Currently

I think that I am actually linking up with Currently two weeks in a row! Aren't you proud of me? I think I am getting the hang of this blogging thing. Now to just get people to read it. And to like me. You like me don't you? Sometimes I require reassurance. 

Reading: Going to dive into Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern for the my new book club that I joined. #literaryjunkies.

Click their button on my new Networking page to check it out!

 I am so excited to be apart of this. I love reading, and I love talking about books even more.
I hope to start it tonight, if I am not too tired.

Wishing: For my brother to be safe. He just left on his first deployment not too long ago and I am very worried. It's a scary thing. But I am oh so proud of him. When he left home to go back to his new base, I hugged him for like 5 minutes straight.
 He is a punk, but he's my little brother. My only one. Watching him leave and knowing he was going to be deployed for the next 6-8 months was very hard. Very hard.
I don't know how military wives do it. I know I couldn't. 
Cooking: Not much lately. But the other day, Dakota made enchiladas. He cooked a roast in the slow cooker and everything! And since I played the sick card, I didn't even have to help! Of course, I offered my  expertise opinion, but he didn't listen. Stubborn men.
Thankful: For the man that I was lucky enough to find four years ago. He is stubborn sometimes and onrey, but I love him so much, my heart has never felt so full as it has these past few years. I'm sorry, I just had to gush about him a little. I am very grateful.
Loving: The cat that Loki is becoming. He is so playful. Such an adjustment from antisocial Scooter. He loves getting into the windows. I think he just likes to see outside since he is an indoor cat. He loves playing with ribbons and boxes and really anything he can get his hands on. 
Today he raced into the bathroom with Dakota to hide under the curtain but slipped and fell in the bathtub. Which was still wet from Dakota's shower. It was hilarious! He was so embarrassed. 
But also, he loves curling up next to me. When I lay in bed watching TV when Dakota's at work, I usually have both cats on top of me or next to me. They really are like my children. I am becoming a crazy cat lady.  And to think, I used to think of myself as a dog person. Not quite sure anymore.  

Linking up with "Currently" over at Harvesting Kale for quite possibly the longest post I have ever written.

Currently.

Every Thursday I link up with Randalin over at Harvesting Kale for Currently. I really enjoy reading about how her and Kale are doing. (Isn't Kale such a cool name? Unlike the vegetable lol)  This is a great link up, especially for days like today when all I really want is a mental health day.
THIS WEEKS THEMES: 
Wishing, Reading, Eating, Anticipating, Missing 
Here is what is going on currently:

(Just being real here, folks!)
Wishing.. for a mental health day. Or for the power to go out. Mainly, just wishing for a nap. An uniterrupted, glorious nap. (I sound so selfish!)
Reading... I started a bunch of books in the mountains. But I haven't gotten back to them yet. I have considered reading 50 Shades of Grey, because I love reading, watching, or eating things that I think are overhyped to see if they are truely amazing. But I haven't made that jump yet. Reading for me these days has been blogs and emails. My life is so much fun. :P
Eating.. I had a breakfast burrito for breakfast. All the good ones are gone early, but I got to the store about 4:30 this morning so I got one! But now I am over full :(
Anticipating ... a major tradeshow we have coming up in a few weeks. I am not the marketing manager, per se, but I am still expected to run major tradeshows such as this in addition to everything else I do.  I am worried that something will go wrong. It always does. And a few weeks after that, I am coordinating a training of 30 people from all over the country and Canada and Mexico. I just want to get through October. Then I am taking some time off! (Yeah right.)
Missing.. Dakota. Since his summer schedule hasn't ended yet, he has been working til 9:30, which means he doesn't get home until 10. I try to stay up until he gets home, but most of the time I'm already asleep. And if I do stay up, I go to bed right after he gets home. (Don't be fooled, its not his fault.. I work a lot too!) Luckily, we have school time together, but its not the same. He is off today and tomorrow though, so we are going shopping! Love that man!


Happy Thursday! (Again) 

Sunday Social

Since I had so much fun last week linking up for Sunday Social, I am here linking up once again! That is, if I can get the post typed, because Loki is particularly rambunctious today.
He keeps pulling on my mouse cord so that when I try to pull it back I can't. Silly cat.

Currently.

It's Thursday, so it is time to let you all know how my life is going currently.

THIS WEEKS THEMES: 

Disliking, Drinking, Learning, Loving, Managing 

I am currently:

Disliking ... Being awake. It is so hard to be awake right now. So I have my music on, soda in my hand, trying to wake up a bit. 5 am is too early for humans to be awake, let alone be at work! And I'm a morning person!

Drinking. .. Pepsi. I am trying to quit drinking soda, but sometimes I let myself have one in the morning. Otherwise the rest of the day I usually drink water.  And that does help keep my energy up during the day. But sometimes I just want a soda. 

