Hello world.
I bet you're all sun-bathed and gorgeous, aren't you? :)
I'm glad you are. I'm not. This whole "adult" thing isn't going so well with my bronzing schedule. Oh well! I have been enjoying the sunshine and nice weather when I can. It makes me happy to wear dresses and wedges.
I think the last time I posted, it was a LONG time ago, so here is a list of things on my "current life" occurrences.
-As of today at 12.01pm, I am a Unit Leader with lia sophia! YAY!!!!
-New home! Still getting things organized, but loving it!
-Seriously thinking of getting a kitty. Meow.
-Last week I was in Illinois for work, next week I will be in Iowa for work again!
-Nik and I will be going to Riot Fest with him and his pal in Chicago next weekend. We have VIP tickets. SO excited!
-Know Hope Soap is a fun, new project Nik and I have been working on! Selling soap, and donating to the homeless. Check us out at http://knowhopesoap.bigcartel.com/ to buy some goodies. We don't have a lot of our product line launched yet. So stay tuned! :)
-Getting quotes for car insurance.
-Abusing my air conditioner at home.
That is all, for my short post. Please continue to stand by, as I will be posting more exciting stories from my every day life. Man, I love the little things.
Always believe, the best is yet to come.
Taylor!
Monday, September 2, 2013
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Garden. Haven. Taman. V4
Good day, loved ones.
They are REALLY green. I'm going to take that as a good thing!! My other indoor plants are flourishing, vines are viney-er than ever and Spikey is so spikey. Teeheehee.
Today I'm here to celebrate my beautiful success with gardening. As far as I am concerned...these things are a miracle! Who knows if they will produce anything eatable!! I guess only time will tell. I am SO proud of my littles, they had to endure the big move to the balcony. They were terribly sad at first. But, they proved to be strong and can withstand ND's finest elements. I will for sure have more info on these gems when their harvest time comes around. :)
I have provided photos of the plant family... :) see below.
Always believe, the best is yet to come.
Taylor, mother of plants and all living green things.
(Excluding grasshoppers, and other green insects of the like.)
Friday, June 7, 2013
Power Pose
Good day my fellow creatures.
I watched an interesting Ted Talk the other evening.
It was about "Power Posing" which is a practice to help increase confidence in life! The talk explained how body language can determine how your brain perceives your level of confidence. Basically, you stand/sit in a powerful position to trick your mind into feeling influential, positive and in control. Strike this pose for two minutes. The woman advised to "activate" yourself before something important, like a job interview, an exam or a meeting! Or in everyday life. I thought this was very interesting.
The woman also shared the results of her findings from a recent study she conducted. You'll have to watch the talk for more info, but basically the data showed that people who strike a power pose before doing something important displayed more dominance, which led them to getting higher marks in their scoring.
As some of you may know, I am a pretty confident person. So I decided it would be best to try this power posing in my own daily life. I often come off as being comfortable in my own skin, to say the least. But I did it anyways and went ahead with my experiment. The results are IN! I tried this in a couple different situations. During a meeting, before a meeting and one morning before my day began. In each situation, I felt like I was in control of the outcome. I literally made my body position trick my brains into thinking I could handle anything that came my way. I would have to say that the morning experiment was also done in conjunction with my "eating the frog" edits to my daily life. BUT it did have a more positive response than just a normal eat the frog kind of day. In conclusion of my tireless effort to become a more awesome person, I will be striking these "power poses" whenever I see fit. I strongly urge you to try this fun thing out! See how it helps you in your life. You can view the video here: http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are.html
So if you see me in the bathroom at work striking my pose, you'll know why.
Happy living, loved ones.
Always remember, the best is yet to come!
Taylor
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Garden. Haven. Taman. V3
Good morning, bright and beautiful world!
Today is going to be spectacular.
I apologize for not updating my garden's status sooner! :) But fret not, my friends. Today is the day.
Quick side note: I'm awake. It's so early!!
