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Tuesdays @ Two!

January 23, 2018

{1} 
When I see women in tiny dresses and 4-5″ heels on Sunday morning I like to play the “Coming Or Going” game. Are they at Starbucks because they need caffeine and haven’t changed clothes yet or are they going to church dressed for night at the club? I can’t tell..but it is fun to guess. I’m jealous I can’t be out in 4-5″ heels without breaking my neck.
{2} 

This past Saturday was the Women’s March and I feel like the last few months have been a real struggle with my activist minded friends. I believe in the cause, I understand the message and I understand feeling the need to march and protest and have your voice heard. I just don’t want to participate. I find other ways to participate in the movement that are more in line with my beliefs. BUT the whole point is that it seems like you can’t believe in anything without it being labeled. Why do I have to label myself a “feminist” in order for me to have an opinion? 
It is a constant contradiction to argue for women and at the same time as putting them down for not doing what you think they should be doing…isn’t it? 

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High Five for Friday!

January 19, 2018

Joining the High Five For Friday linkup hosted by Tif @ Bright On A Budget, Katie @ Cup of Tea, Becky @ BYBMG

{1}Doing work!
On Saturday Thenewguy and I went to a volunteer event held by Target (he works there) & Chicago Cares I learned that Target is super involved in charity work. I’m sure everyone else knew but I had no idea. Anyway, it was great, and he was the only rep from his store going so he asked me to join. I won’t lie getting up before 10 am on a Saturday is not my idea of a good time but I am so glad that I did. We drove down to the south side of the city and got to work helping re-paint a school. Was an awesome time and I got to meet some great people while helping! 
Excuse my face…I don’t normally get up at 7 am on a Saturday.
When he should have been painting he was snapchatting! 
{2} Family Dinner! 
After an unfortunate car accident on our way home from volunteering (we are ok, his car is not) we rallied our beat up selves and headed to the burbs for a family dinner. They have a new baby in the family so of course I was all over her all night. It has been great getting to know his family and being welcomed in so quickly! 

He is not a fan of babies…

{4} Laying around 
I don’t get to lay around as often as I would like. But Sunday was banana pancakes, bacon and marvel movies and it was AMAZING! 

{5} Monday Funday! 
Monday there was no work so I headed to the burbs to watch Jumanji with my sis & nephew and then have a great “girls night” dinner with my mom and sis. First, Jumanji is hilarious and don’t let anyone tell  you different. Second, I haven’t had a night with just my mom & sister in a long time and it was so freaking nice to sit and talk to them. My sister has never had Thai food before and guys…I could eat Thai everyday! In an effort to support her new adventure into being vegan we ordered only food she could eat and shared. It was fantastic! Sooo if you are ever in Naperville stop at Bangkok Village.

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On Gratitude…

January 18, 2018

So my teacher introduced us to a Gratitude Grid, since a lot of my coursework is online or hybrid classes I don’t get to interact with many of the other students often. The staff got together and decided to do a Gratitude Grid on Flipgrid to allow for people to talk about ways they can show gratitidue and things they are grateful for. Its been fun to see some of the other videos. I haven’t posted one yet because I hate making videos of myself but I thought I’d share some of the prompts!

– Share a video of the food you are most grateful for
haha I love food. I am self proclaimed foodie so talking about all the food I love isn’t hard. BUT sitting there and thinking about what food I am most grateful for is not as easy. I decided on avocados. Random but true. I absolutely love avocados on things, in things, and by themselves. Not only do I love the way it tastes but I love how much it helps my hair & skin and body in general when I am eating enough of it.


– Share one way you can show gratitude today.

I think the most simple way is to just say Thank You. We forget that we don’t always have to do something extra special to show someone we appreciate their effort/time. So just saying Thank You is huge. 
 – Who is one teacher that you have had that you are forever grateful for? Why?
Ooh man. I feel I am fortunate in that I had some amazing teachers growing up. The one I am most thankful for is actually my High School English Teacher  Mr. Downing. He is a former basketball player and you can actually read an article from the Chicago Tribune from a few years ago that talks about him. Let me tell you, I always loved reading and writing but he was the kindest and most inspiring teacher I had in High School and is probably one of the top reasons I finally decided to become an English teacher. 

– What is one small pleasure you are grateful for? 
Hmmm…I think I would go with time. Time is the thing I am most grateful for because we often are so busy and working so hard and getting things done and there just isn’t enough time. Also, I recognize that I am privileged enough to have time because I can afford it. Time to do whatever I want is so important and necessary for my mental health. 
So those are some of the prompts. I might just suck it up and post a few videos on the grid…have to comb my hair first though! 
  
Answer some of these, let me know what kinds of things you are grateful for!  

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