• Life

    A Day In The Life | Blogtember Day 28

    Oops it looks like a missed a few a whole lot of days in the Blogtember challenge. For the time being I decided I’m only going to blog when I have something to write about. I wanted to try to make a blogging schedule but as of right now I don’t think I’m ready for that commitment to be completely honest lol. But eventually I will get there. So today I am back and am going to run through an average day of mine.

    6:30 – My alarm goes off and I try to get right up, brush my teeth then jump in the shower. After my shower I lay back down for the longest amount of time I can get away with without being late and eventually get back up and get dressed for work, do my hair, makeup, and make my coffee. Duh, who can survive mornings without coffee?? I will normally read my Jesus Calling devotional before heading out the door as well. I get pretty upset when I forget to do this lol.

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    8:30 – Work starts Monday-Friday. I am the Imaging Supervisor at a bank and typically for the morning I scan all the documents that I received from the prior day. Doesn’t sound like a very interesting job but honestly I enjoy it.

    1:00 – I eat lunch with my friends at work. On warmer seasons we go outside after we eat and soak up as much warmth as we can because our building tends to be freezing, mostly just in the summer.

    2:00 – Back to work – I either continue scanning the work from the morning if I haven’t finished or help with the daily work that the other scanners do. I’ll run production reports, fill out the time sheets (always last minute), or deal with any issues that come up throughout the day.

    5:00 – I usually get home around 5. Before Tommy started working with his dad we would normally hang out. We still get to sometimes, when he has a day off. On a typical day, we eat dinner – whatever either his mom or my mom made. Sometimes we cook ourselves or go out and buy something. Then we talk a lot and catch up on each others’ days.

    something we actually make ourselves ;)
    something we actually make ourselves 😉

    8:00– Sometimes, honestly probably more than we should haha we make Chocolate S’mores Brownies. I don’t wanna pretend like I made the recipe though. I got it from Rachel over at bakerita.com. She’s great, that’s her picture below too. Have I convinced you to try them yet?? If not, don’t worry I won’t stop trying. They’re just too good. Let me know when you finally do!

    Smores Brownies

    9:00 – By this time the s’mores brownies are in the oven and we normally will watch whatever show we are currently obsessed with on Netflix. Right now it’s Bates Motel.

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    10:30-11:00 – I get ready for bed and fall asleep somewhere between those times.

    Well there yah have it. Not too exciting I suppose but I love it. I’m currently learning a new normal, which I talked about in my last post. Tommy hasn’t been around most of the nights so I’ve been doing an online bible study, reading, or spending time with friends.

    ps. I thought making friends through blogging would have been a lot easier because of all the blogs I follow talk a lot about their friends and it seems like they have a lot lol but sometimes I forget that other people have been doing this for much, much longer than I have so that’s probably why. But in all honestly I would love to hear from you and chat. What does a typical day of yours look like? Is it similar to mine or completely different?

  • Life

    My Desire For This Space

    Hi friends. I’m currently working on having a more regular posting schedule but it’s been hard because as of right now I just write when I have something to write about. Setting up a schedule means that I will have to intentionally know what I want to write about in advance. It won’t be as sporadic and I would need real “topics” to write on. As of right now all I post about really is my relationship with Jesus and my relationship with Tommy. And while I love posting about those things, I feel like they can get boring for my readers and I want to add in more topics that I would like to write about but that will also be interesting for you guys to read.

    I’m currently going through an online blogging course that’s meant to help with these types of things like finding where my passions are and figuring out a writing schedule. What I desire for this space is for it to be a place where you all can come and read my posts and feel like you aren’t alone. My desire – and I’ve found that it’s many bloggers’ desire as well – is for this to be a place where you feel loved and accepted for who you are. I want to come across as authentic and real and I want it to be a place where you feel welcome and free to be open with your struggles.

    I also desire for this to be a place where I can document my life and share my passions with you all – in hopes that we can help and encourage each other to keep going deeper with them – especially in our relationships with Jesus.

    What’s stopping me from completely developing this place to be what I want it is be is because I feel that I first have to “reach a certain milestone” before I can really start to share with you all how these things are going. But what I realized today is that I don’t have to have it all together before sharing with you guys different parts of my life. From today going forward I’m going to start sharing different parts of me with you and not waiting until I feel that they are ready to be presented.

    Some things that I desire to write about but haven’t felt like I was able to yet are: fitness, clean eating, and DIY projects. I haven’t felt like I could write about them because I haven’t officially started working out or eating the way I want to yet or even attempted any DIY projects so I felt that there wasn’t much to share. But I want to involve you guys in the process, from the beginning and not just when it’s all going as planned. So starting from today I’m going to start sharing where I’m at in these journeys and I’m going to stop believing the lie that everything has to be perfect before I can share.

