tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74573971659629471662024-02-20T23:34:49.138-06:00This is where I falterthis is where I lose myself...ohcupcakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175908544789433123noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457397165962947166.post-24999879670528915692014-04-22T15:00:00.004-05:002015-01-08T11:26:56.885-06:0051-Target Beauty Box<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">TONI&GUY Casual Sea Salt Texturising Spray (2.5 fl oz)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">L’Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara (.22 fl oz)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Herbal Essences Naked Dry Shampoo (1.7 oz)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">COVERGIRL Smoochies Sizzle Gloss (.44 fl oz)</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have not tried any of these things yet, and I already gave the lip gloss away, but I am excited to use the mascara. Overall, I am happy with this box and definitely feel it was worth $5. :) </span></span><br />
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- The weather. It has been so nice (and warm) this week and I've been able to take Carly on daily walks.:)<br />
- I made an A on my fourth grad class. I really am surprised because I have so little time and motivation lately.<br />
- On that note, I've had this whole week off from school and have done nothing productive. It's been great, lol.<br />
- I'm back to blogging! I love to post random stuff that no one in real life wants to listen to, lol.<br />
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- My wisdom tooth is coming out (again!) and it hurts so much.:/<br />
- Carly goes to sleep late and I am up by 6:30 a.m. so I am sleep deprived.:/<br />
- My class starts on Sunday. This isn't really crappy; I'm just not feeling school right now.<br />
- I love being able to stay at home right now that Carly is so little, but jeez is it boring when she's asleep!ohcupcakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175908544789433123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457397165962947166.post-28237641650979121012014-02-20T09:58:00.001-06:002014-02-21T15:15:50.163-06:0049-Random Thursday: Movies I hate to admit I loved<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm back! I'm not actually embarrassed that I love these movies. In fact, I had a really hard time paring this list down. <br />
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<b>Mean Girls</b><br />
I LOVE this movie! There are so many great quotes (which I say irl all the time) and Rachel McAdams is great in the role of Regina.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Little Black Book</span></b></div>
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<b>Troop Beverly Hills</b><br />
Another movie I grew up watching. I didn't even realize that Jenny Lewis is in it, but I love her music.:)<br />
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<b>She's Out of Control</b><br />
Can you tell I love 80's movies? This one is fun and funny and probably every dad's worst nightmare, lol.<br />
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<b>Meet the Robinsons</b><br />
I like many cartoon movies, but this is one that I watched as an adult. I love the message in this movie; it's very heart warming. And I may or may not have cried during it.;)<br />
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<b>Nacho Libre</b><br />
I'm beginning to realize that I quote a lot of movies irl. Yes, this is another one, lol.<br />
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<b>Malibu's Most Wanted</b><br />
This is the one I should probably be most embarrassed about, but I love it. There are so many great quotes (which I also use irl) and it is so funny.<br />
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So, what embarrassing movies do y'all love?<br />
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- There are two weeks left in my class, then I'm on break til Jan. 20th.<br />
- I ordered myself a x-mas present, which I've been wanting for a very long time.<br />
- I've read 42 (out of 50) books for my good reads challenge. Almost done!<br />
- I've managed to cross off quite a few things on my weekly to-do list. <br />
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- I've been to the doctor/hospital three times this week and still no baby!<br />
- I haven't been able to get a hold of my adviser, so I am still not registered for spring semester. <br />
- It is supposed to be cold and rainy all weekend.<br />
- The order for my breast pump is still pending.<br />
- Oh, and my laptop is completely dead.:/ ohcupcakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175908544789433123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457397165962947166.post-26913074707126565562013-12-05T18:19:00.000-06:002014-02-20T10:32:31.063-06:0046-Random Thursday: Books Everyone Should Read<br />
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I've had such a busy day, but still no baby.:/ Ugh. Anyway, I have a bunch of posts planned for this blog, but today I am doing this:</div>
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- I have one class left for this semester and (so far) my grades are good.<br />
- On that note, I switched to on-campus classes for spring semester. <br />
- I am officially a stay at home mom (as of Tuesday).<br />
- I have everything I need for the baby (including a name).<br />
- I've decided to breastfeed. <br />
- My oldest daughter will be 13 on the 27th (wth?).<br />
- My credit score changed from poor to fair. <br />
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- Being a stay at home mom means I won't have (my own) money.:(<br />
- The weather is crap today.<br />
- I'm not used to being at home all alone. It's super boring. ohcupcakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175908544789433123noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457397165962947166.post-18345646844552951192013-10-15T09:27:00.002-05:002014-02-20T10:32:14.381-06:0044-Update<br />
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So, since the last time I did a (real) update:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><br />
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<li><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I finally
graduated with my Bachelor degree! I loved my program (I even won an award for
most promising student, lol) and miss my classes, but I am so happy to be
done.:)</li>
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<li>On that
note, I began a Master degree in August. The program I am taking is for
Clinical Mental Health Counseling and it’s at the same school I just graduated
from. I am in the online program, but want to switch over to the on-campus one.
