10 Day You Challenge - 2 Songs

We're getting close to the end of the 10-Day You Challenge. This week's topic is 2 Songs. I'm not even sure if I can single out merely 2 songs and label them as my all time favorites. On any given occasion you can find me with my earplugs in and my ipod on! I never leave home without it!

 



 

 

1) Do Ya Thing - Rihanna -- this song always makes me want to start dancing

regardless of were I'm at

2) No Air - Jordin Sparks ft/ Chris Brown -- by far one of my favorite duets EVER!!!

Whenever I start to hear this song I start belting out the words! I love it that much!

 



10 Day You Challenge - 3 Movies

As you ladies know I've been doing the 10 Day You Challenge for the last few weeks. This weeks challenge is 3 movies. If you know me, then you know I LOVE movies! Below are 3 of the many movies that I absolutely adore!!!

1. Saw series - I love horror movies and this series! I have all 7 films on dvd. Put all the guts gore aside, the message of the movies is a good one. Cherish the life you are given, don't take it for granted.

2. Princess & The Frog- When this movie came out on dvd my mom and I watched it together and loved it. Ultimately I convinced my sister-in-law to get it for my-then- 2 year old niece. Now at 4, my niece LOVEEEES it still!

apparently I make this same faceat people unknowingly... *shrug*

3. The Hangover - can we say HILARIOUS??? Just thinking about it makes me want to burst out laughing! lol

source

10 Day You Challenge - 4 Books

So this weeks challenge is about 4 books. I decided to list 4 books that I started to read but never finished. That is a HUGE problem for me. I'll start reading a book, get halfway through it just to stop reading due to lack of interest or some form of distraction. I REALLY need to work on that! So with that being said, the books below are books that I have started reading and one day hope to finish. =)

1. The Help by Christine Hassler
2. 50 shades of Grey[+ books 2 and 3] by E.L. James
3. 20 Something, 20 Everything by Christine Hassler
4. If I Stay by Gayle Forman




* Initially I was going to list 4 books that I really enjoyed but the only thing that popped into my head was the Twilight series... and I figured I'd spare you all that as I will be posting about the final movie installment of the movie in the upcoming days =) You can thank me later lol

10 Day You Challenge - 6 Places

The Challenge for this week is 6 Places. I've decided to post about 3 places I've visited or lived and 3 places I would love to see one day. Be sure to join in on  the link-up as there are only a few weeks left!

PLACES I'VE LIVED
1. Los Angeles, CA - born and raised for only half my life... big city life with so much to offer. I love LA and miss it! Def need to plan a visit.
2. Seattle, WA -- I've only been here 3 months and thus far I'm in love! I'm still getting used to the weather; its already in the 50s and 40s and I not too fond of that.
3. Little Rock, AR -- lived there when I was all of 2 years old. I'd love to visit one day because I remember NONE of it =/

PLACE I'D LIKE TO VISIT
4. New York, NY - My biggest dream is to visit the big apple! I love big city atmosphere and I don't think it gets any bigger than New York
5. Miami, FL -- When I think of Miami I think of the ultimate beach city. I definitely need to go!
6. Canada -- Since I'm in Seattle now, Canada is literally a hop, skip and jump away sooo why not take a trip across the boarder, right??

10 Day You Challenge - 7 wants

1. a VW Beetle [not the 2012 edition... those are ugly]
2. Go on a real vacation [Hawaii? Miami? YES please!]
3. To have a job that I truly LOVE
4. To find some hobbies to keep myself busy
5. To be in a long-term loving relationship [ we all deserve love right?]
6. To one day get married, have 3 kids, and a nice house with a HUGE walk-in closet just for myself
7. To be HAPPY with all that God has blessed me with and continue to

10 Day You Challenge - 8 Fears

Continuing on with the 10 Day You Challenge, today's post will be about my 8 fears.. If you're checking out my blog for the first time you can read my 9 Loves and 10 Secrets as well. Also be sure to head over to Blog Love Therapy to join in on the link-up.


