Random Thursday: Currently Obsessed With

Hello bloggy world!



It's time for another marvelous installment of Random Thursday! BUT this time, ladies and gentlemen, it's the totally different but still the same RT with brand new hosts. So I pleased to say, for the first time, I am linking up with the beautiful Lin, Sarah, and Em.
This week's topic is:

I really had to think on this one since I'm so busy it's hard to have time for anything let alone obsessions. But I did come up with a few things:

1. Blogging

I've been blogging since 2009 but it wasn't until a month ago that I really got involved in the blogging community and I love it! I'm excited for every post and I'm excited to read everyone else's posts. I have Google Reader installed on my Smartphone so I literally read people's posts as they post them. (Isn't it nifty when technology enables our obsessions?)

2. Pinterest

I didn't catch on to the whole Pinterest thing until much later after everyone else. I was on Tumblr so that was good enough for me but then, of course, Tumblr is pulling a Myspace and has gotten all boring and such. Since I've started using Pinterest more, I've really gotten into it.

3. How I Met Your Mother

I LOVE this show! I cannot express my love enough for these 5 individuals. I swear, I google it like every day to read anything that has been said about the upcoming season. Seriously, Netflix this shiz (yes, I went there) if you haven't seen it. A girl who names her fish after the show's protagonist could not steer you wrong.  
4. Babies

Honestly, how could you not be obsessed with little chubby humans that giggle and coo? So many of my friends have had babies recently and it's not my fault they're all so damn cute. I swear, I'm like an awe machine lately. That's not weird at all, right?


5.  Country music

Growing up, I have always been a rock and pop kinda girl. From NSYNC to Hilary Duff to Bullet For My Valentine to Three Days Grace (which is my all-time favorite, in case you didn't know). But lately, I've only been listening to country. Jason Aldean is my favorite. And then there's Luke Bryan, Lady A, Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, and on and on and on. I blame my roommate and Luke Bryan's butt.
Well that's all my obsessions so now it's your turn to link up your addictions whether normal or weird (Even if you like wearing scrunchies on your big toe or singing Spice Girls to your dog, it's okay).

And don't forget tomorrow will be the third Furbaby Friday! Wanna come brag about your pet on my blog? Just shoot me an email and let others see those furry babies you treat like they came from your own womb. No, seriously....

Have a good Thursday everyone!

7 Questions & Oh, How Pinteresting

Some of you may have noticed that I have been missing in action for a few days! It's been a hectic few days, let me tell you. To make up for it, I am going to do a multi-tasking post (those are the best kind, I believe).

First off, 7 Questions with Gentri Lee!



This week is the back to school edition, which I know muh about, or will by next next Wednesday if I can get my brain out of summer mode.

1. It's back to school time! Are YOU going back to school?

Yep, for my senior year of college!
2. Speaking of back to school... You receive 10 pts if you can name this movie:
"Don't you love New York in the fall? It makes me wanna buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address. On the other hand, this not knowing has its charms."
I didn't know it! But as Gentri Lee revealed, it is from "You've Got Mail." I loooove that movie. Haven't seen it in awhile though, sadly.

3. Who did you hang out with in school? Cool kids, jocks, nerds, were you a loner, etc?

I guess you could say I mostly hung out with the smart kids (luckily we weren't known as the nerds). I think most of all of my friends were on honor roll and had 4.0 gpas. But I was a little of a drifter. A couple of my friends were "stoners" ( I am NOT one, to make it clear lol) and a few were the artsy kids. I had a nice variety.

4. What was your favorite subject in school?

English of course! I loved it so much I made it a career path haha

5. If you had to go back and redo one of the following, which would you choose and why? Preschool, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College?

Probably High School. I had such a great group of friends and I adored my teachers. I would definitely love to re-live junior and senior year.

6. Home/ Packed Lunch or School Lunch?

I ate school lunches before college. Now, I pack my own.

7. What's more exciting? The first day of school or the last day of school?

I'm a total dork in the sense that I actually love school so first days are more exciting than last days. Although, I think this year since I am graduating, my last day is by far more exciting!

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Now, because I just found this thanks to Natalie, I am going to link up with How Pinteresting over at The Vintage Apple.

So, let's get started with my Pins =]

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 Have a great Hump Day!!

 

 

Furbaby Friday {v.2}

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 Hey lovelies! Welcome to another installment of Furbaby Friday.

