tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60128948632094573362024-03-13T10:27:19.196-07:00KW ArtNiamhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16401882985449541877noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012894863209457336.post-70762742678661948122014-08-06T22:00:00.000-07:002015-02-05T17:21:10.927-08:00Ice Cream BreakSuperior Dairy: the only reason anyone ever goes to Hanford, California.<br />
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Today I learned that when they said I should just get the single scoop, they were right.<br />
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<br />Niamhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16401882985449541877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012894863209457336.post-27221868715391060642014-08-01T23:00:00.000-07:002014-08-01T23:00:55.592-07:00Now and ThenDAY TEN // put your music player on shuffle and write the first ten songs that play<br />
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The original prompt was "a photo of your favorite place to eat", but I don't eat out much, so I didn't like that one. So I turned to Pinterest for other 30-day Blogging Challenges to find a day ten prompt that I liked, and I thought this one would be fun.<br />
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I'm going to do two lists - one with my current tastes in music and one from my old iPod, which hasn't been updated in for.ev.er. That second one should be entertaining.<br />
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So for the first list we have:<br />
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1. <i>Thirst</i> by City and Colour<br />
2. <i>For Emma</i> by Bon Iver<br />
3. <i>Living Color</i> by The Paper Kites<br />
4. <i>Sundown (Back in the Briars)</i> by Iron & Wine<br />
5. <i>Holocene </i>by Bon Iver<br />
6. <i>Big Parade</i> by The Lumineers<br />
7. <i>Cinders and Smoke</i> by Iron & Wine<br />
8. <i>Ladies and Gentlemen</i> by City and Colour<br />
9. <i>Byegone</i> by Volcano Choir<br />
10. <i>Videotape</i> by Radiohead<br />
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And now for the throwback.<br />
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1. <i>Workin' It Out</i> by Hilary Duff<br />
2. <i>Sinkin' In</i> by Cody Simpson<br />
3. <i>Out of Thin Air</i> from <i>Aladdin and the King of Thieves</i><br />
4. <i>Linger</i> by The Cranberries<br />
5. <i>Jesus, Take the Wheel</i> by Carrie Underwood<br />
6. <i>Never Say Never</i> by Justin Bieber<br />
7. <i>Broken Vow</i> by Josh Groban<br />
8. <i>A Hard Day's Night</i> by The Beatles<br />
9. <i>East Northumberland High</i> by Miley Cyrus<br />
10. <i>If This Was A Movie</i> by Taylor Swift<br />
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Oh, how my tastes have changed. I still love old Miley though.<br />
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DAY NINE // a photo of the item you last purchased<br />
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When I looked at this prompt last night, I thought it was just perfect, because I was planning a trip to Salvation Army today to see if I could find anything to help with organizing my room when I move out. This was supposed to be a fun thrifting haul post.<br />
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I did go - but there was nothing. I didn't even find anything when I looked through clothes. Overall a very disappointing trip.<br />
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So that makes my Macbook Pro the last thing I bought.<br />
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Let's talk for a second about how I've hated Macs all my life.<br />
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I've always really hated Macs.<br />
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And I tried really hard to find a way out of getting one, but it ended up being the only sensible choice. All of my graphic design labs this semester are Mac based. So here I am, with my fancy schmancy 15" Retina display Macbook Pro, that cost the equivalent of like 5 months of work.<br />
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Don't tell anyone, but I kinda love it.<br />
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DAY EIGHT // a song and photo to match your mood<br />
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I was listening to all the songs on my old iPod the other day, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwsSvU2oNrg" target="_blank"><i>Long Live</i> </a>by Taylor Swift started playing and it kinda became my anthem for life as of late. Apparently there really is a Taylor Swift song for every occasion.<br />
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<br />Niamhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16401882985449541877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012894863209457336.post-58132268962665894852014-07-27T22:09:00.001-07:002014-07-27T22:10:11.349-07:00Your New Favorite SongsDAY SEVEN // your five favorite songs<br />
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It's so difficult to choose favorites with songs. But here it goes -<br />
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#1) <i>Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing</i><br />
Post about my love for this song - which started when it was performed at my grandmother's funeral when I was very little - <a href="http://findingthejoysinmyjourney.blogspot.com/2012/06/love.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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#2) <i>O Holy Night</i><br />
<i> </i>I listen to this song all year long. It's too good to be restricted to just the Christmas season.<br />
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#3) <i>A Maker of My Time</i><br />
Also pretty much every other song by the Paper Kites. They're a bit of an obsession right now.<br />
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#4) <i>Hey Pretty Girl</i><br />
