I started packing my first box for the move last night. It's really heavy and I totally didn't even fill it. It's got all of my framed photographs, which there are A LOT of them. I also should be washing laundryy like a fiend but I just.....don't want to.
I mean for crying out loud, the best of "I love the 80's" is on. Who can compete with that. It's seriously one of my favorite television series. There is nothing that can compare with it.
Moving on, my home teachers came over for one last "home teach" before we move, but basically it was to come see Rachel (which she consitently denies). But it does make me a little sad that the two of them probably won't be coming over to our house anymore. I enjoy those fellas.
Anyway, I'm completley strapped for things to write about now so I'll introduce a new feature that will be going for the next week or so.
Boxes Packed: 1
Bags full of Garbage: 1
Days left till move: 5
Quote of The Day:
"Hank, do you know what the difference is between regular cupcakes and nerdfighter cupcakes? Instead of containing a lot of sugar, nerdfighter cupcakes contain a lot of awesome." John Green
Monday, April 5, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Easter
So TECHNICALLY I've missed the April 4th blog deadline by 40 minutes, but I was with my family for most of the day and have had no time to blog at all. I started my morning with my mom, my sister, and myself wrestling my almost 4 year old neice into eating, dressing, potty-ing, and groom at various intervals. She's gotten into thinking that screaming and crying will get her way, and frankly I'm glad I don't have children right now. I'm too impatient (and still too much of a child myself).
But the Bailey-Axelrod annual get together for Easter was today and has ALWAYS involved the following:
-An adult Easter egg hunt that usually has wrestling, running, fighting, lots of yelling, and attempts to steal each others eggs.
-My mom and my Aunt Paula bringing us our Easter bags to a rousing chorus of "Here Come Peter Cotontail"
-My brother and I getting into some sort of half assed wrestling match, usually ending in him either running away or him pulling the old "my arms are long and if I put my hand on your forehead you can't touch me" move
-Food laced with Matzo (my uncle is Jewish and celebrates Passover)
-Loud laughter
-Lot's of candy due to my Aunt and cousins giving up candy for lent.
-A visit from Califorina living Lisa
-LOTS of food
Anyway, Easter is kind of our holiday. Our family has always done Easter up big. One year we went to Bear Lake for the holiday weekend and celebrated not only the Resurection of Christ, but of the Lord passing over the houses of the Jews and not killing thier firstborn. We were all holed up in a couple of condos and had an AMAZING park wide Easter egg hunt that spanned the entire trailer resort of which we are members. The weather was also GORGEOUS that weekend and a long standing family inside joke of "Cheau Fwa Ham" that is so not how it's spelled.
My family is basically the coolest!
"I'll tell you what then, don't.... step on any butterflies. What have butterflies ever done to you?" -The Doctor (my love)
But the Bailey-Axelrod annual get together for Easter was today and has ALWAYS involved the following:
-An adult Easter egg hunt that usually has wrestling, running, fighting, lots of yelling, and attempts to steal each others eggs.
-My mom and my Aunt Paula bringing us our Easter bags to a rousing chorus of "Here Come Peter Cotontail"
-My brother and I getting into some sort of half assed wrestling match, usually ending in him either running away or him pulling the old "my arms are long and if I put my hand on your forehead you can't touch me" move
-Food laced with Matzo (my uncle is Jewish and celebrates Passover)
-Loud laughter
-Lot's of candy due to my Aunt and cousins giving up candy for lent.
-A visit from Califorina living Lisa
-LOTS of food
Anyway, Easter is kind of our holiday. Our family has always done Easter up big. One year we went to Bear Lake for the holiday weekend and celebrated not only the Resurection of Christ, but of the Lord passing over the houses of the Jews and not killing thier firstborn. We were all holed up in a couple of condos and had an AMAZING park wide Easter egg hunt that spanned the entire trailer resort of which we are members. The weather was also GORGEOUS that weekend and a long standing family inside joke of "Cheau Fwa Ham" that is so not how it's spelled.
My family is basically the coolest!
"I'll tell you what then, don't.... step on any butterflies. What have butterflies ever done to you?" -The Doctor (my love)
Saturday, April 3, 2010
BRRRRRRR
So it's mega MEGA cold in the office today. It's been pretty mellow here at work. I've been freaking out a little bit about money considering I had to drop 200 dollars today on a deposit for the Magical House of Wonder and come Monday I will also be dropping first months rent. So I'm gonna have to be a good kid and not spend any money until payday on Wednesday.
