Saturday ramblings.
- - My 60-day trial of Microsoft Office just expired. Since all of my work and job search-related documents are in Word, I was basically forced to download the full version. It actually wasn’t as expensive as I thought it would be, but every pricey purchase hurts just a little bit since I don’t have a job right now. *Update: Thanks to my friend John, who suggested I use Google Docs, I just “returned” my download of Microsoft Office. I downloaded the full version though, so we’ll see how this works. I assume they will send me some kind of email that will disable the full version from my computer once they process my request.
- - I think my crazy neighbor sold her place! The realtors lock box that was on the door for the last few months is gone and I saw two new cars parked outside the other day. One was a lady in a suit, who looked like a realtor, and the other was a couple. I’d be OK with a nice couple moving in next door…I just hope they are normal and don’t freak out over little things like garden hoses…
- - Speaking of garden hoses, I think I’ll make a trip to Home Depot today to pick up another bag of mulch and some more plants for my patio and some ant killer. Because I hate ants. Oh, the joys of being a homeowner.
- - I did pretty well working out this week. One day walking around my neighborhood, two days on the Katy Trail. I had every intention going to yoga this week too, but it’s so nice outside, I am just not into sweating my butt off inside a yoga studio. I feel guilty too, since I paid $30 for a Groupon for unlimited classes for a month and have been once in two weeks. If I can go one or two more times, I will have actually gotten my money’s worth. I think that is a good goal.
- - I’m flipping through cookbooks today trying to decide what to make this week. No more baking! My friend Ashley gave me some Oreo truffles (to die for) and chocolate chip cookies last night, so I am sticking to cooking real meals this week. I don’t need any more sweets!
Honest Scrap Award.
My co-worker/friend/fellow blogger, Brittany, posted this earlier this week and I just happened to come across it. I never do these things, but it’s a Friday night and I staying in because I am completely wiped out from this week, so I am giving it a whirl.
The rules are:
1. List 10 honest things about yourself that your blogging friends do not know about you.
2. Give the award away to five bloggers.
3. Let them know they’ve received the award.
My list:
1. I am an only child and have a very small family. I don’t think I could ever live too far away from my parents. They moved to Corinth in 2005 and it was more than a coincidence when the agency I work for opened an office in Dallas less than a year later.
2. I tell people I am Italian, which is true, but I am also 1/4 Mexican (on my mom’s side).
3. I am a HUGE bargain hunter. I hate paying full price for things and will drive all over town to find a good deal.
4. I can’t handle hard alcohol. The thought of drinking vodka makes me want to puke.
5. I love to cook, but I hate cooking for myself. When I do cook, I always make enough so that I have leftovers. I buy things I can freeze and put them in individual packages so I can take one out at a time.
6. Most people think I am hardass, tough girl since I am from NJ. I may put that act on when I need to, but I am huge softie. I cry at the drop of a hat, even when I watch Grey’s Anatomy.
7. I love kids. I worked at two different daycare centers for a total of five years when I was in high school and college. I can’t wait to have kids. I want two, but my mom wants me to have 10.
8. If I didn’t work in PR, I would like to be the editor at a magazine (I want to be the girl who writes for the men’s magazine) or a teacher,preferrably pre-school or kindergarten.
9. I want a tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with my initials integrated somewhere in it. The house I grew up in had a cherry blossom tree in the front yard. Whenever I think of that house, the first image I think of is that tree. That will always be home.
10. As soon as I buy my first place, I am going to start a blog about being a first time homeowner and all of the issues that go along with it.
(I am not sure I know five people who would do this, so if you feel like it, be my guest!)
