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Monday, June 30, 2014

Listed Tuesday: Ways To Find Your Blog Voice

So friends I have been having a heck of a time this summer being excited about blogging.  I have enjoyed being outside, working out, and reading books for fun and blogging has definitely taken a backseat in my life.  I also think that I am looking for a new things to blog about or a different way to write.  I haven't totally worked through that yet, so I continue to write and look for what I want this space to be.

As I have been looking for ways to find what I want to say and what I want this blog to be I have come across some things that have been helpful for me finding my writing voice that I thought I would share with you today.

I also thought I would resurrect So You Want To Start a Blog, cause I miss it!

5 Ways to Find Your Blogging Voice


Finding Your Blogging Voice

1. Have a clear head. 

When I am clear on what I want to write and do not let a ton of things distract me from my writing I tend to like what I write 1000% more. If I sit at my computer for too long not liking what I am writing or moving between facebook and twitter I know it is time to put the laptop away and just do something else and come back later to see what I came up with.

Perhaps this should just be for published posts, there is something in just writing and getting things out there.

2. Turn off the TV

How can you find your voice when there are 10 others on your TV telling you what is funny, relevant, or interesting?  Answer: you can't!  Don't get me wrong I love me some TV viewing, but I never like what I write when my TV is on.  I am not engaged in my writing and it usually is weak.  The only time this works is when I am actually writing about what I am watching.

3. Find music that does not distract

When I am trying to find things to write about I cannot listen to my jams, because I will jam!  Writing is harder when I am jamming to a song that I love cause I just want to sing that song.  I have found that writing with music that has words in another language really works for me.  I know it sounds a little snobby, but I like to have music while I write and if I cannot understand what I am hearing it works.

Quelqu'un m'a dit by Carla Bruni on Grooveshark

4. Go out and do something new

Putting yourself in new situations totally helps me feel fresh about life and in turn about my writing.  For example on Thursday I am doing something that really scares me and I have been so creative for that event.  I will tell you more about it later, but in short I think I am going to do a little stand up comedy at an open mic.  Oh my God I just said it I guess it is real.

5. Write for an audience

This is just a good writing tip.  Know who your audience is or who you would like you audience to be and write for them.  If people not in your audience do not read you blog do you really care?  Maybe a little but you will get over it.  If the people you want to read your work are reading it and loving it mission accomplished.
Erica Jacquline

Please join me for Listed Tuesday and make sure to check off each item on the list below:
- Write a post about anything you want that includes a list of sorts
- Add the Listed Button to your post
- Come by Erica Jacquline on Tuesdays and add your link
- Read other posts, comment, and make new friends
- Shower, rinse, repeat each week.
- Follow your hosts!


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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Healthy Treats

One of the ways I splurge in my life is on my health.  I have come to find that treating myself well and taking care of my body are some of the best ways for me to feel good about myself and the world around me.  OK enough of my hippie ways how about I just share a few of my favorite ways to treat myself!

1. Shakeology!

A good friend of mine told me about Shakeology about two weeks ago.  Yes I have only been using it for two weeks, but I can tell you I love it so far.  It is a meal replacement shake that is delicious and filling.  I have tried others like Slim Fast and I can tell you I am dying of hunger in about two hours after drinking it.

Shakeology keeps me full for about four or five hours. One of the things it promises is to help reduce craving for junk food.  This is my favorite part of it.  Since I have started to use it I have wanted way less sweets and chips etc.  I still eat junk food but I stop after a few bites or actually crave fruit or veggies instead.  Honestly I am loving this product and would recommend it to anyone.

It costs about $4 a shake, which if you think about how much you pay for lunch is about the same.  I am currently using the chocolate, but I am excited to use other flavors because I like to blend in fruit and it is hard to find things other than bananas that work well with chocolate.

I use my little Hamilton Beach Single Serve Blender add some almond milk and a frozen banana and bam delish breakfast or lunch!

