I’m so sporadic with these things. However, I was out last night with my mom for an early Mother’s Day celebration, it’s Friday, & I’m beat. So a meme it is!

Current Book(s): The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery. I love the way she writes. It’s so flowery & old-fashioned. It’s as though she’s trying to cram as much as she can into each sentence. I owe much of my vocabulary to my childhood obsession with Anne of Green Gables.

Current Playlist: Battle Studies by John Mayer. I don’t know what it is about him, but when I got Room for Squares in high school, I never looked back. He was & still is one of my top 5 favorite singer/songwriters. You can tell me “But Lauren, he’s a douchebag!” all day long, and I will plug my ears and sing “Why Georgia” at the top of my lungs. Battle Studies is brilliant & I feel like he keeps reinventing himself with every album, while still staying true to his original style. And I like that. I really do.

Current Shame-Inducing Guilty Pleasure: No shame-inducing guilty pleasures?! Either I’m getting better at disciplining myself, or I’m getting better at ignoring guilt. I’ll let you be the judge.

Current Color: Red. My KitchenAid, Nars Jungle Red lipstick (sent to me by my dear friend Reen as a birthday gift), a pair of red wedges I’ve broken out for the summer… yeah, it’s my favorite right now.

Current Drink: My favorite treat is a coffee from McDonald’s. I’d rather have a McDonald’s coffee than a Starbucks. THERE, I SAID IT. To me, the coffee is just as good or better & is half the price. Coffee shouldn’t cost more than lunch. (However, I will still go to Starbucks for a Cinnamon Dolce latte or other specialty drinks. Although they quit making their Espresso Truffle recently, and I was NOT happy about that.) Anyway, in the cold weather I love a small hot coffee with 2 creams 2 sugars, but now that the warmer weather has taken over, my vice is a medium vanilla iced coffee. Mmm.

Current Food: Anything that doesn’t require 50 steps. Life has been stressful lately, & at the end of the day all I want is simplicity & good flavor. I’m also on the manhunt for a couple recipes with which I can use my new KitchenAid! I think I will break it in this weekend.

Current Favorite Show: The Marriage Ref is climbing my list, definitely. It’s so funny & never ceases to make us feel very, VERY normal. My go-to classics are still: The Biggest Loser on Tuesdays & The Office on Thursdays. And Chopped on the Food Network is always on my DVR.

Current Wishlist: Is it too much to ask that the next place we live has a nice kitchen? Yes? Okay.

Current Needs: A smooth sale of our home & a new little place to live. I have visions in my head of where we’ll be next; some good, some scary. We’ll be hunting for a place soon, so expect updates on our house-hunting adventures.

Current Triumphs: The inspection of our home went well, only one tiny thing to fix! Full speed ahead!

Current Bane(s) of my Existence: If John Mayer & Taylor Swift really are dating, I might have to punch the wall. Am I the only one who finds her really, really annoying? Also: she can’t carry a tune in a bucket. Yeah, I said it. Her songs might be cute & catchy, but once I saw her live on SNL and oh my goodness. PITCHY CITY.

Current Celebrity Crush: No one really sticks out to me right now. I would say “John Mayer” but that would mean that the answer to THREE of these would be about John Mayer & I’m not OK with that.

Current Indulgence: We’ve been trying to eat healthier lately, & have been fairly successful. We’ve substituted our frequent ice cream binges with frozen yogurt, I have been buying tons of fresh fruit & veggies, & we’ve been eating lighter as a whole. But cheese? And wine? Forget about it. We’ll make a plate with a couple different kinds of cheese (don’t worry, no American), some berries or grapes, and whole-wheat crackers. Devoured with a glass of Pinot Grigio or a Sauvignon blanc & we’re pretty much in Summer Heaven.

Current #1 Blessing: That I am somehow managing to keep it all together while in the middle of what has been the most stressful time in my life for a long time. I don’t want to go into it (maybe sometime, but not now), & I did have a bit of a meltdown last Saturday, complete with lots of crying & irrational thoughts. But for the most part, I have been able to think positively, shut off thoughts that aren’t so, & try to enjoy the good times I am given. That is huge progress for me. HUGE.

Current Slang or Saying: “What does she think about how she’s feeling?” (For Lyndsey & anyone who has watched this video.)

Current Outfit: I’ve been pairing my skinny jeans with anything & everything. It’s almost too hot to wear jeans during the day, so before I abandon them completely in favor of capris & sundresses, I’m trying to get some wear out of them. They’re strangely comfortable & go with everything! Like I said before, I’ve never had a pair, so for those of you who have been wearing skinny jeans for years, bear with me. I’m a skinny jean newbie.

Current Excitement: A beach trip with some of my favorite girls very soon! Also looking for a new place, although that could be chalked up under “Current Thing Causing You Stress” as well. And of course,  our trip to Napa/San Francisco in June! I am desperately in need of a vacation.

Current Mood: Happy it’s Friday. Trying to look at the beautiful weekend ahead & not the ugly, nagging things my mind tries to go to so quickly.

Current Link: I just got a [the nest] account. Not really sure what to do with it, but I’ve heard that it can be a great tool. So we’ll see! If you have an account, add me as a friend!

Happy Friday! What are your plans for this weekend?

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