Summer Style - May

This month has been crazy! So many tornados and thunderstorms back to back! The humidity has been ridiculous. For this month, I have gone with some bright yet subtle colors, and something cool and stylish.

I got this top as a gift from my grandmother to help update my wardrobe for this year. We got it from Rue21 for a reasonable price. It's very soft, light, airy and comfortable. The back of the shoulders has white lace detailing on it. This top goes great with a white, gray, black or blue camisole underneath. It is great with white, black or blue jean shorts too. To finish up the look I added a matted sliver and sea glass chain with a matted enhancer to give it a splash of color and keep the look simple. 

 

For the earrings I decided to go with a hematite shine to pull out the dark blue in the shirt. Wrap bracelets are all the rage, so I pulled out my silver wrap bracelet to add sparkle! To add more color, I have my stretchy, blue ombre bracelets and ring with a matted finish. I always enjoy knowing the time, so I added my silver sparkle watch to the mix! 

Like this style? Comment what you think! See more by following me on twitter at @TheMochaowl11.

The jewelry used in this style is brought to you by Premier Designs Jewelry.

Moving Senior Year

       The hardest part was having to keep it all a secret. With my dad being a pastor, we couldn't say anything about the move until it was for sure going to happen. We had lived there for thirteen and a half years, which is a long time for a pastor, and felt like it was time to move on. When my parents told us that moving was becoming an idea, my brother and I wanted to wait until the next school year was over. After a week with the idea, I felt like it would be better sooner. I hated having to keep it all on the down low. With it being my senior year too, once we knew where we were going, I was already starting to really slack in my classes to the point where my teachers would ask what was going on. My teachers were the first people I told. I told them that I couldn't say where, but I could say that I was moving.
       It was even harder for me at my last football game in the band. I loved playing the quints (the five drums for those who don't know) and being in the percussion. It was so hard that before we even got to pre-game, I had slipped to one of my best friends in the color guard. We both cried and then helped each other calm down so that no one else would see what was going on and ask questions. For the rest of the night, while we weren't performing, I would talk to her about it and she would help me to not say a word to anyone else. The band teacher would also try helping me calm down and even cover for me if someone did start to ask questions. I remember like it was yesterday, walking back to the parking lot after the game.
        I wanted to have a goodbye party before I left, so I had to figure out how to make invitations for a party that I couldn't tell anyone the reason behind it. I ended up just putting the time and place on there and as I handed them out, I would tell each person that it was really important that they be there and that they would know what was going on in a few days (on my last day at school).
       When the last day came, I tried to think of how I was going to get the word around to everyone that it was my last day. Being a school, it's really not hard to get a word around, so I put a sign on my backpack saying Today is my last day, I'm moving to Michigan. The first person I told, before classes started, was my cross country coach. I turned in my uniform and said my goodbyes. I then went to my locker to strip down all of my decorations. When I had decorated it I knew it wouldn't be up long but I loved to decorated my locker and if I didn't, my friends would've known something was up. I then headed to the main office to tell them about it, and when I had left, another best friend of mine came from the office asking me to tell him it wasn't true. When I turned to see who it was, I started crying. I didn't want him to find out by my backpack. I wanted to tell him myself. We hugged it out and said we would get together at lunch for sure! Throughout the rest of the day, I was trying to find all my friends and have them come to the party. It was a very emotional day for me and my friends.
       It was also hard telling my church family. There was a meeting that night and my dad wanted me to come along since I would be leaving early for school. I was doing great until my dad started to say that we had a matter to discuss. I began bawling and everyone looked at me with concern. I tried to explain myself when I got the ok from dad, but I couldn't do it. So my dad had to break the news to the committee that we were planning to move soon and that I would be leaving Sunday afternoon. Everyone was feeling very sad and some began to cry with me. We loved everyone there, but it was our time to move on.
       Saturday night was my goodbye party and the turn out was great. People would come and go as they pleased. We played games as my dad took people to the porch to make a goodbye video for me to watch later. We all had a great time and shared a lot of laughs. The later it got, the more people had to get home and say their final goodbyes. Three stayed with me until 2:30 in the morning because they didn't want to go and say goodbye. My parents were already in bed, so we had to be quiet. I took them to my favorite place of the house for our last moments together, the roof outside my bedroom window. We sat out there and looked at the stars while we talked about memories we hope we would never forget. When it came to be time to say goodbye, we shared tears and really long hugs. I would even walk them to their cars so that no second was lost. We have managed to stay in touch through facebook and have been able to cross each others paths again through my visits back to see Blake and through my engagement. So it's a happy ending in the long run. :)
       Sunday was my last day in the town and church I grew up in. I said my goodbye to the congregation by singing my first solo with my twelve string "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson and got a standing ovation. After the service, everyone was invited to El Charro for lunch and final goodbyes. I was glad that I got to talk to everyone before it was time for us to scoot. I grabbed my last minute items that had not yet been packed, got in the car, and was off to the airport. My phone was blowing up with I Miss You's and Have A Safe Flight! It was even blowing up still when I arrived in Michigan at midnight (11 pm their time cause now a time change was involved). I am glad that we are all still in touch with one another after all this time!
       

