Need to update your playlist for 2014?

Here are some new songs: 

Dare you - Hardwell ft. Matthew Koma

Miss Jackson - Panic at the disco ft. LOLO

Live for the night - Krewella

Sweater Weather - The Neighbourhood

Take me home - Cash Cash ft. Bebe Rexha

Slow down - Selena Gomez (Yes, REALLY)

Trampoline - Tinie Tempah ft. 2 chainz

ENJOY!

2014: You're gonna hear me ROAR!

Welcome to 2014, readers. Sorry for being away for so long. 

So who has New Years resolutions...to not actually follow through with? 

I figured if I was going to make any important moves in 2014, I would workout more. Just enjoy life. My new philosophy is that I'm a saint when I need to be and a sinner when I want to be. That is, TAKE TIME TO ABSORB THE PRESENT. Stay out late. Like 4am late. Meet new people and make new friends. Learn something new. Find a quote each week, or day, or month. Scroll through Pinterest even though you'll blow away 4 hours of your day easily. Cook more often. Sing in the shower every day. Look in the mirror and give yourself a speech...like this girl.

THIS GIRL WAS TAUGHT WELL. --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR3rK0kZFkg

Listen to an amazing song. And then an absolutely horrible one. Spend more time with your child(ren), your family, your spouse. Do something romantic. And kinky. Go GLUTEN FREE for a day. Or an hour. Hey, at least you tried. Spend some time NOT wearing pants. Or a bra. Just RELAX. Hit the gym. And run a 5K. And maybe a COLOR RUN! 



No matter what you choose to do, I'll tell you what NOT to do. DO NOT waste any free moment of this year. Easier said than done, right?

NOW GET OUT THERE. And enjoy 2014 :)

M

Post-College in DC

My life schedule has been pretty hectic lately. I'm taking 6 classes as a fall semester senior, a 16hr/week internship, running the university's Ballroom Dance program, and babysitting on the weekends to earn some money. And - of course - hitting the gym. It's a bit much but it keeps me busy. I honestly don't know what I'd do if I had 4 classes as a fall semester senior and a ton of free time. I'd be bored. Me and my schedule have what some would call a love-hate relationship.

Holy crap, I'm a college senior. Remember when you were graduating from college? It's different now than when my parents, or even my brother, went to college. Now I'm thinking about a hundred different things - where I want to go after I graduate, when I should start applying for jobs, where I want to live, what I want to do. There's a ton of thinking going on, but I'd prefer to stay in the DMV area (DC, Maryland, Virginia - not the Department of Motor Vehicles). I love DC and the surrounding area. 

Funny enough, Forbes released an article this year on the 10 Best Cities for Newlyweds & young couples! DC made the list! Rent.com, the surveyors, said that "the nation’s capital city offers a wide breadth of romantic opportunities for newlyweds to enjoy depending on what strikes their fancy – everything from cultural excursions (the Smithsonian), to political events, to walking through slices of history at every street corner. With a high mean annual income, newlyweds are more likely to be able to enjoy all that the city offers.” I second that statement.

DC is truly an incredible place when you know where to go - or know someone who knows where to go. DC has been rebuilding to bring in new populations of people to the city, including gays and young couples, which native Washingtonians have told me didn't used to be the most popular people living in DC. So what now? Jobs applications, resume` and cover letter building, interviews, graduation photos...a lot is going on. Thankfully, I'm confident that I'll have an incredible job to get my foot into the door of the real post-college world. 

It's a little overwhelming. Wow!

Halloween 2013

 



 

 



 





 

Government Shutdown: They finally did something!

The Government Shutdown is finally no more. Conveniently right before the deadline. The final compromise? Raise the debt ceiling some more - now the US is in debt somewhere about $16.7 trillion. 

Checkout what this random guy, Dave Manuel, has to say on his website:
http://www.davemanuel.com/us-national-debt-clock.php
I randomly found it online when I was trying to find the national US debt and learned some interesting things. Whether it's credible or not is completely up for debate.

Google says that the US population, as of 2012, was about 313.9 million. 
16,700,000,000,000 / 313,900,000 = $53, 201.66 = the debt total for each person in the US.
Crazy, huh? Guess we'll wait until January or February to see what's next. Maybe another government shutdown?

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I ran a 5K today for the first time in a while. I also realized that I'm a laundry hoarder - unfortunately, I'm the college student that waits a solid couple weeks until I decide to do laundry. I know I need to do laundry when I'm using my bikini bottoms as underwear. Okay, MAYBE I did that once...or twice.

Anyway, running felt so good. Thank goodness for the gym. I need to exercise more, geez. I was going pretty steady last summer, but now I just feel like a lazy bum. 

Umm, so the guy who was supposed to play Christian Grey in the 50 Shades movie dropped out because he was afraid of the fame. Whaaatt. 



Charlie Hunnam, how could you do this to us!?

What a shame. 

There isn't much else to report, but I'm trying to keep my blog steady right now.

Stay chill, folks 
XO

M