'Cause You Gotta Have Faith

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Sometimes I Don't Want To Write

Oh hey blog, heyyy.

It has been a hot minute since I've been around this little blog-o'-mine, oops. Vacation kind of got in the way and work was kind of hectic. Blah, blah, blah. I won't bore you with the details.

Typically, in true lifestyle blogging form, I would blog about my weekend on a Monday (which I didn't do), and then move onto some random thought on Tuesday, and a list of randomness by Wednesday, but this week will be a bit different. Today I'm just going to share a few of my favorite pictures (that I took with my camera instead of my iPhone) while I was on vacation. Tomorrow will be a full blown recap of week-long vacation shenanigans.
Prepare for that insanity.

Anyway, today my brain is still full of struggles and I can't form proper sentences. But if I don't post, I'm pretty sure that Juliette, and Allie will hurt me. So please enjoy a few pictures of some of my family members instead of a witty post today.

My brother, Christian.

My brothers girlfriend - Ashley, cousin - Jennifer, brother - Christian, cousin - Mackenzie.
Don't worry, Farm Clem picked them up.

Isn't she stunning?

So beautiful

One of my favorite shots. My cousin, Mackenzie, rocking it.
I was obsessed with this sunshine.

Friday, July 26, 2013

Why You Should #backthatazzup in California

HAPPY MOTHER-LOVIN' FRIDAY, FRIENDS.
Sorry, I just got really excited for a hot minute. But I'm not really that excited because it means that my vacation is coming to an end.. oh well.

I have one last fabulously fantastic friend (I'm using all the F-words for Friday) who has written a guest post for all of you today. I love this girl, I just do.. and you'll quickly see why.

Juliette is SO going to hate me for this, but here is the e-mail that she sent with the guest post:

Faith. I don't know why this was so freaking hard. I mean I feel like I need three drinks to get over the stress of writing it. Just kidding, I just want three drinks. Ok fine I want five drinks. If you hate it you don't have to use it. I might get drunk and send you seven more.
This is a prime example of why I enjoy her. Okay never mind, "enjoy" sounds creepy.. Moving on.

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Hello, all of Faith's readers! I'm Juliette, and I'm usually over at The Other Juliette posting stories about how I can't flirt, the bad dates I've been on, and my obsession with googly eyes. This is me.

The lovely Faith asked me to write a guest post for her while she's off gallivanting on Canada's East Coast, so you're stuck with me today. I probably shouldn't tell you that this is the first guest post I've ever done, but oh look, here I am telling you anyway. Whoops. Let's just dive on in, ya ready? Faith told me recently that she really wants to go to California someday, and I just happen to live in California, so I'm trying to convince her to visit (move) here. So let's crank some tunes (because we're obviously linking up with Whitney and backing our azzes up) and talk about why Faith (and you!) should visit California; specifically the Central Coast.

-The beach. Duh. I love going to the beach on a Saturday morning and eating a Belgian waffle and drinking a mimosa. I mean, it's the best. Plus, in this area there isn't any traffic and you don't have to walk 5 miles to get to the water. Plus, alcohol affects you more if you're breathing salt air while you drink it. If you want proof you'll have to come here and I'll show you.

-Bubblegum Alley. It's pretty much just what it sounds like: a whole alley with chewed bubblegum covering both sides. It sounds gross, but you really need to see it. And if you love bubblegum like I do then you'll really like it. And when you come see it maybe we'll have to stick some googly eyes on some chewed up gum.

-Oprah called San Luis Obispo the happiest city in the country. Not even a lie.

-We have nine volcanic peaks. Really, they just look like hills and mountains, but they're volcanic peaks. How cool is that?

Are you convinced yet? Fine, I'll keep going.

-It's a college town so we have a lot of bars. And they're all within walking distance from each other, which is really convenient.

-I'm here. I mean, if you don't know me then this might not be a selling point, but just take Faith's word on it. I mean, she asked me to write this so she probably wants to come visit me, right?

That's all I have for now, because I think the song is ending soon. Don't worry, you'll be back to your regularly scheduled programming with Faith before you know it! But I hope you'll come visit me in my little corner of the interweb, because I'd love to see you!

