Rachel, Day by Day

Color Challenge: Indigo Day 3

I know I’ve been saying this a lot this week, but I really hope these are indigo. They are more purplish when you look at them, but the lighting is weird in this photo. I like how this photo turned out! The vase is in the bottom left corner and I like how it blurs in the photo. The other flowers look cool behind these indigo ones, too. I keep fake flowers at my apartment since I tend to kill real ones. I’m not good at remembering to water them. Fake flowers are just as pretty!

You know what’s a bad idea? Grocery shopping when you are really hungry. Last time I went serious grocery shopping, I was really hungry and bought way more food than I really needed. And then I probably ate a whole bag of chips when I got home. Well, I never buy chips, but I’ve been into veggie sticks lately. But, when you are full, do you not buy as much food as you should? I guess I’ve never gone grocery shopping when I’ve been full. Interesting.

Happy Wednesday. Two more days!

Rachel, Day by Day

Color Challenge: Indigo Day 2

I’m thinking the roof of this little house is indigo… I’ll just assume that! If it isn’t, please don’t tell me. I stopped at T.J. Maxx after work; I wanted to look at things but not buy anything. It’s kind of sad when you leave a store empty-handed, though. I went to the home section and saw a lot of Easter stuff, including this little house. Would you buy this? I don’t think I would. It’s pretty big for a decoration, and I can’t imagine putting a house like this anywhere in my apartment. If this were a real house, though, I would think about buying it! It’s so colorful and sparkly. I’m sure the sparkles would fall off after a while. It has a nice indigo roof, too.

What is your favorite punctuation mark? Mine is the semicolon. I don’t know why, but I secretly get excited every time I type or write one; they are just great! And, you can make one really long sentence with them; I won’t do that right now, though. Even though I use them very often, exclamation points aren’t my favorite. They are probably in the top 5, though. When you are excited about something, how can you not use an exclamation point?!

Have you seen the show Chopped on the Food Network? I’ve been in love with it lately. Four chefs compete against each other for $10,000. You get some mystery ingredients for each round (the rounds are appetizer, main course, and dessert), and you have to make sure each ingredient is in the dish. You have a certain amount of time to finish the dish, too. I’m learning about food by watching this! And now I’m hungry.

Have a good night!

Rachel, Day by Day

Color Challenge: Indigo Day 1

I kind of cheated, but I’m pretty sure there’s indigo somewhere on this page! This is a book I worked on a little while ago called Adapted Physical Education and Sport, Fifth Edition. Click here to learn more about it. I can see this being a really good book for physical education teachers and for those who want or need to learn more on the topic. This is a photo of the chapter 2 opener; I wanted to show how cool the design looks. Every chapter opener is like this and I think it gives the book more character. I’m pretty sure indigo is more toward the top; this is a hard color to find! I’ll have to think of many ways to get through this week!

Do you have asthma and if so, what do you do to treat it? I took a second test for asthma today and she pretty much said I have it. I couldn’t get through all of the levels of testing without my chest tightening up. It was a pretty scary test. My lungs are tired from breathing into tubes for 2 hours. I might just lay tonight and do nothing. I’m tired of breathing!

I’m so happy Jean Dujardin won best actor at the Academy Awards last night! He is so cute. I might have a crush on him. I like his French accent, too! I’m glad The Artist won best picture, too. I had nothing to compare it to, though. Billy Crystal did a really good job; I laughed at a lot of his jokes. I could have been better off without Angelina Jolie flashing her leg at us. Who else wants to slap her besides me??

Lay on the couch time.

Rachel, Day by Day

Color Challenge: Blue Day 7

Here is a blue head for you! I kind of feel like I’m cheating since I used this sculpture in my blog before (click here), but it is a different photo since it’s just of the head. Scott and I walked for a bit around a park, but it got pretty windy and cold, so we didn’t last too long outside. It was a nicer day today, though. I can’t believe we walked outside for that long in February! Best winter ever! I like this blue head; he looks like he’s posing for us with a serious face. I wonder who made this; I wish I was more creative!

I can’t believe blue week is already over. This color challenge is flying by! I only have two more colors to get through. So…. what is indigo exactly? This is going to be a tough week. I know it’s a bluish violet color, but we don’t see this color very often! I might have some trouble finding this around town. Wish me luck!

Who’s going to watch the Academy Awards tonight? I am watching some of the red carpet now as I type. And Amazing Race. I like Tina Fey’s dress and I LOVE Michelle William’s dress. I wish she would be my friend; she seems like a nice person. I think Ryan Seacrest gives a lot of awkward interviews, but I might not know what to say or ask after a while, either. I’m excited to see Billy Crystal as the host again! Maybe I’ll talk about some of the winners in my blog tomorrow. I tend not to pay attention the entire time, though.

Have a good Sunday night!

Rachel, Day by Day

Color Challenge: Blue Day 6

Hello! Scott and I went to see The Artist at The Art Theater and I loved it! It was funnier than I thought it would be, too. Jean Dujardin had a great laugh and smile! I think every time he smiled, I smiled, too. It was a very interesting story, too (going from silent movies to movies with audio). That had a be a crazy and big time for Hollywood! The actors did really well in this movie and I can see it winning Best Picture at the Oscars. This is the only Oscar-nominated movie I’ve seen! It would be awesome to have seen the winner. That might have been my first time at The Art Theater, too. I’m embarrassed to say that. It was a cool theater! I’ll have to go more often. Good times.

It was a nice and relaxing night! We made parmesan crusted tilapia and asparagus for dinner. I might have to make that tilapia again soon; it was great! We watched some movies, too, and had a good night in. I watched Almost Famous for the first time ever and really liked it! We also watched Enough since it was on TV. I like watching Jennifer Lopez kick ass.

