humpday happy list.

i think i like what's happening with a lot of blogs nowadays, with people doing a once a week favorites type deal. most people do these on days that make sense, like 'friday favorites' or something. i barely have the motivation to get out of bed by the time friday rolls around, so the odds of a post going out seems really low. naturally, i thought wednesday would be a good alternative. i probably could have named the post 'wednesday wishlist' or 'wednesday wanderings' or something nice like that. but when there is an opportunity to use the word 'humpday', you better believe i'm going to use it. and use it i shall.1) humpday book: unbroken by Laura Hillenbranddo yourselves a favor and read this book. it's the biography of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was a japanese prisoner of war during wwii. it will simultaneously awe you and make you disappointed in yourself for how you deal with your problems.2) humpday workout: treadmills with cable tvthe st. paul ywca just got some new equipment. they really know the way to my heart. and they must know that i am 1000x more likely to exercise when i can watch me some abc family while doing it. at least that's how i'm taking it.3) humpday houseplant: our hibiscus, murphyjoe and i don't have pets or children. we have plants. with names. i'll introduce you to them all in time i'm sure, but this is murphy, we call him murph for short. murph has beautiful peach colored flowers, and is still trying to get used to living inside an apartment, which is why he looks a little bit droopy. but we love him no matter what, and are slowly nursing him back to health. is that super weird that we've personified our plants?4) humpday candle: cider lanei've already told you all about my deep feelings for this candle. they've just continued to develop as the days have passed. i'm not saying your life will be better if you get one for yourself, but, well, it will be.5) humpday food: Mister Man's chilithis is maybe the best dinner in the world. first, it makes a ton of food, which you can freeze for days when you're too lazy to do anything but defrost things. second, it's warm and spicy and delicious. third, it's Mister Man's specialty, which means i get to watch him debate how much of what kind of spice would make it taste the best, all in his lovely chemical engineer sort of way.6) humpday covet: pasta attachment for my darling kitchenaid mixeri haven't even come close to appreciating how awesome my kitchenaid is, but i feel like this attachment would make it even awesomer. i have a pasta recipe that doesn't need a pasta cutter or roller, but i feel like pasta is just better when it's all in uniform pieces.7) humpday link: (via buzzfeed)if you don't watch parks and rec, and/or don't know about ron swanson, then you need to stop everything you are doing and learn yourself.http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/reasons-why-nick-offerman-is-the-greatest-man-who8) humpday beverage: hot apple ciderbecause fall. do i need another reason?9) humpday beverage dos: caribou skim pumpkin latte with a half shot of pumpkinbecause fall. and also i am a picky little girl when it comes to my frou-frou drinks. (but seriously, the half-shot makes it you guys.)10) humpday surprise: 3 years together flowers from Mister Mancame home to these on monday after work. and even when he technically has permission from the world to only remember our wedding anniversary from now on. good job mr. z.so have i killed you all with the fall things yet? my apologies if that's the case, but you have to admit that it's all addicting. anyway, we will see how this weekly list thing goes. if nothing else, it's a really nice way for me to spend a little time thinking about what makes me happy, and isn't that a worthwhile activity? happy humpday to you all!

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