fill in the blank friday

f*ck yea! TGIF! 

what a horrible week it has been for me. i'm all over the map... personally... at work... just in general... and i'm not too sure what to do with myself. how i wish it was years from now, at a time this uncertainty of myself and life would hopefully be gone. a co-worker the other day said to my manager, "Maureen is dying." he hit it on the nose. i'm killing me softly. don't worry guys. i'm not going to do something drastic. i'm just not in a good place right now. one day, (hopefully) this will be ALL gone.

well, it's Friday today which means it's fill in the blank friday. if you want to join in on the fun, you'll find it here! don't forget to link up to Lauren's blog.

1.  I am  short. enough said.

2.  I wish  i could re-do most of my life, starting from high school. there's so many things i would do differently, knowing the things i know now.

3.  I like  the warmth of the sun, the satisfying feeling of an ice cold beer on a hot day, giggles & laughs & smiles, traveling, many foods from savory to sweet.

4.  I can  always put a smile on my face even at the worst of times. as long as there's people around me.

5.  I hope  every person i care for is happy in their life. corny i know, but i really do hope they always feel joy. realistically, there will be down times and when that's the case, i hope those times don't last for long.

6.  I think  everyone should feel some kind of joy in their life as long as they're a good person. (yea yea, i'm still being corny. i'm really stupid emotional this week.)

7.  I was  trying to get into work super early today and be in by 7am, but got sidetracked with fill in the blank friday. it's all good. i really enjoy writing FITBF. this is more of what i need than drowning in work. 

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE! hope you have a wonderful, stress free weekend!

 

happy 101 x 2.

woohoo! am i popular this week! i've been awarded the happy 101 awarded by 2 awesome fellow bloggers, Leesh and Reni.

Rules for happy 101 award:

1. Post who gave you this award. (check)

2. State ten things you like. (check)

3. Give this award to 10 other bloggers and notify them with a comment. (oh no, bail)

ten things i like... 

(surprisingly, i have written about each of the below except for one. click each topic for the deets.)

1. sushi
2. french fries
3. summer
4. music
5. traveling
6. body jam workouts (go BJ go!)
7. bubble tea (been craving this for the past 2 weeks)
8. beer! (it gets me drunk quick for pretty cheap)
9. starbucks
10. money (i hope this doesn't make me sounds superficial or materialistic. but who doesn't like money? we all need it.)

unfortunately, i won't be tagging bloggers for this. i will need to obtain more followers to get the chain continuing from my end. (sorry Leesh and Reni...)

fill in the blank friday

today's friday, do you know what that means? it means it's fill in the blank friday. come on and join in on the fun right here and don't forget to link up your post! enjoy!

1. Blogging is something i have reacquainted myself with and am enjoying. i'm learning new things about myself, making new friends and connecting with existing friends on a different level.

2. A current fashion trend I wish I was brave enough to wear is heels taller than 2 1/2 inches. i'm too chicken sh!t to wear high heels because they hurt and i'm old. i really should wear them... i'm short!

3. My greatest accomplishment in life thus far is going back to school for event management and finishing with honours.

4. If I had to choose between a mountain or a beach vacation I'd choose the beach baby! i don't know how to snowboard or ski, but i wouldn't mind hiking and walking. then again, i can always just walk on the beach.

5. A talent I wish I had is djing. back in the day i was a promoter for a dj crew. how much more fun would it have been if i was an actual dj? plus if i had that talent right now, i think it would automatically make me cool.

6. A talent I do have is having the ability to go through my day on full blast with minimal sleep and food and not complain about it.

7. This week was another brutal one for me. can't wait for November to hit because the storm will start to calm... after Vegas of course!

have a great weekend everyone! take care and be good...

day 30. the end.

the last prompt of my 30 days is:
a photograph of myself today
+ 3 good things that have happened in the past 30 days.

1. there's no stopping me now... as of yesterday i decided i'm going to Vegas early November! i know i shouldn't because i can't really afford to, but what i am certain of is I REALLY NEED THIS! i'm focusing on me baby! me, me, MEEE!

2. i'm in a better place than i was last month. maybe not necessarily a good place, but i'm definitely in a better frame of mind.

3. i really enjoyed this 30 day blogging challenge. it has helped me get to know myself, get to know new friends and get reacquainted with old ones. here's to more blog posts done by me!

wow, i can't believe today is the last day of my 30 day blogging challenge.
YAY! I DID IT!

day 29. collections.

today's prompt for my 30 days is
things i collect + things i would like to start collecting.

shot glasses.

i like to collect shot glasses from the various locations i've traveled to or where friends have traveled. as you can see my collection is pretty thin. i decided to collect after my Europe travels and at times forget to buy a shot glass or i'm too picky. i guess i'm just not a good collector. i have yet to own a Vancouver shot glass or one from Cali.

tickets.

i have a photo album of tickets. on the back of each ticket i write down who accompanied me. this album consists of movie stubs, concert tickets, sporting events, plays and such. i recently started this collection around a year ago and i stole this idea from the ex. he's been collecting movie stubs for a long time and writes on the back as well. his album has stubs from back in high school. i thought that was pretty cool.

as for what i would like to start collecting... don't think there's anything else i would collect. i think the above is enough mess for me.

let's play tag... 8 questions.

tag, Leesh made me it!

I was tagged in this fun 8 questions game by Leesh at The Blarkness Chronicles

So the way this goes is I answer her 8 questions, then I make up 8 of my own & tag 8 awesome bloggers to answer them.

Let the fun begin...

1. What's your Starbucks drink?
i have several: toffeenut soy americano misto, caramel macchiato and (the new) toffee mocha.

2. What movie do you like better - Sex and the City or The Devil Wear Prada?
The Devil Wears Prada!

3. What's your token fall fashion item?
i'm more of a summer person, but i'd say boots. i have 2 new boots i'm sporting this Fall.

4. Your cable is out and the TV fairy is allowing you to pick one boxed set to watch, what show do you choose?
Californication. click here to see why!

5. What's your favorite ice cream flavour?
it depends which brand... baskin robbins = mint chocolate chip, laura secord = french crisp, haagen dazs = vanilla swiss almond, i haven't decided on a ben and jerry's flavour yet.

6. What's your go-to food when you are having a bad day?
i don't really eat when i'm having a bad day. i tend to drink! LOL! my go-to drink lately has been a pint of Rickards White.

7. You get to choose a free trip, do you choose a beach or city vacation?
i'd say city vacation. i like the beach too, but i can't seem to sit still.

8. What's the first thing you do when you get home from work?
take off my rings, earrings and bra!

now i'm suppose to tag 8 bloggers, but i don't even have 8 bloggers following my blog...

(this is all i can) tag! you guys are IT!
Mike at OPEN MIQ
Leesh at The Blarkness Chronicles (sorry that i'm tagging you back...)
Steph at A Simple Kind of Life
Jenn at Publicly Private
Reni at my so-called life

Here are the 8 questions for you to answer (if you participate, leave a link to your post in a comment):

1. what is your favorite alcoholic beverage?

2. what is the fondest memory of your childhood?

3. what movie do you plan on watching in the theatre next?

4. what frightens you the most?

5. what is your favorite body part on yourself? (LOL!)

6. what is your favorite body part on the opposite sex? (ha ha!)

7. what are your plans this week?

8. if you were granted one wish, what would it be?

day 28. best part of my day.

day 28 of my 30 days | the best part of my day

how sad is this?
... there is no best part of my day.
unfortunately, nothing stands out.