Anyway, boring, poorly written first paragraph aside, besides moving to a new place, I'm starting to get really excited about going to Mexico. I was talking to my Dad today about my birthday present from him (he's paying for my surf lessons in Cabo on my actual birthday). So I started thinking about the fun that Rach and I are going to have on this trip and how basically it will be my last vacation until 2012.
Then of course I got thinking about school, which excites and frightens me at the same time. Being an ESFP (still don't know what that is? One of these days I'll talk about Meyers and Brigg, I promise!) I don't really like to think about the future. In fact thinking about my future gives me a little bit of an anexiety attack (REALLY LITTLE, nothing to worry about dear readers). I mean right now, even thinking about moving into this new house is making my skin tingle and my stomach swoop. I mean it's a new palatte for decorating, it's new people, it's new adventures in a new town. It's all the things I LOVE, but since I really don't have a REALLY good idea of all the goings on that might happen (good or bad!) it makes me minimally nauseous.
Anyway...
Quote of the Day:
"The way I see it, if you want rainbows, you gotta put up with the rain" -Dolly Parton
Anyway, boring, poorly written first paragraph aside, besides moving to a new place, I'm starting to get really excited about going to Mexico. I was talking to my Dad today about my birthday present from him (he's paying for my surf lessons in Cabo on my actual birthday). So I started thinking about the fun that Rach and I are going to have on this trip and how basically it will be my last vacation until 2012.
Then of course I got thinking about school, which excites and frightens me at the same time. Being an ESFP (still don't know what that is? One of these days I'll talk about Meyers and Brigg, I promise!) I don't really like to think about the future. In fact thinking about my future gives me a little bit of an anexiety attack (REALLY LITTLE, nothing to worry about dear readers). I mean right now, even thinking about moving into this new house is making my skin tingle and my stomach swoop. I mean it's a new palatte for decorating, it's new people, it's new adventures in a new town. It's all the things I LOVE, but since I really don't have a REALLY good idea of all the goings on that might happen (good or bad!) it makes me minimally nauseous.
Anyway...
Quote of the Day:
"The way I see it, if you want rainbows, you gotta put up with the rain" -Dolly Parton
Friday, April 2, 2010
WE GOT THE HOUSE!
Okay, so we didn't actually get the house, we got two rooms in seriously one of the most gorgeous houses I've ever seen. I felt like I was walking through a celebrities house or I had stumbled on the set of "Cribs". It's so amazing!
Move in will probably happen this weekend, and I'm TOO EXCITED to really form good sentences so yeah, go team!
Quote of the Day:
"Later that day I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you can find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous.”
Move in will probably happen this weekend, and I'm TOO EXCITED to really form good sentences so yeah, go team!
Quote of the Day:
"Later that day I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you can find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous.”
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Blog Every Day in April
So last year at the beginning of April, one of my favorite authors Maureen Johnson challenged her blog readers to BEDA (Blog Every Day in April). I've decided to challenge myself to do this again this year. I only got to day 4 last year (typical ESFP of me (more on that later)).
I feel like I'm not a terribly good blog writer and can only write when I have an INTESNE EMOTION (read: angry, usually). Anyway, I need to challenge myself when it comes to blog writing. Go Me!
So anyway, a week ago my landlord came and spoke to my best friend/roommate and told him that he's putting the house we live in up for sale. At first I was DEVASTATED. I've been living in this house for almost a year and a half, it had become my home. I had decorated the living room myself, I had basically put my decrative stamp on the basement here and it feels like my home.
I kind of freaked and started asking around like crazy if people knew where I could live thinking that I would be kicked out of my house like the next day. It didn't end up that way, of course, but since Lynn said he was selling the house, he's been here NON-STOP fixing things. So the last few days I feel like I'm being pushed out of the house, and Rachel agrees.
But there is this great shining light that has shined on us. Rachel was talking to some of her friends and we got news of a GORGEOUS house that we are probably going to move into. Just writing about it is giving me this burst of sparkling optimism that makes me want to do a little dance.
Moving out is a scary thing, I really have a life here. I have friends nearby and a staff of Cafe Rio employee's who basically know me by name, a great ward, and the Empress a stones throw away. But at the same time, I'm SO excited. I feel like this is a really great way to start a fresh page in my life.
