So Daylight Savings whooped.my.butt.
I completely forgot about it when I woke up in the morning, so when I looked my phone and saw that it was 4:30am (I know), I figured it was a decent time to get up (again… I know) without realizing that it was actually only 3:30am from the old time. It wasn’t until I walked into the kitchen and looked at the clock on my microwave that I realized my mistake, and by that time there was no going back – I was wide awake. That makes two days in a row of waking up at 3am, so if I seem a bit off (at least more so than usual), that’s probably why.
Oddly enough, I still had a pretty freaking awesome day yesterday and even managed to knock a few more things off the project list. I’m already preparing to crash and burn at some point today 😂
And because I’m operating on about 8 hours of sleep over the past 48, I figured it was as good a time as any to whip out a Currently post and let you guys in on what’s up with life in March…
Current book: I’m currently bookless 😥 I still read every night before I go to sleep, but it’s usually just a handful of random pages from a book I’ve already read. I don’t even really have anything on my reading list at the moment. Maybe I should look into the Outlander series? I’ve heard pretty good things about those books… Let me know if you’ve read them!
Current music: Cheap Thrills by Sia. And I’m actually listening to it on repeat as I write this.
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Current [non]-guilty pleasure: You guys are gonna think I’m nuts, but… planning and organizing. I kind of have a lot tonne on my plate right now, and I’m pretty sure that my planners, calendars, and spreadsheets are the only things standing between me and full-blown crazy at this point…
Current drink: Apple cider vinegar cocktails. And by “cocktails” I mean a spoonful of ACV mixed in a bunch of water. I’ve been drinking this daily for a few months now, and maybe it’s just a placebo effect, but I’m feeling pretty darn good. And as strange as it sounds, I actually find it pretty tasty and refreshing.
Current food: Huuuuuge salads. I finally fell back into the rhythm of eating these things regularly again, and I don’t hate it.
Current obsession: Snapchat filters. If anyone ever saw me Snapchatting in my car, I’m pretty sure they’d think I was “special” because of how much time I spend making faces at my phone. Top right — I can’t EVEN 😂
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Current craving: A little bit of sun. It’s been a lot of doom and gloom around these parts for the last little while, and I wouldn’t mind feeling a bit of warmth on my skin.
Current need: I also wouldn’t mind a bit of colour on my skin. Girlfriend is looking pale AF, which means it’s probably time to bust out the sunless tanner and start working on that base tan before Hawaii…
Current indulgence: Fresh flowers. Because why not.
Current bane of my existence: A freezer so stuffed full of baked goods that it literally can’t take any more. Anyone wanna come help a girl out??
Current procrastination: Let’s just say that a haircut certainly wouldn’t hurt my hair. I can’t even remember the last time I went in for a trim, and I keep putting it off because I honestly have no idea what I want to do with it. I’m very tempted to hack some of it off and go with a lob (long bob). We’ll see.
Current confession: I eat Easter candy way before Easter. It’s one of the perks of being an adult and not having to wait for the Easter bunny to come around. Jellies4Lyfe.
Current quote: Amen…
Current excitement: TWO WEEKS UNTIL HAWAII!!!! Sorry for the caps… except not really because I’M FREAKING EXCITED!!!!
Current mood: Is tired a mood? Because that’s what I currently am. It’s 9:30pm on Sunday night and I think it’s time to hit the hay… hopefully without another 3am wakeup call.
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… c) obsession.
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… e) procrastination.
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It’s sunny here, usually around 50 -70 degrees (seriously, last week ) but windy!! I’m just finishing up The Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer, absolutely love it! Next on the TBR list are the Shadowhunters series by Cassandra Clare, Passenger, Alice in Wonderland, The Alchemist, The Pilgrimage and Harry Potter.
I’m with you on the planner front. I’m obsessed with planners on a normal day, but lately between everyday life craziness and trying to plan a wedding that’s rapidly approaching I feel the same as you – without my planners (yes, that is plural), I would probably have already gone crazy.
Planning a wedding?!?!? Yeah, I’d need like… 10 for that. I totally get it 😆
I sure wish I could help you out with those baked goods! It would be an excellent excuse to meet you and have a legitimate reason aside from being a weird fangirl. 😆 And ah, I feel you on the sun!! After two weeks of nearly constant rain in California (which didn’t seem fair to this rain satiated Washington girl), I come back home and it’s still raining…🌧 Sun, please???
Aww! You’re my favourite person EVER. Totally not weird at all 😛 And I saw some of the crazy rain you guys have been getting in Cali! I’d say that’s a serious bummer, but weren’t you really needing some rain?
