Celebrate the Small Things and Express Yourself

Celebrate the Small Things is a fun, weekly bloghop where we celebrate things, big or small. 
It can be anything from writing, to family, to organizing, whatever you want to share. 
CTST host's are: Lexa Cain, Kidbits, and Writing Off the Edge.

 Celebrating . . .

Love my new Darth Vader mug from my hubby and sons for Valentine's day! <3 

Spent time with my bestie a lot this past weekend for Valentine's time at the flower shop. 
We worked, talked, laughed. The usual.

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Express Yourself is the weekly blog hop where Dani @Entertaining Interests and I ask a question or discuss a topic for other bloggers to share. It's a fun way to learn more about each other. Please join us!

Jan 30 - Feb 3  Share a photo of your work space. 

Feb 6 - 10  What's your go-to ice cream flavor?

My favorite ice cream is Death By Chocolate Kroger brand and Ben & Jerry's The Tonight Dough. They're so yummy!

What is one guilty pleasure?

sleep, especially ten minute power naps

What celebrations do you have for the week? What's your work space look like? Any favorite flavors of ice cream you usually choose?

Express Yourself x2

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**Sept. 19-23: You're stuck in an elevator with 1 friend, 2 celebrities, 3 items, and NO way out, however, help is on the way. List those 6 items/people to pass the time with.

1 friend:  Dani
2 celebrities:  Adam Levine and Jason Bateman
3 items:  guitar for Adam, hoodie, my handbag (because it's filled with everything one needs for emergencies such as this)

**Sept 26-30: You have to listen to a song for the rest of your life. What would it be?

Chilly Winter by Maroon 5, Woman by Maroon 5, or Radioactive by Imagine Dragons

Express Yourself: spirit cartoon characters

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Sept 5-9: What/Who is your spirit cartoon character?

Mine is a mixture of ...

Linus from Peanuts
Patrick Star from SpongeBob
Daffy Duck from Looney Tunes.

How about you? What cartoon characters can you relate to?

Express Yourself May

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May 2-6 What are your favorite sports teams?
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco 49ers


May 9-13 Is there a celebrity whose death affected you in some way?
Rich Mullins - a songwriter, singer, piano player. I realize he's probably not well known to some, but to me, he was a celebrity. I first saw him at camp in my teens. He had such a strong love for the Lord, and his voice was amazing; his music made a big impact on me. He passed away in an auto accident, and when I'd heard the news, I was numb. In shock. It was like a family member had died. But God was ready for him, and I'm sure Rich was equally ready to meet Him.

Express Yourself: novel grabby hands

Express Yourself is the weekly blog hop where Dani @Entertaining Interests and I ask a question or discuss a topic for other bloggers to share and learn more about each other.

Feb. 1-5: What novel are you most excited to get your hands on?

And I Darken by Kiersten White
Expected publication: June 28th 2016 by Delacorte Press

Blurb:
No one expects a princess to be brutal. And Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival. She and Radu are doomed to act as pawns in a vicious game, an unseen sword hovering over their every move. For the lineage that makes them special also makes them targets.

Lada despises the Ottomans and bides her time, planning her vengeance for the day when she can return to Wallachia and claim her birthright. Radu longs only for a place where he feels safe. And when they meet Mehmed, the defiant and lonely son of the sultan, who’s expected to rule a nation, Radu feels that he’s made a true friend—and Lada wonders if she’s finally found someone worthy of her passion.

But Mehmed is heir to the very empire that Lada has sworn to fight against—and that Radu now considers home. Together, Lada, Radu, and Mehmed form a toxic triangle that strains the bonds of love and loyalty to the breaking point.

Celebrate the Small Things and Express Yourself

Celebrate the Small Things is a Friday blog hop where we share things, big or small, during that week. 

Hosts: Lexa Cain, Writing Off The Edge, and Kidbits 

Celebrations

***To celebrate our soon-to-be-graduates, Dani and I thought it'd be fun to take our sons, as well as our hubbies, to an "Escape Room." 

If you're not familiar with it, the best way to describe it is... it's the apocalypse, and you're locked in a room/s with only one hour to escape. You have to search for clues, solve riddles, find a cure, and work together to get out. Guess what? We got out with a minute to spare! Woot!  It was so much fun, and through doing this, we learned our strengths and the strengths of others. It was really cool to witness.

***Basketball:  Two of my sons had their first games of the season, my 12 year old as point guard and my 18 year old assistant coaching 8th graders. I'm so proud of them both! And bonus... both teams won!

***I'm rewriting/reworking one of my manuscripts, and it's difficult this time around, but I'm keeping at it, because I know this will make it better.

What celebrations would you like to share?

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Express Yourself is the weekly blog hop where Dani @Entertaining Interests and I ask a question or discuss a topic for other bloggers to share and learn more about each other.

Nov 16-20: Share an item you adore, using a picture.

These make my heart happy: the pinch pots my four sons made, as well as the coffee container that holds my K-cups. :) 

Are there any items you treasure, that make you smile just by a simple glance?

Celebrate the Small Things and Express Yourself

Celebrate the Small Things is a Friday blog hop where we share things we're grateful for during that week. 

Hosts: Lexa Cain, Writing Off The Edge, and Kidbits 

Celebrating...

* My oldest son's senior pictures were ready to view. It was so hard to choose our favorites! 
* Set up a college visit for him for next week. 
* Our youngest was sick this past weekend and missed a day of school, but he is feeling tons better now!

