Currents 03. 31. 15

Today was terribly bad. Work was not much fun at all. Lunch was horrible! And then I discovered I had a bit of a health issue that kept getting worse and worse as the day went on.




More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents


Currents 03. 30. 15

Today was interesting sort of a drag. Nothing too interesting happened. It's the last Monday of this March! Working out the details of things coming up here and in my life! Nothing too big doing some shopping and stuff.





More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents


Mini Currents 03.29.15

My day was pretty normal. Our Sundays at home have changed since Mewmaw is ill. We don't go to church. Instead we sit around after we do our normal routine and read the Bible as a family.

The rest of the day I have read and worked on my blog. Doing things that interest my blog. Also I have enjoyed some TV today as well.



More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents


Favorite Article of Clothing:


Favorite Beauty Product:



Goody® Ouchless™ Mini Elastics - 500 Count

Favorite Food of the Day: 


Chicken

Favorite Song:


Favorite Line from the book I'm reading:


“The finest of pleasures are always the unexpected ones.”
Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

Favorite Pin I Found on Pinterest:




Favorite thing taking place in the future:


Reading-- I know that sounds weird but I am looking forward to it.

Sunday's Questions with A Pop of Jess

Every Sunday for the next 20 weeks I'll be doing thought provoking questions with Jessica from A Pop of Jess. We have a 100 questions and will be answering 5 a week. We are doing this for personal growth and to let everyone get to know different things about us. The questions was sent to us to answer at once, but we decided that it would be a better idea to extend the questions to a few each week.

Answering these questions publicly is a huge risk for us so we hope you enjoy them. Jessica is the author of A Pop of Jess and is the friend that I can always count on. Her interesting look on life is always unusual. Her post for today can be found here.

Mini Current 03. 28. 15

Today wasn't much of a day. The morning was spent spending some time with mewmaw. Then I blogged and enjoyed some reading. My daughters played and dyed some eggs (which they managed to hide outside and never find.) It was just a calm down day.

Our troop of Boy Scouts that my company sponsors made over $2000 by parking cars for the Blue Angel air show! They are amazing set of guys.


You Light Up The World Currents






More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents


Favorite Article of Clothing:


Favorite Beauty Product:



IT'S A 10 Miracle Leave-In Plus Keratin

Favorite Food of the Day: 


Bagel Bites

Favorite Song:


Immortal - FOB

Favorite Line from the book I'm reading:


“Sensing a favourable shift, Prim called for celebratory muffins and jam. Muffins and jam seemed to sooth everyone’s temper, particularly the Alpha Vanara’s whose delight in the jam was that of a child discovering blancmange for the first time. Rue could sympathise. She often felt that way about really good jam, not to mention blancmange. And this was, after all, gooseberry.”   - Prudence


Favorite Pin I Found on Pinterest:



Favorite thing taking place in the future:


Blog excitement!

Backyard Fantasy: Fairy Gardens, Music, Pets, and Children

What do I want my backyard space to be described as? Enchanting, whimsical, fantastical, are some of the words I would chose when speaking of my backyard. Alas, functional, spacious, and calming are some of the words that also needs to be able to describe my backyard.



When the idea of moving to Tuscaloosa from Huntsville was first given to me, I hated the idea. But after seeing how my ideas would blossom more in Tuscaloosa than Huntsville I graciously accepted. Having more time and more space to work with my ideas started growing vast.


Mini Current 3.27.15

Today was a pretty amazing. I spent the morning helping the boy scout leader of Troop 316. They are parking cars for tomorrow for Tuscaloosa's Blue Angel show. My IT guy (who is also a friend) came along. A guy in Lowe's is a dangerous thing and honestly, if we weren't on company time I could have stayed in there too.

After lunch I took the same friend to the place where my sister works (I used to work here too and I had gotten approval from the President of the company.) So while the afternoon drew on we watch the different acts of the air show practice. My IT friend loves to fly. He has his license to fly but hasn't flown in a while because of circumstances but he soon will be again! Seeing his excitement made my day!


