I'm Back!

I've misssedd you guys! It feels like forever since I've been on here! I have lots to tell you and photos to share so be patient y'all! Just wanted to stop in and let you know I haven't forgotten about this little old blog of mine (and I hope you haven't either) and to get yah all riled up about the upcoming sharing of my adventures.

Get excited.

xoTaylor

Life Update

I wish I could tell you about my incredibly exciting weekend with lots of photos to match but sadly, my entire weekend was spent studying. OYE! I spent all of Friday night writing an essay, all of Saturday reading and all of Sunday trying to catch up with family while stressing about the time that wasn't being dedicated to studying. I made up for it with an entire night of cue card writing. When I say I studied all weekend I mean it. So rough. So exhausting. As soon as one task was finished I moved on to the next.

Yesterday I wrote an exam at night and then came home to fix up my essay before I handed it in. Today studying has not really been a priority, blame it on work...or just a burnt out mind. Whatever you wanna call it, I can't do it tonight. I worked 1-8 and now that I'm home I'm sitting in front of the tv trying to use my brain as little as possible.

Tomorrow I will be at the library by 9am where I will study until my 3:30 exam. I think that should be good enough. After the exam's done I will be free until fall when I'm taking that final class. Oh boy I cannot wait until this is done tomorrow. Then I can let go of the stress and immediately think about how I will be on my way to Florida on Saturday.

I'm sorry if I don't update as much as usual for the next little bit. I have a lot going on this week and then I'll be in Florida but I'll try my very best to pop in! If you want you can always follow along on instagram (itstaylorbrown). I can't put that app down!

Well kids, wish me luck!

xoTaylor

Secret of the Week

This reminds me of a quote from Sex and the City:

Carrie: The longer I sat at that table, the more alone I felt. And it really hit me: I am 35 and alone!

Miranda: You are not alone.

Carrie: No, I know I have you guys, but...and really, I hate myself a little for saying this, but...it felt really sad not to have a man in my life who cares about me. No special guy to wish me happy birthday. No goddamn soulmate. And I don't even know if I belive in soulmates.

Charlotte: Don't laugh at me, but maybe we could be each others soulmates? And then we could let men be just these great nice guys to have fun with?

Samantha: Well, that sounds like a plan

I think that perfectly sums up my friendship with my two best friends. I love them.

xoTaylor

Currently

Obsessing over: The Night Circus. I've been reading little tidbits all throughout the day everyday. I just have to get a little more all the time! It's nice to be reading a books now that I find myself wanting to read as opposed to my boring school readings. I have now become slightly obsessed with circus' now. I'm watching Water for Elephants right now too. Such wonder!
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Working on:  keeping on top of my exam schedule. I did a take home today, I'm going to write an essay today and tomorrow and then get to studying for my psychology exam after that. Then I have to get right to studying for my final exam. If I stay on schedule I should be fine. The problem is NOT slacking and NOT burning out. 7 days!
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Thinking about: work. Have I mentioned how desperate I'm feeling these days. I know I have a while until I plan to move to Toronto but I really wish I had something secure under my belt. I think I will move to Toronto whether I find a job in my field, or have to work a couple of odd jobs for a little while but it's all giving me anxiety. I hate not having everything planned out. 

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Feeling: excited for Florida. It's only ten days until we go! Then me, Jordan, Erika and Jon will get to bask in the sun, laze around and enjoy some fabulous days of sipping drinks by the pool. Can we fast forward or what?
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Wanting: to watch next weeks episode of the Real World like right now. Oh man the new roommate looks insane but they already have an insane roommate...Jordan. I am so annoyed by him. Maybe Nia will give him some crap though. (Can you tell I'm a Real World junkie? I just love it).
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Wishing for: a successful exam period. That's all I can wish for because after that I know I'm gonna have an awesome vacation. Yayyyy summmerrr.

Alright, now I'm off to read some of The Night Circus before bed.

Happy Hump Day

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xoTaylor

Weekend Update



This weekend was one of those weekends that felt so long but in the best of ways.

Friday night Jordan and I went out for dinner and then to see Evil Dead. It was pretty scary but not as scary as I was imagining, maybe I'm just too tough! We also spent some time wandering around Target while we waited for our movie to start. I bought The Night Circus while I was there. I've heard great things about it and have been meaning to buy it for while. I have a pretty bad habit of getting really into reading during exams. I thought I'd keep the tradition alive this year with a brand new book. (Last year The Hunger Games books got me during exams- it led to alot of 3am nights!).

