Spring Cleaning

These past six years I have lived on my own with no roommates (aside from the first three months), and I've loved it. However, in a month and a half I'm moving and getting a place with one of my friends. This is going to be a big adjustment for me. I decided I would start packing two months out so I'm not in a big hurry right before it's time to actually move. One thing I've learned through this whole process, you accumulate a pile of stuff in just six years. 

In my case... mainly clothes. I haven't had a washer or dryer in my house since I moved out. When it's time to do laundry I have to pack up all my dirty clothes and take them to my parents house and do them. (Most of the time my Mom does them... Thanks Mom.)  After they are all washed and dried.. I have to pack them back up to lug them back home and up the stairs to fold and put them away. Laundry has always been a hatred of mine. I found that just going and buying new stuff, when I didn't feel like taking laundry, became less of a hassle. Downside: I have accumulated a lot of clothes.

The first load of clothes to be donated.

I decided that I really do not want to pack up and move all these clothes when I don't even wear most of them. Last night I decided to begin the process of going through and donating what I don't like or don't wear... I ended up with six bags of clothes... and that's just the beginning. On the agenda tonight is to go through my shoes and get rid of a bunch.

Sidenote: I discovered the joys of using the vacuum seal space saver bags. OH MY GOSH! Where have these been all my life and why haven't I been using them? Since Mother Nature decided to skip Spring and go straight to Summer without any signs of 30 degree weather, I decided to vacuum seal all my winter coats...holy amazeballs... I'm in love. Don't think you have to get the super expensive Ziploc ones.. I bought some really cheap ones and they work wonderfully too! After seeing the amazingness, I decided to pack up most of my hockey jerseys and vacuum seal them. Screw moving boxes, I'm about to go buy a bunch of these bags and move stuff that way...definitely won't be as bulky as boxes will be.

I got these at Deals! 6 bags for $5! What a deal.

Got these at Dollar General

Although I still have a lot to do before I move, I'm really excited to be getting the house decluttered and dejunked. (Like my made up words?!) I have a bad habit of keeping things that I'll "maybe use one day". Luckily I've been doing really well and just throwing everything out. Yay for Spring Cleaning!

Do you guys have any helpful hints for cleaning, decluttering, or moving?!?!? Or maybe some tips and pointers for living with a roommate!? I know it sounds crazy.. but it's the little things I'm going to miss about living alone.  

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend and enjoys the wonderful weather. I know I will be outside all weekend soaking up as much Vitamin D as I can! 

Here We Go Ducks, Here We Go!

Is it too early to say I'm ready for the weekend?

It is?! Oh well, I'm saying it anyway...

I'm so ready for my weekend!

Ok, well not the whole weekend, just Friday!

If you haven't figured out by now from reading my blog posts, I'm obsessed with hockey. I'm not ashamed to admit it, and nothing makes me happier than getting to go to an NHL game! Especially to a team I haven't seen in person yet! This Friday is no exception!

My Dad and I are hitting the road, along with my friends, to see the Anaheim Ducks play the Carolina Hurricanes Friday evening. I will be decked out in my Anaheim gear! Why am I so stoked to see Anaheim you ask? Well, it's quite simple... they are the parent club of the Norfolk Admirals. I love to see guys who played here in Norfolk, making it in the NHL. There's quite a few guys that played here last year, and are now up with the Ducks.

VS       

Haven't been on a road trip in quite a while, so it'll be nice to get a little one in. Before coming home and having a kickball tournament on Saturday. That's right, the end of the fall kickball season is coming to an end. The last weekend of kickball for 2013.

Talking about that, where has this year gone!? Seriously, I feel like we just hit 2013... and now Christmas music is playing and it's almost half way through November. I guess when everyone said time flies as you get older, they were right. Before you know it, the summer will be here again! Let's just hope we get there with NO SNOW this winter! This girl is not one for snow! It's not looking like that is very likely though. As I was getting ready for work this morning I heard the news playing on TV, talking about this week's weather. Why oh why did I hear that tomorrow nights' rain may turn over to snow. There's no chance of that stuff sticking, but still... the thought of snow makes me cringe. Ba-hum-bug when it comes to snow! It may look pretty, but that's about it! 

