Breathe Me

"Be my friend
Hold me, wrap me up
Unfold me
I am small
and needy
Warm me up
And breathe me"

Who am I?

I am two different people.

I am a fashion design student, bold, bossy, knows what she wants, makes clothing into art, shoes, headbands, shirts, dresses, looking in a window at a store... smiling knowing I can make that, but cuter. Being famous, on the road, never home, magazine shoots, tv shows, the IT-GIRL, make clothes for the stars, filthy rich$$$ or completely failing XXX, but happy because I'm creating what I love. Don't care what people think, they don't like me?, screw em!

I am a teacher, happy, l♥vin on kids all day, timeouts and sentences, laughing at all of their silly mannerisms and things they say, grading papers, feeling accomplished when I can see their "light bulbs", going off when they truly understand what has been taught by me, loving my job, but being broke.

Pressure

I so badly want to go to Ireland and London for the summer. I feel like I am never going to collect all the money I need. I have passed out business cards like crazy, trying to promote myself as a babysitter. I am limited because I go to school and work and parents at my school don't really understand that. Right now I have $400. I know that is not a lot of money but for me this is huge. Unfortunately I have to save money right now for text books and that is just a headache in it self. My sister already has all of her money and is set to go. She has always been a saver, but this is more difficult for me. She was the kid that saved birthday money and giftcards. I was the kid who thought saving was some kind of joke. Now it has affected me in my later years. I am 19 years old and I can't put away twenty dollars. It's definitely becoming a learning process. Prostitutes and strippers are sad, pathetic, and gross, yet they could probably book their flight to Europe in ONE night. I am jealous, don't judge me.

Pajama Party?

I love getting new jammies. It's like a present just for me. I'm all about the cutesy girl pajamas. Sexy, but comfy. It's all about comfy. Target has the cutest lounge wear clothes, right now. If I had more money, I'd jump on them. But... I'm saving. So I thought I'd get some of my shopping energy out on a blog. The colors, shape, designs, and prices are great! Now I want to have a huge slumber party! Here are some of my pj favorite sets :]

(Maxi Sleeper looks super comfy.) (This romper is so cute, I'd probably live in it.)

( I have the turquoise set in black) && Yay for ruffles :)

http://www.target.com/Sleepwear-Womens-Clothing-Women/b/ref=nav_t_spc_1_inv_9_0/183-3299820-2333336?ie=UTF8&node=13767791

kids say the funniest stuff.

I work at a school and the kids call me, Ms. Erin. ( ......= new convo / different kids) P.S. I have Jr. Kindergarten (step above pre-school) and regular Kindergarten.

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little girl- "Ms. Erin are you wearing a Juicy jacket?"

me- "Yes, I am."

little boy-" is it made out of juice?"

me- "It's not."

little boy- "then why do they call it a Juicy jacket?

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little boy- "Ms. Erin, guess what?"

me- "what?"

little boy- "my aunt gave me a woody."

me-"she gave you a WHAT?"

little boy- "A WOODY." (louder)

me- "umm..." (puzzled look on my face)

little boy-" you know woody the cowboy doll, for Toy Story?"

me-" oh gotcha, that makes more sense."

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Around Christmas time a little boy walked around singing this, "We wish you a merry booty, we wish you a merry booty, and a happy new booty."

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Shakira's music is making an impact on kids (SheWolf).... little girl- " There's a sea horse in my closet, open it up and set her free, ahhh woo!" (Actual lyrics, "There's a she wolf in your closet

Open up and set her free.")

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The disco ball light broke (the one we use for freeze dance). The kids were bummed. One kid walks up to me and says, " Don't worry Ms. Erin, my spirits aren't down." (HAHA what junior kindergardener says that?).

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Europe, hopefully.

This summer my friend convinced me to save up money and travel to Europe. I'm not exactly sure of all the details but I think it will be an unforgettable experience. I am young and deserve this. If I go through with this, I will be so proud of myself. I am really bad at planning in the future and I cannot save money worth a damn. But I am going to try really really hard. I need to save $ 1,000. I will then be able to cross that off my list of (100) woo. I am going to be an extreme penny pincher. I am going to be such a tight wad, it will be redic. I want an adventure. I think I deserve it.

xo-European Erin :]

Secret Life of the American Teenager and Teen Mom

Teen Pregger shows are becoming extremely popular. They are entertaining and hopefully to some they are acting as a preventative. My two favorite shows are Secret Life and Teen Mom. I also love the character of Quinn Fabray on Glee.