2. Tone It Up 

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I joined Tone It Up a couple of years ago and have loved learning more about health and nutrition.  I do not follow the program strictly, but I do use a lot of recipes and really enjoy the Perfect Fit and workouts. My favorites are the vanilla pro tine powder and the Beach Babe 2 DVD.  I get a wonderful workout from home.  I also love that Karena and Katrina are so positive and fun.  They are very inspirational to keep working out and being your best.

I have other things that I love that I will probably share in another post.  But for now what are some of your favorite ways to treat yourself when it comes to your health?

 
Treasure Tromp

Monday, June 23, 2014

Listed Tuesday: How To Kill A Bug

This weekend I had one of the most horrific experiences of my life.  The largest bug in all creation decided to make his abode in my abode around 11pm Saturday night. May and I were chatting about something and she looked at the wall and screamed.  Being the ever cool person I am I told her I would kill it.  Then I saw it and all bravery left me. I will tell you that the bug did die and that one of these is how I killed it.


1. Make your pet kill it.




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2. Call the Helpful Honda People to do it.  After all it is their job to be helpful.


3. Squash it with a shoe you will never wear again.


4. Call the police or fire department to come. Don't tell them what it is for.  Instead tell them it is for a domestic disturbance, cause it is true.  That bug disturbed my domestic tranquilly.  My tax dollars should pay for at least one bug removal a year.


5. Post a plea on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/EricaJacquline/status/480226489640570881


6. Post an ad on Craigslist for a booty call then when they get there have them kill the bug and then kick them out.  (This one sounds pretty risky, only use it as a last resort).


7. Join Tinder and have the first non-murdery person that is within a mile come over.  (This is the second lest safe option).


8. Move.


9. Call your newly married friend and ask her husband and her to come over and kill it.


10. Call your dad, uncle, mailman. Warning they will make fun of you the whole time, a small price to pay.  Did you know that june bugs will only be around for the next six days? After that they will be julybugs.


11. Find a can of Raid you forgot about and spray the heck out of the kitchen cabinet the bug locked itself in.  Sit back for 15 minutes.  Then listen to the bug fight for life for about two minutes and go to bed. Do not open the cabinet until 2 the next afternoon and gently and quickly move the dead bug from the cupboard with an empty Swiffer box.  Run as fast as you can to a neighbors trashcan outside and throw that creep away.


I am sure you are having a hard time figuring out which of these amazing tactics I used on Saturday to get rid of unwelcome roommate.

Erica Jacquline


Please join me for Listed Tuesday and make sure to check off each item on the list below:
- Write a post about anything you want that includes a list of sorts
- Add the Listed Button to your post
- Come by Erica Jacquline on Tuesdays and add your link
- Read other posts, comment, and make new friends
- Shower, rinse, repeat each week.
- Follow your hosts! 



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Sunday, June 22, 2014

Thank You To My Mystery Car Fixer

This week I am coming at you from the lovely city of San Diego!  Before you get all envious I am here for a teaching conference, not a relaxing vacation.  It appears that when you teach an Advanced Placement course (AP for those of you who still remember high school) you have to sit in a classroom for a week to know what they heck you are teaching (I am glad they are helping me).

Today I decided it was high time to link up with one of my favorite bloggers Emily from Ember Grey for her Grateful Heart Monday link up.  I sometimes need a reminder to be grateful for what I have and what I have been blessed with, so I love that Emily gives me that opportunity every week.
Ember Grey

Today I am so grateful for my car looking like a normal human owns the car again.

You see the condo I live in came equipped with the smallest garage ever.  So maybe that is not true, but it is what I tell myself.  Because it was the smallest garage ever I scrapped the side of my car more times than I would care to admit.  The passenger side of my car had what i was assuming a permanent white starch about two inches wide all the way to the bumper.

People would ask me what happened and all I could do was reply, "I happened."

