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1. Please tell me you’ve noticed the awesomeness that is the days getting longer! I’m not sure when it happened, but all of a sudden it went from being dark at 4pm to still being reasonably bright out at 5:30. Pretty soon I’ll be annoyed with the sun for still being out at 10pm when I’m trying to fall asleep. Can.not.wait.
2. So I’m pretty sure that Spoons is out of the danger zone as far as technical issues go… and as stressful as the whole experience was, it definitely taught me a lot about the behind-the-scenes of blogging and made me realize that I can actually do a lot more techie stuff than I originally gave myself credit for [with tech support and Google’s help]. Next up on my list of things to tackle is world domination updating my ‘About Me‘ page, which I’ve been putting off for far too long considering how important of a page it is. Oops.
3. I’d also like to go in and get some head shots taken by a professional photographer, but I keep putting it off because I always feel reaaaaaally awkward when I’m getting my picture taken. Still, it’s something that I’ll need to do [soon] because all I have on here are selfies and I’d like something that looks a little more polished… Anyone want to give me a “just get over it and go do it” pep talk? Thanks.
4. Remember that pizza craving I mentioned last week? I didn’t end up making one from scratch, but I did go out for the cutest Valentine’s-themed pizza this past weekend…
I know! I don’t think I’ve ever had a heart-shaped pizza before, but it’s definitely something that I wouldn’t mind repeating.
5. Another thing I did this past weekend? A little bit of shopping. You know how I mentioned that most of my wardrobe is made up of black clothes? I’ve been meaning to bust out of my “black legging comfort zone” and pick up something a little more fun, so I decided to take advantage of some rare shopping motivation and head out to the mall to see what caught my eye. These did…
I know, I know. Still mostly black, but… baby steps 😂
6. So I’m really loving the book I’m reading right now – Morning Star by Pierce Brown.
I was hoping to have it finished by now, buuuuuut this past week has been a little crazy and the only time I’ve really been able to read has been right before bed. Either way… it’s still managed to keep me up later than I’d normally stay up. So good. Fingers crossed that it ends well. I don’t want another repeat of what happened when I finished Allegiant (read: a book may or may not have been thrown against a wall).
7. Have you guys seen the trailer for The Jungle Book?! I seriously love Disney for giving me an excuse to watch so many of my childhood favourites as an adult. Disney? Can we do Aladdin next? K thx bai.
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8. So today (Wednesday) was kind of a loopy day, and I’m 100% ready to veg out on my couch and do some reading. I hope you guys don’t mind me cutting it short, but at least I ended things on an even number 😉 Hope you’re having an awesome Thursday! Do something good today!
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That pizza!! So cute. And I feel you on the professional photos thing…I was so nervous to get mine but it was actually really fun. Photographers are usually good at making you not feel awkward! I also recommend not bringing anyone with you to do it because I can’t imagine having Danny or a friend there while I was “pretending to laugh” hahaha
Yours turned out so gorgeous! And I definitely think it’s all about feeling comfortable. I’m good when I don’t know that my picture is being taken. It’s when I become aware of it that the awkwardness starts coming out 😆
The days are getting longer here too, and I love it! I miss being able to go out for dinner and not have to walk in the dark! I love all of the leggings you picked out. They are adorable!
Yessss! I have noticed the days getting longer as well. It was like it happened all of a sudden. But I am oh so appreciative of a few more minutes of daylight each day. And next month we spring forward!
I hadn’t heard about The Jungle Book, but it was one of my favorites as a kid and now I’m so excited! That pizza looks delicious 🙂 I feel I am super awkward in front of the camera, but I think finding a photographer you’re comfortable with is key. A really good photographer kind of gets to know you as they shoot and makes the whole experience feel like you’re hanging out with a friend, and consequently captures a pretty authentic “you”. Somewhere in there, it turns fun!
That’s what I’m hoping! I’m totally good when I don’t know that my picture is being taken, but as soon as I’m aware of it, I start making weird faces 😆
That heart shaped pizza looks so good! Loving the longer days too, can’t wait to get home and actually take my kids out to the park, instead of vegging inside.