Last night on secret life I was so excited to see Ruthie from 7th Heaven. She now looks so old. Its crazy. She is the new bad girl named Zoey. I hope her character develops on the show. I think her character would add a lot to the story line. ABC Family needs to cut the new student counselor. She is extremely awkward and doesn't fit in the show. I also think they need to come up with a new word for sex. Because they use 'sex' a million times in a sentence. It's extremely annoying. For instance, Jack- "I want to have sex." Grace- "I don't think I'm ready to have sex." Jack- "What about oral sex?" Grace- " Sex, in any form is sex". As you can see that is extremely obnoxious. ABC, try some of these, make love, screw, get it on, bang, get some, lay, do, fool around, bow-chika- bow-wow, tap that, go all the way. Ha ha, sorry to be so graphic but I think I made my point. Amy's character bothers me. She never seems like she is a mother. She never does things with John. She thinks she can be a regular teenager and she can't. I understand it is a sitcom but at the same time I feel the show is not realistic.

I love love love Teen Mom on MTV. It is real. It shows the struggles and how hard it is to truly be a mother. I love Maci, I think she is a great mom. Her baby, Bentley is adorable. I think she needs to kick Ryan to the curb. He is a pathetic excuse for a man. I also love Catelynn and Tyler they seem to really have it together and they have a strong bond. I can't imagine giving my baby up for adoption. Amber is a crazy girl. I understand her fiance is a d-bag but really she needs to chill. Her baby is going to grow up in stressful environment. The one I really cannot stand is Farrah. She needs to put on her big girl panties and be the woman she thought she was that night she got knocked up. Didn't want to be a mom? Don't want to lose your social life? Well don't sleep around like a idiot. Her poor baby is going to grow up thinking that her grandma is her mom because her real mom is out partying, trying to find a new baby daddy. If I could punch her in the face I would. She really thinks staying out till 3 o'clock in the morning is ok? You have a baby, you retard. Her mother is doing nothing but enabling her. Farrah also talks

completely disrespectfully to her mom. If I was her mother I'd punish her.

100 Things I want to do before I die

1. Skydive.
2. Throw a huge party and invite every one of my friends.
3. Be an extra in a film.
4. Brew my own beer.
5. Join the Mile High Club ;]
6. Ride a camel into the desert.
7. Learn how to sail
8. Write my will.
9. Spend three months getting my body into optimum shape.
10. Scuba dive off Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
11. Go to Ireland.
12. Run a marathon.
13. Look into my child's eyes, see myself, and smile.
14. Meet the How I Met Your Mother and Glee Cast.
15. Learn to surf
16. Go wine stomping.
17. Study Abroad.
18. Attend the Olympics.

19. Visit Great Wall of China.

20. Go on an African Safari.
21. Ride a mechanical bull.
22. Sing karaoke and not be nervous.
23. Look in the mirror and be happy with what I see.
24. Take a long road trip with friends.
25. Provide the police with an anonymous tip.
26. Go to a Psychic.
27. Attend Mardi Gras.
28. Bungee Jump.
29. Go to a movie by myself.
30. Try Thai Food.
31. Eat Caviar.
32. Eat at Opaque, the restaurant where you dine in complete darkness.
33. Go to a Hollywood Club.
34. Get Married.
35. Forgive someone.
36. Have a pet pig.
37. Have my own business.
38. Have an accessory that is worth more than a grand.
39. Record a song.
40. Publish a literary work (article or piece).
41. Save 1,000 dollars (March 8th 2010)
    
42. Go Skinny Dipping.
43. Learn to master stick shift.
44. Lose 10 pounds.
45. Take boxing classes.
46. Go to Italy.
47. Go to France.
48. Meet Lauren Conrad.
49. Punch Octomom in the face.
50. Go on a cruise.
51. Take a pottery class.
52. Have lots of furniture from Pottery Barn
53. Learn to make candles.
54. Meet the Kardashians, love them!
55. Take a pastry class.
56. Cook recipes from Julia Child.
57. Not care what others think.
58. Shop Rodeo Drive.
59. Visit a castle.
60. Go to a Spa.(May 16, 2010)
    
