Be My Accounta-buddy?

Happy Monday friends!

Normally you don’t wish someone a “happy Monday,” but Monday is over and I’m happy about that. So it counts.

Before I dive in, I want to thank you all so much for reading my inspiration post about Cypher University. You all loved that post, so I promise that I’ll 1) write more posts about inspiration, and 2) go to more awesome hip hop shows and tell you about them.

It’s time for you all to have another go-round as my accounta-buddies. (For those of you that don’t know, that means “accountability buddies” and the original post about it is here.)

As I was trying to make my next appointment with the seamstress that’s altering my wedding dress (eeeeeeek!) I realized that my schedule is getting crazy. With wedding things and summer things and life things and all the other things, I’m finding that my To Do list keeps growing and stupidly easy things keep getting pushed back. So that’s what this Get Shit Done List is all about.

• Write meta descriptions.

I really need to up my SEO game on this blog. I’m not looking to monetize this blog by any means, but I do love flexing my digital marketing muscles, so this will be a fun project.

• Add more meals to the plan.

I’m currently writing weekly meal plans and food prep plans for a couple of friends to help them eat healthier and hit some of their #gainz goals and I want to add a couple more salads to the mix now that it’s getting warmer.

• Pay water bill.

Since Leon and I merged our finances I have been kicking ass at paying bills more then two days before they’re due. I want to keep that streak going.

Have I mentioned that I love business clothes?

• Attend my work event.

The temp agency that I’m working with is having an event on Wednesday. This is an easy one that I’m going to check off, so consider this me padding the list a little so I can have a win.

• Buy plane tickets for New York in July.

Leon and I are going to Long Island in July to finalize a bunch of stuff for the wedding and I need to book those tickets before the prices go up. Unless you know some actual tips for getting cheaper plane tickets. If you do, please share!

• Alter my skirt.

I bought a killer white wrap skirt from Ann Taylor a month ago and it’s a bit big, so I need to move the buttons to make it wrap tighter.

• Write my follow up post.

Okay. I’m padding this list again. I’m totally okay with that.

So there’s my list for this week. If I can get all those very easy, mostly quick tasks done I will consider it a very successful week. I’ll check back in with you on Sunday to tell you how it went.

What’s on your list this week, friends? I’ll be more than happy to hold you accountable.

Cheers, Kara

Happy Things for Friday: Selfies, Smoothies, and Showers

Hello friends!

Look! I didn’t abandon you again. Consider this me setting a precedent.

I had every intention of working on checking things off my list from last weekend, but I had kind of a crappy day, so instead I want to talk about wonderful things that make me happy.

• This selfie.

I’ve been all about the selfies lately. Normally I do the duck face, but I was a little tipsy this night and really loving my hair, so I wanted to make a different face. And damn, I look cute!

• Watsky, Mike Posner, and Spose.

Thanks to Pandora at work all day, every day I have discovered these three guys and I am really loving them. I find them especially helpful while writing strategy plans and Photoshopping my boss’ face.

• My smoothie game!

Normally I weigh out all the ingredients for my smoothies as part of my Sunday food prep, but the battery in my food scale died, so I had to guestimate everything. Well, my guestimating was off, because I ended up with very, very green smoothies this week.

• This meme.

As a borderline crazy dog lady, these crack me up. My dogs have definitely made some of these shapes.

• This whole situation.

I love this woman’s tattoos. I love this idea. I love yoga and have been doing it more lately, which makes me feel amazing.

• My wedding shower.

Leon and I are having a co-ed shower in Macon, GA (my hometown) at the end of April, so I’ve been texting back and forth with my mom and maid of honor all week to plan it. It’s going to be so much fun and I am especially excited to see some of my Macon friends that I haven’t seen in forever, drink summery sangria in my mom’s amazing backyard, and buy a fun, bright dress.

Those are the things that are making me happy this week, despite the fact that I don’t have hot water. (Long story, don’t ask.)

What’s making you happy this week, friends?

Cheers, Kara

Pretty, Wonderful Things

G’day friends!

I’m constantly amazed by how quickly things can change. Monday and Tuesday were bad days, but a couple of pieces of great news yesterday and suddenly I’m flying high and feeling optimistic about this big move.

I’ll tell you about my great news soon enough, but I don’t want to jinx anything.

I especially don’t want to jinx anything because I’m currently waiting to hear if I have to drop everything and drive to Raleigh. So to keep myself from hitting refresh on my inbox once a minute, I’m going to share pretty, wonderful things to occupy my time.

-This is the view when I’m sitting at my desk. It’s a little scattered, but it all makes me so happy.

Yes, I did clean off my desk before talking this picture.

-This print is fabulous and I really want it for my office.

-I am dreaming about the things I’m going to buy once I get a job. The first thing I’m going to buy myself is a fabulous work bag. I am thinking about buying this one from Michael Kors.

This Kate Spade bag is a close second. Of course, I might also need to buy myself a new personal purse.

-Everyone loves temporary tattoos, right? I’m trying to justify buying a ton of Tattly tattoos to have a tattoo bar at my wedding. Leon, my fiancé, thinks no one will like this, but I’m trying to convince him otherwise. Because tattoos are so much fun!

That’s all I’ve got for you today. I’m off to Raleigh to hopefully get even more good news. Wish me luck, friends!

Cheers, Kara.