My new desk. My cubicle actually had more desk area. And storage. Hmm. Who would have thought?

Learning... How being in an office is different from my cubicle. I don't have to have my music on as loud (my office mate didn't like my N'Sync yesterday.. men.)  and just to be with Art (my office mate) even more than I'm used to. So that will take some getting used to. Just being by a different person can change a lot. Art and I have worked together a lot in the past year, so I think this will be good for us to be closer! 

Loving... The cloudy skies. It has made our weather reallyyyy humid (which we usually aren't. like, at all.) so its been muggly and horrible. But it is only like 80 degrees, so its not as bad as if it were 100+. But still. I wish it would rain! I don't feel that tension in the air that I feel before it rains, so I am not getting my hopes up. But the skies look like they could let go at any minute. 

ALSO. 

Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate. For weeks now in the blogosphere, I couldn't stop hearing about the pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks. But then I went to Starbucks while waiting for my Little Ceasar's (I have a teenager and Dakota - don't judge.) and I saw it. Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate was back as well. Oh my goodness. Have you Pumpkin Spice people tried it? If not, you need to go and get one. Now. And bring me one.

Oh, speaking of which. I now LOVE Living Social. I had never used it before, because the closest towns it had were like an hour away from me (Because some people don't realize there is more to the San Joaquin Valley than Fresno) But I found a deal for $10 of Starbucks, for $5! Isn't that amazing?! I was skeptical, I will admit, having never used LivingSocial before. But I tried the voucher yesterday at Starbucks, and it worked! I will have to look more into Living Social. That's for sure.

Managing ... My email. It is something that I have the most control over. I use David Allen's Inbox Zero theory. If an email takes less than 2 minutes, I reply. Otherwise, it gets filed. Into folders that tell me I need to do something with them, if I am waiting for soemone else's  actions, or if I just need to follow up. I think its a great sytem because it really helps me stay organized. I have been kind of lax on my Weekly Reviews for a few weeks, but I am hoping to get back into it tomorrow. Just the act of doing a review every week helps me not feel so overwhelmed. And that is a major improvement. 

Maybe tomorrow I will do a post on my weekly review, and on my GTD system in general. Typically I don't follow these hyped up programs and theories. They just don't work for me. But GTD is so tweakable that I made it work for me. And it really does help.

And now it is time to tackle my to do list for the day!

Happy Friday Eve!

Sunday Social

Ah, September. I can already tell that we are going to be good friends. The weather already feels crisper, I have had to snuggle up with blankets already, and I am just SO excited that you are here! Anyway, since today is Sunday, and I am in a blogging mood, I decided to link up with Sunday Social, over at A Complete Waste of Makeup. I've never done this before but I am excited to join in the fun. Here goes!

Currently

Before we get to today's regular scheduled programming, I wanted to show this off: 

It's not my degree, but it shows I'm  almost done! Just a semester to go! Plus now I have something else to hang on my cubicle at work. My work has been very great about me going to school, and I wanted to show them that it wasn't in vain! Sorry, had to toot my own horn a little bit! So excited to be almost done!
Because I have been such a bad blogger lately, I figured I would let you know what I have been up to lately in my little world.  I am currently:

Cooking - Not much yet, but I have been going through my cookbooks to find Dakota approved food. I think Pulled Pork is first on my list. It's Dakota approved, and it is in the crock pot! Plus it is one of my favorites. Dakota told me that he wants to start eating better, so I am ready to help him try! Problem is finding foods he likes!

 Reading - Lots and lots of blogs. Just because I haven't been writing doesn't mean I'm not involved. I love reading what you all are up to. It's like a daily ritual for me. I am trying not to be a lurker either, I am trying to engage with the blogs I read. It's difficult but blogging is a community, and I want to be a bigger part of it. Plus I always need more friends.

Wishing - To be home with my love. It is so hard to get up and leave him every day to come to work. Bed is too comfortable to leave it at 4:30 AM. It is ridiculous. Some days I want to call in sick. But then I would just be at home worrying about all the things not getting done. I am addicted.

Considering - Finding some graphic designers to interview, because I have been thinking, and Graphic Design is a field that we all have the same goal (great design) but we all have different occupations. I for one work for a manufacturer, so I design for the same company every day. Others work for themselves, and I want to know more of what their experiences are. Is that something ya'll would read?

Looking for - Some time in my schedule to go clothes shopping. I hate it, but it is a necessary evil. Shopping and I have renewed our relationship since I came to terms with my clothing size and feel more comfortable in the clothes I buy. But its hard. In my mind I'm still the size 7 girl I was not that many years ago. Just more incentive to eat at home rather than eating out! And I am taking a PE class this semester, so I hope to improve my eating and work out habits. Is  this something you struggle with?

Happy Thursday!