx5vxHE1YaBcUiaE6kPe2tG2mh-1wnrRRwxt9Iez4CQfpE2hiQ2XrhvY3Wk-AiFpj4Z82Sa0cZhU_4_KY7loDJeDLRftNdnn6fiI/s2048/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZt-uI6ILG_hPn3cRWil9dIzSc0BQxJpwScRLPV7Wx5vxHE1YaBcUiaE6kPe2tG2mh-1wnrRRwxt9Iez4CQfpE2hiQ2XrhvY3Wk-AiFpj4Z82Sa0cZhU_4_KY7loDJeDLRftNdnn6fiI/w300-h400/2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlDAvd98i7H4uYuEwmaRTbcvVC7FQBxAmQzVpUuCq-ANUSY3t_CYrO8iQxUd1VvkYAkvxOieYQ7JFG19lOH1yoBW4Yh7cdNqZFpX9toNnIqrzuKaXDbnUXYhxTLBDRPkqtUY5X5Fr7j4/s2048/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1109" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlDAvd98i7H4uYuEwmaRTbcvVC7FQBxAmQzVpUuCq-ANUSY3t_CYrO8iQxUd1VvkYAkvxOieYQ7JFG19lOH1yoBW4Yh7cdNqZFpX9toNnIqrzuKaXDbnUXYhxTLBDRPkqtUY5X5Fr7j4/w216-h400/3.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3I2DYt_PNK5P9tBEKlBhArFqkhE4UoCqdARcNS6ZXTlP4MReFwacYcNSOYwSo638HRRmuLhNLa6Pmut0Tas0uXPGPIXuEJqGtf0e-gYBWVpFVpScjg5fLW3_VWtMWIBJQh-a3Jtqr1ms/s2048/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3I2DYt_PNK5P9tBEKlBhArFqkhE4UoCqdARcNS6ZXTlP4MReFwacYcNSOYwSo638HRRmuLhNLa6Pmut0Tas0uXPGPIXuEJqGtf0e-gYBWVpFVpScjg5fLW3_VWtMWIBJQh-a3Jtqr1ms/w400-h400/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgHQFzsdrqVAtKZTT0tRKbZqDRRNI1373Bqdz9TuhsX0EOWV93dlZSvs3r7cDUuaRplkXAxFYyJPvunh4mzLM8QSgQ75QoJsn74UKuY4XvEbDV-V4PLRsRcYhQPyj-PXn4qweZLXIYRo/s2048/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgHQFzsdrqVAtKZTT0tRKbZqDRRNI1373Bqdz9TuhsX0EOWV93dlZSvs3r7cDUuaRplkXAxFYyJPvunh4mzLM8QSgQ75QoJsn74UKuY4XvEbDV-V4PLRsRcYhQPyj-PXn4qweZLXIYRo/w300-h400/5.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>4. What I'm Looking Forward To In April</b><br />-Going to Fort Worth for a girls' weekend<br />-My friend from MN coming to visit me in Houston<br />-Only having to be at work 15.5-16.5 days<br />-Nash's 4th birthday<br />-Getting to spend time by the pool working on my tan</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>5. 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One of the things on my list was to find 100 things in life that make me happy. Rather than overwhelm you will 100 things at once I decided to make this a 5 part series.<br /><br /> 81. Burnt hot dogs from a bonfire/campfire</p><p style="text-align: center;">82. Meditation music at night</p><p style="text-align: center;">83. Build your own bloody mary bars</p><p style="text-align: center;">84. Being the "favorite" teacher</p><p style="text-align: center;">85. Fleece blankets</p><p style="text-align: center;">86. Being at my parents' house</p><p style="text-align: center;">87. The Food Network channel</p><p style="text-align: center;">88. Spotify Wrapped playlists</p><p style="text-align: center;">89. Not wearing a bra</p><p style="text-align: center;">90. Young adult books</p><p style="text-align: center;">91. Autobiographies read on Audible</p><p style="text-align: center;">92. Candles</p><p style="text-align: center;">93. Dazed & Confused</p><p style="text-align: center;">94. Fair/Rodeo food</p><p style="text-align: center;">95. Massages</p><p style="text-align: center;">96. Pedicures</p><p style="text-align: center;">97. People playing with my hair</p><p style="text-align: center;">98. Looking into a crowd at a concert</p><p style="text-align: center;">99. City murals</p><p style="text-align: center;">100. Spontaneous shenanigans</p>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-70420128339709511762021-03-22T00:30:00.089-05:002021-03-22T00:30:06.570-05:00Monday Morning Coffee *3/22*<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6ETqXPuDOYLk9hBqviNvnAeFUv0nsRWskTBQGjfhkx_52UKh7bFoZv79FnNwz4UNzsc7zbQMVz5thAS_OVPxKuukoTk-O6AIXigI6OpYN5-hv9juBCmSTo7SFdcXTRelUQYHBEvEe84/s591/Monday+Morning+Coffee.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="591" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6ETqXPuDOYLk9hBqviNvnAeFUv0nsRWskTBQGjfhkx_52UKh7bFoZv79FnNwz4UNzsc7zbQMVz5thAS_OVPxKuukoTk-O6AIXigI6OpYN5-hv9juBCmSTo7SFdcXTRelUQYHBEvEe84/w400-h318/Monday+Morning+Coffee.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Monday everyone! I'm back at work & less than thrilled about it. Going back to work after a long break is always hard. The countdown is on though! There are 51 teacher days, 48 student days, & I only have 42-44 days! My parents were here for the week during my spring break so rather than doing a blog post on Friday with a partial recap of my spring break, I decided to just hold off until today & do the whole thing in one shot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b>Monday 3/15</b></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJg6Eh1vSH_-LsiC2FbFXvHFVxzJX6ICHzYFqXYnEGBrHIv9UAjCO0w91K_36-w68a6uCNcPS8zV8rw4JDC2IGU2Ie9fcODl89WaQAfucWMes_I10OkXoGKykI-Ks0p-2X3IjIcYMTXjo/s1800/Monday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJg6Eh1vSH_-LsiC2FbFXvHFVxzJX6ICHzYFqXYnEGBrHIv9UAjCO0w91K_36-w68a6uCNcPS8zV8rw4JDC2IGU2Ie9fcODl89WaQAfucWMes_I10OkXoGKykI-Ks0p-2X3IjIcYMTXjo/w400-h400/Monday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monday