<i> </i>This may very well be the cutest country song ever sung (a close second right now would be <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBEBbgQEJy4" target="_blank">I Don't Dance</a> </i>by Lee Brice ). Well done, Kip Moore.<br />
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#5) <i>Biodh An Deoch Seo 'n Laimh Mo Ruin</i><br />
I will forever have an affinity for traditional Gaelic music. Julie Fowlis is, hands down, my favorite Gaelic artist.<br />
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And there we go. Listen and love. You're welcome.<br />
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DAY SIX // a photo of an animal you'd like to keep as a pet<br />
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Actually writing a blog post is not mentioned in this prompt. And I'm tired. Hedgehogs are cute and unfortunately illegal to own in California. Hence my main motivation for moving to Oregon.<br />
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DAY FIVE // a photo of yourself two years ago<br />
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Two years ago, I spend a night at a bridal boutique with a couple of friends, trying on wedding gowns. Because why not?<br />
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DAY FOUR // your favorite photograph of your best friend<br />
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This is by no means a flattering picture. We both look a little insane. But it's a memory. It's a carefree memory of the day it rained and she called me so I drove over and we danced in the rain, in the middle of the street. There weren't many times this year I felt like I didn't have a single thing to worry about, but this was one of them.<br />
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DAY THREE // your favorite store<br />
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I am extremely money conscious/frugal/penny-pinching/cheap. That, combined with a pathological fear of finding myself wearing the same thing a someone else, has turned me into an avid thrifter.<br />
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When I was much younger, I hated the Salvation Army. It was a dirty place filled with ugly clothes that were only there because no one else wanted them. At some point I came around. For a while I would only buy clothing there that was some kind of name brand. Thankfully it didn't take long for me to grow out of that stage. Now, if you look back at any of my <a href="http://findingthejoysinmyjourney.blogspot.com/search/label/outfits" target="_blank">outfit posts</a>, I can guarantee that almost all of every single outfit was thrifted.<br />
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I have only two rules for shopping at the Salvation Army:<br />
1) The older, the better. Bonus points for being homemade.<br />
2) NO underwear, swimwear, sleepwear, sheets, or blankets. No amount of washing could make those acceptable.<br />
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I'm a bit more lenient with the second rule when shopping at Goodwill. I have a bit more faith in the cleanliness of their items.<br />
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Thrifting has been more of a hobby than anything, but as I assume responsibility for my own finances, it'll be a necessity. Even if I'm ever in a position where I can afford full-priced fancy name-brand clothing, I'm not sure I could bring myself to spend that much. I'll be a thrifter for life.<br />
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DAY TWO // a photo of something you ate today<br />
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My sisters are turning out to be very adept in the kitchen, at least when sweet things are involved. We've consumed a great deal of breads, muffins, and cupcakes throughout the summer thus far.<br />
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This morning it was pumpkin pancakes. Which definitely belong in the fall, but I won't complain. The pancakes earned themselves a thumbs up - 100% better than <a href="http://findingthejoysinmyjourney.blogspot.com/2013/02/it-really-was-too-good-to-be-true.html" target="_blank">my last pancake-making attempt</a> - and if you're interested, the recipe is <a href="http://overtimecook.com/2012/11/06/healthy-oatmeal-pumpkin-pancakes/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Happy Monday!<br />
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<br />Niamhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16401882985449541877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012894863209457336.post-16746581686629006432014-07-20T20:42:00.001-07:002014-07-23T16:12:58.493-07:00Self PortraitDespite an optimistic post and new resolve to begin blogging more often...nothing much has happened blog-wise in over a month since promising to post more regularly.<br />
Nothing at all, actually.<br />
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So naturally I turned to Pinterest for help. After a search for "blog challenge" and a quick glance through the results, I decided on one 30-day blogging challenge I like well enough. I'm not sure what the original source is, but I found it posted on <a href="http://www.contentwritingwizard.com/2012/12/new-beginnings-new-challenges.html" target="_blank">Writer's Hub</a>.<br />
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And now, without further ado - the beginning of my 30-day blogging challenge.<br />
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DAY ONE // a photo of yourself and a description of how your day was<br />
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This is definitely not a picture from today - but the prompt never said it had to be. This is a picture from a happier time of year, when the temperature wasn't in the triple-digits every day.<br />
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And now for a brief description of my day.<br />
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Thank goodness for afternoon church. I'm still adjusting to my new ward, but today was the first Sunday that I didn't feel totally awkward and out of place. We had an ice cream-themed "Linger Longer" after church, featuring all varieties of ice cream and popsicles, and I actually met several new people - and even <i>carried on conversations with them. </i><br />
