The Wednesday Night Special...

Whats for dinner? A steaming cup of self-pity with a side order of loathing please. It has seriously been one of those days. I am in SERIOUS need of a distraction, why o' why can't baseball season start already :( I am craving some grass stained baseball uniforms and fast-ball statistics. I am not sure about any of you but I am not usually the type of person who lets things bother me for long, but occasionally news (usually that of the bad variety) has the power to lay me low for a couple of days. I am dealing with that this week. I am battling a head full of "What-ifs" and a heart bursting with "denial". I am just all around SAD, which is a strange feeling for me to be lugging around. *Shake *Shake *Shake I have to shake this off.... A drink I really need a drink. Too bad its the middle of the week and I have to work tomorrow. On another note a student from the college I attend sent me an email saying that he too was recommended for a Internship (a professor I had last semester wrote a letter of recommendation on my be haft, and without my knowledge, for a international internship) he is going this summer, while I chose to wait another year till I was done with school. He got my email from the professor and hoped that I would be able to help him with some of the ins and outs of navigating the process. It was exciting to hear all about the fun things he is going to get to do and I am really looking forward to my opportunity now. That helped bring some light into my week. So I guess that is the moral of this post. Sometimes you can be completely unaware of how a little thing you do might affect a persons day. People are always commenting on the fact that I smile at everyone and say "have a great day" to the toll booth workers, or whoever else happens to be in my path that day. But I always feel like you never know how a smile or a kind word might change a sad moment for someone into a happy one. So Smile people and remember that reaching out not only goes a long way for your soul, but for someone Else's as well.

Steph's Tidbits:

• I am really groovin on the song "Its over (Goodbye)" by Jared Lee right now. 
• So pathetic am I for any sort of baseball news that I have taken to stalking the Yankees (and other baseball players) on twitter. Chris Dickerson is so hilarious and its wonderful to know that not only is he a great player but also has a great personality! 
• The Chai Tea for the Keruig machine (I think I mentioned this a couple of days ago) is glorious, I definitely recommend it to anyone who has a Keurig coffee machine, SO worth it!  

It's a Honeycombs Kind of Night....

Today was basically the same as yesterday. 2 kids with fevers, no homework done, and a couple games of words with friends. The same old same old. Hittin the books again tonight, while I watch Anthony Bourdain.

Night Y'all!

And then its Monday Again...

What the heck happened to my weekend. Where did it go? I can't even remember most of what I did and now its back to work and the daily grind of the week. Today I am dealing with Two sick kids who are both running fevers and have sore throats and a third kid who is very unforgiving when it comes to others being sick (since he very rarely gets sick he seems to think they should still be able to play with him even when they are napping on the couch :) So needless to say it has been a very busy day. And actually I didn't get any work done for school today, so I need really to hit the books hard tonight.

Steph's Tidbits:

• I am still loving "Words with Friends" I had honestly never played scrabble before playing this game and now I am an addict!
• I enjoyed a pack, yes that's right I said an entire pack, of Birthday Cake Oreo's last night. They were good but not great. But the smell was incredible it seriously smelled like a cake was hanging out on my desk :)
• I having been watching some of the movies I bought from Blockbuster. Next up Marie Antoinette!

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Sunday Blues

Today was a totally a crappy day.... And thats all she wrote :(

Saturday Night Fever

Today was a pretty fun day. Aside from the 5:45 wake up call for a math class I didn't want to attend. For some reason I had a really hard time dragging my butt out of bed to class this morning. I really wanted to stay in bed and sleep away my morning. I just had to keep remembering that I only have 3 more week till spring break and then I can have 1 day to sleep in :) As for what I did the rest of day, I got my coffee and a bit of work in at the coffee shop. Then Mr.Friday met me for lunch at a new sushi place, where I had the most amazing Mango sushi ever! And then we did a bit of walking around at the mall and then spent the better part of the afternoon trying to one up each other on the bowling lanes. I can admit when I suck at something.... and I completely suck at bowling. For some reason the logistics of bowling escape me, I can't seem to get my brain and my arm to do the same thing. Its confounding. Afterwards we did dinner at a brick oven pizza place that had wonderful Margarita pizza. All in all it was a pretty good day!

