Oh Adam, Adam, Adam...

I'm a little in love with Adam Levine.  Like a lot.

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When life hands you lemons...

Oh how I love lemony goodness!  I love the smell of lemons, the color, everything.  Something about them just makes me smile.

Photo Credit: Flickr

 via: J.R. Watkins

 via: A Touch of Vaudeville

Etsy

Tulips

Well hello you pretty things!!

One of my favorite flowers* has started popping up a grocery stores lately.  Thank goodness for the start of fresh flowers in the house!

*Also on the favorite list are:
Hyacinths
Lilacs
Lily of the Valley
Peonies

Instagram

Do you Instagram?  It's only like my favorite thing to do ever.   You can get the free app for your iPhone and Android phone.

Follow me at jholland711.  Here are a few of my snaps...

My Valentine's Day coffee.  Could you be any cuter Starbucks?

Maddy girl after school.

Miss Molly and her piggies.

Parking garage elevator.

Gym documentation.  I was there damnit...

I hope to see your pics soon!  :)

Give a little bit...

I know I've posted about this before, and I don't want to get on a soap box or anything, but I can't emphasize how important it is to donate blood.  And if you want to be an even bigger hero, donate plasma or platelets!  It helps so many people, doesn't take a ton of time, and really doesn't hurt all that bad!

I started donating blood on 9/11.  Like many other I felt completely helpless that day.  Sadly they didn't need anyone's blood, but I gave anyway.  I gave every 8 weeks from that day until the day I learned that I could help someone going through chemotheraphy replace the platelets they lose during treatment.  This takes a little longer, but it is so worth it.

Here are a few facts for ya'...

1. Someone needs blood every two seconds.
2. Only 37 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood – less than 10 percent do annually.
3. One pint of blood can save up to three lives.
4. Platelets promote blood clotting and give those with leukemia and other cancers a chance to live.
5. Much of today's medical care depends on a steady supply of blood from healthy donors.
6. Children being treated for cancer, premature infants and children having heart surgery need blood and platelets from donors of all types, especially type O.
7. Cancer, transplant and trauma patients, and patients undergoing open-heart surgery may require platelet transfusions to survive.
8. If only one more percent of all Americans would give blood, blood shortages would disappear for the foreseeable future.

Source: America's Blood - I donate at the American Red Cross but there are a ton of agencies that are wonderful.

In my bag...

Welcome to one of my most boring posts:  what's in my handbag.

I know, I'm clearly running out of ideas to write about, and truth be told, I've seen this in a few magazines I read (only in the magazine it's a famous person, not some random girl).  So, for everyone who's ever wondered, 'what's in Jenny's bag?!', here you go!

The handbag.  Fossil Adrina Shopper.



1.     My iPad (sort of addicted to this little beauty).
2.     My iPhone (see #1).
3.     A point and click camera, that I never use, but can't seem to take out of my purse...just in case.
4.     My wallet.
5.     My fun little change purse (because I'm 80).
6.     Mascara that I never wear, because I work from home and find no need to get all gussied up on a daily basis.
7.    My $0.97 lipstick that is the perfect shade for me (N.Y.C. brand, shade -Mahogany).
8.    My super sparkly eye shadow (see #6).
9.    My mirror compact my sister gave me for being her matron of honor.
10.  Fossil make up bag.
11.  Ear buds
12.  Cover Girl AmazeMint Lip Shine (love this stuff).
13.  Emory Board (I'm always filing my nails).
14.  Trident Gum.
15.  Ever present hair ties.
16.  Clinique Almost Lipstick in Chic Honey.
17.  The ubiquitous Dr. Pepper lip balm.  My fave.
18.  InkJoy pen in black (medium - I can't write with anything more fine than a medium).

19.  Vera Bradley iPad case.