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I also found out that being assigned to be the assistant organist doesn't just mean that they want me to play when the regular organist is out of town - it means they want me to regularly trade off playing organ with him. This gave me a mild heart attack, considering that I haven't actually played organ in over a year.<br />
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But hey - if I can manage to begin to make new friends, maybe I can pull off playing organ, too.<br />
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<br />Niamhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16401882985449541877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012894863209457336.post-12753162194916466352014-07-20T01:16:00.000-07:002014-07-20T02:31:51.572-07:00Even Though It's Tomorrow AlreadyAs far as I'm concerned, if I haven't gone to sleep yet, the day hasn't changed. So although this post will publish saying that it is Sunday, it's still Saturday in my head. And I will write accordingly.<br />
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I intended to start a 30-day blogging challenge today (meaning Saturday the 19th). In fact, I had already started the post, which I will finish and publish tomorrow (meaning Sunday the 10th). I can't bring myself to write it today. The prompt involves a description of how your day went. Which is what I'm going to ramble about in this post anyway, but it just feels wrong to include it in the 30-day challenge.<br />
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I thought I knew exactly how my day was going to go. I was going to end up writing a pretty boring post about how I spent the morning having fun at the pool with my family, and the afternoon being amused and occasionally mildly annoyed with the customers at work.<br />
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Both of those things did actually happen. But I spent the rest of the day with a grieving friend.<br />
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Being with someone dealing with a debilitating loss generally leaves me feeling totally inadequate. There's really nothing you can say to make anything better. Although I think it's better to hear the truth - that it's not going to stop hurting, but you're strong enough to push through the pain - than to be told that it's going to get better.<br />
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Because it's not going to get better. I don't think the pain from a loss like that ever goes away. If anything, you get used to it. It becomes so much a part of you that you hardly notice it anymore, until something brings it back to the surface and it hurts just as badly as it did the day you lost them.<br />
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The amount of times I heard "Jesus will take the pain away" today frustrated me. I believe in the power of the Atonement. I believe that all things will be made right in the end - so I suppose saying that Jesus will take the pain away is a very accurate statement. But I don't think he's going to take it away in this life. Leaning on Him with bring peace, but the kind of peace that comes from knowing that God has a plan, not the kind of peace that comes from the absence of pain. So stop telling her that Jesus is going to take the pain away. Tell her that Jesus will make the burden light.<br />
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I don't think that blogging is anything like riding a bike. After months and months and months away from the blog, I'm not really sure what I wrote about way back then, or how I went about doing it.<br />
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And right now, I really have nothing to say - but getting back into blogging, and being more serious about it, is something I know I want to do. So here I am. With a lot of words that don't mean much and an entirely unrelated picture of myself frolicking on the beach.<br />
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Things to look forward to on the blog in the near future (near being a relative term, naturally) are more regular posts, an entirely new blog design (I'll be reteaching myself all the html and whatnot), and a kinda big-ish reveal. So stay tuned.<br />
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It's good to be back.<br />
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It has about as much shape as a paper bag, and the material bunches up awkwardly when I stick a belt on it, but that embroidery...I die. The embroidery makes it all worth it.</div>
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In other news, I've made the important decision that when I have my own house, I will never have plants in it - real or fake. Dusting hundreds of individual fake leaves yesterday put me off houseplants forever.</div>
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Niamhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16401882985449541877noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012894863209457336.post-56263769298944427012013-08-20T18:10:00.000-07:002013-08-20T18:11:24.671-07:005 Down, Tons to Go...There are now 270 days until graduation, which I'm sure will go by way too fast.<br />
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As much as I may not love school itself, I love learning. So that's going to be my focus this year, and I will work hard for the sake of that love.<br />
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Niamhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16401882985449541877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012894863209457336.post-12062191299654877362013-08-13T02:07:00.001-07:002013-08-20T22:10:53.880-07:00ABC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<i><b>A</b>ddictions// </i>see <a href="http://findingthejoysinmyjourney.blogspot.com/2013/08/addicted-lately.html" target="_blank">this post</a></div>
