tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62193645086497370132024-03-06T01:02:06.230-06:00Art of Being HappyThe Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-39324151237867699152015-02-13T08:00:00.000-06:002015-02-13T08:35:34.662-06:00According to Mr. K: 2nd Edition<span style="color: #0b5394;">My 2nd most read blog entry of all time (2nd only to <a href="http://www.artofbeinghappy.blogspot.com/2014/03/what-your-favorite-disney-pricess-says.html">What Your Favorite Disney Princess Says About You</a>) is my <a href="http://www.artofbeinghappy.blogspot.com/2014/04/according-to-mr-k.html">According to Mr. K</a> post from April of last year. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Since tomorrow is Valentine's Day, I thought we would do a 2nd edition of "According to Mr. K" since he is my Valentine. for. life.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">So, here we go! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: Do you remember when we did this last time?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D. Oh, yes of course. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: The According to Mr. K blog post is my 2nd most read post, behing What your Favorite Disney Princess Says About you. How does that make you feel?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D. Makes me feel like I need to up my game. I can defeat the Princesses.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: Last time we chatted for the blog, you had some interesting insight into today's fashions. What is a current fashion trend?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D. It seems like, I don't know what they call them, but high-water pants seem to be a thing for guys. With fun socks and wingtip shoes. I seem to see a lot of those.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: Who is Tory Burch?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D. The inventor of Birchbox?*</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">*Editor's note: Love that he knows what Birchbox is</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: Do you remember me asking you what the Pantone Color of the Year was?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D. Yeah</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D. What did I say last year? Mauve</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: Kind of close, but it is actually Marsala. What color do you think that is?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: Who is your favorite Disney Princess?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D. Right now, Sleeping Beauty because I want to take a nap right now.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: What do you think that says about you?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D. I think it says that I enjoy a good nights rest and I like to lie in the same position as she does; on my back with my hands folded.*</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D. Your wallet, your phone, sunglasses, backup medication*, checkbook.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D. To have discussions on how the evening is going or to compare stories. Or maybe it's a chain reaction.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: How did Lilly Pulitzer become famous?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D. Probably her name? It's a pretty good name.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: What is 50 Shades of Grey about?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D. Seems to be about a guy who is very wealthy and does not want to form actual emotional connection. But somehow, he has his eye on this one lucky lady that gets to be brought into his world of whips and chains.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D. Because it's very descriptive in its language? And it's S&M? And still a lot of people are reading it...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D. I don't think I will.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: Finish this sentence: "Money can't buy..."</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D. everything.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D. Audrey Hepburn, Ben Vereen, Lilly Pulitzer, Todd Chrisley from Chrisley Knows Best, and Frances Bean.*</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D. Being with you!*</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">When I was growing up, the local news station used to broadcast a commercial in February in which excited young Girl Scouts would yell into the camera, "THE COOKIES ARE COMING!" </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Always an exciting time because I could get my delightful Thin Mints that we would immediately put into the fridge and not consume until juuust the right frigid temperature. No tepid Thin Mints for me and my family!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">DK and I are lucky enough to have a niece who is a Girl Scout, so you could say we have an inside source. I told DK that I would be placing an order, knowing we definitely wanted Thin Mints. "Don't forget the Caramel Delights (I believe they are known by a different name these days)." It got my thinking about what our respective Girl Scout Cookie vices says about us. DK= crazy chocolate, caramel and coconut. An amalgamation of flavor, interesting texture, and 1-way ticket to crazy sugar town. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Me= simple, reliable, timeless, 1-way ticket to crazy (cold) sugar town.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The Golden Retriever of cookies. Reliable, trustworthy,classic. You favor simple flavors, a satisfying crunch, and a good J Crew button down.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Outgoing, gregarious, and the life-of-the-party. Matching your socks is likely not a priority. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">An introverted extrovert. You wish you were like the Samoas, but you just aren't and you need to get over it and be happy with your peanut butter loving self.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">You're a meat and potatoes and gravy kind of person. Your tastes are a little more simple, and your tum-tum may not be able to handle that spicy chocolate!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">You are organized and thoughtful. You are very task-oriented and likely love your Erin Condren Life planner. Additionally, you have mastered the art of consuming this cookie: take it apart, lick the peanut butter, throw the cookies in the air, let them drop to the ground, stomp on said cookies. Because these cookies are disgusting.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">My sister-in-law calls these "cranberry flavorless cardboard devil wafers". So if you enjoy these, you likely are into witchcraft and sorcery and fantastical magic, and thus I cannot have anything to do with you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">You love brunch. Any meal combining bacon, eggs, vodka and tomato juice and you are IN. You enjoy event planning, and you die over a good table scape. You may also be called "boujie".</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">This one must be new because we didn't have this crap when I was a kid. If you like these, you may also enjoy cleaning out waste disposals. With your tongue. Just kidding, raisins are nature's candy that not only look like poop, but will make you poop, as well.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Your effervescent personality is more delicious than the champagne that you over-indulged in over the Holidays. You are a kind and gracious host, but you can give some side- eye the likes of which Nene Leakes has never seen!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">These semi-sweet morsels are just the right amount of sweet and bland, just like you. You may have RBF, or appear to be dead behind the eyes. And you know what? That's ok. Some of the best Reality TV stars have been dead behind the eye and look where they are now?!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Not your grandma's toffee! You're a sarcastic heathen with a heart of gold, much like Karen Walker from Will & Grace.</span></div>
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The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-61989932536335461072015-01-29T11:11:00.001-06:002015-01-29T12:51:09.809-06:00Throwback Thursday: AOL Instant Messanger<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Any child of the '90s can remember the excitement and the feeling of waiting with bated breath as your computer grunted and screeched to connecting with the internet. You sat at your computer, keeping your fingers crossed that no one picked up the phone and disconnected you, and ALSO keeping your fingers crossed that your crush was online too. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First order of business...scour your list of AIM names and see if your bestie is on. Second order of business, creep on all the people with their away messages and see what peeps be doing. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Third order of business is to examine your AIM profile. I was CONSTANTLY changing and updating this with various inspirational quotes, song lyrics, countdowns to important events, etc. Once you updated the content, you obviously had to update the fonts and colors to make it pleasing to the eye. For whatever reason, I was all about the Dave Matthews Band lyrics...specifically "laying under the table and dreaming". Whatever dude. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ok, so no one is online that you want to chat up, so now, it's time to craft the perfect away message. I'm likely not going anywhere. Rather, I will just sit at the computer and creep on folks as they sign in and out of AIM. Some top away message options likely included:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FINALLY! Your crush signs on to AIM. Now, it's just a matter of getting the nerve up to message him first, or wait to see if he messages you....</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And then, things suddenly start to slow down...you stop to listen and realize you hear the ending credit song from some <i>Barney </i>show or whatever your sister was watching at age 8...and you then realize that you have been kicked off the internet by your 8-year-old-<i>Barney-</i>watching-sister. And now, it's time to flip a table...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: xx-small;">Editor's note- my sister didn't like Barney until age 8. She was probably only 6 or 7 when she gave that up.</span></div>
