tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56816948449038295872024-02-22T09:20:25.823-06:00Man, Woman, WestieAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560747803092710515noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681694844903829587.post-77263802838200543732013-11-22T10:06:00.002-06:002013-11-22T10:06:33.758-06:00Baby Birthdays!<div style="text-align: center;">
These two little cuties both turned 1 a few months ago! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adrian worked very hard to pick all three of those up!</td></tr>
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Unfortunately, for Adrian's party, I was having too much fun watching the kiddos play, and I forgot to take photos. You'll just have to trust me when I tell you how adorable it was! His amazing parents set up an inflatable mini water slide and water play table for him and his friends to splash around on. All the adults laughed so hard watching them squeal and run around!</div>
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All these photos were taken at baby Norah's fabulous pink party. With all of her grandparents present, this little princess was definitely spoiled-as she should be! The party helped to break in their new house as well! </div>
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So many wonderful things have happened for both families in the past year or so, and it's nice to see it happen to such great people!</div>
Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560747803092710515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681694844903829587.post-90081087015966768152013-11-15T13:12:00.001-06:002013-11-15T13:12:36.859-06:00Summertime at the Caves<div style="text-align: center;">
When you think of Iowa, what do you envision? Vast expanses of very flat land covered in corn, correct? For the most part you are correct, and if you stumble upon Maquoketa, Ia you would not believe it's in the same state.</div>
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Having a free weekend, we decided to pack up the camping gear and go on an adventure. Part one was driving over to the Mississippi and driving along it on Hwy 67. It's a very scenic and quiet drive. </div>
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We then just randomly pulled into a camp ground. It turned out to be fantastic! It was sheltered from the big Mississippi
by a couple of islands that created this wonderfully calm sanctuary. We
threw our tent up at the mouth of a trail and headed out with our
fishing poles. Where we threw our lines in was gorgeous! The fish were jumping and it was just beautiful out side.</div>
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The next day we headed over to Maquoketa Caves State Park for part two of the adventure. Here you can experience everything from a prairie to sheer rock walls, and we unintentionally hit every corner of the park. Many of the caves required head lamps and stomach crawling, so we opted for just the large gallery type caves. Bosley was very excited about the whole thing, until....</div>
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After the caves there were a lot of trails heading off over ridges. I pointed us back towards the car and we started to hike. We were distracted by the scenery and as it turned out, had a false sense of security in our location.</div>
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We hiked for over an hour before we realized we were lost. Coming from underground can really mess with your sense of direction. What we didn't know is that the cave lead us under the road we were basing our location on. So by trying to reach the road, we inadvertently got deeper in the park. We eventually broke through the trees and ended up in a huge prairie. </div>
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My phone was dead so there was no hope of calling for rescue. We should have turned around, but we kept walking, then it dead ended. With no other choice, we doubled back. </div>
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Like good parents we planned ahead and brought no water. In our defense we were only going to be there for an hour. Now 3hrs in on an almost 90 degree day, Bosley flung himself desperately into the very next stream. Much of the hiking was up steep embankments then back down the other side, and Bossman was getting tired. This meant Erik and I had to take turns carrying him. </div>
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wrong side of the road. Before we could get back to our air conditioned
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<br />Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560747803092710515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681694844903829587.post-57126540020211003612013-11-15T09:27:00.001-06:002013-11-15T09:27:53.790-06:00Someone call Caesars...<div style="text-align: center;">
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Bosley got his first classic Westie cut yesterday, and he couldn't be more adorable! </div>
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When I've asked for the Westie cut before at other groomers, it turned out horribly! I went to Yuppy Puppy this time and am very pleased. He even got a toy to take home that he is paws-itively in love with!</div>