This week is the first guest blogger and she is awesome. She was orginally planned to post for next week but because this week's blogger had some personal stuff to handle, I had to ask this blogger to submit earlier and she jumped right on it!

So I am very pleased to hand it over to Melissa (yes you get two consecutive weeks of Melissa's) of Scribble-N-Dash. Her blog is super amazing so go check it out and follow! No, seriously I'll wait.......................... did ya follow? Alright, on to Furbaby Friday!

Hello everyone! I first want to thank Melissa for allowing me to take over her blog and talk about my crazy adorable puppies! J

First off, a little bit about me. Well, my name is Melissa as well… I blog over at Scribble-N-Dash, where I share my many interests: crafts, food, interior décor, fashion, reading, writing and much more! I am 23 years old and am just your average Mid-West girl. I have been married to my best friend for just over a year & we are navigating our way through this crazy thing called marriage.

 Which brings me to our two fur-babies; we absolutely want children, one day, however for now we are having a blast taking care of our two pups, Khloe {A Chiweenie, half dachshund & Chiuaua} & Mab {A Pug}. These two girls keep us on our toes with their constant antics, running around like crazy and barking at anything and everything. 

When we are lucky enough to wear them out they are the most amazing cuddle buddies and love snuggling up with us on the couch at the end of the night and watch some TV and have family time.

One of my favorite things to do for my two little babies is to make them some yummy snacks. Yes, I have a cookbook of dog recipes. The one recipe that has my puppies going crazy is Blue Blue Berry Berry Bun Buns
What You Will Need:

1. 1 Cup Skim Milk
2. ¼ Cup Vegetable Oil
3. 1/3 Cup Honey
4. 1 Egg
5. 2 1/3 Cup White Flour
6. $ Teaspoons Baking Powder
7. 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
8. 1 ½ Cup Fresh Blueberries

What To Do:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. In a mixing bowl, combine milk, oil and honey. Add egg and blend well
3. Combine flour and baking powder in a spare bowl and add to wet ingredients. Stir together thoroughly
4. Add vanilla and fold in blueberries
5. Grease muffin tin and fill two-thirds full
6. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool before serving and store in a sealed container

-Melissa 

Thanks to Melissa again for this awesome post!  Remember, wanna be a guest blogger for Furbaby Friday? Just shoot me an email at lifeandtimesofmellynel@gmail.com!

NEWS!

So, as you lovely readers know, I was trying to get an apartment with one of my best friends Kenzie. Well, when she came up for the visit this past Monday and Tuesday we went and look at two places. One we liked and one we didn't like so much.

In not the best judgement, we decided to only apply to the one place. So you can imagine we've been super anzious and nervous seeing as if we didn't get this place, we would of had to apply to the other place we didn't really like.

Anywhoo... WE GOT IT!

I am so beyond excited and nervous at the same time. This is actually the most adult thing I've had to do thus far not counting my decision to move away for college. (I hope that doesn't sound childish).

Here are some pictures from the website so you can see how nice it is!

And the closests are huge! I think this will make the perfect home for my senior year :)

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DON"T FORGET!

The second installment of Furbaby Friday is tomorrow with it's first guest post, Melissa from Scribble n Dash. She wasn't scheduled until next week but due to some personal reasons for the blogger who was going to do it, she graciously stepped up to have her post done for tomorrow!

Also, don't forget that "Tell 'Em Tuesday" will be starting this upcoming Tuesday. Grab the button from my sidebar! Can't wait to see what you all have to say!

Have a wonderful Thursday!

Random Thursday: Favorite Beauty Products

Hey peeps!

Time for another Randonm Thursday with Linny, Kailyn, and Natalie. This week's prompt is:

I'll admit, this is a harder prompt for me because I'm not really into any beauty products. I have things I use and such but with a college student's budget, I shop the sales mostly. But I do have a few things I like and use so here it goes.

Hair:
So, when I splurge on beauty products, it's usually for my hair since I have long hair that I'm still trying to make grow. I really love Garnia Fructis. It's affordable and it does amazing things to my hair.

I was having a problem with my hair breaking as it got longer. So I got some of this stuff and it really has made an improvement.

Nails:
Since I have that God awful habit of biting my nails, I don't usually pay too much attention to my nails. But I like to paint them and when I do I use this:

I love this nail polish brand. I think I almost own every color.

Skin:
I love my skin to be soft and I have particular trouble keeping my feet smooth because I like flip flops and being barefoot too much during the summer but this stuff works pretty great.