I'll keep you updated on the move. The house we are (POSSIBLY) moving into is going to be AMAZING, it has a gorgeously huge balcony, a ginormous backyard, and an all around beautiful look too it. I can't wait to move if it's where we end up!!!!!!
Quote of the day:
"Anyone can be passionate, it takes real lovers to be silly" -Rose Franken
I feel like I'm not a terribly good blog writer and can only write when I have an INTESNE EMOTION (read: angry, usually). Anyway, I need to challenge myself when it comes to blog writing. Go Me!
So anyway, a week ago my landlord came and spoke to my best friend/roommate and told him that he's putting the house we live in up for sale. At first I was DEVASTATED. I've been living in this house for almost a year and a half, it had become my home. I had decorated the living room myself, I had basically put my decrative stamp on the basement here and it feels like my home.
I kind of freaked and started asking around like crazy if people knew where I could live thinking that I would be kicked out of my house like the next day. It didn't end up that way, of course, but since Lynn said he was selling the house, he's been here NON-STOP fixing things. So the last few days I feel like I'm being pushed out of the house, and Rachel agrees.
But there is this great shining light that has shined on us. Rachel was talking to some of her friends and we got news of a GORGEOUS house that we are probably going to move into. Just writing about it is giving me this burst of sparkling optimism that makes me want to do a little dance.
Moving out is a scary thing, I really have a life here. I have friends nearby and a staff of Cafe Rio employee's who basically know me by name, a great ward, and the Empress a stones throw away. But at the same time, I'm SO excited. I feel like this is a really great way to start a fresh page in my life.
I'll keep you updated on the move. The house we are (POSSIBLY) moving into is going to be AMAZING, it has a gorgeously huge balcony, a ginormous backyard, and an all around beautiful look too it. I can't wait to move if it's where we end up!!!!!!
Quote of the day:
"Anyone can be passionate, it takes real lovers to be silly" -Rose Franken
Thursday, March 4, 2010
I suffer from hyper-awesometitis!
So I haven't updated in a little while, so I'll cop out once again and just make a bulleted list of what's going on in my life.
-Rach and I just bough a spiffy cheap chair from the Salvation Army (don't worry, it was basically brand new) and I'm pretty much in love with it, even though it's really easy to fall alseep in. We've also dubbed it the "Makey Outy Chairy." Not because anyone has made out in it, but it would be REALLY easy to make out in because it's really wide and two people could cozily sit in it.
-The Cruise is offically paid off, all that is left is to pay for the plane tickets (and some other random things like tips and on shore excursions) and with the arrival of our passports today, I'm starting to get REALLY excited to go. Especially after I looked at my friend Tedi's pictures from the same cruise.
-My room could be classified as a national disaster area. No seriously, the only way I can get around in there right now is a pretty little walkway between crap piles. Go me.
-OOPS All Berries is back in the store and I bought 3 boxes. Granted, I only bought one box for me. The other two are for my brother. I'm pretty sure he will name his next child after me.
-The Burn Notice season finale is on right now.....SAD!!!!!
-Also, Sunshine? SAD SAD SAD movie. I watched it with the Rachel and she (of course) loved it.
-Guitar Lessons are going really well, except I haven't been to one in two weeks due to a complication last week for me and an incident for Bryce this week.
-I finally have all my little action figures here from various parts of the world, and by parts of the world I mean England and Australia. They are so cute, and I found out that parts of them come off and can be switched around to make REALLY funny Dr. Who action figures.
-On the subject of the Doctor, he comes back to telivision on Easter and once they pick a day of the week to show the show, there will be Doctor Who parties at my house because I think I'm the ony person with the BBC on my tv.
-The growing out of my hair is going well, albeit slowly. I now can put my hair in momstyle pigtails right above my ears, or make a gross pirate-esque ponytail at the nape of my neck.
-I haven't shot pictures in a while and I'm itching to shoot some photos again.
And that, ladies and gents, its all I have to say on the matter. BAM!
-Rach and I just bough a spiffy cheap chair from the Salvation Army (don't worry, it was basically brand new) and I'm pretty much in love with it, even though it's really easy to fall alseep in. We've also dubbed it the "Makey Outy Chairy." Not because anyone has made out in it, but it would be REALLY easy to make out in because it's really wide and two people could cozily sit in it.
