[2018] 009/365: Unemployment Life

All day is spent looking and applying for jobs, watching Youtube, Netflix, or some kind of show, eat, sleep, nap, shower, clean, color, draw, etc. You get the idea.

Unemployment life isn’t so bad other than the fact that I have a cloud of fear that I won’t ever find a job.

Now, if I retired, I wouldn’t mind this life, minus the job searching. I would make time to visit and hang out with friends and family. Go to events that can get me out of the house because if I retired, I’d hope I won’t have to worry about money.

Sigh … keep your fingers crossed for me. I do miss being busy and having a plethora of things to do.

[2018] 008/365: Personal Planner Unboxing

I’ve been ordering the Erin Condren for years but with losing my job and the size of the planner didn’t seem so appealing this year. All I wanted was the same coil but smaller version in vertical layout. Maybe next year they’ll get there.

But until then, I decided to branch out to a cheaper company, Personal Planner. They estimated the arrival time to be between 2-3 weeks but I believe I got it at the end of the 2nd week. Their packaging was in a simple bubble wrap package verses Erin Condren’s box.

The contents in the box was the coiled planner, clear pocket insert, stickers, a elastic band and a chance to win a free year of Spotify.

You get to design your own cover so I did something pretty simplistic. So far so good.

They even give you a page to customize, preferably used to put your contact information in case you lose your planner. I used it as an area to put a quote.

The monthly pages was a bit weird to me since I’m used to having the column of lines on the left but it’s something I will just have to get used to.

I was able to get the vertical columns for the weekly view. Only thing is Saturday and Sunday is cut in half. I’ve realized I don’t have enough space for those days when it’s busy but I’ll try to make do. Not having the three boxes was a bit hard too but I am hoping that I can eyeball it and do the same with this new planner.

You were able to add different pages of your choosing to the back. I added an overview of 2019 which is always useful for me for future events.

I added lined pages as well since I tend to use them up towards the end of the year putting presents together and whatnot.

I ended up with a few grid pages just for variation.

So far, I am having trouble laying everything out, but I think majority of the reason is because I’m so used to Erin Condren’s layout. I’m positive it’ll get better.

The biggest complaint I have is the elastic they give you. I wish I knew that if you pick the glittery one it’ll be scratchy. Also, using the elastic puts a gap between the back cover abd the clear back cover which will also produce an indent of who knows how deep as time goes on.

I’m currently searching and hoping I can find a backup elastic and that I’ll fall in love with this planner.

Get your own here!

[2018] 003/365: Henna Art

My boyfriend tends to ask how I have such patience coloring in all the little spots and I don’t really have an answer. It’s so therapeutic being able to color like a kid.

This one was just delivered to me today and I already love it! You can get your own here! #notanad #justreallylovecoloring

You know how people do the picture of the day type deal on Instagram? I want to do the same but knowing me I won’t keep up with it so we’ll see how well I do with putting it here on my blog.

[2018] 001/365: Where Sleeping Beauties Lie

A recap of last night into the new year follows:

Scruffy and I were able to celebrate together this year. He came over with Luna and we spent it with my parents, June, Rocky, and Rizzo.

We had hot pot for dinner.

Scruffy and I learned how to play Mahjong … I won big!

Lit up the sky with fireworks.

Trying out that cotton candy champagne fad for funsies. Happy 2018 y’all!! Here’s to the new year, new happy memories. . . . . #newyearseve #newyear #champagne #cottoncandy #foodpic #foodie #foodblogger #blogger #houstonfood #boomerang #melliedeephotography #melliedeeeatery

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Drank champagne and rose. Cotton candy champagne fad verdict: color change was cool to see but it didn’t add any sweetness to the drink.

Scruffy and I played Mario Party and then he went to bed with the pups while I searched for jobs. The next morning we went and got lunch at Los Cucos, one of his favourite restaurants for a Chimichanga. We walked around the mall a bit then went home, played a round of Mario Party before parting ways.

It was a busy but fun night which will stay in my memories forever. Here’s to more happy memories ahead!

Los Cucos Mexican Restaurant
5305 Bell Patna Dr, Katy, Texas 77494  |  (281) 644-6808  |  Website  |  Yelp