The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-11607630288435267452015-01-27T08:00:00.000-06:002015-01-27T08:00:00.485-06:00On Netflix and Moods<span style="color: #0b5394;">How cool is it that we live in a time and place where technology is so advanced? We can video chat with people, just like in <i>The Jetsons, </i>our cell phones are basically tiny computers, and speaking of computers, they now weigh like 1 lb! But the best thing, in my opinion, is the invention of Netflix. With the click of a remote or mouse (and a monthly subscription), you can pull up a million different options for television series and movies. No more driving to the video store to rent, or even having to do a Redbox! This technological sorcery is what makes the world go 'round, folks! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">So, today, let's explore some of the best Netflix options at your disposal based on your current mood:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The new alternative to <i>The Tudors</i>, <i>Reign </i>follows the story of Mary, Queen of Scots and her rise to power. Definitely full of drama, this should feed your need for watching drama worse than what you are currently facing . This gal has an entire country's future on her shoulders! These are obviously not amateur problems. The costuming is lovely, the drama intense, and there is also a fairly strong sexual undercurrent. Not necessarily fine family fun, but good for solo fun. That may have come out wrong or weird, but you know what I mean.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Netflix Suggestion: <i>Saved by the Bell</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Yes, the kids of Bayside High are back (as long as you have a Netflix account.) This show never fails to bring me back to grade school, sitting on a blanket in front of the tv watching after school. The hair, the one hallway of lockers, the strange relationship with the kids and Mr. Belding. Plus, these episodes are all of 25 minutes, so you can get through probably the whole series over a weekend of Netflix binging. Not that I do that. Ever. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Current Mood: </b>Needing Convinced that your Family Isn't the Craziest</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Netflix Suggestion: <i>Arrested Development</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Truly, your family cannot be as weird as the Bluth family, so watching this will make you feel pretty good about your family life. Kind of like how going to Walmart can make you feel like you really have your life together, so can watching this show. Plus, the show is hilarious and a little nonsensical, which is a bonus. I feel as though I've learned many life lessons from watching the Bluth family, but the most important of all:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Netflix Suggestion: <i>Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Admittedly, I have not watched this, but you best believe when I get a couple free hours, I will be watching it. Based on the murder trial that was a big deal a few years ago, aspiring photographer, Jodi Arias was put on trial for allegedly killing her lover, and found guilty for the crime. She was sketch.com and those bangs made me wildly uncomfortable every time I would see her on CNN or CourtTV. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Current Mood: </b>Feeling all the feels</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Netflix Suggestion: <i>Mystic Pizza</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Oh man, I love this movie. It's just one of those feel-good-old-standby movies that just makes you smile, cry, and laugh. Plus young Julia Roberts is just lovely. A great story of friendship and young love. So many feelings!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Netflix Suggestion: <i>Airplane!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I cannot say enough good things about this movie. It was made in 1980 and it is absolutely hilarious. It just puts me in a good mood and makes me laugh so hard. I would highly recommend to anyone who just needs a good giggle.</span><br />
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The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-10812350209979360612015-01-26T08:00:00.000-06:002015-01-26T08:03:50.285-06:00Monday Moments <div style="text-align: center;">
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The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-63629523001712277162015-01-22T08:00:00.000-06:002015-01-22T09:06:11.087-06:00Throwback Thursday: Childhood Crushes<span style="color: #0b5394;">Ahhh, childhood crushes. Takes me back to the good old days of sitting around the lunch table with friends, discussing the merits of the boys from <i>Home Improvement </i> or the guys in Backstreet Boys., all while enjoying a sancho, some corn, and some chocolate milk from the Christ the King Elementary School cafeteria holler! I would say, in large part, that my childhood crushes weren't your traditional ones. No Jonathan Taylor Thomas or Devin Sawa for me. I preferred your more atypical gents:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Oh Uncle Jesse. I loved him despite the mullet and the crazy '80s jeans. He could sing, he could dance, and his hair only got better as the series went on. What a gem. And when Jesse and the Rippers reunited on Jimmy Fallon? Be still my heart.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I really liked Zach Morris circa when <i>Saved by the Bell </i>was no longer in the Jr. High-Haley-Mills-as-Miss-Bliss era. He was real naughty and wreaked havoc on Bayside High and likely made Mr. Belding get more than one ulcer. But he was my favorite trouble maker.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Here we go again with a dude who can sing and dance. I LOVED watching <i>Grease. </i>I knew all the liens. In fact, I even had a great babysitter who would bring pretzel sticks so that I could pretend to put out my fake cigarette in the carpet (on top of a paper towel, of course) when Sandy said, <i>"Tell me about it, stud."</i> And then I became obsessed with the <i>Look Who's Talking</i> movies and just loved him. Quite the charmer.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The piano man. My one and only, and still love him to this day! Super talented, plays the piano, great personality, and the writer of my favorite song of all time, <i>Uptown Girl. </i>Plus he is handsome and has just enough bags under his eyes to make him relatable. Plus, I have bags under my eyes. It's written in the stars, people. My man, Billy, has seen better days, but I still think he is a stone cold fox.</span></div>
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The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-26603615723206448732015-01-16T07:00:00.000-06:002015-01-16T07:00:01.804-06:00Having Morgan as a Supervisor: Guest Blog Edition<span style="color: #0b5394;">Today's post comes from two silly ladies that I have the pleasure of working with on a daily basis. They approached me and asked if they could write a guest post and I said they absolutely could! </span><br />
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The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-19229614145171061712015-01-14T08:00:00.000-06:002015-01-14T08:55:52.190-06:00It's the Little Things<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm not super into New Years Resolutions. This year, Mr. K and I took kind of an overall approach to resolutions and simply have stated that we can "do better". Do better in eating right. Do better in exercising. Do better in traveling more. Do better in being more positive and optimistic. Do better in being grateful and appreciating the little things.</span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Getting mail. The good kind, like a card or note from a friend. None of that bill or jury duty notice crap!</span></i></div>
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The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-63614848466206373402015-01-12T09:47:00.000-06:002015-01-12T09:51:38.402-06:00Monday Moments <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Some moments to appreciate from one of my favorite funny ladies, Amy Poehler, this Monday morning. Let's make this week a great one!</span><br />
