(Re) Chic

I really have no excuse for my lack of posting...I mean I'm a busy person but I miss doing this all the time so much...I vow to be better! Here's the re-cap of this month's goals: 1. Go to the gym (I will do this someday!) -Funny story...I went to the gym, stripped in the locker room, only to discover I didn't have shorts with me...FAIL   2. Read (or at least start depending on how bad it is)  50 Shades of Grey.   Completed!  It  really is more of a romance novel that the BDSM-ness that I expected.  But I read all 3...and now I'm halfway through Pride and Prejudice!  3. Get my professional manicure -CHECK!  I cashed in my groupon and got it last week (and my nails are already so chipped they need repainted...no wonder its addicting!) 4. Reach my 500 Twitter followers goal (I'm so close!) -I'm still 50 away!  Why is this so hard!? 5. Rearrange the spare bedroom- I started this but its not really completed.  I moved the be...

Here's a wrap-up of how I did with my July goals:  1. Cross off one thing in 101 in 1001...CHECK! I drank my whole DSW water bottle (that's 32 oz) per day for a week straight...since I accidentally melted my VISTA one :-( 2. Go to the gym!!...Some day I'm going to remind myself where that gym is. 3. Rearrange spare bedroom into craft room...This has NOT happened yet.  I haven't even cleared off the table that I want to put up there that's still in my dining room yet! 4. Survive Josh taking the Bar...CHECK!   This really was the one I was most worried about...so the fact that we both survived is FANTASTIC!  We celebrated with a weekend of hanging out with friends, drive-in, and mostly just spending time that did not involve him studying.  Now all we need to do is get him a law job!  

I am aware that it is already July 10th but better late than never to get started on monthly goals! 1. Cross off one thing in 101 in 1001 (not including the things I did with Megan last weekend!) 2. Go to the gym!! 3. Rearrange spare bedroom into craft room 4. Survive Josh taking the Bar (this is the one I'm most worried about) In other news I am suddenly a very busy woman!  I have two meetings this week, am driving to Cinci to have dinner with some college friends Wednesday night not to mention having back-to-back plans on Saturday!  How do all these things sneak up on me all of a sudden?!

I was just talking to my "roomie" about people's hidden talents earlier. You know, those skills you have that no one would expect from you. Like Josh for instance, he tells me he is an excellent caulk-er.  His dad does insulation and when he goes along he obviously helps cultivating some hidden talents.   Here's a picture of the hidden talent I practiced today!  I love to arrange flowers.  Granted, arranging these flowers wasn't much of a process but I love doing it for pretty much all flowers.  I filled every vase in my parent's house over Easter just from wildflowers I'd found!  I guess this comes from my love of plants!  Today's KIND-ness I made sure to pick a few extra roses (I also did a little vase of roses as well as the peonies) to put in a little vase next to my roomie's bed.  She's only staying a few weeks so she hasn't really decorated her space, so I thought something to make it feel pretty would be nice...

I was inspired by a pin a user posted from We Are Not Martha  (a great crafty site by the way) I found to revamp some really pathetic looking flats that were falling apart to try and create my own glitter flats. Here are the before photos of the world's saddest-looking flats So I pulled out some old silver glitter I had from my RA door-dec making days, bought a new jar of Mod Podge and started glittering!  Below is the picture after adding the first coat of Mod Podge and glitter.  Crafter's tip: mix the mod podge and glitter together before applying to the flats-that will keep you from leaving a trail of glitter behind you when you walk.  After applying enough coats of glitter to ensure that all the turquoise color was covered I went ahead and applied two extra coats of Mod Podge to seal any stray glitter pieces that think they can escape me!  Last coat of Mod Podge! And then I slipped them on to wear to Katie's Grad...

It has started! Tomorrow I'm going to Josh's sister's graduation and then next weekend Josh is graduating! And just think its been 3 years since I graduated! I can't believe how old I'm getting!  And Josh is graduating from law school, so much has changed in the past few years.  Today's KIND-ness I don't know if this really counts.  But after meeting my temporary roomie's boyfriend I bowed out before I had originally planned because I knew he was only hanging out because we were there even though he didn't feel well. 

Tonight is my last night of training with Suicide Prevention Services to become a hotline volunteer! My group and I have decided to go out tonight afterwards and celebrate. The bar we were talking about going to is apparently having a Red Light, Green Light party and of course my only non-Ohio State T-shirt red shirt is dirty...pink is lightish red right? Hope Josh doesn't mind! LOL! Today's KIND-ness I had to move into a new cubicle today and I still don't know the names of 3/4 of the people that sit next to me.  But one of them said she wanted some more ice for her water bottle and I got up and grabbed her some since I was refilling mine.  She was so like "oh, you don't have to, thank you so much" and it was a nice reminder of why doing simple KIND things are so great!  Even to someone who's name I haven't learned yet! 

I'm sad that I've already missed a day for Blog-a-thon but I'm telling myself its worth it because I forgot that I hadn't yet because I was doing my KIND-ness. Yesterday's KIND-ness Took Josh out to dinner (his choice) and gave him a neck rub while watching basketball with him to get him relaxed and ready for his last Law School exam ever.  Which I'm sure he did great at.  Now I just have to be twice that relaxing to get him through taking the Bar this summer! Today's KIND-ness Brittany and I shared our food with a random performer at the Renaissance Festival.  He and his performing partner are really funny and we shared a fried mushroom with him for being such a great Pirate.  Now I feel like I need to work twice as hard to keep blogging for the rest of May...wish me luck!  

I had a GREAT weekend!  I had 3 days off in a row which NEVER happens and I feel like I definitely took advantage of it! Friday I crossed several things off my 101 in 1001 list including going to a Columbus Blue Jackets game with Josh and several of his law school friends.  Then Saturday, after celebrating Josh's birthday with his family we made the trip to Akron. We had dinner at a delicious-Food Network worthy-location, called "Melt".  Then we spent Saturday at the Football Hall of Fame in Canton, which is amazing.  I highly recommend it for sports fans.  Then once we arrived back to home base with Megan we went up to Cleveland and watched the FIRST EVER outdoor college hockey game at Progressive Field.  The Buckeyes lost but it was such a fun time, I met some people I'd heard a lot about, and they had an excellent fireworks display afterwards! I promise there will be photos soon...but my camera batteries are dead and I need to charge them before they w...