Spring! Or whatever...

1. It totally doesn't feel like spring.  It did for about a day, and then I got a snow day last week.  

2. I have been painting my nails weekly since the end of August. It's become a mild obsession.

3. I think it's funny that my students not only notice, but think I color-coordinate to match my clothes.

4. I don't. :)

5. I like OPI, China Glaze, and Essie.  I just ordered a new essie from a collection from last year.

6. It's blue. I can't remember the name. Today I'm wearing "Sew Psyched" by Essie. I like it.

7. I would love to lose 20 lbs by my friend Emily's wedding the end of May.

8. I'll settle for 10.

9. I've been working out about 2-3 times a week since the end of February.  Apparently, that's not enough as I haven't lost an ounce.

10. I'm not okay with that.

11. I need to try harder.

12. I'm getting pretty desperate for spring break. I'm exhausted.

13. I'm not going anywhere, but I may pretended one day and turn the heat up to 80, make daiquiris, wear shorts, and listen to island music. Sand in the living room hasn't been ruled out, but that's only because I haven't mentioned it to B yet.

14. I want to move to an island in the Mediterranean.  This may be a problem because I don't speak another language.

15. A girl can dream.

16. I'm already sick of baseball.  Opening day isn't upon us yet.

17. I need a hobby. I'm really super busy during the school year, but I'd like something fun to take up some time in the summer (i.e. the only summer I won't be taking classes...after I finished my master's I'm on a self-imposed hiatus for a year...since I've pretty much been in college since 1997).

18. We're going to 6 weddings this year.

19. I'm amazed that I know this many people.

20. I'm saving up credit card points to by yard stuff from Lowe's.
21. I do not have a green thumb.  Not even close.

This is pretty much what my brain is like.  

What do you have planned for summer?

Random List--Just for fun

1. This is going to be random...just a warning :). I feel like blogging, and I don't have any topics!

2. Wow. It's been a long time since I've posted!  I guess I've been busy.

3. Since I last posted, I finally got my Master's degree! Yay!

4. We're onto the second play of the year...the musical "Anything Goes."

5. It's going to be awesome.

6. We're watching "Super Troopers."

7. It's so stupid, but so funny.

8. Winter can be done any time now.  I'm not wishing my life away.  Spring weather can show it's loverly face in February.  Seriously.  I hate driving in snow. It's terrifying.

9. The only way snow is acceptable is if it causes a SNOW DAY.

10.Steve might be the most adorable kitty ever.

11. Squeak and Jack tie him for first.

12. I think we have five weddings to go to this year. Yay! That means new dresses! Any suggestions?
13. I need a spa day. Who's with me?  Or a snow day. I'm not picky.
14. My friend Adam said he's going to rework some of my songs so I can license them on ASCAP.  I'm excited.
15. I wish I were singing. :(  All my creative is sucked out of me. It makes me blue.
16. I think I have the winter blues.
17. I have so many things I WANT to say, but CAN'T. 
18. Have I mentioned how much I love swearing?  
That ought to be good for now. I'll try to post more often, but I can't make any promises. :)

Making Lists

I love making lists. Usually, they are lists of things I need to do for the day or the week, or things I need (want) to buy. I'm going to make a list on here because I haven't blogged in freakin' forever and I start back to work tomorrow and of course, I'm not tired yet (but I will be tomorrow!). This is a list of randomness...pretty much just anything I can think of that I want to put into a list. :)