Small home living - entry

       One of the first things people see when they walk in the door is where they put their coats, hats, and shoes. Now considering my entry way and living room are all one thing, I try to make sure the entire area looks nice. Today I am going to show you the entry way of the living room and how I try and make a good first impression at the door.

       This image was taken about a month after we moved in, so it was still a work in progress. As you can see, I added cubbies at the bottom for shoes, hung up a hook for coats at hats, and a note board for mail, keys and what not. This did not last for long because there was no spots for my bags and not enough spots for hats either. It got cluttered too easily for me.

       So This is what it is now! I added more cubbies for my bags (I know, I have a lot, but you gotta be prepared! lol). I got some removable, sticky hooks for all of our hats and for the grocery bags. There's even room to place a picture, keys and a loose change jar. The slots for the mail did not work out since I originally did not know that there wasn't anything to keep the mail from falling into the slot below.

       This area here is right next to the entry way. I really like this area a lot because the piano bench is a great place to sit while you put on your shoes, or take them off. It also gives my owl pillow a place to sit! On either side of the bench is a book shelf. One is actually holding books, while the other is holding movies. If you don't have enough to fill up every shelf, you create the opportunity to display your knick knacks, alternating sides of the books, movies, CD's, records, whatever you've got on the shelves. You can also make it look more appealing by having some standing up and then some on their side to fill the gaps. I did a little of both. I was even able to hide the air freshener too! It's in the top right corner and looks like it belongs there! 

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Coco Mint Mocha

       My current favorite drink in the morning is a Coco Mint Mocha. I learned about this combination at my first barista job back when I lived in Michigan. We served it throughout the winter and I have loved it since. It's just the right amount of chocolatiness, with a splash of minty freshness and a twist of coconut! If you are not a coffee person, you can also make this as a Coco Mint Hot Chocolate by leaving the espresso out of it!

       Here's what you will need:
              Keurig
              Self serve K-Cup
              Espresso
              Chocolate Syrup
              Coconut Syrup
              Creme de Menthe Syrup
              Reddi Wip Topping (if so desired)

       First you will fill the self serve K-Cup with the ground espresso. Next you select the amount you would like. I select the 10 cause my favorite mug (as seen in the image) is 16oz. Once that is done, I put in a tablespoon of chocolate syrup and a splash of each the coconut and creme de menthe syrups. Stir it all together and then you can add the Reddi Wip on top. I also like to add chocolate drizzle to the top to make it look even prettier! Keep in mind that I do not have a frother at home so I just left the frothed milk out, but it's still good without it. If you do not have a frother and would prefer the hot chocolate version, just pour in a little milk, syrups, stir and you should be good to go!

