Hello Friends! Happy hump day! ♥
We are halfway to Friday and that's something to smile about. It's a gray and overcast day here and we are expecting a monsoon of rain tonight. It will be good sleeping weather. Do you ever wake up in the morning and think about how nice it will be to get back into bed later? I do...all the time! And especially tonight because it will be raining which will make the warm bed extra cozy! I cannot wait. But I digress...♥
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I thought I'd have some fun today and share some not very important facts about me.
Every word is true :)
In case you didn't know...
#1. I absolutely hate clothes shopping. I would rather go to a Home Goods or Hobby Lobby any day rather than a clothing store. I hate trying things on (because nothing ever fits) and once I get home, I always have regret. "What was I thinking?" is usually my response to whatever it is I purchased. It's an ongoing battle. I have the same issue with shoes! Maybe I'm shopping in the wrong places. Where do you all buy your clothes?
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#2. I eat a small cup of dry cereal before I go to bed every night. Yup. Every night. It's a small cup, but I do it. Sometimes I add a few chocolate chips into the mix, just for a bit of sweetness. My body needs it to sleep through the night. The cereal varies. This week it's Cheerios. Sometimes it's some of Rob's healthy stuff like Total or Grape Nuts (which is like eating gravel, but when you mix in the chocolate chips its actually tasty). Side note about Rob - he's very health conscious. Never would he touch a Pop Tart or Twinkie. He works out every morning before work at an un-Godly hour and is the most discipled person I've ever met when it comes to dessert. I say this because I most certainly am not that. If I have cottage cheese or half an avocado at breakfast, I feel like I'm a champion. Like I'm winning at life. It doesn't last though, because come 10 pm out comes the cereal and chocolate chips.
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#3. I love the ocean. I love to look at, smell it, sit by it, walk along it. I would do that all day every day. It's peaceful, serine, and wonderful. But you will never see me swimming in it. I will put my feet in. Maybe on a hot day go in as far as my shin, never above the knee. I never learned to swim so I have an intense fear of deep water. As a kid, I never loved getting dunked under water either, so I hate getting my face and head wet. I'll take a shallow wading pool or a lazy river sure, but that's about as far as I go. I have no desire to ever snorkel, scuba dive, or worse - parasail! I mean, that's a whole other fear, but nope - I'll never do those things. Ever. Watching the sunset on the beach though.... perfection.
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#4. A grilled cheese sandwich is my favorite thing to eat. I'd choose it over a steak dinner. If you want to win me over, invite me over for grilled cheese sandwiches. Bonus if you serve tomato soup on the side. Just thinking about that makes me happy. Sitting by the fire at a Panera Bread, with a grilled cheese and a bowl of tomato soup. I've spent many an afternoon doing that. Let's go!
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#5. I love Hallmark movies and want to live in a Hallmark world (who doesn't?), I'm left-handed, I wear contact lens and wear readers over them because I haven't made the leap to bifocals yet, I color my hair (myself) every 5 weeks to cover the grays and have no intention of ever stopping. If it were socially acceptable, I would wear my slippers everywhere. I'm obsessed with all things British (hence my LOVE for Downton Abbey and everything on PBS), I love antiques, anything from the 1950's (especially I Love Lucy, which you probably already know :), carnations are my favorite flower, I would die without coffee, I love be home, hate large crowds, love game shows, documentaries, and reading books - especially thrillers. I adore twinkle lights, Christmas, fireworks, vanilla cake with vanilla frosting, I never leave home without makeup, love Alfred Hitchcock films, flowered wallpaper (can we bring that back please!), bunnies🐇, Peanuts (the Charlie Brown kind), New Hampshire trips, and Marvel movies (yes, that is true!!). I hate driving at night, am a terrible parker (my family can attest to that for sure), have bad habit of biting my nails, never have a lip balm out of reach, and really hate it when people lean on their horn the millisecond the light turns green. What is your rush?!
I think that's enough info about me!! If you didn't already me, you do now.
Now tell me some things about you so we can be even :)
Have a wonderful evening friends! ♥
We are having breakfast dinner tonight - eggs and pancakes. Another thing I love...in case you didn't know...