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    Currently // Blog-tember Day 12

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    So today is day 12 of the blog-tember challenge and what I’m learning is I’m more awful at following this blogging plan than I had originally thought I would be lol but I’m back today and the topic is a “Currently” post.

    Currently…

    Reading: The Mingling of Souls: God’s Design For Love, Marriage, Sex & Redemption by Matt Chandler. Matt Chandler is such a great pastor, I listen to him online sometimes and this book has been just as great. He has a way of writing in a really interesting way, and the topic is something that’s very interesting to me. He’s going through Song of Solomon and it’s been really helpful.
    Playing: catch up on sleep. Two weekends ago I traveled home from an airport that was 6 hours from my house and last weekend I was in Maryland and woke up at 4 AM to drive home on Monday morning because Tommy had to work so not having any weekends to just relax and recuperate has really taken a toll on me.
    Watching: Bates Motel. This is the show Tommy and I have started watching since finishing Friday Night Lights and it’s insanely suspenseful but kind of freaky and weird sometimes so I don’t think I’d recommend it to anyone unless you like that sort of thing lol I didn’t realize it was like that until I started watching so now I’m hooked and can’t stop
    Trying: to start eating healthy and start working out regularly. We’ll see how this goes
    Cooking: nothing at the moment. I keep thinking about getting up to get a bowl of cereal though
    Drinking: a nice cup of coffee 🙂
    Calling: I was just recently on the phone with my cousin, confirming plans to hang out later
    Texting: Tommy, of course 😉
    Going: to get up soon to get ready to go for lunch
    Loving: the season I’m in with my relationship with Tommy and that fall is upon us! I went hiking yesterday and the leaves were so orange and already starting to fall, so exciting
    Hating: the stress that I’ve been experiencing lately. I feel like God’s trying to teach me to be content in all circumstances, even when things that I thought were going to happen actually don’t. This has been super hard for me because I love knowing what’s going to happen and having a plan for everything and tend to get pretty cranky when things don’t go as planned but with God’s grace I’ll learn to be content even when they don’t – knowing He knows best and His plans are better than mine anyway
    Discovering: how sinful I can be but how amazing God’s grace is in those moments
    Thinking: about how this is taking me longer than I had thought and that I really need to get up to get ready lol
    Feeling: a million different things. anxious, excited, happy, confused, all of the above
    Hoping (for): a more peaceful week
    Celebrating: that this is the first semester I haven’t had to go back to school!! so much more free time
    Ordering: a case for my Kindle. I’ve been just keeping it in my purse and I’m really worried it’s gonna break

    So this has been what I’ve been up to currently. I really am going to work on posting more regularly, I hope this will serve as a little bit of excuse as to why I haven’t really posted all that much (If not, I’m sorry). I am still planning to write a post about my Bahamas trip. I just want to really have a lot of time to do that to make sure I really show how awesome it was and I think there’s even a day in this challenge that it will fit in with so maybe you’ll just have to wait till then to hear about it 😉

    What have you guys been up to lately? Anyone dealing with anything I am or have any tips for dealing with stress or being content in all situations? Also how do you manage to post regularly, I could use some tips on that too. I would love you hear from you 🙂

  • Life

    WritingReading&MyDirtBike | Blog-tember Day 4 |

    Today’s prompt from Blog-tember is: What are you passionate about?

    Honestly this is something I am just learning how to answer. For a long time I felt like I didn’t really have all that many passions or hobbies. I actually decided one day to pray about this and ask God to help me find some hobbies cause I felt funny not really knowing what I enjoyed doing. I felt like I was too busy stressing about something silly during my free time that I never really took the time to develop hobbies.

    This post could have gone many different ways because I am obviously passionate about different thins, such as Jesus and my friends and family but I wanted to choose to talk about the passions that I am still developing instead. Maybe it will help those of you out there who don’t feel that they really have any hobbies either and encourage you to find the time to treat yourself well and do things that you really enjoy.

