August 2012
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September To Do List
Join a spin class
Read/write/research
Practice Spanish
Color hair
Invest in new eyeshadow
Indulge in the new season of HIMYM
Design new website
Go to Thursday night youth service
Get on a “regular” sleeping schedule
Smile, be appreciative
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Playlist: Songs that pick me up
Crocodile Rock by Elton John
Judy in Disguise by John Fred and His Playboy Band
Kodachrome by Paul Simon
I Wanna Hold Your Hand by The Beatles
Cat and Mouse by Nikki & Rich
Heartbeats covered by Jose Gonzalez
Maniac by Michael Sembello
Valerie by Amy Winehouse
How Will I Know by Whitney Houston
Rich Girl by Hall & Oates
July 2012
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Purchases That Don't Give Me Buyer's Remorse
Trips to the theater
Large salads
Flowers
Brown or nude colored shoes
Coffee and lately iced tea
Books
Rare jewelry
Sending mail, the old fashion way
A color and cut
Random “I saw this and thought of you” gifts
May 2012
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Goals for summer 2012
Enjoy my family
Ride my dad’s Harley
Jog and make breakfast every morning
Successfully ride a bicycle (lolz)
Find an apartment + job in Savannah
Watch more films
Visit a beach
Enjoy my family
Survive a summer job as an assistant + nanny for a doctor (I start May 14)
Save money
Downsize: donate clothes, shoes and other goods
February 2012
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Blue Valentine
Everything I Once Had by The Honorary Title
The Scientist by Coldplay
Mr Postman by the Marvelettes
If I Can’t Have You by Yvonne Elliman
For Emma by Bon Iver
You Really Got a Hold On Me by She and Him
So Sorry by Feist
Maybe Tomorrow by Stereophonics
Title and Registration by Death Cab for Cutie
Can’t Sleep by Azure Ray
January 2012
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goals for the new year
be half an hour early/ be punctual
write and read more
be positive/ love greater
hold myself accountable
develop and prosper in healthy relationships
exercise/ eat well/ get toned
be wise with money/ save
travel whenever possible
don’t settle
enjoy my last semester as an undergrad
December 2011
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Sunday Playlist: Down in the Library
“Heartbeats” by Jose Gonzalez
“Skinny Love” by Bon Iver
“Video Games” by Lana del Rey
“All These Things That I’ve Done” by The Killers
“Pull My Heart Away” by Jack Peñate
“She’s Got You High” by Mumm-Ra
“Dead Man’s Will” by Calexico and Iron & Wine
“Heartbeats” by The Knife
“Baby, Please Come Home” by Death Cab for Cutie
“Sundress” by Ben Kweller
November 2011
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I'm thankful for - these folks:
The girl in the cafe who doesn’t charge for chicken in my salad
The man who starts making my omelets in the morning even before I pay
My bosses and coworkers for simply being amazing and fun to work with
The CAs for being like second family and always extending a hand
The residents who come to my floor events or show support
My sister who is literally heaven sent
The friend who...
Things I like
rainy days
flower shops
autobiographies
British bands
animals
sleeping in
minimalism
breakfast for dinner
languages
making and sending postcards
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Saturday Night playlist - 11/12
Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks
Night Fever by the Bee Gees
Brass in Pockets by The Pretenders
Keep it Coming Love by KC & the Sunshine Band
Too Young by Phoenix
Animal by Miike Snow
Nighttiming by Coconut Records
Give me the Night by George Benson
Private Eyes by Hall and Oates
Don’t Turn the Light On by Chromeo
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New and Classic Drinks for the Holidays
Peppermint Patty
Classic Hot Cocoa
Tom and Jerry
Espresso Martini
White Russian
Toasted Macaroon
Grandma’s Hot Chocolate (must be the real deal- my grandma makes this every Christmas and New Year’s Eve)
Homemade Eggnog
Italian Fruit Punch
New Year’s Sparkler
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Things to do on a weekend with your best friend-...
vent about everything and everyone
have drinks and analyze couples on the dance floor
attempt to meet up with an old friend before 2 a.m.
reconnect with your light rail friend Jeffery- he always has something good to share
stay up till sunrise doing scarf tutorials and talking about old lovers
share baking and cooking advice first thing in the morning
eat leftover pizza and judge Miss...