morning Nash & I went to the dog park early. It was nice being one of the very few people/dogs there. Afterwards we hit up Starbucks & headed home. We got home only to find out that the cops & SWAT had been at the complex since right about the time we left for the dog park. They were there for SEVEN hours. Apparently some guy pulled a gun on his neighbor & then barricaded himself in his apartment & refused to come out. In the end he finally surrendered & went to jail. Luckily no one was actually harmed during any of this. That meant that we spent most of the day just hanging out in the bedroom waiting for the chaos to end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That evening my parents arrived & we hung out for a little while & ordered some Mexican takeout.</div><b style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b>Tuesday 3/16</b></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8_Ojxz-8ILGiIXeqzVj7oG9MaEnKORgx7JdkLjoR3qBeHY-cFGf6UUuAoPPPZj6xHkd6x1NvQRyheQYutQ-Dzyx_A5xP7V2Rp8p7j5D0YNEXkT1RgRuyTH4FM89tQJ-n6_1WjwaOG_4/s1800/Tuesday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8_Ojxz-8ILGiIXeqzVj7oG9MaEnKORgx7JdkLjoR3qBeHY-cFGf6UUuAoPPPZj6xHkd6x1NvQRyheQYutQ-Dzyx_A5xP7V2Rp8p7j5D0YNEXkT1RgRuyTH4FM89tQJ-n6_1WjwaOG_4/w400-h400/Tuesday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tuesday we went to a few antique shops (I'm desperate to find old undeveloped film and/or an old diary) & then got some BBQ & chocolates. We spent the rest of the day/evening just hanging out at my apartment.</div><b style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b>Wednesday 3/17</b></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknL-YvOFeAJzYfLsb9SP37gf-alYUspHQ51qyqpYL4SEsDjsElS25bGcD54o6N4WQZOsV-_9rItgPoFAHj1qbw3qMt3lVzXsShgWIOfZO6vKeYTsqF51lFiqFbd8297vOsXnRlJDNM8Q/s1800/Wednsday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1201" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknL-YvOFeAJzYfLsb9SP37gf-alYUspHQ51qyqpYL4SEsDjsElS25bGcD54o6N4WQZOsV-_9rItgPoFAHj1qbw3qMt3lVzXsShgWIOfZO6vKeYTsqF51lFiqFbd8297vOsXnRlJDNM8Q/w268-h400/Wednsday.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wednesday took us on an adventure. The weather was supposed to be crummy around Houston so we headed west. My dad has a couple of old Jeeps & happened to see a Jeep part online so we went & picked that up from someone's house, hiked around Palmetto State Park, & then got some BBQ at Kreuz Market. We got back relatively late that night so we didn't do much before going to bed.</div><b style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b>Thursday 3/18</b></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-o_9XQG8dUy7J2Tgyr5Z49mxbyqJWmXfrfoTxddQ8JNZIrZF3bDTc-dlMwvnZ8ZE0wLbzDPExJ-TTbI92-O_OeEnNCjZp16XMCjmwIhCedyX51suVvZmlVTyUhGsWLYHuAoKszQKIv0/s1800/Thursday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-o_9XQG8dUy7J2Tgyr5Z49mxbyqJWmXfrfoTxddQ8JNZIrZF3bDTc-dlMwvnZ8ZE0wLbzDPExJ-TTbI92-O_OeEnNCjZp16XMCjmwIhCedyX51suVvZmlVTyUhGsWLYHuAoKszQKIv0/w400-h400/Thursday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thursday we headed down to Galveston. We walked along the seawall for awhile & then went to go find Galveston Island State Park to hike around a little more. However, there was a crazy line to get in so we opted to drive to Kemah instead to have lunch on the boardwalk.</div><b style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b>Friday 3/19</b></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBI9zrSsQaAXnDLs4-2ICsMFSj-JPkza0E2dvbOFLJWoVHI8bR0rpbLUfYaOULpFtxCxO67YEvjm41Qhw0_92eNjKYTd2tFz3HI5XKohej9R6KwlEs9fULxwH6n_z7uVF6yxeBYvLxGm8/s1800/Friday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBI9zrSsQaAXnDLs4-2ICsMFSj-JPkza0E2dvbOFLJWoVHI8bR0rpbLUfYaOULpFtxCxO67YEvjm41Qhw0_92eNjKYTd2tFz3HI5XKohej9R6KwlEs9fULxwH6n_z7uVF6yxeBYvLxGm8/w400-h400/Friday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since it was my parents' last full day in Texas we just had a very relaxed day. We took Nash to the dog park for a little while but mostly just watched movies at my apartment. For supper we went to Spring Creek BBQ which is the first BBQ place that we ever ate at when I first moved to Texas.