30 in 30

So...I am officially the worst blogger ever! I leave these huge gaps in between posts and I must, must get better at it! Not much has been going on around here, just hanging out, reading some Harry Potter, and eating some fro-yo.  Tomorrow starts the official countdown for the Harry Potter final installment and I am stoked!

Ever since I started my new job, money has been a little weird.  I haven't had periods where I go without cash in like 5 years! I've been waiting tables for so long I forgot what it was like not to get paid 6 days out of 7 days.  So in order to keep myself out of financial turmoil and away from the serving for good, I have decided to do an idea that my friend, Melinda, did on her blog (http://opakaloa.blogspot.com/)  Anyways, the challenge is to wear only 30 items of clothing for 30 days, mixing and matching any way you see fit and accessorizing with whatever  you like.  I eagerly jumped at this idea when I saw it on her blog, because my main problem with money is that I spend it all on new clothes! The fact that I know I can't wear something for an entire month will probably deter me from buying it, so we will see!

My 30 items are:
6 pairs of shoes:
 *Pink Glitter Toms
 *Silver Glitter Toms
 *Black Toms
 *Red Toms
 *Lime Green Loafers (thrifted from Goodwill)
 *Pink and white Chucks (gift from my G-Dogg a.k.a my grandma)
12 shirts:
 * Pink button men's shirt (garage sale find)
 * Blue jean button men's shirt (garage sale find)
 * Bride of Frankenstein shirt (Hastings)
 * Navy v-neck (Old Navy)
 * Black v-neck (Old Navy)
 * Black vest (Dillards)
 * White v-neck (Wally World)
 * Black sequin shirt (sale at Old Navy)
 * 70s graphic tee (F21)
 * Flower racer back tank (AE)
 * Flower print button up (Maurices)
 * Blank bow tank top (sale at Old Navy)
8 bottoms:
 * Blue/Flower print romper (sale at Hollister)
 * Stone washed, torn boyfriend jeans (sale at PacSun)
 * Dk skinny jeans (F21)
 * Regular fitting jeans (AE)
 * Black skinny jeans (PacSun)
 * Black polka dot skirt (sale at Maurices)
 * Lt blue pin stripe shorts/capris (thrifted at a garage sale)
 * Khaki shorts
4 dresses:
 * Blue tie-dye dress (sale at Rue 21)
 * Black dress (Factory Connection)
 * Green tie-dye dress (sale at F21)
 * Blue jean dress (Rue 21)

Of course on July 15th I will be wearing my Harry Potter Quidditch jersey, but I already have that so I won't be spending any money, plus it's the last one :(

Also, I have been toying with careers again! I can't decide what I want to do.  I want to be realistic with my goals and I can't decide what would be best for me.  Part of me wants to go back to school this next fall.  I think I want to go back because it's what feels natural for me.  I mean I went to school for like 17 years and now all of a sudden I don't go to school anymore! I was thinking about going back to get my teaching license and then on to get my Master's in Reading Education.  I just don't know! Opening my bookstore, which will help me set up my non profit organization that helps fight illiteracy, is my ultimate goal! However, I need money, connections, and experience for this to happen and I can't figure out what the best route for this will be.  I think I need to give the decision to someone else, you know who you are, and let Him decide what is best for me.  I've been trying to hard lately to force myself into these roles I desperately want to fulfill, however I also feel like I am stifling who my true self.  I need some guidance and I think the big man upstairs can help me!