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The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-16903555068156269652015-01-09T08:00:00.000-06:002015-01-09T08:25:30.232-06:00What Your Favorite Kardashian Says About You<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>They're America's First Family of Reality TV,</b> </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">and also the first family that we are all first to crap on. Whether you like them in public or private, there is no denying that this is one family that knows a thing or two about making a buck and staying relevant. And, whether you like them publicly or privately, we all know you have a favorite. So, without futher adieu, here is what your favorite Kardashian says about you:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">You're a mama-bear-type with a heart of gold...it might be tarnished, knock-off, back-of-a-Chinatown-van gold, but gold nontheless. You value an independant women with an entrepreneural spirit, and love a good vase filled with hydrangea...forget that baby's breath crap! Kate Gosselin may or may not be your spirit animal, but you are likely not admitting publicly.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Kourtney Kardashian: Pseudo Crunchy Granola Sweet </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">You've got a little bit of an Earth-Mama thing going on, but not in a super weird, super crunchy way. You probably enjoy using all-natural products from Lush, and you may even be a proponant of all the kale propaganda being tossed around these days. You are stylish, but you probably value comfort and function more than some other Kardashians that we know.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Cry YOU a river. You love a good gossip sesh, and you probably enjoy a good nachos nosh from time to time. You love your Instagram, you own a selfie stick, and you have perfected the "blue steel smolder". You love to look good, loathe sweatpants, but will make an exception for yoga pants. You think it's chic to name your child after a cardinal direction.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">You don't take krap from nobody! You say what you think and you mean what you say. You love to work out and love a good gym selfie. You definitely aren't about the drama like some other Kardashans that we know. You love to be silly and make others laugh.Yoga pants are a staple, but so are sky-high heels and Spanx. Your spirit animal is Scott Disick.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">You like socks. You also enjoy designing socks.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Though he is not a Kardashian in name, this dandy knows how to work a cravat and a smoking jacket. You enjoy the finer things in life, be that cars, yachts, fancy cigars, or more smoking jackets. You have a penchant for royalty and the monarchy in general. You don't take youself too seriously, unless it's regarding your Instagram game...in which case, you're serious as a heart attack.</span><br />
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The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-16715011689007310832015-01-08T10:15:00.002-06:002015-01-08T12:47:44.695-06:00Throwback Thursday: A '90s/early aughts childhood<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">It's been said that our generation was the greatest generation. Actually, I think I've said that, but the history books may favor sometime in the 1950s or something, I don't know. Anyway, I've said this because we had some pretty sweet toys, some cool processed snack treats, and we were the last generation to not have to deal with social media as a facet of everyday life. I mean we had AOL Instant Messenger, but that was it. In honor of this forgotten time, we will examine some of the latest and greatest relics from this time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Back then, you were only as cool as the pop served at your party. Forget that Pepsi crap. Surge was where it was at. For those nugget readers who were too young or in utero during the height of Surge fame and weren't able to try it, I would equate it to a Mountain Dew with far more sugar. I saw some crazy things go down when people were on the surge. I saw some serious acne develop from folks having a penchant for Surge. Based on these recollections, you might be thinking that Surge is a euphemism for meth. It isn't. It seriously was just a soda.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">"Ribbon dancer up and down, dancin' in the street (come on and do it)"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Yes, that was the ad song. Encouraging youths to dance in the street and not even warning them to look both ways first! That's some malarkey if I ever heard it. Yep, a stick with some ribbon at the end, sold for $19.95, entertained us for hours. It made us think that we, too, could be in the Olympics. Or at the very least, be in a talent show.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Speaking of the Olympics, the 1996 Olympic Gymnastic team? They were IT. Forget Brittney, Mariah, and Shania. The "Magnificent Seven" as they were called were the coolest. Especially that little nugget, Dominique Moceanu. She was my girl. I know a lot of peeps liked that Kerri Strug (the one with the cast), but I just had so many issues with her hair. I couldn't get past it. I mean, she could never do a Beyonce hair whip if she WANTED TO. I mean, I have short-ish hair, but even I can </span></div>
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ooka chocka ooka chocka....na na na na na HOOKED ON A FEELING!" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/58/d7/c6/58d7c6ab04c9e74af003a093e925014b.jpg" /></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Ooga chaka, ooga ooga ooga chaka. I definitely didn't understand the dancing baby then, but I sure thought it was funny enough to put a key chain of him on my backpack at school. For those of you who remember the TV show 'Ally McBeal', the title character would have these visions of a baby dancing everywhere. It was supposed to be a reminder, or I would dare say a taunt, at her biological clock continuously ticking. All I know it that it was funny to watch the baby dance his saucy little moves.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">You will notice the packaging says "100% Real Fruit Juice". That is a blatant lie. That was sugar water. We had a major SqueezIt issue in my family. Everyone was obsessed with them. My sister would basically only drink the blue ones, which was fine with me because I hate blue flavored things. There was a pretty serious blue SqueezIt incident of 1995 that I won't go into here, but you can certainly ask my sister about it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Y'all, I can't even tell you how important these were to my life as a kid. We would go nuts for them. In fact, whenever we would be somewhere with our parents, we would be walking anyway...even into a gas station, and my dad would pretend to read a sign and say, "Beanie Babies, $5.99!" and we would absolutely FLIP. We had them all. I'm fairly certain we had every one shown above in that photo, but we also had the Ireland one, and the Princess Diana one. In fact, there was a pretty serious incident with my sister and I over the Princess Diana bear. We had been arguing over whose room Princess Diana could reside in one day and my dad was tired of the fighting. Unbeknownst to us, he took Princess Diana and hid her. My sister and I went nuts looking for it, assessing blame, screaming, tearing rooms apart. I convinced my sister that she lost it and should basically pack up her belongings and start walking to my grandparents house (a mere 10 minute walk down the street, but knowing my sister, it probably would have taken her 2 hours) because this would be her new home. She could not be trusted in our home any longer. Well, my sister starts walking, gets maybe 3 houses down from ours, and my parents pull up. Morgan got in some trouble that day. Princess Diana was recovered and set up in my family room, on top of our desktop computer monitor, for all to enjoy.</span></div>
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The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-43915025350641159642015-01-07T09:00:00.000-06:002015-01-07T09:00:36.363-06:00On Shopping at Target<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">When I was traveling as a sorority consultant, every so often, you had to ask members of the chapter to take you to pick up some essentials, like shampoo or deodorant. Most of the time, they would take you to the local Walmart (because what college town doesn't have a Walmart), but every now and again, they would take you to TARGET. If that wasn't a "Jefferson's" feeling (movin on up...) then I don't know what would be.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Bright lights, the smell of popcorn, Starbucks, and new shoes, and the big red bullseye are enough to calm even my most rattled nerves. A sense of calm often rushes over me because no matter how crazy life is on the outside is, I know that I can always ALWAYS get a lint roller for a dollar, and some Covergirl mascara in the check-out line. These things are constants.