these are a few of my favorite things

Seeing as the school year has started and the usual procrastionation routine has begun, I've decided to introduce a concept I've been toying with for a few days...my own version of a "filler blog"

Without further ado, here are  a few of my favorite things:

- Summer

- Quotes you live by
- One Tree Hill (some pretty great quotes from this show ^^^)

- Days when you feel unexpectedly beautiful- from the inside and out

- Hanging out with my best gal friends

- Root beer and orange soda. Not together, although I have not yet tried them together. I guess that'll be something to add on my "things to try" list.

- Glittery things

- Shimmery things

- Sitting rapped in blankets all snug with a cup of hot chocolate when its raining

- My dog

- The deep conversations before going to bed at sleepovers

- Sleepovers

- Days where the weather is just...comfortable. 
- Songs that relate exactly to the way you are feeling
- Getting into a really good book
- That feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction
- Socks

- Nailpolish

- Bath&Body Works

- Nivea chapstick

- Fall/Autumn - which every you prefer to call it. I use fall but autumn sounds nicer, hmmm maybe I'll start calling it autumn.

- Sleeping in and waking up whenever

- Smelling anything, and being reminded of something else

- Feeling warm and fuzzy inside

Stay tuned for part two- it's sure to come one of these days. 

driving, driving, driving

Two days ago, I had my first driving lesson. It was soo scary, but so exciting at the same time.

The driving instructor came to my house and then, off we went. It was surprising actually, he only took about 5 minutes to tell me where the gas/brake pedal was, how to use the lights, wind shield wipers ect, and then we started driving.

I thought it would take alot longer. We started around my neighborhood, then to an empty parking lot to practice my turns, then to the curvy roads of China Camp. I was so scared. I thought I was going to drive us off the cliff and we'd die. Obviously, I didnt (duh). Haha.

It went pretty well, considering it was my first..but my legs are really sore. It was alot of driving - two hours. Okay, so maybe thats not alot, but I was extremely nervous and tense so that's probably why..

The driving intructor had his own set of pedals, so I wasn't really sure how much he was driving and how much I did. But, I was the one who steered. so yay. Anyway, I'll keep on practicing. Wish me luck, I hope I don't die. XOXO

-- Listening to : King of Anything - Sara Bareilles

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blast from the past

Its crazy to think about how much has changed in the last few years.. I miss it. 

chapstick addiction

Hi, I'm Michelle and I'm a chapstick-oholic.

Its a little sad really. I can't remember a time when I didn't have a tube of chapstick in my pocket or in my bag.

One of the first things I do in the morning is to reach for my chapstick and one of the last things I do before going to bed. I've never actually counted the number of times I apply chapstick during the day, and frankly I don't want to know. Don't worry, my extensive research on chapstick has led me to believe that consuming ridiculous amounts of chapstick is not a health hazard... You know, just as long as your not chomping away at the stuff. (I think that would be considered consuming extremely ridiculous amounts of chapstick as opposed to just ridiculous amounts of chapstick.)

So you know what?  It is okay. There is no need to be ashamed, in fact, you should embrace it...okay, maybe not. I think I've gone a bit too far..

But to all the chapstick addicts in the world, I say: keep applying!