The Past Few Months

Well, it looks as though I am still sucking at writing. But in true Maddie fashion, I'm procrastinating and not studying for finals. Whoops. This term as been crazy. Getting time to do anything but school, homework and work was slim. I did get a chance to go visit Emily at WSU in November and it was a lot of fun. We went out and had a grand ol' time at the bars. It was quite an adventure, and I paid for it the next day with the worst hang over I'd had in a long time, but it was still a really fun. I have to say, it made me glad I go to school in a big city. Although if my friends were there I think I could handle it for at least a few years.

Speaking of friends, it was SOOOO unbelievably awesome to see them over Thanksgiving. Just talking and laughing with them makes me so happy and makes me feel so rejuvenated. It was super snowy on Thanksgiving and the days before so I was really lucky to get back in one piece. It was also unbelievably nice to see my family. My dad and all the kids got together and we had a sudo Thanksgiving before I went and celebrated Emily's birthday. So much fun with my girls.

Now it's getting to be Christmas time and it's starting to both stress me out and get me really excited. I think once school is out I'll be able to enjoy the holidays and the festivities. I can't wait to get a Christmas tree and make some snow flakes. The apartment is already decked out in tons of lights already, so now it just needs some Christmas cheer!

I'll leave with some pretty things from the interwebs.



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Not trying to be just a seasonal thing

So, I've skipped a couple months. BFD.

But I'm back and going to try and update more. I've seen so many of the people who blog about their everyday lives and it seems like something that I can possibly do. No guarantees, but then again, my life isn't very interesting. But at the same time, it might be nice to be able to look back and see what I was doing.

So today, I don't have to work. It's still summer and classes don't start for another few weeks, so it's actually kinda of nice to be able to sit around and do nothing. I know that once school starts it's going to be kinda stressful. I say this every year, but I really want to try and not leave everything to the last minute. All of my friends are going to be graduating this spring, and I'm not. I'm 100% ok with that, but I'm also not trying to take a million years to graduate. It's really unreasonable in my opinion to graduate in 4 years. Sure there are a lot of people who can do it, an want to do it for a lot of different reasons, but I'm glad that I haven't strained myself to a point of being so over worked and over tired, while not being able to get a look into what real life is like.

Which is why I actually love working. Sure I like sitting around and doing nothing, but I get bored so quickly, that it's not very fun after half a day. Let alone 2 or 3 days. Working keeps me motivated. Sure it's partially because of the money, but it is also because I feel so much better about myself when I am actually doing something. Even if I weren't getting paid, I think I would still want to work. Maybe not doing what I do now, but I like to know that I'm needed and appreciated for the things that I do.

I'm getting really excited for fall. I love the crisp air, the colors and the feeling of fall. It's absolutely beautiful in my opinion. The leaves however, are by far the best part.





all images found using google images.

So there is my dose of fall for the day.

I'll try and be back tomorrow.

Wanting what you can't have!

Why is it always when someone tells you that you can't do something, is when you want to do it the most!? For me, it's painting my nails. I can't because of work. Had I not been told of this rule, I probably wouldn't feel this insane urge to do so!

Plus now that it is officially spring, and there are signs of Easter in the air, I would very very very much like to paint my nails all pretty like.






I've also been in the mood to collage. I don't why. I used to collage a lot, but I threw away a bunch of my magazines. There are a lot of different things to look at when you collage though that I didn't really think about and I kind of want to start doing that again.


(all the images from weheartit)

So there is my ideas and thoughts for this lovely Monday. Tonight is Iris' 21st Birthday so I'm going to go meet her later tonight and I think before that Corey and I are going to go out for a nice dinner. Now if we were to come home and the cat boxes had been cleaned, our room cleaned and all of our things put where they should be, then today will be close to perfect.

New Things

SO much has been happening to me! It's like one day I'm 6, playing on the golf course with my neighbors and the next day I'm moving in with my boyfriend ans his best friend! What the heck happened?!

Not only am I moving, but I finally sucked it up and got a job. Starbucks Barista at your service! Well, not really, it's only been 2 days, but oh my goodness I have so much to remember. There are a few upsides, like money and some of the cool benefits, but there is one MAJOR downside; I have to taste all of the coffee they have. And I don't like coffee.

I guess it makes sense that I would have to taste the product that I am selling but at the same time, I almost threw up after work today because my tummy is sooo not used to it. And I had a lot. Yuck.

They do have tea. Which is nice, but it's not what they are known for, so I guess I'll just have to suck it up if I want to work there.

At least it means some money in my pocket. Or bank account. I'm going to try and save as much of it as possible, or at least that is what I would like to do. The jury is still out on whether or not life will let that happen.

I am excited about Friday though! My mama is coming to Portland! I miss her so much and I can't wait to give her a big giant hug and talk. I basically tell her everything, and the type of relationship that we have is the type of relationship I hope to have with my kids some day. WAAAAAY in the future of course.

I'm going to try and start updating this more regularly. So we will see how that goes. I'll leave you with some wonderfully beautiful tea things, because really, they are a lot prettier than coffee things.




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Goodnight.

1.2.3.... GO! it's also the date!

Happy birthday Corey! 21 today! We can go to bars together. Or just sit at home and drink like we already kinda do!

Here are something I'm liking right now...

Typefaces and how much ink they use. Very creative.I wish there were more photobooths.

that's all for now.

Pretty things

I'm going to try something. It has a high possibility for failure, but I'm going to try anyway. There are a few blogs I read on a regular basis, and one of my favorites is Bluebird Vintage. The girl who writes it is basically awesome, and I kinda of want to be her. Anyway, she does this thing each Sunday, "Oh You Pretty Things." Each Sunday she chooses 10 things or people or pictures or ideas that she thinks are pretty. So I'm going to give it a try, but I'm not going to give it a date, or a number of things. I'll try once a week, but other than that, it'll most likely be when I am bored or trying to avoid doing something else.

1. pretty true statement


2. pretty zooey deschanel


3. pretty keys


4. pretty chandelier


5.pretty black nail polish


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So there you have it, a few things I think are especially pretty. Hopefully I will be able to do this often, but it's a lot of work. Now of to my Saturday evening plans of seeing "Proof" at Portland State University.

MoneyMoneyMoneyMoney

Money. The driving force of the world. These days at least. So it sucks royally when you don't have any. It sucks even more when stupid things you don't normally need to spend money on, suddenly, all at the same time need to be addressed.

My current list of things I was not expecting to be paying for.

• New computer battery- $65 (well $15, my mom had a $50 gift certificate)
  
• Italian Renaissance Art History Books- $78, $30, $15 (originally what I was going to use the gift certificate for)
• Parking Ticket- $40 (I put the sticker on the wrong window of the car. It says I have to pay it before I can contest it. DUMB.)

I believe that is all. For now. That all occurred within a few days, so hopefully that is all that the new year is going to be bringing me.

With all of that being said, I feel like this year will go faster than I want it to. There will be a lot of growing up this year I have a feeling and I'm really not looking forward it. I would like my mommy to take care of me forever and ever and ever.

I would like to make some of these lights however. I might need someone to drink the wine for me, but I think these are really cool.




Now I must go and do nothing. Have a good night.