I got my hair trimmed last week and was SO CLOSE to getting it chopped off into a bob. I just get too nervous I will hate it so I chicken out. I hope it gets sunny there soon and that you get a long night of sleep too 🙂
I have the same issue! I know hair grows back and all, but it’s the waiting that’s the problem 😆
I’ve been having the opposite sleep problem: I wake up at my usual 5:30am, but I magically can’t fall asleep anymore. I never have issues with that, but right now, I’m seeing 1am much more often than I’d like, especially seeing as I’m usually out by 10pm 😛 I hope you start sleeping better!
Current…
a) book: Nada right now. But I’ve been seeing some good stuff about “You Are a Badass”, so that might be on my agenda? Who knows?
b) food: Homemade burrito bowls. I was recipe testing and made a huge batch of one-pan burrito bowls a few weeks ago and froze the leftovers. It’s been making for nice, easy meals lately!
c) obsession: Yoga. It’s a sanity-saver.
d) bane of existence: Finals. But I’ll be done Thursday!
e) procrastination: Sending a couple emails. I should get on that!
Gah! Hate those sleepless nights – I hope you manage to catch up soon too! And burrito bowls are seriously the best thing. We don’t have Chipotle up here, so the homemade route is the only way to go.
Ugh that time change seriously beat me up too. As someone who is an early rise, that time change really messed with my sleep!
And omg Ive been eating alllll the jelly beans. I grab a bag every time I go into Target [which is a lot btw]. Jelly beans are one of my favorite candies but since they are seasonal, I only eat them around Easter time. Which is why I go hog wild when they finally do hit the shelves. Im the same way with candy corn at Halloween too 😉
You only get the jellies around Easter?! Whaaa? We only get the good fancy ones around Easter, but some stores carry no-name store brand ones all year long. Thank GOODNESS.
A lob would look fantastic on you!!
Thanks Jen! I’m thinking so as well, but it’s tough to go through with cutting off that many inches. Eep!
I should really get on the ACV train since my digestion has been a little wacky the past couple of weeks. And I’m the same way with my planners/notebooks. Right now, I have my planner + 3 notebooks at work! And now to answer the fun ‘currently’ questions at the bottom!
a) book – Just finished the Divergent series, and I don’t know where to beginning reading. I fell in love with the storyline (probably more than any other book out there).
b) food – my prepped lunches! I make a meat protein depending on what sounds good for the week, then have either rice or quinoa, and lastly, make a whole pan of a variety of roasted veggies! It is so simple and tasty!
c) obsession – I was going to put Divergent (sad) but I’d probably have to say reading in general right now. I feel like my old bookworm ways are coming back from middle school and I love it.
d) bane of existence – our dishes…oh how I wish we could convince our landlord to upgrade us from the 70’s.
e) procrastination – in this moment, showering/getting ready for work; overall, donating boxes.
Aww I totally know that hollow feeling that comes from finishing up a book series – that recently happened to me with Red Rising. Have you read the Throne of Glass series? Or Delirium? Or Under the Never Sky? Those are a few series that I really loved!
The snapchat filters. Oh my freaking GOD.
I should dispose the pile of winebottles and champagnebottles since about 67 weeks. It looks like I am an alcoholic.
Current Food – just about to head over to my Mom’s place and actually my sister in law is cooking lunch for me – no idea what’s it gonna be, but I am excited cauce clearly I love food and I am starving.
Please tell me you have Snapchat. DO you have Snapchat?! I would bombard you all day with ridiculous faces 😛
Of course. My account would be spammed by your faces.
NO.
😄😘
lol, I used to go to bed at 3 am. College life is odd. The salads look awesome, and I really should get into making salads more often.
Me too! I used to basically go to sleep at the time I wake up now. I have no idea how I did it…
Waking up at 3am?! Girl! Yeah–you need some sleep.
I would totally help you make a dent in your freezer full of baked goods, except that I live in Colorado. Could you send them via floo powder?
Hope you’re able to get back into a more normal sleeping pattern!
Gah! Colorado. So beautiful there <3 I would seriously love to go boarding there one day.
Can I come? Please?! I’m pretty sure that would be heaven. I would take my eating frozen baked goods job very seriously. 😉
And your weather has been sounding eerily like ours, even though you are more north and way more east. Begone, doom and gloom!
Would love to have you! I’ll even stock up on a never-ending supply of almond milk 😀
Haha, that would definitely be necessary! 😀 You know me! 😉
I totally hear you on planning! I haven’t used an agenda other than my Outlook calendar for work since last year and I suddenly got the urge to start using an agenda again. So I went out to Chapters tonight but the only ones they had available are for April 2016-March 2017. So now I have to wait another few weeks until I can feel organized again haha!
