What a waste of a Near Death Experience

 Well....Well... Spring break has come and gone along with my mind. Why have I lost my mind? Well to be frank I never had one, but maybe the fact that I had three cups of caffeine this week or that I almost died twice might contribute a bit. Who really knows? I don't.

At the beginning of the week it was great! I didn't have school. I saw my friends. But I also had an asthma attack and well that puts a real downer on the situation. I mean it was only inconvenient for the night, but oh my goodness are they annoying. You're probably picturing me wheezing and coughing like some possessed hyena  (ahh what a mental picture) but no. My asthma takes the more silent approach. When I have near death situations I become quiet and calm which is ironic because even though yes I can pretend to be calm, I am never.. ever.. quiet. I probably won't even be quiet when I'm dead. You might be thinking, "but Cherry thats not possible.. you're dead?" Girl I'll record myself reading coupons if thats what it takes to talk beyond the grave. You can't get rid of me that easy. I'll haunt your cabinets.

A few days after my first near death experience I made a trip to my salon. Now first of all I love going to the salon. They make you feel beautiful and pampered. Oh its wonderful! However I was planning this trip to just be short and sweet. No hair dyeing or root touchups just a trim. Snip Snip and then boom out of there just like a drug deal.  It was supposed to be a simple easy trim but I came across a factor that I could not account for.. caffeine.. You see the night before I had been with my friends and I stupidly thought it would be a good idea to get a frape... ya know.. just a little caffeine to get me through the night.....There is a reason I do not drink caffeine... I can't handle caffeine just ask my friends. They will attest to what happens to me on caffeine. Its not pretty. I can't be trusted on it. So anyways I am driving to the salon all determined while listening to One Direction of course. I'm not superstitious its just I have to listen to them on the way to the salon otherwise I'll get a bad haircut.  I'll be 90 and still be jamming to some 1D on the way to the salon. But  I don't care. I don't take chances with my hair. But anyways   like I was saying I was on a mission to get a trim but the moment I turned my vehicle into the salon driveway something came over me. It was like I was hit with the Holy Spirit. (It it was probably the caffeine,) But I needed to dye my hair! So I did. Black and violet.  Its mainly just black with a little violet in to keep it rich. I also then had another cup of caffeine at the salon because why learn from your mistakes if you can just repeat them?  Just another day kids just another day.

So this all leads to my second near death story. Today it was nice and sunny out and sometimes in the sun my hair looks a bit violet. So as I was walking to my mode of transpiration, the Buick aka grandpa cruiser,  I was trying to turn my head to look at my hair, but since it was kinda windy it was a bit difficult. So there I am looking like an idiot trying to see what color my own hair was (while still struggling to get to my car) when this car next to me starts pulling out an almost hits me!  I could have died!  I mean granted he was probably only going 2 mph at this point but still I could have been incapacitated! I was just minding my own business looking at my hair and I almost died! That would have been it. I would have died just walking to my car because I got distracted by my own hair... not someone else's hair.. no my OWN hair.. And y know what.. I didn't even figure out what color hair I had... what a waste of a near death experience.. This is why I need adult supervision. This is my life kids.

Well thats all I have fore today Loves,
Queen Diva Out.
         
                                                        Stay Fly,
                                                               Cherry XOXO
         

Will Run for Fries.

So I have made the delusional decision to become a runner. Why you may ask? I'm not really sure. Maybe its the way a runner's eye sparkles when they realize they are about to die, or maybe its the sweatiness. Either way I'm clearly unstable. I mean what is more attractive than a dying asthmatic topple over into the pathetic sweaty mess I will have become.

 However, I'm trying to start out slow instead of going full force and burn myself out. And when I say slowly I mean walk fast paced for 5 minutes and then jog/sprint for 2 minutes. I will slowly build myself up to where I can run for most of the time. (If I ever get there.) I'm not sure if this method is really effective or not, but its the one I'm going with. I'm determined to stick to this. I have always wanted to run in a marathon, and I'm going to achieve this. I might die trying, but I will do it.  And I will do it fabulously!

