smile list.

PC: Pinterest 

Hello Spring!

I decided to list some stuff that makes me smile today. 

I'm a firm believer that the little day to day things are what makes up the big picture in life. 

And being thankful for those little things is important too!

So while we may not be planning a tropical vacation soon or buying new living room furniture,

we are alive, healthy and smiling. 

So these are somethings that make me happy.

PC: Pinterest 

1. Diet 7-UP

2. Putting in my resignation letter, because it really means we're moving to AZ!

3. Seeing 50 on the forecast

4. Waking up before the sunrises

5. Pushing my creativeness at work

6. Lighting vanilla candles all around the house

7. Hanging up Easter decorations

8. Romie chasing the squirrels on our walk

9. EOS lip balm

10. Getting my Birchbox in the mail

12. The cold air in the morning- it's like a wake up call from Mother Nature!

13. Making smoothies with the hubs.

14. Talking on the phone with my parents

15. Seeing March in my planner- it's Spring!

16. Leaving the gym because I never smile when I'm on my way

17. Binge watching Netflix

18. Loudly singing T-Swift in the car

19. Crossing off to-do items 

20. Sweet notes from Zakary

This photo looks so fun and also makes me smile. And want donuts. PC: Pinterest 

Hope you have an awesome day!

And that you find a list of little things that make you smile today!

xoxo 

pinterest.

PC: Pinterest 

Are you a pinner?

I sure am!

I go on Pinterest daily.

It's kinda my guilty pleasure.

I love scrolling through the pretty photos,

getting great ideas,

dreaming of gorgeous home and sometimes it's just the inspiration I need for the day.

So I though I'd post some of my favorite things I've been looking at on Pinterest lately. 

1. How fun does this look?!

2. I really really want this dress. And I want to twirl around in it too. 

3. THESE LOOK SO GOOD.

4. This wedding photo is just darling.

5. This table setting just makes me want to relive our honeymoon days in Hawaii. Sigh.

6. Why can't this be my dinner?

7. Someone teach me how to bake these beauties!

8. I think open shelving is so cool.

9. I need to go wherever this is. 

10. Goal: host a donut party.

11. Another goal: get hair back to this length, pronto.

12. Easter's almost here people! Start planning your egg designs!

So yeah, some of my pins lately. 

I spared you the dozens of baby photos I've been pinning a lot lately too, 

you're welcome. 

I may or may not be baby hungry at the moment. 

Anywho, these are NOT my photos, and all credit goes to good ole Pinterest. 

I just wanted to share some of the pins I've been loving on lately. 

If ya wanna follow my account,

{I also pin lots of food, so you're welcome for that too}

just click right here.

Have a lovely night people!

xoxo

happy monday.

Happy Monday people!

Romie didn't want to get out of bed this morning.. 

So I hope you've had a more energized morning than he has!

Today is kinda my "Sunday" in the TV world, since I go back to work tomorrow. 

I somehow got up and went to spin class without thinking myself out of it.

Am I the only person who literally lists excuses of why I "don't need to go"  to the gym before working out?!

Last week I had a bunch of those days, and I'm determined not to have too many this week.

It's going to be a crazy week at work- 

lots of corporate meetings and all that good stuff. 

So I'm kinda gearing myself up for that-

I have a case of diet 7-Ups waiting to be packed in my lunch bag.

They've been my guilty pleasures lately.

They're so tasty!

And no caffein- which I'm trying to avoid!

Anywho.

Our weekend was full of friends, Netflix, cuddle sessions, reading and baking. 

Lots of baking. 

I blame the cold weather for my need to bake-

it's like snow just makes ya wanna stay inside, light some candles, do some baking, watching movies and ignore that it's 7 degrees outside. 

I will kinda maybe miss these cold days when we're in AZ.

Maybe. 

I really wanted to bake one HUGE cookie. It didn't really pan out. Dang you Pinterest. 

But I ate it anyways.  

Worth it. 

And then the next day I felt the need to bake a couple dozen of regular sized cookies. So good.

Oh and pizza was in our plans too. 

So yeah we've just been hibernating. 

We've made it a point to hangout with our group of friends here as much as possible..

since we only have THREE months left!

Holy moly!

So we pretty much have dinner and game night every Saturday.

I'm certainly going to miss it. 

I pray that we transition back to AZ well, and that we have a great group of good people to spend time with like we do here. 

It sounds silly, since we're from AZ and know lots of people.

But everyone's so busy these days it can be hard getting everyone together,

but I hope we can make it work.

Anddd I'm still hunting for a place to live when we get back to AZ.

So if anyone knows of some great rentals in Mesa or Tempe- help a girl out!

I just keep searching Craigslist.. and I'm getting nowhere.

Help!

But back to the ONLY THREE MONTHS LEFT IN OMAHA sentence.

Can you believe it?!

Because I can't. 

A big chapter of our life will be ending.

 I think we'll always look at Omaha as our "newlywed" years.

Even though we want every year to feel like we're newlyweds. 

Its been just the two of us and Romie in our own little world.

For us, being away from family, friends and the familiar was challenging,

but also the biggest blessing. 

We've grown so so much. 

Our relationship keeps getting stronger. 

We somehow get closer and closer. 