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Celebrity couples I was sad to see breakup
Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling
Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey
Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard
Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt
Eva Longoria and Tony Parker
Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush
Jennifer Lopez and P Diddy
Reese Whiterspoon and Ryan Phillippe
Drew Barrymore and Justin Long
Jenny Lewis and Jake Gyllenhaal
October 2011
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Birthday Weekend: Hello Twenty-two
Hamburgers + Milkshakes at Hudson’s
Hang out in the airport and indulge in Mad Men
Wine + macaroons
Spend time with Mom and Jessica at their schools
Morning jogs around my favorite part of the neighborhood
Reunion with Nicolette
Family time- church, movies, Grandma’s
Bake
Winter coat hunting
Something good
August 2011
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Personal things on my mind
Woah, I love John Mayer. I wonder if he’s really an ass.
I feel like a cat lady without cats, which makes me super lame.
Things have been tense in the world. Only God knows.
Still undecided about post graduation… grad school? runaway?
People don’t seem to like me… I always feel like the fly on the wall.
Bonnie and Clyde on Netflix! That’s the 60s movie of the...
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A Fashionista's Book List
The Little Black Book of Style by Nina Garcia
Style A to Zoe: The Art of Fashion, Beauty, & Everything Glamour by Rachel Zoe and Rose Apodaca
Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style by Tim Gunn and Kate Moloney
That Extra Half an Inch: Hair, Heels and Everything in Between by Victoria Beckham
Lauren Conrad Style by Lauren Conrad
True Whit: Designing a Life of Style, Beauty, and...
July 2011
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Tuesday Playlist 7/26- up in the office
“Little Lies”- Fleetwood Mac
“Private Eyes”- Hall and Oates
“Maggie May”- Rod Stewart
“I Can’t Get Enough”- Rooney
“Warwick Avenue”- Duffy
“Beast of Burden”- The Rolling Stones
“Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)”- Looking Glass
“Eat That Up, It’s Good For You”- Two Door Cinema...
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Favorite snacks
peanut butter and jelly on toast
cupcakes and coffee
yogurt
brown sugar oatmeal with almonds
nutella + bananas on pretty much anything
avocado + salsa on toast
baby carrots and green tea
waffles and almond butter
granny smith apples
espresso brownies
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Things I did on Friday 7/22
Worked 9ish to 5ish
Got saved by a web developer/ techie
Had Jimmy John’s for lunch
Sneaked out of the office for a break; ended up coming home to watch my guilty pleasure show:
Had sushi for dinner
Went to a pub, listened to an Irish band
Ventured to Tempe
Had an adventure with Mercedes: ice cream, club, bar, next, ok next… home.
Now: experiencing summer insomnia
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Favorite John Mayer Songs
Half Of My Heart
Your Body is a Wonderland
Vultures
Daughters
Gravity
No Such Thing
I Don’t Trust Myself (With Loving You)
Not Myself
Free Fallin’ (cover)
Heartbreak Warfare
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Favorite_________
Book: The Great Gatsby
Color: Coral
Flower: Daisy
Ice cream flavor: Coconut
Movie: Almost Famous
Pastime: trying to dance
Scent: “Daisy”- Marc Jacobs
Song: “Bennie and the Jets” by Elton John
Snack: peanut butter & jelly sandwich with a cup of coffee
Time of day: early morning, right before the sun peeks in
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Things I'm bad at but working to improve
Deadlines
Relationships
Hand shakes because my hands are small, you end up gripping only my fingers
Math
Taking showers
Driving, which brings me to…
Navigation
Taking exams
Returning phone calls, replying to text messages. More generally, getting back to people.
Making up my mind… I think?
April 2011
2 posts
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Celebrities whose closets I'd like to invade
Nicole Richie
Olivia Palermo
Zooey Deschanel
Emma Watson
Mary-Kate Olsen
Rachel Bilson
Taylor Swift
Kourtney Kardashian
Natalie Portman
Carey Mulligan
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Favorite Dance Movies
Black Swan (2010)
Chicago (2002)
Save the Last Dance (2001)
Bring it On (2000)
Center Stage (2000)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (1985)
Flashdance (1983)
Grease (1978)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
March 2011
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Fictional places I wish existed
Whoville (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
Fantasia (The NeverEnding Story)
Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory
Halloweentown
Beast’s Castle (Beauty and the Beast)
The Peach Pit (Beverly Hills 90210)
Other Realm (Sabrina the Teenage Witch)
Candyland
Wonderland (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland)
Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia)
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If I ever have children, I will name them...