(Reality sets in.)

After the first two days of my decision to become a runner, my legs weren't hurting too bad if at all. I thought I was doing pretty well. Wrong..... I was very wrong. You see I was fine and dandy till the 3 days later when my body decided that it hated me. (This is also happened to be the day that I had to run everywhere for work so definitely not the most ideal time.)  I was a mess. My legs wanted to give up on me while simultaneously cramping up so  I could feel their wrath. It was rough.   There were many moments throughout the day that I was tempted to just lay down in the elevator. Just give up and let the world see the blubbering shambles I was. Its not like anyone would notice some random girl dying in the elevator anyways.   What have I done to myself? In what world did I think this would be a good idea... anyways..

This week beside my insane decision to hurtle myself around in the name of exercise,  I started my second semester of college.  I know you are probably thinking "why are you going back for more punishment?" I don't know.. Seemed like a good idea at the time. However, I already know that this semester is going to be crazier than last. But I already have my first trip of the year planned for next month. So there's a plus. I am finally going to visit the city  I belong in. My whole life I have wanted to go there and next month I will be in it's beautiful city limits.. Ahh.. adventure...

Well anyways my  Dear Divas today's is short and sweet, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Queen Diva out.



                                                                Stay Swazzy,
                                                                            Cherry XOXO

Its Over... Well at Least Halfway...

Hello Gorgeous!  This semester has flown by in one big financial crushing blur. It was such a blur that it almost feels like I didn't accomplish much other than spend a lot of money..which I did...on fun things like textbooks..and binders..and highlighters I never used. But I'm prepared if you guys need some text highlighted or post it notes written because I have plenty of both. I don't know if thats a sign of my shopaholic tendencies or I'm just a really bad college student. Its probably both... 

But now I am finally on Christmas break! And for one glorious month I will not have to do homework, sit through a lecture, or study for quizzes.. Ahh bliss. Now on to celebrating Christmas which for my family won't be until January, but better late than never. However it won't be a complete vacation, in fact most of it will be spent at work.. got to get a Holla for a Dolla. (I don't really know what thats supposed to mean... its just sounded right.) 

So since the semester is over I will share with you the things I  learned so far.... Ba dum da dum!!!! 

1. Sleep is no longer a thing you do, nor do you need it to function.. at least at a college student level of functioning..

2. Normal food and eating habitats do not exist. Now I'm not saying that you'll gain the freshman fifteen or anything. I didn't. All I am saying is that nothing says struggling adulthood like eating off brand pop tarts and goldfish everyday because you can't afford real food. 

3. Know a guy. Now you might be like me (probably not) and not be very skilled in many areas. But as long as you know someone who can do what you can not.. you'll be fine.  College is like a gigantic bartering system. No one has money instead everyone just trades skills in hope that this will look "good" on their college resume. 

4. Always bring your own water bottle to class! You don't want to be stuck drinking that nasty campus bubbler water. (Yes. This is Wisconsin its called a bubbler.) Trust me that stuff is horrible. And having something to drink will also help you stay awake during class. Besides its good to stay hydrated.

5. Mathway.com is your best friend. If this site already isn't a normal virtual destination for you.. it will be.

6. Buy a Sherpa blanket. Now this seems frivolous and strange. But do it! These blankets are life changing. They are softer than your padded grades of extra credit. They are the warmer than your tears of a failed test. They are curvier than the curves on your test. They are the blankets of all blankets. They feel like the moment when you find out you get to sleep in an extra hour because you first class was cancelled.  So buy a sherpa, because when you are having your 12th nervous breakdown from questioning your life decision to attend this torture known as college, you can wrap yourself in the warmth of Sherpa and everything will be alright. 

As you can see I've clearly learned a lot. I don't know why they don't just give me my diploma now. 

I've learned it all.

My dear Divas I hope you have a very Merry and Fabulous Christmas! Queen Diva out.

