The Emi Times

Happy Friday! Today I'm linking up with Charlotte, Lindsay, and Beth for their weekly grateful and happy list link up.


1. Old episodes of Supernatural

2. Catching up on shows

3. Quiet mornings

4. Apples

5. My mami

6. Grey's Anatomy

7. Reese's Popped Snack Mix

8. Limited Edition (Halloween) Froot Loops

9. Feeling more energetic

10. Horror movies

What made you happy this week?

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Happy Tuesday! It's time for another Currently List.


Watching: I will never get tired of watching Law & Order: SVU. It's such a great show and I still wish that Stabler was on the show. I prefer the older episodes, but I still watch the new episodes too.

Reading: As usual, I'm catching up on blogs. I'm almost done reading The Crossroads of Should and Must by Elle Luna. I'm still reading Sylvia Plath's journals as well.

Listening: I really like this song. I first heard it on the season finale of Teen Wolf. You can check the song out here.

Making: It's been over a week since I made any art, layouts, cards, or even journaling. Today I've been journaling and it feels really great.

Feeling: I've been feeling a bit all over the place and emotional, but don't worry...everything is ok.

Planning: I have to catch up on a few shows. I also plan to watch the season premiere of The Good Doctor. I'm so excited to see the first episode and even set my DVR to record it.

Loving: This time of year is amazing. One of the best things about Fall is the TV line up. Grey's Anatomy is coming back on Thursday. The third season of Lucifer premieres on October 2nd and the thirteenth season of Supernatural premieres on October 12.

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Happy Friday! Today I'm linking up with Charlotte, Lindsay, and Beth for their weekly grateful and happy list link up.


1. Being selected to be on the Chick-Fil-A Mom's Panel

2. Going to bed early

3. Sleeping in

4. Strawberries

5. My boys and husband

6. Mailing orders from my shop

7. Getting lots of rest

8. First day of Fall

9. Encouraging messages

10. Watching (new to me) movies

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Happy Tuesday! It's time for another Currently List.


Watching: John and I caught up on the latest episode of Rick and Morty as well as Teen Wolf. I also have to catch up on The Last Ship too.

Reading: As usual, I'm reading some blogs. I also just picked up a couple of books that I had on hold at the library. I can't wait to read Sylvia Plath's journals.

Listening: I love this song so much. It's been stuck in my head for days. You can check out the song here.

Making: I've been working on a few blog posts for the rest of this month and am already planning for October too.

Feeling: I've been feeling a bit strange, but I'm not even sure if strange is the best word to describe how I'm feeling. It's not a scary feeling so that's a good thing. I don't want to brag, but a lot of good things have been happening to me and I've been getting some great news lately so I've been feeling a lot of emotions. Have you ever felt just strange? Like you feel as if something really big and amazing is going to happen very soon?

Planning: I have so many projects that I need and want to finish. I have got to schedule some time to work on my projects. I also need to start working on one or two projects at a time instead of trying to take on four or five projects. I tend to work on lots of projects and then never finish most of them.

Loving: My notebook from Kristen Sgalambro arrived last week. I still can't believe that I won her giveaway. The notebook is absolutely adorable. You can check it out here.

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Most of you may know that I am a big fan of planners and I'm so excited to share a review of this cute planner by an amazing artist. I am a fan of Meera Lee Patel's art and was so excited when I found out that she made a diary. Although it's called a diary, I think it's more of a planner. This is a undated weekly planner so you can start your planner on any month. The planner is small enough to fit in a bag or purse. The pages are a bit thin so you may notice some bleeding through the pages if you use a pen or marker.


I love that there are monthly pages at the beginning of each month where you can list your monthly goals, notes for the month, and important dates. The monthly pages also has some of Meera's art and quotes from famous people. At the end of the planner, there is a section for contacts and birthdays. There's also a section for world time zones and international calling codes, conversion factors, phonetic alphabet, and roman numerals.


Overall, I really love this planner and can't wait to use it. Although I already have a planner, I do think I have an idea for how I'm going to use this planner. If you use multiple planners, please let me know. I would love to get some more ideas.

Do you use a planner? Are you a fan of Meera Lee Patel?

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I received this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for this review. All opinions expressed here are my own.

Happy Friday! Today I'm linking up with Charlotte, Lindsay, and Beth for their weekly grateful and happy list link up.