A few weeks ago I was at my uncle's house with my mom and when we left she went over to my car to look at the damage.  She then asked me when I got it fixed.  I told her I hadn't had the time or money to get it fixed yet.  She was confused because the starches were gone.

I told her she was clearly looking at the wrong side of the car, but when I went over she was right.  All the starches and disgusting reminder that I stink at parking were removed from my car!

I have no idea how it happened, when it happened or anything other than my car was fixed!

So thanks!  Thanks if you fixed my car to make the world look better, or if you were a friend who just wanted to help, or if you are God and you just wanted to heal a car this time!  Whatever, whoever, however my car was fixed I am truly grateful!

I am also super grateful to introduce you to some of the best sponsors and bloggers a girl could ask for!

From Mississippi With Love



1. Give us two posts recent posts you love that someone new to your blog should read.


1 year of blogging: I recently completed my first year of blogging and was able to reflect back upon what I've learned in this first year. It was fun to realize how far I've come since first starting this hobby and make new goals for how I want to continue growing in my second year.


A list of things I'm really good at doing: This was a silly post I wrote one night when I wasn't feeling too great about myself. Even though it is meant to be humorous I think the message behind it is important to remember; we all have special talents, they just aren't all the same.


2. Tell us a little bit more about your blog.


From Mississippi With Love is a lifestyle blog about trying to navigate life in your early 20s. Sometimes it'll be silly other times it'll be serious or just down right random, but it'll always be real.


3. What is one thing you really love about yourself? 


One thing I really love about myself is how close I am to my family. I thought moving home after graduation was the end of the world, but a year later I'm so thankful that I get to live with the best support system in the world.


4. What is one thing you hope people walk away from your blog with? 


I hope everyone who reads From Mississippi With Love leaves thinking "Wow Hill seems so cool; I want to be her best friend!" Haha just kidding, but not really. I just hope everyone leaves thinking what I write is genuine and can relate in some way.








1. Give us links to two recent posts you would want a first time reader to read first. 



Avocado Ranch Pasta Salad is one of my favorite meal posts. I'm not one who cooks or prepares fancy meals, so when I find a Pinterest recipe that I can make, I like to blog about it. And I must add, this pasta salad turns out delicious.


Small Closet Organization Part 2 is a recent favorite as well. I don't have the luxury of having a walk-in closet. So, I have to somehow make a small closet work. After a lot of browsing through Pinterest, measuring, cleaning and reorganization, I managed to organize my small closet for all my clothes to fit.

2. Give us a little introduction to you and your blog.


 I'm just a Texas girl trying to figure out how to balance life with work. A Pinch Of Jasmine is just a glimpse of my life through Instagram photos, Pinterest pins, posts about my dog, and more. 




3. What is one thing you love about yourself? 


Yikes. Well, I like being spontaneous. Life is too short to not be. If there's something I want to try or somewhere I want to go, I'm 99.9% down to do it.



4. What is one thing you hope someone walks away with after reading your blog? 


Hopefully readers will feed off of my blogposts of trying new things, even if it's as small as trying a Pinterest recipe or buying tickets to go to the ACM Awards next year. (Yes, I jumped on that opportunity real quick. It's not every day there's a country music awards show schedule to take place within driving distance from your city.)

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Summer Concerts I MUST Attend

Oh my gosh!  There are so many amazing concerts in Southern Claifornia that I have to be at this summer.  I was putting together my finances and looking for some fun thigns to do and I pretty much just want to be at a concert all summer.  Here are my top choices  for concerts in So Cal.  If you have an extra ticket you know I will be there!

Summer Under the Stars

Dierks Bentley with Chris Young  and Chase Rice  
July 25 Greek Theater

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Jake Owen
August 8 Greek Theater

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Go Fest

Miranda Lambert
with Thomas Rhett and Justin Moore
August 10 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

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Keith Urban 
September 5 Verizon Wireless

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Other Concerts that I have to be at this fall include:

The Eagles 
October 3 Honda Center

Elton John 
October 4 or 5 Staples Center

Tom Petty and The Heartbreaks 
October 7 The Honda Center

The first week of October could be the best week of my life.

