#6 - My Morning Routine -Fighting with the Garage Door

Challenge prompt: Write about your morning routine. 

Okay. Well, first it starts with the alarm clock at 6AM. Which SUCKS. I snooze for about 30 minutes. During this time, Tonka decides that he wants to be the cutest dog on planet Earth and sneaks up under my arm and rests his head on the pillow. It's very difficult to get out of bed with a cuddly dog that cute. After I drag my butt out of bed I jump in the shower. Next, I put on my makeup and do my hair with a variety of these 27 products. I've significantly reduced that number since that post. After hair and makeup I get dressed and head to work. Pretty typical routine for most people I think.

Except for this: my morning argument with the garage door. I HATE my garage door. I leave for work about 7:45AM and my house faces North. The glorious sun is shining just over the mountains to the East. This wonderful sun creates a glare that hits EXACTLY where the sensor on the garage door is. This pisses the sensor off and makes it think a little child is standing under the door. So it refuses to close. So every morning I have to back the car out, get out, walk through the garage and hold the closer thing down until the door comes all the way down. I then walk through the house and go out the front door. This is the most annoying thing I do all day. Pisses. Me. Off. But then I found a trick. If I move the garbage can sitting outside the garage door to a super special spot it shades the sensor and I am able to close the door with the opener in the car. You guys didn't know I was a genius.

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#5 - Something Yellow

Challenge prompt - Post a picture of something yellow

Holli got me this during a tour of the Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield, CA. It's a cute little notebook. I use to write stuff in at work. I love it! Isn't it cute?










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#4 - I've Never Been Bowling

Challenge prompt - What's 1 thing that you've never done that most people have?

Bowling. I've never been bowling. I've played Wii bowling, but I don't think that counts. I'm not sure why I've never been. I guess it's just never come up when someone said "let's go do something". And after I had my shoulder repaired, I don't know that I could swing a bowling ball very well.

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#3 - Birth Marks, Scars, Tattoos, and Piercings

Challenge prompt: Do you have any birth marks, scars, tattoos, or piercings?

I have D: all of the above. Here are the stories:

Birthmark- I have a rather large, but barely visible birth mark on the top of my right forearm. A few years ago I was sitting at the kitchen table with my Mom. She asked why my arm was all dirty. I looked down, saw nothing, and asked where? She then pointed to the big 3.5 x 2.5 inch patch of darker skin on my arm. I proceeded to tell her how it's been there my whole life. Then I was mad at her for the rest of day. How can your own mother not notice a HUGE birth mark? Do you see it?

Tattoos and Piercings: I have two tattoos. And want another. They are addicting! So the first one I got in Hawaii many years ago. It's a dragonfly on my lower back (shocker) and the second is a small four leaf clover on my left shoulder blade I got earlier this year. Both hurt. I want more. Aside from my ears, I have one piercing. My belly button. I wanted to get my belly button pierced since I was about 14. Just after my 18th birthday I had told my then boyfriend that I was thinking of getting it done soon. We were playing pool one day and made a wager of sorts. If I won the game I'd get it done whenever I got around to it. If I lost I had to have it done that afternoon. I lost and we were at the tattoo/piercing shop within an hour. My first belly ring was a really cute dark purple. Getting it done didn't really hurt. The needle went through so quickly I didn't even notice. It was sore for a few days while it was healing though. I still keep the ring in my jewlery box. I don't think I'll get any more piercings, I just never really got into them that much. I considered getting a monroe once upon a time.

Scars: I have lots. Most of mine are from surgeries. I have a bunch of scars on my stomach. I had ovarian cysts removed (twice) and my gall bladder removed. One of the scars from the gall bladder reallllly bugs me because it's not centered on my stomach. It's just slightly to the left. Drives me nuts. I have OCD. There's also a pretty big one from my appendix removal. I've got a couple on my right shoulder from when that was repaired. And there's one on my finger from stitches. Good times under the knife.

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#2 - The Last Movie I Saw - Ted

Challenge prompt: What was the last movie you saw in the theaters?

The last movie I saw in the theaters was Ted. I went with Holli and it was hilarious! We were the only people in the theater so I think that made it even funnier. I love me some Mark Wahlburg! Ted had a few parts that were a little stupid, but I laughed my ass off most of the movie.