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<i><b>B</b>ed Size//</i> XL twin. I used to have a queen, but it had to go. [sad face]<br />
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<i><b>C</b>hore you hate// </i>I actually really like cleaning...I guess my least favorite chore would be scrubbing the floor. It hurts my knees!<br />
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<i><b>D</b>ogs or cats//</i> Dogs scare me to death and I'm ridiculously allergic to cats. But every once in a while, I find a dog I can fall in love with, so I'll go with dogs.<br />
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<i><b>E</b>ssential start of your day//</i> Food. Oh, and prayer. But mainly food.<br />
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<i><b>F</b>avorite color//</i> I rotate between various happy colors, but I always come back to blue. Orange is a close second, though.<br />
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<i><b>G</b>old or silver//</i> Gold, definitely.<br />
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<i><b>H</b>eight//</i> Between 5'6'' and 5'7''. It depends on the day.<br />
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<i><b>I</b>nstruments you play//</i> Piano, Clarinet, and Organ. I kinda sing sometimes. And I can play a mad "Hot Cross Buns" on the trumpet.<br />
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<i><b>J</b>am flavor// </i>Pomegranate. Hands down.<br />
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<i><b>K</b>ids//</i> Currently, none. One day, lots. I'm hoping for 8 right now. We'll see how much that changes after the first few...<br />
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<i><b>L</b>ive//</i> Sunny California! Valley girl through and through.<br />
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<i><b>M</b>onopoly piece//</i>The top hat. I have a special place in my heart for top hats.<br />
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<i><b>N</b>ickname//</i> I don't really have one...not much you can do with "Niamh".<br />
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<i><b>O</b>vernight hospital stays// </i>None as of yet, thank goodness.<br />
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<i><b>P</b>et peeve//</i> Hyper-sensitivity in people. Like, when they get offended over <i>anything</i> and <i>everything</i>. I'm finding myself having a very low tolerance for that lately. Oh, and when people don't use their blinkers.<br />
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<i><b>Q</b>uote from a movie//</i> "Sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery and I promise you, something great will come of it." (<i>We Bought a Zoo)</i><br />
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<i><b>R</b>ight- or left-handed//</i> I'm a rightie.<br />
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<i><b>S</b>iblings//</i> Five, all younger - two girls (twinsies, the lucky ducks!) and three boys.<br />
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<i><b>T</b>ime you wake up//</i> It really depends on how much schoolwork I need to get done that morning. My alarn is usually set for 3:20 am during the school year, but it's not uncommon for me to sleep in until 6:00 am or later. It's pretty bad. During the summer, I'll generally be up by 8 at the latest.<br />
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<i><b>U</b>nderwear//</i> Honestly, whatever's cheap.<br />
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<i><b>V</b>egetables you dislike//</i> Peas. Yuck.<br />
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<i><b>W</b>hat makes you late//</i> Sleeping. I do far too much of it. And having nothing to wear. #firstworldproblems<br />
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<i><b>X</b>-rays you've had//</i> Plenty on my teeth. When I was in first grade I had to get x-rays on my stomach. I don't remember why. I think there was a rash involved, but that doesn't really seem to connect. I had an MRI on my knee once, too.<br />
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<i><b>Z</b>oo animal//</i>If they had hedgehogs at the zoo, that'd be it. Since they don't (not at my zoo, anyway), I'll go with the fennec fox!<br />
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P.S. Inspiration for this post <a href="http://www.freckled-fox.com/2013/01/the-abcs-of-me.html" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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My boards were rapidly growing for a few weeks...and then they were rapidly shrinking....and now I'm going crazy again. </div>
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crazy about the next day as I am in the moment. </div>
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2 // I read an post called <a href="http://www.blogher.com/bloggers-beware-you-can-get-sued-using-photos-your-blog-my-story?page=0,0" target="_blank">Blogger Beware: You CAN Get Sued For Using Photos </a></div>
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but mainly paranoid.So I'm going through my Pinterest boards making sure everything is linked</div>
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to the original source, and I'm obeying their copyright laws...and I did that before I changed all the</div>
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pictures on my blog because it seemed less overwhelming. But now that I actually think about it, I</div>
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only have 150-ish posts, but hundreds of pins...so I don't know where that reasoning came from. I</div>
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guess I'll start with the blog before I do any more pins...silly me.</div>
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COUNTRY.</div>
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Looove it. 'Nuff said.</div>
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READING.</div>
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I've had to start reading for school rather than my own entertainment, but that's better than nothing.</div>
