Category: We Blog We Vlog

Friday 7 Quick Takes (vol 76)

January 20th, 2012 · · 7 Quick Takes (Fridays), videos, wanderlust, We Blog We Vlog 24 comments - Tags: , ,


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This week on Totes Awesome Channel, we discuss our Myers-Briggs personality types.


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I’m an ENFJ. What are you?


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January 20th is Penguin Awareness Day! Did you know that? Last year with We Blog, We Vlog, we honored the day by vlogging about a long journey we plan on embarking on in 2011. This year we’re doing it again! Anyone can participate. Find out how here.


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I mentioned the trips I hope to take this year (Pittsburgh, Marfa, Vegas, Seattle, and somewhere in Kansas) and my more abstract journey is to find that dang calling.


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I’ve been spackling up my life. Made that dreaded dentist appointment. Scheduled more walking time in hopes to flirt with a more active life. Morning pages are written more often than not. Finally logged into my LinkedIn account and uploaded a profile picture and accepted all my invites. I love baby steps and breaking down big goals into tiny actions. I want this year to be a great year and that’s going to require a lot of due diligence.


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I cut my finger yesterday. I did not respect the knife or the lemongrass stalk and the knife rolled. Thank goodness my nail was in the way because I think I would have cut off my fingertip had the nail not slow it down. My oldest half brother actually cut off his fingertip. If I do it too, it might mean something. Anyway, I never made that lemongrass chicken but plan to try again tomorrow? I’m a little skittish now. Hope it heals quickly! Putting pressure on it is unbearable. I couldn’t buckle my jeans this morning!


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Speaking of jean buckles, my jean button fell off during work this week. I borrowed a graduate student’s belt to keep my pants up. Oh and I got a parking ticket. My life is in shambles!


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This quotation is why I have a standing Take 7.

“For most of life, nothing wonderful happens. If you don’t enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are that you’re not going to be very happy. If someone bases his happiness or unhappiness on major events like a great new job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn’t going to be happy much of the time. If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.”
– Andy Rooney


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This week’s moments of bliss: ♥ puppy snores ♥ Madam Mams with Cindy ♥ Madam Mams again to help me eat my feelings after I cut my finger ♥ date night ♥ registering for Bloggers in Sin City ♥ one particularly well-timed hug ♥ having a belt available to borrow after the button to my jeans fell off ♥ our president signing Al Green ♥ Rick Perry withdrawing from the race ♥ reading time ♥ cookie butter ♥ 4 day work week ♥ green tea ice cream parfait and tonpei yaki at Kome


Question: What small tasks have you completed that is setting the tone for grander things?

Time Capsule Vlog

November 1st, 2011 · · National Blog Posting Month '11, videos, We Blog We Vlog 4 comments - Tags: ,

The lovely people at We Blog, We Vlog is hosting another fantastic vlog topic today. They are calling on bloggers and vloggers to create a time capsule vlog, encapsulating what life is like at 2011 to be viewed in 2031.


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For those of you who can’t view videos, I ramble on about where my life is currently. To make an almost three minute vlog shorter, I’m happy but still searching.

I encourage you to create a vlog and submit it! Just upload to Youtube and share it using these hashtags, #wbwv #timecapsule. Or comment! I’d love to see what life is like for you.


Question: What is your life looking like these days?

We Blog, We Vlog: Penguin Awareness Day – #pad11

January 20th, 2011 · · pursuit of happiness, resolutions 2011, the not so single life, videos, wanderlust, We Blog We Vlog 9 comments

Hey HEY hey! We Blog, We Vlog is launching a mini vlog event today in celebration of Penguin Awareness Day. I love that we’re honoring this day. Penguins are only my favorite animal in the world. I’m wearing my Valentine’s Day (favorite holiday) penguin socks today. Seriously.

Today, we’re vlogging about long journeys we plan on taking in 2011.


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Happy Penguin Awareness Day!


Questions: What long journeys are you embarking on in 2011? What are the rewards for taking the journeys?

We Blog, We Vlog: First Dates

October 13th, 2010 · · the not so single life, the single life, videos, We Blog We Vlog 10 comments - Tags: , ,

This week’s vlog’s topic as part of We Blog, We Vlog is “First Date.”


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In this week’s video, I started off getting ready to tell you the worst first date story I’ve heard which coincidentally was told to me on a first date of mine. Making my date with the story teller the worst first date I’ve been on. Sadly, it’s not exactly a PG-rated story so I rambled on about first dates in general.


Question: What is your worst first date story?

**** What is We Blog, We Vlog? It’s the new group name for the VEDA (Vlog Every Day in August) kids. Now we do it every week on Wednesdays! P.S. We are an inclusive group so please join in! I think we’re a friendly bunch.

We Blog, We Vlog: “When I Grow Up”

September 29th, 2010 · · memory, VEDA, videos, We Blog We Vlog 4 comments - Tags: , ,

This week’s vlog’s topic as part of We Blog, We Vlog is “When I Grow Up.”

Disclaimers: I’m publishing at almost 1am, it’s way past my bedtime. I recorded after a long day. There was a shooting at my Alma mater and current place of work, so I was little jittery from the day’s excitment. Truth be told though, I’m usually jittery anyway!


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We Blog, We Vlog is the new group name for the VEDA (Vlog Every Day in August) kids. Now we do it every week on Wednesdays!