Stay cozy! Byeee! xx
Yes, I'm with you, I'm not a fan of shopping for clothes or shoes! I've never been good at it. I'd always bring my mom along to help, as she had such great style. For the past two years, I can't even say what my outfits look like! I'd much rather shop at Williams Sonoma or Pottery Barn, a specialty home store, or a cute little stationery shop. If I do shop for clothes, it's usually J Crew Factory Outlet, and occasionally I find something from Boden. I do love Dr. School's cute sneakers! I honestly rarely shop for clothes and feel like I wear the same thing all the time. I eat cereal a lot of nights before bed, too, or a handful of chocolate chips. I love the ocean and would absolutely love to live by it! But I wouldn't swim in it. Walking on the beach is my favorite! Grilled cheese sandwiches have been one of my favorites since I was a little girl. There's something so comforting and homey about a grilled cheese sandwich. I love it! I absolutely love Hallmark movies!! I turn one on most every day. I have so many on DVR. And yes, I wear readers now. I resisted for as long as I could, I keep a pair in my purse, on my nightstand, and in the kitchen. Oh yes, I color, too! I go to the salon every ten weeks or so and touch up myself in between appointments, although I'm not very good at it. I leave the house without makeup too often, if I'm being honest. I should work on that! I love all things British, too! I also love watching Antiques Roadshow, cooking shows, The Office, and Who's the Boss - there's something so comforting about that show; it reminds me of my childhood. I especially love romcom's and comedies in general. I love stand-up comedians. I love to laugh! I'm not a fan of big crowds either. I also love coffee and hot tea, chocolate cake, really anything chocolate, flowered wallpaper - it makes me so happy, flower gardening, tulips are my favorite flower, watching the sunset is one of my favorite things, long walks, puttering around the house making it comfy and cozy, cooking and baking - the kitchen is my favorite room in the house, I'm a night owl and always have been, I'd love to be a morning person, but I am not, I also hate night driving, I'm a nail-biter too, and I'm never without a tube of lip balm nearby! Well, this was fun!🩷
ReplyDeleteI also bite my nails. Sometimes I stop for a few weeks and grow them admirably long, but they bother me, and it doesn't last. I love the beach too, but more Lake Ontario than the ocean, it's not as scary. The waves can be formidable though. I have swam in the Gulf of America, but not in the Atlantic or Pacific, only waded (Virginia Beach one year the waves were way too strong!, Rehoboth Beach in DE same, just waded). I do not like deep water, don't enjoy boats so much. I do go in over my head in the rec center pool though, with no floatation and am fine, ? My two youngest daughters and I are watching Downton Abbey again, just watched the episode tonight where Lavinia died. I love being home and puttering around the house. I also hate large crowds. I love vanilla frosting, much better than chocolate.
ReplyDeleteHello, sweet lady! So, no surprise, I knew most of these! Maybe all! Except the nails. And also, no surprise, I am so very much the same! I adore you, my friend! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteWe have a lot in common. We haven't had breakfast for dinner in a while so thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteI too do not enjoy shopping much especially for clothes and shoes. I used to when I was younger, but I think things were so much easier then. Plus, as a size three back then, I could wear probably anything and look ok. lol
We lived in Florida for 20 years and I spent a LOT of time in the Gulf. We had a small boat that was perfect for me to handle alone and a friend of mine and I spent many summer afternoons on the water.
And yes, to Hallmark. The towns are always so cute almost like Stars Hollow on Gilmore Girls.
Have a great day!!
I don't like shopping either and there are some more similarities between us. I love to read, hate doing the dishes, love great food, classical music, enjoy traveling and wish I could do more of it but age is getting to be a problem. I had five children and all five were born in a different state (Navy moves), I am an indoor person and love spending a lot of time alone. There's more but I won't bore you.
ReplyDeleteSo fun reading all of these tidbits and learning more about you Friend. I will happily join you in Hallmark land where we can sit by the fire eating grilled cheese and tomato soup. And then snuggle in at night watching some great British shows and cozy into bed to listen to the rain (love falling asleep to that too) And added tidbit about me would be that I don't eat shrimp and I detest mushrooms (mostly a texture thing). Blessings on your weekend ahead. It's finally "springing" for real up here in the north - yay!
ReplyDeleteThis was fun to read! We are very similar : ) I clothes shop at Kohls and outlets like Talbots and Chicos. I love Hallmark movies and “ When calls the heart” series. I might have to try your cereal snack : ) Can you do a makeup/ clothes/ accessory post for spring summer? That would be fun! Have a blessed weekend!
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