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You love her, right? How could you not? Go visit her blog right now and read her hilarious posts. Especially any post about googly eyes - those are my favorite.
I'll be back on Monday for some Vacation Shenanigans!

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Things Sarah Has Faith In...

Hey blog, heyyyy.

I have a ridiculously wonderfully awesome treat for you today. I have Sarah on my blog today, and let me just tell you.. I love this girl. This post is pure gold and I completely and 100% agree with everything that she has written... and I, too, have faith in these things.

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Hi faithful Faith readers!

(yes go ahead and brace yourself for a lot of that kind of annoying nonsense in this post)

I'm Sarah from Venus Trapped in Mars! You can call me Sarah, or Venus, or Maybe... any of those are fine. While Faith is gallivanting back in her home town this week, she asked me to say a few words.

faith

/fāTH/

Complete trust or confidence in something or someone.

So here are some things I always, and will always, have faith in...

If I don't start a diet on Monday, I may as well just binge eat for the next 7 days. Wednesday diet starters, what is that all about? If you start on Wednesday, then you are really only getting in two solid days of dieting because we all know Friday, Saturday and Sunday is a no go. So you may as well just wait until Monday. You wouldn't want to blow all of your Wednesday and Thursday progress, ya know?

Never fails. Just screaming crying. I have gotten to the point where I absolutely REFUSE to even watch the movie because it makes me so depressed for the next several hours.

Yet they continue to get into a busy self checkout line. Why is this so difficult? Is it because it is a touch screen and not a typewriter? I assure you a typewriter is actually far more difficult to use than a touch screen.

Step One: Scan rewards card

Step two: scan groceries

step three: place item in bagging area

Step four: pay

Why is that impossible for old people???

How my mind works on days I bring gym clothes to work with me, with the intention of working out.

Do I want to go to the gym, do I want to go to happy hour...

I hear stories about people who give up diet coke. How? How do you do that? They said they gave it up because there are so many chemicals, it can clean rust away, it will cause cancer.....

My response, "Oh well. Pass me another"

I don't travel that frequently for work, but when I do travel it is for very long periods of time. No hotel room has Bravo, ever. It is really very sad and I panic when I don't have the real housewives. Full on panic mode. In turn, I'm forced to stay off twitter because I will be sad when people start tweeting about how nuts Gretchen is or where Vicky is peeing this time. Stupid hotel rooms.

Now that is something I can for sure always have Faith in! Come see me will ya????

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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

The Art of Procrastination

Happy Tuesdayyyy.

Since I'm still not around blogland, because I'm off on vacation - having fun, I've got another fabulous guest blogger for you today. Patricia is one of my favorite bloggers and you'll quickly see why. I love the post that she's written for all of you today. I'll shut up and let her take it away...

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Hey Ladies! My name is Patricia, and I'm super excited to guest posting for Faith today! She's one of my favorite bloggers. I'm an American girl who studied abroad in college, fell madly in love with a man who barely spoke English my first week there, and moved to France after graduation to marry that hunk. I sound kind of corny already, don't I? I blog over at Kisses & Croissants about culture shock, making a fool of myself while speaking Franglais, and day-to-day life as a Madame!

Let's start off with a confession: I put off writing this post until the last minute. Faith's blog is awesome, and I wanted this to be just right. If you ask me, procrastination gets a bad rap. Granted, sometimes putting things off will get you into trouble, i.e. putting off your 20 page term paper until the night before it's due. Wikipedia, bull crap, and fairy dust will only get you so far friends. But for the most part, the disadvantages of procrastination have been vastly exaggerated by your high school teachers. There are some pretty solid arguments for practicing the art of procrastination a little more often in your lives. Here we go!

1. Sometimes jumping the gun, makes you look like an idiot.

I have been here more times than I would like to admit. It looks like a great deal, and if I don't buy/do/hear/touch it right now, I'll miss my chance. This is how I almost ended up with pretty purple work pants that don't go with anything - at all - in my wardrobe. They were on sale, super cheap, and only had one pair left in my size. However, I put off buying them, and my wallet is still thanking me. Good crap, who needs purple work pants? No one. Procrastination saved the day.