We've watched a handful of new movies since she's been here. It's nice to have a movie buddy. We also saw Magic Mike in the theater the day before going to Ted. Magic Mike was realllly good. The dancing in it was amazing! We rented 21 Jump Street (hilarious), Friends With Kids (good until the end), Man On A Ledge (suspensful) and Wanderlust (haven't watched yet) from Red Box.

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#1 - My Favorite Part of the Day

Challenge prompt: What is your favorite part of the day and why?

Lunch is my favorite part of the day for a couple of reasons. One, I get an hour break from work. Two, I like eating lunch. And three, Phase 10. Everyday, four of my coworkers and I gather in a conference room and eat lunch together. Once we're finished eating we break out the Phase 10 cards and let out some frustrations. We keep track of everyones phases and points. With only about 45 minutes to play each day it ends up taking us 3-4 days to finish one game and since we love it so much, we added 10 more phases to make it Phase 20.  It's become one of my favorite card games and has been a great way to get to know my coworkers better.


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Save the blog!

In an attempt to save my blog I am going to do the challenge below. Stick around for random stories and facts about yours truly. 

1. Write your goals for the month.
2. If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be?
3. What was the last movie you saw in the theaters?
4. If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?
5. Post a picture of something or someone that made your day special.
6. If you could live in any time period of the past, when would it be and why?
7. If you could spend 15 minutes with any celebrity, who would it be and why?
8. How do you envision your life in 5 years?
9. Write about someone who inspires you.
10. What's your food philosophy?
11. Write about the worst injury that you've ever had.
12. Write about one of your biggest accomplishments in life.
13. Would you rather be rich or healthy?
14. Do you have any birth marks? Scars? Tattoos? Piercings?
15. What was the last good deed you did for someone/someone did for you?
16. What's 1 thing that you've never done that most people have?
17. Post 7 random facts about yourself.
18. Post a picture of the most embarrassing article of clothing you own.
19. Write about something or someone you really care about.
20. Write about the best or worst date you've ever been on. 
21. What are your thoughts on body image in the media?
22. What are your 3 biggest pet peeves?
23. What is your favorite part of the day and why?
24. Who was your childhood celebrity crush?
25. What's in your purse?
26. Post a picture of something yellow.
27. What was your most memorable vacation.
28. Write about the last dream that you remember having. 
29. If you could be famous for one thing, what would it be?
30. Write about your morning routine.

Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy

Warning: These books are HIGHLY smutty! They are not for the easily offended. SERIOUSLY. If they were a movie, they would be whatever is two ratings above R. So don't cry if you read them based on my recommendation and are offended. Okay? Okay.

I loved these books! I read all three in less than a week. The first one (Fifty Shades of Grey) is available in print and ereader versions, however the last two (Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed) are only available on ereader type devices. Print versions release on April 17th.

So, I loved these books. Don't judge! I saw an article about the first one in Entertainment Magazine or some other rag and it peaked my interest.  The story is of Anastasia Steele, a recent literature graduate who does an interview with Christian Grey, an extremely wealthy entrepreneur based in Seattle. He has a very painful past which he copes with using controlling behavior and sexual habits. They fall in love; steamy romance and conflicts ensue.

They are fairly quick reads at 356, 373, and 456 pages respectfully. The biggest thing that bothered me with these books was the repeated expressions and thoughts of the main character. She seems to use the same descriptive words continually through out the books and that does get a little irritating, but since it's a smutty romance novel so you can't really expect profound terminology. Also, I didn't even know they were a trilogy until the last page of the first book. Side note: everyone should be proud of me for not reading the last page first. I almost always do.

I set a Goodreads Goal of finishing 12 books this year. To some that may not seem like many, but I have set the same goal in the past and failed horribly. I am happy to say that these books put me at 7 so far for the year, 4 books ahead of schedule! Go me go!

2012 Reading Challenge

Meagen has read 7 books toward her goal of 12 books.

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Update

Well, I am slacking on blog duty. I wish I could say it was because I am super busy doing awesome things. I've just lost the blog magic. So an update since I last blogged.

I got a super cool (and delicious) surprise on Valentine's Day. The card had the same message as last year.  I honestly have no idea who this stuff is from, but it pretty much makes my day. 

I went to the 12:01AM showing of The Hunger Games. I loved it!! I didn't take any pictures though because I didn't think about it. Also, because it was so hot in the theater I was a sweaty mess.

I broke out my sewing machine and I've been working on a few projects. I plan to do a post of them once they are completed. I am bound and determined to become a decent seamstress!

 

I discovered Draw Something. Here are a few best of's..