TGIF!

It's Friday! YAY!!  I feel like the weeks lately are soooo long but then when I sit down to write this blog, I think to myself...how is it Friday already!!  LOL!!!!   Does anyone else feel this way?  Linking up with Darci and the girls once again!!

 

Here's five things I'm loving this week!

ONE:

40 Bags in 40 Days

If you saw yesterday's post, you know that this Lent, I'm joining Mel at The Larson Lingo for the 40 Bags in 40 Days Challenge.  To learn more about how I'm doing it click here!  I'm really excited about it and am off to a great start!

TWO:

Adele Nazeem

I can't be the only one with this in my five this week!  But I was just sooooo mad when John Travolta botched Idina Menzel's name at the Oscars!!  I mean really!  Maybe I know her well because I have seen her on Broadway in Rent and Wicked and just think she is super-fabulous...but really...how do you do that!?!?!  Practice your lines, John Travolta!!!  

And of course, you know I just had to Travoltify my name!  I'm KENZIE MITCHEEM!  See the the awful intro and Travoltify your own name here!

And just for fun, watch this!!

Congrats to Frozen for winning the best song OSCAR!

THREE:

The Photo that broke Twitter

YES!  I re-tweeted this!! And yes, I know...I need a life!  But Bradley Cooper is front and center...and I LOVE him!!

FOUR:

Liberty School Cabernet Sauvignon

Have you ever tried this wine?  I had it for the first time this week and it was so good!!  My brother-in-law is my wine guy!  I love it because he and my sister are big wine drinkers and I trust them with the recommendations!  I tell him I need a case of wine, he brings me a mix and I take it!  This last time he put two bottles of the Liberty School Cab in and it was so good!  Ordinarily, I am a Merlot drinker, but I like this just as much!  Definitely give it a try!

FIVE:

And Introducing....

Welcome to the world Brinleigh Cate! I'm an "aunt" again!  This beauty was born on Wednesday to one of my very best friends... now a Mama to 2 precious girls. I can't wait to meet her!  Wish I had already had but this pesky thing called work got in the way!!  The weekend is here and I have plans to hold this little cutie!!  It's always so exciting when a new life begins!

Have a fabulous weekend,
Katie  

A Lenten Challenge

So yesterday was Ash Wednesday, which symbolizes the first day of Lent.  Typically Catholics abstain from something during this time.  There are plenty of things I could give up like shopping, chocolate or alcohol. But let's be for real...that's not gonna happen!

If I don't have coffee everyday, I get a headache (which still kills me!!)  I hate that I'm so dependent on it!

And I can't give up chocolate.  My Girl Scout Cookies haven't even arrived yet!  AND EVERY SINGLE BOX IS CHOCOLATE!!  :)

Giving up shopping? Nah!  I still need to shop during these 40 days...a girl needs food ya know!!  ;)

And, it's really ok if I don't give up wine.  Jesus would totally understand that. After all, every time I take a sip of wine, it reminds me of the blood of Christ.  And He knows, working is tough...I can't work and not drink!
And I mean, really, St. Patrick's Day falls during Lent!!  I just know God loves Guinness!!!

But back to the issue at hand.  Rather than give up something, I am going to join the 40 Bags in 40 Days Challenge.  I first heard about this from Mel @The Larson Lingo.  She's one of the hosts of the Pin-spired Link-up! *If you missed my March Pin-spired post, find it here!!*

Rather than give up something for 40 days (47...but who's counting!), get rid of a bag of "stuff" each day!  Talk to my dad and my sister (my current house guest) and they will tell you I have a lot of "stuff"! Actually, I think my sister used a more colorful word, but this here's a family blog!

Basically what you do, is make a list of 40 places around your house, or in my case, house and school, that need de-cluttering and cleaning!! And get rid of it!  Either throw it in the trash or donate it!

Here is my list:

I don't have 40 areas yet, but I do have a home side and a school side!  And I'm off to a great start!!  As the 40 days progress, I'm sure I'll add more!  And if I don't, that's ok, too!

To learn more about this challenge and get tips about how to make this work for you, visit Mel's blog here. Her three most recent posts mention 40 bags in 40 days!

And the super cute printable that was made for her, which she shared with all of us, can be found here! (I made a few copies!...LOL)

So, wish me luck!  Feel free to join in on the challenge!  Or tell me what you're giving up during Lent!

Tomorrow's Friday!!  It's about time...Come back for another edition of 5 on Friday!