Tutorials

This weekend my hubby has been away...so I've filled my Saturday with beauty tutorials. I've found some gems, so I just had to share...

If you want killer eyebrows...see kandeejohnson

If you want the classic "no make-up makeup"...see dulcecandy87

Anywho, my husband is home now and I've emerged from my hermit-hole of beauty tutorials. :)

Men in Labor

I love this. It is awesome. Watch it. Tell me what you think.

May Day

Unfortunately, I started May off on a terrible note. I have been grumpy and irritable all day. My thoughts have been a constant stream of self-pity and negativity. But, thanks to all of you bloggers that I stalk, I have started to snap out of it. Life is hard for everyone, we all have to do or deal with undesirable things/people/situations etc. etc. etc.
It's time to get back to the basics, to be grateful for the things that I do have instead of wishing for things that I don't. I need to appreciate the people in my life, the people who love me enough to put up with my drama, my vices, and my shortcomings.
It's time to enjoy life in the now. Looking ahead is great, but I'm never going to get this time of my life back. School is an amazing opportunity and privilege; I am so lucky to be in a position where I can put my heart and soul into my education.
It's time to be kind to myself. Worth is not determined by perfect hair, a certain weight, makeup application skills, or the number of my Instagram followers/comments/likes. Focusing too much on the superficial is not a productive use of my time.

So maybe this post is just for me...but if I've learned one thing in my first week and a half of "Social Worker School" it is the importance of taking care of yourself, because-if you take care of yourself-you will be in perfect shape to help take care of others. This means...

-Bubble Baths

-Grey's Anatomy

-Date Night(s)

-Music Therapy

-Naps

-Belgian Waffles for Dinner

-etc. etc. etc.

Music Therapy

Lately, I've been on a country music kick.
Maybe it has something to do with Chris watching CMT every morning during breakfast.
Or maybe its that country songs have an element of realism. 

Today, during homework breaks, I compiled a "Sanity Playlist." Basically, when my brain gets too full of information, I drink ice water and listen to these songs. For some reason, they calm me down and prevent emotional melt-downs.

Here they are, for all my fellow summer-schoolers:

1. Rascal Flatts- "Come Wake Me Up"

2. Hunter Hayes- "Somebody's Heartbreak"

3. Carrie Underwood- "Two Black Cadillacs"

4. Lee Brice- "I Drive Your Truck"

5. Carrie Underwood- "There's A Place For Us"

6. Lady Antebellum- "Need You Now"

7. Blake Shelton- "God Gave Me You"

8. Phillip Phillips- "Home"

9. Andy Grammer- "Miss Me"

10. Alex Clare- "Too Close"

11. Christina Perri- "A Thousand Years"

12. Taylor Swift- "Eyes Open"

Ok, so not all of those fall into the "country" genre...but they fall into a similar category to me. :)

I am also fortunate to have a husband to keep me sane. He made me chocolate chip waffles for dinner.

Keep it real, people!

Spring Semester

This week was my first week as a social work major. It was the most stressful week of my academic career, and yet the most rewarding. Sitting in one of my core courses-one of those classes you know from just looking at the syllabus that its going to be difficult-I felt calm and peaceful. I know I'm in the right place, doing the right thing, and for the right reasons. And, even though looking at a 20 credit workload along with 10-20 hours of work each week seems impossible, I feel capable. I feel like I've got a handle on things and that I'm going to be successful. I really appreciate the kind words and encouragement I've received this week. I'm lucky to have such an amazing support system!

Moving Woes

If you didn't already know...Chris and I are moving....again. This will be the fourth apartment we've had since we've been married. Four moves in a year and a half. Just thinking that makes me extremely exhausted. Luckily, I finished up all my finals three days early.

On the positive side, we are moving into a two bedroom. Which is quite exciting; we've never had two bedrooms before. This is a positive because Chris can continue to teach guitar-using our spare bedroom as his studio-and we will have a spare room away from the TV for study time. Also, another positive...we got to go couch shopping. I love furniture shopping. We went to a ton of different stores and we finally found the perfect couch that we both love. I wish I had a photo so you all could see how gorgeous our couch is. Not only gorgeous, but comfy. Those two things are hard to come by. Rest assured, I'll post a picture as soon as it is in our new apartment. Also, moving burns a lot of calories. Its true. It's considered "exercise on the myfitnesspal app.

Negative Nancy speaking here... we have to be out of our apartment by tomorrow...the trouble is, we can't move into our new place until next Saturday. Boo. So we have to move all of our stuff into a storage unit (go on an awesome vacation for the next week) and then move it out of the unit (up three flights of stairs) and into our new place. Its a lot of extra work. I would be pretty upset if it weren't for the awesome trip we get to take in the middle.

Well, I'm sure you won't hear from me for awhile- life is going to be so crazy the next two weeks. New apartment, new semester, blah blah blah...

The Best Weekend Ever

Chris and I had the best weekend ever. I'm not exaggerating.

Friday evening, we were at Great Harvest sharing a turkey pesto sandwich and talking about what we should do the rest of the night (so that we didn't end up at home watching TV for the next 4 hours).  I said something like "I just wish we had access to a hot tub."
Chris, who is always so great at meeting my needs and wants, came up with a solution. Pocatello. Hotel. Hot tub. Lava hot springs.
Awesome.
I admit, I was a little hesitant, but I couldn't resist spontaneity's lure. We rushed home, packed our bags, and were on our way.

The sky provided us with beautiful scenery for the drive.

 

Then, we were there--checking into our room. In no time we were soaking in the indoor hot tub and playing in the pool. It was perfect. 

The next morning we got up and enjoyed a yummy continental breakfast and headed to one of my favorite places--Lava Hot Springs.

That's me- in the lower left. :)

We soaked until we were good and relaxed and then we headed to the ice cream parlor in town.

Waffle Cone

Then, we were off to an Easter party at my Aunt & Uncle's in Shelley. We got to participate in the egg hunt and learned two new card games.
On Sunday, we celebrated Easter with Kent (my brother-in-law). Chris and I went on a Sunday drive after church.

 

Our weekend was the perfect recharge. I feel like I can conquer the next two weeks-the last week of classes & finals. Time flies!