    1. W R I T I N G – Obviously, because of this blog, I am slowly developing a passion for writing. I love the idea of helping out others who are going through the same things that I am and getting feedback from them. I love the idea of having a community of girls through this space but am still learning about how to really cause that to be a reality.
    2. R I D I N G  A  D I R T  B I K E – Another hobby of mine that has developed since I prayed that prayer and this one is from the help of Tommy. Riding a dirt bike was something I always thought was really cool and something I wish i could do but never had the opportunity. One of the things that attracted me to Tommy was that he rode dirt bikes and it didn’t take me all that long after knowing him to buy my own and have him teach me. It’s still something that I’m learning to love (because I can be a scaredy cat sometimes) but it’s so much fun. It’s something that pushes me outside my comfort zone. I usually like to stick with safe activities because I’m afraid of getting hurt but it’s really fun pushing those boundaries and I can’t wait to keep practicing and get even better.
    3. R E A D I N G – Reading is something that I always did but not something that I ever really made that much time for. I never realized how much enjoyment I got out of it until recently and I’ve been making more time to do it. I just love how there’s so many options and how it takes you completely away from reality for a time and can teach you so much.

    That’s all I have for you guys this time. I’m hoping that God continues to answer my prayer and I develop even more hobbies/passions. And just a reminder, something God’s been teaching me lately is to remember it’s important to remember to make time for your passions. It’s important to love yourself well so that you are able to love others and an important way to do this is to keep yourself refreshed by indulging in your passions every now and then.

  • Life

    My Ideal Day // Blog-tember Challenge Day 2

    So just to keep you guys updated, I got back from the Bahamas Monday night at 12:30 pm and it was THE BEST vacation ever. It was so fun and I can’t wait to write a post about it but until then I’m linking up with Bailey Jean at Brave Love Blog and attempting to blog every day in the month of September (long shot I think but still worth a try). Today’s topic is Your Ideal Day.

    This post couldn’t have come at a better time because quite honestly I have been nothing but a crank-pot since I got back from vacation. Yesterday I was EXHAUSTED from driving home from Pittsburgh (more on that later) and I felt like a zombie and today I think I’m just readjusting to being back in the real world after 5 days away and let me tell you, it is rough.

    But enough on that, now it’s time to think of wonderful things that make me happy so without further ado here’s:
    My Ideal Day:
    Morning:

    So on an ideal day my morning would start out very slowly because I am not a morning person (just ask my boyfriend ;)). I would have time to wake up at my own pace and have time no real duties to attend to all day. I would love to spend time at my desk, with the curtains open and the sunshine shining in. I would have a beautifully scented candle lit, right now something autumn-y would be perfect (so excited for fall to be starting btw). I would have a delicious cup of coffee and would be spending alone time with Jesus to set my heart on Him for the rest of the day.

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    Afternoon:

    In an ideal world I would live only minutes from the beach so for the early afternoon, Tommy and I would head to the beach to spend some quality time in the sun together 🙂

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    sneak peak from the Bahamas!
    Nighttime:

    At night I would go for a target run with my best friend Kristin, and have one of our awesome life talks while we do it. I would be enjoying a nice cup of tea too. At home I would enjoy baked ziti for dinner with Tommy and our amazzzing dessert that we can’t get enough of – recipe is here if you wanna try too :). Afterwards we would cuddle and enjoy whatever show we are currently addicted to on Netflix until we fell asleep.

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    And that would be it. It may sound unexciting and very simple but I tend to be a very simple girl and the little things are what make me happiest – like a delicious cup of coffee, my sweet boyfriend, a lovely trip to target, and a warm cup of tea.

    What about you guys? What would be a perfect day in your life? Are you simple like me or would you enjoy way more excitement or adventure in your ideal day? I would love to know 🙂

    Also, join me and attempt to blog every day in September! (This post is already a day late haha I started it last night but got busy so I finished it this morning.. oops)

  • Life

    28 hours and 15 minutes

    And I will be in the Bahamas!! I’m so excited guys 🙂 Just wanted to drop in and let you guys know about a trip that I’ve been counting down the days until.

    Back in May of this year, I graduated from college with a bachelor’s in Psychology and one of my best friends and my boyfriend surprised me with this trip for Tommy and I to go on. It’s literally the best surprise I’ve ever gotten and I’m beyond excited to go. One of the best things about the trip is that it’s all inclusive so we don’t have to worry about paying for almost anything.

    Let me just fill you in on a little bit about myself. I don’t know if any of you have visited my about page but my favorite place in the world to be is the beach. I only really ever remember going to a Jersey beach, which I love but will admit there are many other beaches out there that are much nicer.

    So knowing this, my best friend planned the trip for my boyfriend and I because she said that I deserved to “sit back and relax on a really nice beach”. Well boy is that exactly what I will be doing for the next 4 days. I’m also really excited to try paddle boarding because they have that at the resort as well 🙂

    Welp now yah know where I’ll be until Monday, I’ll be back to update how it was when I get back 😉