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I feel like I have really been taking advantage of my days off lately and knocking items off my personal to-do list. It's Friday and I have the day off so I headed over to Panera Bread for lunch and to get some work done for my blog and shop.

Making: I am still currently adding items to my shop of some of the new necklaces that I created recently. They are all wood cut necklaces and really adorable. You can see more of those here. I have been growing some plants in my patio for now, which I plan on later planting in the back yard. I also decorated a wall in our bed room with some DIY and I think it came out really cute! The middle frame is a mirror so it is reflecting the wall behind.

Anticipating: My birthday! It's about 2 weeks away. Surprisingly, no matter how old I get I always look forward to my birthdays!
  
Learning: Lately, I have been doing much research on how to improve your experience while reading my little piece of the internet. I love blogging and I want all my lovely readers to be able to take something away from my writing and photography. I have also been trying to learn how to be more patient with others. Sometimes I forget that everyone learns at a different pace and that patience is a virtue not many people have.

Listening to: The Lunmineers some of their songs really lift my spirits! And the Shins.

Wearing: I had shorts on earlier but I think I am going to have to put on some skinny jeans when I go to Chilis tonight for a drink with my lovely friend Kaiti. You can find this necklace here! Yes! Sometimes I keep a piece for myself! 

Feeling: Honestly I feel really great lately. I have been eating very healthy for the past week and it shows in the way my clothes fit and what the scale says. Being comfortable in my own skin always makes me feel happy and sexy and I think that that is so important. There are also a few things like renewing our lease and Chris being able to walk again after his motorcycle accident that have really taken a huge weight off my shoulders. So life is good all around right now! 

Watching: I have been watching several things lately! Stand Up Guys, Savages, Copper and of course the X-Files again...


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Here is to a Happy New Year!

Me (left), Kaiti (Right). I'm goofing off as always.

Instead of making a New Years resolution that I won't keep I've decided to do something a little different this year. I've decided that instead I'll make a New Years Resolution to stay the same. I love who I am, I love the people I surround myself with. So I am just going to focus on being the person I am and not who I want to be. So here is to not changing; to staying exactly the same! And if that doesn't work, there is always next year!

Breakfast!

Here are some pictures I took of my breakfast over the past few weeks!

"Skipping breakfast is a common strategy for people who are trying to lose weight, but unfortunately, it's usually not a successful strategy. Your body (or more likely, your brain) expects to be refueled a few times each day. When you don't eat breakfast you may feel so hungry by lunch time that you eat more foods than you normally would, which cancels out the calories you cut by skipping breakfast. You may also be tempted to choose foods that are not the healthiest choices when you feel like you're starving.
For many people, eating breakfast may is an important part of a weight loss diet. Research studies tell us that people who eat breakfast are more likely to maintain a healthy weight. Some experts believe that breakfast keeps your metabolism running higher because skipping meals causes the body to kick into 'starvation' mode. This sounds impressive, but it really isn't what happens -- it takes three or for days of eating nothing before the body starts gearing down your metabolism. It's more likely that people who regularly eat breakfast also make good dietary choices the rest of the day."
-http://nutrition.about.com

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