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Never ending to-do list…

Since being home I’ll admit, I’ve been slacking.

I did manage to post a book review yesterday and participate in the weekly Wednesday meme today though so it’s a start. A slow start, but better than nothing. September’s coming up so I have to read Harry Potter in honor of banned book month and figure out what other books I’ll be reading for the month of September. Then October rolls on by and I gotta figure my Halloween book challenge. Fun stuff.

→ Bought supplies to make mini witch hats yesterday. Figured out what tully was, yay! Didn’t get any stuffing but I think the material for the cone part of the hat should sit just fine. Excited to start these!

→ Had a dream about the same former co-worker two nights in a row. The hellllllllllll!

→ Moved my beauty/review blog over to WordPress. I’m hoping the new place will encourage me to blog the way I want without holding the old weight of my previous blog. It’s so hard to start a blog and steer it into another direction once it’s already been established.

→ Did a bunch of laundry since my mom wants all my luggage unpacked (don’t judge me) since we’re having guests over in a few days. I hate unpacking just as much as I hate packing. And this packing is worse, it’s not like you know… luggage from a vacation. No. This is like, luggage from moving. Completely different and twice the headache.

→ Still have to fill out FASFA and I always hate doing that.

→ I was hoping to try and figure out WordPress some time this year (since I say that every year). But I’m scared me and WordPress will never see eye to eye. I self taught myself HTML when it was the hardest thing ever in the 90′s but I never got around to teaching myself CSS because… well… it looks scary. I kind of started getting the hang of it a few years ago while messing with my LiveJournal theme and then I just stopped and re-forgot everything. I know, smooth right? I have two books, a magazine and google. But yet I still run the other way. I want to learn how to make my own cool themes… I just… :( you know?

→ My newest obsession is Bath & Body Works candles. I guess it’s not a new obsession but lately I’ve been buying a lot of their mini candles (which burn FOREVER. OMG. Best 3 for $5 I’ve EVER spent) and their body washes. The Paris Amour is the one I’m using now. Smells amazing. Not better than Cherry Vanilla but still pretty amazing.

And lastly, this finally came in the mail today!

My books for review from Amazon Vine! I waited allllllll week for these! They usually ship them faster… speaking of books for review, I have a few from NetGalley I need to get started on before they archive them on me and I’m unable to post a review. A warning would be nice!

I’m so excited to be able to have time to read and review things again :).

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Finally got my Moleskine!

YES! I finally got my Moleskine! It took me forever to decide on what color I wanted. It was between the blues or the pinks. I was actually looking for the Moleskine planner but considering I already have 2 planners, I’ll go with the notebooks. I was debating if I should had gotten the blank pages instead, but I dont draw and I doubt I’ll start any time soon.

Now that I have them, I dont know what to do with them :( I was thinking of turning one into a scrapbook. Maybe start printing out some pictures and make it into a “thinks I like about 2010″ scrapbook. I need somewhere to hold my Wicked tickets, after all :). But what should I do with the other one? I was going to borrow and idea Barbz had and turn it into a recipe book, but I barely bake anymore. And not only that, but its hard to get kitchen time when people are home. Maybe when I move out, I’ll buy another set of Moleskine’s and dedicate it to my baking (since I know, I need to touch up on that soon)!

I’ve discovered a new favorite snack of mine!

Lettuce and Mayo! This is heavenly! I added some shredded sandwich Turkey to it and ohmygosh! Delicious! The crispy lettuce with the tarty mayo, they’re amazing together. I usually just dip the lettuce in the mayo, yum!

Speaking of food, Panera Bread released a new sandwich not too long ago. The Napa Almond Chicken Salad. It has grapes and almonds in it, its so delicious. Fresh and sweet and it just screams Spring to me! I pair mine with Broccoli Cheddar Soup and two bags of chips. The best part about college? Eating at Panera Bread!

Lately I’ve been itching to make my own WordPress theme’s. It’s hard since I’m fairly new to WordPress, I just started working with it mid last year. I dont doubt it may take me years to figure out how to code WordPress, which sucks. I wish I was a faster learner, I’m going to be taking Web Design at my college again this semester. The only thing that sucks about it is that there’s only one Web Design class, there’s no part II or anything. Boo. I actually found the first book in the stack to be extremely helpful to people who dont understand a thing about WordPress, I may buy it soon. I have a habit of only buying books from Amazon.

