Living a Joyful Life

Five on Friday/Friday Favorites: 1. Hurricane Florence This is definitely not a favorite as right now, we are in the middle of lots of rain and wind as Hurricane Florence is headed towards us. I worked a full day on Monday, on Tuesday we worked for one hour as only 2 kids showed up, and then we've had the rest of the week off. My anxiety is through the roof but I've been spending my time doing things I love: binge watching Chicago PD, listening to music, reading blogs, watching Youtube videos, planning in my planner, and reading. For everyone in the Hurricane's path, stay safe my friends! 2. David Wright's Retirement My favorite athlete, David Wright, will be playing his last game for the NY Mets on Saturday, September 29th. He has had a severe injury and also has a debilitating back issue and is no longer able to play the game he loves so dearly. I cried like a baby during his press conference. Thank you for all of the memories, Captain Wright. #5 on t...

1. What We're Eating This Week... Monday: Chicken Parm Hero Tuesday: Cheeseburger & veggies Wednesday: Yogurt Thursday: Porkchop, chicken with rice Friday: Veggies Saturday: Tacos Sunday: I'm not sure 2. What I'm Reminiscing About... My Summers spent in New York. 3. What I'm Loving... Spending time with my mom, making planner videos, spending time with friends, reading. 4. What I'm Dreading... Nothing at the moment. 5. What I'm Working On... Coming up with activities for my class at work. I was just promoted to lead teacher in my class. 6. What I'm Excited About... My promotion, the upcoming Fall season. 7. What I'm Watching/Reading... Watching: Outdaughtered, Baseball, Chesapeake Shores. Reading: I'm currently reading The Lake Season by Hannah McKinnon. 8. What I'm Wearing... Work shirts, shorts/jeans, lounge clothes at home. 9. What I'm Doing This Week...

1. What We're Eating This Week: Monday: Pork Chops & Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Zucchini with shallots & onions Tuesday: Steak, Leftover Mashed Potatoes & Zucchini Wednesday: Pasta with chicken Thursday: BLT, pickles, fruit Friday: Chick-Fil-A 2. What I'm Reminiscing About... My Summer trips to NY to visit my family! 3. What I'm Loving... The Mango Dragonfruit with Lemonade drink at Starbucks. I'm obsessed with them! I've also been obsessed with eating dragonfruit (the actual fruit). I've also been loving the fun Summer activities that the pre-school I work at does for the kids during the Summer. A few weeks ago, we had a DJ come and we had a big dance party. It was a lot of fun! 4. What I've Been Up To... Aside from working full time, I'm reading, watching TV/movies, planning in my planner, making planner videos for IG Live, spending time with my mom and my friends. I also attended my local planner me...

1. Walk or Bike Ride? As a kid my answer to this one would defintely be bike ride. I rode my bike all over town in the Summer months when I was in middle school and 9th grade. Now, I'd rather walk. 2. Favorite Picnic Food? Sandwich or salad, fruit, chips. 3. Pool or Lake? I would have to say both for this one. Growing up, we spent a week at the lake every Summer and to this day, those weeks at the lake are still some of my best childhood memories. 4. Favorite Flavor of Ice Cream? Birthday cake/Funfetti/Cake batter 5. Ice Cream Cone or In A Dish? Ice Cream Cone. 6. Flip Flops or Slides? Flip flops. 7. Jean Shorts or Jean Capris? Jean Shorts. 8. Favorite Summer Fruit? Watermelon. 9. Corn on the Cob or Cut off The Cob? Corn on the Cob. 10. Favorite Summertime song? Summertime -Kenny Chesney 11. Favorite Summertime Activity? Swimming. 12. Favorite Berry? Strawberry, Blueberry, Raspberry, or Bla...

1. What I'm Eating This Week... I went out to eat a lot this week but normally that doesn't happen. Monday: Leftovers Tuesday: Pasta Wednesday: Dinner out with a friend. I had tacos. Thursday: Dinner out with my mom and step-dad. We went to Outback. I had steak, loaded mashed potatoes, and salad. Friday: Dinner out with a friend. We went to P.F. Changs. I had dumplings and fried rice. Saturday: Dinner out with my mom & step-dad. I had chicken parm. Sunday: I'm not sure. 2. What I'm Reminiscing About... My Summer trips back home to visit my family! 3. What I'm Loving... Spending quality time with friends, planning in my planner, reading. 4. What I've Been Up To... Besides working, my dad came to visit me and I also spent some time with my mom and my friends. 5. What I'm Dreading... The heat of the Summer months. 6. What I'm Working On... A deep clean of my room. ...

Like I said in my previous post, it's hard for me to post during the week.  Sometimes I put off posting on the weekends too, which is why I have a books read post for you today for the past 3 months. Books Read in March: 1. Surprise Me -Sophie Kinsella (4 stars) I love Sophie Kinsella's novels. She is one of my favorite authors and I enjoyed this book just as much as the rest of her novels. 2. What She Knew -Gilly Macmillan (3 stars) This was a mystery book and while it wasn't my favorite novel, I still enjoyed it. 3. Becoming Ellen -Shari Shattuck (4 stars) I read Invisible Ellen last year and I knew I had to read this second novel as I enjoyed the first one a lot. If you've ever felt like the odd one out, I highly recommend adding both of these novels to your to be read list. 4. Ten Things We Did (And Probably Shouldn't Have) - Sarah Mlynowski (3 stars) Even though I'm 31, I still enjoy reading young adu...

  As much as I would like to blog during the week, my days are really busy at work (I'm a pre-school teacher) and at night, I'm beyond exhausted. I love doing blog link-ups but my posts will have to wait until the weekend. What We're Eating This Week: Monday: Cheesburger, veggies, French fries Tuesday: Ribs, potatoes, veggies Wednesday: Steak, veggies, potatoes, salad Thursday: Quesadillas, chips & salsa Friday: Salad with chicken Saturday & Sunday: Not sure What I'm Reminiscing About... Growing up, during the Summer, we always spent a week at a lake that was about 4 hours from where we lived. Some of my favorite moments have been made at that lake. Lately, I've been thinking about all of the fun times and memories made there and I've been wanting to go back so badly. However, I don't live in that state anymore, and I will only be going back to visit for a week this Summer so I won't be able to go back. I'm...