it's the simple things

I love to tell my students, when they laugh at little things I do that you've got to enjoy the little things since that's what most of life is. I totally think it's true and am determined to always laugh or get excited or be amazed at all the little things that find their way into my life. Here are some of the latest.


juice boxes ~ They are so good! Just the right portion size, easy to purchase and fit in the mini fridge at work, and you can get such yummy flavors in 100% juice! I love it! They totally make my lunches a metaphorical slice of lemon marainge pie.


nail clippers ~ You all know that I always have nail clippers with me and I am as satisfied with this habit as I was when I started it in high school. They are convenient for so many things! Like: getting that nasty hang nail, cutting a loose thread from your shirt, opening a pesky plastic wrapper, and (my favorite) giving you something to occupy your hands when you are sitting somewhere bored. My life wouldn't be the same without them.


words ~ I love using fun words! My favorite is when a word just pops out of my mouth and I think, "Was that right?" And I look it up and I was right. I love that! It's like a roller coaster thrill for my intellect. Fun!


acrylic massagers ~ Let me tell you, these little devils are like a piece of heaven. I got one for like 3 bucks a while ago and it is wonderful. Forget those awkward vibrating ones, just gouge this into the knot in your back and miracles happen. Sometimes I even carry it around in my purse (usually after my shoulder is tied up in knots after 3 awesome hours of volleyball).

Man, isn't life fun? What little things make your life that much more enjoyable?

ever after you

Ok, so I have a latest favorite song that I discovered yesterday. It is sooo cute! And I'm depending on all of you to listen to it. I looked it up on youtube and the only one I could find of it was a video from Harry Potter excerpts. It's called Ever After You and is by The Gabe Dixon Band. I'm hugely curious to see what you think.

Oh, and it's Friday the 13th. Sweet! I love that day. It's just so funny to laugh about and go oooOOOOoo over...and then have nothing out of the ordinary happen. HA! I know, I know...simple pleasures. :)

life as me

Firstly, I want to share with you that today I had a student who started talking about Europe after I mentioned my siblings wanted to go to Uruguay over New Year's. Don't worry, he knew Uruguay wasn't in Europe (thank goodness), the reference to Spanish made him think of his recent trip to Europe...including Spain. Turns out that what he hadn't known prior to that trip (he's like 17) was that they speak Spanish in Spain. HA HA HA! I'm sorry Cord, I love ya, but that's just so funny that I'll probably share it with everyone I know.

Secondly, I often notice and wonder about random things that come along. Today it was a peanut butter cup wrapper. Why are they rippled? They can make such a mess when you try to pull them off. It just seems more intuitive to have a flat wrapping that would remove easily and not make all those chocolate pieces. Hm...think about it before I tell you what I came up with. My coworkers had some creative answers...through thinking?

Ok, I think it's just easier to produce, you see, if you take one of those wrappers off and lay it flat it is made from a single, circular, flat piece of paper. It folds into shape and they fill it with chocolate-peanut buttery goodness. Twere it any other shape (I love using "twere" :) the paper would have to be cut and glued and manipulated in ways that would damage the structural integrity of the paper, and make production more complicated, therefore more expensive. Hm, fascinating. So, there you have it...a moment in life as Me. :D