Madeline
Luke
Alexander
Nikolai
Caroline
Elizabeth
Austen (girl)
Charlotte
Vera
Kennedy (girl)
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Favorite Spring Break 2011 Sayings/Quotes
“By the looks of his beard, we’re pretty close.”
“My wristband smells like puke.”
”This is like Disney World for adults.”
“Awe yeah [insert word] awe yeah”
At our intimate TGIFridays dinner, when [I] told the waitress about the coffee, “If you don’t have any, that’s ok, I’ll just get THIS GUY to make it! (points...
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Ways to relieve stress
Workout/dance/go for a jog
Put it into words
Cup of tea then wine, then some more
Listen to Taylor Swift
Clean
Trip to the store
Ice cream + Gilmore Girls
Read fiction
Decorate/ paint/ make something
Bake cupcakes
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Things I love and should be doing
Every so often when I’m at my peak of feeling stressed, I stop and question why I enjoy putting myself under such circumstances.
In kindergarten I won an award for a short story I wrote for the Martin Luther King holiday. The contest was to write about how you would unite people of different color in the community. I remember vividly sitting with my teacher Ms. Calderon at a round table as...
February 2011
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Presidents I enjoy reading about
George Washington (1789-97)
Thomas Jefferson (1801-09)
Andrew Jackson (1829-37)
James K. Polk (1845-49)
Abraham Lincoln (1861-65)
Theodore Roosevelt (1901-09)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-45)
Dwight Eisenhower (1953-61)
John F. Kennedy (1961-63)
Richard Nixon (1969- 1974
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Simple things that make me happy
PB&J sandwiches + coffee
Hello Kitty
airports- traveling
love songs from the 60s (currently listening to “I Will Follow Him” by Little Peggy March)
owl decor
literature- getting lost in characters
making to-do lists then crossing out items
window cats
dancing + working out
matryoshkas
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Favorite Television Couples (past and present)
Mr. Big and Carrie (Sex and the City)
Cam and Mitch (Modern Family)
Corey and Topanga (Boy Meets World)
Harvey and Sabrina (Sabrina the Teenage Witch)
Michael and Holly (The Office)
Alex and Ellen (Family Ties)
Ross and Rachel (Friends)
Red and Kitty (That 70’s Show)
Dylan and Brenda (Beverly Hills 90210)
Luke and Lorelai (Gilmore Girls)
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A few of my favorite romantic films (so many more)
When Harry Met Sally
The Way We Were
Sleepless in Seattle
Modern Times
Forrest Gump
Love Actually
Wall•E
My Best Friend’s Wedding
Wicker Park
Say Anything
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Will Work for These Shoes
Betsey Johnson Gold Bar Wedges
Marc by Marc Jacobs Clockblock Sandals
Kimichi Blue Suede pumps in coral
Steve Madden Ranchh boots in brown
Rockie black leather wooden heeled sandals
Taupe French Sole ballet pumps by Jane Winkworth
Alexander Wang raven cutout textured leather boots
Marc Jacobs satin ballerina flats
Jimmy Choo morse pumps in pink
Franklin Cork platforms by...
January 2011
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Petite Women Who Inspire Me to Workout
Eva Longoria
Kourtney Kardashian
Nicole Richie
Shakira
Tracy Anderson
Jessica Simpson
Natalie Portman
Salma Hayek
Hilary Duff
Kelly Ripa
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Things I did to get in trouble as a young girl
Steal $100 from my dad’s wallet to buy my cousin’s pizza and candy- 4 yrs old
Forge my best friend’s mom’s signature to excuse her from ballet practice- 10 yrs old
Cuss at a boy on the school bus. I don’t remember the words but he repeated them to his teacher the next day. She said I had “the mouth of a sailor”- 8 yrs old
Carve my name on the back of...
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Latest Guilty Pleasure Songs on my Playlist
“Pretty Boy Swag”- Soulja Boy
“I Will Always Love You”- Whitney Houston
“All My Life”- KC and Jojo
“Back to December”- Taylor Swift
“Free Fallin’”- John Mayer
“What’s My Name?”- Rihanna ft. Drake
“Do You Believe in Love?”- Huey Lewis and The News
“Uptown Girl”- Billy Joel
...