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<li>I began a
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well until around August. Since then, I’ve read like one book and I just cannot
get back into reading.</li>
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one on the way (I’m due on November 30th and am super excited!).</li>
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I’m sure I’m forgetting stuff, but that’s all I can think of
for now. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve missed blogging and am
going to try and post more. </div>
<br />
<br />
<br />ohcupcakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175908544789433123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457397165962947166.post-79725406886000620082013-09-17T11:14:00.001-05:002014-02-20T10:32:07.243-06:0043-Paradise<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Remember when I used to blog all the time? Yeah, me either.
Anyway, it's been months and tons of things have happened, but I'll save that
for another time. </div>
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<br /></div>
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Today's post is going to be about something I received in
the mail: The <a href="http://www.influenster.com/">Influenster</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Paradise Voxbox</b>. Here's
what was inside:</div>
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<b>Olay Fresh Effects Shine Shine Go Away! Shine Minimizing Cleanser</b> -
$6.99</div>
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This is my current face wash and I really like it so far. I
only use it at night and the tiniest amount removes all of my makeup in one
try. Also, it's very creamy, so my skin doesn't feel dry afterwards. </div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b>NYC New York Color Sparkle Eye Dust Eye Shadow in
Smokey Topaz</b> - $2.99</div>
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I have not actually tried this product, but it does look
pretty cool. I usually only use one eyeshadow when I do my makeup (what can I
say, I like easy) and I'll probably be switching to this one pretty soon.</div>
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<br /></div>
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<b> Dr. Scholl's® For Her High Heel Insoles</b>
- $10.99</div>
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Another product I have not tried because I am not a heel
wearer. I may try to use these with some flats I have or give them to one of my
sisters.</div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>Suave Professionals® Moroccan Infusion Styling Oil</b>
- $5.98 (3 oz.)</div>
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This is one product that I am excited to try out. I’m still
trying to get through two other styling oils I currently own (that don’t really
do anything for my hair, but I can’t make myself get rid of), so it will be a
while before I get to this.</div>
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<br /></div>
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<b> Goody TangleFix</b> - $7.99</div>
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I use this for my daughter (who hates to have her hair
brushed) and she loves it. I love the fact that I don’t have to listen to her
scream every time I brush her hair, lol.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Ok, that is all for now. I am going to try really hard to
keep up with this blog from now on.:) </div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9v518HxZZss5FjAGsVQIWDP20gkujyD4dP9pOc1-ek9vxxIXd7kKYe4E0rVFj7aZTRTGs9CXixBIEru25jFPcIZ3YxENYriPOXsKhV5P9bqamnHaI-A_eKMfiTUUa2WuIPyp0EBZspI/s1600/voxbox-blogimage-popup2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9v518HxZZss5FjAGsVQIWDP20gkujyD4dP9pOc1-ek9vxxIXd7kKYe4E0rVFj7aZTRTGs9CXixBIEru25jFPcIZ3YxENYriPOXsKhV5P9bqamnHaI-A_eKMfiTUUa2WuIPyp0EBZspI/s1600/voxbox-blogimage-popup2.png" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">FTC
Disclaimer: </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I
received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes
(but all opinions are totes my own!)</span></div>
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<![endif]-->ohcupcakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175908544789433123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457397165962947166.post-34345145444637250362013-04-03T21:00:00.000-05:002014-02-20T10:31:54.215-06:0042-Sugar & Spice<span style="font-family: inherit;">Guess who (finally) got a VoxBox? :) I've received a couple of things from <a href="http://www.influenster.com/">Influenster</a> before (dish washing liquid and teeth whitening strips), but earlier this month I got the <b>Sugar ‘n Spice VoxBox</b>. You guys, I <i>love</i> free stuff, so I was super excited about this.:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, let's get to the good stuff. In my box, I received the following products:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Vaseline® Spray & Go Moisturizer Total Moisture</b>® ($7.99 for 6.5 oz. can)<br />I have not tried this product yet, but I am curious to see how it works. I hope it absorbs faster than regular lotion.