More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents


Favorite Article of Clothing:


Favorite Beauty Product:


EOS Lip Balm Vanilla Mint

Favorite Hair Product:


Eva NYC Up All Night Volumizing Spray

Favorite Food of the Day: 

Favorite Song:



Favorite Line from the book I'm reading:


“He wielded verbal italics as if they were capable of actual bodily harm.”  - Prudence


Favorite Pin I Found on Pinterest:


Favorite thing taking place in the future:


Working on the special project for the blog!!!

Me + Yoga

The sun is rising, but I can't really tell other than the dark gray is turning to a light gray. It's a cloud covered day. After some tea and some Bible reading I dress in my attire. Wicks are lighted with fire and the flames start to dance as I light each candle. The day has started and it's time for my yoga with the first stretch.


Yoga became part of my life because of a video game. Yup, a video game called Wii Fit Plus was the one to make me curious about yoga. Because, before the game, I thought it was all crazy poses and chanting. Then I went to college and actually found a yoga class to go to and I fell in love with yoga.

Yoga can seem overwhelming and discouraging to someone just trying out yoga for the first time. Many don't know where to begin and don't know if they are doing it. It has been many years of me thinking I was doing it wrong or it was wrong to do it, but now I am sure that I have found my love for yoga in a balance theme for me.


Mini Currents 03. 26.15

Today has been good. I started the day out with some yoga on the back porch. Then some downtime watching the Golden Girls while eating breakfast. 

Afterwards I watched a webtalk about handling stress while on your journey. I loved it even though I didn't completely agree with some of it. If you would like to listen to it you can follow the link to the Trust Your Journey talk here. It really helped me understand a few things happening to myself and others.

This afternoon a huge break came for me. I can't elaborate right now but you will soon know. The opportunity is so amazing that I couldn't speak for a long time. 


More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents


Favorite Article of Clothing:


Favorite Beauty Product:


Meet Matt(e) Nude

Favorite Hair Product:


Kat Von D Studded Kiss Lipstick Underage Red

Favorite Food of the Day: 


Favorite Song:



Favorite Line from the book I'm reading:


“If that Alpha wanted to dash off into the jungle with a mysterious goddess on her back on a whimsical evening run in the middle of a prospective battle, they would go with her.”  - Prudence


Favorite Pin I Found on Pinterest:



Favorite thing taking place in the future:


Going to work tomorrow and the Blue Angels this weekend!

Tea Time With Hunter

Pull a chair and make you some tea. It's tea time with Hunter! Whether it's English breakfast, English Afternoon, chai, Irish, or Earl Grey enjoy some tea with me (for all my other Southern Gals enjoy some ice tea.) If you are a coffee gal that works too! This is just a time to sit back and relax



If you have never tried hot tea I strongly suggest Adagio, Tea Forte, Tea Pigs, Twinings or Teavana.

Mini Currents 03. 17. 15

Happy St. Patrick's Day my friends! Today has been a relaxing day! I started the day with some Happier app time, yoga, bathtime, and homeschooling. But I have to big moments have been pinning and dancing around the living room with the only Vincent Mallone. That man makes me crazy. He just gets me. And I posting this early so who knows what the day will bring!!

Currents-Country-Highway-Dont-Care



More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents

Favorite Article of Clothing:


Favorite Beauty Product:


Mint Julips

Favorite Hair Product:


Marilyn

Favorite Food of the Day: 


Spa water

Favorite Song:


Jolly Holiday - Mary Poppins and anything by Tim McGraw or Luke Bryan

Favorite Pin I Found on Pinterest:




Favorite Line from the book I'm reading:


“A rose lay open in full bloom
and, looking from my garden room,
I watched the sun-baked flower fill with rain.
It seemed so fragile,
resting there,
and such a silence filled the air,
the beauty of the moment caused me pain.
"What more?" I thought. "There must be more."
As if in answer then, I saw
one weighty drop that caused my rose to fall.
It trembled, then cascaded down
to earth just staining gentle brown
and, since then, I've felt different.
That's all." - Home: A Memoir of My Early Years by Julie Andrews Edwards

Favorite thing taking place in the future:


Homeschool Curriculum Fair in Birmingham (I may have missed last week's convention so I am going to make up by going to the fair.