       What are your favorite drinks? Do you make them at home yourself or do you have it made for you at a coffee shop? I'd love to hear all your ideas! Hope you enjoy my Coco Mint Mocha!

My RYLA experience from high school

       I've never been so scared in my entire life. RYLA is so amazing, no wait, it was supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, cause it deserves a lot more syllables that just amazing.

The first day seemed liked the longest, but that's because everyone was still like strangers, and we had quite a few lectures. Eventually we got in our groups and had group time to discuss what elements each of us were, such as water, fire, earth or wind. Fire people don't like to think things through or put detail into anything, but they like to be the center of attention and just go with it. Earth people like to get down to business, be detailed, and take control, but are sometimes too demanding. Winds have difficulty focusing, but they can be very understanding of others. Waters are caring, kind, and great listeners, but tend to be pretty quiet sometimes. Im a Water/Wind. (which means that my strongest element is water and my second strongest is wind.) We did this to learn that we need every element to make a strong team. Our tribe was one of the mixed tribes, but some tribes had a lot of one element and not many other elements. 

       Later on, we got to eat with our tribes and got to know each other a little bit. Then we had more group time, but the closest we got that day happened at the RYLA OLYMPICS. In the gym, there were all kinds of games in different parts of the room. Each group went to a 'station' and then that game would be explained by the person in charge of that station, the music would then start and that meant that the games would begin. The teams are to get as many points as they can before the music stopped and then we'd move on to the next game and so on… 

       After all that, we all went down to the campfire and the leaders retired an American flag. Each stripe would be cut one at a time and placed in the fire on the end of a stick. The stars and the blue part of the flag was placed in the fire last and the administrator's wife sang the Star Spangled Banner, and then this was followed by the making of smores. 

       The next day, my tribe got together and most of us told our life stories. We also played a few team working/ trust games. We all enjoyed how we were able to share so much with our groups after just knowing each other for almost a day. After lunch, we had free time. That's when I found the piano with my chief leader, Lauren. I started playing what i was planning to play for the talent show and then went through some of my other songs. My chief just loved it. There were other people there too, working on their talents and skits they had to do for that night as well and they didn't want me to stop playing! Even our main speaker came up to me and talked to me about how talented I am. Everyone was pretty shocked when I told them that Im self taught. I even added another part to my song i put together while I was in the middle of playing it! I wish you could've  seen the look on my chief’s face. I ended up playing that song at the talent show that night. The only bad part was that i'd never played infront of a big group of people and we only got 91 seconds to perform, so i didn't even get passed the first part of the song, but i really enjoyed how my friends had gone up to the piano to give me a great big group hug when my turn ended. All the other talents were just great and some were really funny. We also had a speaker that night. He was a 13 year old kid that tries to raise money to but water filters for families that live in the Dominican Republic. Each filter costs about $100 and so far he has installed 52 filters. 

