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Daily Diaries #2

April 18, 2014August 25, 2015 Crystal // Dreams, etc. Post a comment
Daily Diaries #2

When I wrote my Sunday Currently post I was pretty tired after a busy weekend, but I spent the afternoon getting caught up on Bloglovin’ and drafting blog posts while watching Lifetime movies. This is one of my favorite ways to unwind and relax, so it was a perfect end to the weekend. Sunday nights are also a pamper night for me. I only wash my hair a couple of times a week and Sunday is one of those days. While I wait for my hair to dry I like to exfoliate my face and throw on a face mask. Right now I’m using the Mask of Magnaminty from Lush and I love it. I’ve thought of trying a different one when I’m finished with this (which will be soon), but I’m not sure what to try. Do you have a favorite face mask right now?

I stopped by MAC on Monday to buy a new blending brush. Mine is always dirty when I get ready in the morning because I’ve been playing around with make-up at night, so I thought it was time to pick up another. My favorite MUA was there so we had a chance to catch up. In the evening, I made this homemade salad dressing for lunch for the week. I’ve made homemade dressings in the past, but I’ve never had one that knocked my socks off enough that I couldn’t eat store-bought dressing. The dressing on the salad that we had at my sister’s baby shower totally changed all of that. It was delicious and when I tried eating store-bought dressing again I couldn’t. The dressing is also amazing! It’s creamy and fresh.

Winter came on Wednesday with a decent amount of snowfall for April, but the day also had some highlights too. My friend Heather and I met up for our weekly mermaid power lunch and we got caught up on our creative endeavors. (Check out her blog. I love going through her posts!) I love having a chance to talk to other creatives about we’re working on; I find it to be so inspiring. In the afternoon my coworker and I ran to Dairy Queen to get some ice cream and I tried a blizzard in a waffle cone. Little One was sitting near the door, as she often is, when I got home and we played hide and seek for awhile in the evening, which eventually turned into her running her nightly laps.

Thursday morning was one of those mornings. I woke up late, dropped eyeliner as I applied it, and spilled tea on the carpet as I tried to get ready in a hurry. Oh, and there was a lot of snow on the ground. But the day picked up when I went back to MAC to check out a new line that was released today. I always have to check out their new collections.

I have always thought that I should read a book by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, so I picked up one of his books on my way into work this morning. Tonight I’ll be at church for the Good Friday worship service. This is my favorite worship service of the entire year.

I decided to track the word count of everything that I’m writing for a month. This includes novels and blog posts. I started last Friday, so after a full week of tracking word counts I have written 13,171 words total, 2,678 for blog posts and 10,493 for novels.


How was your week?

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I took these in early January when the snow still I took these in early January when the snow still felt a bit magical, but right now I’m just ready to walk barefoot in grass.

When I was younger I used to imagine what it would be like if we got so much snow that it would be piled high above our doors. I wondered if we’d be able to create tunnels in the snow to move around in.

And this year might just be the year we find out. I’m kidding, of course, but at this point I feel like we’ve been buried in snow. We’re even on track to beat some snow records I think (the amount of snow and the number of consecutive days with snow on the ground.

So. What’s the weather like where you are?
February was here and gone in the blink of an eye February was here and gone in the blink of an eye but contained moments I’ll carry with me forever.
When it’s almost halfway through February and yo When it’s almost halfway through February and you still haven’t posted January’s recap. January was filled with lots of family time. 💙
Hello, friends! 👋🏼 Swipe through for a few g Hello, friends! 👋🏼 Swipe through for a few glimpses from January. As 2022 came to an end I had this feeling that I was preparing to hibernate and I guess, in a way, I have. I’ve been slowly easing into the new year, focused on getting back into a few routines after Iceland and the holidays. And it’s been a great month. I can’t believe it’s almost over. What have your favorite moments of January been?
2022. Looking back on this year it was the year of 2022. Looking back on this year it was the year of so many dreams experiences. Whales. Cape Cod/Nantucket. Iceland. I saw musicals that have I’ve been dreaming of with Moulin Rouge, Wicked, and Six. 

It wasn’t without its stresses and rough moments but I’m grateful for the good that can be found, even when it’s hard.
Let’s journey back to November for the second we Let’s journey back to November for the second weekly dam walk of the month. My dad joined me for this one and we made it somewhat fast because it was a chilly day. “The water looks cold,” I said when we back to the car.

Between Iceland and the below zero, windy, and snowy weather we had last week (which came with requests from my parents not to go) it’s been a few weeks since I’ve been to the dam and I miss it!
Years ago I celebrated Christmas and New Years in Years ago I celebrated Christmas and New Years in Vienna and it still lives in my memory today as such a special time. I know December in Reykjavik will be the same—and not just because I came home with a little over $100 worth of ornaments of all 13 Yule Lads AND their mom AND the Christmas cat. (There was a little bit of miscommunication between my mom and me on that shopping trip. 😂)

It might have been cold (and when that wind hits you don’t want to be outside or by the harbour…I speak from windswept, breath-stolen experience and will forever be grateful for the library we eventually found respite in) and we only saw the sun a few hours each day, but seeing this already charming city decked out in Christmas lights with a skating rink and the prettiest tree secured it’s place in my heart.

Reykjavik, I hope to see you again one day. Soon. Probably not in December, but I’m glad I got to see you in December once.
Last year my niece and I visited New York at Chris Last year my niece and I visited New York at Christmastime and it was fun to see the city decked out in lights. I can also now say that I’ve seen the Rockefeller Christmas Tree and skating rink and the Saks Christmas lights, but I’ve also seen the crowds they draw.

It was completely different in Reykjavik this year. You actually had a chance to skate on the ice rink if you wanted (and I never did the conversation, but I think it’s cheaper) and you could actually walk up to the Christmas tree. Two very different Christmas in the city experiences.
Iceland, Day 2, Part 2. We ended the Golden Circle Iceland, Day 2, Part 2. We ended the Golden Circle tour with a stop at Thingvellir National Park. My fingers froze as I took these photos but it was worth it to capture this view. 😍 PS - the last photo is from a lake we stopped at on our way from Geysir to Thingvellir.
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