<br /><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>NECTRESSE™ </b>($6.99 for 5.9 oz container, or $3.99 for box of 40 packets)</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have to be honest. I gave this to bf's mom because I don't do artificial sweeteners. Call me crazy, but there's just something about them. Plus, I think they taste weird.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Dickinson’s® Original Witch Hazel Oil Controlling Towelettes </b>($5.99 for a 20-count box)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Another product I have not tried, but only because I am saving them for summer. I live in Texas, so these are going to be super handy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Colgate® Optic White® Regimen: Toothpaste </b>($2.99 for 4oz tube),<b>
Mouthwash </b>($2.99 for 8oz bottle), & <b>Toothbrush </b>($2.99 per brush) </span><br />
I totally needed a new toothbrush and this is the exact one I buy, so that was cool.:) I have used the toothpaste and mouthwash and they're ok, but I can't say I've noticed my teeth looking whiter. <br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>belVita Breakfast Biscuits </b>($3.69 for a box of 5 packets of 4 biscuits)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I did try this and it was pretty tasty. In fact, I think it tastes just like graham crackers, which everyone likes. Right? Right.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, there you have it. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">FTC Disclaimer: </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes (but all opinions are totes my own!)</span> ohcupcakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175908544789433123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457397165962947166.post-18399180095255234642013-03-24T22:43:00.000-05:002014-02-20T10:31:39.386-06:0041-Books I Read in January & February<br />
I've had very little time to read so far this year (what with school, work, family, etc...), but I'm trying.<br />
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<b>January:</b> <br />
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<li><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/387691.Endangered">Endangered: Your Child in a Hostile World </a>by <span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name">Johann Christoph Arnold</span></span></li>
<li><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1617.Night">Night </a></span> by ElieWiesel</span></li>
<li><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8612987-skipping-a-beat">Skipping-a-Beat</a></span><span class="by smallText"> by</span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span itemprop="name">Sarah Pekkanen </span></span></span></li>
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<b><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span style="color: black;"><span itemprop="name">February:</span></span></span></b><br />
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<li><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span style="color: black;"><span itemprop="name"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/549195.Forgiveness_Is_a_Choice">Forgiveness Is a Choice</a> by Robert D. Enright</span></span></span></li>
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<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span style="color: black;"><span itemprop="name">How sad that I only read four books in two months. Anyway, my favorites were Night (a young boy's story of surviving the Holocaust) and Skipping a Beat (Story of high school sweethearts Mike and Julie (both from broken fami</span></span></span>lies) turned super millionaires. After he suffers a heart attack, Mike decides to give everything away and Julie has to decide if she loves him enough to stay).<br />
I hate saying that Night was 'good', because it's a true story. I read it for a class and I am so glad I did. It really made me gain perspective on life and how mine is really not that bad. Skipping a beat was just soo good. I kind of knew what would happen at the end, but not to the point where it ruined the story.<br />
Ok, I have loads of homework. Happy reading!ohcupcakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175908544789433123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457397165962947166.post-87607594906992498562013-03-03T17:56:00.000-06:002013-03-03T17:56:11.549-06:0040-2012 Reflections<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ok, so I'm kind of late. Whatevs, h</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ere we go:</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Favorite Makeup:</b> I’m
pretty simple when it comes to makeup (and everything else in life, really).
