52 Lists in 52 Weeks (Week 13)

List of the week

Things I love about my job...

- 4 10 hr days instead of 5 8 hr days

-2 days off in the middle of the week

-Funny patient names we receive daily

- Casual Fridays (that have turned into all the time M-F while on overtime!)

- 2 Women turned friends that "get me"

- Nice letters from customers on a job well done

- A lead and a Supervisor that are on my side

Wordless Wednesday

52 Lists in 52 Weeks (Week 12)

8 Wonderful/Stunning things about myself that others may need to know

- I aspire to have a home decorated like something you would see in a magazine

- I have a talent for scrapping double page layouts for my scrapbook

- I have a fairly good sense of direction

- I like to be by myself sometimes, and am perfectly content at home (nothing personal)

- I love to be organized, but am having trouble with it lately

- Change is scary..and changes are coming!

- I love my friends back in MN more then they could ever realize!

- I can name all 50 states in alphabetical order 

52 Lists in 52 Weeks (Week 11)

With Summer rapidly coming to an end and school and fall around the corner...this weeks list from Kellie is dedicated to Summer


Things I will miss about summer.

-Hanging out and swimming at the pool on my days off

-Picking up a cool ice cream treat..just because!

-Being tan

-Warm weather (But not hot!!)

-Bright clear cloudless days (when it gets colder, it starts getting cloudier)

-Lighter traffic while commuting (especially Fridays!)

-Sun going down later..more daylight

-Summer rain (when it finally does, so I don't have to water the lawn)

-The clothing (shorts, tank tops, flip-flops)

-Blossoming bright flowers and plants

-Summer BBQ get togethers with friends




*What will you miss most about Summer?*

52 Lists in 52 Weeks (Week 10)

So I happen to stumble upon this blog which I found through random blog surfing.  The owner had a really great idea to make a list every week for a year (posting on Sunday's) based upon a set group of topics.  This weeks prompt.. Favorite Spaces and Places...so here we go in no particular order...

Prompt 10: Favorite Spaces and Places.

- Aruba

- San Diego, CA

- Home in MN with family and friends 

- At Home with my husband

- Onboard a cruise ship

- My bed or our new couch

- Poolside

- Scrap retreats/ weekends with the girls

- IKEA (and other home decor stores)

- Hobby Lobby

- Scrap Stores


- At the movies


- My scraproom




I may not participate all the time...but when it seems fitting! (Or interesting!!)  :)

Currently...

Loving.... Rain when we get it, "cooler" air coming in this week, feeling creative, having the house to myself (for a few days of the week) Dreamsicles, ice cream, air conditioning

Excited for... furniture shopping, having the house to myself this next week and every other week for the month

Worried... job stresses that are needing to end...seriously!

Creating.... Scrapbook pages that are laid out on my scrap desk ready for "final touches" and new pages waiting to be assembled.

Hating... (see worried!)

Wondering...  So many things...wouldn't you like to know?!

Craving...  PB&J, chocolate, ice cream, sparkling water

Hoping... For safe trips while traveling for training 

Watching.... From Netflix in the past month: Easy A, Cedar Rapids, Hall Pass, Just go with It

DVR: Design Star, Kate+8, Guliana and Bill,

Listening... Radio, music, ipod... LOVING music lately!! Air conditioning humming away.

Looking forward to... Spending more quality time with the hubby, housewarming parties and end of summer get togethers

Debt problems explained in photos

One Hundred Dollars

$100 dollars the most counterfeited denomination in the world

Ten Thousand Dollars

$10,000 Enough for a great vacation or to buy a used car. Approximetly one year of work for the average human on earth.

One Million Dollars

$1,000,000 Not as big of a pile as you thought, huh?  Still this is 92 years of work for the average human on earth

One Hundred Million Dollars

$100,000,000 Fits nicely on an ISO/Military standard sized pallet.

One Billion Dollars

$1,000,000,000 The aggregate annual income of 25,857 median Americans You will need some serious help when robbing the bank. Now we are getting serious!    

One Trillion Dollars

$1,000,000,000,000 Comparison to the standard size American football field and European football field.  Larger than a Boeing 747-400 transcontinental airliner.  The biggest passenger plane in the world until recently.

15 Trillion Dollars

$15,000,000,000,000 U.S. national debt will pass this amount by Christmas

$144.5 Trillion – This money, piled up, would tower above the World Trade Center

It's so Hot in Kansas...

I got this from a coworker, and it was to funny not to pass this along! (Especially since the actual air temperature outside is 107 currently at 2:00 in the afternoon)


It's So HOT IN KANSAS...

..the birds have to use potholders to pull the worms out of the ground.

..the trees are whistling for the dogs.

..the best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.

..hot water comes from both taps.

..you can make sun tea instantly.

..you learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron.

..the temperature drops Below 95 F and you feel a little chilly.

..you discover that in August it only takes two fingers to steer your car.

..you discover that you can get sunburned through your car window.

..you actually burn your hand opening the car door.

..you break into a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30 A.M.

..your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, "What if I get knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and cook to death?

..you realize that asphalt has a liquid stage.

..the potatoes cook underground, so all you have to do is pull one out and add butter.

..the cows are giving evaporated milk.

..farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying boiled eggs.

AND..................IT'S SO DRY and RAINLESS IN  KANSAS....

..that the Baptists are starting to baptize by sprinkling.

..the Methodists are using wet-wipes.

..the Presbyterians are giving rain checks.

..and the Catholics are praying for the wine to turn back into water!