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My only sister lives in Montana and rarely gets to come home, so her coming for a visit during her birthday was a huge treat. She is one of those special people that I can pickup with like no time has passed no matter how long its been. This is probably because we have been through it all. We shared a room growing up, which created this close bond, but also tested it several times. We are only 13 months apart and were often mistaken for twins growing up, but at times couldn't be more different. I love those differences. She sees things in a completely different way than I would at times, and its great having that grounding. </div>
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Erik won at mini golf. He blew us out of the water! I was inconsistent and would shoot a hole in one then shoot an 8 on the very next hole. I did have somewhat of a trick shot on one hole. This one you have to jump your ball over a 'creek'. My ball went straight into the water hazard, hit a rock just perfectly causing it to jump up into the air and land on the other side. We were all shocked! Needless to say, I did the best on this hole. It took the others several tries to get across. </div>
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We were the only ones to catch anything when we went fishing on the river. We all got caught in a downpour and had to hide under a bridge, Erik got poison ivy climbing back up the bank and fell on a dead animal, I got wrapped up in the same tree three or four times, and dad spent the whole time re-worming hooks and didn't really get any fishing in. Just like when we were kids. That weekend was too short.</div>
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Erik's poison ivy ended up spreading everywhere, so he had to go on steroids to knock it down. These turned my usually cuddly teddy bear into a moody badger. I don't think he'll ever wear shorts in the woods ever again!</div>
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Looking back at my phone's photo album this morning, I realize just how much we did and just how short summer really was. The temperature here is currently in the teens which is making me feel it even more. Here is a look back at a few of the adventures we went on while it was still bright, sunny, and warm. </div>
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Shortly after our trip to St. Louis for the 4th, Erik and I went to visit my brother and sister-in-law. While there, I wanted to show Erik the <a href="http://www.westbendgrotto.com/" target="_blank">Grotto of the Redemption</a>. This is a famous little spot back home that, being from a Catholic school, we would take a class trip to about once a year. I have fond memories of running around this small labyrinth of stony paths and staring in awe at all the shiny stones. </div>
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Saddie's niece and nephew came along. They are both so sweet!</div>
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First and foremost, for my return, I need to give a giant congratulations to some close friends who tied the knot earlier this summer. </div>
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These two are truly amazing people, and it was so wonderful seeing them celebrate eachother. </div>
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It has been so much fun getting to know Jenny and Dane over the years, and I am blessed knowing such a good example of true love.</div>
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Erik and I are celebrating our 5 year anniversary this month! I can't believe how much fun we've had and how many great memories we've made! </div>
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Our anniversary is very near the 4th so this year we headed down to St. Louis. We had never really been there before so it was a fun new adventure that made us feel like kids again. </div>
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We started downtown at the <a href="http://citymuseum.org/site/" target="_blank">City Museum</a>. This place is crazy-amazing! </div>
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<i>'Housed in the 600,000 square-foot former International Shoe Company, the
museum is an eclectic mixture of children’s playground, funhouse,
surrealistic pavilion, and architectural marvel made out of unique,
found objects. The brainchild of internationally acclaimed artist Bob
Cassilly, a classically trained sculptor and serial entrepreneur, the
museum opened for visitors in 1997 to the riotous approval of young and
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This place is a dizzying maze of crawling and climbing spaces<i> </i>that directly taps into your childlike sense of wonder and exploration. It took some convincing to get Erik going since many of the places were meant for people much smaller than us. But once he started his giggle came out!<i> </i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 10 story slide leads down into the Caves</td></tr>
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Breakfast the next morning was out of this world - to say the least! It came highly recommended from Abba-Dabba and it did not disappoint.</div>
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After breakfast we drove over to Forest Park. This park has tons of free activities including a zoo, a planetarium, and a science center!!! We went and played like kids at the science center.</div>
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Once we were thoroughly played out, we headed over to a neighborhood called Lafayette Square for lunch. This was a gorgeous place! In the center was a massive park filled with ponds and arched bridges, an antique baseball field, fountains, lush trees and landscaping, and what felt like miles of paths.</div>