I got my tax return! Woo hoo! It’s a good feeling to have a little extra money. Maybe I’ll go shopping with it. We’ll see!

Rachel, Day by Day

Color Challenge: Blue Day 5

Today, I thought I’d sneak in a photo of the beautiful blue sky before the clouds cover it up again. I miss seeing a cloudless sky occasionally! It was nice to see the sun out for a bit today; this is the bluest I’ve seen the sky in a while! I’m ready to see green grass, a blue sky, and flowers again. I really like sunset photos (you can probably tell in some previous blog posts) when the orange from the sun blends with the blue sky. It’s so pretty and good for Illini fans!

Wow, gas prices definitely went up! Yesterday morning, I paid $3.44 and then on my way home, it went up to $3.79! That’s a HUGE jump! I’m glad I bought gas in the morning. Why did it get so high? More importantly, will it go down again soon?? I hope so! I might start walking to work, but that would take a little while. And it would be cold. We’ll see.

Yay Friday and weekend!! I hope it goes by slowly. I’m getting some yummy sushi tonight and then who knows!

Rachel, Day by Day

Color Challenge: Blue Day 4

Ever been to Brookfield Zoo? I love that place. I remember loving it as a kid and I still love it now! I used to go around Christmas every year with my high school friends. Why did we ever stop that? They put up beautiful Christmas lights around the zoo and everything looks amazing. I loved seeing the dolphins and the penguins the most. One time I went in 2007 with my friends and I bought this dolphin figurine at a Mold-A-Rama! It’s a type of vending machine that makes the plastic figurine right in front of you. There are different animals you can choose from, and of course I chose a dolphin. It’s crazy to think I’ve kept this for a little over 4 years. I miss this zoo! I might have to make a trip there this summer and go to the dolphin show!!

I think I’m going to have a lazy night. I’m going to lay on my couch, put a blanket over me, and watch chick flicks. Or is anything else good on TV tonight? I finished all of my errands for the day, so I’m just going to sit now. I feel like I don’t know how to relax anymore and I always have to be doing something. So, I’m going to force myself to relax tonight. Well, I hope I can do it! Wish me luck! You should relax, too.

Rachel, Day by Day

Color Challenge: Blue Day 3

Here is a blue Harry Potter book for you! I really liked this book, except for a certain person dying at the end. I won’t say the name. But, if you haven’t read this or seen the movie, I’m upset at you. Ok, not really. I am now going to tell you who died in this book, so stop reading if you don’t want to know. It was Sirius Black. I remember reading that part and getting really upset. I might have been at work and on a break with my brother. I started shouting, “No!” I kept looking at my brother, too, hoping for some sort of reaction from him, but he had no idea why I was upset. He probably thought I was crazy. Good times. Anyway, I like the blue color of this book, especially the Harry Potter lettering at the top. Good job, cover designers!

I did well today for the first day of Lent. I didn’t ask anyone that certain question (Are you mad at me?). Is it ok that I just typed it, though? Well, it’s probably ok since I didn’t just ask anyone. Right? I’m confused now. I did almost ask this question twice today, but I stopped myself. I hope I can do this for 40 days. I only ate one meal today since that’s what Catholics do on Ash Wednesday. Let me tell you, it was difficult. I was dumb and had three cups of coffee without any food in me, so my hands started shaking. I finally just had dinner (sushi and salad) and I am extremely full right now. Ugggg. I’m might go in a food coma after this.

Happy Wednesday!

Rachel, Day by Day

Color Challenge: Blue Day 2

It’s this a pretty wine glass? If you happened to read the Day 475: Lemons post, you know that Scott gave this to me for Valentine’s Day. This is a Chicago wine glass; you can see some buildings and the lake in this photo. The Wrigley Field sign and some other things are on the other side, too. Maybe I’ll buy ingredients this weekend for the drink recipe at the bottom of this wine glass! I think Chicago might be my favorite city, but maybe it is because I grew up so close to it. San Francisco was definitely amazing, but Chicago is still number one on my list. I’ve been there so many times, but every time is still an awesome and amazing experience. I can’t wait to use this wine glass!

I went out to lunch with work friends today and we went to an Indian restaurant called Bombay. I think I’ve only tried Indian food one other time, but it’s really good! I ordered the lunch buffet so I could try some different things. I liked everything! The saag paneer was great. I wish I could remember the other things I ate, though. I might have to go back for lunch again sometime soon. Maybe tomorrow!

New Girl and Cougar Town are on tonight! Don’t forget!

Rachel, Day by Day

Color Challenge: Blue Day 1

Does anyone buy blank VHS tapes anymore? I just searched for them and apparently you can still buy them. They are really cheap now, too! You can get a set of three for around $2-$5. I can’t remember how much they used to cost. I guess I really have no reason to buy these anymore, especially since I don’t have a VCR. We have DVR and On Demand now! Well, I don’t have DVR, but maybe someday. I’m doing alright without it, though. The people on the tape cover look pretty happy about what they are watching. I wonder how awkward that photo shoot was. Anyway, I’ve been on a get rid of things kick lately, so I recycled a bunch of old tapes. It’s a good feeling getting rid of things I don’t use anymore!

So, I think I know what I’m giving up for Lent. I’m going to stop saying I’m sorry and Are you mad at me? This might be the most difficult Lent of my life, but I’m really going to try it!! I hope I can do it. It would be a big deal for me! And maybe I can say these phrases less and less after Lent, but probably not knowing me. We’ll see how it goes! It starts on Wednesday, so it’s coming soon!