Linking up with Nicole, because I will be treating myself to at least one of these concerts this summer!
Treasure Tromp


Who would you love to see in concert this summer?

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Nine to Five: Or Whatever a Teacher Works

As I am getting ready to go to my 9 - 5 (more like 7 - 1 during the summer) I thought I would take a quick minute and link up with the lovely Helene and Sarah for #9to5totalsocial.


Helene in Between


If you are a regular reader here you know that my full-time job is to teach.  Specifically I teach hormonal seniors in high school about Literature and Psychology.  There is a lovely tab to the right full of my teaching stories if you are interested in what happens from day to day.



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I am currently teaching Summer School, because I am a sucker love making children read The Crucible and write research papers in one week's time and then do it all over again the next week.

Most days I love my job.  My students can be bright, insightful, and compassionate.

I love teaching them about the world around them and watching them become uncomfortable with injustice and seek ways to make the world around them better.

I love when we read the ending of Of Mice and Men together and half the class screams when George pulls the trigger and the other class throws their book down.

I love that I make them line up along the wall of our class and chuck their books at the wall when they are angered or upset at the injustice they just read about.

I love that I can create a space where teenagers feel safe to be a little nerdy and can love reading.


I also love when they fall short of the list above.

I love when I get a paper about Bill Gatsby the founder of Microsoft who was trying to win the love of a woman named Daisy.

I love when I get a Wikapedia article in paper format with my students name on it (I have a few students who are apparently contributors to Wikapedia).

I love when I tell them a paper is due at midnight and half the class thinks midnight is noon.

I love when they tell me that they hate summer school and reading.

I love when I ask what computer games they play and they say "computer games".

I love every single time they walk in my class and say, "are we doing anything today?"


Things I do not love include watching them graduate and mountains of paperwork that seems to get bigger every year.


Erica Jacquline Graduation


Oh and I have some rather awesome co-workers that have even better stories of children being brilliant and utterly befuddling.



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Alright I am off to read the ending of The Crucible with the summer crew.  Pray I don't cry when Proctor refuses to sign his name and ultimately finds his redemption. What do you do for your work and what do you love about it?



Monday, June 9, 2014

Listed Tuesday: Summer Goals

I am on day two of summer and I thought it would be important to come up with some summer goals. Maybe it is just me but it is so easy to get nothing done during the summer.  If I do not set goals I would sit on the couch and just waste away.

` Wake up by 6 to take Penny on a walk every morning

- Leave work by 12:15 every day (this is super important considering I am teaching summer school and will not be paid for any extra time I spend working)

- Work out for an hour at least five times a week.  I am really committed to getting in better shape and feeling better about myself.

- Write a blog post each weekday.

- Write for my book for an hour every weekday.

- Get more tan.  Perhaps the most important goal of all.

- Keep my hair the same color for a season.  Yesterday's post will prove how hard that one will be.

- Relax.  I am telling you I taught one summer school class so far and I am already exhausted.

Penny's Goals

- Learn to swim.  DONE!

Penny The Puppy Swims

- Settle the heck down.  OK maybe that is my goal.

May's Goals

- Get As in her summer school classes.

- Go to Raging Waters.

We are a wild bunch around here.  What are some of your goals this summer?
Erica Jacquline


Please join me for Listed Tuesday and make sure to check off each item on the list below:
- Write a post about anything you want that includes a list of sorts
- Add the Listed Button to your post
- Come by Erica Jacquline on Tuesdays and add your link
- Read other posts, comment, and make new friends
- Shower, rinse, repeat each week.
- Follow your hosts! 


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Monday, May 26, 2014

Listed Tuesday - So You Wanna Go Out?