Body:
And last but not least, I am like ocd about smelling good. Here is my favorite scent:

I do wear make-up but like I said, I shop the sales. So if you do have anything awesome to share with me, leave it in the comments!

Sorry I don't have any awesome beauty finds for you all!

Now it's your turn, so link up for Random Thursday awesomeness!

7 Questions & Some Bloggy Tidbits

Hello there!

I hope you all are having a lovely Wednesday. It's time for another installment of 7 questions so head on over to Gentri Lee's blog to join in on this short and sweet link-up!

1. The Olympics are awesome! What's your favorite Summer Olympic event to watch?
Okay, so I'll admit. I'm not the biggest fan of the Olympics. Typically I just want them over with so my televsion programs can go back to normal. BUT, I have been watching them here and there and I will make one confession.... I am starting to find them interesting. I love Swimming and the Girls' Gymnastics.

2. If you could compete in an Olympic event (either season), which would it be?
Hmmm.... I would love to be able to do gymnastics. Some of the flips they do are just bad ass.

3. Would you rather be tickled to death or poked (by finger) constantly for the rest of your life?
I agree with Gentri Lee. If I'm tickled to death, then at least I'll die laughing.

4. Do you keep your nails long or short? Square or round?
Confession #2... I bite my nails. (I wonder if they have rehab for that...) So my nails are round [ish] and short [ish-because chewed down nubs are short right?].

5. Do you think you're funny?
Totally. I'm like the next Tina Fey... I can also shoot rainbow lasers out of my ears.

6. When you have something you're looking forward to SO much, but it's still a ways off, what do you do to keep yourself distracted?
This is a hard one. I do countdowns and stuff like that. And I maninly just keep busy and the time passes. (Ya hear that graduation?)

7. You've just won an Olympic Gold Medal! What are you going to do next?!?!
I'm lame... pay off my student loans haha

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Okay, so now time for some bloggy type things.

As you may have noticed or are now noticing, my blog has changed some more. I've been trying to experiment with different things and keep it as clean and organized looking as possible. Coming up in the near future I will be doing my first guest post, so I want my blog in tip top shape. Since I'm new to this, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I also want to announce a new link-up that I will be co-hosting with my awesome friend and fellow blogger, Ashley. The link-up will be called "Tell 'Em Tuesday."

People love to rant. So why not do it here? This link up is for anyone who has something to say! Wanna give something in your life [whether that be an ex or the bird who wakes you up too soon in the morning] a piece of your mind? Here's where ya do it!  I will be making a button for it so please be on the look out so you can pass it on. Also, help spread the word to your followers. The more, the merrier (and more interesting!).

Also, don't forget "Furbaby Friday" is happening every friday so if you know a fellow blogger who loves to talk about their furry loved ones, send them my way!

All right folks, that's all I've got. I hope you all are having a beautiful hump day!

Birthday Deets {'Cause I'm Too Cool to Say Details}

Hey lovelies!

I hope you all had fantastically awesome weekends. As many of you know, this past weekend was my 22nd birthday.

It started on Saturday and I went and bought myself a bunch of books. I got 8 books (7 brand spankin' new hardbacks and a paperback) for 8 dollars! Can you say SCORE?! A lot of the ones were ones that I've read but just wanted on my shelf. Is that weird? My mom gets on me about it constantly (Why get it if you've already read it, she says)
I also went and bought a cute new outfit for my birthday dinner on Sunday.

Then on Sunday I spent the morning cleaning and getting the apartment ready for Kenzie's visit. Then we all got together at TGI Friday's. My friends Malarie, Christine, Molly, and Mary were all able to come. Christine bought me this really cute candle holder set (of course I forgot to take a picture to post). We ate dinner and had some drinks. I planned on the night being longer but since everyone wanted to be fresh for Monday it got cut kinda short. I was little dissappointed, since I didn't expect people to leave after only an hour and a half at 8:30 in the evening. But I was grateful they at least showed up.

Here's my drink (It was free!)

And here's a pic of me ( which is my new profile pic because I liked it lol)

Welp, that's all I have for now.

Happy Monday everyone!

Pina Colada Cuppy Cakes and A Busy Weekend Ahead!

Happy Friday!

Since my birthday is this weekend, I baked pina colada cupcakes to bring into work and they were DELICIOUS! You must try them!

You can find the recipe here.

I am very excited for the upcoming days.

