Living a Joyful Life

+ Birthdays: Nephew M, Brother R, Grandma + Davey Eli (my cat) turns 8 + Surprise party for my Grandma's birthday + Valentine’s Day Credit:  This Site + Planner meet up + Three day weekend + Quality time with mom + Girl’s day out with my mom & grandma + Received my February Pop Sugar Must Have Box + Read some great books

Feeling: Emotional. I've been missing my family in NY so much lately and I really wish I was able to go back to visit sometime soon. Reading: Turning The Tables by Teresa Giudice Watching: All of my favorite TV shows. I'm going to start getting Netflix in March and I can't wait to watch all of the episodes of Fuller House. Listening To: Lots of country music Thinking About: My family Needing: To see my family and spend quality time with them. Wanting: Same as needing. Also, I'm really wanting baseball season to start now. Annoyed: That Amazon upped their free shipping price to $49 instead of $35 Excited: For the planner meetup I'm attending this weekend Hoping: That the pollen isn't so bad this Spring Loving: My family and being an aunt

1. What We're Eating This Week... Sunday: Stuffed peppers from Costco, mashed potatoes, string beans Monday: Leftover stuffed peppers & mashed potatoes and salad Tuesday: Pork, corn, pasta salad Tonight: Pasta with meatballs Credit:  This Site 2. What I'm Reminiscing About... I'm still reminiscing about my February 2012 trip to Turks & Caicos. I really would love to go back to the Caribbean. Swimming in the Caribbean ocean was so amazing! 3. What I'm Loving... All things planner related: Erin Condren Life Planner & accessories, pens, stickers & washi 4. What I've Been Up To... I recently took the substitute and special education workshops. I also have been doing lots of planning, watching/catching up on my favorite TV shows, and reading. 5. What I'm Dreading... Having to get my tonsils removed. While I'm dreading having to get my tonsils removed, I'm very excited about the fact that once...

On Saturday, I went to the movies and out to lunch at PF Changs with my mom and Grandma. We saw The Choice. It was a really good movie but it was really sad at some parts. We also went to Francesca's and Barnes & Noble. Credit:  IMDB On Sunday, I caught up on my DVR, went for a walk around the neighborhood, went to Walmart with my mom, and did some planning in my Erin Condren Life Planner.

February 2016 Unboxing Video: Here is what I received in my box this month: ^Front of information card^ ^What inspired February's box^ I forgot to take pictures of the scarf and food item as I had brought them downstairs (I gave the  scarf to my mom) and put the food item in the pantry. I took a photo of the information card so you could see what they look like. They are included in the unboxing video which I linked above. Tilo Heart Print Scarf Retails for: $125 I like the scarf but I just don't wear scarves a lot so I gave this to my mom who does. Even if I did wear scarves though, I think $125 is a ton of money to pay for a scarf. This scarf was exclusively designed for Pop Sugar. Foodstirs Heart Cookie Mix Retails for: $12.95 I thought this was a really great item to include in a February box because of the Valentine's day holiday. Foodstirs is co-founded by Sarah Michelle Gellar and they have their own subscription box. This ki...

1. ENT Appointment I had my appointment yesterday with the ENT specialist. He took a culture of my nose and looked at my ears/nose/throat. Once the culture comes back, I will most likely have another appointment with him. I will definitely need to get my tonsils removed. 2. Past Two Weeks In Planner ^Using the Saltwater kit from Libbie & Co.^ ^My Valentine's week layout^ 3. Funny Commercial I saw this commercial for the first time the other day and it made me laugh out loud. It's so cute and adorable!! 4. Quotes Credit:  This Blog Credit: Tumblr Credit: Pinterest That's all I've got for today. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

I confess… ...I really wish I was able to see my nieces & nephews more often. I miss them so much and I hate that I can't see them whenever I want. ...that the only parts of the Grammy’s I watched (I recorded it) were the country music performances and to see who won the country/pop awards. ...Sam Hunt & Carrie Underwood’s duet at the Grammy’s was phenomenal. They absolutely slayed that performance and they were both incredible and amazing together. ...when I came back to work on Tuesday (I was out of work on Thursday & Friday because I had workshops to attend and Monday was a school holiday) I had some kids ask me where I was and tell me they miss me. That always warms my heart. ...that I'm really excited to get Netflix. I'm going to get it starting this weekend. I've been wanting to get it for a while and the new series Fuller House premiering on there next week is my reason for getting it now. ...I'm obsessed with the song...

