...the Stanton adventures...

...the Stanton adventures...


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Trip to Canada

Trip to Canada

You know how when you’re in school, you go on class trips to different cities?  Can I get a shout-out from the peeps that went to Washington DC in 8th grade (what whaaaat?)!!  Anyways…when I was in school, I went to Montreal, and Quebec (with […]

Kayaking the Monksville Reservoir

Kayaking the Monksville Reservoir

WOW…you guys…I cannot believe the amount of support form my last post.  All of your calls, texts, comments, messages, etc, really means the world to me, and I read (and responded) to every. single. one.  I sincerely appreciate it. As far as Greg & I […]

Nobody Puts The Baby Conversation in The Corner

Nobody Puts The Baby Conversation in The Corner

OK…two things… (1) I am NOT pregnant.  (2) I know this post isn’t going to be for everyone…and it’s going to be personal, so if this isn’t your “cup of tea”, I won’t be offended if you clicked that little “x” right now (or even half-way […]

HOW has it been 3 months??

HOW has it been 3 months??

Seriously…no really…HOW has it been three months since I wrote a blog post?  The last you heard from me, I was having a Tiny Melt-Down…and feeling a little down on myself not being able to get a job since quitting on January 25th. Well….since my […]

Just a TINY Melt-Down

Just a TINY Melt-Down

Did I make the wrong decision?  Did I do something too reactively, and not give myself a chance to think about the consequences?  Absolutely.  Have I ever cared about my decision to quit my job up until this point…?  Well……

The Hot Toddy

The Hot Toddy

REAL TALK:  I have never (in my LIFE) had a Hot Toddy.  Like NEVER…not when I’m sick, not when I’m healthy…So… when my BFF (Tiffany – remember her??) texted me and asked how I was feeling, she immediately said “I believe strongly in the Hot Toddy”…to […]

Gingerbread House?

Gingerbread House?

Sorry for the delay, all – I’ve been down for the COUNT with a bug that has my head ready to EXPLODE…no fun.  You know that kind of sick where you sneeze and you feel like you’re eyes are going to come flying out of […]

Weekend Recap: January 28-29

Weekend Recap: January 28-29

So this weekend was ramping up to be quite a busy one!  Knowing how much we had to do, Greg and I woke up super early on Saturday, and I decided to make us breakfast.  Taking what I had leftover in the fridge (leftover taco […]

Job Search, Bread & Butter … and PUZZLES!

Job Search, Bread & Butter … and PUZZLES!

Day Two of FREEDOM from “the industry”.  I feel like I should create a #hashtag for my life as an unemployed woman…right?  Feel free to comment and let me know what hashtag I should use for these…it’ll get interesting…promise! SO…today…I applied for 25 jobs (!!!) […]

Life Is Too Short(y)

Life Is Too Short(y)

One full day of no job is now complete.  Today, I did all my laundry, cleaned the house, made breakfast and lunch ALL BEFORE NOON…Oh how PROUD Mark would be of me…he always said that if you sleep the morning away, you’ve wasted the day…DAMN […]