1. Celebrating John's birthday

2. Spending time with my family

3. Feeling better

4. Getting a lot of stuff done

5. Donating lots of stuff

6. Zaxby's

7. Halloween displays in stores

8. Havana by Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug

9. Season finale of Preacher

10. Funny memes (especially Game of Thrones memes)

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• Go to the Farmers Market

• Try a Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte

• Drink apple cider

• Make a pumpkin pie

• Make an apple pie

• Bake pumpkin bread

• Walk on the Silver Comet Trail

• Eat caramel apples

• Watch scary movies

• Read scary stories

• Bake Halloween cookies

• Go on a Haunted walk tour

• Toast pumpkin seeds

• Make chili

• Try two new recipes

• Buy Halloween candy

What is on your Fall bucket list?

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Happy Tuesday! It's time for another Currently List.


Watching: I always watch 9/11 documentaries days before 9/11 as well as the day of the anniversary.

Reading: I've been catching up on lots of blog posts. I've been sick for over a week so I haven't been able to catch up on a lot of blogs.

Listening: My boys are so funny. I love hearing them tell jokes to each other.

Making: I'm still a bit sick so I'm making some more chicken noodle soup. I'm also making some grape jelly and BBQ sauce meatballs in my crockpot for dinner.

Feeling: I'm so grateful for my family and friends. They mean so much to me.

Planning: I found a ton of Fall recipes that I want to try. I'm so ready to start baking some yummy treats and using my crockpot a lot more.

Loving: It's raining and I love it. It's the perfect weather to just make some hot chocolate and read a book.

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I remember and will always remember. I am sure that this country will never ever forget about September 11. To this day, I still remember exactly what I was doing and where I was at. I still remember how I felt when everything happened.

This day always makes me emotional. I feel sad because so many people were injured and so many lives were lost. So many families were affected. It hurts to know that there were so many children who have to grow up not knowing their fathers. It made me angry to think of how people can just be so evil and have no regard for human life.  However, when I look back and watch videos and photographs of people helping one another, I think about how strong and united America is.

Today I plan to reflect on this day of history and remember those whose lives were lost. Today I plan to remember the heroes of September 11.

We will always remember.

"Remember the hours after September 11th when we came together as one to answer the attack against our homeland. We drew strength when our firefighters ran upstairs and risked their lives so that others might live; when rescuers rushed into smoke and fire at the Pentagon; when the men and women of Flight 93 sacrificed themselves to save our nation's Capitol; when flags were hanging from front porches all across America, and strangers became friends. It was the worst day we have ever seen, but it brought out the best in all of us."
-Senator John Kerry

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Happy Friday! Today I'm linking up with Charlotte, Lindsay, and Beth for their weekly grateful and happy list link up.



1. More happy and exciting news!

2. Relaxing

3. Butterfinger candy bar

4. Meal planning

5. Me Time

6. The Crossroads of Should and Must by Elle Luna

7. Cat & Jack collection at Target

8. Cookie Dough Ice Cream

9. Going to bed early

10. Stories about people helping one another during Hurricane Harvey

What made you happy this week?

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Happy Tuesday! It's time for another Currently List.


Watching: I've been watching some Instagram stories. I love that the stories are short. It really is a great way to keep up with friends and family.

Reading: I'm reading The Crossroads of Should and Must by Elle Luna again. It's such a great book.

Listening: I still love Echoes by Eliza Hull. You can check the song out here.

Making: I've been working on some paintings in my watercolor journal. I also need to work on the prompts in Jenna Rainey's new book. Her book, Everyday Watercolor, is available for pre-order and I highly recommend it.

Feeling: I'm feeling so many different emotions at once. Most of them are really good emotions which is awesome!

Planning: The next few weeks are going to be so busy so I decided to start planning in advance.

Loving: I love my bed. It's so comfortable. I wish I could stay in bed all day, but that's probably because I am a bit sleepy.

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Happy Labor Day! Wow, can you believe that it's September? I'm so excited because Fall and Halloween is almost here! Today I'm going to share a recap of my goals for August as well as share my new goals for September.

Recap of my August Goals

• Read 1 book: I actually read three books this month. I read The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. The ending to the story always makes me emotional. I also read Women in Sports by Rachel Ignotofsky. This was such an amazing book and I highly recommend it. I also read Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernell. 

• Make 5 new cards: I made five cards and love how they turned out.

• Pitch at least 1 brand a week: I did pitch to a couple of brands and applied to a few design teams. I'm still waiting to hear back from a couple of brands, but at least I tried to pitch a few brands.

• Practice painting: I'm currently reading Everyday Watercolor by Jenna Rainey and have been following the prompts in the book. There are 30 prompts in the book and I have been working on one prompt a day. 

• Exercise more: This was a success, but I can definitely improve. I went to the Silver Comet Trail and loved it! I plan to visit again very soon.

September Goals

Happy Friday and Happy September! Today I'm linking up with Charlotte, Lindsay, and Beth for their weekly grateful and happy list link up.