10 Things Lately... Mid December

I liked my "10 Things Lately" post so much that I think I want to start making it a Bi-weekly thing. This is just a way for me to tell ya'll about the stuff I am excited in a delectable bite sized format.

1. I passed my FE Exam! You can read about that here.

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OMBRE HAIR so pretty

2. I am seriously considering dyeing my hair in that crazy ombre style all the girls are doing nowadays. Is it the wrong season? I don't know. It sounds risky. I've never dyed my hair before. This sounds just like one of those things I will talk myself out of.

3. I am going to Lake Tahoe to learn to ski this week. I'm way nervous and excited. I'll have to keep you all posted about that.

4. I bought Buffy a new (faux) leather jacket and myself one to go with it.

5. I've been working knitting my chevron blanket like crazy. I am a third of the way through and I'm calculating that I will use 8 skiens of yarn. If I use all 16 I'll have a 10ft x 5ft blanket, and I think it will be much nicer to have a square.

The Hosts of "Stuff You Should Know" Podcast

6. I have been listening to podcasts again! The ones I have been getting into pretty heavily are : Stuff you should know (obviously), Stuff Mom Never told you, Stuff you missed in History class, Here's the thing with Alec Baldwin, Welcome to Night Vale, the Daily Boost, Freakanomics radio, and A way with words.

7. Starting next year, I am going to begin a 1 year commitment as a teen mentor at the Boys and Girls Club of America in San Marcos. I am still asking myself why I decided to do this. You can read more about that on the Boys and Girls Club Website.

Animal at the San Diego Zoo

8. I donated to the Wildlife Conservatory fund via a "species adoption". I adopted a koala. It breaks my heart that some of the animals live at the zoo with nothing to do all day! My donation will go towards enrichment activies like puzzles, toys, and treats. They gave me a sweet plushie as a token of my donation. It gives me the warm and fuzzies just looking at it while I'm at work. If you are interested, you can do the same Here.

9. I am currently reading the Forger's Spell about a great the great Vermeers counterfeit hoax. So far, the book has everything (Art, Nazi's, you name it)

10. I watched the documentary Blackfish. I LOVE me some documentaries, and this one really had its grip on me. It's about Orca whales and how well they are doing in captivity. I don't want to spoil it, but they aren't doing so well in captivity. Its on netflix if you want to check it out.