61. Create a home with an inviting, joyous, comfortable, loving atmosphere.
62. Design my own shoes.
63. See a platypus.
64. Own a sand table with the tiny trees, you know those things with the tiny rakes and its calming?
65. I want to have a house with a pool.
66. Take a romantic bubble bath with my significant other (Pretty Woman, need I say more?).
67. Go to a nude beach, and bare it all. What tan lines?
68. Go to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
69. Trace my ancestry.
70. Read Twilight, people keep bugging me to.
71. Make a scrapbook. (all the pages).
72. Go to Spain.
73. Go to Germany.
74. Go to Austrailia.
75. See Mount Rushmore.
76. See the Taj Mahal.
77. Go to the Van Gogh Museum.
78. Go to Greece.
79. Ride in a hot air balloon.
80. Climb Mt. Everest.
81. Finish college, including my masters.
82. Go snorkeling in a shipwreck.
83. Take ballroom dancing lessons.
84. Go to Alaska.
85. Go to the Santa Monica Pier.
86. Eat a cupcake from Sprinkles.
87. Try Kobe Beef.
88. Donate an organ.
89. Throw a drink in someone's face. It will be deserved of course ;]
90. Start a family tradition with my kids and hubby.
91. Try a cosmopolitan and get my Carrie Bradshaw on.
92. Crowd Surf.
93. Go to a shooting range. Erin get your gun!
94. Go to Catalina Island.
95. Go cow tipping. Mooo
96. Visit the Anne Frank Annex.
97. Plant a tree. Very Green.
98. Pay for someone's groceries.
99. Go dog sledding. Mush!
100. Complete everything on this list and be happy with who I am.

The Ugly Truth

Things women want in a man.

A committed, non-flakey, athletic, playful, spontaneous, romantic, loyal, faithful, bad (yet, not bad enough to break your heart or one that gets in trouble with the law), funny, educated, hard-working, honest (when it matters, stroking our ego doesn't hurt, Ex: "No baby your ass doesn't look big in those jeans."-good ), generous, sentimental, remembers little things (first date details, your favorite things, your birthday and anniversary), self-less, sexy, caring, fun, happy, well-dressed, handy-man, children loving (family oriented), non-materialistic, animal lover, knows how to cook (microwaveable meals, don't count), personable, outdoorsy, dancing, charismatic, clean (preferably smelling like Aqua Di Gio), confident, time-oriented, goal-setting.

Things men want in a woman

A vagina.

Why can't I be rich?

I want so many things. I want to hire a personal trainer to make me skinny. I would like a chef to make me healthy guilt-free food. I would like a new car, because I have F-ed up my Stratus. I would like to re-do my room. I want to launch my own headband line. Most importantly, I want to buy lots and lots of clothes. I would buy everything at Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters. I would hit up Metro Park, Nordstroms, and Bloomingdales. Unfortunately, I don't have that kind of cash. So I shop at stores like, Forever 21 and TJ Maxx. Those stores require digging. I hate digging but I'm good at it. I am a true bargain hunter. Forever 21 is a hot mess. Clothes are on the floor, smushed between other clothes, and are often hidden in other mounds of clothes. You need to dig! I usually walk around the store 3 or 4 times. Because you always miss stuff. My favorite Forever 21 is in Pasadena, CA. It is amazing. It's two stories and is completely organized. There are certain rooms with certain styles. There are sizes all in the proper order. It is like Disneyland for a penny pinching fashionista. Besides Forever 21, TJ Maxx is definitely hit or miss. It can be disappointing. Most of time you understand why certain clothes are there, because they are hideous and no one with a fashion sense would ever want to buy them. However, on certain occasions you can get lucky. I live for those lucky occasions. For instance, grabbing a Juicy jacket for $25, in my book that is a steal!

Facebook.

Facebook can be thee greatest thing in the world or the worst.

Why I love about Facebook

1. You can like things. I love when people like my stuff. I get all excited. Does that make me weird? It's like I feel accepted and sometimes that's nice.
2. I enjoy updating my status. I update my status about every three hours. I have a lot to say and a limited amount of characters to express myself in, which is why a blog will be awesome for me.
3. I like feeling connected with friends.
4. I like being nosy and reading peoples comments.
5. Facebook updates me as soon as couples break up or get together. "So and so is now single". I find this humorous because sometimes Facebook tells me things before my friends do.
6. I love looking through peoples pictures. It's like people watching without having to look away, because staring is rude.
7. I'm gonna go ahead and say it. It's fun stalking people. I notice, the people I hate the most, are the peoples pages I go to the most. Like.... oh what is that stupid whore up to today?

Why I dislike Facebook

1. I hate all the apps. I don't want to play a game involving an imaginary farm. Nor, do I want to give you a virtual hug. So don't ask me.
2. I hate when people leave this comment..." I miss you soooo much, let's hang out!" and they never make an attempt to do so. It's annoying.
3. I hate when people you never talk to randomly decide that they should put in their advice when it is not needed.
4. I don't like when people you didn't like or talk to in high school randomly ask to be your friend.
5. I hate when you don't like someone and Facebook suggests them to you all the time! It pisses me off everytime I see their picture. There is a reason we are not friends Facebook!
6. I hate when people tag "beat" pictures of me. Then I feel like a bitch when I un-tag myself.
7. When I read shit like, "hanging with the bestie/wifey". Please don't ever use those words again.