Two things I used almost every day in 2012: Wet n’ Wild ‘Vanity’ palette and
Mac Prolong Wear concealer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Favorite Book:</b> I
can’t choose just one and I’m actually planning to do a whole post on this. I’ll
get to it eventually!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Favorite Song/Album:</b>
Christina Perri, Rilo Kiley, Jenni Rivera, and Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’ (don’t
judge me) were my jams this year. Just for fun, these were my 25 most played songs according to itunes:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Favorite Movie:</b> I
don’t watch a lot of movies, so I’ll do TV shows instead. My favorite show of
2012 was definitely Duck Dynasty (again, don’t judge me). I just love their
family dynamic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">One thing you're
grateful for:</b> Besides the obvious (like my kids, my bf, my job, life, and health) I’m
super grateful that I finally have a ‘real’ job. I’ve been a cashier for many
years and that’s cool when you’re a teen/young adult, but after a while it’s
just sad. My new job is not the most exciting thing and it’s not my dream, but
I do like it and I am happy there. (Btw, I don’t mean to offend anyone that is
a cashier. I know some people really do enjoy it, but I’m just not one of
them).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Greatest Challenge:</b>
I’ve been in college since January 2008. I was supposed to graduate in May
2012, but it’s really hard trying to balance family, work, and school. So,
graduation got pushed back to December 2012. My schedule was pretty easy: all
electives and Statistics (the last core requirement). I was so excited about
graduating and had excellent grades in all of my classes except (wait for it)
Statistics. I failed miserably on the first few tests and knew there was no way
I could pass the class. Instead of ignoring this fact, I dropped the class.
Therefore, I did not graduate.:/ Accepting this was my greatest challenge of
2012. It sucked, but I know it was the best thing for me to do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What are you looking forward to in 2013:</b> Graduating
(omg, finally!), grad school, family time, and reading new books.:)</span></div>
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ohcupcakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175908544789433123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457397165962947166.post-14584765568508396362013-01-28T20:59:00.001-06:002013-01-28T21:03:36.696-06:0039-Books I Read in November & DecemberSo, this is pretty late. What can I say, life happens.<br />
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<b>November</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/851671.Stolen_Innocence">Stolen Innocence: Triumphing Over a Childhood Broken by Abuse: A Memoir</a> by Erin Merryn<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100915.The_Lion_the_Witch_and_the_Wardrobe">The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe</a><b> </b>by C.S. Lewis<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6250260-free-range-kids">Free Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry</a> by Lenore Skenazy<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2866718-untamed">Untamed (House of Night #4)</a> by P.C. Kast and Kristin Kast<br />
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The book that stood out the most for November was Stolen
Innocence. I found Erin Merryn's blog one day while doing research for an essay
and I knew I had to read her books. There is really no way to rate this book.
It is not a work of fiction and it feels plan wrong to take someone's personal
story (especially on this topic) and give it a rating. What I can say is that
Erin's story inspired me so much that I basically wrote a seven page paper on
her story (and got an A).<br />
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I also really enjoyed Lenore Skenazy's book. For all you
helicopter parents out there (yeah, myself included) you need this!</div>
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<b>December</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10467263-the-5-love-languages">The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts</a> by Gary Chapman<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8515334-public-and-private-families">Public and Private Families: An Introduction</a> by Andrew J. Cherlin<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6057937-heavy-hands">Heavy Hands: An Introduction to the Crime of Intimate and Family Violence</a> by <span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name">Denise Kindschi Gosselin</span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80570.Smashed">Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood</a> by Koren Zailckas<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/265346.The_Madam">The Madam</a> by Julianna Baggott<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77264.Homeland_and_Other_Stories">Homeland and other Stories</a> by Barbara Kingsolver<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3564564-the-beach-street-knitting-society-and-yarn-club">The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club</a> by Gil McNeil<br />
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I read so many good books in December and I can't even
choose one favorite. I guess the one's I'd recommend (out of all of them) are
Smashed (memoir of a young woman's alcohol use), The Madam (about a woman whose
husband practically abandons her so she opens a brothel to provide for her
children, also partially based on a true story), and The Beach Street Knitting
Society (totally chick lit, but so good. The characters are English and I could
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I only
read one book in September (sad, I know), so I am combining both months for
this post. Here we go:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">September</span></b></span></span></div>
<ol>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30183.Marked">Marked (House of Night #1)</a>-P.C. Cast and
Kristin Cast</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>October </b></span></span></span><br />
<ol>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/676924.Betrayed">Betrayed (House of Night #2)</a>-</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1326258.Chosen">Chosen (House of Night #3)</a>-P.C. Cast and
Kristin Cast</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/169838.How_Tia_Lola_Came_to_Visit_Stay">How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay</a>-Julia
Alvarez</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100915.The_Lion_the_Witch_and_the_Wardrobe">The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia #1)</a>-C.S. Lewis</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I began
reading The House of Night series years ago, but didn’t get very far. I found
books 1-4 at Goodwill and had to buy them (10 books for $1, seriously). I love
vampire stories and mythology and this series has plenty of both.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">So, what
is this book about? Zoey Redbird is a ‘regular’ 16 year old girl who gets
marked to become a vampire. Once someone becomes marked, they have to live at
the House of Night until they go through the change to become adult vampires.