-The Cruise is offically paid off, all that is left is to pay for the plane tickets (and some other random things like tips and on shore excursions) and with the arrival of our passports today, I'm starting to get REALLY excited to go. Especially after I looked at my friend Tedi's pictures from the same cruise.
-My room could be classified as a national disaster area. No seriously, the only way I can get around in there right now is a pretty little walkway between crap piles. Go me.
-OOPS All Berries is back in the store and I bought 3 boxes. Granted, I only bought one box for me. The other two are for my brother. I'm pretty sure he will name his next child after me.
-The Burn Notice season finale is on right now.....SAD!!!!!
-Also, Sunshine? SAD SAD SAD movie. I watched it with the Rachel and she (of course) loved it.
-Guitar Lessons are going really well, except I haven't been to one in two weeks due to a complication last week for me and an incident for Bryce this week.
-I finally have all my little action figures here from various parts of the world, and by parts of the world I mean England and Australia. They are so cute, and I found out that parts of them come off and can be switched around to make REALLY funny Dr. Who action figures.
-On the subject of the Doctor, he comes back to telivision on Easter and once they pick a day of the week to show the show, there will be Doctor Who parties at my house because I think I'm the ony person with the BBC on my tv.
-The growing out of my hair is going well, albeit slowly. I now can put my hair in momstyle pigtails right above my ears, or make a gross pirate-esque ponytail at the nape of my neck.
-I haven't shot pictures in a while and I'm itching to shoot some photos again.
And that, ladies and gents, its all I have to say on the matter. BAM!
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Hank's Survey
I really am not sure what to say about this post. I don't want to do an open letters blog, but I'm not feeling exceptionally creative to write a "normal" looking post. I decided to answer some questions that Hank Green usually asks in his annual survey.
1. Your name:
Brittany Kristine Bailey
2. Your Web page:
rockoutbritty.blogspot.com
3 What have you been up to this past year (please be as detailed as possible, because we actually want to know)?
Well I'm lumping in January and February into this "year". I've been living in glorious West Valley City, UT loving my life on my own. I was unemployed for the first time since I was 18 for 4 grueling months untill I got a job at the University of Utah Hospital working in Acute Physical Therapy. I went on a trip to both Yellowstone and Lake Powell this year. I made some amazing friends this year and got an amazingly wonderful roommate named Rachel. I've been going to school at SLCC and learning to play the guitar.
4 How much longer do you think you’ll be doing what you’re doing?
I'll be doing work at a hospital for the rest of my life, and I will always be making friends. I'll hopefully only be at school for two more years. I will travel as much as possible for the rest of my life as well. The guitar will also be a life long journey.
5 Why are you doing it?
College, because I can't move up in the field I want untill I get a degree. Working, because I need the money, but I also adore the work. I love healing people.
6 What do you want to be doing?
I want to be living on a beach in Cabo teaching people how to surf.
7 What’s next in your life?
A trip to mexico for my Birthday, and hopefully a feller fits into the future there somewhere!
8 How You Doin’?
I'm doing pretty awesome
9 What’s the best book you read this year?
I really loved Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, but I also really loved Suite Scarlette
10 Describe a perfect day?
I wake up and I'm suddenly 50 pounds lighter, it's sunny, but not unbearably hot. I walk out of my room to find I'm living in a Cabana in some tropical place 50 feet from the ocean. My closest and beloved friends and family are all there with me and we surf and dance and swim with dolphins. David Tennant walks up declares his undying love for me, and proposes. And the whole thing is catered by my own personal Cafe Rio.
11 Assuming that all things come to an end…how do you think humans will go extinct?
Humans won't go extint. The world is going to end with the 2nd coming of Christ.
12 How are you feeling about kids these days?
I think they are adorable, when they aren't being completly terrible. I'm glad I don't have any right now, but I'm nuts about the ones belonging to my siblings.