Mini Currents 03. 16. 15

Today was a terribly-no-good-rotten day. Work was so bad I wanted to scream and throw a fit. I couldn't wait to get out of there. Then not to mention the doctors that are taking care of Mewmaw seem to have no idea what is going on with her. Sure she gets better but they don't know what caused the other or really why she is getting better. Though Dancing with the Stars did start again tonight!


Currents



More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents

Favorite Article of Clothing:


Favorite Beauty Product:



Pink bun crow

Favorite Food of the Day: 


Jimmy John's Original potato chips

Favorite Song:



Favorite Pin I Found on Pinterest:



Favorite Line from the book I'm reading:


Once in a while I experience an emotion onstage that is so gut-wrenching, so heart-stopping, that I could weep with gratitude and joy. The feeling catches and magnifies so rapidly that it threatens to engulf me. - Home: A Memoir of My Early Years by Julie Andrews Edwards

Favorite thing taking place in the future:

Just tomorrow-- It has to be better than today!

Review: Happier App/Website

Ever wish you had people cheering you on with overcoming any life obstacle? Are you tired of the same drama and whiny people on Facebook? When a stranger smiles at you don't you feel better? Guess what? There is an app for that! It's an app that has connected me to many people. Best part is (most) of us look for the true positives in everyday life.


Happier is the app to which I am referring. The application is also accessible on a website for desktop users. The app has changed my life in several ways. This isn't a sponsored post. This is a review of a girl who adores this app/website. 

Currents 03. 13. 15

Today was so exhausting for me. I spent the morning working on bills and paper work. Then I receive a call stating that my MewMaw is in the hospital. Then people felt the need to remind me that it is Friday the Thirtieth after I seen a full black cat. I did judge the beauty walk that I had a promised a school I would judge. Though I did drop out of the convention I was suppose to take part in this coming weekend. My family needs me this weekend.



More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents


Being That Girl

Ironic that I am writing this on Friday the Thirtieth, because what I am about to write isn't easy for me. For the past two months I have been struggling with something within myself. I tried giving it up for Lent but that didn't seem to work either. Finally, I counted one day. Over 30 times-- that scared me. So I am changing-- I am changing me!


I am changing that way of thinking. I am becoming the better person. I am becoming That Girl.

Erin Condren Life Planner Tag

It's a hashtag I love to use on Instagram. It's a label that I have a conflict with emotions with when I use it or it is used against me. But I am not alone with this problem... I am a planner addict and proud! Best thing is so is my best friend Jessica (ya know the one that guest post for me the other day? Yeah her!) So we are doing a collab today! Get inside our planners and our thoughts on the planner that we bonded over!


If you have a Life Planner or a planner answer the questions in a comment or on your own blog and tag us in it! We would love to read your answers!

Currents 03. 12. 15

It was what most would call a boring day. But not for my soul and mind. My friend on Happier said that I had an epiphany. It came to me when I realized that a person that used to grate my nerves kept coming into my mind. These were not good thoughts and I needed to rid of them. It will be a process but I already feel better for admitting that I have been letting it bother me. Most the day was spent doing odds and ends.



Tuscaloosa River, Currents




More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents


Mini Currents 03. 11. 15

Today was amazing! I have blogged, read, and my EasyLunchboxes arrived! I am super excited about becoming healthier during the day! I have gotten tired of fast food and restaurant food. I need a break from it. Other than that today has been a pretty normal awesome day!