</div><b style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b>Saturday 3/20</b></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuahIE-hUJJC8khrq7I3ddFQTcs8ej6bQsSwWmrQPL9C7jBCkwdsHjL1hu8NWiLVO6XZwyqCpcFgb2Cq1oxBSjXwxpJmQ-rdxQ6J2XunRUcvAOKIrzVXNqnPCmb65l_hJlM-yVmBvVgSg/s1800/Saturday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuahIE-hUJJC8khrq7I3ddFQTcs8ej6bQsSwWmrQPL9C7jBCkwdsHjL1hu8NWiLVO6XZwyqCpcFgb2Cq1oxBSjXwxpJmQ-rdxQ6J2XunRUcvAOKIrzVXNqnPCmb65l_hJlM-yVmBvVgSg/w400-h400/Saturday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After breakfast on Saturday morning they loaded up the truck & started their drive back to Minnesota. Nash & I went to the dog park again but he only lasted 30 minutes before he wanted to go home. We spent pretty much the entire day watching Netflix and napping. My first ever Shein purchases arrived & I was pretty stoked. I got myself a new <a href="https://us.shein.com/Cow-Print-iPhone-Case-p-1713029-cat-1925.html?scici=Search~~SuggestionSearch~~1~~cow_20print_20iphone~~SPcSearchWordsSuggest~~0~~0" target="_blank">phone case</a> & attempted to get Nash a <a href="https://us.shein.com/Cow-Design-Dog-Coat-p-1605217-cat-2883.html?scici=Search~~EditSearch~~1~~cow_20dog~~~~0~~0" target="_blank">cow jacket</a>. It doesn't fit him. It's not wide enough. But you know who it will fit? Any future baby I have lol. It unsnaps & looks just like those animal baby bathrobes. Human baby getting the fur baby hand me downs. I have no shame. I also ordered some actual clothes for me which I love. I will try to take pictures & make a blog post showing them all off.</div><b style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b>Sunday 3/21</b></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesATqNZedEs3NXHqvAR2tqatFvk1CSpD0ek5XqdaSIVhi19afw45RecfI8UgMSeU8HMxfJmhjystf0ArtVEuT7eFGTbiOI6reSKIIYR47YZIKl3K2NbZpR8NhWxjRRo2E68_bscYzcVE/s1800/Sunday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesATqNZedEs3NXHqvAR2tqatFvk1CSpD0ek5XqdaSIVhi19afw45RecfI8UgMSeU8HMxfJmhjystf0ArtVEuT7eFGTbiOI6reSKIIYR47YZIKl3K2NbZpR8NhWxjRRo2E68_bscYzcVE/w400-h400/Sunday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Sunday was another very low key day. We went to the dog park for probably about 45 minutes until some rat dog came at Nash out of nowhere & I just about lost my mind. Nash was just chillin by me & the rat dog came running at him barking & tried biting at him. Rather than punt the dog across the park like I wanted to I put Nash on his leash & we went home to just lay around again all day watching Netflix & attempting to mentally prepare for my return to work. </div><p></p>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-37282931779699835872021-03-17T00:30:00.024-05:002021-03-17T06:34:51.162-05:00Before I Go<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF78Mas0tURQX-g-mCbj-W2XUZ-FC8aS6rRJR9g5ehoiSmoc3rzV7CEMI1dH1QVFVLYh6nWguKEF5R5nCq_Lg_tFz5pYYPM-kO3-zxcvErxM289s7FO2a_kx_p-aMWmvbdxBy4F4Aa_LI/s560/before+i+go.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="560" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF78Mas0tURQX-g-mCbj-W2XUZ-FC8aS6rRJR9g5ehoiSmoc3rzV7CEMI1dH1QVFVLYh6nWguKEF5R5nCq_Lg_tFz5pYYPM-kO3-zxcvErxM289s7FO2a_kx_p-aMWmvbdxBy4F4Aa_LI/w400-h226/before+i+go.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"> In approximately 3 months I'll be leaving Texas to move back to Minnesota. There are a few things on my 101 in 1001 list that are Texas specific so my main focus right now is those 10 things as far as the list goes. Well, a couple of them aren't Texas specific but I would like them finished before I leave.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Consider these my spring goals!</p><p style="text-align: center;">1. Pay off smaller credit card</p><p style="text-align: center;">2. Visit 3 Texas wineries</p><p style="text-align: center;">3. Visit 3 Texas breweries</p><p style="text-align: center;">4. Visit 3 Texas distilleries</p><p style="text-align: center;">5. Finish my Minnesota estate courses</p><p style="text-align: center;">6. Photograph 10 Houston area murals</p><p style="text-align: center;">7. Get Danny all of this stuff back</p><p style="text-align: center;">8. Try 3 Texas BBQ places</p><p style="text-align: center;">9. Go to the local farmer's market 5 times</p><p style="text-align: center;">10. Visit my Texas friends before I move</p>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-28718070508820989162021-03-16T00:30:00.005-05:002021-03-16T00:30:09.232-05:00If It Makes You Happy - Part 4<p style="text-align: center;"> In part of finding myself again I decided to revive, and edit, my <a href="https://dayzeroproject.com/user/briannemcc/list/159332">4th 101 in 1001 list</a>. One of the things on my list was to find 100 things in life that make me happy. Rather than overwhelm you will 100 things at once I decided to make this a 5 part series.