Skip to content
  • HOME
  • THE DREAMER
    • CONTACT
  • DISCLOSURES
  • HOME
  • custom-logo
  • THE DREAMER
    • CONTACT
  • DISCLOSURES
Uncategorized

Things I’m Loving: February Edition

February 26, 2013August 25, 2015 Crystal // Dreams, etc. 1 comment
Things I’m Loving: February Edition

Happy Monday, everyone! I hope that you all had a fantastic weekend! I thought I’d do a quick Things I’m Loving post, but I don’t have any pictures to go along it as I spent the weekend cleaning and didn’t have as much time to prepare for it like I thought I would. So that this post isn’t entirely picture-less, I thought I’d share this picture of Little One with you, snapped with my phone today. A big dog was wandering the neighborhood this afternoon and it actually dared to step into our yard and walk up to the house. And, to top it all off, it didn’t even heed the warning of Little One’s barks and leave the yard in a hurry, so once it finally left she was on the lookout for another intruder. Every once in awhile I’d hear a little, “Woof” and I’d look out the window and see… absolutely nothing. But she was ready, in case anyone or anything did step foot into the yard.

The OC and Once Upon a Time

I didn’t watch The OC until it was already in its final season on TV and a coworker handed me the first two seasons and told me that I must watch them when she discovered that I didn’t. I didn’t think that it would be my type of show but that coworker proved me wrong and I made it through the first two seasons in record time. Now I own all four seasons and I realized that I haven’t watched them for awhile so I pulled them out and started watching season one.  However, my marathon was interrupted by Once Upon a Time. Last year I was obsessed with the show. Obsessed! And when it was time for season two to start I was really excited. But once I actually started watching it, it didn’t appeal to me quite as much as it did last season. This lasted for awhile until I had quite a few episodes saved on my DVR. Finally I decided that I was going to watch one more episode and if that didn’t interest me I was just going to delete the season. I’m sure you know how this story is going to end. After that one episode I was hooked and I spent last week getting caught up.

Dogs

I’m sure this doesn’t come as much of a surprise that I absolutely dogs. And this month has a great month in dog-land! Little One has been as cute as ever and my best friend got a little chihuahua puppy so we talked about dogs as she prepared for Louis’s arrival and since then I’ve been checking in for regular updates on the little guy. Little One and I have plans to go meet him this weekend and I’m excited! She’s excited to meet her new best friend too, she just doesn’t know it yet. 😉

Zumba and Bollywood Dance

I think I love Zumba more and more each time that I do it. My favorite DVDs have been Mix, which is a combination of different world dances, and Exhilarate. In addition to Zumba, I’ve been doing the Bollywood Boogie workout by Hemalayaa. I have done other Hemlayaa workout DVDs in the past and haven’t enjoyed them quite as much as I love this one, so while I watched the trailer for it countless times I never picked it up. Finally I decided that I just had to try it and I’m so glad that I did! Between Zumba and the Bollywood DVD, I have never smiled and laughed so much while working out.

What have you been loving this month?

In other news, I had a bad cold the last two weeks, which is why I wasn’t around much. By the time that I got home from work I was usually pretty tired and just crashed. Since I have been sick twice so far this year, I started drinking a vitamin supplement. It tastes like mangoes and is delicious! I’ve talked to people who swear that drinking these types of things helps keep them healthy, so I’m giving it a shot!

About Crystal

About Crystal

Hi! I'm Crystal, a millennial learning how to live slowly and sustainably, while still seeking adventure and following my dreams, etc.

Post navigation

Current Writing Projects
RTW: Best Book in February

One comment

  1. Optimistic Existentialist says:
    February 26, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    I really need to watch Once Upon a Time. I think I would love it!

    Reply

Share Your Thoughts! Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

hi!

I'm Crystal, the storyteller behind Dreams, etc. I'm all about learning how to live slowly & sustainably, while also seeking adventure as we follow our dreams, etc.

May 2023. Savannah, Georgia. Lots of Mina. Lots of May 2023. Savannah, Georgia. Lots of Mina. Lots of new growth on plants.
The other day I realized that there is no Savannah The other day I realized that there is no Savannah on my feed and…well, Savannah is beautiful and needs to be there. These were taken in Lafayette Square on my second day in Georgia.
Picture it. It’s the day after Thanksgiving. I d Picture it. It’s the day after Thanksgiving. I didn’t go on my weekly dam walk earlier in the week when I was excited about it. On this day I was tired after a long week and my least favorite holiday. My bed was oh so comfortable. I forced myself to roll out of bed and journey to the dam. It was filled with people and I was pokey…taking my time to get there and even journeying down one of the other paths to avoid walking across the dam. (Which isn’t long.) I finally joined the crowd and walked across. And then came back, happy to have made my weekly journey. This is when the top layer of the water started to freeze.
From March: an old mini vlog from a bagpipe rock c From March: an old mini vlog from a bagpipe rock concert, which is mostly me trying the say bagpipe rock. Some word combinations are hard! 😂 There was a sign asking us not to film, which is why there’s no concert footage.
Some of my weekly dam walks have been therapeutic Some of my weekly dam walks have been therapeutic and while the walks haven’t fixed the problems, they’ve help me breathe and connect with the world and relieve stress. 💕
April 2023. We got more snow, but it also melted. April 2023. We got more snow, but it also melted. The dam was almost overflowing. The animals are beginning to emerge. Spring is here!
Happy Independent Bookstore Day! After a coffee st Happy Independent Bookstore Day! After a coffee stop (of course) a friend and I checks out two indie bookstores that we have never been to before. I definitely want to go back to Uncle Hugo’s and Uncle Edgar’s! Did you do anything for #independentbookstoreday

#indiebookstore #indiebookshop
After watching some shopping ASMR videos I had to After watching some shopping ASMR videos I had to try it.

#asmr #groceryshopping #groceryshop  #asmrvideos
I’m a little behind in weekly dam walk reels. Le I’m a little behind in weekly dam walk reels. Let’s go back to the third week in November when there was just a little snow on the ground and the footprints in the snow seemed notable.
See More Follow on Instagram

RECENT POSTS

  • Saying Goodbye to Crystal the Writer
  • The Day the Sorcerers Visited Baby Jesus
  • Thoughts on Hope
  • Christmas Playlist // 2022
  • Life Under Construction

CATEGORIES

  • Adventures (52)
  • Beauty (16)
  • Books (147)
  • Creativity (57)
  • Entertainment (18)
  • Life (224)
  • Uncategorized (539)
  • Wellness (8)

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING?

Follow
  • Book Review Policy
  • BOOKS
  • Contact
  • DISCLOSURES
  • Insta Links
  • Seint Links
  • THE DREAMER
Copyright © 2023 | All Rights Reserved | © 2023. All text and photos belong to Crystal Brutlag, unless otherwise stated. Theme designed by Little Theme Shop: https://littlethemeshop.com

We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.

You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings.

Dreams, etc. // Minneapolis Lifestyle Blog
Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.