Favorite Article of Clothing:


Favorite Beauty Product:



Mickey London Seamless Hair Ties

Favorite Food of the Day: 


Ham with french bread

Favorite Song:


Umbrella - Rihanna 

Favorite Pin I Found on Pinterest:




Favorite Line from the book I'm reading:


"You must accept the reality of other people. You think that reality is up for negotiation, that we think it's whatever you say it is. You must accept that we are as real as you are; you must accept that you are not God.”  The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

Favorite thing taking place in the future:


Judging the beauty walk


More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents

Mini Currents 03. 10. 15

Today was my uncle's funeral. It was a bleak and miserable day. It was such a rough day that I finally turned to my Happier app for a new course of meditation to take away some of the darkness. So many changes to the life I once knew, but I can overcome anything that God throws at me.




Favorite Article of Clothing:


Favorite Beauty Product:


Buxom® Full-On™ Lip Polish Emma - I have the whole set of these!

Favorite Hair Product:


Wet Brush - Seriously love this brush!

Favorite Food of the Day: 


Full Moon BBQ

Favorite Song:


Shotgun Rider - Tim McGraw

Favorite Pin I Found on Pinterest:



Favorite Line from the book I'm reading:

"It was strange how your brain could know what your heart refused to accept."

Favorite thing taking place in the future:

Lunch packs coming in the morning!


More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents

Mini Current 03. 09. 15

Vin and I had to return to North Carolina for the morning. I had to pack some more things for our girls and he had a doctor's appointment since his thyroid incident last week. He is in fine condition now. We just spent some time with our family and enjoyed being around each other.





Favorite Article of Clothing:


Favorite Beauty Product:


Formula X The Sea Glass Collection

Favorite Hair Product:


Mickey London Seamless Hair Ties

Favorite Food of the Day: 


Applesauce

Favorite Song:


Take on Me - a-Ha

Favorite Pin I Found on Pinterest:




Favorite Line from the book I'm reading:

CasualVacancy Quote


Favorite thing taking place in the future:

Spending more time with my family!


More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents

Currents 03. 08. 15

It was confirmed this morning that my uncle has passed away. His funeral is on Tuesday and so we will be in Tuscaloosa for the rest of the week. I'll be blogging and different things this week. Should be an easy week for me. This morning at 12:01 a little girl named Hunter Fawn was born and shortly after 12:11 a little girl named Jessica Belle was born. My stepsister/cousin had TWINS! Beautiful little boogers!





More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents


Guest Post: Lunchbox Ideas

"Bento lunches, what is that? Woah these moms have too much time. But you know that's really cool. I want to learn to do that. Oh score they have these for adults too! I want to eat healthier" The normal thought process of looking at Bento lunches. And I just bought my first set of stuff to start making them for me, my fiance, and my daughters. Our guest writer today is a friend of mine outside of online. She has some ideas about lunches she would like to share:




Taking care of a family is something every mother and wife strives to do well. For many girlfriends/wives this takes on different meanings. For me, the way to my soon-to-be husband and our children's heart, is really through their stomachs. How excited they get over food, really makes me a happier person. Packing their lunches is something I will take great joy in. For the time being, we are apart; however, I have started helping find more ideas. Thanks to my wonderful host today, my fiance has purchased his own lunchbox system. With that comes a lot of excitement for lunch ideas. Today, I want to share with you some inspiration and ideas with you.

Currents 03. 07. 15

3...2...1... GO! So this morning started off with a half-marathon! My good ole hometown has had a half marathon for the past 3 years now. I ran the first one, and I skipped out last year, but this year I was back. I ran with my running buddy Chris. We had a lot of fun. I spent the rest of the day just lounging around.