2. Something better might come along.

I didn't spend my money on those pants. But I did find 2 cute swimsuits on sale at H&M later that made me really, really glad I didn't blow my extremely limited budget on purple work pants. Guess how much the swimsuits were? 3€!!! That my friends is a steal.

3. Time constraints make you realize what's really important.

When you've only got a few minutes left to get your guest post to Faith, you're probably going to cut all the bull crap. There's also a good chance that your post won't end up horribly long winded. Sometimes, when I write my posts in advance. I just keep going on and on. It's embarrassing. Then I edit it, and realize that I have more things to say.

4. You get to put off doing stuff that sucks, in order to do stuff you actually like.

Obviously. This is why you're procrastinating in the first place. Writing term papers sucks. Starting early and spending three weeks obsessing over the details is not going to make it anymore fun. You should probably hang out with your friends or go to the lake instead. This sounds like terrible advice, but let me explain. You' starting your paper early so that you have plenty of time to finish it

5. Sometimes the problem solves itself, without you making any effort at all.

Sadly, Time will not write your term paper for you. However, put yourself in this scenario. You've been asked/forced to participate in a community choir, and they tell everybody that they need to wear green clogs for the performance. One of two wonderful things could happen here, if you put off buying those clogs. Maybe the performance will be canceled at the last minute, and buying those ugly green clogs would have been a waste of money. Better yet, you'll just show up the day of the performance with no clogs, people will get over it, and they'll learn not to try to force you to join the community choir next year. Problem solved.

See? Doesn't sound so bad, right? A huge thank you to Faith for giving me this opportunity! She's such a sweetheart. I'd love for you to stop on by and say hi, if you get the chance.

Ciao friends!

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Thank you so much, Patricia. I could definitely apply this entire post to my life. I'm a HUGE procrastinator in a baaaad way. I should fix this, but I'll worry about that later.. obviously.

Monday, July 22, 2013

5 Embarassing Things I Did As A Child

Happy Monday lovelies!

I'm off gallivanting in Nova Scotia all week. As a result, I won't be around these blog parts but I have some amazing and hilarious bloggers covering for me. I'm starting this week off with one of my favorite bloggers, Stephanie. She has a ridiculously cute dog, she might be able to out-drink me (maybe), and writes amazing lists that I can always relate to. I'll stop wasting your time and let Stephanie take it away!

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hey there faith fans! i'm stephanie and i blog at bourbon and glitter and i'm filling in for faith today while she's out of town. please, try to hide your disappointment. now, i'd like to think you want to know all about me and my blog but i've been around long enough to know that you just...don't. so instead, i'm going to tell you about

5 embarrassing things i did as a child.

1. ate dog treats. for real though, they taste like jerky. dogs don't know it's not bacon? well neither did 6 year old stephanie.

2. ran away from home to sit at the park. like my parents would be worried about me in lincolnwood. it's basically mayberry minus the sweet tea. also, i just left. as if i was just going to a friends house on my bike, like i always did. i didn't leave a note or throw a tantrum when i left. or take anything. i just left, and then got confused when i came home and they didn't notice i 'ran away.'

3. dug through the garbage to find my retainer at school. my mother threatened me if i lost one more retainer so i freaked when i threw it out with my lunch tray. i made my best friend amanda spend the next two class periods digging through school garbage with me to find it. found it, refused to put it in my mouth ever again anyway.

4. i wouldn't play with other kids. this was a total ocd move on my part, but i had to look like the strangest child ever. i would stand with my teacher during recess, every day of kindergarten, in my adorable dresses and refuse to play with the other kids on the playground equipment "because it was dirty." also i have straight up never finger painted in my life. ew.

5. assumed anyone with short hair was a boy. i insisted that i had a friend in daycare that was a boy named elizabeth. uh no, baby stephanie. just because every girl does not have hair down to their ass like you do, does not make them a boy.

you're welcome. i'm just hoping i'm not the only one... anyway, maybe you'll come visit me now, maybe even to read the 7 things you should be afraid of, but if not, i hope you enjoyed the embarrassing moments from my life! thanks for having me faith!

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks so much for agreeing to cover for me today, Stephanie! I laughed so hard when I read this list, and I knew it was going to be a good one for blog.

p.s. you don't want to miss tomorrow, it may or may not be about procrastination, which is something that I STRUGGLE with.