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snow day

Published on January 24, 2016January 24, 2016 by blonde rosieLeave a comment

YAY! We have a lot of snow here in Jersey. It started around 7pm last night and has not stopped! While I love this snow I prefer to look at it through the window in my pajamas. I went out this afternoon to shovel and it was hard week with snow up to my knees! By the time I had finished the sidewalks and stairs the snow had already coated the sidewalk again! UGH!

Most Saturdays I wake up early to get my errands done and go to a yoga class. Obviously none of that was possible today and I started to go in Starbucks withdrawal. As much as I loved lounging around allllll day finishing The West Wing on Netflix I felt very lazy. I woke up at 8am and drifted back into sleep and watching Netflix until 1pm. I haven’t slept that much in a long time!

Worlds greatest idea was taking my old comforter into our living room to snuggle in while watching Netfix. And yes, our tree is still up!

I hope tomorrow will be more productive filled with some snow related activities. Honestly the most productive thing I did today was shovel snow and shower haha

I have been talking to a lot of people about Netflix lately and I will be posting about my top Netflix binge picks tomorrow 🙂

running late is my cardio

Published on January 13, 2016January 14, 2016 by blonde rosie2 Comments

On Sunday morning I dragged my butt out of bed at 8am to go to a yoga class. I don’t even wake up that early to get to work during the week! Which explains why I am late to work every day since I have to be in the office at 8:30 and I usually roll out of bed around 8:15. (oops!) So I get to the yoga class a few minutes late and become that awkward person tripping over her own feet to get a spot on the floor. The class begins with meditation. I lay there with my heart beating fast after running up two flights of stairs to get to the room. The instructor says to concentrate on my breathing but my long list of things to do for that day are crowding my head. Continue reading “running late is my cardio” →

work hard, so you can shop harder

Published on January 7, 2016January 7, 2016 by blonde rosie4 Comments

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As a PGL-er we work 40 hours a week, not including the commute to work and back home. So what else do we do on a Tuesday night when it is no longer acceptable to participate in Tequila Tuesday because we have to be up early for work the next morning? I formed a very expensive hobby. I shop. I shop for things I want and things I need.

My trip to Target is always fun and I never walk out with just some new shampoo and clothes hangers. Since I was not going back to my college house I felt like I missed out on buying decor and a new comforter. I had a guest room on my floor that was very blah. It was full of zero personality or decorations and mismatched furniture. So a few trips to Homegoods and Target later I have a new favorite room in the house. Check out my previous post a few months back for pictures and details!

When Christmas came along I wanted to decorate the house for Christmas with my own style and have my own tree. My parents gave me the second floor which I had previously redesigned over the summer to make into a winter wonderland. I fell in love with the affordable and stylish decorations they had. Just walking around brings me happiness looking at the pretty stuff even if I cannot have the budget to buy everything.

But good news!! Right now the store is up to 90% off! This is how it works…. Since it is now 2016 the 2015 is considered old and it needs to go to make room for the new pastel and blush tone collections coming in for 2016. So almost everything on the shelves need to go! A lot of the stuff is not marked clearance so be sure to use the scanner to find the real deal. I did some shopping yesterday and came home with pillows for $1.99 that were originally $19 !! Go walk around and see what you can find.

Some Target Insta-Bloggers I follow do the clearance shopping and post their finds. These gals are professionals and can find better bargains than me!

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Looking at these Instagrams are a great break from working during the day!

My December obsession is starting to roll over into January as well. Everybody needs to go to Bath & Body Works right now and buy a candle. Right now they are still on sale and are $10 compared to their normal price of $22. I did a lot of after Christmas sale shopping and got some Christmas gifts for some friends that I had not exchanged gifts with yet. These candles are my new nightly ritual at night while I try to stay awake watching a Netflix episode!

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What are some other stores I can find cute things I don’t need?! Anyone else have cheaper PGL hobbies that don’t consist of trips to Target every week??

Shop on my friends! We will be paying off our student loans forever but these sweet deals only last for so long ! 😉

hello 2016…

Published on January 4, 2016January 4, 2016 by blonde rosie1 Comment

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Hello friends and happy new year!

I am still in shock that it is already 2016 and even more shocked that we are four days into the new year already. It is the first Monday back at work and on all of the important documents and banking I did today I wrote the wrong date. Hopefully this forgetting the year thing will only last a few more days! Does anyone else write 2015 by habit on papers instead of the new year? No? Just me? Okay… well that’s embarrassing!

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the accidental new years eve resolution

Published on December 29, 2015December 29, 2015 by blonde rosie2 Comments

canstock14468516 On New Years Eve everyone makes promises that by February or March we have forgotten about or just given up on. No, you are not going to drink three water bottles a day or eat a piece of fruit everyday or even start running if it is not something you actually force yourself to do or naturally want to do it. New Years Eve resolutions turn more into burdens because we have to do something instead of doing it naturally. That is why this year I completed something that most people put on their lists by accident, because I wasn’t even trying!

In 2015 I traveled. A lot. While making my list I kept remembering more and more places I went to!

January

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jackson, Mississippi

New Orleans, Louisiana

Bayou La Batre, Alabama

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

March

Charlotte, North Carolina

Florence, South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

April

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

May

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Ocean Grove, New Jersey

Summer

After four years of primarily living in Philadelphia for school I made an effort to fall in love again with my hometown and visit towns around me. It was funny how after living near all of this for so many years, being away gave me a new love and excitement to travel to these places.

November

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

New York

Connecticut

Boston, Massachusetts

This year I have learned to just say yes to every adventure that comes my way. I haven’t flown since I was a little kid and that was a big fear to get over but in just a few months I was able to transfer flights and pack like a pro. Some of these trips were planned for months in advance and others were planned very last minute. But because I forced myself to take time to leave my regularly dull and boring day to day life I hopped on a plane or in a car and just went. We can make up so many excuses on why not to go, why can’t we make up excuses to go?

Cheers to 2016 and hopefully new states and adventures to see!

decking the halls

Published on December 22, 2015December 22, 2015 by blonde rosieLeave a comment

My family and I have been working hard since Thanksgiving to get our house ready for Christmas! Finally after bringing up boxes and boxes upstairs all of the decorations are up! This year we have four trees up and all three floors are filled with Christmas spirit. This past weekend was our big Christmas party and the house looked beautiful!

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