More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents


Book 'Em: 2015 Popsugar Reading Challenge

If you like to read (or like books) and have been on Pinterest pinning about reading or books then you have seen it. That is I hope you have anyways, and if you haven't had the good fortune to well that's about to change! It is a real challenge and so amazing if you are tired of reading the same thing over and over.

http://www.popsugar.com/love/Reading-Challenge-2015-36071458?crlt.pid=camp.RTlcdYOWNcmE
Popsugar Reading Challenge 2015
Besides that this is a challenge for me why else do I love it? Well it is Popsugar who I have received countless subscriptions boxes from in the past! I love how well those boxes are well curated. Plus, this company has great articles and videos to really help shape your life. That's why this challenge is so perfect.

Currents 03. 06. 15

Happy Friday, ya'll! Well today has been interesting. For starters, it is pay day. Which is always awesome. I am going to order some more things from Amazon and Etsy. I enjoyed some pole dancing fitness. Granted more things happened with my family last night and today but it is okay. God has a plan and I'm trusting him. We traveled to Tuscaloosa today to my MewMaw's. My hometown half marathon is in the morning.



More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents


Disney Tag °o°

It's pretty obvious that I love Disney. When you have a person suggest that I include my Disney moment of the day on my currents (would you guys like that?) you realize that you have an obsession. But I am quite happy that my obsession is Disney and not over something bad or crazy. So with this tag I am showing you my DisneySide!

Disney-Tag
This picture was taken back in January the night before they started taking the hat down.


I am going to say ahead of time that there will be more Disney Tags in the future because I am not called The Disney Queen for nothing. So look forward to a lot more Disney tags. Plus, there will be a tag once a week. Have some and let loose answer them in the comments below or on your blog and send me a link!

Currents 03. 05. 15

My day really consisted of making sure Vinny and my family back in my hometown because they were concerned about an ice storm coming through. However, everything is fine and they are all safe. Here at my house we, of course, did our homeschooling and then we talked and worked on our personal well being. 





More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents


A Family Story

You read about it, you see it on television, and you glance at it on the Internet... Life changing events happening to other people. Your life seems like straight lines, a black and white photo that is a little blurry so it isn't perfect. Then, a destructive person takes a fluorescent pink Sharpie marker and draws a pink squiggle line on the right side. Then someone takes a crimson crayon and draws an "x" over it. Your perfect life is now blurry and tainted with obnoxious colors and draws on it. But upon closer look you see the photo has shadows lurking in the back. Then you realize life is never going to be the same. But keep calm they now have products to get rid of Sharpie marks and crayon scribbles. You just have to deal with the blurriness and the shadows. You now have an event that turned your life upside down.



What can cause a person to question everything she knows? Well first for me, it's the lies that mother told and did. And then, there is the fact that I am mom without ever giving birth to a van full of girls. Am I complaining? No not hardly.


Mini Currents 03. 04. 15

"The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life." -William Morris. The details of today were slightly scary and depressing. I had meetings about my small businesses in North Carolina all morning and was suppose to have some this afternoon. But upon returning home for lunch and heating up leftovers for lunch, I became aware that something wasn't right. Vincent was really sick and it was a scary kind of sick. The hospital admitted him and come to find out it was trouble with his thyroid. He is doing well now, thank the Lord.



Favorite Article of Clothing:


Favorite Make Up Product:


NYX Prismatic Eye Shadow Fireball


Favorite Hair Product:


"Poppy corn!" - My little Luna! Boom Chicka Pop Sweet and Salty Kettle Corn

Favorite Song:


No Such Thing by John Mayer

Favorite Pin I Found on Pinterest:



Favorite Line from the book I'm reading:


“The only way to belong is to act like you belong. Or to not give a shit whether you belong or not.”

Favorite thing taking place in the future:


Business meetings tomorrow!


More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents

Mini Currents 03. 03. 15

Today was really a bad day. Fighting with the program builder for my companies about the program is he designed and it is still not doing what it needs to do in order for the payments to be right. Then I thought taking a nap would be a good idea-- I thought wrong. I ended up having the worst nightmare ever then making a fool of myself. But we ended up watching the new Tinker Bell movie and I talked to my best friend so everything started to work itself out.