       The next morning, my tribe  was signed up for the high ropes in the morning and low ropes in the afternoon. I don't have that much to say about the low ropes, other than it was a lot of fun and i loved how well our tribe worked together, but with the high ropes, i could go on and on about that. I started out on the first level and thought "this is nothing. nobody will see me cry today." Then i went to the next level and was like "ok...now its gettin kinda high." Then i decided to scare myself a bit and went up to the third level, which is like 50ft high. I took forever on that. The first one i did took maybe 15 minutes to cross, and id be holding on to each rope with all my strength. My friends would cheer me on every now and then. Once i got across, i started to breathe. Then Lauren told me that the next one was a piece of cake compared to what i just did. So i got on the first rope and thought "its not so bad" then i got on the next and it started to bounce and i was like "ok...it bounces." it only took me 5 minutes or more to get across that one. Then i decided to go on the next one which is the hardest one up there. I spent forever on that one. Getting passed the first rope wasn't hard, but standing on the platform that wobbles was where things got pretty tricky. i stood there with my hands out in front of me holding on to that rope for the longest time trying to get up the courage to swing to the third rope and then stand on the next platform. I even tried counting, but i only got to 2. My friends and others from different tribes that were there were cheering me on and encouraging me saying "you got this" and stuff like that. Finally, i swung on the rope and grabbed the third one and then got onto the next platform. All i had to do then was pass the last rope and then id be done. Once i got across, the wind started to blow and i was like "man that feels good!" My friends were all like "you should finish off with a high note on the swing!" I thought "oh, what the heck." But when i got on that little ledge, which is like 25ft high, and hooked up to the swing, i didn't want to move. I closed my eyes, had one hand on the cable and the other holding on for dear life. I kept trying to open my eyes, but i just could do it. My friends were cheering me on again saying "you can do this!" After a while, i finally put both hands on the cable, leaned forward, and dropped (swung) screaming. I was curled up in this ball, holding onto the cable with all i had left and had my eyes closed the whole time. Someone shouted out that the worst part was over and that i could open my eyes. i tried to, but then closed them instantly again. Once i got down, you have no idea how much i wanted to lay on the ground and yell "LAND!!!!" Then a friend of mine came up to me and gave me a hug. Im one of those people that doesn’t cry when i’m doing something like i had just done until somebody comes and touches me. So when i got that hug, i started bawling. When i went to go sit on the bench, i got another hug from my C.I.T, and another friend said "that was legit!" I couldn't believe that i had just did what i did. 

       On sunday, there was a candle ceremony. The Administrators started with the Chiefs and would light each person's candle while saying nice things about them. Then the Chiefs went to their tribes and did the same to us. So there were a few tears involved. There was also church that morning, which was optional. There were a few songs that were played and a small 'lecture'. I enjoyed it. Then we got with our groups and wrote affirmations for each of our new bffs. Afterwards, we had to say our goodbyes. I texted  my mom and dad that morning asking if there would be enough room in the car for all my new friends to go home with me. I miss them so much. I had such a great time and a memorable experience. I am so glad that I was given the opportunity to go to such an event.

Teddy Bear Pancakes

       One of my favorite things to make for breakfast is pancakes, but not just any pancakes, teddy bear pancakes. They always put a smile on someones face and they are really easy to make!

       First you mix up the pancake batter, and to make them really fluffy, add cream soda or even mt. dew! Trust me, I know it sounds gross but you won’t even know it’s in there! Then, as you pour the mix on to the griddle, make one big one, a medium, and two small ones. Don’t worry if you drip any because you can use those as the nose! Once those are done, take the big one first for the head, the medium for the snout, the two small ones for the ears, and the drips, if any, for the nose.

       

       For the eyes and mouth, I have used these items:

                Blue berries

                Chocolate Chips

                Cheerios

                Strawberries

                Grapes

       Now they are ready to serve! What kind of fun breakfasts have you created? Have you made Teddy Bear Pancakes before? If so, what have you used for the face? Comment below your creations or post an image yourself!

Meet Symbah

       Before Blake and I moved in together, we would do everything we could to visit as often as possible. It would only work out to being once or twice a year, but when we were together, we would make every second count. About a year before the move, i had come down for a visit and Blake had just started his college classes. Since the classes weren’t that long, I would come along and wait in the lobby or cafeteria. One day, as we were walking on campus, we saw one of our friends staring a a bush. We figured she saw something so we went up and asked what was going on. She told us to be quite, and we hear the cutest little meow ever coming from the bush. There was a kitten in there. So we all got down to get it out and saw that it was stuck in a thorn bush. More people gathered to see what these tree people were doing at a thorn bush as the three of us worked on moving branches out of the way to save the kitten. It started to hiss in fear but we finally got it out. I don’t know how I knew, but I just had a really strong feeling that this kitten was going to be orange. This scared, fluffy cheeto, puff ball was saved from a college campus thorn bush and drew so much attention that I knew it would be safer with someone who would really take care of it. Our friend said that she would have loved to take it home, but her parents wouldn’t be up for another. Blake and I looked at each other and figured I could hold on to it until he got out of class and then discuss it more. While he was in class, I was being approached by many people that wanted to see the kitten. I could tell that it was getting really stressed out and scared, so I took it back to the car. Once Blake’s class was over, I felt concerned about the kitten’s health and if it was hungry or thirsty. So I talked him in to going to Petco and getting a little food and litter for it until we figured out where it would end up.