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We had such a great time in St. Louis and I can't wait to go back. It felt good though to pick up our little man from Rosie's house. He was so pooped!</div>
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The next day was Iowa City's Jazz Festival. We headed downtown but got there way too early, so we walked around and sat in the shade to watch some kids play in the Ped Mall fountain. It got too hot for Bosley, so we went home and sat in the AC before any of the Jazz got going. Oh well - next year. </div>
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Not to toot my own horn or anything, but....</div>
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Toot. Toot. </div>
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When I cook, I tend to have a vague plan and really just wing it. I got Erik to join Farrell's (yay!) so we are both on the meal plan. I really like diversity in my meals where as Erik could eat broccoli, chicken, and couscous every night. To prevent this from happening I have taken over the cooking. What I threw together was so good! Erik was still raving about it this morning!</div>
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8oz Grilled Chicken </div>
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Salt & Pepper</div>
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<br />Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560747803092710515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681694844903829587.post-86206216929462215372013-06-26T09:58:00.000-05:002013-06-26T09:58:33.417-05:00Not so Summer-y Yet<div style="text-align: center;">
We have been having some pretty crazy weather lately. Its a flood year, again, which means it has been raining a lot. We just experienced what they called a 1000yr flood back in 2008 so having it happen again is frustrating even though I wasn't directly affected either time. The crest this year was considerably lower, thank goodness. There was still a mud slide, road closures, and an evacuation of a campus dorm.</div>
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We have also had some intense thunderstorms in the last couple of days. A
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It has been far too long since I have been exploring and since I've seen Kenny. We decided to meet at <a href="http://www.nps.gov/efmo/index.htm" target="_blank">Effigy Mounds National Monument</a> near Marquette, IA for a day of hiking.<br />
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It had rained quite a bit the night before so Erik and I decided to leave Bosley at home . Don't worry, we were punished for this later. The drive up north was nice. Its always funny to see the landscape change from gently rolling hills and patches of trees, to completely flat and no trees, to high bluffs and lots of trees in just a hundred miles or so.<br />
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The plan was to meet at 9am to beat the heat. That WAS the plan. I had looked up the address of the park and carefully punched it into my Google map app on my phone only to end up in a field. This may be the only time my Google Maps has failed me. It literally took us into a town called McGregor, had us make a one block loop to send us back out of town the way we came in 6 miles. Then it wanted us to pull onto a gravel road that was really a glorified field entrance. It had been well over a decade since I had been to the park so maybe I wasn't remembering it correctly. Erik and I exchanged funny glances and decided what the hell. A couple hundred feet and around a bend and WHOA! The "road" was washed out and we were feet from being in the mighty Mississippi.<br />
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Ok, this is a remote section of Iowa, so the GPS has to be off. I rechecked the address and we tried again with the same result. I decided to just call the park and get directions. I very soft spoken, timid sounding woman answered, and when I asked how to get to the park from McGregor, she literally said "I wouldn't. Go get yourself a cup of coffee and wait an hour. We're having rain problems."<br />
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Thank goodness Kenny could give us directions, but we were now over a half hour late. As it turns out the rain from the night before did cause some problems. There was a small mudslide off on one side of the parking lot that they were trying to clean up.<br />
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We wandered around the welcome center and looked at Native American artifacts and the history of the park. There was even a movie about the mounds and the creation of the park, and yep, it was the same one I saw thirteen years ago. Awesomeness!<br />
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The afternoon started with an emergency trip to the eye doctor, because I got a sudden headache and started seeing in kaleidoscope vision. Turns out it was an ocular migraine. Some Excedrin and a nap knocked it out enough to make it to dinner. </div>
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My boy-toy finished his last test of the year and my first instructor training presentation went really well so we were celebrating. An amazing meal and fro-yo in the downtown pedestrian mall amongst a large crowd for the Friday night concert series was perfect. I don't think I've ever had a bad time with my honey - he's the best!</div>