I love the days getting longer. I no longer have to use a flashlight when walking home! When it comes to work pants and leggings I gravitate towards black but my shirts I aim for color. Black bottoms just match everything. I did finally get some sark navy work pants recently. A jump out of my comfort zone but they work well with most of my tops.
I am LOVING the longer days, it makes my heart happy. Also, that pizza looks amazing. Those toppings.
Aaaaah I was SO MAD at the way Allegiant ended. I was obsessed with that series (and may or may not have had a book crush on Tobias). It still makes me angry… Haha
Right?!?!?! I had a huge thing for Four, and then Allegiant just KILLED it. Still ragey after all these years.
I feel so awkward with professional shots. Maybe we should meet up and do them together so we can feel awkward together. LOL! p.s. I cannot stand time change. I”m the only one that likes it dark at 6:30pm. I’m weird.
Yep – totally did the same thing with Allegiant. I STILL cant believe she did that to us. With the movie coming out soon I typically re-read the book as a refresher but screwwwww that! I’m hoping Hollywood doctors the film to change the ending, otherwise I’m not forking over $12!
I’m still waiting for Under the Never Sky to be made into a movie….
I can’t even talk about it. All these years later and I still get ragey. But I had such a huge thing for Four!!! And Allegiant killed it. Totally agree about Under the Never Sky. Roar <3
I’m soooooo happy the days are getting longer! I had tea with a friend last night and we were talking about how days just feel longer when it’s daylight longer and we miss that! Love those leggings! I’ve gotten out of my comfort zone a little with black leggings – I have a pair of dark blue and dark purple. I tried on some hot pink ones the other day and they were SO cute, but I’m just not there yet with the color. 😉
The days totally feel longer! And I don’t feel like it’s time to go to sleep at 7pm 😆
love the leggings! i’ve gotten a few new printed pairs lately as well, such a fan. awwww a heart pizza! such a cute concept! i love when companies do things tailored to holidays.
I have noticed the longer days and I am LOVING it! I’m so much more productive this time of year because of it.
Love those leggings, too. I have some funky prints/colors but I almost always turn to black because they go with anything.
That heart pizza is too cute! Also, I really want to eat it because, you know, pizza.
The longer days are making me more excited than ever! I love looking outside and realizing it’s almost 6 and still light! Cutest pizza ever!
I don’t know if you’re still planning on making your own pizza, but my family loves it when I make ours with a homemade sweet potato crust (kind of fluffy and biscuity) which is great for a veg pizza. I love straight up fresh spinach and roasted red peppers. Can’t beat the combo in my book! Great with either alfredo sauce or a traditional red sauce. Yum! Maybe we’ll be doing pizza for dinner tonight?
!!!! Sweet potato crust?! Ok that sounds amazing. Need to figure out how to do that 😯
I DID NOTICE THE DAYS ARE GETTING LONGER!!!!!!! This morning I got up at 6:15 and I could see the sky! It was glorious!
It’s currently 6pm here and not totally pitch black!! WOO!
I laughed when I read this because I am the same way about my black leggings. Those gray ones are gorgeous, though!
Randomness- I’m eating n’oatmeal out of a nearly empty almond butter jar right now while I read this, so you KNOW I’m very happy.
Love those leggings! Colors are over rated!
I was just appreciating the extra light this morning too- amazing- seriously makes me so much happier 🙂 I hear you on wanting all black everything- I usually only wear bright colors to workout in.
Allegiant ruined the entire series for me. Straight up wrecked it. So terrible.
Right!? Omg. And the worst part was that I had a huge thing for Four and Allegiant just killed it 😡
I’ve never seen a heart shaped pizza! How cool is that? They should have made my dessert pizza on Valentine’s day heart shaped!
I love color, but I do have to be a wee bit careful with colored leggings, since my bottom half is where I carry my weight. Some are fine, some not so much.
I can’t really do the solid colours either, but I find that most patterns help!
Those leggings are cuuuute! I’m a mostly black girl too when it comes to all my clothes so that would be out of my comfort zone! I’m adding in my vote for Aladdin too 🙂
Now I totally want pizza now 🙂 That looks like a good one.
I would love to see Aladdin again- what a good one for them to remake. I was a big Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast too.
