A Day In The Life

Ah, good morning!

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you woke up as someone else? Well if that’s you, today’s your lucky day 😉 Here’s what a day in the life of me on a Monday, Wednesday, and Friday looks like. My morning pictures are from Monday and the rest of the day is Wednesday (yesterday) since I forgot about my pictures on Monday afternoon. It worked out though because on these 3 days of the week I pretty much do the same thing.

6:54AM and my alarm goes off. Random fact: I never set my alarm on a 5 minute interval. It’s always a random number. And i’m really not sure why. At 7:00AM I finally hop out of bed.

I’m not a Keurig person, I just don’t like the taste. So i’m attempting to use our old coffee pot. This morning I had to get mom to teach me how to brew from our coffee pot.

With my brewed coffee and ice water (always), I make the long trek to my home office. AKA our dining room. I mean where else is a girl to go when she doesn’t have a desk and chair?

Time for Jesus and time for blog reading.

Yikes. Someone tell this girl to get more sleep. #bagsfordays Here I am. A college student. Doing work before 8:00AM. With my blanket, space heater, computer, and water for an hour before my day gets going. But we already knew I wasn’t normal, remember? It’s so quiet and such a great way to start the day!

At 8:05 I go upstairs to change for the gym, and at 8:10 I come down and listen to The Today Show for a little bit before I say bye to the brothers on my way out the door. We keep things healthy with Pop-tarts for breakfast…which i’m a little bitter about. When I was younger/their age I was ONLY allowed to have Cheerios for breakfast, never sugar. And now this kid eats Pop-tarts for breakfast, and lunch, and dinner, and snacks. UGH #oldestchildproblems

8:30 BodyCombat every Monday morning. I looovvveeee this class. It’s boxing, kickboxing, Tae Kwon Do, and Muay Thai. I leave feeling like I could be the next Muhammad Ali or Floyd Mayweather or whoever is famous for fighting.

As soon as I get home from the gym I shower and change clothes. And then I eat a quick breakfast before work. It’s something different every day, but on this particular day it was an egg scramble.

I get into the office around 10:30 and work until about 2:00. Part time hours are great especially when you’re working a couple other jobs and going to school full-time.

Around 2:00 I hit the grocery store for the ingredients to make Andrea’s Pulled Pork for my brothers and dad to have as dinner while i’m in class tonight and mom is out of town.

Then it was time for lunch. I couldn’t remember the last time I’d actually made a sandwich and I was so shocked that I decided I needed to eat a turkey and swiss melt with a sliced tomato while I watched my PLL recording. And yes I ALWAYS have water on me at all times. Always. You’ll see.

And then I went back to the home office with a Seattle’s best frozen mocha while I worked on some schoolwork and a project for my mom.

Speaking of that project for mom, she happened to leave out the fact that I would need pictures that had to be scanned in. And since we don’t have a scanner, I had to come up with a solution. So to dad’s office it was!

Every time I go to the grocery store I get one thing that’s new. I love to try new things, so when I got home I tried this spearmint water. It’s an acquired taste…i’m still working on that one.

At 6:00, I put my future-baseball-mom skills to work and hopped in the car to pick Ry up. All I have to say is I better not have all girls *knocks on wood*. I snapped a super flattering picture of us for y’all because #itsadayinthelife.

On Monday afternoon, my mom and I made chicken salad…and can I just tell you that this is the best chicken salad you’d ever have. Ever. In your life. I became an addict at the young age of like, 10 when she first made it. I never was a picky eater growing up.

I’ve had it every single day since we’ve made it and I won’t confirm nor deny that I have eaten it for breakfast one morning. I mean, I crave this stuff. It’s pretty much all my favorite ingredients put together. Drooling.

So when I got home around 6:15, I unloaded the dishwasher while I munched on some of this infamous chicken salad. Pair this with rice crackers, or lettuce, or by itself. It doesn’t matter. Warning: You have to use some serious self-control with this stuff!

It was Wednesday. So around 7:00, I drove up to Church only to BE SURPRISED BY MY SWEET GIRLS AND CO-LEADER. I come trotting through the door and one by one they start walking up to me handing me flowers. Stop it. It was just a “thank you” for this past weekend. Y’all. It’s the little things like this that get me.

I was so confused by what was happening…I thought they were playing a joke on me but it turns out that they weren’t. Jen, my co-leader remembered me saying that I liked the flowers at our host home’s house and that my favorite color was yellow, so she planned this whole thing out! Oh. Wednesday nights rock.

Church goes until 9:00, but as soon as I got home these bad boys went in a vase and a picture was sent thanking them. Dead. Who needs a boy when you have 15 nineth grade girls to give you flowers???