       We get to Petco and explain what all happened and asked for advice as to what we should feed it. They estimated the age of being a few weeks old and showed us some formula options to start with. The kitten was so scared and stressed that it pooped on the floor! It was good timing though because the employee helping us saw that the kitten had been eating crickets. So they showed us some kitten food as well. We got what we needed and headed to Blake’s grandparents house. On the drive there, we discussed how we would break the news to his grandparents. Blake decided to have me stay by the car and tell them not to get mad, but that we saved a baby kitten and want to keep it as our own. This was one of my favorite moments because the kitten would keep hiding in my jacket sleeve. It was so adorable I didn’t want it to end! His grandparents weren’t entirely thrilled but they were fine with the idea.

       The next day while Blake was in class, I took the kitten back to Petco and asked them if they could tell if it was a girl or a boy. They said it’s really hard to tell with cats when they are so young, but that it looked like a girl to them. So I went back to the cat section, picked out a gray collar with a pink bow, a little pink bed, some cat nip and a little cat carrier. When I got to the car, I put the collar on her, the bed in the carrier and let it lay down and get comfortable. After Blake’s class we picked him up and she fell asleep in the carrier on the way home with the biggest smile! I had to get a picture of that! That night we decided to name her Autumn for her color and it being close to the fall when we found her. We were going to name her Sphinx, but Blake’s grandmother couldn’t pronounce the name and Autumn had more meaning behind it anyway. When it came time for me to go back to Michigan, not only was my heart broken saying goodbye to Blake, but also to a new fur baby. She even knew something was up when I said my goodbyes. She kept pawing at the carrier door and meowing. It was definitely heart breaking, but I had taken a lot of photos and videos of the time we did share to take along with me.

       Months later Blake had sent me a picture with the caption “I don’t think Autumn is a girl.” The photo proved that Autumn was not a girl at all, so we had to go back to the name board and get it switched. We are both disney fans and the color was close. We also wanted to make it even more unique by spelling it a bit different too, so that’s when we decided on the name Symbah.

       Symbah is almost two years old now. He loves relaxing in the sun on the cat tree and taking baths. Symbah also enjoys what we call tummy time every now and then. In the images below you will see the day we saved him, the ride home in the carrier, and cuddling under the blanket during a thunderstorm a year later.

       Do you have any heroic cat stories? What did you name them? Leave a comment below to share your story! :)

 

Simple Texts of Caring

       Is there someone in your life who has been feeling pretty blue lately? Do you want to help cheer them up but don’t know what to do or say? Try a simple text image in the morning.

       My parents both seemed to be pretty down in the dumps a few months before I was to move out and about several things. As their child, it was really hard to see them like that and I wanted to do everything I could to fix it, but that wasn’t my responsibility and to be honest, it was way out of my hands. So, I gave it all to God and tried to think of something small that I could easily do to at least make the effort.

       I got a text from my fiancé one morning just saying that he loved me and wishing me a good day. I believe just that little text made my day, or at least put it to a great start. I began to think of how good it feels to wake up to a message from someone saying they cared and that gave me an idea. I decided to send my parents an inspirational quote or image to them every morning to make sure they knew that even though the day was just another day, they would know that I love them and wish them a good day.

       Now I am not much of a morning person, so, what I would do was I would wait until everyone was asleep and send the message then. I knew they wouldn’t look at it until morning and maybe not until later in the day, but they would get it eventually and see the message at the right time. Usually I would send them separate messages to go along with what their day was going to be like. For example, my dad is a pastor and if he had to travel for a meeting the next day, I would send him a message about going out and seising the day, go make a difference, something like that. My mom was struggling on getting a job at the time so I would send her messages of encouragement and inspiration. After a while, my mom started sending me messages back! They would be little images that say I love you or have a good day, or even just an image of an animal making a silly face. Granted she didn’t send them via text message, cause she couldn’t figure it out, but sent them by email, and that works too.

