but it's gonna be my year.

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Well, another year has come and gone. I'm older, yes, but wiser? Maybe. I've never been the type of person to say, "When I'm (this old), I want to be (here)," so I can't realistically sit here and say, "Damn, I didn't make it." Or...whatever. After all that I've been through, I'm still just glad to be here. Alive. Relatively happy with my life. Pretty satisfied. I mean, things will never be perfect. But, because it's a new year, I'm allowing myself to dream. To dream about where I want my life to go. What I really want for myself. For now I'll just focus on me. Ok? Ok.

In 2011, I will:

1. maintain my friendships.
2. try new things. Even if I'm really, really scared.
3. believe in myself.
4. remember to take care of myself.
5. go to more concerts/shows.
6. keep reading.
7. run.
8. laugh until it hurts.
9. be creative.
10. road trip.
11. be spontaneous/be adventurous.
12. fall in love.

That's it for now. I'm off now to go get some chai and read some books at Borders with my sisters. Because that's how we like to ring in the New Year. :)

So yeah...

Happy New Year!

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xoxo

Kaitlyn

Because we can,can,can.

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Currently I'm:
writing my history paper;
dreaming of the end of the semester;
listening to this song;
and thinking over everything that happened the past few days.

THERE'S AN END IN SIGHT.
whew.

xoxo

Baloney

I've got lightning in my head

1. Untitled, 2. The only thing that keeps me together some days is an unwavering belief in balance, he said. I try to eat a big breakfast, too., 3. beau-tea-ful, 4. Untitled

...and it's making me sigh.

Happy Saturday!

And Happy Birthday to my mama. Love you Mommy. Forever.

xoxo

Baloney

Why does it rain?

Right now I feel like this:There's so much on my plate and I worry whether I'll get it all accomplished in time.

I need to remember to do this:

Because things can always get better.

Today's Song: "Utopia" by one of my favorite bands of all time, Within Temptation. I love Sharon's voice here, especially.

xoxo

Baloney

*click on photos for sources*

Maybe this time

I started working at my "real" job this week.

I'll be working as a recess monitor, teacher's aide, and after school provider at a private all boys school here in town.

Which is apparently a good thing because, as you can see, I get along so well with my friend J.T. ;).

I've spent a lot of my young adult life working with kids professionally and as an on-the-side kind of job (like this summer). When my cousin-in-law informed me that the school she had just gotten hired at was still looking for workers I jumped at the opportunity. I contacted the provider, was interviewed, and got hired almost on the spot. That was back in May.

So I've had the whole summer to think and stress about this job. Which, apparently, was all for nothing. The past two days have been great. The staff is like one huge family and everyone has been incredibly helpful and understanding as I've been trying to find my way. I really like the team that I'm going to be working with too. And the food. Oh, gosh. The food. It's all homemade. Which in itself is incredible. They also have a full vegetarian option for the staff (another plus). And yesterday they served ice cream sundaes to kick off the school year!! Yuuuummmm. If the first few hours at work hadn't convinced me how lucky I was to have this job, the ice cream definitely would have won me over alone. But I digress. I didn't get on here to gush about my job (or did I?). ;)

*subject change* I almost never carry prepackaged water bottles with me. It's such an unnecessary waste in my opinion, of both money and natural resources to purchase those bottles on a regular basis. Anyways, this past weekend I took my large pink plastic bottle out in the sun with me. Boy, was that a mistake. I mean, it might not have been that bad, had I not only left it in the sun for a few hours, but I also put my sunscreen laden hands all over it. Yuck. Talk about a mess. Apparently the oils from my fingers+the sun's 100degree rays+the greasy sunscreen=one heck of a mess. My water bottle has died the great die. *moment of silence* Long live the pink water bottle.

Jeez, Kaitlyn, ramblerambleramble. The point is that I wanted to buy some whipped cream in order to create the awesome sundaes I had at work; I needed a new water bottle because I get dehydrated easily and mine passed on; and I needed a new makeup bag (special thanks to Jessica's stinky Leonardo for chewing the zipper on my previous one). ;) So I went to Target after work today with my brother and bought the essentials....

And apparently got sidetracked by the new Hey Monday CD.

It just jumped into my hands, I swear!

Isn't it pretty?

I was considering getting a glass bottle but after dropping the plastic one three times while viewing it in the store, erred on the side of plastic. Not that I'm at all clumsy. Or anything. ;)

Enough of that. For now.

haha.

I'm excited to start the new year both at school and work. Hopefully things continue going well.

Did you do anything exciting this week?

Happy Wednesday!

xoxo

Baloney

Today's Song: "Lagrimas" by J.D. Natasha. I've been in looovvveee with this song since my best friend eva showed it to me in high school. This song is so incredible. Natasha is clearly a very talented artist. And the video? Wow.

We're All Entitled To 'Em

*Please note: this post is kinda all over the place.*

I've never been a huge shopping kind of girl. Wait. Scratch that. I have been. In high school when I wanted so badly to find my place and to make my "mark" with fashion. Then, yes, I was definitely really into shopping. The past few years I've slowed down a bit though, trying to make more of a statement with quality rather than with quantity.

This summer I've really cut down on the shopping and spending. I'm trying to save for lots of things more important than new shoes/clothes/accessories might be. And, overall, I've been successful. :)

I made it my goal to only buy WOW pieces. Clothes that would make me feel good in them, didn't cost a lot, and I knew would fit into my wardrobe. Oh. And they had to look damn good on me. ;) Otherwise I wouldn't even consider them.

I bought, in all, less than 20 things? More or less. I mean, I haven't counted or anything but I know it's around that number. And everything I bought was something that I could wear in the sweltering heat without layering (huge deal in Texas, HUGE) and something in a color that wouldn't absorb the sun's 'friendly' rays.

The pieces pictured here are some of my favorites that I bought this summer. Not pictured are some of the amazing shorts/shoes/purse/bathing suit that also found their ways into my life. But...you get the gist. ;)

Well, that's enough of that ramble! Did any of you all get anything extra special this summer? Or somethingS special? Not that I know anything about buying in bulk. ;)

Oh! I almost forgot! My sister Jessica told me today (after some quality facebook time) that apparently I am "the winky- face bandit". As in I use smiley/winking faces a LOT. Which, after looking back over this post I might just have to agree with. ;) <----Look! There it is again! Do any of you have that 'problem' too?

And now...I'm off to eat some more meltaway cookies that my sissies made just for me. Haha. Well, that's what I keep trying to convince them of anyways....

Song for the Day: King of Anything by Sara Bareilles. I love this one sooo much x a gazillion. It's stuck.in.my.head. For real. :) I woke up 'thinking' it.

Bye for now!

Happy Friday!!

xoxo

Kaitlyn

P.S. Thank you Callie for taking today's pictures! You're super fantastic!