It’s the Little Things in Life.

Mornings are the worst. I’m sorry. I’m still working on becoming a morning person, but it’s not going as smoothly as I was hoping. Especially when everyone is on spring break except for me! Here’s to hoping that your Wednesday morning goes smooth. Yesterday when I talked about anxiety, I mentioned having little things in life that make you happy, and today i’m going to share with you mine!

Starbucks

I never thought I was going to be the one to jump on the Starbucks bandwagon. I never went to Starbucks when I was younger and didn’t even like any of their drinks. I would have chosen homemade hot chocolate over theirs. And lately my coffee of choice was from McCafe. However, now that I am working I have found myself wanting needing coffee every morning. Because McCafe doesn’t accommodate the lactose intolerant out there (I asked in the drive through one day if I could bring my own soy milk and they declined) I’ve been having to switch to Starbucks for the soy milk. Now it’s growing on me and i’ve had to take selfies to send to the fam every time i’ve gone. It happens.

Holidays/Family Time

My favorite time is family time and I could not be more blessed with the family I got. They’re weird, nerdy, and goofy but hey you’re stuck with what you got 😉 Just kidding, I wouldn’t trade them for anything! I love that family comes to our house for the holidays and it is always sad to say bye to them. But it is fun when it’s just the Middleton 6 again. More often than not we get annoyed and frustrated with one another, but we’ll forever be a team.

Pizza and Nails

A couple weeks ago my sister and I went to the nail salon together to get manicures. It was a random thought one night and five minutes later we went. She had to wait a little bit for hers, but it was fun to get that quality time in with her because we don’t always get to do that. And later that night, I got the gluten free vegetarian pizza from papa murphy’s with my own cheese. YUM! Spontaneous sister hang outs being pampered with food is never a bad idea.

Cheap gas

Seriously, nothing makes anyone more happy then filling their gas tank up for less than $24. The other day my mom got her tank filled up for under $18 because she got it for $0.97 a gallon. I never thought i’d live to see the day. I think I need to call the book of world records for this one. (I know it’s gone up now, but it’s the little things in life, right?)

Netflix

And right now my go-to thing is laying in bed and watching Netflix for an inhumane amount of time. And this will be very common in my near future as I am a free woman next week!!! Thank you spring break. I’ve finished Hart of Dixie, Parenthood, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, Gilmore girls, and now i’m at a loss of what to watch. Lately, i’ve been watching Friends for a little no-brainer entertainment during classes. But I want something emotional that I can get invested into. You know what i’m saying???

Going on a walk

My thing lately is taking walks. I’m kind of in a season right now where i’m not running much these days. It could be due to my knee problems or just the fact that I got a little tired of it. But walking is a good way to get some fresh air, blast your music, and let your mind wander on whatever you need to get done, whatever is bothering you, or whatever you need extra time to focus on. Walking is such a simple thing that can probably impact you more than you think.

A good book

When I was younger I hated reading. I did anything I possibly could not to read. I could never remember anything I read, and it was just frustrating. I started doing bad in school, and then got upset about that and my attitude towards everything just went downhill. I’m on ADD medicine that I take only when I need to, which helps with my focusing. But when you have a good book it’s so much easier to read. In a couple weeks, i’ll show you what i’ve been reading and what I thought about them!