By 9:30, pops and I were huddled up on the couch watching an episode of The OC. Because it’s what we do. And Ry came out for a little bit too.

Snack time consisted of blueberries and carrots. And then some other stuff that I forgot to photograph.

And after our episode was over, I came back down to my office so I could finish my blog post, get organized for today, and wind down. Last night was a late night and I didn’t hit the hay until 1:00ish. Usually I’m long gone before that, but I had some things to do.

G’night from Rachel Bilson and I. Heart of Dixie on Netflix before bed is always a good idea.

There you have it. A day in my life.

Curious of day’s past? Check out a Day In The Life (or as I used to call them #everydaymollay when I did it every month)…

After You Lose Your Job – November 2015
Summer Before Senior Year Of College – June 2015
Spring of Junior Year – First Semester @ A New School – April 2015
The Day of Thanksgiving – November 2014
As a Nanny – September 2014
The Day of Labor – August 2014
On The Farm – July 2014
My First (Most Amateur) One Ever – June 2014

The ULTIMATE Colors of Life Blog GIVEAWAY!

HI FRIENDS!!!

Right now we are in between two of the best Holidays of the year. And to show you just how THANKFUL I am for you, today i’m giving away the ultimate Colors of Life blog gift. It’s a MERRY Chranksgiving (Christmas + Thanksgiving ;)).

Ya know, since this is the Colors of Life blog I decided to go with a theme. I am going to giveaway an item for each Colors of Life post i’ve done this far. All to make a HUGE gift.

 One of my first COL posts was about my time at The University of Oklahoma. So for my OU post, i’m giving away these tailgating napkins. I just don’t think some of you out there would’ve appreciated the ol’ crimson and cream like I would 😉

My next post was on Friendships. For my friendships post i’m giving away these initial mugs for the winner and a friend of their choice, along with a gift card to Starbucks. Those two can enjoy a Starbucks date with new mugs!

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The post on my health leads me to think of a healthy lifestyle. One thing i’ve found that really works for me as well as something I really love…is yoga. And what’s the number 1 brand for yoga? Yep, Lululemon. For my post on health, I threw in a Lululemon Headband. LOVE these. This one is the flyaway headband and is highly recommended.

Then I blogged about my relationship with Jesus. When I think about that relationship I think of the way Jesus and I talk..through the Bible. I’m including a Bible in this giveaway, if you have one that you like…give it to someone else who might not have one!

I talked about Quiet Times, so next is a copy of Jesus Calling, because this is what I use during mine and I definitely believe you need this in your life. Again, if you have a copy, I challenge you to give it to someone who might not.

As for crafting…I crafted one of these chocolate sleigh (thanks Pinterest). You need chocolate. And it fits the time of year.

Eating Disorders was a hard one for me to think of something for. However, I chose to give away food…two of my favorite bars/snacks/desserts to keep me healthy but still feeling good about myself. Ps i’ll be willing to negotiate your favorite flavor if you’re not a fan of mine 😉

Being an introvert is something else I know about myself. For this COL I chose this wooden plaque. I feel like there are so many meanings to it, and I really like message especially when referring to introversion.

The color of my life that is blogging led me to give away a pair of earrings that every. blogger. wants. or has. It just makes sense.

Having a Military Father. Gosh, well i’m not giving away my dad so instead a red, white, and blue picture frame. It’s festive, fun, and will be great decoration all throughout the year. Cute army guy not included 🙂

Anxiety and Depression really go hand in hand for me. The best temporary relief for these two colors of life is Bath and Body Work’s Aromatherapy. I promise you will love it.

A Homebody. To which many of you can relate. I read Let’s All Be Brave by Annie Downs about being brave. She talked about leaving home and other life experiences where she was forced to be brave. It really made me think and now I want someone else to read it and be challenged by it!

And last but not least…A Night Owl. These socks are my absolute favorite. You can pretty much find me in fuzzy socks no matter the season. And these are night owl socks. They’re perfect!

Some of these items I don’t have because it’s going to be personalized based upon the winner. Therefore, I don’t have a picture of everything together.

All of this…PLUS

THESE? I mean, i’m just excited about today!

Sorry the widget isn’t showing up…click the link below to figure out how you can enter! Winner will be announced MONDAY MORNING!