13 (- In this space, compose your own question, and answer it -)
14 Ambrozzo tastes better than anything else, what does ambrozzo taste like?
Cafe Rio and Diet Dr. Pepper
15 If you were a cliché, what cliché would you be?
All bets are off
16 What is your least favorite part of any given day?
The part where I have to get up in the morning
17 Do you enjoy science fiction?
I just said I want Daivd Tennant to propose to me. So I'm thinking....YES
18 Cheese or Chocolate?
Chocolate, no wait, cheese! Wait Chocolate.....BOTH
19 Where would you live if you could live anywhere?
Catalina Island, California, Somewhere in Europe, or Surfers Paradise in Austraila
20 What was your first concert?
NSYNC
21 If you could start a business that would be instantly successful, what kind of business would it be?
A clothing store called Limbo that makes tailor fit clothing at reasonable prices. For the women who can't wear a 12 because it's too small but a 14 is too big and sizes are different depending on what brand you wear....either that or a T-shirt buisness that has the wierd things I say printed on it and everyone wants one.
22 Invisibility or Time Travel?
Time Travel, but only if it's in a blue box with a feller who has a certain penchant for a sonic screwdriver. Otherwise, invisibility.
23 What’s wrong with the world?
I think it's a general move towards being more selfish and less caring about other people.
1. Your name:
Brittany Kristine Bailey
2. Your Web page:
rockoutbritty.blogspot.com
3 What have you been up to this past year (please be as detailed as possible, because we actually want to know)?
Well I'm lumping in January and February into this "year". I've been living in glorious West Valley City, UT loving my life on my own. I was unemployed for the first time since I was 18 for 4 grueling months untill I got a job at the University of Utah Hospital working in Acute Physical Therapy. I went on a trip to both Yellowstone and Lake Powell this year. I made some amazing friends this year and got an amazingly wonderful roommate named Rachel. I've been going to school at SLCC and learning to play the guitar.
4 How much longer do you think you’ll be doing what you’re doing?
I'll be doing work at a hospital for the rest of my life, and I will always be making friends. I'll hopefully only be at school for two more years. I will travel as much as possible for the rest of my life as well. The guitar will also be a life long journey.
5 Why are you doing it?
College, because I can't move up in the field I want untill I get a degree. Working, because I need the money, but I also adore the work. I love healing people.
6 What do you want to be doing?
I want to be living on a beach in Cabo teaching people how to surf.
7 What’s next in your life?
A trip to mexico for my Birthday, and hopefully a feller fits into the future there somewhere!
8 How You Doin’?
I'm doing pretty awesome
9 What’s the best book you read this year?
I really loved Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, but I also really loved Suite Scarlette
10 Describe a perfect day?
I wake up and I'm suddenly 50 pounds lighter, it's sunny, but not unbearably hot. I walk out of my room to find I'm living in a Cabana in some tropical place 50 feet from the ocean. My closest and beloved friends and family are all there with me and we surf and dance and swim with dolphins. David Tennant walks up declares his undying love for me, and proposes. And the whole thing is catered by my own personal Cafe Rio.
11 Assuming that all things come to an end…how do you think humans will go extinct?
Humans won't go extint. The world is going to end with the 2nd coming of Christ.
12 How are you feeling about kids these days?
I think they are adorable, when they aren't being completly terrible. I'm glad I don't have any right now, but I'm nuts about the ones belonging to my siblings.
13 (- In this space, compose your own question, and answer it -)
14 Ambrozzo tastes better than anything else, what does ambrozzo taste like?
Cafe Rio and Diet Dr. Pepper
15 If you were a cliché, what cliché would you be?
All bets are off
16 What is your least favorite part of any given day?
The part where I have to get up in the morning
17 Do you enjoy science fiction?
I just said I want Daivd Tennant to propose to me. So I'm thinking....YES
18 Cheese or Chocolate?
Chocolate, no wait, cheese! Wait Chocolate.....BOTH
19 Where would you live if you could live anywhere?
Catalina Island, California, Somewhere in Europe, or Surfers Paradise in Austraila
20 What was your first concert?
NSYNC
21 If you could start a business that would be instantly successful, what kind of business would it be?
A clothing store called Limbo that makes tailor fit clothing at reasonable prices. For the women who can't wear a 12 because it's too small but a 14 is too big and sizes are different depending on what brand you wear....either that or a T-shirt buisness that has the wierd things I say printed on it and everyone wants one.
22 Invisibility or Time Travel?
Time Travel, but only if it's in a blue box with a feller who has a certain penchant for a sonic screwdriver. Otherwise, invisibility.
23 What’s wrong with the world?
I think it's a general move towards being more selfish and less caring about other people.
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