I told myself I wasn't going to talk about this on my blog because I don't want to think about it anymore, but I feel that I must.  My grandfather passed away a couple of days ago and it has hit me kind of hard.  I have yet to lose any grandparents throughout my life until last August when my grandma died (Dad's mom) and then less then a year later, my grandpa dies (Mom's dad).  It has just got me thinking about life in general and it just adds to the pressure of me making a decision about so much! I could die tomorrow and I want to know that if I did, I would be fully satisfied with how I lived every second of my life.  My grandpa was a pretty cool guy! He loved old time horror flicks; he was the best person to discuss my obsession with Frankenstein, werewolves, Dracula, and many other figures.  Girls my age just don't really like those things and it was nice to have someone to talk to.  I thought about my grandpa a lot over the past few weeks and I regret not getting in contact with him one last time before he passed away.  It has taught me a valuable lesson; the lesson to never let something go unsaid, if you need to say it than say it and say it than, not tomorrow, not next week.  Say it right now!

Enough from me I guess.
Until next time mis amigos!

Skullie!

SATURDAY SHOUT OUT!

This week marks the first week that I am doing Saturday Shout Outs! I am very excited to start this segment on my blog, I feel like I will be able to inform many about some super rad peeps!

What a more perfect way to kick start this by doing a shout out to one of the most influential women in my life...my mom!  Where do I start with Lisa Marie Moser....she's pretty much awesome and if anyone says otherwise I'll kick your ass.

D'aww!!! Aren't my relatives cute!!

Anyways...like I have previously stated my mom pretty much rocks! She loves to read, which I mean seriously (?!), who doesn't love a mom that is super literate?!! She is a television show junkie, which is also super great because I get to borrow all of her shows :)...She's got mad fashion skills and is one of  my consultants when I buy things.  She's always supported me in all of my academic endeavors, no matter how many times they changed, or how much it cost.  My mom is one of the only people I know I could call up right now and she would be here in a second if I needed her.  Growing up there wasn't anything my mom wouldn't do for me or my sister, she sacrificed a lot and I thank her so much for it.  Now that I am an adult and realize that life isn't always so white and black and cut and dry, I fully appreciate everything my mom has done for me, from the time she found out about me until today.  My mom could have taken the easy way out in a lot of situations in her life, but she stuck it out and I am fully appreciative of that, she has passed this trait along to me and has made me a better person.    

         

Isn't my mom a total babe??!!!

I mean really??!! Total betty!!

Mom and Dad back in the day!!

This picture accurately depicts everyone in the family (this was take on my grad day from HSU!!)

I hope that my mom is proud of me and I have become everything that she has intended for me to be.  Love you mom!!!

With love,
Skullie

OH LAWD!!! IT'S BEEN A MINUTE...

Sorry I haven't posted something in a while...I've been preoccupied with thrifting and crafting! First things first, I want a certain special lady in my life to take like 2 chill pills and wait until Saturday for her special post, it's themed and I can't mess with my themes woman!  Ernyways, my job has been going uh-mazing thus far! My month-iversary is tomorrow woot! Today was a busy day for me because I pretty much started doing stuff by myself.  I enjoyed it, the time went by very quick! 

My 22 before 23 has been going quite well, thank you for asking! I have purchased a camera and plan on taking an UNGODLY amount of pics with it this next year.  I swam in a pool last night, I of course do not have any photo proof of this, but my BFF can back me up.  I'll have to do a whole post dedicated to it soon so that I can map my progress.


This weekend, much to me pleasure, was spent with Kristin (my bestie) thrifting and crafting (getting things ready for the Etsy store launch).  I am so very excited about this store and hopefully we will have it up and running for people to buy things at the end of July.  I think we have decided on a name for the store (and it's so cute)! 


I have scored several awesome things this weekend from thrift stores and I again will have to post those in a day or two when things start to settle down.  


Whelp! Just wanted to check in with the cyber world to see what all is up! I'm out y'all to cook some Chicken Alfredo! Yummers!!


Ash

Adventures in Garage Sale Land and 22 before 23!

So since my last post I haven't done much! Saturday, me and Kristin scored some muy awesome loot at our Garage Sale Extravaganza!

Here are the books I bought for a dollar each! Young Frankenstein for two dollars! And some to go cups that have animal faces on them for 50 cents!! 