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Nine times out of ten, I enter Target with a list of things I need. Also nine times out of ten, I leave with more than is on my list. I believe that the first contributor to this is the Dollar Section. I always hit this up first since it is right inside the door. I'll tell you what, I do not ever come into that store and need sticky note pads, Goo Gone, some Disney Princess socks (kids size. I have small feet, what of it!?), and tiny spools of ribbon. But you better believe I throw those in my cart. Why? Because they are a dollar and being in there makes me feel like a millionaire. #makeitrain</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The next area that I often peruse if the Beauty section. It is most likely that I'm gonna head to some lipsticks and lip stains first. I will debate for several minutes about purchasing a lipstick in a burnt raisin hue, and then ultimately decide against it. Rather, I will purchase yet another berry colored lip product, because the 4 that I have in my purse currently are not enough. I will next peruse the nail polish, seriously consider buying a few, then remember that I hate doing my own nails. I typically skip the hair products and go straight for the body care items. I will peruse the Burt's Bees section for entirely too long and will add none of it to my cart. I really never got the appeal of Burt's Bees, with the exception of their hand lotion and lip balm. I will venture away from this section excited to try my 5th berry colored lip product that will more than likely look exactly like the others in my purse...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I typically do the most damage here between buying Swiffer Sweepers, random all-purpose cleaners, and cleaning wipes. I like to pretend that I'm a super domestic diva and have all this cleaning business figured out, but, truly, I'm average at best.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I hate grocery shopping just as much as the next gal, but doing it at Target makes it that much better. At least I can enjoy the smell of popcorn and new shoes while I get down to business. The only thing that could make it better is if there were free samples...but everyone knows that's what Sam's is for! Lastly...everyone knows that grocery aisles are the best places to practice your tap dancing...flap flap flap ball change, am I right?!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Y'all, I love a good Target candle. I am convinced that they burn longer than Bath & Body Works candles and they are half the price (don't tell Jen from Wisconsin. See video below. Seriously watch it. The whole thing.). So you know imma be picking a few of those up. Oh, and here is a cool contraption for us to hang our keys on at home. Into the cart. Additionally, this canvas would look really cool on my gallery wall. Need it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Now I'm having early onset buyer's remorse about that lipstick, so back it goes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Here's where it gets a little scary:</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Extra long tank tops, 2 for $20- NEED</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">A cardigan covered in some whimsical print- Into the cart</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Send my sister to put aforementioned canvas back. I have another case of early onset buyer's remorse</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Yoga pants- Why yes I need another pair</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Infinity scarf- absolutely.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Send my sister to put one of the candles back. That premature buyer's remorse is killer.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Undershirts for DK- he needs another half dozen</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Do I need this cardigan? Would it get along well with the other cardigans in my closet?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Any Target customer knows that the check-out aisle is nearly as dangerous as the dollar section. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Four AA batteries for a dollar? YES. Lint roller? Sure I need another one of those. Plastic Disney Princess figurine? Might look cute on my desk. Magazine featuring Kim Kardashian on the cover? What are they up to these days anyway, those Krazy K's!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Do I have a Redcard? You bet I do. Do I have any coupons on Cartwheel? Who doesn't!?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">My total is $101?! All I bought was some cleaning wipes, 2 candles, some socks and undershirts for DK and a whimsical cardigan!?!? Oh well...I've got the receipt. I can always take stuff back*.</span><br />
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The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-91949318530728778112015-01-06T08:53:00.001-06:002015-01-06T16:52:12.618-06:00A Non-Gym-Beast's Guide to Your Local Fitness Club<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Here's a little dose of truth serum to start the new year: fitness and health related goals are the number 1 resolutions made by Americans. However, only about 8% are actually successful in achieving their goal, and only 46% of people maintain their efforts toward said goal 6 months after setting it. For more stats on this topic (and tips for keeping your resolutions!), visit <a href="http://www.theactivetimes.com/get-fit-2015-tips-making-new-year-s-resolution-you-ll-actually-keep">this link.</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Another dose of truth is that my personal relationship with gyms and fitness has been fickle. About 2 years ago, I joined a popular, local private gym. We'll call it Gym1. It was a nice facility with all the bells, whistles, classes, and lessons that you could want. I enrolled in personal training, which was both fun and terrible. I really hated going, but I loved how accomplished I felt after. My relationship with Gym1 started to dwindle when my trainer and I started having differing opinions on my fitness goals and regime. I didn't want to scream, grunt, and yell when I did stuff: it's just not my style. I had a problem when I would come to the gym to do some cardio and light weight lifting and he would interrupt me on the elliptical and argue with me about the level or speed (this would go for so long that my time on the elliptical would reset completely) at which I was moving. I realized he was starting to control my gym experience and I promptly stopped training with him. I started to become intimidated by even going to the facility because he would stop me anytime he saw me and lecture me about what I was doing, how much weight I had or hadn't lost, and why I stopped training with him. I then decided that Gym1 was not my jam. Unfortunately, I'm an indentured servant to them until April, buuuuut that's neither here nor there. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">**Disclaimer** let me also say that this gym is a great gym, and that there are incredible trainers and staff there. My husband still belongs there and goes regularly, but it just wasn't the place for me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">My next (and current) gym experience is at a place we will call Gym2. I've been at this gym for just under a year and have been really pleased so far. It is much more laid back, fewer bells and whistles, but I feel comfortable there, which is reason enough for me.The biggest thing that I have learned through my diverse experiences at these fitness facilities is how to navigate the ebbs and flows of the gym regulars. With that, I give you:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">*Let me put out a disclaimer that I am not a gym snob, just an observant snob*</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I feel comfortable categorizing these ladies because I feel as though this is probably the one that I most closely identify with. These ladies go to the gym to get in shape, yes, but also because they like the outfits. #guilty. They most often frequent the elliptical, and those machines for your thighs that look like a more <span style="background-color: white;">appropriate </span>version of a thigh-master. They are likely watching HGTV and making lists on their iPhone.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I really get irritated by these folks because you can't tell me that a little warm-up ever hurt nobody. These are the guys and gals who hop on the treadmill and immediately set it for like an 8 and just sprint and keep sprinting, making those of us who do a nice brisk walking warm up at a 3.5 or 4 look like chumps. Want to know why I don't do that? Because THIS:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The cool thing about most gym machines is they have handy dandy diagrams on them that show you how to use them correctly. I sometimes just don't understand when you've got the folks that just start walking around with dumbbells balanced on their shoulders, or drape a yoga mat over their shoulders like a cape. Can someone help me understand? Stay away from these guys...they are too dangerous.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">You know the ones. They were the Sprinters earlier, are lifting the absolute heaviest weights, and even attempting this nonsense:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">So here's to you, non-gym-beast. May you be part of the 8% this year!</span></div>