1. Cockroaches! - Living in Texas I saw my fair share of this disgusting little critters and they freak me the fuck out! There's just no way around it! *cringe*
2. Not falling in love -- I'm dated a hand full of guys I my time... None of which I loved. All were very short lived; either the guy cheated or the relationship wasn't what I wanted/needed. Either way they all ended within months. ,
3. Becoming "over weight" again. After loosing 40 pounds last year and then gaining 10, I sometimes worry that I'll fall back into my old eating habits and continue to gain weight. Which will ultimately effect my health for the worst
4. Being stuck in a dead-end job. You know the jobs that only pay minimum wage and you are never able to move up in?? Now I'm not complaining about the job I currently have. I hope to either move up to a higher position or get a job with another company that I can turn into a career.
5. Failing. Throughout my college years I sometimes got so overwhelmed that I would freak out and start thinking I was a failure because of small setbacks. Basically I don't want to leave this world and the people I know think I failed at something
6. Heights - I can ride in an airplane no problem, Sit in a train car as it elevates above the ground..... But roller coasters, bundee jumping. hot air balloons? HECK NO! Can't do it! I freak out tooo bad
7. Talking in front of a large crowd - I've given more group project/individual presentations since middle school yet it still rattles my darn nerves!!! I get butterflies and think everyone is going to laugh at me. God forbid if I start stuttering.... it'll be a wrap
8.Not having children - this one kinda connects with #2. Granted a serious relationship is necessary to produce a baby however, that how I'd like my story to play out... fall in love, get married, have a baby. I'm just old school like that.

10 Day You Challenge- 9 Loves

As you may remember from a earlier post I'm doing the '10 Day You Challenge'. Want to know more about the challenge? Head over to Blog Love Therapy to join in on the fun!

 

*** 9 Things I Love ***

1) God & Jesus Christ
2) Cupcakes - I always associate Cakes with parties so cupcakes are like mini-parties =) And their even better with sprinkles
3) My Family - I may not always agree with what the say or the decisions they make BUT at the end of the day they always have my back.

my precious 4 year old niece

[she's only one of the 12 nieces/nephews that I have]

one of my older sisters, my daddy and I

 



4) Citrus Fruit - oranges, mango, papaya, pineapples, etc
5) Chocolate - I'm only slightly addicted

 

Source: etsy.com via Hazel on Pinterest

6) Scary Movies - I owe all 7 Saw movies, grew up watching the original Halloween! I just love em.... strange? eh....
7) Crime/ Investigation Shows - Criminal Minds, Snapped, Dateline, CSI: New York; I love the "who done it" factor of trying to solve the crime
8) Going to concerts - nothing better than seeing music artists I like perform live! Went to my first concert at 13.... to see *Nsync and I've been shoveling out money ever since
9) Makeup - I can be feeling like total crap, PMSing to the extreme but a little bit of eye shadow and eye liner gives me this boost of confidence when its most needed

10 Day You Challenge- 10 Secrets

Last week I was hopping around the blog world and found a ton of neat blogs! Usually I tend to follow fashion/make-up blogs but I felt it was time to change that up a bit. While fishing through the sea of blogs I came across Blog Love Therapy. It sort of like a fund directory for blogs. They post link-ups and challenges [like the one I'm going to post about] as a way of helping bloggers get more traffic to their sites and meet other bloggers. So check out the site and join in on all the fun!

