Snowed In

I am kind of not very happy with mother nature right now. I know, what good does that do, she's mother nature, she could flatten me with a gust of wind. As of right now, I am just sick of these snow storm side effects. The roads are a MESS and lets just say my tires are as useful driving on snow as my mothers cookies are to my healthy eating habits. Not good. So now not only am I inside trapped except for when I brave the outdoors of Siberia to go to work, but I am now trapped inside with a ton of chocolate filled fat filled delicious cookies and pies surrounding me from the holidays. It's just plain ridiculous. Luckily I love my family enough to deal with our entrapment in these times for at lease another day. Oh my, my mother just pulled a giant chicken pot pie out of the oven.. gotta go.

Happy post-holidays,
MW

Shiny Happy People

I seriously think it's true what 'they' say, "90% of your happiness is determined by the people who you spend your life with". I recently recognized that if you don't like someone for everything they are within the honeymoon stage of knowing someone, then things probably wont last. This goes for friendship and relationships. I noticed I've been severely influenced by all of these movies that have come out portraying the message that a stronger person can "fix" a weaker person.. all withing the first few months of knowing them. This is simply preposterous. You can't fix something you don't know is broken. A good friend once told me, how can you fix someone if you have never seen them in any other state but broken? For example, If I have known happy go lucky Bob for six years and he seems sad lately.. I can try to fix him and bring him back to his natural state. But if I have known Tom for two months and he is just sad all the time, how do I know what his natural state is?

This is a bit wordy and deep I know. All I'm basically saying is, surround yourself with people who genuinely make you happy and people that you make happy. It will make the world of a difference in your life.

I'm working on it. ;]

All for now,
MW


p.s. It's easy to be miserable, there is always something to cry about. Happiness is the ability to overcome the easy way out.

Christmas

Happy Christmas everyone!

I just want to say I used to think Christmas was too stressful and I didn't like it that much. This year Christmas has been rocking my expectations. I love giving people presents.. and even though I was broke this year I somehow managed to give everyone something they were super excited about. I love that. Surprised is one of my favorite emotions to see people have. I think it's stunning that in a world where we know everything and we can find out anything in about three seconds using the internet, it's great that we can surprise people with simple things like presents, parties and visits from far away family members. So keep Christmasing everyone, and remember, Christmas lasts all week.. not just today.

Joy to the world,
MW

Down with the sickness

Today I would like to give my kudos to Airborne, possibly the best product I've ever used. I've been watching and hearing people sneeze and sniffle for weeks now and to my surprise, none of those people have been me. I have been taking this wonderful little all natural supplement since September every two weeks to prevent me from getting sick. Let it be known that for some reason every year around Thanksgiving, and multiple times after that, I never fail to fall ill. I'm the girl who spends half of her winter drowning in her covers and surrounded by germ infested tissues. I've been sick so consistently over the past few years I've already developed favorite cold medicines that I stocked up with in August. I haven't used them once this year. I'm a perfect advertisement for this product, I swear I'm not affiliated with any sector of the company Airborne.

On another note, I had my first final today (FINALLY). Lets just say it was a major WIN.

Side note!: For some reason, lately I feel compelled to use the word WIN or SCORE in capital letters after I say something exciting. Luckily.. I haven't had enough social interaction this week for it to actually start annoying people. Silver lining.

All for now,
MW

Finals

It's been a busy few days. Tomorrow, I start my finals regimen. 1 hour a day for each final I have split into 30 min. study segments. Now doesn't that sound like fun?

Everyone is freaking out for finals this year, luckily, I get to take it easy. I only have 3 tests and they start on Friday. I have an easy week ahead of me.. which is why I made the schedule and posted it over my bed as to not be forgotten. I know myself. I'm a MAJOR procrastinator. If I didn't practice some sort of self dicipline.. I would be watching Hulu all week and on Wednesday I would find myself in a frantic state, shaking, wondering who I am and what I'm doing, having a panic attack at a box of Cheeze-Its or some sort of inanimate object.

Thankfully, I'm not that person this year. Sure, I've had my lazy moments, but it all comes down to finals week.. which I'm going to rock by the way.

