5 Movies I am Looking Forward To

1. Confessions of A Shopaholic




2. The Secret Life Of Bees (Starts this weekend)



3. HSM-3 (Uh, I already have a ticket to opening night. Yes, I am a nut!)



4. The new James Bond flick (Yes, I have always dreamed of being a Bond girl)



5. And last but not least....TWILIGHT! (If you haven't read the books than you are missing out and are, well, an idiot! I am kidding about the last part)

5 Things: Favorite TV Shows As A Kid

Let's walk down memory lane, shall we? Do you remember the theme songs to your favorite shows as a kid? I do,thanks to one of my high school boyfriends who bought me a CD called 70 & 80's Greatest TV Theme Songs.

The other day I found this CD in a drawer and started listening to it again. This, of course, lead me to search You Tube where I spent the next 45 minutes walking down memory lane. Since I was a latch key kid, I have way more than 5 favorite TV shows so I will do another batch one day soon. By the way, I don't think my mom realized how much television my brother and I watched as a kid. And I believe this post will take the wool off her eyes. She will now know that we did not spend our time after school doing the list of chores that she left. Instead the majority of our time was spent plopped down in front of the television. We rushed around to do our chores five minutes before she came home, you know, after we received her phone call telling us "I'm on my way!" Guess the jig is up now, huh?





Here is Part One:


1. Greatest American Hero (still love this song)





2. Facts Of Life




3. Small Wonder









4. Punky Brewster









5. Growing Pains (uh, can you say Kirk Fever!)

5 Lessons I Am Learning Theses Days

They say that you never stop learning even after you finish school. In honor of many of my favorite little friends and nieces starting school this week I compiled a list of things I am learning these days.

1. I am learning what it means to have a gentle and quiet spirit when you are not typically a quiet person.

2. I am learning how to take time out for me and say no. I recently cleared off many items on my to-do list and I feel wonderful. I will post more about this later.

3. I have learned that my husband flourishes when I encourage him rather than nag.

Side note: Have you encouraged your spouse today? If you need help try the 30 Day challenge, it will be a huge blessing I gurantee it.

4. I am learning that when I am restless on what the future holds I tend to cover up these feelings with busyness. (See #2) Instead of the go, go, go mentality I am learning-slowly learning- how to rest in God's plan and relax heart, mind, soul.

5. I am learning that life is meant to be enjoyed one step at a time. I am learning what it means to be happy and content in the moment wheter than waiting on certain things to bring me happiness.

5 Things: Websites

Welcome to the first 5 things post, where I post 5 things that I enjoy or use or read or listen to right now.

Today's Topic: 5 Websites I Love

1. Online Organizing- lots of great tips for anyone, young or old, looking to become more organized, creating a chaos free lifestyle

2. Birthday Alarm- never forget a birthday again. It's free and easy to use. You will receive a notice one week before that person's birthday letting you know that there birthday is coming soon, with just enough time to put a card in the mail if you choose.

3. Font Face- looking for the "Grease" font or maybe the "Gilligan's Island" font. All free, all great to use and easy to download. I use these for work, scrapbooking and our yearly Christmas letter.

4. Jane's Apron- this website is full of vintage inspiration, I just found it last week but have really enjoyed looking at all the pictures, aprons and decorating ideas.

5. Pottery Barn- I love this store as well as the website. I use this website for decorating inspiration. When I flip through the room views, if I see a picture I like, I save the picture to later print and put them in a folder that I have going for my decorating ideas-for you know, the day we buy a house.