Favorite Article of Clothing:



Favorite Make Up Product:


Sigma Lip Switch - Other Worldly


Favorite Hair Product:


Favorite Song:


No Such Thing by John Mayer

Favorite Pin I Found on Pinterest:




Favorite Line from the book I'm reading:




Favorite thing taking place in the future:

Business meetings tomorrow!


More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents

Mini Currents 03. 02. 15

It's been a pretty lazy day for me just doing stuff for the blog and watching YouTube. Nothing major today from me. Now tomorrow we will be traveling so it should be more interesting!




Favorite Article of Clothing:



Favorite Make Up Product:



Favorite Food of the Day: 



Favorite Song:


Night Changes by One Direction

Favorite Pin I Found on Pinterest:


Baby Foot Smooch


Favorite Line from the book I'm reading:


“Love…who needed love? As long as she had her books and her friends and an occasional hookup, she was perfectly content. Real relationships-the kind that were supposed to last but never did-were more trouble than they were worth.”

Favorite thing taking place in the future:


We are heading to North Carolina and I have some business meetings.

More information about my currents and Mini Currents: Why Currents
And the path to find my old Currents: Currents

Currents 03. 01. 15

That's right I am back! The Girl from Alabama is back to blogging and is actually in Alabama right now! Today started out with some yoga with Vin. Then we went to church and today was really a true family day for me. Vin went to go hang out with my dad and some of the other guys in my family and friends. I spent time with the little girls in my family. And tonight well it's a blogging night!






Currently Eating...


Breakfast: Sausage and Grits Chowder with biscuits

Lunch: Vegetable soup with mini cornbreads

Supper: Hamburger with homemade fries

Currently Snacking on...


Ice cream.... Little Mini Blue Bell ice cream cups

Currently Drinking...


Sweet tea

Currently Baking...


Made some cornbread with the girls

Currently Wearing...



Currently Wearing Make Up...

Foundation - Revlon ColorStay
Eyeshadow - UD Naked3 Palette



Currently Wearing Nail Polish...




Currently Wearing Scent...



Currently Wearing Hairstyle...


Just wearing it down most of the day

Currently Burning...


Candle: Amazon Falls
Wallflower: Beautiful Day

Currently using for Shower...



Currently using for Bath...



Currently On My "To Do" List...


Pack up for tomorrow
Work on Planner
Read
Buy things for new binders
Add Harper and Hunter's pages to the family Binder

Currently Feeling Emotionally & Physically...


Emotionally: Relaxed
Physically: Limber

Currently Doing for Fitness...


Yoga

Currently Watching....


Downton Abbey Season Finale

Currently Listening To....


Calls Me Home by Shannon LaBrie

Currently Reading....


L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad

Currently Anxious and Praying About...


Frankie
MewMaw
Nathaniel's Grandma
Situations in other countries
My Girls
My dad 

Currently Blessed By....


My best friend Jessica!

Currently Grateful For...


Spending time with my family! I miss them so much.

Currently Excited About...


Organizing things in my life that I haven't been able to do.

Current Favorite Quote, Verse, Line...


"It's the unexpected that changes our lives." - Oh how true this is.

Currently Buying....


Some furniture and stuff for the patios from Joss & Main

Currently Lusting After....

Nothing really.

Currently Playing...


Pottermore and Peak

Currently Loving Apps...


iPhone: iBooks

iPad: YouTube

Currently Crocheting, Sewing, or Knitting...

A blanket

Why Don't I Vlog and Why Currents?

Hello Everyone!

Yes I am back! Keyboard is in fine working condition and I have mapped out a lot of ideas in my time off. There are some questions circulating pertaining to my blog. I want to answer those questions for you because I know those are questions that I would want answered. The answers are pretty simple.



Vlogging is a great outlet for so many people. It helps a person get a sense of visual. My blog is not typical anyways, so why do I do something like vlogging without video?  But blogging has it's benefits as well. So why?