Living a Joyful Life

20 Questions Survey 1. What brings you the greatest joy? Spending time with my family & watching/attending sporting events 2. What are your vices? Sweets: Ice cream, cake, candy 3. What is on your nightstand? Books, magazines, candles, pictures of my family 4. Do you have a secret talent? No. 5. What is your greatest indulgence? Going out to eat. 6. What should every woman try at least once in her life? I think every woman should try keeping a journal at least once in your life. For me, I love looking back on things I did, memories I made, and how I overcame certain struggles or challenges in my life. 7. What makes you laugh? My nieces & nephews always say the funniest/sweetest/cutest things. 8. What is one thing people would be surprised to know about you? I was once in a mosh pit. I was in 10th grade at a concert (The Used). It was crazy and I would never do it again. 9. What is on your bucket list? To see a baseball ...

1. What is your biggest driving pet peeve? I have three: people that text while driving, people not paying attention while driving and traffic. 2. What is your biggest blogging pet peeve? I don't like when people leave mean comments to other people. 3. What is your biggest shopping pet peeve? When customers are rude to the people helping them. I also don't like long check out lines. 4. What is your biggest general pet peeve? When people are mean and rude to other people. 5. What is your most irrational fear? I'm afraid of everyone I love dying and being left alone.

I've seen these types of posts on blogs lately and decided to do one of my own. My Life In Numbers 8: The number of nieces and nephews I have 1: The number of times I've been out of the country 2: The number of times I've met my favorite athlete/celebrity crush, David Wright 13: The age I was when I broke my wrist (knock on wood: the first bone I've broken and hopefully the last :knock on wood) 30+: The number of first cousins I have 22: The age I started my first "real" job 3,089: The number of tweets & re-tweets I have on my Twitter account 3: The number of times I've seen Kenny Chesney (my favorite singer) in concert 55: The number of blog posts I've written 17: The age I became an aunt for the first time 19: The age I was when I had my first surgery (knock on wood: hopefully my only one :knock on wood)

1. 5 Songs You'll Listen To The Rest of Your Life Every song by Kenny Chesney, my all time favorite singer Feels Like Home -Chantal Kreviazuk I'll Be -Edwin McCain Keep Your Eyes Open -Needtobreathe All Hail The Heartbreaker -The Spill Canvas 2. 5 Things on Your Bucket List 1. See a baseball game at every Major League Ballpark 2. Travel to Hawaii, California, Italy, Ireland, & all around the Caribbean 3. Write a novel 4. Read as many books as possible 5. I would like to go to a World Series game, preferably with the Mets and/or Yankees playing in it 3. 5 Celebs You'd Like To Hang Out With For A Day 1. David Wright 2. Eric Decker & Jessie James Decker 3. Katie Holmes 4. Sean Faris 5. Mark Wahlberg 4. 5 Things You Always Carry In Your Purse 1. Wallet 2. iPhone 3. Erin Condren planner 4. Lip glosses 5. Pens 5. 5 Books On Your Reading List 1. The One & Only -Emily Giffin 2. The Divorce Papers -Susan Ri...

I received my Pop Sugar Must Have Box for April earlier this week. I really enjoyed this month's box. There was only one product I didn't like. Here are the items I received in my Pop Sugar Must Have Box for April 2014: BlueAvocado (Eco) Shopper Retails for $25 ^I love that the pattern on this bag is so pretty and I love th colors together. I love that it's a nice size bag and the ability to have it be collapsible and zip up into a wallet-sized pouch is fantastic and convenient.^ Too Faced Natural Eyes Retails for $36 ^This is the only product I didn't like and it's because I don't wear makeup, except for mascara and lip gloss. I gave this to my mom because I know she will use it.^ Graphic Image Pocket Notes Retails for $20 ^I'm constantly writing down lists and things to remember/etc. so I always love new notebooks and journals. This is such a fun little notebook with silver edges, acid-free paper, and a flexib...

1. What was your best birthday? My best birthday was my 25th birthday. I got to celebrate it with many of the people I love. My family also surprised me with an awesome Mets/Yankees cake. 2. What was your best vacation? Turks & Caicos in the Caribbean. 3. What is the best date you've ever been on? It hasn't happened yet. 4. What is the best movie (quality) you've seen? Frozen 5. What is the best TV show ending of all time? Beverley Hills 90210. I loved that they ended it with Donna & David's wedding day. I'm also glad Dylan & Kelly ended up together.

32 Things That Make Me Happy 1. My family & spending quality time with them (this is always #1 at the top of my list) 2. Being an aunt to my amazing nephews & nieces 3. My furbabies: Davey Eli & Pumpkin 4. Visiting my home state of New York 5. New York Mets & New York Yankees 6. Attending sporting events, especially baseball games 7. Charm bracelets 8. Anything & everything with the Chevron pattern 9. Iced coffee 10. Reading books, magazines, & blogs 11. Holidays 12. Watching my favorite TV shows 13. Yummy smelling body lotions & sprays 14. Spending time on the computer 15. Cupcakes, ice cream, & sweets 16. Receiving fun mail 17. Book stores 18. Target 19. Journaling, writing, & scrapbooking 20. Shopping 21. The Caribbean Ocean 22. Family vacations 23. Turks & Caicos 24. Country music, especially: Kenny Chesney, Jake Owen, Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift, ...

Monday Morning Gossip for 4/7/14 Saturday: I spent the day just relaxing around the house. My mom and I got salads for lunch at Chick Fil A. I was planning on going grocery shopping but I was just too lazy to go. I worked the closing shift at my weekend job. Sunday: I worked the opening shift and then I came home and just spent the rest of the day relaxing. I watched an episode of Glee, helped my mom make dinner, and then my mom and I watched two episodes of Parenthood. I taped the ACM awards so my mom and I can watch that this week and skip through any performances we don't want to see. I ordered the complete series of 7th Heaven off Amazon. 7th Heaven is one of my all time favorite shows. (Other shows that are off the air but are some of my all time favorite shows are: Dawson's Creek, One Tree Hill, Beverly Hills 90210, & Third Watch)

March 2014 Happy/Loved List: + nephew J’s 8th birthday + quality phone conversation with my nephew J + nephew M’s 2nd birthday + dinner with my co-workers + Mets home opener ; baseball opening day <3 + Lea Michele’s debut album coming out. I absolutely love it! + receiving my April charm bracelet from Willabee & Ward (I haven’t received March yet because it's on back order) + receiving my Pop Sugar Must Have Box for March + St. Patrick’s Day + spending quality time with my mom + getting my tax refund back + watching re-runs of one of my all-time favorite TV shows: 7th Heaven + new season of Dancing With The Stars premiered + watched some good Lifetime movies + playing Farm Heroes Saga (I’m addicted) + purchased an Origami Owls charm bracelet (I’m so excited to receive it) + spending time scrapbooking + received 2 products to review from Bzzagent I hope you all had a wonderful March! I hope April is amazing for all of you!