Peanut Butter Jelly Time

Oh yeah, I am so excited for sandwhiches. I gave up bread, pasta, and rice for lent and now that I can have it again I'm honestly not sure what to do with myself. I missed pizza (which normally I do NOT eat) and pbandjs. Weird right?

And now back to "You are good at things"...

• Converting regular names into nicknames- let me get to know someone for about a week and I have some crazy nickname for them. I have noticed the pattern that I like to add the y sounds onto names. But I don't often stop there. I'm sure it's annoying for most... I also like to call people by their full name if they often go by a nickname. Aka Jess (my boss) I like to say Jessica when I'm emphasizing a point.
• Blowing straw wrappers across the table- Okay this one should be paired with flicking straws to make the extremely LOUD pop sound in the middle of resturants. While I don't embrace this I somehow find myself doing it so I suppose it can go on my list
• Guessitamting- I hope Bran is reading this and cringing. I think my system is great. I ALWAYS round up even when it goes against the rules of rounding we learned in elementry school. Therfore I get to the checkout and usually midly suprrised by the price because it's often a dollar or so less than I think. So yes I am a guesstimating queen, I don't care what Bran says =)

xoxo

It's 11am

And I've written a paper on Nathan from One Tree Hill (Yup that was for a class, I also have to do a presentation on it. I love my classes that sit in circles and talk about feelings. somedays.), made crepes for myself and a staff member who decided she didn't like strawberries, more crepes for me, and also decided the fate for the greek award for IFC chapter president of the year. Impressed? I am!

I'm going to go get these stupid linen pants I've been talking about for two weeks now because they are finally on sale. If Brandon is reading this I'm sure he is relieved, however he also will quickly realize that once I have the pants I'll probably talk about how scratchy they are. Aka linen pants. Think they will shrink? Cuz I'm sure I'll complain about that too!

That leads me to the first of the checklist for today. From my handy dandy book you are good things...

• Wearing pants- yup I'm good at it. Although I may be better at wearing skirts. Or perhaps I just like like skirts more. 
• Always having candy- I take after my mother in this sense, there is always a piece of chocolate on the table or some cookies in the cabinent. And lately there is ALWAYS Ben and Jerry's half baked in the fridge. A girl's gotta have her ice cream, even if it's for breakfast! 
• Sending thank you notes- I have to admit this is one that I'm really really proud of, and get REALLY REALLY annoyed with when people don't do the same. Even if it's via facebook tell me thank you when I send you something dangit. I always do hand written thank you cards for Christmas and Birthdays, and even just little things. Common people it's the little things.

That's all for today. Stay tuned for more little things YOU could be good at! 

You Are Good at things

So I have to let you know that I've not only been MIA from my blog but also from Pinterest, which is so much quicker and easier so that should speak to something. But I feel like I will be making a comeback as my school load is quickly reducing with the school year winding down. And what also is contributing to my comeback is the little book that I just picked up! It's called You Are Good at Thing by Andy Selsberg.

It's basically a checklist of all the things one could be good at, without ever having realized it. I laughed a little when the clerk took me to the self-help section but I suppose that makes sense. In that it's making you see things you are good at in a whole new light. So without further ado, here are a few from the first few pages that have sparked some thoughts. Stay tuned for more!

• Knowing just how high you can toss a baby before it gets dangerous- Okay so maybe I'm not checking this one off, but it did make me chuckle because that is probably one of the ONLY things that attracts Brandon to children at all. The fact that he could totally freak me out by tossing it up into the air and catching it, preferably in places with sharp objects on the floor and perhaps fans spinning above.
• Using Q Tips responsibly- I'd like to take this moment to let everyone know that while the package does instruct you NOT to use them in ears, but I have been able to use them in my ears for 22 years, responsibly. 
• Announcing that you could make a salad at home for cheaper- Guilty. I am always going to restaurants or eating out in general and saying things under my breath because it's so darn expensive for someone else to make your food, but alas it's also so convenient. #realworldproblems right?

So with that being said, I'm signing off for the night. Feeling very rejuvenated about the blog world, and that fact that maybe I do have more to say.