Steph's Tidbits:

• My cat for some reason has a fascination with loaves of Bread. She has literally been chewing on the bags that they are in. I have had to but all bread products in the pantry, up where she can't reach them. She is so Crazy!
• I was going to see "This Means War" tonight, but decided against it for the more exciting process of working on research for a project.
• I am totally addicted to "Words with Friends"! Who wants to play!!

Finally Friday!

My cat needs a vacation too. Its been a very long week. I am on top of my homework for once but it still has been a rough week. I am ready for a morning to sleep in and a day of relaxing and doing nothing for a little while. But before that can happen I have class tomorrow, and a project for my ECON class to finish. This morning I woke up to a bit of a snowstorm and a two hour delay for the kiddos. I had to go to Target for some shampoo and ended up coming home with WAY more than just shampoo. I seriously can not go to Target without stopping by the E.L.F section, and I picked up a new blush, eyeshadow, and concealer (all for only 5 bucks, can't beat that!). I also got a new pair of jeans and these really cute shoes;


I will admit that I got them in the little girls section of the shoe department. I actually have kind of small feet ha ha!! I also have been looking for a sunny yellow nail polish and found exactly what I was looking for!



This color makes me feel happy even when the sun isn't out! But I am not sure its something I can wear for the long term, its a little TOO happy for me. Other than that I don't really have any news. Follow me on Twitter for more random facts :@thatgreengirl24

Steph's Tidbits:

• This weeks episode of FACE OFF on the Sfy channel was really good, its amazing what these people can do with makeup!
• The Oscars are this weekend, are you getting dressed up?
• One things I can't stand is Commercials, Thank goodness they came up with TiVo that way I can fast forward through all of them!

I think its time for a.....

Moonpie, a Bud light, a kiss, a little cereal,  a bit of Grey's! Watchin it now, but back to the books. This counts as a post!!!

The Loneliest day of the Week

Wednesday is like the red headed stepchild that no mother could ever love. At least that's how I feel about Wednesdays. But today is a little bit different since today is Mr. Friday's B-day!!!! I love celebrating other people's birthdays! My own on the other hand I wish I could just X it out on the calendar and pretend it doesn't exist. But since today is such a special occasion I thought I would serenade you guys with a little song, *cough* "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU (you have to use your imagination a bit here people) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR.FRIDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOOOOOOOOOOOOU~!~" Beautiful wasn't it! Hope you guys enjoyed your day!

Steph's Tidbits:

• Since today is the beginning of Lent, while I am not Catholic, it has got me thinking about what I would give up if I was. What are you guys giving up for Lent?
• I am in L O V E with my new Chi tea cups for my Keurig coffee machine. They are SOOOOO Yummy!
• Watching Sleepless in Seattle tonight, I just adore that movie. Normally I am not one for sappy love stories but this is just so innocent!

BTW I joined Twitter in the past couple of days, it came preloaded on my Kindle Fire so I really had no excuse any more: Follow me @thatgreengirl24 ~ see you there!

Tuesdays are Gleeful...

At least they were until I watched this weeks episode of Glee. I won't spoil it just in case some of you haven't seen it yet. But man o man. I can't believe they are going to make us wait until April 10th for a new episode. Other than that I have no real news to share with you guys. I am chugging away at my homework. And just started a pretty good new book, it's called "The Volunteer" I can't remember the author off hand but so far I am five chapters in and really enjoying it. Hope you guys had a great Fat Tuesday!

Steph's Tidbits:

• Today is Fat Tuesday, That means a big Mexican dinner for me! I am not Catholic but any chance to engage in a little food therapy is alright by me!
• Any good movies coming out you guys can't wait to see? Me, I can NOT wait for the Avengers~ out May 23!!!
• I am lovin that song from One Direction~ What Makes you Beautiful~ so catchy!

Girl on Fire!~!

Wahoo! I am a girl on fire.... okay yes that was a totally cheesy play on words (but since I recently finished the "Hunger Games" novels I thought it was fitting!) I have been such a Good girl lately that I rewarded myself with the purchase of a Kindle Fire today!

