Writing This Blog With A Skunk In My Lap

Hello!

I have been back home from NOLA, but not yet back to work. Tomorrow I shall finally return to the retail world. I actually can't wait. Yes I love vacations and yes I love to have lazy days, but after so long you just itch to get back out there and work! In my dreams and goals, I very much envision myself working from home and all that freedom. Work for myself, make my own hours, not worry about other possibly rude people. It's definitely something that I would like to make a reality in the next few years.

In accordance with my being back from vacation, I am posting about my trip. However it will be a guest blog on another website, run by a dear friend and her husband. It is called Life Between Weekends ( www.lifebetweenweekends.com ) and I highly recommend you check it out. It's all about living everyday like Sunday, which for most is their best day. Why not make everyday your best day? I will be sure to update when the NOLA post goes up.

Keep on, keepin' on,

M.

DAY TEN

WEEKEND BEFORE NOLA

Awwwwwwwwww YEA I'm excited. Monday morning we leave for New Orleans. I have never been and have made a list of all sorts of places to check out. Can we pack everything into 4 days? We're sure as hell going to try! My man, my best friend and his best friend are road tripping up and passing through Mobile, Gulfport and Biloxi as well. I am ready for southern countryside and adventures.

Won't be blogging during the trip but will be returning with a megablog of all the shenanigans!

Keep on, keepin' on,

M.

DAY NINE

First proper day of vacation and what's planned for today? Cleaning.

We are going on vacation and I have learned that coming home to a clean house is easily one of the best things you can do for yourself. No one wants to come back from relaxing to do work. You want to come home and still relax.

So today I clean. And probably write an article about St. Pete for my friend's website.

It's called Life Between Weekends and it helps you stay energized and positive from M-Th :)

Keep on keepin' on,

M.

DAY SIX

Oh damn, made it a twofer!


But seriously, can we talk about aliens for a small minute? Like how are we to know that we're alone in this galaxy? There is no way that we are the only proper lifeforms in this whole galaxy or even into the next one. The fact that we have 9 planets should tell you that somehow, somewhere there are others. I would really enjoy research on this.

Maybe my medicine is expanding my mind. Maybe its just making me loopy. WHO KNOWS.

Keep on, keepin' on,

M.

Damn It DAY FIVE

Ok, so I missed one :(

I worked late last night and am currently still quite ill. More or less I'm just apologizing to myself, because I let my goal down. But I guess even goals need sick days.

Keep on, keepin' on,

M.

DAY FOUR

Almost missed one already!! Ahhhhhh!

But to be fair I'm still sick and so tired. How can one sleep so much and still need naps? Mysteries of life for sure.

I'll be picking this back up tomorrow.....zzzzzzzzzz


Keep on, keepin' on,

M.

DAY THREE

Lazy day for sure.

Last night we went out to St. Pete's First Friday with a very dear friend and her friends from Germany. It was awesome!! We had a ton of fun and ended up dancing until the bar closed. The holidays were so quick and packed together this year and both of us have been pretty exhausted, but sometimes going out spontaneously is just what you need.

Keep on, keepin' on,

M.

DAY TWO

Happy Friday!

I have been at work all day and am finally getting to sit a spell and write in here to you, the internet.

Middle of last year I began listening to a podcast called Welcome To Nightvale. If you haven't heard it, go find it, cause it's pretty much amazing. Now this has spawned into a great love of many other podcasts, of all different types. Interviews, history, comedy and the supernatural. While I type this, I am listening to a particular cast called Everything Is Stories. Each one is about an hour and instead of interviewing, they have the subject recollect on various points of their lives or one large chapter of interest.

IT IS FASCINATING!

I'm not even sure why I am so enthralled by it, but I really am. Everyone has a narrative within them and thank goodness this podcast brings it out of these people, who may or may not have broadcast this otherwise.

What is your story?

Keep on, keepin' on,

M.

DAY ONE

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It's 2015. What will this year hold? Who knows! That's the best part, to live by adventure. In 12 days I'll be starting my 29th year on a fun vacation with my man and my best girlfriend to New Orleans. I can not be more excited to start my year of travel around the US in such an excellent city.

Last night was New Year's Eve and we spent it with our dear friends a bit further north in Florida than our home. We were surrounded by acres of land and woods, had a huge bonfire, too many drinks and shot fireworks off at midnight. It was a great way to see one year off and ring in the newest.

This day is for relaxing, so I'm ending here. First of my year goals has started and I don't plan on ending til 12/31/15 :)

Keep on, keepin' on,

M.