(socal)iente.

And.

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:48:09 -0700

There is something to be said about a man who will encourage you to workout (in a positive way!) even if it means waiting to eat dinner with you until 7pm, who will go down to the car to get your makeup bag at midnight because said workout left your legs dead and you need it for work the next day, will wordlessly take out the trash and bring you his purple jacket because you wanted to wear it the day before, will wake you up in the morning, will fix your parents’ car for a cross-country journey, and will still love you without viewing you as the irresponsible flailing human being you feel you are.

she-works: smal, Portland, OR We want to hear from women:...

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:59:49 -0700

she-works:

smal, Portland, OR

We want to hear from women: What’s your note to self – a piece of advice that’s helped you at work? Share your advice at http://she-works.tumblr.com

Getting me through the work day. I want to give all these women a hug.

Early Morning Baking Sunday, I stepped off the plane from NYC...

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:32:48 -0700

Early Morning Baking

Sunday, I stepped off the plane from NYC and excitedly embraced theboy - only an achin’, wheezin’, snifflin’, coughin’ up a storm version of theboy. Oh boy.

Our nights since have been discussions over dinner, cough syrup for dessert and a non-sexytime bed crash by 9. I know; you’re jealous.

Because of the early nights, my suitcase has yet to be unpacked, the dishes are piling up, and the to-dos are being neglected - in particular, the cupcakes that need baked for my cousin’s birthday.

All of which is a roundabout way of saying that I, ladies and gents, have discovered the joys of early morning baking. It was therapeutic, got the day started on a great note and I love the rush from being so productive so early.

I could use a food-loving, non-athletic but tries to be, slightly awkward, geographically local buddy.

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:02:00 -0700

Why are these hard to find?

3 Reasons to Travel While You're Young

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:06:45 -0700

3 Reasons to Travel While You're Young:

In your youth, you will make choices that will define you. The disciplines you begin now will be with you for the rest of your life.

Traveling will change you like little else can. It will put you in places that will force you to care for issues that are bigger than you.

Things I am Struggling to Learn.

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:15:00 -0700

My life = my timeline. And, within that definition, I am never a failure.
How to share my well-balanced, loving relationship with others. I’m well aware of the myriad, not-so-healthy relationship out there (I have most certainly had my fair share) which makes me all the more mindful when I talk about my current one with theboy. I think that after 3.5 years, I am allowed to gush about how well we communicate, how I love waking up with a hand on his butt (cutest.tush.ever), and how he will most likely be putting a ring on it soon. But I don’t because I can’t without feeling like I am rubbing someone’s face in it. Why is it so much easier to share pain than happiness?
How to listen to and love my body. It will never grace a magazine cover and will never fit all the trends (short legs and hate heels, ftw) but it is my own. My body could be failing me in so many ways but instead supports me, despite the way I treat it. It deserves so much more love than it receives. Thus, I run not to lose weight but for the endorphins; I eat lighter not to fit into my clothes better but for the smoother digestion.
How to document my life without social media. I’ve limited facebook to school-related activities, I tumblr sporadically, I instagram every-so-often, I only take pictures with my phone, and I rarely use my laptop at home (unless I am studying). This leaves me with very little to look back on and I don’t like it. Is this why people pick up scrapbooking?
How to make and keep friendships. In the last few years, I have cut out or limited many toxic friendships in my life. Moreover, as most of my friendships are long-distance (limiting face-to-face time) and I am not the best at sharing details of my life (as previously mentioned) - it’s a strange social environment. I love the friends that I have but I hate that I am turning into thatgirl whose life revolves around her boyfriend, especially with my deteriorating social abilities and limited free time (full time secretary, part time assistant, full time student).
How to not do. I’ve noticed that the handful of nights where I have had nothing to do (no studying, no cleaning, no errands, no social events), I am at a complete loss on what to do. I can workout, I can cook, I can organize or make something - but you know what? Once in a while, vegging on the sofa while working my way through my DVR list and going to bed early is a perfectly acceptable way to spend an evening.

A Spring Weekend.

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:35:00 -0700

What started off horribly turned out splendidly. Drove 45 mins on a Saturday morning to the wrong hospital, another 15 mins to get to the correct one, and spent 10 mins to get my security badge as a Student Observer. I then witnessed the 4 most beautiful interactions with 4 beautiful stories that will forever define my passion and future endeavors into the world of Speech Therapy.
Went to a beautifully decorated paradise for theboy’s friends’ Wedding Shower. I met a charming array of wedding industry people — who all apparently know my coworker. Small world!
Wandered from the pretty into the gritty of PB and relived our beginnings. Some days, those sticky floors really get to me…but last night, they were endearing.
On a whim, put on my grandmother’s watch as an accessory for my outfit. The watch stopped working shortly after she died but I haven’t had the heart to do anything about it. By some miracle, it started working again today. Her deathiversary is one week away.
Had a heart to heart with my mother about the watch and theboy just helped me cook dinner.

