Day 185 sparkles

Happy Fourth of July, friends!

Day 81 happened.

This day was bound to happen. Aislinn warned me. I've hit photographer's block! Though, I'm impressed it happened on Day 81 and not Day 10. This week has turned out to be more stressful than I anticipated. And I had an especially long day today. Glancing at the clock and realizing I didn't touch my camera today sent me into a frantic, "What the hell should I photograph!?" moment. Then I saw my "Keep Calm and Carry On" notebook, a gift from my friend Emily. It was like a little message of encouragement and a call to be a sliceof365 model. Here's hoping I keep this mantra in mind all week!

Day 62 is headed straight for the sun!!

For some reason I saw tons of plane tracks on my drive home this afternoon. Living between the Philly and Mercer airports we always see a lot of sky traffic, but today was unusually busy. It looked beautiful and made me want to take a trip someplace warm. Who's in?

Day 18 Wears Masks

Tonight we hung up these masks in my mom's office. She's had them for years and they were packed away while she changed offices. I love how pieces like these can completely redefine a space. I just wouldn't want them over my bed...

Day 15, the key word is "alleged"

We're two weeks old! I remember in mid-December when this little blog seemed so far away. And now it's halfway through January already! Tonight I'm sharing my Anne Taintor calendar with you all. It makes every day a little sassier, something we all could use in life.

Day 14 is Cold

Minus ten degrees celsius! No, this is not the name of a 90's boy band. It was the temperature on my way home from dinner tonight. I'm very jealous of the Hawaii-bound Aislinn. Send some Hawaii sunshine through the interwebs, lady!

the rain keeps falling on Day 12

Oh seattle weather, what winter trickery is this??  You were all "look you guys! I'm gonna make it snow! Oh wait, jk! JK! Now it's rain!! psych your mind!!"

It snowed a fantastic two inches here last night. Buses went on snow routes, schools had delayed openings, people were hoarding dry goods and batteries, others gave up driving altogether and began just leaving their cars on the side of the roads. Shit was getting real. But then everyone stopped to look up from their hysteria and realized the snow had now turned into rain. So I guess that winter joke was on us... well played, Seattle. Well played.

Day 12, No Snowday for You!

We only got a few inches of snow overnight, so it was business as usual! The upside to going to work early? Lots of photo ops! Very few people are out and about before 6am, especially when snow is involved. My neighborhood was so peaceful and beautifully snowy! Some brave soul was out before my street was plowed and left these tracks. As lovely as the snow is, right now I couldn't be happier that I'm home and already in my pjs. Stay warm, friends!

Day 11 is a workaholic

This here is my laptop which I've been chained to all day. Mostly working... with a bit of tweeting/facebooking/viral video watching thrown in for good measure. Gotta maintain balance, you know. I work on this guy (as opposed to my 'desktop' iMac) when I want to perform the super-human task of watching tv and working in the living room at the same time. Sometimes I throw in the very dangerous and controversial third and fourth tasks of cooking and eating as well. That's right - I'm cooking, watching TV, working and eating.... at the same time. Living the dream.

Day 11 is Snowing!

The fridge is stocked with milk, the neighbors put their cars on the lawn creating their own cul-de-sac and schools already have delays. That can only mean one thing - the snowpocalypse is upon us!!

day 10 is an artist

It's back to a life of freelance/unemployment for me this week now that my contract is up at my last job. I'm neither complaining nor worried. Today I got to stay in my pajamas, cook a serious breakfast, have an impromptu dance session in the living room, do yoga and power through my to-do list. Did I mention all this happened while rocking my pretty sexy polka dot fleece pajamas? Oh yes. I even rocked those pajamas to the post-office to pick up some gifts from my mom (by gifts, I mean things we could buy here but she insists on mailing to us... towels, rice, toothpaste...). I snapped this in the post office parking lot. Feels very artsy. Kinda like me. If artsy means living in polka dot pajamas, that is. :)

Day 10 Prepares for Snow

Tomorrow evening Pennsylvania, at least my neck of the woods, is scheduled for more snow. I’ve heard anywhere from two inches to three feet, as weather forecasts usually go. Like most crazy people preparing for a snowpocalypse I did some light grocery shopping this afternoon. This was the sight I saw when leaving the grocery store. Now, I’m no meteorologist but those look like some snow clouds to me! Fingers crossed for a Wednesday snowday!