I’m totally way more obsessed with Disney as an adult than I was as a kid! And yes Aladdin would be badass! I remember going to see beauty and the beast in 3D for the first time about three years ago with my mom- I literally cried when they played the opening credits! I’ve never seen that movie in theaters- when I was little I had vhs. Loooong time ago lol.
I had so many of my favourite Disney movies on VHS too! I actually still remember getting Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin for Christmas. SO many feels…
My husband made heart shaped pizzas for the family on Valentine’s Day. It was pretty darn cute. And those leggings are wicked cute. I have two pairs of bright blue yoga capris that took me out of my all black legging stage. I’m still a fan of all black but those 2 pairs give me a little pop when I’m feeling sassy.
I need headshots as well, but I’m the queen of awful pictures, so I’m afraid to spend money on more awful pictures LOL. The grey leggings are cute – baby steps! And I want that pizza. Probably I want the cheese more than anything. (Ooh, just remembered, I was jonesin’ for a mug cake without dairy the other night and I found one on your blog that tasted great, so thanks for that!)
Wahoo! I’m glad you liked it 😀 And something helpful that a previous commenter said was that it’s the photographers job to make you look good… so maybe it wouldn’t be so bad!?
One thing to remember with the headshot dilemma is that it’s the photographers job to make you look good! I agree it’s a little awkward, but I have a feeling you will love the way they turn out.
I love black for my wardrobe too. When I’m shopping I tell myself it’ll go with anything but then I realize most of my anything is black too! I’ve been known to accidentally dress like a ninja.
That’s definitely helpful – thanks Kate! And I feel like I look ninja-ish pretty much every day. Minus the mask.
That heart pizza looks so awesome! I haven’t ever had one either – I think it needs to be on my to do list next year for Valentine’s Day!
Heart shaped pizzas were all over Chicago on Valentine’s Day! I almost got to the point that I was tired of seeing pizzas on my feed, which we know means that it was getting out of hand or that Hell was in fact freezing over.
Haha! And here’s me up in Canadaland not even knowing heart-shaped pizzas were a thing.
You site seems faster to me! Did you switch servers or remove plugins? I’ve had it on my list forever to get head shots done and it hasn’t happened so don’t feel bad! That’s not much motivation is it? Plus I think your picture already looks pretty great!
Thanks Megan! I actually ended up completely switching hosts. I tried just switching servers but apparently it wasn’t enough.
I’m happy I have some light outside for my morning runs and for when I’m driving the kids to activities. Huge mood booster! Your site is running so smoothly now too, glad the torture is over 🙂
I have so many pairs of black leggings too. I’ve been trying to get a few crazy pairs just because…That pizza looks awesome. Did you get it at a restaurant? I want to try and make one myself LOL.
Yup! We went out to a little Italian place. I have no idea how “authentic” it is, but it was delicious!
I’m so excited that it’s staying light out later. Finally I’m getting home from work in the daylight and it’s great. Only downside is that now I can see how badly I need to clean my apartment. Lol much easier to pretend you don’t need to clean when you can’t see the dust!
I’m also excited for The Jungle Book! I’m worried it might be a bit scary with realistic animals…but maybe I’m just being a baby!
Haha! That’s me every morning when the sun shines right onto my floors. I have no idea how my place gets so dusty…
Ha HA! You threw a book against the wall?!? I love that. I miss reading books. I need to get back to doing that.
I was really upset! I had a thing for one of the characters and the book just totally killed my fantasy 😆
I think I will soon be entering the Disney phase where I get to rewatch all the movies and who knows, maybe I’ll end up going to Disney World, seeing as how I’ve never been!!
The new leggings are fantastic and not 100% black so I’m super impressed. Progress is good.
Also, you already know how I feel about that pizza; heart shaped or not. Swoon.
… never?! Oh Sweets! You’re going to love it! And your first visit will be even more special considering the company 😀
veggie pizza is my fave, in any shape! looks so good! And yes, loving the lighter mornings lately!
Do you know this friends episode when Monica and Chandler try to get engagement pictures taken? Me every single time when there is a camera!
The new leggins are adorable and grey is not black so it totally counts!
I have yet to finish Allegiant after taking a break in the middle. I hear only bad things about the end so I am not really motivated.
Some people liked the ending? I think? I just wasn’t a fan of the entire book, really. I had a thing for Four and Allegiant just killed it for me.