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Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560747803092710515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681694844903829587.post-44681352517168316562013-06-21T10:50:00.001-05:002013-06-21T10:50:22.904-05:00Gettin' Fit!<div style="text-align: center;">
Holy Cannolis! I never thought I would be this person. </div>
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For as long as I've had to maintain my own schedule, I've gotten up fairly early on most days, but I never even considered waking up earlier to sweat. After all, those types of people were crazy. </div>
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A little over ten weeks ago I started a pretty awesome gym - <a href="http://www.extremebodyshaping.com/" target="_blank">Farrell's Extreme Bodyshaping</a>. I signed up for the 10wk challenge because we were going to Vegas, and I was no where near the goal I had set for myself way at the beginning of the year. I had seen amazing results from some friends who tried it and their website is full of awesome success stories. </div>
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The only open class time was 6:30pm in north Cedar Rapids. The 35min drive was taxing towards the end, but I got to see Abba-Dabba, who had signed up with me, almost every day which helped. The time suck of an 1hr+ drive every night is why I am now a morning sweater. I have a new appreciation for my evenings. Plus, now that I am a full time FIT member, I was able to switch to the location 4mins from my house which is so nice!</div>
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Day 1 we did a fitness test which consisted of running a timed mile and doing as many push-ups and situps in a minute as you can. I ran my mile in 9min 35s, did 12 push-ups from my toes, and 23 situps. </div>
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After 10 weeks of intense kickboxing and resistance band training, and a complete reboot of my nutritional habits, we tested again. This time I ran my mile in 7min 46s, did 52 push-ups from my toes, and 53 situps.<br />
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Not a huge change visually, but I feel amazing!</div>
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I have done boot camps, cross-fit, and many gym classes, but I have never felt this strong and happy! So happy in fact, I'm training to become an instructor!</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A giant congrats goes out to our good friends who finally tied the knot! They are high school sweet hearts and its so good to see such wonderful people so happy! </span></div>
Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560747803092710515noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681694844903829587.post-7917950409061621462013-06-10T14:41:00.001-05:002013-06-10T15:19:56.735-05:00Vivacious Vegas<div style="text-align: center;">
So Vegas was a blast! It went by too quickly and I didn't allow my self to relax or sleep enough to fully take everything in. Next time, I'll do better. Three amazing women went with me. Reminiscent of our perplexing Iowa casino <a href="http://manwomanwestie.blogspot.com/2012/04/girls-night.html" target="_blank">girl's trip</a>, our party of four couldn't help but have fun! </div>
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This is the first vacation I've taken that I had to fly to. I'm a driver. Erik and I will drive for days on vacation. This is where a bit of my anxiety started. A couple of airport cocktails helped. </div>
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When we got there, I was amazed at how much there was to see. It is definitely a sensory overload. Flashing signs in every direction, all calling for your attention. The sheer volume of bodies wandering down the crowed strip delighted my need for people watching. That's the free show in Vegas. </div>
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One show we went to was Zumanity by Cirque du Soleil. It was so visually stunning and sexy.<br />
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By the end of the long and fun day, we realized one or two of us were drunker than we thought, we hadn't eaten all day, and we had lost one of us. I had to give security a description of Dalyz, who had all of our coverups in her bag leaving us to walk around the casino is our bikinis, and an APB was put out. That night, after a quick nap, we got ourselves on a party bus that was touring night clubs. It was tons of fun and I would definitely do that again! No lines or expensive cover to get in, plus open bar on the bus. Win!</div>
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The next morning I had to sit through a timeshare meeting so we could get our room for free. This two hour chunk of time will go down in my history as one of the most awkward ever. The moment my sales rep found out I worked in a research lab, she teared up and asked if she could get personal. I expected a story about loved one with a disease and how she walked to raise funds for research. The story I received was no where near this. The first words out of her mouth when I gave her the OK was "I leak". I can only hope my facial expression did not betray my utter disbelief. She continued her story about having surgery and ever since having continual incontinence issues. I had to pull myself out of shock to stumble through a response. </div>