<br /><br />61. Asynchronous learning days</p><p style="text-align: center;">62. Driving down dirt roads</p><p style="text-align: center;">63. Restaurant Ranch dressing</p><p style="text-align: center;">64. Flights of beer</p><p style="text-align: center;">65. Gas station tacos</p><p style="text-align: center;">66. Top the Tater</p><p style="text-align: center;">67. The sun on my face</p><p style="text-align: center;">68. Being tan</p><p style="text-align: center;">69. The Flint Hills</p><p style="text-align: center;">70. Colorado</p><p style="text-align: center;">71. When Nash winks</p><p style="text-align: center;">72. Waking up with the sun</p><p style="text-align: center;">73. Tarot cards</p><p style="text-align: center;">74. Chapstick</p><p style="text-align: center;">75. Fields of haybales</p><p style="text-align: center;">76. Sunflowers</p><p style="text-align: center;">77. Sharing music with people</p><p style="text-align: center;">78. Dogs with people names</p><p style="text-align: center;">79. Worn in jeans</p><p style="text-align: center;">80. Sleeping on couches</p>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-81172773069532789242021-03-15T00:30:00.089-05:002021-03-15T05:33:59.381-05:00Monday Morning Coffee *3/15*<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4PetZvwnkm1qBS9IyIATOH2R8FW9__fioCGnYSJwl6xp2newDCZWTzIA1kG61UabipSFSQfXM1ApKu4sf49l8mKYJVMCtBMZ6qHMKMB1J5-C_dWrRW-JCD09-W4AYvPFc_z9GeMmdrE/s591/Monday+Morning+Coffee.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="591" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4PetZvwnkm1qBS9IyIATOH2R8FW9__fioCGnYSJwl6xp2newDCZWTzIA1kG61UabipSFSQfXM1ApKu4sf49l8mKYJVMCtBMZ6qHMKMB1J5-C_dWrRW-JCD09-W4AYvPFc_z9GeMmdrE/w400-h318/Monday+Morning+Coffee.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Monday everyone! I hope that you had a great weekend! Even though I haven't been at work since about 9:30 Friday morning, my spring break officially starts today. My parents should be arriving some time today & will be here until Friday or Saturday visiting. This time under much different circumstances as last time they were helping me move into my new place after I left Danny.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>Friday</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PBUK3PsODejbXeuc3eFLjoPkt47J32QjUBOm8poYGG2pONIhC06zIGMzleQDPJci7rz_4GwBu3JnqtjgTTLNac5F9hH9msRRY4TFqDb35bftdofFWIHRHF-a4L6P6VVKXFvCEnUrYUY/s1800/Friday.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PBUK3PsODejbXeuc3eFLjoPkt47J32QjUBOm8poYGG2pONIhC06zIGMzleQDPJci7rz_4GwBu3JnqtjgTTLNac5F9hH9msRRY4TFqDb35bftdofFWIHRHF-a4L6P6VVKXFvCEnUrYUY/w400-h400/Friday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday was a teacher work day & an asynchronous learning day for the students. Despite the fact that I took the day off, I went into work from about 7:30-9:30 for a couple of meetings. If it hadn't been for the fact that I needed to tell my department chair & skills specialist that I was planning on not back to MN after the school year, I would have just Zoomed in or not showed up at all.<br /><br />When I got home Nash & I headed off to the vet. As soon as we arrived he realized it was not just a fun car ride. Everything checked out & this time not a word was said about his weight; unlike last time when they told me he was getting too chunky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the vet I ate lunch & hung out with him for a bit before I headed off to Goodwill. I wanted some new clothes but didn't want to spend a ton. I spent about $45 but for that I got those cute little bloomers for my friend who has having a baby in a couple of months, a couple books for said baby, & like 8 or 9 pieces of clothing for myself. I also stopped at a cute little boutique where I bought a shirt & saw the Texas flag mural on the side of it that I just had to take a picture of. One of my 101 goals is to photograph 10 Houston area murals & this was a great one to kick it off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I planned on being productive when I got home but instead just hung out with Nash, did my workout, & then watched some Netflix.</div><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>Saturday</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPM-F3uzmfsl2K8LXaj0hp2SZt8gpzonUSHFI5wf7rm9TyyYyzoY-hyziPrJ72-cTdHOL1o3owU4r2-vtMKucBdoNztJsPMdPv2RNAhgnIEO9EDMJ_Kkm6ZkjVSrHFsr8woANfl-AaR1M/s1800/Saturday.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1201" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPM-F3uzmfsl2K8LXaj0hp2SZt8gpzonUSHFI5wf7rm9TyyYyzoY-hyziPrJ72-cTdHOL1o3owU4r2-vtMKucBdoNztJsPMdPv2RNAhgnIEO9EDMJ_Kkm6ZkjVSrHFsr8woANfl-AaR1M/w268-h400/Saturday.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday morning I was supposed to take my first MN real estate course exam. Except my computer was acting a fool & so I wasn't able to do it. Now I'll have to lose the $25 & the exam. I am still hoping to have all 3 courses taken care of by the time I get back to MN this summer so that I can start real estate stuff up there ASAP. I also applied to my first MN teaching job! I'm waiting around for others to open up though because I'd really rather be in a different area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wasn't super productive. I did get my laundry done & the living room vacuumed. I decided to go back to my Audible books too so that I could also tackle the read/listen to 33 books goal on my 101 in 1001 list. I had already started The Dead Drink First so I jumped in where I had left off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That night I met up with my friend Meg for dinner & drinks since I hadn't seen her in 9-10 months. It was great to catch up! Pretty sure the food got us both sick though. Needless to say I won't be going back there. Nothing there was good enough to make a second attempt.