My husband and I would love to travel over to Japan and the Philippines sometime in our lives. This is not currently planned considering we still need to renew our passports, but it’s definitely been on the mind. I know we also want to go back to where we got married down in Florida- we were thinking about going around Christmastime this year, but we will see!
We’ve done cruises in the past and although they were fun, we’re more interested in staying at an all inclusive resort somewhere. The hard part about cruises is typically your stops are only for a day or so, sometimes even just eight hours! So an all inclusive would be nice so we could explore one destination for a while.
When I’m at work, I’m allowed to wear my AirPods which is such a blessing. I often switch between music or podcasts. Right now if it’s music, it’s either Sailorrr, Cleo Sol, Justin Bieber, or Lorde (Justin and Lorde have new albums). As far as podcasts lately I just toggle between Mel Robbin’s Podcast and Call Her Daddy! I also recently joined audible, but the book I’m reading requires a lot of focus and it’s hard to do that while focusing at work.
What’s your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why?
I love playing One Night Werewolf with a group of friends, because it’s so fun to see how animated and wild we get trying to figure out who is lying. I absolutely hate when I am the werewolf though (unless I have another werewolf partner, that makes it a bit easier) because I always feel like you can totally tell when I’m lying. The second I see that I have the werewolf card I literally feel the anxiety in my chest LOL, but it’s still such a fun game!
I hate cooking and I think it stems from the fact that my parents did not cook and I grew up on frozen foods and preservatives. I have a lack of palette for healthy foods and it’s kind of annoying. I know as an adult it is my responsibility to learn and fix this, I just have a lack of care and motivation to do this at this time.
When people blame everyone else for their problems and refuse to take any accountability. It bothers me because we all know as a society that no one is perfect, so when someone literally cannot own up to their mistakes, it comes off as they feel they are better and more important than others. Not only that, but when they have no problem trying to throw anyone else under the bus when they’re confronted, then they cannot be trusted at all.
When I think of my marriage, I feel a huge sense of security and that is something I cherish. I prefer a secure attachment style, and that does not mean you cannot have adventure within your relationship, but there’s definitely more security than spontaneity. For someone who grew up in a chaotic, anxiety ridden home, security is something I’ve always craved; I feel so blessed to feel safe and comfortable in my marriage and in my home.
When I think of adventures, I think about vacations and spontaneous surprises. I love taking trips and seeing new places with my husband, but we also always make sure we have our money right before just going on vacations, which comes back to the security factor. I’d rather be secure in my finances than be stressed about credit cards and loans.
I understand that vacationing is fun and it can be a great refresher, but if you’re then spending years to pay it off, is it really worth that? I’d say no, especially if you’re paying interest because then that $2,000 trip easily turns into $8,000 depending if you’re just paying the minimums, how high your rate is, and how long it takes for you to pay it back.
Feeling financially secure is so important to me. I feel blessed that we can afford our bills and we are prioritizing paying off our last credit card and working towards our financial goals. We may have made some less than smart financial decisions throughout the years, but we continue to grow and learn from them, and we know that financial stability brings a huge sense of security in our lives.
If you could host a dinner and anyone you invite was sure to come, who would you invite?
Mel Robbins and Amy Noonan (Qveen Herby) for sure. I feel like I’d want a couple of my close girl friends with me as well, but selfishly part of me also would want full, undivided time with these mental health / healing icons!
finding light in the dark 