I was so excited for a couple of different reasons. 1 being that I am an avid reader, I have ibooks on my Ipod touch but if any of you are familiar with that program you know that its really small and zooming in only makes it so that only a couple of sentances fit on one page. The Fire is great because its almost the same size as a real book and flows easily from one page to another. 2 because e-textbooks are quite a bit cheaper than buying the actually thing, and I will be able to take them with me to the gym, appoitments etc... and not feel like a total loser for having a huge book sitting on my lap. Not only that but you can actually highlight on the page and make annotations which is great since I am a HUGE note taker. And 3rd because it not only is an e-reader but also a video player which means that I can watch my netfilx on my Fire and do my homework at the same time, My Wii which also has the streaming of netflix on it, is on the big screen in our house, which is coinsidentialy not in my bedroom). My mom is actually going to be getting one of these later on in the week so we can link ours to the same prime account and both get the benifits of having one of these! Hope you all enjoyed your extra day off this week!

Steph's Tidbits:

• I am feeling almost 100% better after this weekend, although I still have not regained my appitite. It's been mostly Water for me today.
• I wactched 50/50 last night. It was a decent movie (I really like Seth Rogan, he is So funny in Knocked up!) but it also made me very angry with the medical industry, especially since this was based on a real life experience
• I am starting the countdown to when I leave for a weeks vacation in Flordia! only 47 more days!!

Night y'all

Nothings More Comfortable than the Bathroom Floor...

Oh wait.... there are a MILLION things more comfortable than the bathroom floor. But thats where I spent about haft my day today. I have been feeling very yucky today. Add on top of that the massive amount of homework I have to do.... (Do I hear an echo? it seems as though I have been saying that a lot lately). I might actually be a little over my head this semester. Just keep breathing.... Just keep breathing... Just keep breathing.

Night Y'all

Saturday's Alright For.....

Math class? I don't think so. For dinner and a movie with a boy? that sounds better! Even though I did have to attend class this morning, the prospect of spending the evening with Mr.Friday was enough to get me through the morning. We planned to celebrate Valentines day (a little belated) this evening and he didn't disappoint:

He brought me these along with two bottles of white wine. We had reservations at a hibachi restaurant here in NY called Mt.Fuji. A beautiful restaurant with an even more beautiful scenery.

After dinner we came back to my place for a movie and some wine. We watched Predator, a hilarious Arnold Schwarzenegger film. We both very much enjoy cheesy 80's action movies and this is one of his favorites. Overall it was a wonderful evening, although I must admit that I had WAY too much to drink. Hope you guys had a great start to the long weekend!




Steph's Tidbits:

• We made homemade smoothies this evening as well. Mango and Banana for me, and mixed berry for Mr.Friday, YUM
• Harry Potter is on ABC family this weekend, they always have great extra features when they show these movies
• At dinner we sat with some wonderful people. I always like when I can meet new people, even if I know they will only be in my life for that one night!

TGI FRIDAY!!

Thank goodness this week is over, oh crap thats right its not over for me. I still have a ton of homework to finish and class to attend tommorrow morning. That being said I have to keep this short so that I can get all that accomplished, but a short blog post is better than No blog post, right?

Night Y'all!

PreWeekend Hype...

I have SOOOOO much to do before I can enjoy my weekend. We have a long weekend here in NY for Presidents weekend. I still have an eight page paper to write (Talk about procrastination) and two classes worth of homework to do. Mr.Friday and I have big plans for Saturday, which means that I have to have most of this done before then, Yikes. But on to other topics. Once a week I do a through cleaning of my Face Makeup Brushes. I though I would give you guys a behind the scenes look at how I do that:

I usually use my brush cleanser, my palm and a little warm water to wash my brushes. And then to dry them I use a totally hightech way to dry them. A rubberband tied around the handle and then hairclipped to my towel rack, lol. I ordered my brush protector from ebay for like $1.99 for 2M. It took a ridiculously long time for them to arrive but was worth it in the long run. On a sour note I have had some serious trouble with my Video editing software, so I have a couple of videos filmed but unable to upload them yet. But don't worry I have my "People" on it!


Steph's Tidbits:

• Wahoo Grey's is on tonight!
• I am trying SO hard to concentrate right now, but all I want to do is Watch YouTube tutorials
• I am going to have the house to myself this weekend :) well alone as in Me, the three cats and Molly( our beagle mutt) so not really alone!