The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-73058448233808318052014-04-09T08:58:00.000-05:002014-04-09T08:58:33.366-05:00According to Mr. K...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Over the last week, there has been a blogging trend of bloggers interviewing their significant others to get their perspective on things, and see how much they know about the beauty/diy/pop culture/lifestyle blog genre. I knew that my Mister would likely have some interesting things to say. so without further adieu, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: What is the name of my blog?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: What do I typically write about?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D: A mixture of things. But I would say you write a lot of lists and talk about things that make your day...or don't make your day. Things that "grind your gears" and ways others can improve their happiness.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: What's a popular fashion item for women right now?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D: Vests are coming in. And people like wearing lace-up boots. I call it the "Han Solo look". </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: What's the best place to shop for women?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D: Can you be more specific? That's not a specific enough question.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: What do you know about Pinterest.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D: It's everything.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: What is a Hunter Wellie?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: What does "YOLO" stand for?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D: You Only Live Once</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: What do you and I like to do together?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D: Eat.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: Am I good at staying on a budget?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D: <<silence for way longer than necessary>> yes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: What is the Pantone Color of the Year?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D: What is Pantone?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: It is a color forecasting organization. They basically predict the popular colors of each season.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D: Oh. Turquoise?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D: Trust me, I only said turquoise because I thought it would make you happy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: What do women keep in their purse?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D: According to your blog, a lot of things I don't know about. I'm still concerned that you actually put your wedding dress on. But you do like to work out.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D: I usually play my keyboard louder than expected. And...catch up on my shows.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: What's my favorite accessory?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D: Your dog. Or your Tiffany's Key Necklace. Or your initials (he is referring to my monogram necklace). Oh, and your wedding ring.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: What's an acceptable amount to spend on a makeup item?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: What jewelry do I wear every day?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D: Your wedding ring</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: What's my favorite TV show?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: What is a clarisonic?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D: It sounds like an acne treatment. How many more of these are there?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: Anything else that you would like to share?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">D: Frances Bean would like to take the quiz next.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Me: What were you hoping this quiz would be?</b></span></div>
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The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-69991771497963923532014-03-27T09:58:00.002-05:002014-03-27T10:50:03.136-05:00Carrie Bradshaw's Hits and Misses<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Since Tuesday (3/24/14) was Sarah Jessica Parker's 49th birthday, I felt compelled to do some analytical work on her best role EVER, Carrie Bradshaw.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">And by "analytical work", I clearly mean analyzing the fashions of <i>Sex and the City</i>, styled by the amazing Patricia Fields. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;">side note- I'm so mad at myself for acting like Carrie Bradshaw is real and has really made these choices, but #itiswhatitis</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">This beautiful, full skirt frock is from season 6, part 2, when Carrie had moved to Paris with "The Russian". I always loved this because I would TOTALLY wear this...in Paris, in New York, in Springfield, IL! I also liked that is was paired with the champagne-colored blazer to make it a little less "Cinderella Ball".</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Also from season 6, this fuscia Oscar de la Renta dress is TO DIE. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">And she went to McDonald's in this dress! Carrie is just like us!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I remember when I first saw this episode, I was OBSESSED with her coat. Never was much for the shoes, but didn't Miranda's water break on those shoes? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I had a hard time finding photos of this one, but yet another beautiful coat from season 6!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">This outfit absolutely KILLS ME. The dress, the coordinating jacket, the pseudo-gladiator sandals and the Eiffel Tower bag! Loooove!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">This may be a more unconventional favorite, but I think that I like this so much partly because this I can recall seeing fanny packs like this one in Macy's months after this episode aired. This ensemble influenced the masses, people!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">Here is another example of Carrie Bradshaw influencing the fashion industry. These flowers were freaking everywhere. I love this look also because it is more casual and laid back. Like she is just being normal and not dressing up in something too "costume-y".</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Rounding out my favorites with this classic from the opening credits. Who knew this little vintage tutu would become so iconic?!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>The Worst of Carrie Bradshaw</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Ohhhh if there is one thing in this world that I really dislike, it's ruching. This frock was likely purchased from your local Deb store, and the white pumps were borrowed from Molly Ringwald. And then the turban. Because, why not?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">"Newsies" in volleyball shorts.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">This vintage coat was a staple in seasons 1 & 2 and popped up randomly throughout the series and the 2 movies and I NEVER EVER liked it. I don't know if it was the color of the fur, or her hair, or both, but I always thought she looked like a hot tranny lioness mess.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I think I always associate this dress with Carrie being a home-wrecker, but it's confusing to me. Are you supposed to wear it or read it? Is it weird or socially unacceptable if you are reading her dress in an elevator? Because that's what I would likely do.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The belt is clearly functional: trying to keep her stomach taut and her organs smashed down.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">This may be blasphemous, but I was never down with the dress or the bird on her head. Too much and doing ALL the things.</span></div>
The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-77971064269836989972014-03-21T09:58:00.000-05:002014-03-21T10:54:21.894-05:00Current Annoyances...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">I'm all about keeping my little corner of the interwebs a positive one. However, sometimes, you just gotta let off a little steam. This being Friday, I decree that today is the day to share </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...potholes. Can we get the City of Springfield on it, pleeeease? If the roads don't get better, my little Ford Focus is going to continue bouncing around the roads and I am going to have to embarrass myself by going to an auto mechanic and trying to explain that I think I need new shocks.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...spring. Yeah, where you at, boo? According to my calendar, my half birthday is what signals you to come a knockin', and I haven't heard that knockin' yet, so what's the deal?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...Lindsay Lohan and her "sexual encounter" list. Hey LiLo, can you just do one thing...ONE THING that makes you look at least semi-classy?!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...emptying the dishwasher.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...everyone coming down hard on Malaysia. LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER LOST ANYTHING!?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...at-home manicures. Why oh why am I trying to be so responsible with money?!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...all of you beasts posting on social media about your amazing spring break plans. Just don't.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...being not tan.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...along those same lines, the nasty smell of self-tan spray/lotion.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...that "Selfie" song. Is that a joke? </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...