Friday Fun: Simple Pleasures

I know that in the past I’ve written about summer pleasures, but tonight I thought I would write about the simple little things in life that I really like and don’t give enough credit to. A sampling of them is as follows:

1. Nail polish. I really love nail polish. Mom and I both have a little bit of an addiction, and between the two of us we have more than we can probably ever finish. (Have you ever noticed how long it takes to finish a bottle of nail polish? I don’t think I’ve ever done it before.)
2. Fro Yo and Ice Cream. I’m not an either/or type of person. I really like both frozen yogurt and ice cream, and this summer I’ve been fortunate enough to have both. I’m actually going out tonight for frozen yogurt with a friend who’s moving this weekend.
3. Books. I love books. I love all books, even if not all books scream for me to read them. I have a soft spot for young adult literature, but I really do love books and reading. I’ve been fortunate enough to do it a lot this summer, and I’m grateful for that.

I think that right now those are my top three. I’m sure that they’ll change, and I’ll think of more, and I’m sure that I’ll share them with you.

What are some of your favorite simple things?

BrittanyM

Why I’m (Sometimes) a Giant Dork

For the most part I like to think that I’m at least somewhat normal. I like to hang out with my family and friends, read books, write A LOT, watch too much TV, etc. And to me that sounds pretty normal. I’ve also just started grad school, am busy with schoolwork, love going to the beach in the summer and so on. But I do have one major weakness that, at least in my opinion, makes me a giant dork.

I love school supplies.

I am sure that there are plenty of people out there who love school supplies. But I REALLY love school supplies. I get really excited when the school supply displays get put up in Walmart and Target. (It’s happening NOW, by the way.) I have to restrain myself from buying supplies in excess because, well, how many packages of Post-It tabs does one person really need? (Colored pens are also a problem for me.)

Recently I did a happy dance in Target. This isn’t as weird as it sounds, not really. But I wasn’t doing a happy dance because I saw someone I knew or because there were mint Oreos or anything like that. It wasn’t even a happy dance over nail polish (another weakness) which I have been known to do before. This was a happy dance, right in a main aisle, because I found my planner for the upcoming school year.

Yes. You read that correctly. I did a happy dance because I found my planner.

Now, before you start to really wonder if I’ve gone crazy, I assure you that I haven’t. But I realized that with grad school and my internship and life in general I was going to need a bigger planner than I’ve been buying. (I needed more lines to write things, OK?) And since I’ve already started grad school, I started looking for planners earlier than normal. And planners are hard to find in July. The ones I was finding were too small, or didn’t have lines, or just weren’t pretty. And pretty is a requirement because my planner is a HUGE part of my life. So when I found my planner, and decided that it was my planner, I did a happy dance. In front of my family. In the middle of Target.

And if that doesn’t make me a giant dork then what does?

BrittanyM