All About Me Mondays

All About Me Mondays is time where I can tell all of you something about myself. I am one interesting & awesome person after all!

This week I thought I would tell you all about my love of Socks! Yes you read that right! Socks! I love crazy socks and strive to wear mismatched socks! I know that doesn't really make a whole lot of sense! Why would someone purposely mismatch their socks? Well I consider it not only a small act of rebellion but a display of my uniqueness & personality!  

My socks!

This is how I organize my socks...I don't! I'm really picky about my socks or maybe I'm not that just how I perceive it. The socks I wear do not have to have the same design but they do have to be the same kind. For Example if I'm wearing white socks they both have to white & the same length. Crew Cuts & No Shows can not be worn together! Non-white socks have to have the same length & texture of the insides. On some socks you can feel the design from the inside so those can not be worn with smooth insides socks. 

These are the majority of the non-white socks I have that's not including the dirty ones and the ones in the clean laundry. For years I got all of my Crazy non-white socks from Debs. Now I get them from Walmart, Five Below or other such stores. Though I've been wanting to try the socks from the Sock and Hosiery Hut at Destiny USA in Syracuse, NY for awhile now. They seem to have some really cool socks I'm just worried about their prices. I'll have to check them out the next time I'm at Destiny USA! That'll probably be on Friday for Black Friday Shopping!

This is the last sock I have out of a pack of socks one of my roommates from College gave me for Christmas. The other socks in the pack were lost or stolen by my sister or thrown away due to too many holes. I'm still friends with her on Facebook but we've lost touch. This sock reminds of the fun times we had together! She had the room next to mine & there were times in the middle of the night when she would sneeze & I would say Bless you through the wall in between us & she would say Thank you & we would both laugh! This socks has a few holes in it so I don't wear it very often anymore but when I do I never fail to make me smile! 

My mom gave me this pair of socks! They say "I kissed a WereWolf" and remind me of the days where I was Twilighter! My senior year in High School was the year I was a obsessed with the Twilight Series. My friends & I would spend our mornings before school started in the library going on & on about Twilight, Robert Pattinson & Taylor Lautner! Do still enjoy watching the movies or reading the books occasionally but I'm not obsessed anymore! 

In my family though more specifically my Mom & I buy socks for almost every Holiday! We use to buy earrings for every Holiday as well but I don't really wear earrings anymore. 

My Christmas Socks!

These are my Holiday socks! Or at least the ones I still have! I'm sure there are more somewhere. Maybe at my Mom's house. But anyways I have 4 pairs of Christmas socks: snowman, candy cane, naughty & nice & Christmas Toes Socks which I never wear because I don't like things between my toes! I'd love to get a pair of Penguin socks so that's what I'll be on the look out for this Holiday season! 

Then there's my Valentine's Day & Halloween socks. My Mom found a pair of Flying Pig socks & of course had to get them for me! Neither of the Halloween socks have a pair. Not that it matters I just find it funny! I'm of those people the people that lose something without even trying! So keeping a pair socks together is incredibly hard for me! Maybe that's the real reason I don't match my socks! :P 

What kind of crazy sock collection would be complete without some Tie Dye socks! Neither of these have pairs either! Those poor socks succumbed to holes and tragically found themselves in the trash can! It's tragic because I poured my heart & artistic abilities into these awesome socks and they can't worn together! Damn you! 

All that's missing now is my white socks & I won't subject you to picture of them because if you've seen one pair or pile of white socks you've probably seem them all! 

If you happen to know of any places where I can get cool socks or have any of your own feel free to share!

Until Next Time! Stay Beautiful :)

**All Pictures are Mine**

 

Showcase Saturday

Babe suggested I make a Showcase Saturday so that I could branch out from my Stockpile Saturdays and show more of my awesome stuff! I'll still throw some Stockpile posts to keep things fresh! I'm a hoarder so I have tons of stuff to show all of you! Now on to this week's showcase: My Rubber Duckie Collection! 

I've always had an interest in Rubber Duckies. Well one I told my Gramma May that I wanted Rubber Duckies for my birthday. She bought me the Mega Rubber Ducky Assortment from Oriental Trading it contains 100 Rubber Duckies! I've gotten several Rubber Duckies since then & now have 121 Rubber Duckies in my collection! I know I have a few other Duckies somewhere but I'm not sure where! 

My Rubber Ducky Collection

The majority of the Ducks lined up behind the single row of Ducks are the Duckies that came from the gift my Gramma May gave me! I know the picture makes it a little difficult to see the different types of Duckies I have. So I'll tell you what's there & where I got them from. I'll also do my very best not to confuse the crap out of all of you! In the back section from the left to right we have Graduation Ducks (from Graduation Parties I attended). Decorate Your Own Rubber Duckies (my Aunt P gave them to me & her kids decorated some of them). Halloween Ducks (from Oriental Trading maybe?). The Ducks to the right of the Halloween Ducks and all the way over to the right side are all from the Oriental Trading Mega Assortment except the Large Reindeer Duck (my Mom gave it to me), the Large Pink Duck with Hearts & the Large Green Duck (both are from Walmart). *Even I think this sounds confusing! So I'm sorry!* The OT Mega Assortment my Gramma May gave me included the following types of Ducks: Firefighter, Policeman, Nurse, Doctor, Army, Swimming/Summer Fun, Mad Scientist, Flowers, Raincoats, Propeller Hat, Fiesta, Pirate, Princess and Sheriff Ducks. The single row of ducks are other ducks I've come across over the years. From left to right: Red, Blue & Purple Ducks (bought with tickets at an Arcade). Random Yellow Duck & Color Changing Duck (I have NO idea where these came from). Pig Duck (from the store Around the World). *Of course I would have a Pig Duck!* Super Hero Duck who I've named Duck Man! What's that in the sky? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? NO! It's Duck Man! *Sadly Babe pointed out Duck Man is a bird then proceeded to laugh at me!* I even came up with an alternate name for him like Superman or Batman. Darren Duckington or something like that! (I believe Duck Man is from a quarter machine). The Hippie Ducks next to Duck Man (are from Around the World). The Black Axe Duck in the middle was given to me by Uncle Don. Last but not least the very tiny pink & black Ducks are from a quarter machine they also came with stickers. I know I have more of those Ducks and the stickers somewhere but again I'm not sure where!  