                                            Stay Fabulous,

                                                     Cherry XOXO 

P.S. I finally got my christmas lights hung up around my room so now it looks all cozy and warm. 

 

The Warm and Fuzzies

Hello my dears! How are we today? It's beautiful Sunday today which makes it a perfect day to relax. I am watching Princess Diaries 2  while Odin (my puppy) sleeps at my feet. There are few better ways to relax than watching Chris Pine *insert heart eye emoji* try and steal the crown from Anne Hathaway.  And of course who doesn't love the Queen and Joe's relationship.

"I look like a moose!!"
"But a very cute moose. Make all the boy moose go WHAAAA." 

Life can get a little busy and we forget about the world around us. But sometimes people remind us that not all humanity is bad. The other day I went out to lunch at this yummy Italian place with one of my friends. It was a nice day so we decided to eat at one of the outside tables. Since it was lunch time the place wasn't too busy yet since they are more of a popular night time restaurant. However outside there was a table of 3 women in there 20-30s and another table of a couple and their daughter who looked like she was about 4-5 years old. My friend and I didn't really notice the girl too much since we were being attacked by bees and when we got there the family was almost done and ready to leave. But a few minutes after the little family left I over heard the table of women next to me talking to the waitress asking if they could pay for that table's check.  The waitress was a bit confused on how to do that since the couple had already paid and left, but she got her boss to void the check and let the women pay for the meal. When she asked why the women wanted to pay for the check one of the ladies said that you could tell that the little girl had cancer by the fact that she was wearing a hat and had a large bottle of hand sanitizer and just her physical actions. The lady went on to say that her father in law had just died (or was diagnosed I couldn't catch that part) from cancer, and she wanted to honor him and help this family by doing something even though it was small like paying for their meal. My heart just burst with warmth and respect for this woman.

The greatest thing about it is that the woman didn't do it for the praise from the couple. They had already left and might not ever realize that they got there lunch paid for by a complete stranger. But they don't need too. My faith in humanity was restored a bit that day. And I hope maybe this little story made you feel a little warm and fuzzy inside. I know it made me feel that way.  And maybe it will remind us to look around at other people before we get so suffocated in our own.

Well my divas until next time. I hope you have a fabulous rest of the day. Queen Diva out.
   
                             Stay Swazzy,
                                      Cherry XOXO

P.S. I got this candle from ShopKo. It's called Autumn Hayride. It smells soooo good and I love it! I love candles in general. I mean I really love candles.  I burn them almost every night before I go to bed. There is just something about candles that is so calming.  Ahhhh relaxing candle bliss.

MMHMMM

Hey Beautiful! So You're probably thinking where  have you been? Well I've been here just busy and well uninspired. I couldn't think of any topics I wanted to write about. However I am back with a few ideas and I am ready to go! I should probably fill you in on a few things that have happened.

College... that happened. I'm only in my second week but I already have questions like.. "what?, why are we doing this?, and can I drop out to help feed my shopping addiction?" ( Yes I  have seriously considered dropping out of school so I could have money to shop. Don't judge me ok. We all have our struggles.)  I mean what is college? Just an extension of the tyranny called high school where all of sudden we have to shell out thousands of dollars and a kidney just to attend. .. Please I'm so over it.

Work..yep. So if you are like me, struggling but somehow surviving, you have a job. Thats essentially all I did this summer. Work. Sounds like a party right? You have no idea.  You would think with all the work I would be rolling in dough but no.. because I am a college student. Ahh the glamorous life a college student leads.

Vacation.. yes. So at the end of the summer a few friends of mine and I went on a mini little trip to Chicago. It was a fun time. We walked the city. Road on a boat through the city. Went to a concert. We are pretty much high class sophisticated people. We think so at least.  We also had this really good stuffed cheese pizza! Yummy! You know us Wisconsinites love our cheese! However Chicago you really need to work on your directing of traffic when there is a concert. Also dear Soldier Field employee whose job is to show people to their seats and rudely asked us if we could read and didn't help us at all.. if we were at Lambeau we wouldn't have had to ask for help! Seriously I could not believe how rude. We weren't the only people who couldn't figure out how to get to your seats. And You charged us $50 to park! To park for 4 hours.. at Soldier field... ugh.  However the trip over all was very enjoyable. Chicago is a lovely city.