Zoey soon discovers that she is a special kind of fledgling and receives
special gifts from the goddess Nyx. These gifts lead her to make friends, as
well as enemies, and to take on a lot more challenges than she anticipated.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I enjoyed
the first book in this series, but feel that the other books were kind of slow
(and a bit repetitive). That being this is an easy read and I will be on the
lookout for the rest of them.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">#3 and #4
are books that I read to my kids. #3 is the story of Miguel and Juanita, two
siblings who, after their parent’s divorce, move to Vermont (from New York
City). Their mother invites Tia Lola to visit (from the Dominican Republic) and
her arrival causes Miguel to have a cultural identity crisis. In New York,
there were many people like him, but Vermont is primarily Caucassian. He
already feels like the odd ‘brown’ boy and his eccentric Tia Lola does not make
matters easier. In the end, of course, Miguel comes to appreciate his aunt. I
like that this book deals with real issues and I think it is a good way to
introduce these topics to children.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The
Chronicles of Narnia series is like required reading for children. I read it as a child and wanted to share that
with my kids. I’m happy to day that they enjoyed it.:) I don’t have much else
to add about it. I’m pretty sure everyone knows what this series is about. If
not, read it!</span></span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457397165962947166.post-80088174618500055252012-10-31T13:02:00.001-05:002012-11-15T20:06:57.410-06:0036-Feliz Cumpleaños! <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">My birthday was at the beginning of this month. I don't usually
celebrate in any special way, but this year I decided to gift myself
something I've been wanting <i>forever</i>. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'd like to add that,
while I'll gladly buy my kids expensive things, I cringe at the thought
of doing the same for myself. It took me a million years to finally
decide that I was getting this for myself, which is pretty funny because
I know that some people would not consider this item as super
expensive.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyway, these are my b-day gifts to myself. Except for the book, that was given to me by my awesome bf.<3</span></span><br />
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<b>Loving;</b> The weather. It’s not exactly cold, but it’s not as
hot as it was during the summer. Also, all the (new to me) books I’ve bought and my birthday presents!<br />
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<b>Reading; </b>Chosen by P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast. Also,
textbooks for school (so much reading for school!) I'm also reading The Chronicles of Narnia to the kids (we're on the second book).</div>
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<b>Watching;</b> My bf watches a lot of reality TV, which leads to
me watching a lot of reality TV. Our current new show is Duck Dynasty and, I
have to admit that, I really like it. I’m also watching Switched at Birth (with
Jackie), and my telenovelas (Spanish soap operas): Rosa Diamante and El Rostro
de la Venganza.</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">This episode was so funny!</span></div>
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<b>Anticipating; </b>Lots of things! Halloween, Christmas,
Jackie’s (12th) birthday, Zoey’s (4th) birthday, graduation, Ben’s (11th)
birthday! </div>
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<b>Listening to;</b> Rilo Kiley; never gets old. <br />
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<b>Planning; </b>What to do once I graduate. I applied to grad school last night (!). </div>
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<b>Working on;</b>
Finding a (real) job, managing my time, school work. Life is so busy!</div>
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<li><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2455129.The_Turk_and_My_Mother">The Turk and my Mother</a>-Mary Helen Stefaniak</li>
<li><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68783.Girl_Interrupted">Girl, Interrupted</a>-Susanna Kaysen</li>
<li><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40173.Are_You_There_Vodka_It_s_Me_Chelsea">Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea</a>-Chelsea Handler</li>
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First off, I want to mention that I get most of my books from thrift stores. This means that (most of the time) I have no idea what these books are actually about and buy them because a) I like the cover b) I like the author c) The synopsis sounds cool.<br />
