Amanda Rose Zampelli | the blog

november : currently

following suit with one of my favorite bloggers

crafting on the living room rug.

missing my mega pink craftroom.

filling my life planner with mambiSTICKS.

shopping at Costco.

enjoying working from home.

hearing 'Smelly Cat' loop in my head when I make coffee in the morning. ???

cooking pork tenderloin with sauerkraut for dinner - just like mom makes. :)

wondering what made me sick earlier this month.

listening to 2Pac's Changes.

applying to be on The Property Brothers.

walking around the mall. it's too cold for outdoor exercise.

expecting to spend most of December back home in NY with the fam & Jack Black.

drinking lots of club soda.

planning some holiday crafts.

purchasing this red lip kit, new knee-high boots, b&w converse, and a sequins sweatshirt.

thinking about different outfits I could wear to CHA. :}

attending church in Texas.

celebrating little Luke Erikson coming into the world!

watching Snooki & Jwoww. don't judge.

entertaining Tomas's sister, Anna, who's visiting from NY.

feeling the holidays this year.

october : currently

following suit with one of my favorite bloggers

loving my new workspace thanks to IKEA. 

painting my own nails.

enjoying Saturday nights bowling with new Texas friends.

dancing & singing to Selena y Los Dinos in Selena's home state. ♥ ♥ ♥

preparing chicken wings for dinner.

wondering what I'm going to be for Halloween.

writing to the new mambi Design Team. ;)

checking my (many) e-mails.

laughing at my mother and her new mission to build a cat-house for the strays in our backyard.

expecting to play softball every Friday night.

drinking out of water bottles.

planning to lose some lbs. somehow, some way...

listening to everything Tomas blasts in my ear.

watching past Alt Summit talks (1 & 2).

thinking about turning 30 in less than a month.

praying for my sister to feel better.

wishing I had the answers.

feeling like I'm on the brink of something, but I'm not sure what...

september : currently

following suit with one of my favorite bloggers

shaking a can of white Krylon paint to spray onto wooden frames.

loving the 'just right' challenge my new job presents. 

celebrating when the clock strikes 5pm everyday.

enjoying the balcony.

preparing craft projects for this blog space and this one.

writing blog posts for this blog space and this one.

wondering what the future will hold, and I need to STOP. Stop now! Moment to moment, Amanda.

realizing I often type to myself in third-person.

packing in the Texas BBQ: ribs, fried chicken, enchilladas, you name it...I'm eating it.

wearing black leggings...duh.

expecting a big box of goodies from me & my BIG ideas any day now. (arrived already.)

drinking Moscow Mules like cray cray.

planning daily mediations into my busy schedule.

listening to Christina Perri's new song Burning Gold. "...looking back I see I had the flame in me...I'm the wind that's carrying change..." Gosh, that SONG...♥ ♥ ♥...

watching a full end-to-end rainbow slowly fade away.

driving lots of car rentals from Enterprise lately.

missing my mom.

wishing I didn't make things feel so heavy.

feeling calm, lately...and grateful for that.

august : currently

following suit with one of my favorite bloggers

loving all the karaoke that's been sung these past few days. above with e + n.

celebrating some good news on the job front. 

enjoying my daily meditations with Oprah & Deepak.

preparing for my big, scary move to Texas.

wondering how the cats are going to take the big, scary move to Texas.

writing 'thank you' notes.

checking the steaks on the BBQ.

packing a mug swap package for my swappee.

expecting a mug swap package from my swapper.

drinking coffee from my mom's new-to-her confiscated/restored Keurig machine.

planning a way to start Project Life-ing again.

listening to dad's over-protective advice.

watching episodes of Property Brothers and Fixer Upper with my sister.

thinking that is was Saturday every day this week. today is actually Saturday.

wishing there was a way to be in two places at one time.

feeling as ready as I'll ever be.

june : currently

following suit with one of my favorite bloggers

loving the beach. the sun. this time of the year.

celebrating the fact that my designs are no longer just computer files. hooray!

enjoying the past couple of Friday nights out with friends.

obsessing with The Little Couple and sad tomorrow's this season's finale.

preparing all the meals for this three-day detox cleanse my mom and i are trying.

wondering how the rest of the summer's going to pan out.

writing daily in my morning positivity journal.

checking the 10-day weather forecast each and every morning.

wishing there was a way to be in two places at one time.

drinking green smoothies + lots of water for the next three days.

planning to share my experience with the cleanse on the blog soon.

listening Sarah R Bagley's podcasts on recovering from perfectionism.

watching episodes of World's Strangest on the Science Channel + of course, The Little Couple.

helping my mom open the pool.

feeling itchy. i'm all sunburnned.