Last week, I made the trek with my sweet plants out to the balcony. It seemed like perfect timing- the sun was shining, they were freshly watered and I was feeling agile. That day and the next 2 days were sweltering hot with the unforgiving sun beating down on them. They started to look a little sad! Their leaves got a little less green, their step had less spring. I felt terrible. No matter how much talking and loving they got from me, I didn't notice any positive differences. Then came the weekend! I enjoyed some hammock time on the balcony with them as I started to see strides of improvement! The sugar snap peas seemed to have stronger stocks, and my pepper leaves were vivacious! The carrots, however, are still quite reserved.
Everyone seems to be adjusting to their new climate and conditions outside. They're blowing in the wind and experiencing life as if they were in a real ground garden.
Let's all stop and think for a moment about fruit flies. They are such a pest!!! That was another huge motivator for the plants making the big move. I started noticing my little green friends were producing and fostering their growth and reproduction. I quickly realized that 2 flies turns into about 40 in a couple of days. Murrph. NOT what I was hoping for! So I decided to make some traps for them; I made a couple different models, the total captured? 3. A realization hit me: these little guys wanted to be with the plants and in their dirt, not flying around in my apartment. So that was pretty cool. There were a couple stragglers that made their way into my kitchen. But not to worry. My ninja-like accuracy and my cat-like reflexes made me the ideal fruit fly capturer.
Anyways- next time I shall have photos and more stories of their gallant efforts outside. Please post any comments if you have specific questions about the plants and their overall well-being.
Always believe, the best is yet to come!
Taylor (the plant whisperer)
Today is going to be spectacular.
I apologize for not updating my garden's status sooner! :) But fret not, my friends. Today is the day.
Quick side note: I'm awake. It's so early!!
Last week, I made the trek with my sweet plants out to the balcony. It seemed like perfect timing- the sun was shining, they were freshly watered and I was feeling agile. That day and the next 2 days were sweltering hot with the unforgiving sun beating down on them. They started to look a little sad! Their leaves got a little less green, their step had less spring. I felt terrible. No matter how much talking and loving they got from me, I didn't notice any positive differences. Then came the weekend! I enjoyed some hammock time on the balcony with them as I started to see strides of improvement! The sugar snap peas seemed to have stronger stocks, and my pepper leaves were vivacious! The carrots, however, are still quite reserved.
Everyone seems to be adjusting to their new climate and conditions outside. They're blowing in the wind and experiencing life as if they were in a real ground garden.
Let's all stop and think for a moment about fruit flies. They are such a pest!!! That was another huge motivator for the plants making the big move. I started noticing my little green friends were producing and fostering their growth and reproduction. I quickly realized that 2 flies turns into about 40 in a couple of days. Murrph. NOT what I was hoping for! So I decided to make some traps for them; I made a couple different models, the total captured? 3. A realization hit me: these little guys wanted to be with the plants and in their dirt, not flying around in my apartment. So that was pretty cool. There were a couple stragglers that made their way into my kitchen. But not to worry. My ninja-like accuracy and my cat-like reflexes made me the ideal fruit fly capturer.
Anyways- next time I shall have photos and more stories of their gallant efforts outside. Please post any comments if you have specific questions about the plants and their overall well-being.
Always believe, the best is yet to come!
Taylor (the plant whisperer)
Monday, April 22, 2013
The true meaning of Earth Day!
Good day!
It sure is. It's Earth day! Yahoo!!
I've only recently started thinking about what the American dream is, and what it really should be. Is it creating a life for your family and your future children that is more expensive than the one that you had? My thoughts are that the "American Dream" should be one that creates a sustainable lifestyle for generations to come, and not just sustainability, but creating something more, a world full of vitality and beauty! Is that really so much to ask? Instead of worrying about adding square footage to your home, shouldn't we be passionate about reducing waste? Growing our own food? Teaching our children about survival without smartphones, running water and clean socks should be higher priority than teaching them about "keeping up with the Kardashians."
This is why it is of utmost importance to teach yourself these things before teaching others, and understanding the volume this lesson will teach the future.
That is my little ditty about Earth, and this special day devoted to making it better.
Always believe, the best is yet to come!
TMM (a daughter of Mother Earth) <--- side note... too hippy-ish?!
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Garden. Haven. Taman. V2
Hey gang!