Wooo Hawaii! Super jealous! 😉
Gah! Chapters has such cute agendas. I seriously want to buy like 10 of them every time I’m in there. Sad thing is, I could probably find uses for that many 😆
You can send ANY DESSERTS you want my way. Seriously I would absolutely die if you did <3 <3 <3 The snapchat filters are great, they literally make me laugh (snort) out loud. My current obsession is lemon water. It is actually hydrating and I'm on it like white on rice.
I think you'd like The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo series, try it 🙂
I tried to read the first one a couple of years ago but had such a hard time getting past the first little bit. I’m assuming it picks up later on?
Ahh Hawaii!
So exciting ok here go mine…
Give me your current:
… a) book –> Daring Greatly by Brene Brown…I’m in LOVE with these new perspectives…wow! total woman crush..
… b) food –> kale salad, just made some…posted a super simple recipe on this on my blog a bit ago and I’m still in love
… c) obsession –> my husband was the first thing that came to my mind right now…I guess that’s a good thing? I’m sitting here waiting for him to come home 🙂
… d) bane of existence –> DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME! Totally with you on this one…ugh
… e) procrastination –> replying to difficult emails! I hate those…
have fun in Hawaii! xoxo
What you said about your husband is the sweetest thing – I love hearing about those kinds of relationships 🙂 And I know EXACTLY what you mean about the emails. My inbox can be a bit of a nightmare 😯
You definitely win on the currently front! Haha I’m SO sorry about your morning, but thats actually kind of hilarious. 3:30, I couldn’t imagine! I freaking love that mother theresa quote half because I just love her and half because it’s SO true! We worry about the dumbest things sometimes when we could be rolling our sleeves up and actually doing something that matters!
Heck yes! Like I get that we all want to look good and feel good in our skins, but I feel like if we focus on thing that matter and are TRULY important to us, then the rest falls into place naturally.
Snapchat filters are so fun. I don’t know why I was so resistant to the app. It’s quickly become my favorite social media thingy.
Take me to Hawaii with you!
Mine too! I put it off for so long because I didn’t think I could manage another account, but it’s so easy-going and random – love it.
Ugh this time change is awful! So exciting that you are going to Hawaii!
It’s not my favourite thing either. I wish they would just get rid of it.
I LOVE apple cider vinegar cocktails:)))
I need to try mine with lemon!
Wowza. I don’t think I could function past zombie mode if I woke up at 3am two days in a row.
Also jealous of your upcoming trip to Hawaii. At least I can look forward to living vicariously through your photos 😉
I can do two days, but apparently not three 😆
The time change is kicking my ass too! I feel worthless right now. And Sia…I’m obsessed.
Those pics of you are freaking hilarious. I think your jaw is actually somewhat flattering in the top right pic, haha! Btw, this is such a stupid question but where do you get the Snapchat filters? Is it a separate app? I”m such an amateur, I can’t figure it out.
Thanks for rubbing Hawaii all up in our faces. I NEED TO GO BACK SO BAD!!!!!!! 😉
You think so? I like a strong jaw 😉 And omg I had the same issue figuring it out! I ended up having to Google it. But no, it’s the same app. All you have to do is go into you the camera mode, flip it so that you’re taking a pic of your face, and then hold down on your face with one finger for a couple of seconds. The filters will pop up at the bottom of the screen and you can scroll through them.
I swear I would be lost without you. Thank you! Now I can spend hours taking selfies on Snapchat, lol! 😉
Have you read the Name of the Wind series? Very enjoyable, well developed characters, story that just kind of wraps you up with intrigue.
There’s always Harry Potter.
The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man’s Fear are actually a couple of my favourite books! I’m still waiting on him to finish the third one 😡
That salad looks really good and I’ve heard great things about ACV cocktails! I’m currently reading The Tsar of Love and Techno and Bream Gives Me Hiccups. Both outside of my normal reads!
Those are both outside of what I normally read as well, but both of them actually look interesting!
Oh man, I’ve been doing the ACV thing too because I started having gastritis or some weird ulcer-like symptoms and I swear, the day I started taking it it made my tummy feel so much better! I’m afraid to go without it now! I think it has something to do with balancing the acidity in your stomach.
Yup! It’s actually pretty great at rebalancing your pH. I used to use it as a toner on my face, and it worked wonders… as long as you can get past the smell 😆
I live in super gloomy place: we have only 65 sunny days in year. And I am pale like my greek yogurt now.
Aww. That’s definitely a little rough. I hope more sunshine finds its way over there this year!
I NEED you to come help me organize MA LIFE!!! I’m horrible at it – I write down abbreviations in my mini organizer and then forget what they stand for?!!
My daughter has been introducing me to some zany snapchat filters – have you seen that one where you and a buddy take a photo and then swap y’alls faces out? My daughter did it with her and our Newfie mix (dog) -OH MY- my face hurts thinking of all the laughing we did!