</div><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>Sunday</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYObWYgdk8Ztm19XOMgzhYxrjwmFlzvxBNLedgJNl0mwvmTKiBwi36pvNcbotCpverP0Zgh3YTAJfR8CETUdacPIyWj2kvwhfz-s6a_h_rKPKM6nwsPJtdtWnPa8p3CsxSw93_M7Lsg6U/s1800/Sunday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYObWYgdk8Ztm19XOMgzhYxrjwmFlzvxBNLedgJNl0mwvmTKiBwi36pvNcbotCpverP0Zgh3YTAJfR8CETUdacPIyWj2kvwhfz-s6a_h_rKPKM6nwsPJtdtWnPa8p3CsxSw93_M7Lsg6U/w400-h400/Sunday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunday we did nothing. I was going to get all of my cleaning done, maybe pack up a few things that I didn't need/want here so my parents can bring that back with them when they leave next weekend. I thought it was supposed to be rainy all day so it seemed like a good use of my day. But it was so bright & warm in the morning that Nash & I soaked up some sun for awhile. Before I knew it, it was all over. Nash & I were relaxing & finishing up House of Cards on Netflix. Soon I turned the lights off, I found myself under a weighted blanket, & then the calming rain started. Ok I *did* go to the grocery store for a couple of things. And we also went to McDonald's for supper because Aunt Flo is on her way & the pizza rolls I had eaten earlier just weren't cutting it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In hopes of starting your week off with a little laugh, I'm going to leave you with the message I sent my friends about my slightly awkward laundry experience from Saturday...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOTkNfSxpPQva7RzOGSfuj2uQqA5bpC5PjmsXs0YdLScwYQRfatB-IT3tPvbKr6947MhY-Q2bWd6AFfV4Nj38i_kB-7vPhFv9rLM7NC-HF5v49zRbAuSYMEj-ta_HFpv3WPdxWIYF9Ws/s1226/Laundry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="828" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOTkNfSxpPQva7RzOGSfuj2uQqA5bpC5PjmsXs0YdLScwYQRfatB-IT3tPvbKr6947MhY-Q2bWd6AFfV4Nj38i_kB-7vPhFv9rLM7NC-HF5v49zRbAuSYMEj-ta_HFpv3WPdxWIYF9Ws/w270-h400/Laundry.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Excuse me while I add those handshakes to the list of things that now randomly keep me up for the rest of my life...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a great week!</div></div><p></p>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-30856888545191186572021-03-12T00:30:00.078-06:002021-03-12T00:30:05.838-06:00Friday Favorites *3/12*<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEy5CA4K-HewoUohuaYLydvFHdWQ7kjOGsDjX0_SW4m1YMBdZRjpNBoP7bqmm4RgPY5bmn-37cWdBxIM-lr1Qa6y6NlNa9SQK1HNrwpON5BpblM5K_YQ8-tj0x8O08wzItSCNXIXE5o5Q/s1600/Friday+Favorites.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1600" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEy5CA4K-HewoUohuaYLydvFHdWQ7kjOGsDjX0_SW4m1YMBdZRjpNBoP7bqmm4RgPY5bmn-37cWdBxIM-lr1Qa6y6NlNa9SQK1HNrwpON5BpblM5K_YQ8-tj0x8O08wzItSCNXIXE5o5Q/w400-h171/Friday+Favorites.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Linking up with </span><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #440c10; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Andrea</a><br /><br />Happy Friday! I'm off work today, sort of? It's a teachers' planning day/asynchronous learning day. I took the day off though so that I wouldn't have to go sit in my classroom for 8 hours. Spring break starts on Monday & I teach a semester long class so I don't have 8 hours worth of planning to do... that being said, I'm still going up to the school for 2 hours worth of meetings because I need to tell 2 people that I'm planning on moving back to MN & ask them to be references. Otherwise I'd just say, "sorry I took the day off so I'm not coming in for those meetings!"<br /><br />I hope everyone has a great weekend!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>1. What I'm Grateful For</b><br />-Getting my first dose of the Covid vaccine<br />-My bridesmaid dress came in<br />-Losing .8 lbs (my goal was 1/2 lb to 1 lb each week)<br />-It's basically spring break for me<br />-Getting to wear jeans everyday this week</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>2. What I Accomplished</b><br />-Sent 78 emails to parents/students about project we've been working on for a week now<br />-Got my first dose of the Covid vaccine<br />-Survived the last week of of school before spring break<br />-Multiple practice tests to prepare for my first MN real estate exam<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>3. From The Phone<br /><br /></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8400hrTPGxIzluYHrkTR_mUhPReibxnWNlKne4RYUVkgcCoXdOFfiEKKqPhIzsN3fZaEmmXQEfZ6D5cnfosQ1ZlRM5i0sVzO_aLpCSE5H4zu6E_xXVF0gtVci_VvnMfqDgsxOAXWuvt0/s1792/IMG-2217.