A Little Bit of Heaven

1/4 cup Warm Vanilla Sugar scented Bubble Bath from Bath and Body Works
1 glass of favorite wine
1 Norah Jones album singing softly in the background
1 Clean Linen scented Yankee candle
1 huge roman tub and ample water supply
1 bath pillow from Bed Bath and Beyond

I Heart Technology

Preparing for my usual Saturday morning routine, I "threw out" my back this morning attempting to throw a load of laundry in the washer. Who knew laundry could be such a dangerous task? For an energetic type A personality, this is a crushing experience. After doing some research online, I found out that the best way for me to heal is to rest my back for 48 hours and then I can be back to my normal routine. Wait. WHAT!? 48 hours??? I have to sit on my butt and do NOTHING for 48 hours!!??!! I know that for a lot of people this may be a cause for celebration, but it is really a time of mourning for me. My house will not get it's normal weekend conditioning, the laundry will continue to sit in the hamper, and meanwhile, I have to sit in my house thinking about all the things that I could be, should be, and want to be doing on my weekend. Eff. On the other hand, I do have to give kudos to our current world of technology that is currently providing me hours of mindless entertainment thanks to Tivo, the movie industry, and my precious laptop which allows me a glimpse into the world through social media. It's possible that I may actually survive this one hour at a time.

Toronto, Canada

My boss asked me awhile back if I would be interested in going to the American Psychological Association's (APA) Annual Convention with her. She is the president of the division of private practice and asked if I would want to come help her. She said that there would be plenty of free time, and that Scott could come too!

Always looking for new experiences and opportunities (especially to travel!), we were very excited to go, especially since going to the APA Convention this year also meant staying in the President's Suite on the 35th floor of the Westin Harbour Castle looking out onto Lake Ontario in Toronto, Canada! I did not know much about Toronto at this time, but after doing some online research, Scott and I found out that we would be somewhat close to Niagara Falls, which is somewhere I have wanted to visit my whole life! While I have never made out a concrete "bucket list," visiting the falls would definitely be on it. Scott also discovered that Toronto is the home of the tallest man-made structure in the WORLD, the CN Tower. Conveniently, it happened to be located within walking distance of our hotel!

We were able to go ALLLLL the way to the top of the CN Tower and experience Toronto at a new level! The view was indescribable. On the observation deck, there was an area in which the floor was made of glass so that you could look all the way down to the ground. It was really exhilarating to stand on. While I knew LOGICALLY that it was safe... there was some part of me that was afraid that the floor was going to give way beneath me at any given moment and I would be falling 2,000 feet to my death. What a crazy feeling!



While this picture in no way can capture the feeling or the view, here is what it looked like looking down from the glass floor:



My favorite part of the trip was definitely the Maid of the Mist Boat Ride to the base of Niagara Falls. It was so incredible to feel the mist on your face and look up as high as you can to see nothing but the sky and a million gallons of water crashing down right in front of you. We were told that a million gallons of water pour down every MINUTE!


I am so thankful to have had this opportunity! My boss was very generous to allow us so much free time and I could not be more grateful. Thanks also to the best sister-in-love EVER who spoiled our puppies and watched our house while we were gone! That is not an easy job and we are SO THANKFUL! Thank you, Christie!!! We loved every second of the trip, and will treasure these memories forever.

Make your bed!

I never understood the concept of making your bed. I understand that it makes the room look neat and clean, and don't get me wrong, I like my decorative pillows as much as the next girl, but let's be honest; the concept of making your bed doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I make our bed when 1) I know ahead of time that people are coming over and will tour my house or 2) on the rare days that the whole house gets a thorough cleaning and the bed just doesn't look right unmade with a totally clean house. Would someone like to enlighten me on why making your bed is important? Because I'm pretty sure there are people out there that are anal about it, and I don't get it.