Random Ramblings

I warned you. . .it's random. 

Life seems to be drifting along these days without much excitement.  Winter is always the worst time of year for me.  I'm not a fan of the cold and the rainy, gray skies always get me down.  Luckily, there have been a few warm sunny days here and there to brighten things up a bit.

 My graduate work is slowly getting done and I hope to finish in May.  "I can do it!" is my motto.

Amy, Christa and I are already talking about possible summer plans.  Savannah is always our favorite, but there may be other options too.  It doesn't really matter where we go.  These girls are crazy fun travel buddies! 

The dry winter weather has done a number on my hair and nails.  I saw some comments on twitter this week about Kenra products.  I hate drying my hair.  Kenra blow-dry serum is said to cut dry time in half.  I ordered some on Amazon tonight.  I'll post a review once I've used it. 

I've been trying to get more regular manicures when my budget allows.  A couple of years ago when all the hype started about gel manicures, I tried it.  The salon I used in Dallas only had the Shellac brand.  I was told the polish would last 2 weeks.  It didn't even last one week.  Needless to say I didn't continue to pay the extra money for Shellac.  This past year, I noticed that my nail salon in Tyler started carrying OPI gel color.  I've used OPI regular polish for years and I really do think it says on longer than other brands.  I decided to give the OPI gel manicure a try. It lasts about 12 days, give or take.  And of coarse the names are always fun.  You don't know Jacques and I'm not really a waitress are two of my favorites. 

I've watched a couple of Hallmark movies this weekend.  One of my all time favorites is The Magic of Ordinary Days.  I recently realized it was based on a book.  Maybe I'll read it when grad school is over and I have time for fun reading again. 

I got a new iPod shuffle for Christmas. It's pink. I've made a little workout mix that I've been using. 

 

 Here's my mix. 

1.  Moves Like Jaggar - Maroon 5
2.  Brokenhearted - Karmin
3. Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
4. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham!
5. Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
6. One More Night - Maroon 5
7.  9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
8. We Are Young - Fun
9. Morning Train - Sheena Easton
10. Forget You - Cee Lo Green

I think it's time for a new blog design.  I'll work on that!