To Be or Not to Be....CrAzY

I am seriously distracted tonight. Which is no good since I have a TON of homework to still do for the week. I was rockin out to some music a little while ago and then I started watching Anthony Bourdain on the Travel Channel, he is so funny (in a crass brash kind of way), and always good for a distraction. Today was a kind of boring day, with not much to do other than homework and build a sweet Train Track with the kids (we are talkin epic!). How many of you watched the Grammy's this past weekend? I think most everyone looked fantastic (not you Nicki Minaj). I actually hate that entertainment shows pick the stars apart to decide who was the best or worse dressed. In a culture that deals so harshly with bullying in "real" life, we turn into the bullies when we dissec every little thing that a person wore to an awards ceremony. That being said I do have to say my favorite was Adele, she looked simply flawless, and no better person deserved to win that many awards. She rocked two different looks at the show, a brown neutral eye with bold red lips for the red carpet and more nudy rose lips for her performance: Which is your favorite?

I am lovin the simplicity of her look and her outfits! Another fashion photo I am in love with right now is Jennifer Aniston on the cover of GQ:

I am adoring her makeup. She always looks fantastic but this simple brown look with pink lips is so flattering on her and would be on just about anyone! Plus she is so brave to strip down and say " I have a great body that I worked really hard for, so I am going to show it off" I wish I had that self- esteem! I think I might have to break out the video camera and film a tutorial on how to achieve this. I wonder if Mr.Friday would like it if I showed up for our next date lookin like this :)




Steph's Tidbits:

• Today I was in a playful mood, so I wore my Cheese shirt! It has a picture of two cheese' on it with one being shredded and the other screaming "You Monster" lol!!!!
• After watching anything on the Travel channel I always long to jump on an airplane and head out on a vacation. June cannot come quick enough.
• I have to admit that I feel like I just might be going a bit crazy lately, I have taken to talking to my Hulk figurine while doing homework. I am not going to worry though, till he starts talking back :)

Night Y'all !! 

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

UGH..... Valentine's day. I still did my makeup (Valentine's day inspired!) even though I didn't have any plans. I am totally swamped with homework. 2 quizes, a 3 page paper, and research for two term papers. Yuck. Gotta Run....

Steph's Tidbits: \

• Watching "Whats Your Number" its kinda cute and Chris Evens is H O T !!
• Finally finished the Hunger Games books and they were very very good
•  French Toast sticks its whats for dinner!

Monday Blues.....

The day before Valentines day is always rough, especially when you don't have plans. Given that I don't have much to say other than I am swamped with homework, especially since I can't seem to put the Hunger Games books down.

Night Ya'll

Birchbox Sunday's

Yesterday I got my Febuary Birchbox! After January I was feeling a little aprehensive about this months box. I have not been totally impressed with Birchbox as of yet. And this month they didnt do much to help my opinion.

This month I recieved, Eye Rock designer liner, Colorescience pro glow and go travel puff, Kiehl's Clearly corrective dark spot solution, Juice Beauty green apple peel sensitive, Chuao Chocolatier spicy maya chocopod, and (and this makes completly NO sense) six downloads from a group called Green River Ordinance. I have no use for much of anything in this box. I am seriously reconsidering my subscription to birchbox at this point. As for my Sunday afternoon. I spent it working both on homework and with the kids. Valentine's day is this week and I have NO plans. Though I am dating someone so how much sense does that make :( But I do have a great makeup tutorial that I am planning on doing for the day!

Steph's Tidbits:

• I was very sad to hear about Whitney Houston's death. She was a huge influence on the music industry and will be sadly missed
• I had a green apple slushy yesterday from Sonic and now I am craving another one. Too bad its like a 30 minute drive from my house.
• Watchin the Grammy's on T.v tonight. I really liked Adele's makeup, she is so beautiful and the perfect example that you don't have to be a size two to be beautiful.

One is the lonliest number....

I am feeling very sad tonight. If I were to be honest I might even say that I cried a little tonight. You might be asking yourself why? I am not even sure. It was a pretty good day, Mr.Friday and I went to see a couple of movies and then had dinner. I think it might have to do with the tug of war I am feeling between my heart and my mind about lots of different things. Curse you indecision.....