Saturday I woke up and went shopping with Erika. It was lots of fun and I got to go to Target again! That always makes for a successful day. Jackson was at my house when I got home so I spent lots of time cuddling him and making him smile. The rest of the day was spent giving my apartment a serious cleaning and reading The Night Circus. It's so good so far! Lots of beauty, wonder and excitement. I had the whole night to myself so I decided to watch Restless. This movie was absolutely beautiful. I highly recommend it. I went from smiling, to crying, to laughing. It was just gorgeous.

Sunday morning I woke up early to get groceries with my mom. We came back and made blueberry pancakes. It was the perfect start to a Sunday. I spent the afternoon working on my article for my internship application. We had David's birthday dinner that night so Jordan, my sister, Pat and Jackson came over. We all had a delicious dinner of BBQ chicken and veggies. YUM. Then I had to finish my article and send it back. Now I'm just waiting for a reply on what's next.

Well kids, that was my weekend. This week will now be filled with studying :( 8 days until exams are over...which is both an exciting and frightening thought.

Have a wonderful day y'all.

xoTaylor

Secret of the Week

Regrets.

xoTaylor

On to the Next

Well kids, it's been a mighty busy one over here. I am officially though my busy week and on to exams. I can't even believe that this week I did two essays, a presentation and a test. I also can't believe I did it all without crying...I guess I got my freakout over during midterms. Now I'm on to focusing on final exams and work. First though I have to write an article for my internship application. They asked me to send in two sample writings from my portfolio plus write one from a list of topics that they've given me. I think I'm going to write it on the topic of finding time to workout while living a busy lifestyle. I think I have pretty good insight on that one.

Tonight Jordan and I are going out to the Keg for dinner and then seeing Evil Dead. We got a Keg giftcard and movie tickets for Easter. We obviously feel the need to redeem them immediately. This weekend I'm going to work on my article for the internship, getting some much needed workouts in and preparing for exams.

In other news, my plans to move to Toronto in September are moving along pretty well. Of course the biggest and most important aspect, finding a full time job, still remains elusive, but Erika and I are figuring lots of other stuff out. I talked to my mom and stepdad about getting more responsibility at the office this summer so that I could get more hours and we worked out a good plan. Before they said that they couldn't afford to put me as full time but now they're putting me on the task of recruiting new clients. If all goes well I'll get full time hours, bring more business in and end up with more responsibility. Having full time hours will be really important this summer because I need to save up a lot of money. On top of that Erika and I have been doing some apartment research and I don't think we'll need to pay more that $1,300 a month with utlities included. That means that we can both get away with paying only $650 each. That's alot better than the $800 without utilities included that I was expecting. Everything feels like it's becoming a little more possible. It's terrifying in so many ways but also so exciting.

Have a wonderful weekend friends.

xoTaylor

Currently

Obsessing over: green tea lemonades! I've been making my own at home and they're wonderful. I also like that they're a much healthier choice than the ones you get at Starbucks because I use pure lemons and sweetener, none of that syrup crap. Definitely gonna be my drink of the summer.
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Working on:  the last leap before exams start. I just did a test this morning and now I've moved on to my final paper for my Apocalypticism class. Trust me...it's not even slightly as interesting as it sounds. I am doing my paper on Cabin in the Woods (yeah corny movie, I know) so it should be a tad more interesting than using some boring religious painting.
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Thinking about: the internship I'm applying for right now. That's right people, SOMEONE emailed me back. I'm currently is the application process but have moved on to the third stage. I've already answered some questions for them and I got an email today asking for some writing samples and they also gave me a writing assignment to see how I do. Sadly I wont be able to start it until Friday after I'm done this dang essay but I'm excited!

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Feeling: close to the end but a bit more motivated. I don't really have time to lose my motivation right now but luckily I'm planning my essay out right now and it seems like it should be interesting to write and will hopefully fly by. 3500 words does not sounds like a lot of fun to me though haha.
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Wanting: to wear florals at all times. I'm bringing spring to this town whether anyone likes it or not. I have a feeling they like it though because the fact that is snowed today seems to be pleasing NO ONE. I just want to wear flats already. My boots are starting to fall apart at this point, doesn't that mean anything to the weather Gods?
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Wishing for: lots of free time this weekend! Jordan and I really want to see Evil Dead this weekend! We will both be peeing our pants! We were watching the trailers together and basically crying. Anyone else thing that part where the girl is peeking out of the cellar is nightmare-inducing??

Alright, I must now try to go wash that image out of my brain. 

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xoTaylor