*** 10 Secrets ***

1. I can't go a full week without eating chocolate [ rather a Hershey's bar, ice cream, chocolate covered almonds...] I'm addicted!!
2. I one day hope to run a full marathon
3. I'd rather sit at home with a book, a movie or some good TV shows than go to a club
4. I love heels even though I can walk in them well
5. As much as I love pretty shoes- I hate shopping for shoes because I hardly find cute shoes that fit my size 10/10.5/11 size foot [size differs depending on the shoe]
6. I LOVE watching 90s cartoons/ shows [Fresh Prince, Rugrats, Full House, Boy Meets World, Doug, Ninja Turtles anything from my childhood]
7. The only drink I get from Starbucks is their Passion Tea Lemonade -- I don't like coffee
8. Although I don't drink coffee I love the smell of Folgers.. reminds me of my mom, that's all she ever drank
9. I can't leave the house with putting on make-up; which usually consists of eye liner, mascara, lip gloss, and filling in my eye brows [and that's the minimal!]
10. I hate sudden change- I totally freak out. For example yesterday my computer did some type of system update.... in the process it completely changed my Internet homepage and deleted all of the links in my Favorites! Needless to say I FLIPPED my roommate just looked at me crazy. But it totally irks my nerves when things change without being warranted...

So what are your secrets?? Join the challenge and share!

Best of 2009: 7-13

more of the Best of 09 Challenge. check out how this works [here]

December 7 Blog find of the year. That gem of a blog you can't believe you didn't know about until this year.
--> www.collegefashion.net I don't remember how I stumbled across this site/blog but when I did, I loved it.. and it introduced me to various other blogs and site.. and now here I am with a blog of my own =)

December 8 Moment of peace. An hour or a day or a week of solitude. What was the quality of your breath? The state of your mind? How did you get there?
I can't think of a single moment were i was able to stop and reflect on life... but usually during extended breaks from school [holidays] or various train rides home, I put on my iPod and think about whatever is going on at that time.

December 9 Challenge. Something that really made you grow this year. That made you go to your edge and then some. What made it the best challenge of the year for you?
the 101 list I made really made me think about the things i want to do in life. I'm constantly thinking about what I need to do to graduate or to get the dream job I want and Ive but ME and my random simple ambitions on the back-burner. This list helped me to reflect on the inner me [if that makes sense] and find the other side to me that's never shown.

On a more serious note: the death of my uncle was a huge challenge. I learned that weekend how important family is to me. Even though I don't see my dad's side of the family much since their in the south [TX, Louisiana, etc] I realized how much family means to me. It had been a 7 year gap from the last time I saw my dad til when I saw him at my uncle's funeral... it was a crazy weekend... definitely don't want to take any more moments for granted.

December 10 Album of the year. What's rocking your world?
hmmmmm idk there's been soo many... gotta scroll through my iTunes first... ok, checked and I still don't know. Its hard for me to narrow this down because i listen to all kinds of music.. so here's a list of the Albums [full albums] I got this year.
[in random order]

1.Trey Songz -- Ready
2. Lady GaGa --The Fame
3. Day 26 -- Forever in a Day
4. Taylor Swift -- Fearless
5. Keri Hilson - In A Perfect World
6. Jazmine Sullivan - Fearless
7. Jordin Sparks - Battlefield
8. Mariah Carey - Memoirs of an Imperfect Fallen Angel
9. Backstreet Boys - This is Us
10. Twilight-- Soundtrack- technically I borrowed this from my bestie.. but it was still new music to me

And a few albums I'm hoping to buy before 2009 ends.
Chris Brown
Jay Sean
Kings of Leon
Timbaland
Black Eyed Peas
Rihanna
Leona Lewis [both albums =/]
etc... there some more i can't think of that need to be added to the "buy me" list

December 11 The best place. A coffee shop? A pub? A retreat center? A cubicle? A nook?
any place where I'm not completely stressed out is a good place to be =)

December 12 New food. You're now in love with Lebanese food and you didn't even know what it was in January of this year.
Can't think of any new foods I've tried this year. I'm such a creature of habit. I tend to stick with what I know

December 13 What's the best change you made to the place you live?
this is easy- i changed the place i lived =) my mom and I recently moved to a smaller, nice place and i love it!!! the neighborhood is nicer, quieter. This move allowed me to clear sooo much clutter out of my life its not even funnie.. sad to say, I'm a pack rat... it's a work in progress.