TGIF!

This has utterly been a long and exhausting week for me- besides the fact that I literally cannot breathe out of my nose at this moment, Big J decided to pull some cra-cra shit starting Monday and ending never. (If it doesn't end soon, I may check myself into a facility for something I make up right now, hey hard drugs let's be friends!)

Anywho- I'm ready to curl up on my couch with a big hot mug of tea, a box of tissues, my favorite blanket, and Frozen. It will be happening in t-minus 12 hours.

But besides the outrageous child behavior I've dealt with this week and the beautiful (awful) sinuses my father so gratefully gave to me at the moment of my conception , thanks dad!, there have been some great things this week as well....

1) My newest Coffee Table Book- I've beeen a little too into coffee table books lately, but Urban Outfitters keeps me coming back for more with their shenanigans. This is my newest one- and it's freaking hilarious. You can check out the blog here, trust me- it will be the best part of your day.

a sample of my collection

2) I'm like 98% sure that I will be attending the Blogcation hosted by Erin over at Two Thirds Hazel- I'm still waiting to hear back from my boss if it's cool that I take a week off, but it will happen. If you haven't heard about the blogcation yet- I suggest you click here and read all about this perfect vacation for yourself and your blogging buddies... and if you are already going or thinking about going let me know! I need a roommate!


3) Kait, from Kait Makes A Run for It, blogged about this language app on Wednesday call Duolingo, and now I'm totally hooked and may or may not be learning spanish. We will see how that last part goes. I also downloaded QuizUp (my mistake) and I'm dominating in both The Harry Potter and Hunger Games book categories- don't mess with someone who has read those books hundreds of times. Boo-yah!

damn right I'm correct

4) I'm officially registered for the NYC Marathon this year and am actually starting to get excited about it. I've been a bit off on my running game lately but I started looking at training plans and tips and am hoping to jump back on the program in the next few weeks and then to start my official training in June. You will hear lots more as this happens. yay!

5) And as April draws to the half-way-ish point, I'm getting psyched for all my summer plans! Now I just need to order some new swimsuits, shorts, and find a good sunless tanner for my paper white legs. And does anyone want to help me install my AC unit...

Happy Friday!

Hello!

I'm jumping on the blog bandwagon and attempting to write my own. Living in NYC, you definitely come across a lot of shenanigans- crazy dates, adventures with friends, and that wonderful thing called work. Is this what life is meant to be? I'm a kid at heart and I just want to play!

I like telling stories- but I'm not much of a writer, so this will be an interesting experiment. Let's cross our fingers I can actually keep it up.

My name is Rebekah- I grew up in Florida, went to college in Virginia and am now living in NYC (almost 5 years!). I studied business in school, and am currently working as a house manager for a family on the UWS (Upper West Side). Basically I run their lives- I cook, care for the kids, manage the household, errands, other staff, lots of random things. Some days its just changing some lightbulbs and making plain pasta- others days it can be caring for a vomiting child while trying to plan a birthday party. I also travel with them, which can be pretty fun- last year we went to London, Spain, Panama and Costa Rica- not too shabby. In addition I am the part-time owner of  a babysitting service in Philadelphia with my sister and mom, called Sitter Select (check us out at sitterselect.net). Most of the time I'm working but when I'm not I hanging out with a great group of friends and exploring this wonderful town.

I'm laid-back and hyperactive all at the same time, I love N'Sync, Miley Cyrus and candy- I in no way think of myself as an adult and if could truly pick one thing to do all day it would be to sit on  a beach with an endless supply of mojitos and books.

Let's get this party started!