I always think that isn't possible after being together for almost 7 years.. 

but we keep just falling deeper and deeper in love. 

Going back to Arizona will be a new chapter in our life. 

Hopefully full of new beginnings.

I can't wait!

We always said we wanted to travel and live in different places- 

and that wish came through! 

We'll have lived in 3 states in 2 years. 

Counting our blessings we get to go back to the Valley this summer!

Anywho- Romie and I are going to go embrace the cold and head out for a walk-

and the hubs just home so I'm gunna sign off!

Hope you had a motivated Monday!

xoxo

lovely and lame lists

Happy Thursday Everybody!

Hope you're day is going well.

We're just over here hibernating until Spring..

loving this literal 1 degree temperature!

So remember when I started doing my lovely and lame list here?

I kinda break up life's pro's and con's into two lists:

the lovely list

the lame list.

So here it goes!

LOVELY: 

- This is my day off!

- Zak is home studying with me.

- We're listening to The Theory of Everything Soundtrack- if you don't have it, get it now.

- Not too much on the to-do list today.

- I get another three day weekend, yipee!

- Worked with a national TV network this week.

- There's a diet 7-UP waiting for me in the fridge.

- I'm going to work on some future projects today- can't wait to share them with you!

- Another investigative story I worked on for months aired last night.

- Before bed Zak put on the Interstellar soundtrack {we've obviously been into Oscar soundtracks lately} and Romie started going crazy listening to it, and we literally couldn't stop laughing. There were tears running down our faces. We haven't laughed that hard is a long time. 

LAME:

- It's literally 1 degree outside.

- I worked 15 hours straight on Tuesday.

- We can't go on long walks with Romie, because it's too cold.

- I did a story with a man in desperate need of help. He's blind and deaf, and his guide dog is losing his sight as well. I hope my story will inspire others to help this man and his dog.

- I might have shed a tear while interviewing him.

- Emails from viewers about other puppy mills in NE, it breaks my heart that those facilities continue to operate. Especially on days like today when it's deadly cold.

- I wish there was more I could do to help some of the people I do stories on.

- My dad's birthday was this week, and I wasn't there to celebrate with him. 

xoxo

my secret to life.

I saw this photo on Pinterest the other day and it really resonated with me. 

I've always struggled with anxiety.

And back in August I felt like something else was wrong. 

I hated going to the grocery store.

I dreaded being alone.

I wouldn't be excited about things, that I would normally be looking forward to. 

Even on my birthday, after Zak went all out with surprises and gifts, 

I just wasn't feeling happy.

It was a terrible feeling. 

Well fast forward a couple weeks.

I talked with Zak about how I was feeling and I was tip-toeing around the "d word."

Depression. 

I just kept saying I don't feel happy..

and it's more than anxiety. 

Well the medical student he is, 

he started checking some of the side affects of the medication I was taking-

and it turns out depression is one.

So I stopped taking it.

And things got better.

Much better.

However, during that time I was searching for things to make me feel better.

Anything.

And I didn't want to admit to my feelings so I would search for remedies. 

I read that going outside, and getting some fresh air helps.

It sounds silly, I know. 

But each morning starting in August Romie and I would wake up,

and head out the door for a nice long walk. 

And during that time I would pray.

It's about a 20 minute walk, and I would use it to worship.

And everyday it started becoming our routine. 

We'd wake up, go for our walk and I'd pray my heart out.

And after days turned into weeks, and weeks turned into months, and summer ended we continued to go for our walks and I would pray. 

And even after the depression went away, 

we would do our morning "prayer walk'

as I would call it. 

Those walks were essential to me. 

I believe that prayer is more powerful than statistics. 

That miracles do happen.

And when I give my worries to God, it brings me peace, and truly puts me in a mindset that gets me ready for the day. 

I've never talked about this on the blog,

but after I saw that picture I thought I needed to. 

It started as just walking my dog as a hopeful remedy to get me out of a rut, 

and has turned into a life necessity for me. 

And let me be clear, it did not cure my depression.

At all. 

I would still be depressed if I was taking that medication,

no matter how much I prayed.

But it did help me in other ways. 

Many many other ways.

Before this I would pray each day,

but this was just something I think I needed.

A time without distraction, a time to breath in the fresh air,

and start my day right. 

So anywho, a couple things I want to get out of the post.

A. Never ever be ashamed or embarrassed of the way you're feeling. You're not alone. It happens to lots of people. And it might be completely out of your hands. I would still be feeling this way if I hadn't said something to Zak and stopped taking the medication. Talk with someone if you are feeling down. Heck, and if you don't feel like you have anyone- you got me!

B. This is my secret to a great life. I pray my heart out. But honestly, it's no secret- many people believe this. I just wanted to share my story with you.

C. Anxiety sucks. But praying helps me get those nasty thoughts and feelings out of my head. 

So there you have it!

I hope if anything, someone reads this and doesn't feel alone. 

Depression shouldn't be tip-toed around. It sucks, it's real and it happens to lots of people,

including myself. 

I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day!

xoxo

goals.

I found this quote and though I'd share it.

It's a new favorite of mine. 

I have a few goals I'm working on right now, and this is such a great reminder. 

xoxo