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8400hrTPGxIzluYHrkTR_mUhPReibxnWNlKne4RYUVkgcCoXdOFfiEKKqPhIzsN3fZaEmmXQEfZ6D5cnfosQ1ZlRM5i0sVzO_aLpCSE5H4zu6E_xXVF0gtVci_VvnMfqDgsxOAXWuvt0/w214-h400/IMG-2217.JPG" width="214" /></a><br />I don't know what in the Alfred Hitchcock was happening when I left work but there were birds everywhere.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGRdFFwG-2EEZ8j09gReLO2IO6kgqubYX2oZ9s-Gs_Pha7537p7-4JvMekDFMwbrEev021XiyZkwq_zpVL8o53M5x_HBeqtrukRBWTIwIHxdmj67mRs8ajUIVw_21kXL1PZkaXkfFjlQ/s1792/IMG-2195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGRdFFwG-2EEZ8j09gReLO2IO6kgqubYX2oZ9s-Gs_Pha7537p7-4JvMekDFMwbrEev021XiyZkwq_zpVL8o53M5x_HBeqtrukRBWTIwIHxdmj67mRs8ajUIVw_21kXL1PZkaXkfFjlQ/w214-h400/IMG-2195.JPG" width="214" /></a><br />But now only 48!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaqnVat7a3KB_5F6WYqsYT6btQQYpq6N8JKP78vOOyPkoPng-bQhWHevNH15ntTNNUEG4UDyD7XzuSWIuUH3MJlRBWGA3Vk6C141KrFGxETB-xsfZE_EkceiVfvgi7PcjwWg0-QXol6k/s1792/IMG-2193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaqnVat7a3KB_5F6WYqsYT6btQQYpq6N8JKP78vOOyPkoPng-bQhWHevNH15ntTNNUEG4UDyD7XzuSWIuUH3MJlRBWGA3Vk6C141KrFGxETB-xsfZE_EkceiVfvgi7PcjwWg0-QXol6k/w214-h400/IMG-2193.JPG" width="214" /></a><br />I get my 2nd dose on the 30th!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwti9YdxpW-aMink6uDTE3GGotM0emcSr0hYB9hw9weIEBlblQR7MVJwM13TGuCVTgJ_GsmQWxOFI_uC6kdECrMFe-rEqq5uGc4KP9XsdKlYZYkh_MZmWQ7Jfz77nBFjPN88_5kbMEik/s1792/IMG-2188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwti9YdxpW-aMink6uDTE3GGotM0emcSr0hYB9hw9weIEBlblQR7MVJwM13TGuCVTgJ_GsmQWxOFI_uC6kdECrMFe-rEqq5uGc4KP9XsdKlYZYkh_MZmWQ7Jfz77nBFjPN88_5kbMEik/w214-h400/IMG-2188.JPG" width="214" /></a><br />My brother is getting married in October & I'm going to be a bridesmaid! My future sister-in-law gave us a color & then said "pick a dress that makes you happy" I found <a href="https://www.lulus.com/products/promise-of-love-sage-brush-flutter-sleeve-maxi-dress/1002062.html" target="_blank">this one</a> on Lulus & I am in love!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECsqj_dYIkhHzloKlYU_wr3Em9wBJESLe7XKLfiqAWmKQkK4uTZwQuTSdzFH_Ibzac7HisGLwkE8QS0uLeWZZ06MvjBlJb4cPhUVfYgy_Mibb5OhfjiRG6vh4bFtoMfDmLUe1ukNVyBk/s2048/Nash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECsqj_dYIkhHzloKlYU_wr3Em9wBJESLe7XKLfiqAWmKQkK4uTZwQuTSdzFH_Ibzac7HisGLwkE8QS0uLeWZZ06MvjBlJb4cPhUVfYgy_Mibb5OhfjiRG6vh4bFtoMfDmLUe1ukNVyBk/w300-h400/Nash.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The love of my life</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>4. What I'm Looking Forward To Over Spring Break</b><br />-Getting to spend a week with my parents<br />-Not having to be at work<br />-Crawfish<br />-Trying out new restaurants<br />-Going to Galveston</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>5. Funnies<br /><br /></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QwnHc6sVnunmljHLi6FS2qIJvjzYRF5ew8_BCcUwlxY-cIJwFcdUKhANz93lhX0hZMF90mmcDH4TqiLv1znLi1NsFeNKVukmeRSw-ZPRsrFc6JFkSpY-oGm7tSvKCbn8oDB-rF5LeA8/s828/IMG-2222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="828" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QwnHc6sVnunmljHLi6FS2qIJvjzYRF5ew8_BCcUwlxY-cIJwFcdUKhANz93lhX0hZMF90mmcDH4TqiLv1znLi1NsFeNKVukmeRSw-ZPRsrFc6JFkSpY-oGm7tSvKCbn8oDB-rF5LeA8/w400-h223/IMG-2222.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCAdZNo_J8a1BvHygYc_7cm_QuwVFxpWlq-cbe4DWs2Vho6iafOPOqJ-wCVJhxg7quEsC5ZAfBmfhtP_jWOHDFoyEtlf4nOCPiMqnhfoKl3jq2QW3AW195F73BmwWQdeI5yvtAaLOIE4/s828/IMG-2221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="828" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCAdZNo_J8a1BvHygYc_7cm_QuwVFxpWlq-cbe4DWs2Vho6iafOPOqJ-wCVJhxg7quEsC5ZAfBmfhtP_jWOHDFoyEtlf4nOCPiMqnhfoKl3jq2QW3AW195F73BmwWQdeI5yvtAaLOIE4/w400-h240/IMG-2221.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jiHxeRmTtw3xNI8Vtu6vHczy4a6jTJQSc0_AHb-H_atjjoDjhVdiAUW9q0dd8oGvh_ZcDfbyu8XM-j7850kJOyC2kc9CbK4fDrmA6pmjEDDgsEk-ZDaPq1bFl1q7vcZ40Q-W4qneyjU/s828/IMG-2220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="828" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jiHxeRmTtw3xNI8Vtu6vHczy4a6jTJQSc0_AHb-H_atjjoDjhVdiAUW9q0dd8oGvh_ZcDfbyu8XM-j7850kJOyC2kc9CbK4fDrmA6pmjEDDgsEk-ZDaPq1bFl1q7vcZ40Q-W4qneyjU/w400-h213/IMG-2220.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVf6St9KPoMNaj8EfbH_eQKHbgwMicWAkBaOXNReiDd5rNTSvJvarLUK3dLErdA9ezKkO01c235l669gB4rW_6NCveDA5atRfDtVLQpac6YJctjmoQv_e-betejw1h3BpIVl4DKXGKkko/s828/IMG-2219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="828" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVf6St9KPoMNaj8EfbH_eQKHbgwMicWAkBaOXNReiDd5rNTSvJvarLUK3dLErdA9ezKkO01c235l669gB4rW_6NCveDA5atRfDtVLQpac6YJctjmoQv_e-betejw1h3BpIVl4DKXGKkko/w400-h268/IMG-2219.