#confessiontime-- sometimes in the shower I like to listen to my rap music to get pumped up. I used to be really good at deciphering their lyrics. However, this has proven a recent challenge. If this doesn't improve, I'm going to be stuck only singing "Empire State of Mind" and the opening credit song to "Fresh Prince of Bel Air". Can y'all enunciate? </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...the check-out gal at Target giving me looks when my items for purchase include wine, gelato, a yoga mat, Glamour Magazine, nail polish and string cheese. Yeah, I'm about to have a solid weekend, so can you just look away?!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...that it would not be considered socially acceptable to flip off the meat-heads at the gym. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...everything related to March Madness. All of it. I'm was truly more likely to create a bracket for who would have won that stupid <i>Tila Tequila</i> show than for basketball.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...that I haven't heard any new singles by Macy Gray OR Keane. Both of these popped up on my Pandora and my heart began to hurt. Can we get a well check on these two?! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...that shoulder pads are no longer considered socially acceptable. I just saw this episode of <i>Will and Grace</i> and it made me really want some sequins and shoulder pads.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">All of this aside, I'm actually in a really good mood.</span></div>
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The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-11103477492268409272014-03-20T08:52:00.000-05:002014-03-20T08:52:22.242-05:00I Can't Wait for Summer Because...<div align="center">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.thedailytay.com/">The Daily Tay</a> and <a href="http://www.heleneinbetween.com/">Helene In Between</a> for a discussion on everyone's favorite current topic: SUMMER.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...I can wear jorts! And who DOESN'T look good in jorts? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...everyone just looks better in the summer! Healthier, <strike>sweatier</strike> glowing skin...it's the best!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...ice deli opens. #thebest</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...I can sit by any water source and pretend that it is my island oasis. Never mind that this might be a hose or a water fountain. With my eyes closed, shades on, and the smell of coconut, it's BORA BORA, ok?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...I can enjoy evenings under the stars watching some amazing theatre productions, w<strike>ine glass</strike> hot dog in hand.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...I can take my pup on frequent walks and she thinks I'm awesome.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...sandals and pedicures.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...the Farmer's Market opens! What better way to spend a Saturday morning that looking at (probably not buying. That's what Schnuck's is for, duh) produce and other yummies. It's really a great social activity, truth be told.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...don't you feel extra amazing eating al fresco? Our favorite weekend activity is having breakfast at an outdoor cafe with the pup, then heading over to the Farmer's Market.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...iced coffee tastes even better. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...wine tastes even better.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">...who am I kidding? Even CHALK tastes better in the summer. Or so I'm told...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Ok, so I kind of really like Disney and kind of really LOVE a good Disney Princess. This is mostly related to my love of dressing up, glitter, and a good pair of false eyelashes. Plus, Vaseline on the teeth. Who DOESN'T love that?!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">As a result of my Disney love, I have taken all of those ridiculous Buzzfeed quizzes to determine what my favorite Disney Princess says about me. I think they are completely inaccurate and dumb, so I've created my own. This is what it REALLY says about you...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Girl, you can make magic happen with some Scrubbing Bubbles! You know your way around a Swiffer Wetjet and you can clean grout like no one's business. You may also know your way around 'shrooms (how else can we explain the talking mice and pumpkin turning into a carriage). You enjoy dancing and a stiff martini. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">You are a closet narcoleptic. You may be a mute. You definitely enjoy the music of Tchaikovsky and horticulture. You like your men in swanky, sophisticated outerwear, such as a cape. You enjoy dancing and if you lived in a different time, would probably enjoy high-kicking it with Nicky Kidman at the Moulin Rouge.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">You are the <strike>little</strike> people's princess. You brake for animals. You suffer from claustrophobia and possibly some degree of social anxiety. Some may call you a "shut-in". Your favorite beauty product is Mac Russian Red lipstick, and Posh Spice is your favorite Spice Girl.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">You are the poster-child for "nautical chic". You are likely a product of the '90s, and Zach Morris was your childhood crush. You may be an environmentalist and are a hard-core recycler (seashells for a bra, and a fork for a hairbrush, helllooooo). and your dream-date is Michael Phelps. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">You are one hot tamale and you KNOW IT. You love the Kardashians and always know what is trendy. Sephora is your mecca, you love a man with a tool belt and/or harem pants, and your favorite type of music is gangsta rap.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">You are a woman who wields a spatula and you are not afraid to use it. No, but seriously, you are a fierce chef and an amazing hostess. You may have hoped that Martha Stewart would have had to face a longer jail sentence so that you could have swooped in and become the next big thing. You love a good fleur de lis and anything related to the Big Easy, and you get seriously annoyed when people ask you if Popeye's Chicken tastes anything like the chicken in New Orleans. Spoiler alert: It doesn't. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">You love burlap, mason jars, antiquing, and wine-bottle crafting. You might like to canoe, kayak, or engage in other <strike>river bend</strike> water sports. You are an outdoors woman and find beauty in odd woodland animals such as raccoons and opossums. You probably have very defined calf muscles, and enjoy Willow Smith's <i>I Whip My Hair (Back & Forth).</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">You generally shirk at most conventional gender roles and are a human and civil rights advocate. You likely volunteer at the local humane shelter. You are opinionated, determined, and you do what you want. Your favorite "Friends" character is Phoebe. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">WHO DOES YOUR HAIR!? Seriously, you must use a product made from the tears of Swiss virgin milkmaids or something because no one's hair looks good all the time. You are optimistic, and a total morning person, but you still drink 3 cups of coffee (at minimum) every morning. You mostly drink coffee because you have a super cute travel tumbler that you love to use on your morning commute. Your favorite song is "Sympathy of the Devil" by Rolling Stones.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">You are confident, fearless, and Katniss is your spirit animal. You don't care what people think of you, and do what you say you will do. You want to be a role model because your role model growing up was Vanessa Hudgins and she really went off the deep end, guys. You know that you are different, but you aren't afraid to let your freak flag fly.</span>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">You are responsible for this nasty winter. Go find a toboggan and take a hike.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">You are the quintessential girl-next-door. Your spunk and optimism are contagious. You believe in yourself and in the capabilities of others. You love a good boy band and wish Mandy Moore would come out with a new single already! It's been like 10 years! #letitgo #toosoon? #adeledazeem</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">I had the soundtrack and I remember I used to drag my boombox into the bathroom while I showered and listen to it over and over. This movie was everything, and is still, to this day, remarkably quotable. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Kudos to Jenna Elfman for the cameo as the stripper-guardian-angel:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Our next stop on our journey revisiting '90s cinematic gold would be none other than the <i>Look Who's Talking</i> trilogy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">I'll tell you what, I already loved John Travolta for Danny Zuko, and his role as James in <i>Look Who's Talking</i> put him on the map in my book. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">And what's not to love here? Cute mom and dad, talking babies, Bruce Willis and Roseanne Barr as the voices, late '80s/early '90s fashions?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Furthermore, I learned more about biology from the opening credits than I did from my Catholic school "family life" class...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">You can't talk '90s/early-aught-movies without at least giving <i>She's All That</i> honorable mention. I will say, now that I've gained some perspective and since Freddie Prinze Jr.'s bushy eyebrows have lost some of their luster, I will say that I'm not really into the storyline. But you know what I AM into? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">CHOREOGRAPHED DANCES AT THE PROM. Dear reader, this was absolutely the birth of the flashmob:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">The best part was...back in the day they sold CD-ROMs (rememebr those?!) and you could download the program so that you would have Cher's same closet software. If you didn't want to upload your own clothes, no matter, you could dress youself in Cher's clothes!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Additionally, without this movie, my life would have been devoid of fuzzy pens, clogs, and plaid; my vocabulary would have been devoid of the phrases "as if", "whatever" and "hagsville". </span></div>