Today I thought it would be fun to make a list of actual pick up lines the fine gentlemen of the world have used on me in an effort to go on a date.  They are all 100% real and I am not making any of them up.  I also should clarify I only went out with about half of these guys I do have some discretion but not a lot cause I did go out with some of them.

So You Wanna Go Out?

- So wanna go out tonight.  My wife will have my two kids and I am free to do whatever I want.

- Did you know I had my nipples pierced?

- If you don't care that my nipples are pierced, did you know that I had a Prince Albert? (wink)

- If I was 25 years younger I would totally date you.  Actually, do you want to get dinner tomorrow night?

- I was just sitting here drinking alone and wanted to know if you wanted to get coffee next week.

- So wanna get dinner at Denny's?

- Holy crap, you're tall for a white girl!

- Wanna come over and watch Indiana Jones tonight?

- Your favorite beer is Blue Moon?  I guess this means we should get married.

- I am looking for a woman that I can be the boss of.

- Have you ever been to the three dollar theater?

- Can I come over to your house and watch the latest episode of The Office?  I will bring cup of noodles for a snack.

- I am training to become an ultimate fighting champion.  My cage name is Prince Of Pain.
Erica Jacquline



Please join me for Listed Tuesday and make sure to check off each item on the list below:
- Follow Erica Jacquline on Bloglovin (It is only polite)
- Write a post about anything you want that includes a list of sorts
- Add the Listed Button to your post
- Come by Erica Jacquline on Tuesdays and add your link
- Read other posts, comment, and make new friends
- Shower, rinse, repeat each week.

I would love it if you guessed which of these guys I actually went on a date with.  What is one of the best lines you have heard to get you on a date?





Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Things I Would Break My Toe To See

So last night I had every intention to sit my cute butt down and write a post for today.  But first I had to take Penny on the longest walk known to dog and make dinner.  While I was making dinner I of course had I to have the TV on for background noise.  The perfect show for this is Fashion Police.  I would check in now and then and see the fashion from The Billboard Music Awards and whatever else celebrities were doing this last week.


I was almost done with dinner and I heard Joan Rivers say they were going to pick the worst dressed of the week.  Of course I had know who looked terrible despite the thousands of dollars they spent to look great.  In my hurried rush to see people look silly I ran to the living room right into my coffee table with my middle toe first.  I felt pain like never before and fell on the table.  Of course I sat there and saw Shakira win the worst dressed award and then went on to make dinner.




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By the end of the night I knew my toe was broken.  In case you wanted to know if you have a broken toe it will feel fluffy and like it is disconnected at the knuckle and it will bruise pretty fast.


Today I decided to post about all the things I would break my toe in order to see it.


- Any worst dressed list.


That is all I got.  In fact I would have never had this list to begin with if last night did not happen.  Silver lining I say yes!



Erica Jacquline


Please join me for Listed Tuesday and make sure to check off each item on the list below:
- Follow Erica Jacquline on Bloglovin (It is only polite)
- Write a post about anything you want that includes a list of sorts
- Add the Listed Button to your post
- Come by Erica Jacquline on Tuesdays and add your link
- Read other posts, comment, and make new friends
- Shower, rinse, repeat each week.







Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Listed Tuesday: Instead of Writing a Post

I have really been enjoying my little hiatus from blogging the last few days.  I am telling you I do not know what I would do if I had to blog every day.  I am sure after next week things will calm down and I will want to blog more, but for now I really had a hard time sitting down to write a post for Listed Tuesday.

So because I am beyond creative I am going to tell you everything I did in order to avoid writing a post today, cause that sounds like a rip roaring good time!

