Day 8... Hangbag

What's in my handbag?

Well first off I don't think this is exactly considered a handbag.. more like Mary Poppin's carpet bag. 

Surprisingly I cleaned out my bag about a week ago and it has managed to stay clean and receipt free. 

Not a very exciting bag as of today, but it does manage to cover the essentials in my life! 

Day 6... My 5 Senses

So today I'm back in good old Maryville (not for good, sadly) and so my senses happen to be a little different then the usual summer ones! 

1. Sight 

My sight for the whole weekend are from my cute new duplex! And of course the rest of Maryville!

2. Sound

Right now I hear the air conditioner trying to work and some Taylor Swift "Red"!

3. Smell

Unfortunately I have a cold and I can't smell anything! 

4. Taste

The only thing I'm tasting right now is the lovely taste of Maryville water (aka dirt)

5. Touch 

My butt is firmly planted on my couch and my fingers typing away! 

Day 5.. 10 Songs I <3 This Summer

I'm always finding new songs to love and hating them soon after. So here is a list that will inevitably change within the next week or month!

1. Blurred Lines ft. T.I. and Pharrell Williams by Robin Thicke

2. Awkward by San Cisco

3. Emily by the Mowgli's

4. Bruises ft. Ashley Monroe by Train

5. Drunk by Ed Sheeran

6. How to be a Heartbreaker by Mariana and the Diamonds

7. Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men

8. Can't Hold Us (ft. Ray Dalton) by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis

9. 22 by Taylor Swift

10. Rock Me by One Direction

Day 4... Fears!

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This was legitimately the scariest thing when I was a little kid and forever cemented my fear of clowns and drains. 

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This one might be just for rain, but the one in IT definitely was not. 

Not only did IT terrify me from ever letting a stranger dress up in a polka dot costume, put on a red nose and make balloon animals at my childhood birthday parties; but it also managed to keep me from going to the bathroom alone without my mom for about a month straight. I know pathetic. I did happen to finally re-watch IT a few summers ago and it only slightly scared me. I no longer have to go to the bathroom alone, but you will never find me in a creepy swamp, at night, alone. EVER. 

Along with clowns I am also afraid of spiders. I know most people are, but my fear stems from not want to get a spider bite and die. And really, who wouldn't be afraid of this? 

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or worse yet.. this one. 

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If I was cornered in a room alone with this.. I'm a goner. 

#SCSBC13

I know it's almost the end of July but I recently stumbled upon the Semi-Charmed Summer 2013 Book Challenge (found HERE) and decided to do it. Luckily I have gotten quite a bit of reading done on my various trips this July!

So here is my List:
Titles in Bold have been completed

1.The Irish Princess by Karen Harper
2. Making Sense of Sex by Michael Duffy
3. Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close
4. Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl 
5. Lucky by Alice Sebold
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
7. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
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9. The Bling Ring by Nancy Jo Sales
10. Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
11. Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard 
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I'm still looking for a book written by an author who was born or died in 1992; and a non-fiction book that I want to read!

Day 3... Favorite Quote

I love quotes.. I love having them written on my walls, posted on bathroom mirrors, or posted anywhere to remind me to wake up and have a great day. Which makes this post especially difficult, since there are so many quotes that I love. I find quotes to love everywhere! So instead of one simple quote I'll put up a few of my favorite life and literary quotes (from my favorite authors).

1. "Use what talents you possess, the wood would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best"

-Henry Van Dyke

2. "Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid"

-Albert Einstein

3. "After all this time?" "Always."

-J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows (Dumbledore and Snape)

4. "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a great fortune, must be in want of a wife." 

-Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice 

5.   With Blue - uncertain - stumbling Buzz -

      Between the light - and me -

      And then the Windows failed - and then 

      I could not see to see 

                                            (13-16)

-Emily Dickinson, "I heard a Fly buzz - when I died -"

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Day 2... 20 FACTS!

1. I have a problem overusing exclamation points!!! 

2. I'm starting my senior year at NWMSU. Once a Bearcat, Always a Bearcat!

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3. I'm studying the two greatest subjects ever: History and English! 

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4. I love traveling, even if it is short road trips! Give me a passport and a plane ticket, and I will go anywhere. My travel priorities right now are to go back to New England, Seattle and to visit Europe!

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5. I grew up in the cutest little town in the mid-west: Parkville, MO. 

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Downtown Parkville

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Park University and the Missouri River

6. I am like 90% Irish and proud of it! 

7. Along with traveling, books are my passion.  One day I hope to combine Traveling, Literature and History into one fabulous career (any ideas would be greatly appreciated). 

8. If you didn't know by now I am a huge history nerd/buff/lover. Especially if it has to do with the Tudors and British Royals.  And I wouldn't complain if you threw me into a civil war museum/library for days. 

9. I get to work everyday with my best friend! 

10. I love every minute that I get to spend with my best friends! 

11. I'm graduating in ONE YEAR! I can't even believe it, but I couldn't be more excited.  Bring on the degrees and a year of volunteering/mission work with YAV (young adult volunteers)! 

12. If you know me, I have a thing for gingers (especially british ones)! And if they happen to be named Ed Sheeran, then I wouldn't complain. 

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13. My favorite author is Jane Austen. If you hadn't caught on yet, I pretty much in love with anything British. 

14. My favorite books are Pride and Prejudice and of course the great american classic: The Great Gatsby!

15. Favorite movies are the Lion King and every Harry Potter movie. 

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16.  My family is crazy but I wouldn't change them for the world! 

17. Spell Check is my life savior

18. Rock Chalk (and the Royals and Chiefs are as far as I go with sports) 

19.  HARRY POTTER

(I love Harry Potter: books, movies, actors, characters, everything)

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20. I am also one of the clumsiest and most accident prone people you will meet.