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Ello loves! If the Jimmy Fallon Head Swap tune did not automatically come into your head when you read that title, I implore, go watch this video before  you read on. Not that it’s related in any way to the post, but because it’s hilarious, if you like Jimmy. Also, I like this video because it’s from when the Superbowl was in Indy and it was really fun. For the rest of today I’ll be singing everything I do to this tune. It usually lasts for a couple days.

mug-swapBack to the post! Do you guys read Kallie’s thoughts at But First, Coffee? She’s super cute and she’s hosting a mug swap that is now, sadly closed, but she has them more than once so you can join in the next one! For this swap, we were just sent our partners and I’m super stoked to have someone I can relate to! Bex is a West Virginian who lives with her musically inclined boyfriend and to big pups. She blogs music, yoga and and quirky stories of what’s going on in her life. I love that she’s so personable in her writing style. Honestly, you’ll feel like her best friend if you read her site, A Girl Awake, for 10 minutes. That’s why I’m so excited to swap with her! She recently did a post that I thought looked really random and fun (at least for me) so I’m jumping on that bandwagon and joining her in the numbers game. *Sidenote: it was a bit strange when I read My Life in Numbers because I was listening to a Cookie Monster record with Soph and Count was on singing this song!

my-life-in-numbers0 flights out of the country (I don’t count Puerto Rico because I didn’t get to site see)
1 the number of bunny’s I’ve loved
2 built-in best friend nieces
3 pairs of shoes that I rotate between through the year
4 hot dogs eaten in one sitting
7 the number of places I’ve called home
7 the number of years my heart has  belonged to Jeffrey
8 teeth for Sophie to bite me with
9 states that I’ve vacationed
12 jobs that I have learned something from
13 the number on my soccer jerseys
18 bobbi pins tangled on my nightstand
20 concerts I’ve rocked out at
29 years that I’ve lived on planet Earth
65 bottles of nail polish
120 people that inspire me on Instagram
145 FB profile pictures of my mug
386 books on our bookshelf

So there’s my introduction to my Mug Swap partner, Bex and my life in numbers! Have you done a mug swap before? Were any of my numbers surprising to you? I want to know your numbers! If you do a My Life in Numbers post, send it to me!

35 before 35: My Bucket List

I loved Courtney’s idea to do a 30 by 30 list! I, however, will be 30 in less than a year and thought it’d be too much to complete 30 new things in that amount of time…hence the 35 deadline. 🙂 Deadline sounds so strict…how about goal! No, I’m not freaking out because I’m almost 30. Honestly, I have to count on my fingers to figure out how old I am because that’s how little I care about my age. Yes, I still use my fingers to count. I don’t think people should be ashamed of their age. 1. You can’t do ANYTHING about aging. 2. It just shows that you’ve had that many more experiences. I really think I can get in all 35 new experiences in 5 years. Anyone else have a list like this? I’d love to see! Follow along as I cross these things off my 35 before 35 list.

35 before 35

35 before 35

  1. Go to another Disney park
  2. Run a 5k
  3. Visit my family in CO
  4. Have a sibling for Soph
  5. Organize the entire house
  6. Join a Moms group
  7. Host a holiday at our home
  8. Listen to music at an outdoor ampitheater
  9. Learn about the stars at the planetarium
  10. Paint 10 paintings
  11. Sew a quilt
  12. Pick apples at the orchard
  13. Pay for the next person’s movie
  14. Organize a community clean up
  15. Design and make stained glass
  16. Read 10 of these classics
  17. Go to Lalapalooza
  18. Camp out at the Indy 500
  19. Go spelunking
  20. Take a skiing lesson
  21. Meet Trent Reznor (ok, this is a stretch)
  22. Take my daughter to meet Mickey Mouse
  23. Be school debt free
  24. Take a sushi making class
  25. Go horseback riding
  26. Harvest my own garden
  27. Use a rain barrel or compost
  28. Fly in a hot air balloon
  29. Go on a vacation with my sister
  30. Make our wedding scrapbook
  31. Take a couples dancing lesson
  32. Cosplay at the D23 Convention
  33. Monetize my blog
  34. Make every recipe from Max Brenner
  35. Become a yoga guru (or an intermediate yogi)

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