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I do it too much. I don't do it enough. It's really becoming an issue.</div>
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For example: The other day, I needed to read a chapter in my history text book. So I sat down at 8:00 pm and read a page...and woke up at 10:00 pm. I <i>really</i> had to read that chapter, so I woke up way early the next morning. I sat down at about 4:20 am and read a page...and woke up at 6:15 am. I never did read that chapter.</div>
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CHAMBRAY.</div>
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Fool-proof for any occasion</div>
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SLEGGINGS.</div>
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They're not jeans, because they're too stretchy. They're not leggings, because the material is too substantial. They're not jeggings, because they don't resemble jeans at all, in appearance or texture. They're kind of just really stretchy slacks....so I dub them sleggings. And I love them.</div>
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DOCTOR WHO.</div>
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I'm new to this, but I'm thoroughly obsessed. Not to mention extremely upset that Christopher Eccleston only got one season.</div>
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Niamhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16401882985449541877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012894863209457336.post-65013707897927118902013-08-11T18:01:00.001-07:002013-08-11T21:40:28.665-07:00Because Sometimes Contacts Are No Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When you've been wearing contact lenses for long enough, apparently people forget that you ever had glasses. And then they're shocked and give you lots of compliments (and the occasional "What's with the Clark Kent glasses?") when they see you in them, and it's kind of nice. </div>
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I'm totally in love with my new glasses. It's nice to wake up and not have to worry about poking myself in the eye for the sake of being able to see. My contacts aren't going away for good, but these glasses will definitely be making more frequent appearances - especially on the sweat-pants-and-messy-bun days of finals week.</div>
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Actually, it was a few times. We usually don't stray far off the beaten path in terms of what we cook for dinner, so when I got put in charge of the menu for two weeks, I made sure to include some variety, courtesy of my <a href="http://pinterest.com/niamh1020/" target="_blank">Pinterest boards</a>. Here are the four I remembered to take pictures of...</div>
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TILAPIA AND ASPARAGUS.</div>
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So maybe this one isn't actually from Pinterest, but isn't it pretty? This was my first time cooking fish, so we made it nice and simple, just adding lemon pepper and Old Bay spice, with a lemon to squeeze on top. The asparagus just has olive oil, lemon pepper, and cheddar/jack cheese. </div>
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SPRING ROLLS.</div>
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This was a bit of a fail {as in,70% wouldn't mind never having it again}...but hey, at least it looks pretty!</div>
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<i><a href="http://www.wholefoodmommies.com/Home/Recipes?rid=602110f9-74d5-4052-ad25-c02855b6e332" target="_blank">recipe here</a></i> </div>
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Holy cannoli, this was amazing. Next time, I'll be putting less cheese, because it got to be a bit much, but still - oh, cheesy goodness, it was delicious. </div>
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CHEESY GARLIC BREAD STICKS.<br />
Again with the cheese...and it was just as good. As long as you ignore the calorie intake , you can never have enough.<br />
<i><a href="http://www.laurenslatest.com/fail-proof-pizza-dough-and-cheesy-garlic-bread-sticks-just-like-in-restaurants/" target="_blank">recipe here</a></i><br />
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Have any of you had any recent Pinterest cooking successes {or fails. Because fails are always fun.}?<br />
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Here's to a fabulous weekend!</div>
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Niamhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16401882985449541877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6012894863209457336.post-42689705781661283842013-08-07T21:51:00.001-07:002013-08-07T21:51:41.260-07:00Dear Boys,Dear D,<br />
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I can't really stand you at all.<br />
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Ugh,<br />
The BFF<br />
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to the gentleman in the blue,<br />
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you're way too cool of a guy to end up with someone who's going to mess you up as much as she will.<br />
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sincerely,<br />
the girl in the gray<br />
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Dear Louis,<br />
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It's kind of annoying how I always go back to thinking that you're a pretty swell guy. But I mean ... you really are. It surprises me every time.<br />
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Love,<br />
Niamh<br />
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Dear Line-back,<br />
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I don't think you know how much some of the things you do mean to me - but they mean a lot. You're pretty cool.<br />
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Love,<br />
Stolen<br />
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Dear Taken,<br />