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Her next statement was that her father was urinating blood, had lost a bunch of weight, and looked grey. Then came the question I knew was coming and was praying I wouldn't get - "Do you think its cancer?"</div>
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My first thought is, I'm potentially about to tell this woman her father is dying. I have no training in anything semi related to this! I don't know how making viruses translated into bladder problems and cancer?! I again floundered for words that only formed semi-coherent sentences about 'there being several possibilities that could be causing his ailments and to consult his doctor immediately'. After several tissues and a cookie, she tried to sell me an overpriced, crappy little one bedroom vacation condo. </div>
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By the end of it, I was sad that vacation was ending, but so ready to leave Las Vegas. I'm excited to go back, but I think I'll give it a year or three, and I'll never be doing another timeshare meeting. I don't care if they offer me my own island for attending. </div>
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I pretend to be too much of a weenie to walk all the way around the pond so my daddy will carry me. I love manipulating my humans!</div>
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Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560747803092710515noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681694844903829587.post-63504651243787551712013-05-21T11:05:00.002-05:002013-05-21T11:05:55.981-05:00Throw Back Mash-Up<br />
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I'm going back through my phone and have a few more things that I haven't posted about. The most important being my little man's birthday party! We had a bunch of his buddies out to the dog park. Winter was holding on with both fists so it was only about 34 degrees out side. It was so cold but so much fun - for the dogs. Each puppy got a goodie bag from the local Woofables bakery and each human got hot cider. </div>
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The other weekend Erik and I went to the new indoor, year round farmer's market in Cedar Rapids. It was very cool! We ended up with $30 worth of amazing fancy cheese, fresh pies, we were full of good southern style comfort breakfast - biscuits and gravy!</div>
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Rosie came for a visit!</div>
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It takes me forever to adjust to change sometimes, and I think the length of adjustment directly correlates with how jumbled my brain is at that time. Change for me always brings with it a menagerie of emotions and thoughts that just swirl around until I can eventually file and categorize them neatly away. This adjustment period for me usually means 'Can I maintain the day to day mundane laundry, vacuuming, dishes, made bed, blogging, etc. with ease while incorporating the new and sorting out the jumble?' When my brain is this way, the answer is always no. </div>
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The first thing to go is always laundry. This usually means I have ceased even keeping it in one spot and sorted. The bathroom floor falls victim first to the barrage of dirty socks, towels, and t-shirts. Once I have amply cushioned that floor, I move on to the spare bedroom. This space is supposed to be my walk-in closet of sorts and would, in theory, keep me organized and prevent this whole mess from occurring. What it becomes on a cyclical basis, is a futon full of clothes I tried on once, hated, and then refused to hang back up; and the floor looks oddly familiar to the bathroom. Once the laundry goes, what's the point of putting anything else away? The bathroom counter becomes clogged with every primping beauty product I own whether its in use daily or not. It soon gets to the point where the hairdryer cord frequently knocks half of it into my floor cushion of shame every. single. time. Once this horrible cycle is in full swing, I start to forget where I put the important stuff - keys, purse, phone, checkbook. Just put them in the same spot everyday you say? Stop with your nonsense! That's clearly the logical thing to do, and I laugh in the face of your smarts. HAHA! </div>
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I have started going to community events. I have been looking for new experiences and hoping to learn a few things. One of the first events I went to was a lecture given by Bob and Justin from a marketing design company called Rule29. It was about finding wonder and how they use the idea of wonder to tell the story of several charitable groups. It was very interesting and goes perfectly with my resolution of being more present. Their message was to find wonder every day. </div>
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The other night I went to my first author reading and book signing. It was for Iowa alum Ayana Mathis who penned the novel "The Twelve Tribes of Hattie." She was recently featured on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday, and her book is on Oprah's reading list. It was wonderful listening to her describe her characters and how she developed them. If this writing thing doesn't work out she could easily go into public speaking. I have not yet read the book but after hearing a beautiful chapter and meeting the author, I am very excited to do so. </div>
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