Random Junk*
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FINISHED.
I’M DONE. Two minutes ago I submitted my final assignment for my course. For the last four days I have been working on a one-hour professional development workshop for my colleagues. It had to be designed in a way that anyone could pick up the workshop and present it based on the outline and details I wrote. I was so stressed out this morning–I wanted to get it done today and when I didn’t have a call for work by 7:30 I assumed I’d have the day off. …then (of course) the phone rang at 7:35. I was very grateful for the work, but not grateful for the loss of…
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Thrifty Thursday – Black & White*
Ah, lovelies. It’s happening again. For a brief second I thought that things were slowing down a bit, but life is pushing forward at a pace that I can barely keep up with. Sadly, this leaves me with less time for thrift store adventures. However, I do manage to squeeze in 15 minutes here and there. :) I’ll be debuting dress number 2 in two weeks! I’m very excited–I am seriously loving this challenge. I’ve seen some really cute (and hideously ugly) dresses and my next one is cute and a little more casual than the first! Anyway, that’s still two weeks away… Today I’m going to show you one…
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Cherry Ames*
Well, I’m home. I spent a wonderful three days with my family. I took my mom out for her birthday, and afterward she and I went to Goodwill for their 50% off day. We both found a couple of cute sweaters, I found some props I needed for a little musical production I’m in, and she found me four new Nancy Drew books! My little collection is slowly growing, and I’m so excited to be able to display them in our new house! And then, today I got a surprise text message from a friend of mine. She was out shopping with her mother and happened upon a huge selection…
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Toddlers + Tiaras + Tom Hanks*
I love Tom Hanks. I love him like I love chocolate. I love him like I love shoes. He is absolutely my favourite actor in the entire world. I know he is not perfect, but there is just something so… lovable about him. And I love that. In our home, I have a whole shelf dedicated to Tom Hanks movies. I prefer his earlier stuff–Big, The Money Pitt, Turner & Hooch–but You’ve Got Mail is probably my favourite movie of all time. I have seen it a bajillion times and will watch it a bajillion more times before I’m done. (Ever wonder how I chose the name “Shop Girl”? Three…
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Zombie Ants*
I love nature documentaries and videos. I realize that this probably makes me a giant nerd, but I can’t help it. I could sit want watch Planet Earth all day long, then spend the evening curled up watching National Geographic documentaries all night. I find them incredibly interesting, and wonderfully relaxing. So, when I saw that my friend Jae had posted a short nature clip on her Facebook the other day, I clicked it immediately… and I wasn’t disappointed. You see, there are two types of documentaries that I love most of all: oceans and bugs. I love documentaries about the ocean and its inhabitants because it’s so… mysterious. There…