Getting Better All the Time...

As you probably know, I LOVE One Tree Hill, and so of course I have to follow my homegirl, Bethany Joy Galeotti's (AKA Haley James Scott) blog. She posted something really great today. I think it's very well written and very thought provoking. It is in response to the recent suicides brought on by bullying/gossip.

http://www.bjgofficial.com/2010/10/american-gossip-epidemic.html

I have to be honest, I check people.com everyday. It provides a quick escape and usually a fun update on some of my favorite people, who I don't really know. :) But I wonder, maybe I can be finding better escapes, better uses of my time? One of the talks from LDS General Conference today mentioned: "Character is a measure of how well you are spending your time on Earth. What you get is what you pay for!" That in and of itself made think about how much time I spend doing absolutely nothing! I know some relaxing is warranted (and necessary for my mental sanity!), but I think I could be enriching my life more. Balance, right?! I definitely think I give in to my gossip sites & guilty pleasure tv more than I seek to spiritually uplift myself and enhance my personal knowledge. So, here's to better living and making better choices!

Happy Saturday!

Megz

Makes Me Wonder

I love being crafty and making fun things for myself. Back in the day of Young Women's, I always wanted to do wood crafts. :) Lately I have been very crafty, in a good way! We've been revamping our closet storage and I modge podged (actually I just used white school glue!) cute paper on cardboard boxes to cover them up to use as "drawers" in our little wire shelf thing. I even got cute, sparkle-y black buttons to use as accents on them. AND Josh even complemented them! Win win! :)

And thanks to Holla Holly I have some new crafty plans! The cute and easy to make necklace below! I think you could do some cute Halloween-y necklaces, among all the other great combos you could do! (Click on the pic to find out how to make these!)

And this awesome floating vase! I have big plans-- I think you could also modge podge paper onto the board for a fun wallpaper feel. CUTE! I think these would also make great gifts, so hopefully I didn't spoil a future surprise for anybody. :D (Click on the pic to find out to make this!)

I also bought a cupcake tree with a 50% off coupon I had at Michael's. All of my party planning dreams have come true! I might just keep it on display at the house for kicks and giggles!

The Maroon 5 CD is supposed to come out on Tuesday, but I already have it! Sometimes CDs are released earlier in Europe, which is the case with this one, and I can download it from my favorite website: http://www.gomusicnow.com/. I have never had a problem with the site, it always makes me happy! And the most expensive songs are $0.15 each-- holla! And the Maroon 5 surprise was a pleasant one, to be sure!

Good Vibrations

Well, the fair is OVER! YAY! And I'm pretty sure it was a smashing success, but sometimes being so close to something makes you see all of the faults. And now I have an incredible lack of desire to go to work! I need like a two week vacation. :)

And I'm a little bummed because now I feel like I can finally enjoy summer-- but all of the stores have Halloween stuff in them, Josh is back in school, and the weather is considerably cooler. But I will have none of it! Normally, I am really excited for fall, but I don't think I got enough swimming, bbq-ing, and fun in this summer. We're going to celebrate summer in September! So, sometime Josh and I will go to Cowabunga Bay (hollerrrr), hang out with Emily & Matt, go camping or explore some kind of wilderness, and have fun! Maybe some of this fun can leak into October, too!

I also want the world to know that I got hooked on "The Hunger Games." A big shoutout goes to Emily Earl for lending her copy to me. Another shout out goes to this past Sunday, where I pretty much read the entire book in one day. Couldn't put it down!!! And now I have to wait for some fool to turn in their library book so I can read the next one. Someone's book is past due... they are messing with my mind!

I've also been enjoying my guilty pleasures-- "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" and "Bachelor Pad." I don't know what it is, but I eat up anything that has to do with those Kardashian girls. And "Bachelor Pad?" I have no shame.












I am in need of some serious motivation to work out more. There is a little bud inside of me, but it just needs some Miracle Gro... or I just need a kick in the pants! Any words of motivation would be greatly appreciated!

Going back to guilty pleasures, I love Katy Perry's song "Teenage Dream" and the music video for Taylor Swift's "Mine" is SUPER CUTE!!!

Ring-A-Ling

Some fun developments...

I'm really loving those Jane Austen-y movies as of late. It all started by watching, "The Young Victoria."

















Loved it! Which also began my newfound love for Emily Blunt.

















I think she looks really pretty on that cover of Elle!

And so yesterday, I watched Sense and Sensibility, with vivid memories of the Strong girls throwing pillows at our TV. :) And now, I'm pretty sure I'm going to watch something else fabulous like that. I've heard that "North and South" is good and I've never seen "Mansfield Park." The options are endless, so today is the day! Any recommendations will be taken into consideration. :)

And lastly, but maybe most importantly:
NEW RINGTONES!

It's been a few weeks in the making, but I finally made some important decisions. My mom inspired it all, because she set Michael Jackson "Thriller" as my ringtone for whenever I call her. Pretty much everytime I call her she is giggling because Michael Jackson was singing in her purse. It's pretty funny! I love the joy that ringtones bring, so with my new phone, I knew that I needed some JAMS! I limited myself to three, because I don't want to go too overboard-- right?!

Everyone ringtone: Over the Rainbow-- the Glee Cast! My favorite song, one of my favorite shows, and something that will not offend the coworkers.
Mom ringtone: Footloose-- Kenny Loggins. She inspired my deep love for Kenny Loggins, and now i will be dancing everytime she calls!
Josh ringtone: Naturally-- Selena Gomez. Josh LOVES this song and I think it is hilarious. He knows every word. :) I really wanted to do "Like a Virgin" by the Glee Cast, but I really didn't want that to go off in the middle of the office. No, thank you.

So, now, I'm just waiting for someone to call so I can giggle to them. Hahaha! :)