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The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-80969756886698371882014-03-10T13:51:00.003-05:002014-03-10T13:53:18.552-05:00We've All Got Our Junk<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">I try to keep this little corner of the Internet very upbeat and positive. There is too much sadness, negativity and despair in the media and news. However, I'm about to hop on the semi-serious train for today's blog post. Kind of heavy for the Monday after "spring forward" but just go with me...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">I've been very intrigued watching all of the commercials and previews for the new ABC show <i>Resurrection.</i> The show follows residents of Arcadia, Missouri whose lives are turned upside down when their loved ones return from the dead.</span></div>
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I find this to be an interesting concept. Given that I have a general distaste for any form of entertainment medium that could not happen in real life (aka- "fantastical magic"...<i>Harry Potter, The Hunger Games</i>, anything with Vampires), I'm surprised that I am the least bit interested. However, I think that it definitely makes you ponder some things.</div>
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Whenever loved ones die, a common phrase uttered is, "I wish I would have told them ____". This is partially the reason for the counter-phrases, "live everyday like it's your last", "never go a day without telling people you love them", etc. But what if they came back?</div>
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I've had my fair share of deaths. Two grandfathers, who both lived long and accomplished lives, some other, more distant relatives, a friend and classmate in 7th grade. Sometimes it crosses my mind that it would be really great if they were still around for various life events. But I think that my thoughts more often wander to my classmate that passed away in 7th grade. She was 13 and passed away as a result of a car accident. By now she would probably have graduated college, maybe be married and starting her own family. </div>
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In a world that is filled with so much hate, greed, scheming, bullying, etc, we need to remember to be nice to one another. We've all got our junk and we are all dealing with SOMETHING. But we really don't know when our time is up, so we need to live lives that we can measure in </div>
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The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-71210659755880547792014-03-07T10:16:00.001-06:002014-03-07T10:16:37.717-06:00Some Friday Grins and Giggles<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Yeah, that's pretty much the look I gave myself when I entered the title of this blog post. I seriously dislike the word "giggles", but we needed some alliteration, so we're just going to go with it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">But anyway, IT'S FRIDAY! FINALLY! I feel as though this week has been epically long. The weather has been all over the place, work has been crazy-town. And since it's Friday, I think we are all in need of a little sunshine, smiles and laughter.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Had you seen this? I don't know why, but laughed for like 3 minutes at this.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">And then we have this gem. This is currently Mr. K's and my favorite commercial.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">"door-nuts", and she has this smile and barely opens her mouth. She kind of makes me hate her and yet still laugh. I think the best part is when she tries to hold the donut box and present them Vanna White style. #coordination #grossmotorskills</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Now, who would think these guys could be anything but delicious sweet treats?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Evidently these Amazon customers. These people purchased 5 lb bags of Haribo Sugar-free Gummy Bears from Amazon.com. The reviews of this product are among the funniest things I have read in quite some time. *note, not for those with semi-queasy stomachs*</span></div>
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<i>Oh man...words cannot express what happened to me after eating these. The Gummi Bear "Cleanse". If you are someone that can tolerate the sugar substitute, enjoy. If you are like the dozens of people that tried my order, RUN!<br /><br />First of all, for taste I would rate these a 5. So good. Soft, true-to-taste fruit flavors like the sugar variety...I was a happy camper.<br /><br />BUT (or should I say BUTT), not long after eating about 20 of these all hell broke loose. I had a gastrointestinal experience like nothing I've ever imagined. Cramps, sweating, bloating beyond my worst nightmare. I've had food poisoning from some bad shellfish and that was almost like a skip in the park compared to what was going on inside me.<br /><br />Then came the, uh, flatulence. Heavens to Murgatroyd, the sounds, like trumpets calling the demons back to Hell...the stench, like 1,000 rotten corpses vomited. I couldn't stand to stay in one room for fear of succumbing to my own odors.<br /><br />But wait; there's more. What came out of me felt like someone tried to funnel Niagara Falls through a coffee straw. I swear my sphincters were screaming. It felt like my delicate starfish was a gaping maw projectile vomiting a torrential flood of toxic waste. 100% liquid. Flammable liquid. NAPALM. It was actually a bit humorous (for a nanosecond)as it was just beyond anything I could imagine possible.<br /><br />AND IT WENT ON FOR HOURS.<br /><br />I felt violated when it was over, which I think might have been sometime in the early morning of the next day. There was stuff coming out of me that I ate at my wedding in 2005.<br /><br />I had FIVE POUNDS of these innocent-looking delicious-tasting HELLBEARS so I told a friend about what happened to me, thinking it HAD to be some type of sensitivity I had to the sugar substitute, and in spite of my warnings and graphic descriptions, she decided to take her chances and take them off my hands.<br /><br />Silly woman. All of the same for her, and a phone call from her while on the toilet (because you kinda end up living in the bathroom for a spell) telling me she really wished she would have listened. I think she was crying.<br /><br />Her sister was skeptical and suspected that we were exaggerating. She took them to work, since there was still 99% of a 5 pound bag left. She works for a construction company, where there are builders, roofers, house painters, landscapers, etc. Lots of people who generally have limited access to toilets on a given day. I can't imagine where all of those poor men (and women) pooped that day. I keep envisioning men on roofs, crossing their legs and trying to decide if they can make it down the ladder, or if they should just jump.<br /><br />If you order these, best of luck to you. And please, don't post a video review during the aftershocks.<br /><br />PS: When I ordered these, the warnings and disclaimers and legalese were NOT posted. I'm not a moron. Also, not sure why so many people assume I'm a man. I am a woman. We poop too. Of course, our poop sparkles and smells like a walk in a meadow of wildflowers. Thanks for all the great comments. I've been enjoying reading them and so glad that the horror show I experienced from snacking on these has at least made some people smile.</i></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">2. Wearing the baggiest, biggest, manliest sweats I can find.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">3. Painting my face in a creepy mask. Gotta get that glow!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I actually really want this face mask...</span><a href="http://www.sephora.com/youthmud-tinglexfoliate-treatment-P375741?SKUID=1497700&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=1497700&om_mmc=ppc-gg-pla&om_mmc=ppc-GG&mkwid=pla04626&pcrid=26510589617&pdv=c&site=us_search&country_switch=us&lang=en">Available at Sephora.</a></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">4. Do super embarassing workouts (that I would be so mortified to do in front of other people!)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">5. Go online and find as many things as possible to order with my monogram on it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">6. Make a delectable platter of chips and queso</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">7. Turn on my show tunes and/or Beyone and practice my moves</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">8. Talk to my dog like she is a person. But she pretty much is anyway.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">9. Put on my wedding dress and do random household activities.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">10. Put on my #1, #2, or #3 favorite movies (<i>Gone with the Wind</i>, <i>Love Actually</i>, and <i>Goodfellas</i>, respectively) and recite all the lines.</span><br />