       Not only did sending them messages each day put a smile on their faces, it put me in a better state of mind myself. Even though it was just a little old text message, I still felt like I was really making a difference in how we would start our day. Maybe you know a few people could use something like that in their morning. Just imagine, if everyone were to choose at least one person to message to each morning, what the world would be like. Who knows what all a simple task like that could do. Just choose someone you would like to brighten their day, just because, and feel the joy of possibly making their day. I will warn you though, the feeling is pretty contagious!

 

Home Organization Apps

       I am all about organizing and one of my favorite ways to stay on track is through apps. Here are a few apps that I have tried and fell in love with myself. 

1.)        My latest discovery, and current favorite is Ourhome

       This app will be even better when my fiancé and I have kids, but it is still great! I was having the hardest time trying to get Charles to do anything around the house since we moved in together that it was getting to the point where the house just plain disgusting! We would both be tired from work and want to rest on our days off, so we would usually try and do the “get-by” work around the house. I would be so embarrassed to let anyone come over unless I busted my butt the day before! So I went looking for something that would work for us both, and I found Ourhome. Ourhome is a free app that you can sync up with everyone in the house that you want to use the features. You can assign chores, rewards, send messages and there’e even a grocery list! 

       My favorite of course is the chores list. Charles is very competitive so I knew that this would be great for us. Since it is just the two of us, I have set it up to where we are both assigned all of the chores in competition to see who gets the most points. Of course, I’m totally dominating, but we have only had this for a couple months now, so we are just getting started. It’s nice how it already has points and the amount of time it would take to complete assigned to specific tasks, which makes setting it up go a bit faster, but you can change them easily if you want. I changed some of the points to much higher amounts for chores that we both hate doing for more incentive. For example, we both hate folding the laundry and there would be times where all our clothes would just stay in the laundry basket until we couldn’t tell the difference between clean or dirty! Once a task is completed, that person gets on the app, checks it off and receives the points.

       The points earned from doing the tasks leads to the rewards! Ourhome already has some set up for you to chose from, like the tasks, but it makes getting the tasks done sooner if you add in your own too. My fiancé is dying for a new and bigger TV, so I’ve added that to the list and he’s getting closer to that goal faster than before!

       The other feature that I find to be pretty handy is the grocery list. What makes it so much better than using the generic note pad app or writing it down is that it too is synced to everyone else that has the app in your household. Say you’re at the store and your child or husband sees that you just ran out of peanut butter. Instead of trying to call you to make sure it’s on the list, they can have a look themselves! If it’s not on the list, they can add it in and it will appear on your list. They can also see what all you have already put in your cart as you cross the items off your list! And if they want to make absolutely sure that you don’t forget that peanut butter, they can send you a message on the app as well.

       The messaging section of the app is very simple. It’s just like sending a text or a message on facebook. This is perfect for the young ones who may not be old enough to have a phone just yet, but you still want to stay in touch with them. All they need to do is be connected to the internet! This app is compatible with iPhones, iPads and the iPod Touch. They have not yet added pictures to the messaging section, but I’m sure with time it will be there.

2.)        OurGroceries

       Now if you don’t have an issue with chores, staying connected with messages, but love the idea of the synched up grocery list, the OurGroceries is the app for you! This app is just like the groceries feature in the Ourhome app. It is also a great app for people who love to make a lot of lists. I found this before the Ourhome app, so now I just use it for all the lists I make, but before I found Ourhome, I had told everyone, including my parents about this app. It make grocery shopping that much easier and no one would ever endure the argument of not answering the phone. My dad has always had a hard time with answering the phone. His issue was that he would have it on vibrate all the time for work and wouldn’t remember to switch it back, so he wouldn’t feel or hear it. Now that they have the app, he automatically has his phone out when he’s out shopping and can see the notifications of any changes or additions right away.