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbx-J47wpFhUj7PwDz0hUv68Z4wCunFk-k8sS1PT-GWHxnUM9TeDdK6yj8JgFZxVwI5eYIhpbx11VLbnUlZYpN86un0RMoHiUZA-rHIE0XkFU4lifcRggVeqBGrWqZ1siEsEVQbpO3DKY/s828/IMG-2218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="828" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbx-J47wpFhUj7PwDz0hUv68Z4wCunFk-k8sS1PT-GWHxnUM9TeDdK6yj8JgFZxVwI5eYIhpbx11VLbnUlZYpN86un0RMoHiUZA-rHIE0XkFU4lifcRggVeqBGrWqZ1siEsEVQbpO3DKY/w400-h228/IMG-2218.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-69018951205217331882021-03-10T00:30:00.015-06:002021-03-10T00:30:05.139-06:0010 Things To Love About Spring<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ynXsS-QkmHOHU1HyZZNjrfy8Ul92016yOz4pe21O_8bM-u1h39joo9BEd_5Kqh6V_u3e2nQTcZ_ebdgi0av5jpsrE1xL9XYa-Wcs2mwqcKHlNueEKnOdCjoFlHiFRdIobiDris4lWtg/s1500/10-on-the-10th-2021-intro.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ynXsS-QkmHOHU1HyZZNjrfy8Ul92016yOz4pe21O_8bM-u1h39joo9BEd_5Kqh6V_u3e2nQTcZ_ebdgi0av5jpsrE1xL9XYa-Wcs2mwqcKHlNueEKnOdCjoFlHiFRdIobiDris4lWtg/w266-h400/10-on-the-10th-2021-intro.png" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">10 on the 10th with <a href="https://onceuponatimehappilyeverafter.com/" target="_blank">Leslie</a>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. Baby animals</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. Jumping in puddles</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. Patio weather</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4. Spring break</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5. Easter candy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6. Longer days</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">7. The final quarter of the school year</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8. Blooming flowers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">9. Spring clothes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">10. Pastel nails</div><p></p>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-86514437238850760912021-03-09T00:30:00.006-06:002021-03-09T00:30:07.494-06:00If It Makes You Happy - Part 3<p style="text-align: center;">In part of finding myself again I decided to revive, and edit, my <a href="https://dayzeroproject.com/user/briannemcc/list/159332">4th 101 in 1001 list</a>. One of the things on my list was to find 100 things in life that make me happy. Rather than overwhelm you will 100 things at once I decided to make this a 5 part series.<br /><br />41. Being "weird"</p><p style="text-align: center;">42. Believing in love</p><p style="text-align: center;">43. Research</p><p style="text-align: center;">44. Weighted blankets</p><p style="text-align: center;">45. Nash snores</p><p style="text-align: center;">46. Paying off debt</p><p style="text-align: center;">47. Naps</p><p style="text-align: center;">48. Fresh flowers</p><p style="text-align: center;">49. Salted caramel</p><p style="text-align: center;">50. Purple</p><p style="text-align: center;">51. Cowboy boots</p><p style="text-align: center;">52. Clothes dried outside on a line</p><p style="text-align: center;">53. Big Macs</p><p style="text-align: center;">54. Re-watching Hart of Dixie</p><p style="text-align: center;">55. Calendars/planners</p><p style="text-align: center;">56. Coffee with my dad before anyone else wakes up</p><p style="text-align: center;">57. Watching old movies & musicals with my mama</p><p style="text-align: center;">58. Sharing memes & tiktoks with my brother</p><p style="text-align: center;">59. The smell of fresh cut grass</p><p style="text-align: center;">60. Long weekends</p>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5421890849367332553.post-79209645416038590242021-03-08T00:30:00.078-06:002021-03-08T06:13:45.564-06:00Monday Morning Coffee *3/8*<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNuqTtlhSR9UtywIG-wNQ1NX19NUNVBIrZLmLgyXHZt7GBD5CNlb8i8LqFsrbDyYrSVCxCwfb0-D3OezKk6rpoU36CeKi-0KEypfOMLzl3hlsmPvMKtVHepOMS7fvw_KTPQAwhKyjPms/s591/Monday+Morning+Coffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="591" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNuqTtlhSR9UtywIG-wNQ1NX19NUNVBIrZLmLgyXHZt7GBD5CNlb8i8LqFsrbDyYrSVCxCwfb0-D3OezKk6rpoU36CeKi-0KEypfOMLzl3hlsmPvMKtVHepOMS7fvw_KTPQAwhKyjPms/w400-h318/Monday+Morning+Coffee.