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Good luck! PS…you might want to tell your friends to enter (then you might have a better chance of winning the friendship gift ;))

Quiet Time Myths

I’ve been wanting to share about this for a while now, but didn’t know what I would necessarily say. I think more people are confused about this  concept than we may think. So…let me just tell you…I was scared to have my Quiet Times when I was younger because I thought it had to be done a certain way and if I didn’t do it that way, I would be in trouble with God. Because that’s totally logical, right? But truly I believe many people think along the same lines that I did at my young age, no matter how old they might be. But i’m here to tell you that my oh my, I was wrong! First thing’s first, a Quiet Time is just a particular set-aside time for you and God. That’s it. Second thing, you can’t be “in trouble” with God. He knows we sin and loves us anyways. He sent His son to save us from our sins. Y’all, hallelujah to that! So today, I thought i’d go over what I used to think before I matured in my relationship with God.

My Myths on Quiet Times:

1. Jesus Time has to be an appointment.

I refer to my Quiet Times as Jesus Time also in case you’re confused. It does NOT have to be an appointment. Y’all, God just wants you to spend time with Him, it doesn’t matter at what time. It’s whatever time you prefer. Some people like mornings to start their day, some people like to at night before bed. Most of the time I start mine off in the morning, but sometimes I do before bed, sometimes I do at random moments in my day, because it’s NOT an appointment I have to be at during a particular time. On this particular day I decided to have my Jesus Time while I was running my moms errands with my coffee and Jesus CD on full blast.

2. Talking to Jesus has to be formal.

Whenever I was around other people I always heard prayers start with “Heavenly Father” or use all these fancy words or use biblical sounding sayings so I thought I always had to do that. And, the media taught me you’re suppose to kneel by your bed to pray. Maybe some do, but you don’t HAVE to do anything. I used to do that and the whole time I was kneeling all I could think about was “what if a monster came and got me under my bed”, which defeats prayer time because what am I focused on? The dang monster. In fact, this should be the most informal time in your whole day.

 “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” -Psalm 119:105

3. My Quiet Time has to last a certain amount of time.

Many people I have talked to have thought once in their life that their Quiet Time must be an hour, or thirty minutes, or however long. It can be two seconds if it needs to so you can tell God “Hey, thanks for waking me up this morning.”  Some days mine last as long as the online sermons that I watch, on some days mine last 20 minutes before getting out of bed while using my Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence. Some times I have a couple quiet times a day. My point is…it’s about you and God.

4. My Journal has to look and sound “God-like”.

I always thought in order to be considered a “strong Christian” I had to be able to understand everything in the Bible and my prayers out loud had to sound good and my journal has to be set up a certain way. Falso. This is a picture of my journal. Usually I just write about things that stand out to me in the online sermons. At the end of my journal entries and writing to God I always write “P/T” my prayers/thankfuls. I write however many things I want to of what i’m praying for and what i’m thankful for. I love to go back and look at these too.

So you’ve heard me just talk about watching online sermons. It’s my favorite thing to do during my Jesus Time right now. I love following along in series and I like being able to pause the video to write down verses I usually miss or finish my thoughts. It’s on my own time watching the sermon. This is especially awesome when there are some Sundays I just can’t make it to Church, it’s online afterwards.

Some online services to watch:

LifeChurch.tv
JourneyChurch.tv
HopeFellowship.net
fellowshipdallas.org
watermark.org
Lifeway.com

And these are only a few. Find one in your area to connect through, you’ll look forward to seeing that same person talk. Please, if anyone has questions or anything, e-mail me! I’m always checking my e-mails. I’d love to chat. I’d love to pray for you. I’d love to help you in your spiritual needs. Whatever it may be.
colorsoflifeblog@gmail.com

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. -Romans 8:28

One last thing, I think if you’re still questioning this whole thing you should read about my relationship with Jesus right here.

Smoothies and Slippers: My morning routine

Hi y’all. You’re waking up as me today!

Sometimes my day’s routine changes depending upon what’s planned, but my general routine typically stays the same. For instance, all last week I had to take my brother to football practice at 6:30 while my mom was gone. So I was getting up with the moon to finish packing his lunch, getting him breakfast, waking him up, and getting him there on time. Last week was so off that I had a smoothie before 7. It just felt so strange.

This year I decided to quit staying awake until 2/3am and sleep in super late. I’m going to have to be a working adult some day and that will never fly. So I told myself that I need to get into a better routine, to make that transition soon. But, my “normal” routine goes a little something like this…

6:30 wake up every morning. My most faaaaavorite thing to do is check blogs and post mine, but I usually have my Quiet Time first thing. If I don’t i’ll spend too much time looking at blogs and being rushed during my Quiet Time. And that’s just not what it’s about.

6:40 after my candle is lit, and my slippers are on i’m having my Quiet Time. Now, my family is NOT fond of mornings. Well, my father is, but we’ve already clarified that he’s the weird one. Anyways, we don’t talk in the mornings. It’s like our secret code or something so I don’t go downstairs until i’m ready to leave the house.