Well my dear divas for now I must say goodbye. But expect another post in the next few days.  And don't forget to follow, share, and tell your friends to follow! Love you all! Queen Diva out.

                                          Stay Swazzy,
                                                      Cherry XOXO

Say what?!

 Hello Gorgeous! You look quite spiffy today. Yes, you sitting there reading this blog, looking fabulous. You probably are very put together and educated person. You understand anything anyone throws at you all the time. Well I am not. My skills are looking put together and acting fabulous. And today you are going to listen to me vent a little on some issues I don't understand. Maybe you can explain them to me? Because thats what we do here in little kingdom of fabulousness, we help each other. Well lets get on with these hard hitting topics of things I don't understand.


1.  People who wear Camo as a Fashion Statement.
  We can see you. Your camouflage isn't working. Why are you intentionally wearing something that is supposed to make you invisible? Makes no sense. It doesn't look cute. Think about it have you ever heard anyone go " Man, girl, I saw you looking fine in that camo and my heart just almost fell out of my chest, can I have your number?" Nope you haven't.  If you are in the military and doing military activities than by all means wear camo. Work that camo. Embrace the flage.  But in normal life..Stop trying to make camo happen.

2. Grocery Stores.
   I can navigate my way through any clothing  or department store, but the moment I step into a grocery store I start to have questions like, "Where is it?" "How do I get there?" When will I get there?" "Will I make it out alive?" It gets real in a grocery store. Just today I had to unfortunately go to a grocery store and I was so lost. I walked past the meat section twice before I found it. And why is the meat section so confusing. Like what type of chicken is the right type chicken? How can there be this many different types of chicken?! I just want the kind that I can eat. I don't care about all this extra stuff like whether or not this hen laid the egg that grew up to be in the movie  Chicken Run. I just want normal disease free chicken. Also, the peanut butter which I assumed after I couldn't find it would be in the pancake aisle because you know a lot of people like pb on their pancakes. ( I personally don't eat pancakes. I lead a pancake free life.) However there was no peanut butter. I finally found the peanut butter by chance. I just walked down very aisle till I could find it.
 Tis a stressful world in a grocery store.

3. Culottes.
  Are trying to be a skirt or are you trying to be shorts? Nobody knows.


4. College fees.
I understand that you need money and all to go to school. I mean you got to pay the teachers and such, but whats with  so many extra fees?! It's ridiculous. First of all you have to pay to apply. These poor students have to pay out all this money just so a bunch of strangers who have never met the student can judge them, and  on top of that most students apply to multiple colleges. Nobody has money for that. Don't you people know its a recession. And textbooks. Why are textbooks so expensive?! You only use the book for one section in that one chapter on that one page. And then you think you got it all taken care of when they roll out the bill for a placement testing because apparently your ACT score isn't good enough to judge your academic ability. What's the point of an ACT test then? You got to pay for that too... and then you have to pay for your scores to be sent. Ridiculous!! Fight the system! I don't know how because they won't let you in unless you pay the fees, but fight the system!!!

They also tell you come to our school for all these benefits that will really help you in your life. I once got a brochure for a college and it talked about how they had all these hiking trails you could use to see nature. First of all like I said in my first post I don't do nature. But second of all you want me pay 30,000 dollars just so I can experience some nature?! If I want to see nature I can just go to my backyard where its free, and I don't have to do homework.  Poor college student troubles.

Well my dear little divas I hope you can emphasize with my quandaries or at least explain them to me.
 I will try and post again this week, but I am going to be really busy since I have family in town and my grad party on Saturday. I will try my best.  Don't forget to follow and subscribe so you don't miss out on more posts! Share and tell a friend if you'd like.
                               Stay Fabulous,
                                             Cherry XOXO