8 things i've learned while being sick

12.8.15 noelle 0 Comments


When bed rest is almost essential to a full recovery you tend to get creative in attempting to avoid complete and utter boredom. These are some revelations that came to be while being sick in bed for the past 4 days:

1) Watching an entire season of a Canadian television series on Netflix is by far the only productive thing possible.

2) There seems like no limit to the amount of times one can cough in a 30-second interval.

3) You online shop. A LOT.

4) Obviously having way too much time on your hands means creating a dozen new Pinterest boards of things you will never need/use in your entire life. (But actually, you never know if you'll need outfit ideas for twin girls that you may or may not have 15 years from now. So whose really the smart one?) 

5) Yes, indeed you can eat the entire pint Talenti gelato in one sitting. 

6) Taking naps is a sacred act of pure bliss. 

7) Finding out there isn't any more decongestion pills at 9pm is worse than the actual reason for taking them because you'll be thinking about it the rest of the night. (As if falling asleep whilst not being able to breathe wasn't hard enough.)

8) You write tons of blog posts. (The creativeness apparently just flows out of you when I'm sick.) 

How do you spend your sick days? 

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the end of yet another summer holiday

11.8.15 noelle 0 Comments


Summer is drawing to a close yet again. The weather can be quite deceiving in Florida, but alas, there is nearly one month until Autumn arrives and pumpkin everything becomes available in a store near you. I've come to the conclusion that the end of this stifling season is incredibly bittersweet.

Senior year not only means my final 9 months in high school, but an entire string of "lasts" that make me want to cherish all of the little moments.


  • I will most likely be living at a university by this time next August, which makes this my last year at home. The dorm rooms I've seen are more like hotels with all of the amenities you can imagine, but I'll still miss the home-cooked meals and company of my family.



  • Although I'll always be a kid at heart--giant stuffed animals and sparkly Minnie Mouse ears included--I turn 18 at the end of December. This is a concept that has always been foreign to me. All of a sudden I can have a credit card, vote, buy a lottery ticket, lease my own house, and even take a trip to Vegas. Talk about superpowers, huh?



  • The biggest one: this is the last time my life will be exactly how it is now. It's hard to explain if you're a live-in-the-moment kind of person, but coming from someone who plans everything, so much change happening in a short period of time is completely overwhelming.


Picturing all of these things (and more) happening within a 12-month stretch is something I have a hard time wrapping my mind around. I suppose I'm grateful though--now I only cherish the little things even more.

Officially, I still have a few days left to enjoy my summer holiday. Then it's back to classes, schedules, and responsibilities I've somehow managed to leave behind for the past 3 months. Complaining about the return to school is almost a rite of passage to the modern-day child, but I'm looking forward to this year more than ever. It will be one of firsts, lasts, and and any other things that reveal themselves.

Any highlights of your summer holiday? What amazing things are going planning to do this year?

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