1 – I am officially a car owner! It all happened so super freaking fast that it makes my head spin thinking about it. I wasn’t expecting to even start looking until the end of February when I would have my tax return and money saved up, but when I called up the sales guy to put the wheels in motion, he had found two used cars for me to test drive. I didn’t really expect to like either one but thought it would be the first step forward and getting my car. Well, I ended up loving one of the cars – a 2005 Toyota Scion xB – and we started the loan approval process that night. On Monday morning, he called me to tell me my loan was approved and I picked her up that night! The independence I have now is unmatched. I feel more like an adult: I have a car, a car payment, my own insurance plan, etc. I think this is going to help me so much in feeling more established and independent.
2 – I went 31 days soda-free until I had a soda. Tuesday night, I decided to pick one up with dinner because I was interested to see if my taste buds had changed at all. And all I could taste was the carbonation. I didn’t taste the sweetness and every sip made my eyes water because it was rough going down my throat. I actually did not expect this! I was so addicted to the stuff before that I thought I would have a soda and be right back to square one. I’ve heard people say how they stopped drinking soda and when they drank one again, they didn’t like it and I desperately wanted that to happen to me but I didn’t think it would. I haven’t had a soda since Tuesday (and only drank about half the bottle) and I honestly think my addiction to it is gone! I don’t care to have another one anytime in the near future. This is HUGE for me!
3 – I think I might attempt to trim my own bangs this weekend. They’re at this awkward length where they’re too long to have in my face but too short to tuck behind my ears. I’ve never trimmed my own bangs before but it’s only hair, right? Hopefully, I don’t royally screw this up.
4 – I’ve been debating for a while now whether or not I want to watch the Celebrity Apprentice this go-round. I’m not a huge fan of Donald Trump and was pretty much against watching it when I found out Omarosa was going to be a contestant but some of my favorites are coming back like Trace Adkins, Lil John, Bret Michaels, and the most wonderfully eccentric of them all, Gary Busey. (I could care less about the females, though. Snore.) I guess I’ll be watching it once again!
5 – Happy weekend! I am so ready to end this week. It went by rather fast, but I am a lover of weekends. Tonight, I’m keeping it low-key as I have a few writing projects I need to knock out. Tomorrow, I need to get my car inspected for my insurance and then I’m going to the Florida State Fair on Saturday night with a certain someone. (Date #7! Not that I’m keeping track or anything…) And Sunday, more writing to get done AND it’s the night of #twookclub! This chat has snuck up on me quickly. We’re discussing A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS which is easily my new favorite book. Everyone needs to read it! I hope anyone who has read the book can join us on Twitter at 9pm EST for the chat!
Any tips for trimming one’s own bangs? I keep them on the longer side and I’ve been scouring Pinterest for tutorials but haven’t run across anything good yet. Tell me about your weekend plans! Anything fun going on?
yay for cars and good books! as for trimming your bangs, i wish you the best of luck! i do it for myself rather often but it’s usually because i’m too lazy to call my hairdresser, they rarely turn out anywhere as nice as when she does them. try to cut the minimum amount off so that in a couple weeks your hairdresser can fix them for you. lol 🙂
yes about the soda! That was my exact experience! It hurt!
Yay for a new car, yay for quitting soda, and yay for Date #7! So much good stuff happening in your life, Stephany. I’m happy for you. <3
Congratulations on buying your own car – that is something that I have yet to accomplish 😉
Also, very proud of you for quitting soda (I know that was a hard thing for you to do!).
Very curious to hear more about date #7 🙂 have a great weekend!
Yay for all of this. Good stuff is happening. Hope the bangs and date turn out alright!
That rough feeling was exactly what I had! It tasted fine, but it HURT so much to drink it. I was like “I don’t think I can do this anymore!”
I’ve been cutting my own bangs for years, but I honestly have had the hardest time cutting my bangs when they are side-swept. Anytime I’ve had side-swept bangs is because they grew long enough that they were that length, but when they got too long, then I would have to cut them back to their normal blunt, across the forehead look. Hopefully you’ve seen your hairdresser do it enough that you’ll be able to mimic it. That’s how I learned.
Exciting news about the car, and date #7! 🙂 Have a great weekend!
Crap. I totally missed the twookclub for this month. I must rejoin next month! I’m bummed as I totally have this book (haven’t read it yet) and want to. Gah. Oh well. Anyway. So much goodness in this post I don’t know where to start. I think here: Date #7? I may need details 😉 HAVE SO MUCH FUN THIS WEEKEND! (and yes, that warranted all caps)
Wholly recommend reading A Thousand Splendid Suns. It’s one of my favorites now. It’s a really, really fantastic book.
Next month, we’re discussing The End of Your Life Book Club! Hint hint, nudge nudge. 😉
Congrats on the new car, how exciting!
I’ve actually been cutting my own hair for maybe five or more years now. One hairdresser completely butchered my hair, so I haven’t been back to one in years haha. As for bangs, what’s worked for me is pulling the bangs foreword and then twisting them. I keep mine on the longer side, so I cut them at the bridge of my nose. From there, you can trim and play to get them where you want.
That tip really helped me! I managed to cut them and not have them look too bad. Woo!
Cool! Is that a pic of the car! Hope the payments are manageable – kill that loan off as fast as you can! I use nail scissors to trim my fringe (I too keep it on the long side).
The payments are in the high end of the range I can afford which is not ideal, but the loan will help my credit out immensely. (As long as I pay my bill on time!) So it’s actually necessary for my credit score. I don’t have much credit built up as of yet, so I’m hoping I can refinance and get a lower payment in 6 months. In any event, it’s a huge deal for me and I’m thrilled!
hurray for the new car, so exciting! as for bang cutting, i know nothing about it but this post looked helpful: http://www.younghouselove.com/2013/01/a-bang-up-job/
Congrats on your new car! I hope this turns out well for you.
I can’t wait till I get a car of my own. I’m not even in college yet and I already know I’m going to need a set of wheels very soon.
I just drink soda at parties because my mom doesn’t keep it around and I just don’t happen to be standing around coke machines these days. But when I do drink soda I feel what you talked about. The carbonation can be so strong and overpowering.
Good luck on conquering your bangs. ^_^
I do not attempt to trim my bangs for I would severely screw them up. Lol. I would suggest Google. Maybe they could help you out? 😉 And congrats on your car! It looks so cute! I can totally see you driving that.
Oooh, a 7th date! That is awesome! I am anxious to hear more about him but understand why you are quiet about it on the blog as I am the same way when I am dating people. It took me well over a month to talk about Phil and even now after 4.5 months I am still pretty quiet about him as I’m private about my dating life!
Sounds like you had a fun weekend planned, though! Mine was fun as well! I had 3 couples over for dinner on Saturday night and then I went to my brother’s yesterday and took my nephew to B&N and out for ice cream and then stayed for dinner. It was such a fun day. I was a little stressed last week as i had to fit all my study hours in and still be able to be done for the day at 1:30 on Sunday, but it was worth it!
SO pumped for you about your car! I bet it’s exciting every time you get behind the wheel!
Did you end up trimming your bangs? If so, you are a braver woman than I am! Also, have you read The Kite Runner? A Thousand Splendid Suns is on my list, but The Kite Runner is kind of it’s sister (or rather brother), book.
I used to trim my bangs but I have a totally unsteady hand. I just suck it up and go get them trimmed by a professional now.
How cool that the soda-free days really did change your taste for it! I know this has something you’ve wanted for a long time, so it’s great to here you are able to kick it!
Huge, huge, huge congrats on buying your first car!! That is such an exciting, and big, accomplishment!!