Not much else has been going on over here. I’m waiting for school to start, looking for a job… I literally, just yesterday, sent in the papers to get our marriage license so I can start the process of changing my last name (which I’m not excited for). I’m suppose to be cleaning my room right now, but I’m just way too lazy. My days are dwindling down! I made a bet with my husband that I’d get my room sorted and cleaned out by the end of the month and if I dont… well, then he gets to come in here (without me at the house so I dont freak out) and clean and sort it out for me. I’m hoping it doesnt come down to that. The last time he tried to help me sort out my closet, I had a nervous breakdown. It was literally something you would see from Hoarders. Simply because I am a hoarder. I have an emotional attachment to every single thing in my room, which makes it impossible to throw anything out.

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Sneezy.

I woke up about half an hour or so after I planned to wake up. Hanging out with the bestie today before she leaves for the Philippines.

I started my period last night right before I went to sleep. Which was fine, at least I was prepared and not rudely surprised when I woke up this morning.

I did end up sneezy all morning. UGH! Allergies are so tricky. One day you have them, the next week you dont. Then you do. Then you dont. What the heck is going on?!

I’m waiting for my MARK rep starter kit to come in today, hopefully it comes in today! My MARK haul is suppose to be coming in tomorrow. I hope everything comes in on time! Gotta update the makeup blog some more… I like waiting until I get a bunch of comments, a string on entries usually doesnt get many comments. And comments make me happyyyy!

I’m trying to figure out how to add what I’m listening to on my entries, I’ve seen other people do it on theirs… then again I havent really sat down and spent time with WordPress, which I hope to do some day soon. June is just so busy, so… yeah.

Hm, I guess that’s all I’ve got to say lol. I’m trying to get back into blogging. Even if it is just a scatter of random entries.

Got an appointment tomorrow with the USAF, also got to pay a few bills at the mall… hopefully we’ll get done in time to make it to the appointment. I need to stop shopping and start sorting through things considering I might be moving sooner than I think… and we all know how much I love to procrastinate… *sigh*.

I tried Sims3 yesterday. Totally dont know if I like it. Eep. I dont know… it’s just so… different. I mean Sims and Sims2 were different as well. I guess I’m just so use to something and now I’m like “whoa whoa, wtf is this?!” you know? Its gonna take some getting use to. That’s for sure.

I have a thing for waking up and doing laundry as soon as I wake up… I better go check on that. I always get so lazy when it comes time to get it out of the dryer. Blah!

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Oh, weather changes. And WordPress.

My skin type is extremely dry. When the weather changes, it goes nuts. It starts itching and flaking and its just not cute and rather annoying!! I cant wear mineral or powder foundation (or any powder really on my face) because it not only irritates my skin but it emphasizes on the dry area’s. I cant wear heavy amounts of make up on my cheeks either for the same reason. I do moisturize before bed and I did exfoliate up until my exfoliate expired. I should re-order a new one before Bath & Body Works discontinues it since it seems to be the only one that hasnt terribly dried out or irritated my skin. *sigh*. It just sucks to deal with this all the time! Then of course, by the middle of summer I’ll be a huge shine ball. Oh skin, why must you hate me? It’s not just my face either, it my hands too.

Oh another note…

I finally figured out how to install WordPress on to my main page, as you can see. I also figured out how to install the non easy one. So I now have full control over my WordPress. The only problem is, I’m extremely new to WordPress. And I know I cant just jump into it thinking that I know exactly what I’m doing if I’ve never sat down and had a nice can of Dr. Pepper with it! And yet, I expect just that to happen. I’m still trying to get use to all the things on the left side. All the nifty gadgets and plugins and widgets…

My biggest irritation right now though, is trying to figure out how to edit my template! I’ve looked at a bunch of other sites powered by WordPress to see how they did theirs, but I dont know if its a WordPress template or an actually layout. I hate how default-ish my page looks right now! Grrr. I’m also trying to figure out if it would be possible to create/edit my WordPress template in DreamWeaver.

I’m not a huge fan of DreamWeaver. I took a web design class in 2005, and it was so hard to understand… then again this is coming from someone who started when Notepad was the “DreamWeaver”. So I guess I’m still stuck in that I’d-rather-edit-on-notepad phase. I’m having fun figuring all this out though. I forgot how fun and rewarding web and graphic design can be. I regret leaving it for five years. But hey, I’m back now and I’m gonna be better than I was before =).

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