26 November 2011

Adventures in Sticky Notes

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I spotted this sticky note posted in the bathroom of a fast food restaurant in Hays, Kansas. It says, “You are more than the make up on your face. Your’e beautiful.”

I was in the midst of an eleven-hour road trip and had been awake since 4:30 a.m. but was still in good spirits. Seeing the note made me smile a little brighter, though!

Have you ever heard of Operation Beautiful or seen a note like this?

 

12 November 2011

Listen By Number

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I have a smart playlist on my iPod that automatically compiles the 25 most played songs. I listen to a lot of different playlists and albums but it is fun to see which songs and artists I listen to most. Based on data gathered over the past 13 months, I have definite favorites. What songs or artists have you been listening to lately?

Plays    Song – Artist
407      On a Night Like This – Dave Barnes
320       I Have and Always Will – Dave Barnes
208       Beautiful – Bethany Dillon
156       Shadowfeet – Brooke Fraser
153       Beautiful One – Jeremy Camp
122       Twilight – Shaun Groves
119       Long Live the King – Aaron Shust
105      Me & Mrs. You – Michael Bublé
98         Can’t Grow Tired of Your Love – Dave Barnes
96         What Am I Gonna Do – Dave Barnes
89         Love at First Sight – Michael Bublé
81         Someone’s Somebody – Dave Barnes
75        Nothing Fancy – Dave Barnes
66         Try a Little Tenderness – Michael Bublé
62         Alejate – Josh Groban
58         How Sweet It Is – Michael Bublé
57         London – Brandon Heath
57         Wonderful Maker – Jeremy Camp
54         Beautiful of Heaven – Charlie Hall
54         Tell Him He’s Yours – Michael Bublé
51         Save the Last Dance for Me – Michael Bublé
49        Call Me Irresponsible – Michael Bublé
46        Something Beautiful – Needtobreathe
43        All I Ask Of You – Andrew Lloyd Webber
43        Love Never Fails – Brandon Heath

Artist                   Song Count    Total Plays
Dave Barnes               6                    1077
Michael Bublé           7                    472
Jeremy Camp            2                    210
Brandon Heath         2                    100

 

1 January 2011

Adventures in 2010: A Year of Weddings & Babies

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This was a record year for me in terms of celebrating my friends’ engagements, weddings, and babies!  If you ever need ideas for wedding or baby showers, bachelorette parties, wedding or baby gifts, weddings, or bridesmaid responsibilities, just let me know.  Here are some of the highlights of my past year… by the numbers.

  • 13 babies were born to my friends
  • 11 couples* got married
  • 6 couples* are currently engaged
  • 6 showers attended** (the laws of physics insist that I can only be in one place at a time)
  • 6 months since my promotion to accountant
  • 5-year anniversary of working in accounting
  • 5 weddings attended (see previous comment on physics)
  • 4 graduate classes completed (bringing my total earned hours to 16)
  • 4 college football games attended
  • 3-year anniversary of moving into my apartment
  • 2 babies currently expected by my friends (that I know of)
  • 2 times my tips were published on Lifehacker

*Where one or both people are my friends or acquaintances.
**Includes both wedding and baby showers.

1 baby currently expected by my friends (that I know of)
 

10 August 2009

Journal Retrospective

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Journal Retrospective

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Every time I reach the end of a journal (about every 10-13 months), I read back over the previous months’ entries and summarize them however seems to fit. I am currently finishing the journal that I began on 28 November 2008. What has God been teaching you in the past year?

Credit where it is due: I was inspired by Joshua Blankenship’s Flickr stream and he is far more talented than I!

 

19 February 2009

Life Lessons (a.k.a. Things Robinsons Know)

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  • You don’t get in trouble for making a mess, just for not cleaning it up.
  • You can look up almost anything.
  • The job is not done ’til you clean up the mess.
  • The garbage disposal cannot handle two boxes of cooked macaroni.
  • There should always be food, especially peanut butter, milk, apples, and bread.
  • Not all washable markers really wash off.
  • When the birds stop singing… run inside.
  • If you are going to fight, fight fair.
  • The Women’s Network is a powerful resource; be careful how you use it.
  • Two is plenty, three is greedy.
  • If someone starts to get crabby and irritable, either their shoes are too tight or they need a snack.
  • “Don’t fight with a girl, you’ll lose. Even if you win, you’ll lose.”
  • There are some secrets that siblings just need to keep amongst themselves.
  • Under no circumstances should you ever admit to being ticklish.
  • “Don’t talk to strangers… and duck if they shoot.”

Feel free to weigh in on these or to add your own!

 

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