Living a Joyful Life

4 Jobs I've Had: 1. Babysitter 2. Customer service representative 3. Daycare worker 4. After-school child care worker Credit:  This Blog 4 Movies I've Watched More Than Once: 1. Love & Basketball 2. All of the Scream movies 3. Now & Then 4. Hocus Pocus Credit: IMDB.com 4 Books I Would Recommend: 1. The Kate Burkholder Series by Linda Castillo 2. The Girl On The Train -Paula Hawkins 3. Amy & Roger's Epic Detour -Morgan Matson 4. The Time Traveler's Wife -Audrey Niffenegger Credit: Amazon.com Credit:  This Site 4 TV Shows I Watch: 1. Chicago PD 2. Chicago Fire 3. Chicago Med 4. Pitch Credit:  This Site 4 Things I'm Looking Forward To This Year: 1. Celebrating all of the holidays (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Year's Eve 2. My niece/God-daughter's birthday 3. Planner conference with some of my planner friends 4. Celebrating my birthday Credit:...

1. What I'm Eating This Week... Monday: Steak, veggies, baked potatoes Tuesday: Chick-Fil-A I'm not sure about the rest of the week 2. What I'm Reminiscing About... My weekend trip to NY last October to visit family. I spent quality time with my nieces & nephews. I watched the Mets in the World Series with my nephews, brother, and dad. I also went trick or treating with my niece/God-daughter O, attended my niece A's soccer game and attended my nephews J & N's football games! It was such a fun and special weekend. 3. What I'm Loving... My family, being an aunt, spending quality time with my mom, attending planner meet ups & hanging out with my planner friends! 4. What I've Been Up To... Earlier this month, Hurricane Matthew hit us. We didn't have damage except for our streets flooding and a piece of siding come off the house. However, a lot of surrounding areas weren't as lucky. My mom had a birthday...

Happy Birthday to my amazing mom! You are my life's greatest blessing. I'm so blessed to be your daughter and I'm so lucky and thankful to have you as my best friend. You have been a constant source of support, love, encouragement, and inspiration in my life. I love all of the many inside jokes and special memories we share together. I'm so very thankful for all of the fun times we've shared together as I grew up and the wonderful memories we continue to make every day. I cherish all of the time we spend together. I'm forever grateful that we have such a special bond and friendship. I hope your birthday is amazing as you are, Mom. Thank you for all that you are and all that you do. You are truly my hero and I'm so blessed to have you in my life as my mom and my best friend. Here's to many more birthdays and wonderful memories spent together! I love you so very much! Credit:  Southendgirlart on Etsy

Reading... I have been slacking big time in the reading department. I'm hoping to get back on track but there is definitely no way that I will be completing my goal of reading 75 books this year. I'm hoping to at least make it to 50. Listening To... Ryan Star, Jana Kramer, Kenny Chesney, Sam Hunt Watching... All of the new Fall TV shows that have started, including the new TV show, Pitch! I've been longing for a good television show about baseball for a long time and I'm so glad there is one on TV now. Pitch is focused on Ginny Baker, the first woman to play in the Major Leagues. It is a great story and the acting is great. One of my first celebrity crushes from when I was little, Mark Paul Gosselaar (he played Zack Morris on Saved by The Bell) is in the show and it's great to see him back on TV. Eating... All things Pumpkin! Drinking...  Aside from my daily iced coffee that I make at home, I've been drinking lots of water, orange juice, and s...

I'm a huge planner addict and I have been using the same company for seven years: Erin Condren! This company has everything you need to design the perfect planner for you! I'm not getting compensated for this post, I just love this company a lot and wanted to share a review of my 2017 Erin Condren Life Planner and the accessories I purchased. First up: the star of the show... The 2017 Life Planner ^Your planner comes with your choice of the cover and there are so many options to choose from. I chose the signature paisley cover. You can add your name, initials, quote, or even make a cover with your own pictures on it.^ There are many different options you can choose from to customize your planner so that it works perfectly for you & how you plan. There are three layouts to choose from as well as two color themes. There are four color options for the coil of your Life Planner. Three Layout Options: Vertical, Horizontal, Hourly Color Themes: Colorful or Ne...