1. Went grocery shopping for the first time in three weeks.

2. Had a little counseling session about teenage relationships (cause that is fun)

3. Made a real dinner, like on the stove and everything.

4. Ate my dinner with May and had a real good conversation.

5. Took Penny for a long walk.

6. Called my mom.

7. Watched the Ducks rock the Kings in Game 5!

8. Walked in place during the second period of the game.

9. Ran a mile on my elliptical.

10.  Cleaned the living room.

11. Played ball with Penny.

12. Did two loads of laundry.

13. Wrote drafts for three other blog posts.

14. Watched one too many Farmers Only Dating Website commercials.



15. Alienated all my Ross loving friends on Facebook and Twitter.

https://twitter.com/EricaJacquline/status/465964852607844353

16  Alienated all of my Ross hating friends on Facebook and Twitter.

https://twitter.com/EricaJacquline/status/466026030525054977
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Please join me for Listed Tuesday and make sure to check off each item on the list below:
- Follow Erica Jacquline on Bloglovin (It is only polite)
- Write a post about anything you want that includes a list of sorts
- Add the Listed Button to your post
- Come by Erica Jacquline on Tuesdays and add your link
- Read other posts, comment, and make new friends
- Shower, rinse, repeat each week


What are some ways you avoid writing?


Also go on over and check out my post for Ember Grey today!  I love Emily and was thrilled she asked me to guest post this week!





Monday, May 5, 2014

6 Ways to Get Retweeted

I was so touched by your sweet comments yesterday about my taking a little step back from blogging for May.  You all were so sweet it made my day!  As I promised I am sticking with Listed Tuesdays and today I am bringing you something no one asked me to do a how to about.

Six Ways to Get Retweeted by Celebrities


Retweeted

1. Be A Dog - I tell you people love dogs and celebrities are people so dogs get a ton of celebrity retweets.  Penny is still looking for her big break. I have a feeling Zooey Deschanel will be the one to come through for her though.  That girl loves her pups.

Example:

Penny The Puppy loves watching @zooeydeschanel in New Girl and wishes she lived in the loft with all that awesomeness.

Penny The Puppy

2. Be Ellen DeGeneres - I mean come on.  If you do not know about her Oscar selfie retweet, you were probably in a coma, but even coma patients who woke up recently know about this selfie.

Example:

https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/status/440322224407314432

3. Be a Hottie - Proven fact people who are hot or think they are hot are retweeted more than people who do not think they are hot.

4. Be On The Verge of a Breakdown - You need to make it clear that if so and so does not retweet your desperate attempt of twitter connection you will probably die of distress.  Also include your marital status and number of dependents you care for.  And of course include the words, "Can I get a RT?"

Example:

"ILY @leodicaprio!  Can a single mom of six get a RT?  I work 60 hours a week at Walmart and a RT from you will give me the will to live."

5. Be Relentless - If at first you don't succeed keep on trying again and again.  Only stop when twitter shuts your account down for the third time.

Example:

@annakendrick47 I know you have reported all 534 of my tweets to you and my twitter account was disabled, but If you RT me I will leave you alone forever.

6. Be All Things - If none of these work I suggest you just combine them all together for a be all and end all of all tweet.

Example:

@zoeydeschanel @annakendrick47@leodicaprio can Penny get a RT. She is so sad and depressed you have not respond to her 9869 other tweets. @TheEllenshow said you should.

Penny The Puppy

Don't Forget to link up your Listed Tuesday Posts!
Erica Jacquline




Please join me for Listed Tuesday and make sure to check off each item on the list below:
- Follow Erica Jacquline on Bloglovin (It is only polite)
- Write a post about anything you want that includes a list of sorts
- Add the Listed Button to your post
- Come by Erica Jacquline on Tuesdays and add your link
- Read other posts, comment, and make new friends
- Shower, rinse, repeat each week





Tuesday, April 29, 2014

12 Things I Am Afraid To Tell You About Penny: Listed Tuesday

I feel I need to warn you that this post may not be as funny as I think it is right now.  I have been awake since 3:30 am and the time is now 9 pm.  I am funning on caffeine fumes, peanut butter cookies, and crystal meth.  In case you missed my announcement earlier today crystal meth is my pet name for Chipotle.

