Day 40

When the heck does Lent end because technically today is the 40th day but people are saying Holy Thursday and even Easter. I have no idea!!

1:52 am
Totally hooked on watching this documentary on Pompeii on the Discovery Channel instead of sleeping. Gonna pay for it in the morning.

2:41 pm
I swear...I don't think I can ever clean my apartment without dancing at the same time. I love it!

Day 39

I love the smell of onions cooking. <3

Day 38

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm" - Winston Churchill

Day 37

Everyday I see my dream...

9:04 pm
Worked the Vera Bradley Outlet Sale today and am happy to say it went smoothly! There's a lot of good product out this year so definitely stop by if you're in the Fort Wayne area.

And now... I'm going to lay on the couch and rest my poor feet.

Day 36

So much to do!

11:55 pm
It's almost midnight and I'm baking cupcakes. I must be nuts.

Day 35

"Laughter is by definition healthy." —Doris Lessing

8:10 pm
What a CRAZY day! Had a lot of rush projects and 86 last minute signs that needed to be printed and trimmed for the Annual Vera Bradley Outlet Sale. We only had an hour and a half to do it all and somehow we managed to whip it out! With all the hoopla goin on, it was fun to take 15 minutes to fool around w/ a polaroid camera. I still managed to make time to go food shopping AND go for a run. Good day!

Day 34

"Life is an echo – what you send out comes back" - Zig Ziglar

9:23 pm
Preparing for the week long Vera Bradley Outlet Sale. Time to whip out the elbow and knee pads.

Day 33

Beautiful day out. 83 degrees. Going to enjoy it.

"Your soul is not a passive or a theoretical entity that occupies a space in the vicinity of your chest cavity. It is a positive, purposeful force at the core of your being. It is that part of you that understands the interpersonal nature of the energy dynamics in which you are involved, that loves without restriction and accepts without judgement."

Day 32

Happy 6th Birthday, Lily! Love ya! :)

Day 31

It's a dark and rainy Friday. Here is my song for the day.
Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull "On The Floor"

Oh..and this too. Everyday I'm Shufflin!
LMFAO "Party Rock Anthem"


Now I wanna dance.

Day 30

"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." —C.S. Lewis

1:47 pm
After a heated discussion in the office as to when Lent officially ends, it seems I will be extending my sacrifice four more days. 40 days brought me to Palm Sunday but according to sources, it ends Holy Thursday. I don't know. Which is the correct ending date?

7:04 pm
It was really quiet in the office today so my coworkers and I decided to go around and take turns playing a song. We all have different taste in music and here is what Thursday's playlist ended up being.

1) "Written in The Stars" by Tinei Tempah
2) "Backseat Drive" by Newsboys
3) "Hey Yah" by Obidiah Paker
4) "Beautiful People" by Chris Brown feat. Benny Benassi
5) "Shoop da Whoop" by Salt n Pepa
6) "Stay" by Lisa Loeb
7) "Whenever, Wherever" by Shakira
8) "Vegetable Car" by Joshua Radden
9) "Love You Madly" by Cake
10) "Things Will Go My Way" by The Calling
11) "Fascination Street" by The Cure
12) "Fast Cars" by Tracy Chapman
13) "Staple Gunned" by The Spill Canvas
14) "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" by Paul Simon
15) "More Than a Feeling" by Boston
16) "Free Falling" by Tom Petty
17) "Fall For you" by Second Hand Serenade
18) "Bittersweet" by Big Head Todd & The Monsters
19) "Young Blood" by The Naked & Famous
20) "Walk Tall" by Ziggy Marley
21) "Desperately Wanting" by Better Than Ezra
22) "She" by Parachute
23) "#41" by Dave Matthews Band
24) "High Speed Soul" by Nada Surf
25) "No Woman No Cry" by Bob Marley
26) "Ever Seen The Rain" by CCR
27) "Black Betty" by Ram Jam
28) "Can't Always Get What You Want" by Rolling Stones
29) "Creep" by TLC
30) "Waterfalls" by TLC
31) "Scrub" by TLC
32) "Are you That Somebody" by Aaliyah
33) "This is how we do It" by Montell Jordan
34) "Don't Turn Around" by Ace of Base
35) "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio
36) "Together Again" by Janet Jackson
37) "Sister" by Nixons
38) "Down By The Water" by The Decemberists
39) "Rogue Wave" by Lake Michigan
40) "Good" by Better Than Ezra
41) "Saturday Night" by Bay City Rollers
42) "Do you Love Me" by Guster
43) "This Too Shall Pass" by Ok Go
44) "50 Ways To Leave your Lover" by Simon & Garfunkle
45) "Innocent" by Our Lady Peace
46) "The Underdog" by Spoon
47) "Cats in the Cradle" by Cat Stevens
48) "Life in Technicolor ii" by Coldplay

Quite a range! haha.
The rest of this week I'm dogsitting Daisy for a friend of mine. Yay for more puppy love! :)

Day 29

With 3 designers out for the week, it has been a bit stressful for the remaining 4 here in the office. Luckily we have Cookie Cottage cookies, Starbucks pastries and macaroons to keep us going! Can't wait till the weekend and the 70 degree weather!

Day 28

Live and do everything with purpose and good intention.

Day 27

Now that the hard part is over, I can relax. With that being said, I plan on going to bed early tonight and sleeping with a clear head. 13 more days till I can Facebook again! yay!

I also got to hang out with Gracie this past weekend while my friend was in Chicago. It was nice to have some puppy company! :D

Day 26

Putting the last finishing touches on my work and I'll be DONE!

Day 25

Lots of work to do today!! Let's hope the creative block is gone.

Day 24

So...... in a moment of stress and vulnerability, I gave in and went on facebook last night. I know...I'm getting all the head shakes and the disapproving looks. Not saying that I'm happy about it but when I hit a really low point, I need some sort of comfort and so that's what I had to turn to. I made it through 23 days which is quite impressive & it's helped me to learn that overall, I really need to cut down on it. I will continue though, to not go on until Palm Sunday. Ahh! april fool's suckas. I'm still goin' strong. Jesus would be so proud. lol.

Today's a new day. Time to make the best of it.

12:34 pm
See??....this is like the 4th or 5th time this week that I've looked at the clock at this particular time both a.m. and p.m. I need to look up what this means.

5:07 pm

What a week!! Look at all the crap that has accumulated over the past couple of weeks.

2 glasses of water, 2 blueberry muffins, 1 jalapeno biscuit, 1 apple, 1 banana, 1 mac n' cheese and 1 baguette in a panera bag, 1 roll, 1 bag of sweet potato chips, 14 package mockups, 10 job tickets, 2 spools of ribbon, 2 sourcebooks and a partridge in a pear tree.

I swear..I'm cleaning it up before I leave today.

8:21 pm

Good company, a sweet glass of mascato d'asti, and a delicious serving of creme brulee. Just what I needed.