December Blog Challenge… 12/29 Favorite Blogs I follow a variety of blogs but some of my favorites are: The Handyman’s Daughter * Hilary Hall Fitness * Parsley Health * From Head to Toe * DCTV Fashion Blog * Just a little extra… Tom’s Hardware is my favorite website when it comes to anything PC related. What are some of your favorite blogs? —–

December Blog Challenge… 12/27 Are you a creature of habit in the morning? Without a doubt. Whether it be a lazy morning or a rushed morning, I am definitely a creature of habit at least to some degree. I used to be a creature of habit in the morning when it came to eating breakfast but have failed to eat breakfast in a long time. Hopefully with the coming new year I can change that and get back into the habit of eating breakfast. What is your biggest habit in the morning no matter what?

December Challenge… 12/20 Favorite Holiday Tradition/Recipe There are so many favorite holiday traditions and recipes. One of my favorite holiday traditions is putting up the Christmas tree early and decorating it. Christmas never seems complete without a tree, no matter how big or small it is… even if it’s just a picture of a Christmas tree. One of my favorite recipes would be a Christmas ham. In our house a Christmas ham consists of baking a ham shank with pineapples and cherries. Let’s not forget the brown sugar on the outside of the ham shank! —–

December Blog Challenge… 12/17 Describe your ideal day off. What would you do with your time? A full day of rereading my favorite books or new books that I’m dying to read. Apart from hibernating, a day full of hiking and unplugging sounds like heaven. We are all too consumed by our smart phones too often, very rarely living in the present.

December Blog Challenge… 12/13 If you could buy one accessory or article of clothing, what would you buy? That’s easy! Jeans! Jeans can be dressed up or down. Not only that but depending on where you work you can sometimes get away with wearing jeans depending on what pieces of clothing you pair with them. Jeans come in so many different colors and styles. They will always be my go-to piece! —–

December Blog Challenge… 12/10 What’s the best piece of advice you would give someone? The best piece of advice that I would give is to be yourself. Too often we get lost in what other people think we should do or who we should be, etc. The truth is that at the end of the day you are the only person that has to live with the decisions you make as a person. Never give up in life. As bad as life can seem sometimes it’s never worth giving up no matter the reason. A low opinion of one’s self can cause you to make different decisions compared to if…