YEA for Friday!!!!

Thank goodness for Fridays. At least I think its Friday, all this homework is making the days run together. I don't think I have looked forward to a weekend more than I am this one. I am finally ahead of my homework schedule and am planning on a Sunday afternoon spent doing Nothing! Might sound boring to you but to me is sounds like absolute Bliss!!!

Talk to Y'all soon!

Steph's Tidbits:

• Watched "Our Idiot Brother" last night, it was actually not bad
• Dinner tonight; grilled chicken salad, Yummy
• Honey is on T.V right now, Jessica Alba is so cute in that movie, too bad the movie itself stunk.

Update....

So its officially been one month since I started the "List" (not sure what the list is? check out my earlier blog posts). Heres an update on how I have been fairing:

1.       Read 150 books- So far I have read 15 books, all longer than 150 pages and no magazines

2.       Reach my Goal Weight- Weight loss to date 4 pounds (this one is harder than I hoped it would be)

3.       Buy an expensive pair of shoes

4.       Get a new tattoo

5.       Go skinny dipping

6.       Sleep under the stars

7.       Throw a fancy party

8.       Run a 5K

9.       Volunteer

10.    Learn a new Hobby

11.    Let GO

12.    Be Spontaneous

13.    Make a Friend- Does Mr.Friday count?

14.    Do something that scares me

15.    Wear High Heels for a normal day

16.    Help a stranger

17.    Blog Everyday- I have only missed one day of posting, in one month

18.    Stop biting my nails- I have still not done this, I have had my nails done in the hope that it would break my habbit, but as soon as they come off, I start chewing...GRRR

19.    Learn to surf

20.    Ride in a helicopter

21.    Make the Dean’s list (for the third semester in a row!)

22.    Learn enough of another language to be able to hold a conversation

23.    Swim with dolphins

24.    Make it count

25.    Wear a different pair of shoes everyday- ACCOMPLISHED and loving it !!!!

26.    Get 8 hours of sleep a night- Not happening, Isomnia is working against me

A box of Tissues Please...

For my runny nose. I have a full fledged cold going on now. Runny nose, stuffed up ears, sore throat, the works. Yuck. Add to that the snow we are getting, yes you read that right SNOW. Mother nature has decided that she is most certainly not done with us New Yorkers yet. When I am feeling under the weather I tend to get lonely. I think thats likely because my mom is a 14 hour drive away. I have to take care of myself. Truth be told, even when you are in a relationship with someone, whatever that may entail, can make you feel lonlier than when you were single. Anyways, today I walked into my room and and inturrupted something that was meant to be private:

Cinder was giving her sister a bath haha! it was so cute. Not something I would do for my own sister but sweet nonetheless. So I am rockin a red ended nose and bloodshot eyes today for my makeup, I know real attractive right, I'd show you a picture but I don't want to break anyone's computer screens. I hope you guys are having a great week! I plan to do a blog post as an update on my progress on the list so far!

Night Y'all

Steph's Tidbits:

• Hopped up on NyQuil tonight!
• I am watching (and studying, I promise) "Take me home tonight" its really lame but is a good distraction
• I need some serious sleep..... Right now

We Interrupt this Program...

Nope sorry no interruptions, don't have the time for those these days. I really hope you guys are having a great week, but tonight I have to keep this really short because I still have a ton of reading to do for my classes and a big test coming up. But I promise that I will post more tomorrow.

Night Y'all

Never Mix....

Cottage cheese and ketchup. Meatballs and jelly. Movies and Studying. I am watching Abduction which is cheesy but suprisingly not bad. And lets face it Taylor Lautner is HOT!! This week is a super busy school wise for me. 10 textbook chapters to read, 2 case studys, and a three page paper to write. The good thing is though that when this semester is over I can add all of these books to the growing list of ones I have read for the "LIST". Other than that I don't have that much to say today. Mondays are usually boring anyways right. I really wish the weekend had been longer :(

Night Y'all

Steph's Tidbits:

• Taylor Lautner's hair, back, butt, chest.... ahh bliss !!!
• Movies with baseball in them always make me long for the season to begin, only one more week till pitchers and catchers report!!!
• I have been fighting the start of a cold today. More than likely its from the long walk Mr.Friday and I took on Saturday. I knew I should have worn a hat.