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It's not really fair how you're so incredibly attractive and good at everything and nice...and off-limits. And to top it all off, I actually think that you and your girlfriend are a really cute couple.<br />
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Love,<br />
Her<br />
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Dear Muskateer,<br />
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You were the best - thank you for going along with all of the cute stuff.<br />
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Love,<br />
Niamh<br />
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Dear Rooster,<br />
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Oy. The cockiness - it drives me insane!<br />
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Quit it, punk.<br />
Niamh<br />
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My dearest Stripling Warrior,<br />
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I'm thankful for the girls in your life that are encouraging you to keep worthy. Don't worry, I have guys that are doing the same.<br />
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All my love and then some,<br />
Your Virtuous Woman...in training<br />
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This picture, taken two seconds before driving off, does not in any way do these pants justice. But right now I'm pretty comfortable in my yoga pants and t-shirt, and getting dressed to retake pictures isn't very high on my list of priorities. I'll showcase these pants in another post someday...but for now this will have to do.<br />
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I'm headed off to camp at the beach tomorrow! Luxury camping...with cabins and real bathrooms and cooks...the works. It's only three days, but I'm going to love every second. To be honest, my favorite part is the fact that I get to wear sweaters every day. I'm sick of this summer weather - give me autumn already!</div>
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Somehow, I forgot to mention that I was going to Disneyland. Which is strange, considering that I've been absolutely ecstatic about it for quite a while - but anyway, I went to Disneyland! We drove down Monday, spent all of Tuesday (from opening to closing) in the park, and came back Wednesday.<br />
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I love Disneyland. I was skipping down Main Street wide-eyed as if I'd never been there before - definitely more excited than any of the kids.<br />
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I'm not going to document the whole trip - but there's one thing I have to mention. When we were waiting in line for Indiana Jones, the ride was having technical difficulties. So we had all been stuck there for quite a while, and I'm sure a lot of people were getting impatient. A guy was exiting the ride, and when he walked by the line of people waiting, he pulled out one of those bubble-blowing machines they sell at the gift shops and sprayed a bunch of bubbles into the crowd.<br />
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We were given the opportunity to experience mortality so that we could be tested - and often, that testing comes through trials. Everything we go through is meant to strengthen us, so that we can become more like our Heavenly Father. Leaning on Him and accepting His help is the only way we can get through our trials. The most important aspect of the trials is that we learn from them. If we can't do that, they're kind of wasted. </div>
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I know that I need to work on developing the humility necessary to rely on God's help, and to learn whatever it is I'm meant to learn from the challenges in my life. That's the only way I'll get where I need to be. It's the only way I'll become the imperfectly perfect me I want to become.</div>
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Today I gave a talk in church (Mormons do this thing where members of the congregation give little "sermons" during our meetings). I printed off my notes before we left for church and stuck them in my purse...except apparently I didn't. So I had to go up there, armed only with my scriptures and "Preach My Gospel" manual, and make it up on the spot. "Let the Holy Spirit guide", you know. And <i>naturally</i>, this happened on the Sunday that both the Stake President and the mission president and his wife were visiting (they're kinda a big deal, locally). </div>
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I talked about developing Christlike attributes and true conversion. The gospel wasn't made for perfect people; it's for every normal, flawed human being. God doesn't give us impossible tasks - He's given us everything we need to become like Christ, and by doing so, to become like Him. Consistency in developing these attributes leads to conversion: a change of heart, when we really only want to do good. The saying "every member a missionary" is a something we hear pretty often. I'm coining a new phrase, though: "<i>Every member a convert</i>". </div>
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So obviously by now you've all heard about <a href="http://firmoo.com/">Firmoo.com</a>.</div>
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Firmoo is basically the best thing to happen to the world since glasses became cool again. </div>
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Which is why you should all be head-over-heels about this giveaway - FREE GLASSES, people!</div>
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Here's how it goes:<br />
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If there are less than 40 participants, TWO lucky winners will be receiving the frames of their choice (not including shipping) off of the<a href="http://www.firmoo.com/classic-series.html" target="_blank"> Classic Series</a> page (the most popular glasses on the site). And if there are more than 40 participants, a THIRD winner will receive an ENTIRELY FREE (shipping and all!) pair of glasses!<br />
The giveaway closes on August 10th.<br />
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