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#gonewiththewindfabulous #twirlandtwirl<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">And there you have it. Secret Solo-Night Behavior. Basically, I'm a super attractive and cool individual, and you should be jealous.</span></div>
The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-21431429413988480042014-03-03T10:53:00.001-06:002014-03-03T10:53:35.783-06:00Leto, Lupita, & Leo...OH MY!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Ahhh, the Oscars. Truly my Super Bowl. As a former fashion student, I have always watched for the fashion critique and paid little attention to the actual award ceremony. However, last night was definitely an exception.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Ellen was a fantastic host: funny, smart, entertaining, kept the show moving, kept the show relevant for younger audiences. And who doesn't love Ellen?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">I mean she BROKE Twitter with that Selfie!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;">Side note- I'm so mad Lupita's brother is RIGHT up front. Who are you again?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Here's the other thing: I don't know why I was so fascinated by watching these people eating pizza and passing out napkins and plates, BUT I WAS. #theyrejustlikeus</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Then we have John Travolta making an ass of himself and destroying Idina Menzel's name. Was he not able to see? He was squinting? I mean...actually </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">I'm not going to make any excuses for him. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Now, let's talk about the really important stuff...the clothes!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">These ladies are absolutely my top 2. Honorable mention goes to:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Jennifer Garner in this flapper fabulous Oscar de la Renta</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Next, our gals in peplum perfection...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">(I actually wish she did something different with her hair)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">And finally, Jennifer Lawrence in Dior</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">While we're on the topic of my girl, J Law, looks like she took a tumble again this year.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Is anyone able to confirm that she has like a permanent inner-ear infection that is making balance such a challenge? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">I'm legitimately concerned here.</span></div>
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The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-27011831373957402492014-02-28T09:30:00.000-06:002014-02-28T09:33:44.600-06:00God, I Hope I Get It...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>For those of you who have been fortunate enough to participate in the rigorous process of auditioning for theatrical productions, I must applaud and commend you for your efforts. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>For those of you who have been <strike>crazy</strike> fortunate enough to audition for SUMMER THEATRE, I have to applaud your <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chutzpah">chutzpah</a>. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Let me paint a little picture for all of you non-thespians out there. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><b>You walk into a room and are seated (or left standing in the back) until your number is called. </b></i></span><img src="http://imgick.syracuse.com/home/syr-media/pgmain/img/post-standard/photo/2012/01/-4e3d33a13327da3a.jpg" height="264" width="400" /></div>
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<i style="color: #0b5394;"><b>When your number is called, you approach the center of the room. You are asked to stand on the "X". You approach and stand there. Dear reader, this is the moment in which I typically feel the urge to urinate in my trousers. In front of you is a long row of tables. The people seated at these tables are the directors, choreographers, vocal directors, etc. of the shows for which you are auditioning. You are given 3 minutes to sing your heart out for theses people. </b></i><img alt="American Idol GIF" src="http://www.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2013017/nickidance.gif" height="225" width="400" /></div>
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<i style="color: #0b5394;"><b>You might be asked to read or perform some dialogue from a show. When your time is up, you proceed to a dance audition. At this point, a routine of approximately 1 minute is taught in about 15-20 minutes. You spend most of those 15-20 minutes stepping on and cursing the people around you. Don't they know you're a star and you need your space? <strike>#amateurs.</strike> You are then put into smaller groups to perform the choreography. </b></i></div>
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<i style="color: #0b5394;"><b>When you have finished performing, you DO NOT MOVE and your number better be on your shirt. The directors write down notes while you are standing there. You keep smiling, and finally, you are dismissed. You gather your belongings, silently cursing yourself: "Damn it! Why didn't I go for the big note at the end!?", "I really should have gone for the double pirouette.", "Did I totally suck?" You then wait days or weeks to find out if you got a callback or were cast in a show. Callbacks are their own brand of beast and deserve their own blog post. I will spare my dear readers from that one.</b></i></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>But you know what? At the end of the day, it's all worth it. The sweating, the nerves, grown adults feeling the need to wet their pants...</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Why?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Because at the end of the day, you get to dress in sparkly, gold lame'. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>You get to struggle putting on fake eyelashes...</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">You might get to portray a dancing hoodlum</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Or a semi-irritating-oddly-optimistic orphan</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Or a Beast</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Or an ogre</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Or a Princess (squeal!)!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Or a tree...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">But who cares if you're a tree?! You might get to dance in a jail cell one day...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">And at the end of a long day at work, who doesn't love to <i>grand battement</i> with their closest friends?!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">And being in musicals is your outlet for expression!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">And when you're up on that stage, you just KNOW you look like a saucy little vixen...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">(even though you might really look like...)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">And the smell of the greasepaint is intoxicating...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">And your second family is your theatre family...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">And the feeling of being in front of the lights and a huge audience? That's the best feeling of all.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>To all of you auditioning in the near future...this is for you.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Break a leg. And you better #werk.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Godspeed.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;">If you live in the Central Illinois area, you can find out more about auditions and performance opportunties by visiting:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.themuni.org/">The Springfield Muni Opera</a><br />
<a href="http://www.hcfta.org/">Hoogland Center for the Arts</a><br />
<a href="http://www.springfieldtheatrecenter.com/">Springfield Theatre Center</a><br />
<a href="http://www.atthelegacy.com/">The Legacy Theatre</a><br />
<a href="http://www.theatreinthepark.net/">Theatre in the Park</a><br />
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The Art of Being Happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427190623975270420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219364508649737013.post-32038445628469233642014-02-27T09:30:00.000-06:002014-02-27T19:03:40.657-06:00Thursday Thoughts: On Positivity...<div style="text-align: center;">
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