It's Not That I'm Lazy, It's That I Just Don't Care.

Day 20, Monday: Get real. Share something you're struggling with right now.

I'm very hesitant to participate in today's subject because it seems so whiny. Stuff has been getting SO much easier in the last few months. I had a pretty rough time after I moved to San Diego from Guam in 2009 and it didn't start getting better until recently.

The only thing that is tough right now is that I hate my job. I know, who doesn't hate their job? But for real, my job is lame. It has no purpose. We just do "busy work" all day. I know that seems easy, but doing nothing for 10 to 12 hours a day is exhausting and frustrating. I miss out on time with my husband and time to do things I love. Not to mention everyone I work with is pretty much an asshole. I would rather make less money and have a job that feels purposeful with people who are pleasant to be around. I also would like to be good at my job... which I'm not. It sucks to suck at your job.

It won't be forever though! I am looking forward to going to culinary school when I get out of the army, so I can't complain too much! I feel like there are only good things on the horizon.

Russian Nesting Dolls

Yesterday evening we went out to dinner with friends at a fancy place downtown. It was just a little expensive, but very delicious! I might go there again for drinks at the bar but probably not for food unless it's a special occasion.
We parked outside a super adorable Russian shop called "Masha" that had hundreds of little nesting dolls inside. Not only were there traditional looking dolls, but there were countless modern style dolls. The Hello Kitty, Alice in Wonderland, and Nightmare Before Christmas dolls were my favorites. The artists are extremely talented!

Favorite Blogs

Day 19, Sunday: Five of your favorite blogs and what you love about them

Scathingly Brilliant - She loves cats, has awesome outfits and I love her pastel gallery wall.

The Dainty Squid - She reminds me of my friends back in San Francisco. She reads good books so I get some good reading recommendations from her posts (I just picked up Geek Love at the thrift shop.) Love her clothing style. She loves cats and prefers fungi to flowers. 

The Nearsighted Owl - I love her kitschy style! She seems like a fun, confident person.

Bubble My Licorice - These two sew some really nice dresses! I love their fun hair colors and posts about their kitty. They occasionally post about feminism as well, which is nice.

The Militant Baker - She bakes and talks about feminism! 

Camping

Day 18, Saturday: Tell a story from your childhood. Dig deep and try to be descriptive about what you remember and how you felt.

I was about three years old when this picture was taken. 

I remember going camping. I remember my dad using one of the built-in grills at the campsite. I remember water... maybe a creek or something, but I'm not sure if it was real or not. I remember touching the hat I have on in this picture and how all the seams on the brim were lined up.

The main thing I remember was that I had stickers. I think they were smurf stickers. I ended up running around in my diaper and stuck the smurf stickers on my nipples and on my belly button. 

Why? 

Who knows.

Thrift Finds... Kitschy Kitties!

We went thrift shopping today and found a bunch of goodies! As promised I started collecting some kitty figurines. I found a interesting perfume bottle shaped like a kitty but it smelled like old lady so I didn't get it.

I found a cute, handmade coffee mug with kitties on it too! It is titled "Understanding Your Cat" and even has the name of the place it was made on the bottom. I absolutely love it. 

We found a couple of really nice art prints for the walls which I was surprised to find in a thrift shop. I like to look though the frames and pictures but the most I usually hope for is maybe some faux big-eyed paintings, so this was a nice thing to find.

We got a couple board games (Shots and Ladders Drinking Game and Seinfeld Scene It) a couple books and a funny duck shaped bottle opener made from a golf club.

Favorite Photo

Day 17, Friday: A favorite photo of yourself and why

This is a pretty recent photo that was taken while I was a model for my friend who is a makeup artist. It was taken in a parking garage in downtown Anchorage. I have too many older photos that I love for so many reasons. I couldn't pick just one! 
I chose this one because I really love the texture of the building behind me. I also think it's cool that my hair looks good because I came to the shoot without doing anything to it. I was told we would have our hair done for us, which didn't happen, but it looks nice anyway. 
I wish we had gotten more photos from this shoot since we spent a good amount of time outside on the roof of a building taking pictures and it was COLD! 

I guess since I never posted any of the photos from the rest of that day I will just include them for kicks...

She used this one for her business card!