1. "Cougar Town" is my new favorite show. It is so funny! It makes me laugh out loud...sometimes it's hard to breathe. I cannot wait for the new season to start. I wish my friends all lived in my neighborhood and we could be silly and drink wine and hang out all the time. Friends! Move to my cul de sac!!!
2. Same goes for "The Middle," and "Modern Family."
3. Strange as it sounds, I really don't watch too much TV...at least during the school year. We just got DVR from Charter, so now I can tape everything I want to and watch it during my nearly non-existent free time.
4. I painted my toe nails AND my finger nails today. (Not the same color.) This is a big deal, people. I don't think I've painted my nails (and left it on for more than two seconds) since my wedding :). My toes are Affair in Red Square and my nails are You Don't Know Jacques. :) I like it. I hope it doesn't chip.
5. I'm nervous about the school year (typical nervousness), but not as much as I figured I would be this year. I'm the class of 2013 class advisor, I direct two plays (well, one play, one musical) a year, I have my last class before my master's (where I need to get 100 hours outside of work), I have 34 students in my AP class, I'll have a student teacher in the winter and I'm a mentor :). Whew. I'm tired just typing it! Oh! And I want to write a grant for books, etc for the English Dept.
5. I want to start dressing nicer...skirts and whatnot. I just like to be comfortable. I'm not sure if the two mesh. Time will tell.
6. I love Fantasy Football...but I still don't really get the game. :)
7. I think weekends should be three days. I need more time!
8. I like odd numbers.
9. I'm pretty excited (probably too excited) that the Pumpkin Spice Latte is back at Starbucks. I don't usually go to Starbucks ($6 for coffee? Please!), but I love that and the Peppermint one at Christmas.
10. I've already watched "A Christmas Story" and "Christmas Vacation." We went to the "A Christmas Story" House in Cleveland (I freakin' LOVE Cleveland!!! Don't judge.) and met Ian Petrella (Randy!), and I usually start watching Christmas movies in August...:)...so it's not weird for me. That was rambly.
11. I tend to ramble (and had to end the list for today on an odd number.) :)

What are you favorite kinds of lists?

Eight hour work days? Ha!

I really just haven't felt like blogging lately. I don't have much to say and I don't think people really read it anyway. Which is okay :). I've been really busy. We're gearing up for the winter musical...it starts on the 24th! We've have rehearsals four nights a week for the past few weeks, plus I have class on the other night, so busy may be an understatement. My brain and body are on overdrive, so the last thing I want to do is talk/write more about it. I literally come home and sit. I put on my sweats and sit. I absolutely cannot function once I get home. I'm lucky I can even get out on weekends.
Plus, I was in a car accident on Tuesday, so my car is out of commission for a few weeks. Thank goodness my parents are awesome and are letting me borrow one of their cars until I get a loaner. That could be as soon as Tuesday. Luckily, I am okay (I think it's due to my Grandma driving skills!), and the Matrix WILL be okay, so it's all good.
I read an article today about stress relief or getting into shape or something (I don't even remember)...and it said something making sure you had an eight hour work day...lately, mine have been more like eleven hour work days (which probably explains why I cannot function when I get home...let's just said a lot of restaurants know us by name...hmmm...). What a joke! That kind of explains my thighs...I was trying on dresses as Target on Saturday, and caught a glimpse of my thighs...it's been a while since I've seen them, since I don't have a full-length mirror...oh my. Let's just say I'm counting down the days for the play to be done so I can start working out again! My thighs will thank me!
Today is Valentine's Day. Bryan and I don't typically celebrate, but I wanted to get him something (without a holiday, I would have just given it to him anyway), so he got me Sarah Jessica Parker's new perfume, SJP NYC. It's lovely! I usually wear Clinique Happy with Aeropostale, so it's a bit of a change, but I recommend it highly. Yum. I also got seafoam from St. Laurent Bros. (Thighs? Are you hearing this?) It's my favorite candy...plus, it's dark chocolate, so it's got to be healthy. Ahem.
I got some super cute patterned tights at JC Penny's on Saturday. They were $14 on sale for $2!What a bargain! I also ordered some adorable boy shorts at American Eagle (Free shipping ends tonight...Thanks Chloe for all the good shopping deals!!!)
Well, Happy Valentine's Day! :) I hope you all have a great week :).
Oh! I almost forgot! We're up for new cell phones in March...right now we both have the Palm Centro...which I LOVE, but I was pondering the Palm Pixi or maybe even a Crackberry...tips?

Keep your business to yourself...and other nonsense :).

Looks like I'm a once-a-week blogger. I guess that's okay. :)

Today I want to talk about why leggings are not pants. That's not to say that you can't wear appropriate leggings with a long tunic...that's totally acceptable.
Leggings worn with a short top (one that doesn't cover your bum) should be illegal. Especially white leggings. Ugh. That's sharing a bit too much information.
Additionally, sheer leggings should absolutely have a top or skirt to cover you up.
As a side note...tights or stockings are NOT leggings and should not be worn as such. I say all of this because I've seen it. Leggings should come with a warning label like blow dryers. I.E. These leggings should not be worn as pants. You may be showing your business to people that don't need (or want) to see it.