On Saturday, my area is holding a huge book sale where the public libraries get together and donate books, cds, and dvds and all of the money goes to bettering the libraries in the city. As someone who works in a library,you know it is an obligation to participate (and buy a whole ton of books because I can).
I'm also going to go shopping for a new top (or maybe a dress) to wear for my birthday on Sunday. I HATE clothes shopping with a passion. If I could hire someone to do it for me you better believe I'd do it within seconds. I'd rather just look at clothes online and appreciate them, but trying them on and buying them? Nope, not my cup of tea.

On Sunday, I will be turning 22! I don't know how I feel about it yet. Turning 21 was exciting and all, but 22 makes me feel more like an adult. 21 is passed and I'm legal and that makes every age after boring. (That's a bit of an exageration, but still). I decided to do something simple and just go out for dinner and drinks with some friends. I'm excited to have every one together.I'll have pictures to post on Monday!

Then, on Monday & Tuesday, one of my best friends, Kenzie is coming into town for apartment hunting and more birthday fun. I haven't seen her since early January because she studied abroad for the fall semester so I'm super excited to see her again. It's definitely going to be a fun few days.

Now that it's August, senior year is fast approaching and I'm staritng to get a little anxious. I still have so much to do by the 22nd. And once it starts, it's going to fly by. That's a scary thought. I'm ready to be out of school and out of this city, but I'm not ready to be split from my friends without knowing when I'll see them again. And don't even get me started on the real world. All I know is I'm just going to take every moment in each day and enjoy the ride.

What are your plans for the weekend?

Have a great weekend everyone!

Furbaby Friday! { v.1}

Hey fellow bloggers! Welcome to the first installment of Furbaby Friday. I'm your host Melissa =]

All right, enough with the announcer voice.

I am very excited to be hosting this. As a pet owner myself, I know how much us furbaby mommas (& poppas) love our pets which in turn translates to the awesomeness of bragging rights! (Because you know each us believe that our fuzzy friend is the best)

So what exactly is Furbaby Friday, you may ask (hopefully in your head and not out loud or people may stare)?
Well, every Friday I will have a guest blogger post about their furbabies. Sounds easy and equally cute enough, right? Each blogger will introduce themselves and their pets and talk about whatever they want in order to induce a cuteness overload coma. Remember, if you want to participate, just email me at lifeandtimesofmellynel.gmail.com.

Now, let's get on with it!

I am the proud furbaby momma to a Beagle Rat Terrier Mix named Prudence. She is named after the Beatles song "Dear Prudence." If you haven't heard the song, here ya go:

I chose to name her this because I wanted to give her a name that wasn't one a dog is normally named and I wanted it to be a human name. The lyrics, "Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play?" is what made my decision.

Pru was a Valentine's Day/First Year Anniversary gift from an old boyfriend. He and my best friend Haleigh adopted her from the Humane Society and we went and picked her up two days later. She was only 2 months when we got her.

I'll tell ya, she was the shyest thing in the world when we first brought her home. I was worried the humane society's classification of her as "very social" was wrong. But alas by the end of the night she was pouncing around at my feet and chewing on my fingers like rubber bones.

Now dogs have always been my favorite animal but I never had one growing up (the consequence of growing up in an apartment). So when I got Pru, you can imagine the excitement. I was like that little kid waking up to a puppy on Christmas morning.

Growing up, a dog is all I ever wanted and now that I have one, my life has become so much fuller. I honestly can't imagine my life without her. It's crazy to me how a human and an animal can create a bond like that. One of the magic wonders of nature, I guess.

She is the goofiest dog ever sometimes or well most of the time. When I come in the door from work or school and let her out of her crate, she runs a little lap around me and then stands on her hind legs with her paws up in the air (It reminds me of a toddler yelling "pick me up!"). When she's being really playful, she'll give me the goofiest face ever and it cracks me up every time.



While I was occupied watching a movie, she was busy getting her head stuck in the empty breadstick bag.

When I'm doing homework (which takes up like every morsel of my being during the school year) she lays by me and watches me. Once I'm finished though, she is up and about wanting to play. 



For christmas, my best friend got me a picture frame that says "Pets Leave Paw Prints on Our Hearts" and I believe that saying is more than true. They leave paw prints on every aspect of your life. My home wouldn't be home without my Prudence. 

Now it's your turn! If you would like to participate in Furbaby Friday, shoot me an e-mail!