This is the truth!

ALSO! Two months from today I will be going to see my Philadelphia Flyers play the Tampa Bay Lightning! That's definitely going to be a great game. I love my Flyers to death, but I also like to see my fantasy team players do well. I have 4 fantasy players on the Lightning, but still... Let's go Flyers. 

ADTR

Welcome back to another dreary morning! BUT, I think the sun is suppose to come out today. Even though today is Monday, I'm in a great mood. Today is the day that I finally get to go the incredible Jeremy McKinnon and the rest of the guys in A Day To Remember.

I absolutely love ADTR. Though they've played around here before, this is my first time seeing them and I couldn't be any more excited than I am. I was going to get VIP tickets but I was too late and they were sold out. :( Sad Face. Thanks to awesomely fabulous friend Matt for going with me!

Photo Credit.

This weekend went pretty well! How could it not.... hockey was back in town. Friday night the Admirals came out blazing in the first period and scored 5 goals. That meant in the first period we got free wings! However, after that first period.. I was pretty disappointed. Saturday was pretty lame as well. I'm hoping the Admirals get their act together before this weekend. I wanna see some better hockey.

I did work on my wreath, but it's not finished yet. I will definitely post a picture once I am done. I have realized thought, that even the simplest DIY project... is not for me. I have no crafty skills what so ever... Like at all! Thank god I have an amazing Mother who knows a thing or two about crafting. Now only if she could find the hot glue gun so I can finish with the final touches!

I hope you all have a fantastic week! I figured I would leave you today with an awesome picture of a male cheerleader! Can anyone guess who it is!?!

Virginia Comfort

Hey everyone... Hope you've had your coffee this morning and are ready to take on this week head on. This weekend was pretty awesome for me, so I hope yours was fantastic as well! I needed a weekend like this for sure.

Friday night was the usual kickball. We had a double header this week. The first game didn't quite go as everyone had wished, but we came from behind to tie the game. Unfortunately there is no over time in regular season... so if you tie, it's just a tie. I'll take a tie over losing any day!  Luckily we all got our heads in the game and won the second game 6-0! SchweatyBallz!!

Saturday was absolutely phenomenal. My parents and I headed down to the OBX to look at a beach house. My family goes down to the beach every year for vacation and we figured why not invest in a little piece of the beach ourselves. After taking a tour of the house, we were heading back home when we saw a sign that said, "A Vintage Frame of Mind". There were a bunch of vendors set up at the Grave Digger site selling anything vintage/shabby chic. I really wish I had a lot of extra money on me... I would have done a whole home remodel with the stuff they were selling! Don't worry though, I took tons of pictures for you!

Saturday night was the Norfolk Admirals exhibition game. But that deserves a whole post to itself, seriously. Be sure to check back tomorrow for my post about the game. Ladies, you won't want to miss it! :)

As stated earlier, I took a lot of pictures at the flea market thing Saturday... So here they are!

John's Drive-in

View from roof top deck.

The beach.

Awesome coffee table.

Now sure what they were.

End tables.

Really wanted a burlap wreath.

Halloween.

Frames.

Driftwood Wine Holders.

Suitcase Side Table.

Super cute coffee table.

Awesome work.

Old Mantle.

Seriously wanted this. 

Coffee Table.

Mom enjoying the rocker.

Ship's wheel driftwood coffee table.

Awesome presentation.

Fedora.

Suitcases everywhere.

Cookware.

Vintage Toys.

Shabby!

Vanity.

I wanted the Junk pictures. 

Pretty sure this was made for my mom!

Jewelry.

Jewelry.

Football Bracelet!

Dog bed.

Vintage sheet music wreath.

Wreath made from an old dictionary.

Awesome table!

Dog bed.

Pretty sure my sister would love these.

I want that chair. 

Too cute.

Po-go stick.

Tripod lamp.

Colander phone.

Table!

Suitcases and metal hearts.

Cool set up.

Queen of damn near everything crown.

Coolest people there.

Mom and the pumpkin.

R2D2 kids chair