I tried Nutella today. Um...that is fabulousness in a jar. It's delicious. Thanks to Amber @ LIFE AS WE KNOW IT for spreading the wealth of this amazing little treat!

I feel like I've been doing laundry all. day. Did you know it takes two washes to get the icky smell of smoke out of your clothes? We went to music trivia last night (we came in third! Yay!) and ugh...let's just say I cannot wait for Michigan to go smoke-free. Yippee!

Today at Target I tried on the cutest sandals...and the darn bunion hurt. I didn't even MOVE in them...I'm thinking that means the bunion must go. Truthfully, I'm not sure if I really want to have the surgery, because it's a long recovery (6 weeks!), but it's been a long time coming...anyone have the surgery? What's it like?

Happy last week of January! :)

Oops

Turns out I'm not too great at this blogging thing. I think it just takes time to figure out what to write about...and like I've said forever...it always sounds better in my head than on paper. When I actually have TIME to write something, I can't remember it :).
Gah. I can barely remember what to get at the grocery store. With a list.

I've decided I'm only low carb. during the week. I need to be able to eat what I want on the weekends. I still haven't been snacking, so that's good. Plus, I've found that I eat less of the bad stuff. That's good...right?

This is going to be a busy week. Grades are due, we have rehearsal three days after school and I have homework for my second to last master's class. Yippee. I mean that truly for the second to last class and sarcastically for the homework. I've found that most things in life entail jumping through big, fiery hoops.
Isn't the word fiery weird? Fire is spelled fire...yet fiery? I'm an English teacher, and it still makes no sense to me. It's as if people just randomly decided how words should be spelled. I wonder if they drew from a hat, or someone lost a bet. Or won a bet on the strangest spellings they could come up with...

We went to see "Leap Year" yesterday. It was pretty cute. Typical chick flick with your typical happy ending, but that's what I like. We all get a bit too much reality these days. Amy Adams is adorable, and the scenery is gorgeous.

I was thinking of doing some Outfit of the Day (OOTD) posts, but then I was thinking that no one really wants to see what a teacher who shops at Kohl's, NY and Co., and Target wears. :) If you want to see it, (all two followers! Love you!) let me know.

I've been really itching to read lately. It's the forever student in me. Or something. I really like reading, but find that I don't have a lot of time to read a WHOLE. BOOK. Oh my. Or I can't concentrate. Or I fall asleep. I have a lot of books I'm waiting to buy on Amazon on my wish list...lots of Zen and de-clutter books. :) Any recommendations?

Happy Sunday!

Why white bras and white shirts do not belong together

So, I can't really even remember the last timed I owned a white bra. I think we all have made that mistake...especially in high school, when you're just impressed that you need a bra at all...figuring, "Hey, I'm going to wear a white shirt, that white bra would be PERFECT underneath it!" Shockingly, people still do this. Really. Take a minute.
I did this once with a gray shirt. (Well, I'm sure I did this tons of times in high school. The only color bra I OWNED was white. I doubt I even knew they made other colors. I had no idea why anyone would even want a skin toned bra. Again, I was just happy I got to wear one.) We were on a trip to Cedar Point and strangely there was a ride...I doubt it's even there anymore. There have probably been twenty rides in it's place since then. Anyway, with this particular ride, the line to wait was inside. With black lights. Yup. So, there I was. Gray shirt, white bra. My boobs were glowing (yes, glowing) through my shirt. Nope, obviously I was not awkward enough.
There is a solution. It's called a NUDE bra! It's amazing. You can get them in all skin tones and then, you can't see your bra outline. I know there are some old school ladies that don't believe me, but try it. You'll never go back.

Anyway, day one down of low carb. I've eaten more veggies today than in my entire life collectively. I'm officially a rabbit. I haven't had any chocolate. I'm surprised I haven't lost it completely.
My exercise today was shoveling the driveway. I'll do anything to get out of real exercise. Really. Laundry? Homework? Housework? Well, let's not push it.