Tonight, I'll stay up until 1am one last time and then up up up I'll be at 7:00 am and off to the gym after eating something nutritious.. which I have been avoiding at all costs lately. Literally at all costs.. fruit is expensive to maintain, and who wants to eat canned fruit? No one smart that's who. Peaches soaked in corn sugar syrup.. why would I do that? I'm making the effort to eat fruit it may as well not be giving me cavities in the process.

Anyway.. this was supposed to be short.

Oh. and I found out today my favorite SNL clip of all time is on Hulu now. Gosh I should be paid by Hulu for all the times I mention them here..

I present to you.. Lazy Sunday. (Andy Samburg.. yum)

Re-vamp

As you can see I've given my page a bit of a makeover. I felt like it needed one. I also made myself over this morning, and by that I mean I showered and put real clothes on. Go me. I look pretty decent if I do say so myself.

I've been having somewhat of a music fest this morning while getting myself ready for the day and for my French oral that I have in fifty minutes. I think I will do alright.. or just start speaking Spanish, which is possible seeing as I have done it before. Funny thing is I'm not even fluent in Spanish.. at all. I took it in Middle School and High School for a year. It is way easier remembering languages the younger you are. I will admit though, French isn't going as horrifically as I thought.

Well, I should figure out where my professors office is.. here's a cool song I like. It's great morning song.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8MAHQhKe7Q&feature=related

Sorry I couldn't post it, apparently the video is too cool to give me the embed code.

All for now,
MW

Monkey see, monkey do.

For the past few months I've been living with a total stranger. This person is very friendly, but we have a few habits that differ. She loves talking on the phone, and she is from a different country. We have in common, hating to do dishes, watching TV on our laptops, and must love naps. The problem is, a major thing we have in common has proved to be one of the most annoying things to live with. Cleaning.

When I lived at home, I will admit I hated cleaning and all that implied. Sure, I would go on a few random cleaning binges once every two months, but that is where it ended. Don't get me wrong, I love things clean, it's just the process that gets me. I guess some would call that lazy, I call it time focused on other things, like Hulu.

Anyhow, yesterday I went crazy on the apartment. I cleaned, and cleaned, then cleaned some more. I also made bread, but that is besides the point. I have been trying really hard to keep the room clean by washing every dish I use the moment after I am done with it. My roommate and I love to cook, but it comes at a price. Dishes. Everywhere. I have been trying to follow the phrase, "Do as you would want done onto you", usually it is successful. If I clean the bathroom, she'll do it next weekend.. if I do laundry.. and so on.

It's not working today. I've been in and out of the kitchen looking like a maniac cleaning counters, and every fork I touch. Still remains, a pot, a plate, and a few utensils. Our sink is very small mind you, so even if two plates are stacked in there, it's pretty much full.

I just want them clean.. but I don't want to keep bugging her. I hated when my parents would bug me about it. I would feel super uncomfortable everytime I cooked because I knew any second they would be jumping on my back about dishes.. for good reason.

I guess today's lesson learned is to pick your battles. Never ruin a decent thing over something so silly.

All for now,
MW

Weekly Expectations

Isn't it funny that days of the week all have different meanings? Monday is manic, Tuesday is the glorious first day of the week after a long weekend, Wednesday is hump day, Thursday is the VIP premier of the weekend, Friday is fun-day, Saturday is anything day, and Sunday is lazy/get stuff done day. I find that when you label days, you are putting yourself in a position to develop a pattern. This can be good or bad. If Friday is your fun-day, and you work hard all week in order for some play.. then it can be a motivator. But, if you are in college or working and have an easy week, Friday still has the expectation of being a crazy wild night. I have found this, in research, exhausting. Not only do I go out only because I feel like I have to, but I also in turn am way less productive when I need to be (the next day). Tonight, I decided to stay in. Not because I had nothing else to do, but because right now it's my preferred way of "partying hard" after a long week. I am watching Sex and the City [The Movie], eating Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and thinking about everything I'm going to do tomorrow. I feel pretty good. This movie always puts me in a Christmas-y holiday mood. It's such a long movie that I start watching it at 7pm and I wake up the next day, 12 hours later, still feeling in the Holiday Spirit. I also love the soundtrack to this movie, it's really cheesy (like the entire movie) but puts me in a feel good mood.

To all you Friday fun-nighters, I hope you have a great time
To all you staying in like me, I'll know who you are because you won't have crazy dark circles under your eyes like the previously mentioned.

All for now,
MW