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Monday everyone! It's my last week of work before spring break! Last year we went on spring break & never came back... With people traveling, & the mask mandate being lifted in just 2 days in Texas, I can't say that I'm 100% confident that that won't happen again... On the bright side a lot of businesses are still requiring them, people are starting to get vaccinated (I get my first dose tomorrow!), & from what I hear a lot of people are still CHOOSING to wear masks. Hopefully all that will help. And if not, well then at least we've been doing some form of virtual for a year now & we'd be better equipped to handle a return to all virtual than we were last year. Anyway... on with my weekend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b>Friday</b></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-hUN7DHeOv94CqlP_MwT8PygkMAy_-QRyWnJve6QBqPRagR5UcM52Y7zuoXmDqlxUwk777svaPhI19lJNLAsRWXRF1hTcFTQG7_0p1dAG_XnVmOSyuUuyUQofUZ9KNytGuu34kmmAks/s2048/Friday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-hUN7DHeOv94CqlP_MwT8PygkMAy_-QRyWnJve6QBqPRagR5UcM52Y7zuoXmDqlxUwk777svaPhI19lJNLAsRWXRF1hTcFTQG7_0p1dAG_XnVmOSyuUuyUQofUZ9KNytGuu34kmmAks/w300-h400/Friday.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday after work I did DoorDash for about an hour & a half before calling it quits. I had been craving wings so I decided to try out a place nearby where I live now since I'm all about trying out new places & trying 50 new bars/restaurants/coffee shops is on my 101 in 1001 list. The wings were good, the ranch was amazing! The ranch alone would have me going back to try more wing flavors or some of their other food. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At work that day a teacher friend from up by Dallas sent me a Google Form for teachers to fill out to get scheduled for the Covid vaccine so I filled that out & then impatiently waited all day & night to see if I'd get one.</div><b style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b>Saturday</b></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWibGSx8qaoafMfkrfvFW05UV83IUDUquRsg5ScryhYZ8bIYsmaFHOUnTh72OigXc4RKOn1053ZFBkAz6mHLK7axEl2AdFMaJiCHYtK64O9wV5VK7byTwlWKtQARQJqA_rquFU-J8Q3gQ/s1800/Saturday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWibGSx8qaoafMfkrfvFW05UV83IUDUquRsg5ScryhYZ8bIYsmaFHOUnTh72OigXc4RKOn1053ZFBkAz6mHLK7axEl2AdFMaJiCHYtK64O9wV5VK7byTwlWKtQARQJqA_rquFU-J8Q3gQ/w400-h400/Saturday.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday was a full day for Nash & me. We started out the morning at the dog park. We were there for an hour and a half, which is longer than he normally lasts, because we had an appointment at 10 & had nowhere else to go until then. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After making all the friends at the park we went to Woof Gang so that Nash could get himself a bath & a nail trim. That took about an hour & a half as well but there is a coffee/crepe place right by it so I hung out there. I had been there for coffee a handful of times but had never eaten there. I was starving so I got myself a smore's crepe & a king cake latte. Confession: that was the first time I had had a crepe... ever. Normally I am not one to shy away from sweet food in the morning but holy goodness... between the crepe & the latte it was SO MUCH sugar. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I felt like shit for awhile & had to lay down when we got home. This was Nash's 2nd time getting a bath at Woof Gang & they always put a bandana on him at the end. Perfect timing because his shirt came in the mail that day. Lookin so fly!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went out & did DoorDash for about an hour that afternoon but then went home to finish up the coursework on my 1st Minnesota real estate class & then just hung out with Nash & watched Netflix. I was so tired that I was asleep by 8-8:30 that night.</div><b style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b>Sunday</b></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6jSntZlprbwk1zqC01mqtBuw9LO6qcFxGFuI9Zu6JzAezD7xhwEclAdjRX5oaXHZiPyNPNXkhjn0OuzzOP86x6GG04o2oopUm-7GNXhgOi6xQ7fpP_FzbRwUgJhL2H6hea1dOkU1vtI/s2048/Sunday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6jSntZlprbwk1zqC01mqtBuw9LO6qcFxGFuI9Zu6JzAezD7xhwEclAdjRX5oaXHZiPyNPNXkhjn0OuzzOP86x6GG04o2oopUm-7GNXhgOi6xQ7fpP_FzbRwUgJhL2H6hea1dOkU1vtI/w300-h400/Sunday.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had planned on taking Nash to the dog park for another hour on Sunday morning but he was still so tuckered out from his big day on Saturday that we just stayed home instead. I went to the grocery store to pick up a couple of things I hadn't been able to get from my curbside pick-up order on Friday, got some new flowers, finished Love on Netflix, took my first practice text for my 1st MN real estate course, scheduled my first exam, took a nap, & just had a chill day. I also talked to Presley (Danny's daughter) on the phone for a couple of minutes. Apparently she has been asking her mom & Danny about me & has been telling her mom that we're friends. That little girl is probably what I miss the most. I loved getting to be her bonus mom.</div></div><p></p>Briannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15343989978472064388noreply@blogger.com2