april showers bring...

Some of you may be bummed that the local forecast looks more like this:

The Weather Channel forecast for my zip this week.

than like this:

The Weather Channel forecast for Phoenix.

But I'm pretty happy that they are calling for some rain!

Wanna know why??


Because I don't get to wear these beauties nearly enough!

Let's face it. If you got to wear shiny pink rain boots every time it rained, you'd want it to rain all the time, too!

That being said, be safe in the inclement weather, don't go storm chasing, and pray that the sun comes out for a certain someone's big day on Saturday!

motivation, or lack thereof.

The thing I don't like about being in school (or should I say, ONE of the things), is that when you think in terms of "semesters", it's easy to get in a slump. I feel like there is a point in every semester where I hit a wall, and it seems like every time I find that wall, it's harder and harder to get over.

I have two weeks until I finish nursing school. TWO WEEKS, people. A year ago today I was still living in Columbia, packing up my life and saying goodbye to my fabulous coworkers from the past three years. Now I'm getting ready to graduate with my second degree (in as many years). I find that to be insane. Most days I'm not sure how I survived.

Now I just need to get through the next two weeks of school and then a few more preparing for and taking boards and THEN I will hopefully:

*Get to start a job
*Actually see my family & friends for more than 30 minutes at a time
*Take Bella & Albert for daily walks
*See Sam for more than a weekend at a time (stay tuned on this one!)

Lots of exciting things are happening, and I just have to take a lot of some deep breaths and know that everything happens for a reason.


In the mean time, I'm going to leave you with this little gem:

...something to think about, isn't it?...

things I'm loving

1. These brightly colored sports bras from Target. I want all of them.

via Target

2. Slouchy tees

via Bloomingdales

3. Flip flop season!

via Old Navy

4. J.Crew's cute retro looking swimsuits

via J. Crew

5. These Ray-Bans that I still want after a year.

via Ray-Ban

 

Basically I'm loving that summer is coming, even though I love winter just as much as summer. In fact, I love all of the seasons. That's the best part about living in Missouri!

What sort of fashions are you loving these days?

What Gives You Zen?

I've been a little stressed lately (story of my life) waiting to hear about jobs and such. Yesterday was a little bit of a breaking point, so I did what I always do when I get too freaked about something.

I organized.

I'm pretty sure Sam and my mom think this is a little strange, but at least it's not some sort of destructive vice, right? If you have to be addicted to something, I think being addicted to cleaning/organizing is a good thing.

First up, the game closet in the basement.

We don't play games as much as we used to (clearly, look how many games we have), but this little alcove gets unorganized SO quickly. Drives me nuts. 

If you look closely, you'll notice we have 4 monopoly games, and several Harry Potter games.

 And here's the after! Whew. Doesn't that make you feel better instantly?

It makes me breath easier. I'm serious.

 Next up? My desk.

Yikes. Look closely (through the blurred iPhone lens) and among the normal things you'll find on a desk, you'll see various magazines, textbooks, 2 sweaters, a scrub top, contact solution...and a lot of other junk.

 And now it's better! (I'm starting to really feel like a loser as I continue to write this.)

 And lastly, our hall linen closet.

I have to reorganize this every few months because it gets demolished so quickly. Apparently I'm the only one that cares about how it looks.

That has to make you breathe a little easier, right? There's even more room for the 3 loads of towels we have waiting to go in the laundry.

I even found a little room on the bottom shelf for some of our beach towels, and then sorted out all of the towels I found less than desirable to stack at the bottom to use for the dogs baths (Bella gets more baths than any dog I know).

And now I can calm down about the job situation for a few more days! It's a win-win situation for all involved.