First, Ode to my Phone.
So I had a phone from high school through Freshman year of college. Throughout Freshman year it began to break more and more. At one point the top (it was a flip phone) was actually completely apart from the bottom half hanging by one wire still connecting it and keeping it working. One day at the end of Winter semester it got knocked off a couch and completely broke into 2 pieces. It was a day of mourning. But I eventually got another phone. Another flip phone, whatever was the free one they were doing at that point when you signed another contract. So, this phone I have from May 2006 until about December 2010. It began to decline in the exact same way as this first phone, how does this keep happening? Top apart from the bottom except for the one wire. This time, I went to slip it into my vest pocket only to not make it inside the pocket, let go, and watch it fall to its death where it did in fact again split into the two pieces.
However!
This second phone has a happier ending. See my phone in this downward spiral I began to look for another one, the exact same model. I seriously love this phone so much. None of this fancy technology, touch screen whatever. Leave that to Chris. I just like my ghetto phone that they don't even manufacture anymore. But I stumbled across some luck, a co-worker commented that they had had the same phone at one point and probably still had it. I asked them if they could look and if so I would buy it from them. I was going to buy it for $20, but it was my birthday so I ended up getting it for free :) So as soon as my phone broke I was up and running again and it was like it had never left my side! Other than all my pictures being gone, and the romantic texts I had locked and saved from Chris since December 2006 :( I still have it hoping the store can save them....we will see.
The old (in 2 pieces) and the new.Next..lets go with new hair cut.
I needed a hair cut but was also feeling kind of blah. My whole life I have been pretty adventurous with my hair and I had had the same hair cut for almost a year now. But, I like it, I just wanted to Jazz it up a bit. So...
Straight Bangs!! I look kind of crazy in this...oh well. Also I just took this and its at the end of a day so they don't look as good. But if I waited to post this till I remembered to take a picture of them in the morning I would probably never post it. Anyway, so same hair cut (shorter in the back, lots of layers, sight a-line) but with cool bangs. I have gotten a positive response from people on them. I like them. They are more high maintenance, but I am trying to look nicer so its good motivation to actually do my hair every day :) or...almost every day, I still wear a beanie or head band now and then!
Lastly, the bathroom. This is actually really sad. I took before pictures which some how did not actually save to my camera. So its not nearly as cool, and in fact any one who didn't previously know what it will look like probably won't be able to appreciate it at all. But, Katie Tengelsen, this one is for you:
So, these nice white walls/ceiling are in my bathroom. What previously used to adorn these was black mold. Pretty bad. AH I WISH I HAD THE PICTURES. I am pretty sure it was there when I moved it and just worse, though I couldn't see it getting worse really. Every time I thought about cleaning it I would get horrible anxiety so I just kept ignoring it. All you clean freaks out there, don't hate on me. I know it was bad. Whatever. I have a neighbor who is quite clean, and also good at cleaning, and more importantly very very nice :) She found out about my bathroom situation and began to ask me every weekend if we wanted to clean my bathroom together. Finally one day I had no excuses. We two cleaned together non stop for 2 hours. But, in the end it looked like a brand new bathroom! In these pictures the mold was completely covering above the door and the window, going on most of ceiling especially around this fan thing in the middle. But now it looks amazing. Chris came home and casually said it looked good and then I mentioned how incredible it was that the mold was gone he had to do a double take. Then he was really excited! He hadn't even bothered to look up because he assumed I had just skipped that part again. So Katie, I finally did it. With a lot of help. But, did it nonetheless :)BE PROUD OF ME!!!!
4 comments:
Ugh. Black mold is the worst. After coming home from vacation, our wall paper looked a bit brown on one wall. When I pulled back the furniture, I discovered the black mold behind it. My stomach turned. Jamie Morgan was here, and she freaked out for a while. Not as long as me of course. ;) I read about it on the internet and how toxic large amounts can be when cleaning it. All I could think was, "The baby!" My landlord had a professional come and clean it the next day. I could have NEVER cleaned it myself. I didn't even want to be in the same room as it. I am wayyy proud of you! Also, I love the hair cut.
Hahaha, Rachel you are hilarious. I thoroughly enjoyed this post. That is wicked awesomely nice/kind/sweet of your friend to share her cleaning talent & help with your bathroom. I have both seen in real life and heard about your phone and i love that you are keepin it alive, haha! And oh my dear, your bangs! so cute! I would kill to just try bangs but my hair would never cooperate so I'm way jeal. Miss you! xxox
Rachel! I randomly found your blog and love it! I'm glad we can keep in touch this way. Congrats on the trip to Hawaii and the clean bathroom (both great things!)
Love the hair Greenie. It suits you.
And you crack me up about your phone only because I felt the same way when mine was dying but we got the new Andriod phones because we could get both for $60 which was cheaper and better than all the lame-o phones I could have gotten but I understand free is free.
And as for the mold, I'm proud of you. I know the pain, icky-ness, gross out factor of cleaning up that stuff. So double thumbs up to you. Hope we get to see you guys soon. Have fun in Hawaii!
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