Happy Monday sweet friend!
I’ve seen people do the face swap thing with dogs and it looks hilarious! I tried it with my dog, but she will NOT look at the camera. Also, I didn’t know you had Snapchat!?
Thanks for reminding me about ACV! I used to have that same drink every morning with my breakfast but since my days start out so early now I don’t really have time. I do drink kombucha every day though so that’s a similar thing. I’m so pumped for your Hawaii trip! I’m going to Malibu this week and can’t wait to relax!
You could always try to prep it the night before and keep it in the fridge so it’s just gran and go?
I’ve been sleeping weirdly lately too. Technically I have 8-9 hours in bed, but only half of them are asleep, which makes me a tinyyy bit less productive! I’ve been doing ACV and lemon in warm water every morning. No idea if it’s doing anything for me, but placebo effect perhaps like you said is that I feel like things kick off healthy at least.
Well hey! That’s pretty awesome in and of itself. If you feel things starting out healthy, then it’s likely to carry on for the rest of the day. Hope you manage to get some more sleep in!
Between songs on repeat and photo filters you would fit right in over here! My kids can’t get enough of strange photo filters and our pictures folders are full because of them 🙂
I can’t even imagine what it would have bene like if I had those sorts of things when I was a kid. So much fun.
There have been times I’ve gotten on a crazy schedule that I’m up at 3:30-4. I hope you are able to sleep in a bit and enjoy yourself. I’m jealous you are going to Hawaii, that sounds like such a lovely trip.
Thanks Hollie! I’ve been getting up around 6 lately, which is 5 old time so I guess I’m back on track. Still feels weird to see 6 instead of 5 though.
a) Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins – so weird, but I’m really enjoying it!
b) Sushi rice, steamed broccoli, and sweet chilli sauce. And cereal. Always cereal!
c) Cereal ahaha
d) Failed recipe attempts *insert shifty eye emoji*
e) Surprisingly nothing at the moment!
I’m excited for you to go to Hawaii and of course jealous!! I’ve tried so many times to stick with ACV cocktails, but just can’t do it. Womp womp.
Heck YES to cereal! I opened up a new box 4 days ago and just polished it off this afternoon. Oops? 😆
That’s so exciting about your trip to Hawaii! Have always wanted to go. The Spring forward thing yesterday threw me off completely – it always does!
I find that it’s not so bad on the first day, but then it starts catching up with me on day 2 and 3. I do love that it’s brighter out for longer, though!
I am so jealous of your trip to Hawaii! Have an awesome and fabulous time!
Thank you!
Yes to Outlander series! The books are suuuuper long, but you get really sucked in.
Also, I’m in love with Sia’s whole album. I play it on repeat on Spotify and have yet to get sick of it. She’s so amazing!
She seriously is. Thanks for the head’s up on the Outlander series, Kelly! I’ll definitely be checking them out.
i was just in Maui for a week and have only been back for a few days and am STRUGGLING with real life after that glorious existence. i need to figure out a way to move there for a few years now that i’ve convinced the boyfriend he wants to live on an island too. 🙂
It’s so hard, eh?! Pair that with jet lag and it’s seriously a real struggle. I think it took me a full week to fall back into the swing of things last year.
I would definitely help you out with that freezer! That salad looks so yummy. And I also need some fake tan on, getting so white! Or preferably a vacation where I could get a real tan.
The joys of living in Alberta, eh? 😉
I feel you on the gloomy weather! I hope you’re able to soak up a lot of sun in Hawaii! Cant wait to hear about your trip!
Thanks Heather! I hope the sun finds its way over to your neck of the woods — we’ve got doom and gloom here all week 😡
current frustration – my posts not appearing in bloglovin feeds. it’s making me crazy!
I hear that!! But I’m seeing yours this morning, so hopefully it sorted itself out!
Boo the computer ate my comment! Let’s try again. Sorry about the 3 am wake ups. I hate dst when I never know if it’s actually 3 or 4 or if it’s 2 or 3 haha Always confuses me! Little girl was up at 2 and I didn’t know if it was actually 2 or 3 lol and if I should feed her or if it was too early, ha! Hope you find time to nap today. I’m feeling productive already! Got in a workout and some blog reading and now the little girl is awake and ready to go!
I can’t remember what time the clocks change. I actually think it’s somewhere around 2am, so you were probably caught in some weird time/space paradigm 😛
I was just reading up on the benefits of ACV because I’ve come down with a little cold… I drank some the other day in tea and I thought I’d hate it but I actually didn’t at all. YAY. Oh and I’m really big on planning/planners… I have one “official” planner and then two other ones where I rewrite things so I don’t forget 😀 pathetic.
Sooooo… you saw my stack of planning things. I’m not going to judge you for having backups 😛