I kept seeing <i>The Turk and my Mother</i> every time I went to the store and finally decided to buy it. I'm glad I did because I really enjoyed this book. This is a collection of stories, spanning four generations of a family, and there is everything from forbidden love affairs to people who come back from the dead. I totally recommend it.<br />
The book I least enjoyed this month was <i>Girl, Interrupte</i>d. This memoir chronicles Susana Kaysen's two years in a psychiatric hospital. I don't want to say that it was a bad book, because it's not a work of fiction, but it was just not my cup of tea.<br />
The last book I read in August was <i>Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea</i>. Like her other books, this is a collection of anecdotes. I liked this book a lot more than <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35982.My_Horizontal_Life">My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands </a>, which is her only other book I've read. If you like Chelsea Handler and comedy, you might like this book.<br />
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As a side note, I don't think I'm actually going to meet my goal of reading 50
books this year (I still need 15!) and that makes me really sad. Between work (I finally have a job,
but let's not go there), school, and family I have no time to read.:/Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457397165962947166.post-26489230907153603402012-10-05T23:41:00.000-05:002013-03-03T17:37:32.954-06:0033-Small Style<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I never wear dresses or skirts or accessories. Don't get me wrong, I <i>love</i> all that girly stuff, but I'm just a jeans, t-shirt, and chucks kind of girl. I always thought that when I had daughters they would be tomboys, because that's how I was. Of course, I was wrong; both of my daughters love makeup, dresses, bows...anything and everything girly. <br />
When I was a kid, I rarely got to choose my own clothes. My grandma bought my sister and I matching dresses (no, we're not twins) and made us wear them on the same days, so we always matched. I hated it! When my girls were babies I chose their outfits, but that stopped once they were old enough to let me know what they wanted to wear.<br />
This means that sometimes my child will walk around wearing a romper, tutu, and purple rain boots. It means people will look at us funny and wonder why I let my kids out in public looking like that. (It also means that I don't care what people think, but that's a whole different story).<br />
Sometimes I do want to make my kids go and change. I don't though. My parenting philosophy is this: choose your battles. I'd rather argue with my kids about their grades or the importance of being honest than about their mismatched outfits. So, yeah, that group of kids that look like they're homeless/pageant contestants/color blind, they're all mine.:)<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30852.The_Woman_Warrior">The Woman Warrior </a>-Maxine Hong Kingston</li>
<li><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15633168-the-diary-of-darcy-j-rhone">The Diary of Darcy J. Rhone</a>-Emily Giffin</li>
<li><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13402447-unenchanted">Unenchanted</a>-Chanda Hahn</li>
<li><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10441.The_Memory_Keeper_s_Daughter">The Memory Keeper's Daughter</a>-Kim Edwards</li>
<li><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40440.The_Thirteenth_Tale">The Thirteenth Tale</a>-Diane Setterfield</li>
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July seems like a million years ago. I'm so busy with school that I haven't read a single book this month. :( I have a ton of assignments and I am trying to stay on top of them, so I'm not sure I'll even read anything this month. So sad, because I really wanted to read 50 books this year. Ok, let's just get on with the books I did read (in July): <br />
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I read <i>The Woman Warrior</i> years ago and didn't really like it. A few months ago, I was cleaning out my desk and found a list of 100 books to read (or something like that) by Jane magazine (remember Jane mag? I totally loved it). Of course, I decided to give it another go and, of course, I still don't really like it. Oh, well. At least I tried.<br />
Another book I didn't love was <i>The Diary of Darcy J. Rhone</i>. I know it's a prequel to <i>Something Borrowed</i> and <i>Something Blue</i>, both books I have not read; which may be the reason why I didn't enjoy it. Idk, it was just not my fav book.<br />
I read <i>Unenchanted</i> on my phone (for free!) and was pleasantly surprised. If you like modern adaptations on fairy tales, then this book is for you. I'm actually looking forward to reading the second book in this series.<br />