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Express Yourself is the weekly blog hop where Dani @Entertaining Interests and I ask a question or discuss a topic for other bloggers to share and learn more about each other.

Nov 2 - 6: What was a fave food to eat when you were a kid?

I LOVED peanut-butter and mayonnaise sandwiches. Also, I loved mustard. (Still do) And would put it on lots of things.

Express Yourself

Express Yourself is the weekly meme where Dani @Entertaining Interests and I ask a question or discuss a topic for other bloggers to share and learn more about each other. 

Oct. 19-23: A magical spell was cast on Halloween night to turn everyone into their costume forever. What would you be?

If their kickbutt fighting skills and abilities came with it, then I'd say Anna from Van Helsing or Black Widow from The Avengers.

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Express Yourself - scary places

Express Yourself is the weekly meme where Dani @Entertaining Interests and I ask a question or discuss a topic for other bloggers to share and learn more about each other. 

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Oct. 5 - 9: Where would be the scariest place to spend Halloween?

I think a haunted asylum or something like that would be a scary place to spend Halloween. MTV had this show called Fear, where contestants documented whether the place was haunted or not. I think it'd be scarily awesome to do that with Dani! We'd probably scare each other more than the place itself, just by screaming or jumping at the unknown.


Where do you think the scariest place to spend Halloween would be?

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Express Yourself

Express Yourself is the weekly meme where Dani @Entertaining Interests and I ask a question or discuss a topic for other bloggers to share and learn more about each other. 

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Sept. 28 - Oct. 2:
What's your favorite kind of cookie and/or cake?

I love love love oatmeal chocolate chip cookies with regular chocolate chip coming in at a close second. As for cake, carrot is the only kind I like. 

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Express Yourself and Fast Five Friday

I'm so behind in the blogging world... in fact, I'm behind with everything. ugh! So, I'm trying to get back into things, and with my blog.

Express Yourself is the weekly meme where Dani @Entertaining Interests and I ask a question or discuss a topic for other bloggers to share and learn more about each other. 

Aug. 31 - Sept. 4:  What scent (candle, fragrance, etc) is your fave during Autumn?

Gold Canyon has a candle called Autumn Walk. It has hints of jasmine, musk, and sandlewood I love the smell of it! 



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Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created here at Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers, and the topics revolve around lists.

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Sept. 4: 5 books that had you bawling or near tears

The Fault in our Stars by John Green
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Sept. 11:  5 things you're looking forward to in the fall

Leaves changing

Hoodies

Creating fall floral arrangements

Bonfires

Spooktoberfest Bloghop

Express Yourself

Express Yourself is the weekly meme where Dani @Entertaining Interests and I ask a question or discuss a topic for other bloggers to share and learn more about each other. 

Some topics and/or questions could be repeats, because things change with time. This way, it keeps things updated. Please join us HERE!


July 6 - 10: Name three things you wish you were better at.
Bowling
Drawing
Time management

July 13 - 17: If you had to eat the same thing for breakfast for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Yogurt with fruit or granola mixed in. Love it! Oh, and coffee. 

Are there things you wish you were better at? Is there a breakfast item you'd eat for the rest of your life?

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Express Yourself

Express Yourself is the weekly meme where Dani @Entertaining Interests and I ask a question or discuss a topic for other bloggers to share and learn more about each other. 

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June 15-19 topic:  You have been blindfolded and taken to a secret place. When the blindfold is removed, where are you?

A private concert featuring Maroon 5 in a small hole-in-the-wall bar with a few of my favorite people to share in the experience. I think this would be amazing!

Express Yourself

Express Yourself is the weekly meme where Dani @Entertaining Interests and I ask a question or discuss a topic for other bloggers to share and learn more about each other. 

Some topics and/or questions could be repeats, because things change with time. This way, it keeps things updated. Please join us HERE!



March 2-6 topic:  Who would narrate your life in a movie? submitted by Debra @ The Write Mage
~ I went back and forth with this question, trying to think who'd be great for the job, and after mulling over it this weekend, I'd choose Sandra Bullock. 

March 9-13 topic: If you could try out one occupation for a week, what would you choose?
~ profiler for the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit. 

How about you? Who would narrate your life in a movie? What profession would you choose to try for a week?

Express Yourself - Fave Apocalyptic Scenario

Express Yourself is the weekly meme where Dani @Entertaining Interests and I ask a question or discuss a topic for other bloggers to share and learn more about each other. 

Some topics and/or questions could be repeats, because things change with time. This way, it keeps things updated. Please join us HERE!

This week's question:  What's your favorite type of apocalyptic scenario - natural disaster, zombie, alien invasion, etc.? 
- submitted by Laura @ Writing off the Edge

Great question, Laura! I love to watch and read apocalyptic themes in movies and books, but my favorite out of all would be zombies. 
If one of those apocalyptic scenarios were to occur in real life, I think, even though it'd be terrifying, that I could have a good chance of lasting in a zombie world. Especially with my hubby and Dani (another zombie fan) by my side. We have a survival plan, and a place to meet up, in case something happens. Hey, never hurts to be prepared, right? And, I'd like to think that this plan could be used for other apocalyptic scenarios as well.

Do you have a apocalyptic scenario you love to read or watch? What scenario do you think you'd survive in?