Found the flower bag at Goodwill, it was the most expensive item of the day totaling $5.50, but I think it was totally worth it!  I bought some frosting tips and the thing that is striped is a tiny replica of a lawn chair that I put on my desk at work to hold my iPhone while I am working haha!

Here is the Goodwill bag, chair, and frosting tips again! I also bought two men's dress shirts and totally paired them with belts and leggings...it looks rad! The bag in the back is made out of straw and is from Mexico! Kristin said I could tote around my paintings and drawings around in it, so I snagged it up!

After we "garage saled" our butts off, I went home to see my parents and one of my sisters.  Came back to mi casa and made cake pops.  This was my first time doing this, but I had so much fun doing it and I even had someone offer to pay me to make some for an upcoming baby shower! AAAHHHH my first paid job as a baker!!

Besides baking up a storm and buying other people's junk, I have been leading a pretty uneventful life...which leads me to the second part of my title of this post.  22 before 23! I saw this on another girl's blog and thought it was such a great motivator and neat idea so I decided to post my 22 before 23.  Basically what it is is 22 things I want to do before I am 23.  I have been 22 for about a month and a half now, but we are just going to act like we don't know that ;)

Ok so here goes:

1. Brainstorm ideas for a novel to write
2. Take steps towards ridding myself of my fear of water
3. Finish the Harry Potter series (books and movies)
4. Make plans for my bookstore/bakery
5. Volunteer at least one day a week for 26 weeks (that's half of the year)
6. Try a new food item
7. Rid myself of drinking sodas
8. Broaden my horizons with pastry recipes
9. Pay off two of my credit cards
10. Make a complete stranger smile :)
11. (Half way there!) Do yoga and/or pilates at least 4 times a week
12. Limit myself on fast food
13. Attend two concerts
14. Start an Etsy store with my best friend, Kristin
15. Do something nice for someone I barely know
16. Compliment Coby everyday
17. Clean my house thoroughly every week
18. Limit myself on alcoholic drinks (this one makes me seem like I am an alcoholic, I mean purely in a social setting because I really am only a social drinker)
19. Stop biting my nails
20. (Almost there) Take more photos, document my life a little bit better
21. Take a vacation/Travel out of Arkansas with Coby
22. Decide whether or not law school is for me

Whelp! There you go! My 22 before 23!

TTFN!

Ash

Playing Catch Up!

Oh my! I haven't posted in a while!!! I've been so busy with starting my new job!!! I am so very excited about this new journey I am taking! I have been inspired by some other blogs that I have been reading lately and I am going to start posting outfit posts! I am pretty excited about it and hope everyone reading will be also.

I was looking back through my posts and I realized that I didn't write a proper introduction post, so I guess I'll do a late intro post! Well, I am 22 years old and I just graduated with my Bachelor's of Arts in English this past May and I am currently at a crossroads and don't know which road to take! I have two sisters; one of my sisters is 19 (Jessica) and is a student.  She's pretty cool, she's just as crazy and abnormal as I am.  My other sister is 7 years old (Alexis), me and her are 15 years apart and she is so crazy haha! She comes up with the craziest, most random things! I have a fiance (Coby), and we have been together for almost 5 years.  I guess you can call us high school sweethearts; we had a weird beginning, but we have been going strong for 5 years and we will continue for more!  I love to read, I will read anything that you put in front of me.  I have a variety of interests; my favorite tv shows are The X Files and 30 Rock; I love Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig, Ellen Degeneres, and basically any woman that can make me laugh! I love women comedians, I can totally respect a woman that can make a crowd laugh! I love all kinds of music, so no favorite bands haha! I love zombies, mermaids, cupcakes, and the colors light pink and mint.

Well that's a little bit about me.  Saturday me and my best friend Kristin are going to garage sales, probably at an unGODLY hour! Hopefully it will be worth it! My cousin is leaving for basic this next week, so I'll probably mosey my way on down to Malvern and go to his going away bbq!