a very lazy day 9 sunday

After the excitement of yesterday, my sister and I opted for a lazy sunday of grocery shopping, laundry and movies and it was absolutely divine. There's a farmer's market literally 2 minutes away from our apt and we're there at least once a week. The prices are so cheap we buy a week's worth of fruits/veggies there for under $10. Every time we leave with our full bags having only paid a few bucks I always feel like we should hurry to go the car and leave before they realize they've somehow made a mistake in charging us. They haven't, of course, just still haven't washed that "everything is over-priced" new york mentality off of me yet!


ps. Happy Happy Birthday, Katie!!! 

Day 9 is 25

Today is my 25th birthday! And we all know what that means – I can legally rent a car and I’m more than half way to 40. Woof. Hey, at least there’s cake!

Day 8 likes an underdog

You. guys. Where do I even begin?? Today was my first NFL game and I am hooked. Hooked. My ears are still ringing, my voice is gone, I can still taste the ridiculously delicious (and overpriced) sausage sandwich we had at the stadium that we happily washed down with a few cold beers. And I can still see the game happening in front of me when I close my eyes. It was incredible. Not to mention, Seahawks WON!!! They came into the playoffs a losing team (7-9) and were expected to lose this wildcard game to the Saints tremendously. But lose they did not. It was a spectacular game and with each score the tiny glimmer of hope every fan had allowed themselves at the beginning of the game, that tiny itty bitty "what if?" exploded into pure joy and the possibility of a win. A WIN! Against last years superbowl champs!! Amazing!! Even if you know nothing about football - the experience of live sports is one of a kind and not to be missed. This is certainly not my last football game... I'm looking forward to many more beers, hotdogs and screaming fans in the future! Go Seahawks!!

Day 8 Braves the Elements

This morning we went to the amazing Artifacts Gallery in Trenton, NJ to pick up a piece of my mom's artwork she had framed. It is an amazing little gem located a stones throw from the New Jersey State Prison. Besides framing, they sell all sorts of cute collectibles from lamps and birdcages to pins and vintage postcards. It was definitely worth freezing my toes off to take a trip to Trenton (first and last time I say that phrase).

lunch box lovin' on Day 7

Benefits of working at a kitchen company: food everywhere.  For serious. Especially the last few days as the team was preparing to launch the massive site redesign, food of all kinds was allllll up in there. Today's special treat: lunch boxes! But so much classier than the ones I remember as a kid. And of course I was ooohing and aahhing over the packaging for a few minutes before diving into the food. Sandwich, cookie, apple, chips... felt just like being a kid again!

Workin' late on Day 6

I put in a pretty rough 14 hours of work today. Rough for me at least. I definitely have friends and family who work this kind of day on the regular, but not me. My body and my eyes were not prepared for such a thing. Around 6pm I was struck with a hunger that would have caused me to do crazy, crazy things if it went on much longer. Thankfully, chinese food for the "sleepover" team arrived just in time and I was saved from taking a trip to "omg, feed me now before i eat this keyboard" land. Around 8pm my eyes stopped being able to focus and there was definitely some blurry vision involved. By 9:45 I knew it was time to go home or I wouldn't be able to drive without being a danger to myself and others. A shower, some egg rolls and really comfy pajamas capped off this long day. And now... my very cozy bed awaits! Holla, Day 6!!

Day 6 stays Lighter Later

Whew, it’s been a long week! I’m very excited that it’s almost the weekend (despite the impending snow tomorrow...). And I’m even more excited that the days are getting longer! This snapshot of cold winter trees is from 5pm. 5PM! Pretty soon it will be time for tank tops and ice cream. In the meantime stay warm friends!

Gettin' Lost on Day 5

in today's episode of the chronicles of aislinn, i managed the incredible feat of getting lost while trying to find a fedex that turned out to be 2 blocks from where i started my search.  Oh, cruel cruel world. I know this now because after giving up trying to find this stupidly-close fedex i went home, frustrated and upset, and then decided to google map it. Poor planning and over confidence caused this blunder. This is a pic from my epic fail tonight (while safely stuck at a red light waiting for a train to pass.... yes a train).

The lesson here... the best time to Google map where you're going is before you're wandering around in the dark, lost.