I actually went to bed and then had  like 11 million ideas and got back up to write this post.  Today I decided to go the more vulnerable route and share 12 things I am afraid to tell you… About my dog, Penny.

12 Things I am Afraid to Tell you

 

1. Penny is afraid of some people.  She actually will get out of her collar and run away if she gets a bad vibe from another person. This only happened once, so pretty much she met Hitler.

2. Penny is a beardist.  Again I cannot believe I am telling you this but Penny hates people with beards.  She does not discriminate either, man or woman, black or white, you got a beard she has a problem.

3. Penny has eaten two pairs of reading glasses.  I can't even handle this one right now. My glasses are so expensive it is not funny. She found both my regular pair and back up pair and destroyed them. So far new pari is holding up just fine. You can read about Penny The Punisher here.

4. Actually, Penny will eat anything and everything.  I have to leave my laundry basked on my night stand so she can not get another pair of underwear or socks.  I am running out of essentials!

5. She likes to bark at hot guys who are not wearing shirts as they run by our house or car.  It has become a problem inasmuch as they never even give her a second look. You would think her self esteem would be low, but she is surprisingly resilient and just keeps going.

6. She is most afraid of her own reflection.  On a walk around the neighborhood she will want run away if she catches a glimpse of herself in a neighbor's newly waxed car.  The mirror in my bedroom is aways a place of constant angst as she looks at her reflection and tries to pick a fight with the other dog she sees.

7. Homegirl can poop. I actually think you guys already knew this one.

Penny The Puppy

8. Penny HAS to be the center of attention for the whole world.  If she is hungry or needs to poop (See #7) no on in the world will be able to do anything until her needs are met. She also created her own Instagram.  I guess you can follow her if you dare @penny_grams

Penny Grams

9. Penny has strange sleeping habits.  She sleeps under my bed until about 1am and then jumps on my bed and sleeps on my hair for the rest of the night.

10. She is the least helpful blog assistant ever. At this very moment she is biting my hand so I will pet her.  Shesh she is so selfish. Doesn't she know I am writing about her?

11. Ever since I compared her to Matthew McConaughey, here, she has been unbearable.  Demanding home cooked dinners, threatening to pee on my new rug, and wanting me to hold her donut rawhide so she can chew it at an elevated level.

12. She is one spoiled puppy.  Her days consist of laying around on the couch watching Harry Potter.  When she is hungry she walks around the house with her empty plate as a way of telling us she would like some more.  She knows what she wants and she knows how to get it.

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Penny The Puppy

Whew that was a load off.  I am so glad i was finally able to open my heart and share theses things about Penny with you.  I can go on with my day feeling lighter and free.
Erica Jacquline

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- Read other posts, comment, and make new friends
- Shower, rinse, repeat each week





Saturday, April 26, 2014

Listed TUESDAYS and A Giveaway, Yay!

Happy Sunday friends!  I hope you are having a great weekend.  I just wanted to pop in for two extremely quick announcements.

1.  Listed Fridays is now Listed Tuesdays.  I am not a competitive girl and I realized there are so many Friday LInk ups I needed to mix it up.  So come back here Tuesday to link up your Listed post! Here is a reminder of the rules and the mission.



Please join me for Listed Tuesday and make sure to check off each item on the list below:


- Follow Erica Jacquline  on Bloglovin (It is only polite)
- Write a post about anything you want that includes a list of sorts
- Add the Listed Button to your post
- Come by Erica Jacquline on Tuesdays and add your link
- Read other posts, comment, and make new friends
- Shower, rinse, repeat each week





Erica Jacquline


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Thursday, April 17, 2014

15 Ways to Avoid Signing Petitions - Listed Friday

I am so excited for the first of many Listed Friday linkups! First, thank you so much for linking up today.  Second, if you did not link up this week we are cool, just come back next week.