And now, for my favorite books this month: <i>The Memory Keeper's Daughter </i>was SO good. I experienced so many emotions while reading this. There were even times when I had to set it aside just to process all these feelings. Yeah, it was pretty deep. If you haven't read it yet, do it!<br />
And, <i>The Thirteenth Tale</i>. This book completely surprised me. Right when I thought I knew what was going on, BAM! Ok, maybe I'm being a tad dramatic, but I definitely was not expecting it to end that way. So, yeah, read it!<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6433752-the-lacuna">The Lacuna</a>-Barbara Kingsolver</li>
<li><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6673172-shadow-tag">Shadow Tag</a>-Louise Erdrich</li>
<li><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/279640.Treacherous_Love">Treacherous Love: The Diary of An Anonymous Teenager</a>-Beatrice Sparks</li>
<li><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/318016.The_Mother_Daughter_Book_Club">The Mother Daughter Book Club (Book 1)</a>-Heather Vogel Frederick</li>
<li><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2164402.How_Not_to_Be_Popular">How Not To Be Popular</a>-Jennifer Ziegler</li>
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My favorite book for this month was #1. This is one of those journal-style (or diary) books (and we know how much I love this type of book), but not only that: it is set in Mexico (another thing I love) and it includes a lot of historical characters and certain issues which I think are relevant even today. I will admit that it took me a while to read this book, as some parts are kind of slow, and it is not one of those happily-ever-after books, but I enjoyed it very much.<br />
Another book I <i>have</i> to mention is #2. This is also a journal-style book, but it turned out completely different than I anticipated. I won't get into it, because I don't want to ruin the surprise, so let me just say this: I thought I would really like this book, but the ending was so unexpected and now I can't decide how I feel about it. o_O <br />
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<b>Loving;</b>
Sleeping in and not having to be anywhere all day! Ok, so that makes me
sound like a lazy bum, but I usually go to school and work year round.
Knowing that I don’t have to wake up early or go anywhere is soo
great.:)
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<b>Reading; </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2455129.The_Turk_and_My_Mother"><i>The Turk and my Mother</i></a>. Technically, I have yet to begin this book. I’ll get to it…eventually.<br />
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<b>Watching;</b> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugly_Betty">Ugly Betty</a>
(via Netflix) with my oldest child. I probably won’t be getting any
Mother-of-the-Year awards for letting my 11 year old stay up until 2 am,
but I am getting some awesome memories. I’m also watching <a href="http://msnlatino.telemundo.com/novelas/Rosa_Diamante/">Rosa Diamante</a> (via Telemundo), <a href="http://www.mtv.com/shows/teen_mom/season_4/series.jhtml">Teen Mom</a> (Is it sad that I’m going to miss this?), and (when I have the time) old movies on <a href="http://www.tcm.com/">TCM</a>.<br />
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<b>Anticipating; </b>Going
back to school. Funny, since I kind of just complained about it, lol.
This will be my last undergrad semester and I am soo excited! Also, all
of the kids will be going to school, so until I find a job I’ll have so
much free time.<br />
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<b>Listening to;</b> <a href="http://www.pandora.com/">Pandora</a>.
I like to put in on shuffle that way I get English and Spanish music
and, since I never know what’s coming next, every song is like a
surprise! (Ha, I am such a dork). I’ve also been listening to <a href="http://www.rilokiley.com/">Rilo Kiley</a> A LOT.<br />
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<b>Planning; </b>Away to make this summer not suck. We'll see how that goes. <br />
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<b>Working on;</b>
Exercising and organizing my home. I hate working out, but I have a
goal to reach by my b-day (October 3rd), so I am really forcing myself
to keep at it. As far as organizing goes…yeah, let’s not.<br />
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<b>Wishing;</b>
I could be at the beach! I love the beach and one day, when my kids are
grown and I retire, I am totally moving to Mexico and buying a beach
house.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">P.P.S: I totes copied this post from <a href="http://srslyliz.com/currently">Liz.</a></span>ohcupcakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175908544789433123noreply@blogger.com1