I'm back at it again with some fresh looks at my blooming buddies! As all of you can imagine, these little beauties are totally and completely treated like royalty. :) it's just too darn fun to spoil them!
Anyways- on Tuesday of this week, I repotted my toddlers into their first pots. SO cute! They grow up so quickly!
A quick report- I planted the following flowers: cosmos, asylums, and moonflower! I also planted the following veggies: carrots, peppers and sugar snap peas! The race to see which is the quickest grower goes to my sugs. The race for most coverage and overall improvement goes to the carries. The one that looked like dirt the longest: peppers. And I honestly thought the moonflower was looking a bit like lettuce for a long while. Perhaps they were switched at packaging? :)
As you can see, each are getting to be so mature! I won't see any full maturation until another 45ish days! Whoop!
I was at Home Depot purchasing their new homes and I came across some strawberries, so I decided to purchase along with a pretty yellow flower situation. Hopefully they fit right in with my babies.
I'm back at it again with some fresh looks at my blooming buddies! As all of you can imagine, these little beauties are totally and completely treated like royalty. :) it's just too darn fun to spoil them!
Anyways- on Tuesday of this week, I repotted my toddlers into their first pots. SO cute! They grow up so quickly!
A quick report- I planted the following flowers: cosmos, asylums, and moonflower! I also planted the following veggies: carrots, peppers and sugar snap peas! The race to see which is the quickest grower goes to my sugs. The race for most coverage and overall improvement goes to the carries. The one that looked like dirt the longest: peppers. And I honestly thought the moonflower was looking a bit like lettuce for a long while. Perhaps they were switched at packaging? :)
As you can see, each are getting to be so mature! I won't see any full maturation until another 45ish days! Whoop!
I was at Home Depot purchasing their new homes and I came across some strawberries, so I decided to purchase along with a pretty yellow flower situation. Hopefully they fit right in with my babies.
Garden. Haven. Taman. V1
Garden = English
Haven = Danish
Taman = Indonesian
Wow! What a great time of year it is. The snow is melting (slowly) and the sun is shining!
I have decided to plant some green things in my apartment. Some call me crazy, but I started from seeds! This extravaganza began on Thursday, March 28th!
Aren't they cute little guys? :)
Then I planted them into their individual cells during their germination period, which for my species is 7-10 days.
One of my highlights so far was when a couple of my pals sprouted before their due date! They were just so excited to get up and see who the insane lady was that was talking/singing/humming to them! (Disclaimer: that lady is me.)
I have been most impressed with the sugar snap family, they sprouted WAY early.
During the germination period, it is important to keep the little guys wet and warm. This is aided with a film that covers the top to let light in, and keep it moist. This is to stay on until they are tall and have a couple of leaves/appendages.
As we can see, the plants are STILL alive after day 7, so the good news is... I am so far successful!! Whooopie!! My plan for the plants is to keep them outside of my apartment on my balcony, and they will produce super awesome flowers and veggies.
I hope you've enjoyed my process so far. I will keep everybody updated on their progress over the next few months
Haven = Danish
Taman = Indonesian
Wow! What a great time of year it is. The snow is melting (slowly) and the sun is shining!
I have decided to plant some green things in my apartment. Some call me crazy, but I started from seeds! This extravaganza began on Thursday, March 28th!
Aren't they cute little guys? :)
Then I planted them into their individual cells during their germination period, which for my species is 7-10 days.
One of my highlights so far was when a couple of my pals sprouted before their due date! They were just so excited to get up and see who the insane lady was that was talking/singing/humming to them! (Disclaimer: that lady is me.)
I have been most impressed with the sugar snap family, they sprouted WAY early.
During the germination period, it is important to keep the little guys wet and warm. This is aided with a film that covers the top to let light in, and keep it moist. This is to stay on until they are tall and have a couple of leaves/appendages.
As we can see, the plants are STILL alive after day 7, so the good news is... I am so far successful!! Whooopie!! My plan for the plants is to keep them outside of my apartment on my balcony, and they will produce super awesome flowers and veggies.
I hope you've enjoyed my process so far. I will keep everybody updated on their progress over the next few months
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