 

Like I said in the link up announcement on Wednesday the idea for this post and then the link up came to me while I was at Target buying some essentials, Easter candy and capri yoga pants.  On my way in I noticed a sight I never want to see; two men in their late 20s holding clipboards asking patrons if they are registered to vote…. The Petition People.
I am not sure how these Petition People roll in your neck of the woods but in Southern California they are aggressive and rude.  I have been followed to my car after I finished shopping at Trader Joe's while they yell at me to sign their petition.  They have also stand outside the post office terrorizing old people, and they often hit on pretty girls that sign their petitions.  They are just winning life.
Whenever I pull up to Target or a shop in that center and I see them I go through my list of ways to get them to leave me alone.  My favorite is to say "I am only seventeen, sorry I can't vote."  That one usually will work.  However, this time the Petition Person chased after me and yelled "Are you really?!  Are you sure?!"  I decided that it was time to brainstorm some new ways to get around this particularly aggressive herd of Petition People.

Here are my 15 ways to avoid signing a petition.


 

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1. I am only fourteen.  (This one quit working when they would follow me to my car)

2. I am only seventeen. (It felt right to say seventeen, I can drive but I can't vote)

3. I am not a citizen of this country. (preferably said in some sort of an accent)

4.  I am a Libertarian. Ron Paul 2020!

5. The character Ron Swanson from Parks and Rec was based on my father.

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6. I have already signed this petition five times, that is the limit right?

7.  I live in the desert with thirteen guns and a bomb shelter.

8.  I am not registered to vote but my dog Mr. Nigglesworth is.

9. I would love to sign your petition, can you just help me figure out how to use my new Instagram account? I have like 34 photos of my cats I want to post. What is a filter?

10. Sure I would love to sign your petition.  Let's take a selfie together and tweet it #petetionsigningattarget #epic #government

11.  Are you coming on to me?  How would your boss feel about that?

12. Sure I will sign it will you just hold all five bags of tampons I just bought, they were on sale. (yells) Thanks so much for holding my tampons! You are a gem!

13. I don't know how to read!  (Then run away crying)

14.  Sure, I am recovering from the flu so make sure you stand good and close to me.

15.  Is this the job you thought you would have when you were 12?  Where did it all go downhill?

Bonus!! I will sign yours if you sign mine.  I am trying to make it illegal for people to stand outside of Target and harass people to sign petitions that no one cares about.
Erica Jacquline


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- Follow Erica Jacquline  on Bloglovin (It is only polite)
- Write a post about anything you want that includes a list of sorts
- Add the Listed Button to your post
- Come by Erica Jacquline on Fridays and add your link
- Read other posts, comment, and make new friends
- Shower, rinse, repeat each week




Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Listed Fridays + Some Dollar Bills

Hey hey hey, Party People!  I never say that!  Just kidding I probably say it too much, but never in a party context.  I just say it to start class or a meeting or when I call my mom.

Moving along, I am going to keep today's post short and sweet.  It is true I only have two points to cover today.

Point #1

This weekend I was at Target and the most brilliant of blog posts came to my head.  I knew what I wanted to write about and I knew how I wanted to write it.  I then sat down to plan my posts for the week and decided to do it on Friday because it involves a list and I had a list post on Friday last week, and it seemed like a noble tradition to uphold.

I then started to think that every Friday I would do a post that involved a list of some sort and call it Listed Fridays.  But why stop there?  I decided to make the post a link up, because if there is one thing bloggers love more than their Whitney English Day Designers, DSLR cameras, and puppies it is a list and a link up.  The two combined might cause a black hole where our computers once sat.
Erica Jacquline


In order to participate in Listed you will need to:

- Follow Erica Jacquline  on Bloglovin (It is only polite)
- Write a post about anything you want that includes a list of sorts
- Add the Listed Button to your post
- Come by Erica Jacquline on Fridays and add your link
- Read other posts, comment, and make new friends
- Shower, rinse, repeat each week

Point #2 

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