I’ll go into detail about my Quiet Time during another post, but most mornings it’s just me, my bed, and my Bible. It’s my transition from sleeping to waking up. Quiet Times first thing in the morning just get your day going on a positive note. See, here’s my Jesus Callingagain, like I mentioned in my Friday Favorites post.

7:10 After about 30 minutes talking with Jesus, i’ll usually get out of bed and hop on over to my “desk” to post my blog and then read some others. I like getting out of bed because it forces me to officially wake up. I make my bed after I get up so I just feel so ready for the day and my room feels clean.

About 7:30, i’ll have to stop blog stalking…so sad. Then I get ready. Even more sad. I just wanna stay in my slippers. My crazy self decided to sign up for an 8am and 8:30am every morning. So, i’m usually the second one out the door every morning after my youngest brother.

7:40 on 3/5 days out of the week I only have one class, so i’m back at the house at 9. I thought it would be a brilliant time to take naps, but I did that once and couldn’t sleep the following night so I quickly vetoed that idea. When I come back at 9 on these days i’ll make my coffee and grab some breakfast. I’ll work on upcoming assignments, run errands, write blogs, do some laundry, etc.

10:00 though…coffee, mom, Hoda & KLG…now that’s a perfect morning. Usually at 11:00 when their show is over we leave to do what we need to.

However, the 2/5 days I get to stay longer in the mornings until 8:10 so I usually spend more time blogging, but because I don’t get to come home at 9:00, I usually make my coffee beforehand and take it with me to wake me up in my first class along with a snack. And I usually don’t get home until about 1:00 on those days. I’ll do as I need to after some lunch.

I’ve never been much of a morning worker-outer because i’m usually half asleep until about 9:00am anyways…but I might try and do my Yoga and Pilates in the wee hours of the morning instead of at night before I go to bed. We will see how that goes 🙂 I’m trying to make myself more of a morning person, because I have found that I get A TON more accomplished during the day with that extra time.

As long as you have something to look forward to in the mornings, you can become a morning person. I look forward to my little routine. I look forward to that extra hour or so of just me time before a day gets going. I look forward to having my blog and Quiet Time checked off my to-do list before classes start. And on days that I can squeeze in a quick Yoga or Pilates session, I look forward to that calmness also. I like that I am really tired at night because it’s easy for me to fall asleep. There are some pro’s to being a morning person.

There ya go! A happy (early) morning! Are you a morning person? What does your morning routine look like? What do you look forward to? Let me know, i’d love to hear!

Friday Favorites

It’s Friday, Friday gonna get down on Friday!!! Bringin’ back that Rebecca Black…it’s time to link-up with Andrea, Erika, and Narci again!

 

 : The spontaneity of an uno night with my siblings this week.

One random day this week we had nothing going on after school, so a couple hours at home my sister  says “i’m bored” as we were sitting around, someone decided we should play a game. The only one we could all agree on was Uno because we hadn’t played in forever! And it was fun. The little things.

: My new running armband.

Y’all, I bought myself something! I decided I was going out and buying one myself because I was tired of carrying my phone in my hand and getting it sweaty and worry about dropping it, etc. So, after I did more research I found this one for a lot cheaper than what I bought it. It’s less than $13!!! It says it only fits iPhone 5 and up, but my 4 fits perfectly fine. I was looking around the other day  and also found this iPhone Armband for less than $3. Honestly, you don’t even have to be a runner, but if you enjoy working out and listening to music I would highly recommend one of these! And for those who have a Galaxy, here’s a similar Samsung Galaxy Armband.

: The little things in life, like picking up my brothers from school.

 

I totally sound mom-like looking at this picture, but I enjoy spending time with my family. I enjoy being able to help out my parents, so now that my mom is gone this week, I take over her duties. It’s kind of fun picking them up from school and having those couple minutes to hang out, even though they probably don’t enjoy it as much as me 🙂

 

: Samoas

This has definitely been my go-to dessert this week. These are my absolute faaaavorite girl scout cookies and make a yummy dessert when you’re craving some chocolate. We order about 20 boxes every year…our girl scout loves us for that. We always make sure we have them year round!

: Jesus time.

Honestly, there’s no better way to start your morning than with a little bit of Jesus. I’m planning to post about my Quiet Time and also about my morning routine in the near future.

If you want a wonderful devotional to help guide your special time with God, buy yourself Jesus Calling I promise you will enjoy it. It is so uplifting, true to life, and it has spoken to me many times. If you don’t have the financials to get this devotional, please e-mail me and I will find a way to get you a copy.

Everyone have a GREAT weekend!!!