I got very little studying done, the apartment is a mess, and I still need to run by Target for conditioner - but this weekend was an uplifting reminder that I am forever grateful for everything in my life.

Hello, Spring.

Today, I took my first real adulting step and applied for a Roth IRA.

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:14:15 -0700

You guys.

YOU GUYS.

I don’t even know what’s going on anymore.

Explorin’ Shoes When it comes to weekends, theboy and I...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:46:00 -0700

Explorin’ Shoes

When it comes to weekends, theboy and I end up spending very little time together. He works Saturdays and we attend separate churches on Sundays to get in some family time. That on top of laundry, cleaning the apartment, and studying…well, you get the idea.

Which is why my favorite weekends are always the ones he has off <3

This past weekend, we put our explorin’ shoes on to continue our love serenade to our new neighborhood. And I’m happy to report that it was a lovely outing because in one morning, we:

Conversed with a police officer
Learned 700 cement trucks were coming in that day and the area was surrounded with both undercover and uniform officers to prevent a contract worker vs. union worker riot (In 2006, a union worker opened the cement truck in the middle of the street, causing millions of dollars of damage)
Played Undercover Cop or Real Homeless Man
Helped a homeless man (undercover cop?) with his belongings
Paid homage to the still-under-construction Central Library (also known as, my new home as of July 2013)
Visited Petco Park in preparation for baseball season (we have Opening Day tickets! Yay for work perks)
Learned the meaning of the numbers pictured above
Brunched and made a waitress’ day

And while a large part of me does wish that every weekend were like this, I know it just makes every moment that much sweeter.

Now, more than ever. Ignore the materialistic, the obligations,...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:19:00 -0700

Now, more than ever.

Ignore the materialistic, the obligations, the trends, the competition, the superficial, the comparisons, the Shoulds, the Should Nots.

Just focus.

It’s official. Add NYC to my Year of Travel! It will be...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:19:00 -0700

It’s official.

Add NYC to my Year of Travel! It will be short but oh-so-verysweet. Never been on the East Coast for Spring…

In other good news, my health insurance is freaking amazing.

Beautiful Things: Happiness bought with $4 (TJ’s flowers...

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:13:00 -0700

Beautiful Things:

Happiness bought with $4 (TJ’s flowers in milkbottles)
One more hour of sun for my walks home
DVR-ing all the Full House episodes
Lots of cookin’ (homemade cookies, ice cream and almond milk!)
Jobs that allow you to mealplan and fitplan all day
Stencils and Contact Paper = best transformations
Photoshop for planning your home makeovers

Not-so-Beautiful Things:

Learning things the hard way (such as never putting food on top of the fridge -_-)
Doctors not following up on very important things
Vacations that do not take off

My night in 4. Delish salad The best only way to eat a cake The...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:12:00 -0800

My night in 4.

Delish salad
The ~~best~~ only way to eat a cake
The ~~best~~ only type of chip
Rainwatching with theboy on thebalcony

Tumblr, this weekend I made your much-raved-about flourless mashed banana pancakes.

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:15:00 -0800

Not impressed witchu, Tumblr. Not. Impressed.

[ Also, I just discovered Beyonce gifs. My life is forever changed ]

The disappointment you feel when you see your younger cousin posting a meme with the n-word on Facebook.

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:55:00 -0800

Looks like we will be having a discussion sometime soon.

Remember the Super Bowl blackout?

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:05:05 -0800

latimes:

Turns out it wasn’t Beyonce who caused it. Instead, according to Entergy New Orleans officials, the lights were shut off by a fitting ironic twist.

An electrical device whose sole purpose was to prevent a power outage caused the Super Bowl blackout, the stadium’s power company said Friday.

Photo: Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun

“Company officials said the device performed with no problems during January’s Sugar Bowl and other earlier events, but has been removed and will be replaced. All systems at the Superdome are now working and the dome will host a major Mardi Gras event Saturday night, said Doug Thornton, an executive with SMG, the company that manages the stadium for the state.”

Emphasis added - That major event will be the Endymion and me tomorrow night, y’all.

I have been gaining quite a few NOLA tumblr followers.

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:42:00 -0800

Currently mardigrasin’ it up but sorry to disappoint!

I will do a wrapup post next week but the real goods will stay on instagram. Feel free to follow me at @jeskaness ;)

Always be Beyoncé. Screw the other 2013 goals, this just...

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:52:00 -0800

Always be Beyoncé.

Screw the other 2013 goals, this just became everything.

[Original Image]

Asking theboy to wake me up after a thirty minute nap in order to study for my test tomorrow and instead wake up three hours later because he felt "I needed to sleep"?

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:15:00 -0800

So sweet.

But also?

newsweek: Go get ‘em, gurl. So many emotions, y’all....

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 17:27:00 -0800

newsweek:

Go get ‘em, gurl.

So many emotions, y’all. Literally had tears streaming when she sang Halo.

All hail, Queen B. Forever and ever.