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Uh Oh's of 2010
Letting a stranger bleach and chop my hair
Eating Chanel’s doggy buscuit first thing in the morning
Booking a flight FROM El Paso TO Phoenix the weekened of my sister’s graduation (should have been reversed)
Oversleeping on review day in Russian
Throwing kitty litter down the toilet: clogged toilet for 3 days
Using soap water for baking: soapy cupacakes down the drain
...
December 2010
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Goals for 2011
Be adventurous- travel, say “yes”, stop making excuses
Read/ write more- keep info. going in and out
Love my body- workout, tone, eat healthier
Save money- for traveling and other future expenses
Fall in love
Take more pictures- create photo albums and prints to frame
Volunteer more- pledges/ drives, tutoring… any shape or form
Complete projects- no more “to be...
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Favorite Magazines
ELLE
Glamour
Vogue
Teen Vogue
NYLON
Cosmopolitan
Spin
New Times
Fitness
Harper’s Bazaar
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Reasons I'd like/need a boyfriend
I like to dance
Someone to send love mail to
A +1 for special occasions
So my handmade gifts will have an owner
An excuse to get “dolled up”
So that I can practice my baking skills without being the judge
Too many sentences that begin with “I” and should be “we”
A travel buddy
Dinner + movies nights
An excuse to look at men’s clothes and...
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Goals for winter break
Work on toning my body
Read for women’s history
Watch Gilmore Girls
Clean and organize hard drive
Detox
Get crazy with Jessica
Have a reunion with my long lost girl friends in El Paso
Decide on a set of wheels
Relax- watch movies, drink wine
Donate clothes/shoes
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Favorite Holiday Films
A Christmas Story… it’s not Christmas without the marathon
Love Actually
The Holiday
Jingle All the Way
Home Alone/ 2
A Charlie Brown Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Mickey’s Christmas Carol
Gremlins
Elf
November 2010
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What I'm Thankful For
Reliable and all around wonderful friends
Past adventures and opportunities in Arizona and the Cronkite School
Parents are still together
Good job with fun coworkers
An older sister who loves me
Helpful strangers
Good health
Feet
Being able to afford decent meals, pay rent, school, and all around basic needs
Happiness- Cheesy but I haven’t cried in a while so all signs are good....
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2010 Christmas Wish List
Yankee candles in coconut, vanilla and pumpkin scent
Rosetta Stone: Russian
Gift card to any grocery/department store
Blackberry
Massage
Beverly Hills 90210 (90’s) on DVD
Hot chocolate and a candy cane
Wheels- I like walking but I could really use a car out here
Gold chain wrist watch
School supplies- binder, paper, pens
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One Word Things I Enjoy
Coffee
Airports
Tuesdays
Coconut
Craig
Boots
Accents
Baking
Sarcasm
Literature
October 2010
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Things I haven't gotten around to doing but I...
Project 3 for videography
Laundry
Unpacking from my week of doggy sitting
Calling my parents to have a decent conversation- one that doesn’t include me saying “yeah” after every comment or question
Buying a ticket to see Elton John in concert- that is about to change!
Putting together an outfit for Halloween
Organizing a group for the ghost tour
Deciding what I want to...
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Things I'm looking forward to
Doggy sitting in Scottsdale for the week
Halloween in El Paso, Texas
Catching up on sleep this weekend
The spirit of the season- football, Halloween, and cooler temps.
Dinner and Breakfast at Tiffany’s night with Anna
Clean clothes
Using all my new Marc Jacobs swag
Celebrating my grandpa’s 70th birthday
Turning 21 on 10/10/10
Mailing daisy “thank you” cards
September 2010
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Things I'd like for my birthday
A new pair of brown shoes
Hello Kitty coconut cupcakes with sparklers for candles
Dinner with my family, especially my grandparents
Marc Jacobs purse/ wallet
Jake Ryan
A sweater/ jacket
Polaroid film
Someone to fill my fridge and pantry with food
Robert Schwartzman to wish me a happy birthday
A bottle of wine, surprise me
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Past and Present "Titles"
Clothes recovery associate at Macy’s
Front desk clerk at the Diablo Performance and Rec. Center at Arizona State University- West campus
Chick Fil-A food sampler
Shoe sales merchandiser at Sears
Community Assistant at Taylor Place Residence Hall
Babysitter to four boys (ages 6, 5, 3, and 1)
Student desk assistant at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Office Assistant...