It's Superbowl Sunday Baby!!!!

I am doing what most everyone is doing today... Watching football and eating junk food. I am also doing something that maybe a lot of other people are not doing, working on homework during commercial breaks, lol. Got to run.... The Giants are behind by 2 points and I can't stop pacing the floor.

Steph's Tidbits:

• Superbowl commercials are the best!
• It took me almost two hours to edit the Vlog video, yikes
• Yummy Fruit salsa and homemade cinnamin chips (both made by yours truely!!!)

What a Wonderful day...

Today was a great day.... mostly! I am not going to tell you too much about it, simply because I did a Vlog video and shared my day with you guys. You get to wake up with me and ride with me home at the end of the day! As much as it was a wonderful day I have to say that I still don't know where I stand with Mr.Friday, I can never really tell where I stand with him...... but I think maybe thats a guy thing. I hope you guys are having a wonderful weekend!

Night Y'all

Steph's Tidbits:

• I feel so dehydrated tonight that I have been slugging back water non-stop since I got home
• Anyone reading any good books right now? I am reading The Hunger Games, I figured that with all the buzz of the movie I should check out the book, and so far I am impressed it's good!
• Movie Review of the weekend: "One For the Money" Thumbs down

TGI Friday!

I am so happy that this week is over. I honestly feel as though I have lived through two (or more) weeks in the span of just this one. But now it's the weekend and no worry's lay ahead of me.... oh wait I have math class tomorrow morning :( oh well I guess it could be worse right. I have to show you guys this super cute picture I took of my cats today !!

Aren't they soooo cute, they were snuggled up on my leopard blanket takin a nap. Along with my slippers! ha ha !! So this weekend I have big plans.... no not really. Mr.Friday are going to hang out tomorrow afternoon, hold your breath for how that will turn out. I am really hopping to do a Vlog video tomorrow, so keep a look out for that on my YouTube channel soon.

Steph's Tidbits:

• Is there anything better than a warm, fresh out of the oven, homemade oatmeal cookie? I don't think so
• I am rockin my Glambag nail polish today "Candy apple-a-day" a sparkly red color. I am on the fence about how I like it
• New favorite app "Where's my Water" so addictive!

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes....

Finally the editing is done and the video is uploaded to YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E9K4tadcqQ&list=UU7eW1W4EwCNHklM4w1_wjpw&index=1&feature=plcp . Make sure you guys check it out! it was fun to film (but took a long time) and fun to edit (took an even longer time).

These are some of my favorite shoes! I must admit that I am a bit of a shoe freak, I keep all of my shoes in boxes (so they don't get dusty!) and keep the tags on them until I wear them for the first time. I have a lot of shoes more than I am willing to admit, or that my bank account is willing to admit. But since I am a girl I think its ok! I still have a lot of homework to do tonight so I am going to keep this short but sweet! Hope y'all are having a great week!

Steph's Tidbit's:

• I am seriously watching From Justin to Kelly right now, lol what a cheesy movie !!!
• Today was so cold here in NY that I had to get my gloves and hat back out, I really wish the weather would make up it's mind.
• Happy Groundhog Day!!!!



Middle of the Week Blues....

Does anybody else ever feel blue around the middle of the week. I know I sometimes get like that. By the time Wednesday rolls around I am exhausted. We just got through haft the week, but there is another haft waiting for you on the other side of Wednesday. Today was a SUPER long day for me. I worked from 7 am till 9:15 pm, and have so much homework to finish up still. I filmed my shoe collection video today, but have a ton of editing to do on it (which who knows how long that will take me to complete). It was a lot of fun though, I forgot how many cute shoes I have, and hardly ever wear. Keep a lookout for that video, COMING SOON!

Steph's Tidbits:

• I know I am suppossed to be doing homework right now, but my Netflix today is "One Day" with Anne Hathaway. I just finished it,  what a sad movie :( and now I can't concentrate.
• I am totally craving a Toaster Strudel right now, which is weird because even as a kid I didn't really like those things. Curse you T.V commercials.
• Today a lady at my bank told me that she loved my makeup, when I told her I do videos on YouTube she said she was going to tell her daughter to watch them, I thought that was really cute!