Born and Raised

A very happy 19th birthday to my little brother! 

Love you Jofus! 

Oh yes, oh yes!

Now I know Klout is somewhat controversial in the social media realm [geek alert], but I for one am not going to argue with an algorythm that sends me free things to try simply because I tweet my white girl problems. Let's see, so far I've gotten McDonald's gift cards, Lean Cuisine vouchers, free business cards, and now Herbal Essences' new body wash. I hate to say it but, Dove you have been bounced from my shower rack.

 

It's a process to claim a Klout perk [not gonna lie]. You have to like or visit the brand's page, sometimes share via Twitter or FB you claimed a perk, and in this case so some product research to pick which scent you want. But let me tell you, it was worth it! Not only did I get my first pick for my body wash of choice but my second one as well along with a Wal-Mart gift card to get the full size body wash of my choice. So instead of simply tweeting how awsome Herbal Essences is, I wanted to give them a Pekarsk-ing Around gold star. If you haven't stopped in the body wash isle to check these new addtions out, you should. The Hello Hydration is my favorite but all three smell amazing!

 

 

 

So a big thank you and shout out to Herbal Essences and my tried and true Klout.

Now how about some Steelers tickets? I'm sure they'd be easy to give away at this point! 

Don't Laugh

I have been waiting for this weekend since July, when Molly first sent me the link to the Nashville Color Me Rad 5K. I know so many people who have done The Color Run and LOVED it. So why not? We each run a 5K at least once a week on our own anyway.

 

 

First things first, we were terrified. The instuctions on how to get the color off of you seemed a tad intense.

Second, it was r-a-i-n-i-n-g on our brisk [and wiiiiindy] jog over to the stadium/starting line. Awesome.

And third, we killed it. Our "fun run" 5K time was a sub 30 min. Think we're both ready to start training for our next timed runs. 13.1 Round 2 for both of us.

 

2 body washes later, 1 shampoo, lots of cue tips in our ears and even up our noses, and 6 loads of laundry later our Saturday morning was a success! So if Color Me Rad is coming to a location near you DO IT.

 

"Don't laugh when we run through the color or our teeth will be pink."

"Yeah, like we can keep our mouths shut."

 

 

 



Sunday Funday

Courtesy of Julie:

Did you know there was a sixth Spice Girl?

Pumpkin Spice, but she only sang about Uggs and Instagram. 

Here's to a very good week! 

Chill song, get my groove on

I had my go to songs, Pandora stations, Spotify playlists in college depending on what I was working on. Studying, writing a paper, blogging all had different soundtracks. And now I'm Awesome Hire Me Part 2 has slowly started to have its own soundtrack. The always gorgeous and much needed transition into fall has influenced my music choices the past couple days too. Spent the morning on the back deck of mom and dad's house enjoying the warm sun and cool breezes. Here are some of my new favorites, hope you find some motivation, inspiration, peace from them too!

Wrecking Ball- Miley Cyrus

Little Bit of Everything- Keith Urban

Royals- Lorde

Applause- Lady Gaga

Hold on, We're Going Home- Drake

One the Way Home- John Mayer

Carolina- Parmalee

Shine- Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Don't you forget you come from nothing

I got a little cocky writing my Tumblr bio a couple weeks ago.

"Landed the dream job, bought the dream house, drive the dream car, and still dreaming."

And then just like I was brought to my knees and humbled.

Welcome to the wild world of Advertising Caroline. 

I think  I took it better than I should have [mostly because I was in shock]

And for once in my short life I could 100% say, this isn't fair.

This wasn't suppose to happen to me.

I was the kid who had a double minor, graduated in 4 years, had two job offers before graduation, worked my ass off, always took the role of group leader, was always one of the last to stay and first to come to group meetings. And yet, it still happened to me. I was one of three let go due to unforeseen circumstances.

After driving home in dead silence [again, shock. not so much awe.] Mom was standing there waiting for me [still in her work out clothes.] After a lot of hugs, not so many tears, and a couple f-bombs we found ourselves were we always end up just sitting and chatting, the red chairs in the family room. What next? I was suppose to go guest lecture at Tennessee in the social media class, do I tell Dr. C? How do I tell my little brother? How do I tell the guy I'm dating? How do I tell my best friends? So, I answered all the questions with the universal solution of Sonic, a nap, and two Excedrin. When I got up I had no idea what day it was, it all felt like a dream. So I wandered into the office and found mom sitting at the computer. I plopped down on the floor and we starting talking, not about my career [or what was left of it] but just shooting the breeze when she asked "Hey, what was your Jesus Calling reading today?"

Good question Julie. I had been in such a rush to pick up prescriptions at the pharmacy and get to work early that morning I forgot to read it before zooming off. And when I finally did read the passage for that day I laughed. OF COURSE that was the passage for that day. 

"Trust me in the midst of a messy day. Your inner calm- your peace in My Presence- need not be shaken. Instead of desperately striving to maintain order and control in your little world, relax and remember that circumstances cannot touch My Peace. 

Do not let your heart be troubled, and do not be afraid."

I've been meaning to write this post for a while now. Just couldn't find the time to sit down and really write something good, something genuine, not dramatic or self pitying. And after two days of good news, two days of laughing with the little brother over episodes of Friday Night Lights and shambly brownie baking, two days of waking up in my old room, and two days of so much love and support I might just register for that half marathon in November [kidding] I felt like I could write this. Dad has been saying since that morning I showed up with some interesting mascara going on, it's gonna be okay and it's gonna be better. So here's to better. Here's to the still dream loft, the still dream car, and the next step in my career [dreamy or not.]

Multi[blogging]tasking

So on Fridays I usually post a quote, verse, inspiration pin. Don't worry this Friday will follow suit, but with a catch. This week's "Friday Flare" ,as Molly cleverly titles her Friday posts, comes from my Tumblr.

Yes, I've been cheating on Blogger with my obsession, Monograms and Media, my very own Tumblr.

So I hope you'll all go check that out and follow if you're a Tumblr-er too! 

TGIF, Happy Friday the 13th! 

Round 2

Buckle up. Here we go. 

Resumes, cover letters, interviews, assignments, personality tests.

I can't wait. Bring it on. 

"It's all gonna be okay. And it's gonna be better." -Dad

"I'm thinking Superbowl" -Dad

To quote Bud Light, "It's only weird if it doesn't work"

So yeah, Sunday it was just weird in my house.

Hosted my first Steeler game for the family at my little house and boy was it a rough one.

Here's the one gem from the afternoon.

 

All I can say is, it's gonna be a long season, but how cute is my koozie?

 



Sonic. Cupcakes. Friday Night Lights.

It's like nothing ever changed.

Perfect 48 hour Knoxville getaway to this one. Can not wait to have her here in Nashville for Color Me Rad 5K and some Big/Little trouble.