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This is a post in which I go on and on about my complete adoration for a man that goes by the name of Dallas Green. Seriously, I've said it once, I'll say it again, I would marry him solely on the facts known from his music. I'm going to be real honest, I don't say that often. At all. I admit I was deep in the music scene for a good amount of time, sophomore year through the end of college and I've wanted to propose to people due to the sound of their voice, or the beauty of their face but Dallas, ohhh Dallas, he gets more amorous feelings (than even Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional) not just due to looks or voice quality, but because of the music itself... yeah I said it.

Here's the deal though, Dallas is married. Yeah, married to a smokin' hot and, I'm sure, totally wonderful woman. (This is not saying I am not smokin hot or totally wonderful, not putting myself down here just in case anyone was worried.) Sigh.

Alas I will have to spend my pining days listening to his records. Little Hell is the latest and oh gracious is it beautiful. Hauntingly gorgeous. While the songs aren't raw, the emotions, thoughts and circumstances they describe are. 

I could go on forever about how much I love this album and Bring Me Your Love but you're just going to have to see (hear) for yourself how wonderful this man and his band are. But don't you think about trying to steal second place in his heart from me. ;) I'm going to start drawing hearts on my binder with his initials just to make sure you know I'm serious...

now go listen!!!

xoxo

***Dallas, if you read this (hahaha yeah right) ... I will probably always have the biggest crush on you ever but I do wish you and your wife eternal happiness together. 

Monday Mayhem: physical goals

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my idea of the perfect body

My Monday mayhem post is all about exercise and what I need to get back into. Don't worry, my idea of the perfect body is in line with my body type already. 

xoxo

My Eight Weeks: Week 7

Last week's goals:

1. Finish attaching cloth to bulletin board and hang it. I did, but it didn't work the way I wanted. Must buy stapler to finish this. 

2. rearrange living room: Yes! Did this! Things are still a mess but it's getting closer to the way I want it. 

3. put up 3 posters: Did not do this at all. I really want everything framed so I am going to have to get the measurements of all pieces so I can get frames for them. 

This week my goal is to bring back goals I didn't complete from the past 6 weeks... That way next week will be the forward thinking to the future.

This weeks goals:

1. Wake up by 12 pm every day.

2. Put $70 on credit card at the end of the week

3. Spend 20 minutes each day on a project of your choice (ie rainbow blanket, camera refurb, blog, pictures scanned and edited, etc.

4. Write down one positive, beautiful, wonderful thing every day.

5. Go on 2, 20 minute walks.

6. Bake vegan pumpkin muffins.

7. Put up 3 posters/pieces on wall.

As you can see there are a lot of things to get done but I think I can do it. Let the positivity flow and motivation take control! :)

xoxo

Dreaming of...

Lately I've been dreaming of an escape. You know, somewhere to get away (hopefully with a few days in a row of warmth and sunshine... maybe) and just breath in the air. While there are several different escapes I could thoroughly enjoy the one most present on my mind is of staying on the shore of one of the Carolinas. I want to stay in a beach cottage that has steps leading straight to the beach. I want to wake up and smell the sea air, write my Morning pages on the back porch as I sip coffee or eat a bowl of cereal. 

I want to play in the ocean, the warm, gloriously warm water, and possibly sun bath for 10 minutes at a time. :)

I want to read book after book and relax, maybe go into the small town and look around. Send some cheap postcards and go back to writing on the porch. If I was really devote to the practice of a healthy escape I would take time to stretch my body throughout the day, I would eat mostly vegan meals that I cooked from scratch and I would take picture after picture of all that I saw.

It sounds like heaven. 

Maybe at night, if a friend or two came on this adventure (escape) with me we could crack open some beverages or mix some and sip until tipsy laughing and talking and listening to the ocean.

I really don't know what could be more perfect to me right now. 

So that's what I am dreaming of.

xoxo

*pictures found on some rental company's page but I don't remember which one, pretty sure this was a North Carolina house though.

Dwell

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The End of an Epic

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Well,  I did it. 

I, Corey, finished the 7 book, 3,000+ page series known as The Dark Tower series. 

Originally this was one of my 25 before 26 but I think in the editing process I put that into the 52 in 52. 

So here I am, at the end of this epic and I'm relieved. There are things about the series I loved and there are a couple of things that happened toward the end of the series that I had a hard time with.

Honestly, I think that's all I am going to say on the matter unless I find someone who has gone through them all and would like to discuss opinions. 

Final thoughts: worth reading.

xoxo

a blanket fit for a baby boy

Today I finished Bronson's baby blanket! I've been working on it off and on for months it seems (and is probably true) but I did it! This one is a tad different than all other blankets I have done. I used a different colored connecting thread to sew all the squares together and the edges of the squares aren't all the same color like with my past square blanket so it took some getting use to and accepting.

It's by no means perfect, but I hope it will do it's best to keep baby Bronson warm and snuggly when he needs it!

Now to send it on it's way to California.

Yay making headway on 25 before 26!