Let's Do This One More Time

     It's the second day of the new year, which pretty much means it's time to get back into the routine of things.  I have about three more days of work after this one and then my internship is over.  Honestly, I feel as though my life has just come full circle back to where I was a year ago--with me feeling ill at least 80% of the time and hunting for a job (or more like keeping an eye out for job opportunities).  That in and of itself can be depressing.  I have come to strongly dislike winter.  It used to be my favorite time of year but now all I really want to do is hibernate Yogi-bear-style.  I mean I could have some really awesome dream-adventures and it would be like it really happened then I'd have a whole season's worth of dream-memories--almost like in Total Recall, but kinda not.  Then again, my family and puppies would definitely miss me so instead I think I'll just have to bundle up and not go anywhere farther north (until March, then I'll just have to brave Colorado weather so I can join in on some family memories).
     Since it's a new year, I have a new mashup to share with you from my buddy DJ Earworm.  He takes the most popular songs of the year and smashes them all together to make one crazy song. Sometimes I'm not so crazy about the mashup, but this one is pretty awesome.

Title: "United States of Pop 2012 (Shine Brighter)" by DJ Earworm

Hope That the New Year Don't Look Like Last

     HAPPY NEW YEAR!  I spent yesterday at work and then I was busy making frosting for cupcakes and preparing for my first stab at a photo booth.  My parents attended a New Year's Eve party, hence the need for cupcakes and a photo booth.  While I hoped I would have spent the time between when I came home and the actual stroke of midnight being productive and editing photographs, I came home feeling like I got hit by something achy or at the very least completely wiped out behind the boat multiple times and spent my night zoning out pretending to watch TV.  

     I did manage to swig down some champagne, which is of course the most important thing, and put together a short gif of photos, the second most important thing.  I hope you enjoy the small teaser because there is definitely more to come!

Title: "New Years, Old Years" by Marc Scibilia

Here Comes the Jackpot Question in Advance

     How do you like your shimmer, glitter and everything shiny?  Sometimes it's all about the subtle statement.  While New Year's can be seen as a time to get away with anything you aren't daring enough to wear on a normal occasion, I'd prefer to go in a simpler direction (and maybe a little more edgy).

Dress:  Love Maxi Dress with Cut Out, $64
Necklace:  Kendra Scott Allegra Necklace in Zodiac, $195
Crown:  Limited Edition Rhinestone Headband, $27
Ring:  Low Luv By Erin Wasson Moonstone Ring in Gold, $69
Clutch:  River Island Pearl Embellished Box Clutch, $53
Shoes:  Vince Camuto Madelyn in Bronzite Glitter, $200

Title: "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" by Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
originally written by Frank Loesser and sung by The Orioles

When I Look Back on Those Neon Nights

     I guess it's just about that time of year again.  Time to reflect on the past year--learn from the mistakes we've made, remember the fun we've had, laugh once more at those inside jokes, and in general take a moment to be thankful we've been given another year to do things differently, better--to prove to ourselves (and others) that we've grown through one life experience after the other.  It's fitting that soon after Christmas we start a new year, even though this year it seems to have caught me by surprise.

     New Year's resolutions for me never really pan out.  I'd prefer not to make a resolution that I know I can't keep just because society tells me that's what I'm supposed to do.  Every day should really be about making a resolution to do better than the day before.  Then again I still have a little less than a week to make any solid decisions concerning any sort of resolution I will or will not be following.  That's less problematic than the music I want to listen to while I'm ringing in the New Year.  Playlists set the mood for everything.  I am a firm believer that you should have a soundtrack to your life and I want my soundtrack to be amazing and perfectly curated--like always.

     So I guess it's also time for me to get my little bottom into gear and find some rockin' music.  That is unless I want to ring in the New Year being serenaded by my not-so-little puppy Oscar--I'm sure he'd love to howl at the moon for me.

(P.S. that's him howling at me)

Title: "Miss Atomic Bomb" by The Killers