SHOES SHOES SHOES

Ok ok I know I do this a lot, blog post overload.  BUT, I have so much to catch up on!  Aaaannnddd...I haven't posted anything about day to day tips and tricks in a long time.  If you recall, or don't recall, quite a few blog posts back I created what I like to call "humble living."  It is basically things I have learned living on my own that help save money and time.
So here's one for ya.
Last week, I bought a pair of black concert shoes to replace the nasty ones that I currently own.  They are dark, black, clean, soft, and amazing.  As I was about to throw out my old ones, I saw a basket of dirty laundry sitting there and thought to myself, "hmmmmm....I wonder...."  and in the old shoes went in with the next load.  Oh. My. Gosh.  I don't know if this is something people already know, and I am just behind on the times, or what, but let me tell you, I am soooo glad I discovered what I discovered.  The shoes are perfect.  They are like new! They literally look like I just bought them from the store!
They are just cloth flats, I think they are made of felt or something similar but basically what I am saying is that before you go out and waste money on a new replacement pair of shoes, first try washing them in the washer. Genius.  Now, for me obviously this time it isn't a big deal, I will never complain about having an extra pair of shoes, but if I ever think a pair of shoes is a goner, I am definitely going to try this first, as it could save me a few bucks in the future. Thank you, thank you.

Life is good :)

So, after living in St. George for 3 years, and after going through 4 jobs in St. George, and after feeling like I am so totally financially and emotionally unstable in St. George because no job would work with my insane, unreasonable music major schedule, I am freed! 

I loooove my new job.  I picked my own hours, the pay is awesome, and it's the same schedule every week! No more worrying about when I work next, no more finding out until the day before that I work, and no more conflicts with concerts, performances, FHE, church, etc.

As long as DSC doesn't schedule any 5 am concerts, I'm good! 

Also, it is so hard to explain my job, so if you're curious about what exactly it is, 

click here -->  www.sorenson.com to see what it's all about! 

In other news, here are the other good things going on in  my life.

I have started the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. It is a love-hate relationship. 

I joined a women's barbershop quartet. It is in very beginning stages but so far it has been fun.

Happy weddings this summer! Two cousins, and a billion friends. I am very happy for them all :)

I am the violin sub for Tuacahn Amphitheater, I have only once so far but it is going to be a good experience!

That's all for now folks, stay tuned for more rants and raves :)

It's not what it seems!

 Man I have missed writing.  Sometimes the creative outlet of playing the violin just isn't quite enough.  Plus, this blog post has been a looooong time coming.

So, once upon a time I discovered something about Chapstick. It's not what it seems, it's not what it seems!! (10 points to those who get the movie reference).  Now that I have you all confused, let us begin.  Chapstick.  We all call lip balm Chapstick right? Right.  But, much to your (maybe) surprise, not all Chapstick is, in fact, Chapstick.  Now, you are very confused. And, you are probably wondering, "why is she capitalizing the word 'Chapstick' when it is not at the beginning of a sentence?"  I will tell you.  It is because "Chapstick" is a proper noun.  That's right! "Chapstick" is actually a brand name, and we have been calling every type of lip balm "Chapstick" whether it actually is "Chapstick" or not! In fact, I checked my purse.  Nope. Out of the 3 lip balms that I have in there, not one of them is, in fact, "Chapstick!"

Now, I am not at all mad, not bugged, not uptight, not even an inkling passionate about this whole thing AT ALL. I was simply curious to see if there were other products out there whose real names have been so neglected, and there ARE!! Here is the list that I have compiled. 

Chapstick

  Crockpot

    Kleenex

      Q-Tip

        Band-Aid

           Zip-Lock

           Sharpie

        Jacuzzi

      Frisbee

    LazyBoy

  Levi

Pam

It's a stupid subject really, and a complete waste of time, but it's a topic that has always been in the back of my mind, bursting to be blogged...and for the past few months (or years) I would randomly discover another item to add to the list and I would just get so excited...I just had to share. So there you go! 

Yes. I'm bored. Sue me.

Aaaannndddd...let me know if you think of any other items to add to the list.

(Someone should probably give me some blog topics, or there will be other blog posts like this...let's not make this keyboard suffer anymore than it already has) :-/

Thanks for the five minutes of your life that you will never get back :)

Really, I apologize.  I promise this won't happen again.

Wow. Seriously. Why didn't I just delete this?

Ok. I am spazzing out. That is enough diet coke for one night.

:D

I've got an Idea (spoken with a British accent of course)

Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles? Yes, it is true, I haven't blogged in 6 months. 6 MONTHS! Are you kidding me? I am the biggest slacker.  But, there is an explaination for that! The tragic tale of the broken laptop lives on. Many a moment were spent yearning for something to type upon, so that I could fulfill my blogging needs, but alas. The broken laptop won!
BUT, after a time (six months to be exact), I have prevaild! For I have defeated the laptop, cracked the system, avoided the hoops, dodged the bullet, etc etc.  Ok so I just got a job, but it just so happens to be the perfect job for my dilemma because I have access to a computer and a fair amount of spare time and so it begins! I am back in the blogging world.

WOW.

So...I really don't have any desire to update you (whoever you are) on a whole six months of my life...so naturally I will just pretend that those months didn't happen, on here at least, and just talk about the usual.  Music music music!
Hmmm....I have a proposition.  I have been thinking for a long time about starting a music blog, where friends and family and whoever can post about basically anything related to music. Of course, I would moniter before posts are posted to ensure that posts are appropriate and what not. But basically a place where people can share songs, share thoughts, ask questions, etc etc.  The possibilities are endless! Or could be, I am still trying to figure out how it would work. Anyway, I'll let you know how it goes once it's up and running. Hopefully it is successful.  I think it has a lot of potential because I know of a lot of people who like sharing things but have nowhere to share them, and this way, even if someone doesn't have a blog of their own, they will be able to on here! Plus for the less informed it could be a great place to ask questions or just become more informed about music :)