Duck Bin

This is how I currently store my Rubber Duckies. I'm hoping that when/if we move into a house I'll have more room to spread them out so I can see them all better! I've been thinking of adding more Duckies to my collection. Oriental Trading has so many Awesome Rubber Duckies! I even started a Pinterest Board for all of the different Rubber Duckies I want from them. I've been thinking about how I could us Rubber Duckies to teach my future children lots of stuff such as the ABC's, numbers and even emotions!

I love Rubber Duckies & I'm glad I was able to share that love with you!  

Until Next Time! Stay Beautiful :)

**All Pictures are Mine**

Thursday Thoughts

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I’m linking up with Jen over at Ramblings of a Suburban Mom for Thursday Thoughts today.

- Tonight is game night at R's (my boyfriend's brother) work. Game Night is a monthly event that usually happens on the last Friday of the month. But the last Friday of October was Halloween so R switched it to this Friday and then switched it again to today when not very many people signed up! So once a month people from R's work and their friends/family all get together and play games for a few hours! I have a huge collection of card & board games so I always look forward to this event. I also like to bring as many snacks as possible in hopes of people eating all of them since we have so many! This time I'm bringing Life, Sorry, Flip Out, Funny or Die, Cards Against Humanity, Munchkins Booty, Last Word and an assortment of card games. We never end up playing all of them but I enjoy bringing them anyways! We're also bringing the Wii U this time. During September's Game Night I was SO BORED! The boys played a game that I didn't like for what seemed like hours! I was SO BORED I played a game of Sorry as all four players and beat myself! I will not let boredom win this time around!

- I've been working on tidying up the apartment which seems to be a never ending job since I always seem to mess it up again! But this time around I've been taking it one task at a time. I've already cleaned out one of the cabinets and I nearly have enough junk off the floor to vacuum! Yay me! 

- I love this time of year in terms of how great the television shows are! I also like that I only have to wait a week for the next episode. Even though the week seems to drag whenever you are waiting to see the next episode! I'm currently obsessed with The Originals, Sleepy Hollow, Masterchef Junior, 19 Kids & Counting, The Big Bang Theory and The Vampire Diaries! 

- I've won a few giveaways lately and am really excited about the prizes! I'm always excited when I win a giveaway regardless of what the prize! But I'm even more excited than usual because the prizes were for subscription boxes! I've been becoming more and more envious every time I read anyone's review of a subscription box! I won a subscription to Unbound Box  an Adult Subscription Box from Tiffany Review's It All and a 3 month subscription to Birchbox from Cassandra Morgan and a 1 month subscription to Box of Happies. I didn't have a subscription to any subscription box and now I have 3! Eep! I'm so excited!! I just can't hide it! 

- I'm currently knitting an off-white scarf and am trying to get through it as soon as I can because my next project is an Electric Blue & Black scarf for my friend Kitty. I'm excited but it will be my first dual colored scarf so I'm also nervous and trying to figured out how many inches long each color should be and etc. I think she'll love it either way! 

That's it for now! What's on your mind?

Until Next Time! Stay Beautiful :)

Workout Wednesdays

Workout Wednesdays are meant to give myself some inspiration and ideas for working out during the week! I'm trying to become a healthier person one step at a time! One Workout at a time! 

Since the 2nd week in September I've been taking two fitness classes a week at my local community center. I take a Total Body Aqua Water Aerobics class on Mondays and a Fitness AM on the Mat class on Thursdays that includes Pilates, Yoga and Core Exercises. I'm proud of myself for taking these classes and for continuing to attend them each week! 

So far I'm enjoying my Water Aerobics class more than my Fitness on the Mat class. I love being in the water and some weeks my teacher gives us such a good workout that I go home and take a nap! Whereas with my Fitness class I find that I don't sweat and can't do all of the exercises. I do what I can and enjoy the exercises I can do! 

I'm thinking of joining more Aquatic Classes next season and I'm still on the fence about the Dry Fitness Classes. I may look into a step class. I bet that would kick my butt real fast! It doesn't real matter what classes I take just that I'm continuing my journey to becoming a healthier person!

Some Motivational Words for this week:

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This is something I need to remember! I'm doing this for me! Not for anyone else! For me to feel healthier and to like myself more! I have a feeling this is going to be a mantra of mine! Or maybe I'll try writing some of these awesome quotes on sticky notes or something so that I can come across them when I need some inspiration! 

Are there any quotes you find inspirational?

Until Next Time! Stay Beautiful :)