Happy Valentine's Day to you all! I hope you have a wonderful day filled with love, joy & happiness. Today is my fur baby, Davey Eli's (one of my two cats) birthday. He turns 8 years old today. For my Valentine's Day post today, I'm going to write about 14 random things that make me very happy. Here they are in no particular order: 1. Being an aunt to my amazing nieces & nephews. They bring me so much joy and happiness. Credit:  This Site 2. Having my Mom as my Best Friend: My mom has always been my best friend. I love spending quality time with her. We always have such a great time together! 3. NY Mets & Baseball: I'm a huge sports fan and my all time favorite sport is baseball. I'm a huge New York Mets. I'm so excited that baseball season starts up again soon! 4. Animals (especially cats & dogs): I have two cats, Davey Eli & Pumpkin and I love them so much. Animals always make me happy. ...

I love reading blogs and one of the blogs I read  The Newly  has started a Confessional Thursday Link-Up. I was at workshops the past two days which is why I'm posting this today. I Confess... ...the sinus pressure in my head finally went away on Monday. ...my sinus pressure in my head came back with a vengeance today. My head is all stuffy and I feel miserable. The only good news is that at least it's the weekend and I can just rest and take it easy. I just want this pressure to go away. ...that I would really love to see a re-boot of my favorite TV shows (with the original casts): Dawson's Creek, One Tree Hill, Beverly Hills 90210, 7th Heaven, Third Watch, Friday Night Lights ...I'm so bummed that the latest season of Rookie Blue was the last one as it was one of my all time favorite shows #McSwarekForever ...that I'm still watching Christmas movies & reading Christmas books. I record all of the new Christmas movies from channels l...

1. Planner Meet Up I had such a great time at the planner meet up I attended at the end of January. I didn't realize there was so many amazing ladies who share the same interest as me that live locally. We all had such a great time. We looked at each other's planners, chatted, de-stashed stuff we wanted to get rid of, got totally amazing goodie bags and just had a wonderful time together. I love going to planner meet ups and I think that we're going to start having them in our area more often. 2. ENT Appointment I have an appointment with an ENT doctor this month to talk about getting my tonsils removed. I keep getting lots of sinus and ear infections and my doctor said it's a result of my tonsils. I really hope  can wait until the summer to have the surgery done so that I don't have to miss time off work. 3. Grease: Live I thought the production of Grease: Live that aired this past Sunday was absolutely incredible. I love Julianne Hough and...

I've seen these types of posts on the blog world and I decided to do a version of my own. I confess.... -that I've had a sinus infection and/or ear infections four out of the last five months (September, October, December, January) and because of this I have to have my tonsils removed. -the sinus pressure in my head is killing me. It hurts so bad to blow my nose and my head fills so stuffy. It's making me feel so irritable and really tired. All I want to do is lay down and rest. -I'm very nervous to have my tonsils removed. I had a lot of complications after I had surgery in 2006. -I wish there was a new episode of Chicago P.D. on every day. I'm addicted to this show. Also, Patrick John Flueger who plays Adam Ruzek is so handsome! -I can't believe that my nephew M will be 12 this month. He made me an aunt for the first time and 12 years later, I have 9 amazing and incredible nieces & nephews. My greatest blessing on earth is being an...

+ Lost 11 lbs. making my total weight lost so far 13.5 lbs. Credit: Pinterest + Purchased a Pandora ring with Christmas & birthday money + Planner Meet Up. I met so many nice and wonderful ladies + My dad surprised me by sending me an Eric Decker jersey in the mail + 4 day weekend + Placed & received an Erin Condren order + Received my January Pop Sugar Must Have Box ^I really love this bin I received in my Pop Sugar box and so does Pumpkin^ + Read some great books