       It is also nice how the grocery list, once an item has been crossed off, is saved. When it is time to go back to the store and you are making your new list, it will already have your past items there to choose from. In my case, it helps me to not miss something or remember to check if we needed to buy more of that item or not. I can just scroll through and look at what all we have gotten before, click on it, and it goes straight to your new list.

Some of the other lists I have created are Christmas and Birthday idea lists. If I see something that I would love to have, I add it to the day that is closest. Since it is synced with others in your family, they can go to that list and choose what they would like to get you for that occasion. I also have a lot of things on my todo list as well, but I don’t use it as much now that I found Ourhome. 

3.)        30/30

       This app helps you get stuff done!!! As a person with ADD, I would say that this app helps me out a lot on my days off when I need to get things done around the house. Ourhome helps a little bit with the reward system, but 30/30 helps you focus on each task and get them done faster. Before I found this app, I would have the hardest time getting any task completed. I would start in the the bedroom and pick up laundry but the laundry is next to the kitchen, and the dishes need to be done, but then you get hungry, and when your’e done you throw your trash away and realize the trash is full, so you take it out but to leave you have to go though the living room to see your essay on the coffee table that’s due tomorrow…..and on and on to where you forget where you even started and the day is almost over!!!!! It would get so frustrating that there would be times where I would break down feeling like I would never get anything done and that I was failing at life. The problem was my ADD and not being able to focus on task at a time.

       30/30 has you set up all the tasks that you need to take care of that day with an amount of time set to get it done. I would start simple with breakfast-15 to 20 min; brush teeth - 5 min; pick up clothes - 10 min; pick up dishes - 10 min; etc, etc. Once you start your first task, the timer begins counting down. Once your time was up for that task, the alarm would go off letting you know that it is time to move on to the next task. If you didn’t finish the task, that’s ok, it will come back again when you have gone through all the other tasks as a loop. Sometimes you will finish a task early! All you do is swipe the task to the left, sending it to the back of the line, and move on to the next task.

It is amazing how fast you can get all of your tasks for the day done with this app! Once you type in how long you think the task will take, it will show you the time frame of that task. I love putting in all of my todos and seeing what time I could potentially be done with everything. The start time is the current time and the tasks take it from there. For example, if i were to set up all my tasks in the morning before even getting out of bed, let’s say it’s 9:15am, my first task, eating breakfast, would show up as starting at 9:15am-9:30am. Then brushing my teeth would be 9:30am-9:35am, etc. Depending on how many things I need to do that day, I could have it all done by Noon! Once I was able to get it all done by 11:45, WITH A BREAK!!! How awesome is that!?

What are some of your favorite home organization apps? What makes them your favorite?

The Mocha Owl

        Hello everyone, my name is Jennica Price. I am a 22 year old fiancé to an amazing man named Blake, and a mother to two fur babies, Symbah and Peeves! We live in a town near what I am going to call “Smallville".  I have been here with my fiancé in a duplex for almost a year now and are looking into getting a home of our own soon. We have two cats, Symbah (almost two years old), and Peeves (almost one year old). I currently work at a 40s themed burger joint located in “Smallville” as a cashier, and Blake works in town at the nursing home as a dietary aid working towards his CNA license. Symbah and Peeves stay at home and keep an eye on the house while we are out and about.

       Blake and I got engaged Christmas morning of 2015 and we will be married in September of 2017. I have been planning all the details with my maid of honor, Amy, and my parents, who live all the way up in good ol’ Michigan. It hasn’t been all that easy but we have lots of time to get it all sorted. We are all so excited for the big day, I CAN’T WAIT!!!!!

       I have created The Mocha Owl to start a new journey in my life and to provide inspiration to all of my readers. I look forward to being a part of your day and hearing your feedback!