agenda: happy initiative + copywriting

Well what do ya know, I was lazy this past Sunday and didn't get to writing the happy initiative. My bad bloggies. But never fear, for happy is here... And vintage Chanel..

 In honor of The Happy Initiative this week..

First on the agenda, "Shtuff" that made me happy this week...

1. Spring has sprung! Birds chirping in the morning is heavenly.
2. My morning cup 'o' joe with hazelnut cream. Yummo!
3. The end of my nursing home days... as an nurse aide that is.
4. Finding new brands to LOVE. [EmersonMade] <-- check out my last post about this one.
5. Living Word Christian Center.
6. Downtown Stillwater. I know, so not original since this has been on the list for the past couple weeks. But I'm telling you guys, its just devine!
7. Finding vintage Chanel, Gucci, and Yves Saint Laurent in the vintage shops in Stillwater.
8. Vanilla ice cream with a little bit of chocolate sauce and a sprinkling of ground up coffee grounds.
9. First BBQ din-din of the season. The smell of burning charcoal excites me.
10. 4 weeks left of school... yes, the countdown continues.

If that ain't a great list of happy things then I dunno what is people! [country accent emphasized]

And now second item on agenda, copywriting.

The North Loop: My new place of work. 

I started my new job today at IN Food Marketing & Design. I am now their new (might I add lovely) junior copywriter. Never in my life had I seen myself as a writer. But look at me now, writing in the blogosphere, writing copy for an agency..who knows what else could be in the future for me. Exciting thing's I'm sure. I must emphasize the creative toll it takes on ze brain but I am up for the challenge! Now I just need to get this silly "school business" out of the way so I can focus on the good stuff like work, writing, and ...designing. Yes that is in the works my dears, big things on the horizon!

Must go now and study hard aka doze off after ten minutes of reading... tootle loo!

xoxo,

m

initiate happy.

"Happy is the man who finds wisdom and understanding for the gain from it is better than gain from silver and profit better than gold. "- Proverbs 3:13,14

Yes, you guessed it, it's time for The Happy Initiative. Ten things, among many, that made me happy this week.

via Jen Gotch Photography

- Bookstores. I don't even have to get anything, I love just looking...but of course purchasing the goods is fun too. 

- April! Woot woot! That means only one month and a half left of school.

- Rolling down the windows in the car. 

- Green juice.

- Stillwater. 

- Having to take summer classes.Wait....that definitely didn't make me happy BUT the silver lining is if I take the summer classes I'll FOR SURE graduate next fall. Oofta!

- Lipgloss, the really glossy and sticky stuff! 

- Homemade facials.

- A night devoted to my relaxation because of my best friend Linley :) She made an amazing pesto linguini dinner, banana bread bread pudding and the homemade facials just to pamper me. Wow! Such an amazing friend!

- Jen Gotch. A LA photographer... her pictures are featured as my inspiration today. 

Dun du dunnnnn.... guess who's turn it is? YOURS! What made your pearly whites gleam this week?

xoxo,

-m

rewind...and play please!

Monday, Monday....

Photo- Pia ulin

I'm back. Ha! My "hiatus" didn't last long. I woke up this morning in a great mood and realized I started Think In Pink because it makes me happy and The Happy Initiative because I want to help other people be happy too. Why take a break from that?!

I also discovered that other bloggers are pushing The Happy Initiative movement forward by blogging their happy moments too! Woot woot! LOVE this!

I need to run off to work soon but I wanted to leave y'all with a couple songs that made me happy today. Take a look, or rather take a ...listen?...

One to make you happy...

"Happy" -Leona Lewis. Love the words in this one.

One to remind you of your own beauty, inner and out. 

"Beautiful"- MercyMe. 

And one to make you "wanna shake yo bootay" :)

"Super Bass" - Nicki Minaj

I'll leave you with those for now. Wish you all the bestest week full of sunshine, warmth, and dreams of summer lovin'.

xoxo,

-m

.h.a.p.p.y.

Oops, I did it again...

Image from Recherche. Super cute kid prhotography. 

... forgot to post my happy moments of last week. Whoopsies! I'm slacking only because I have been preoccupied with other sorts of things. Sooooooo enough small talk, here comes the goodies:

The Happy Initiative- Week ?:

~50 degree weather, but now we just got dumped on, but I have faith it will melt fast! The weather can only get warmer from here on out!

~ Parade of Homes. Love dream-building.

~ Birthdays: yummy dinner, desserts, cupcakes, presents..

~ PAYDAY FRIDAYS!

~ Making payments on my maxed out  credit card. One of my new years resolutions finally kicking in!

~ Justin Bieber. Yes, I have Bieber Fever. 

~ Quick stop at Mickey D's... I know, I know, sooo bad for you but sometimes I just have to give in to my double cheeseburger kick. :)

~ Hearing the birds sing when I get up now. 

~ Coffee with hazelnut creamer.

~ My new journal I got at Lifeway Bookstore. 

You know what I'm going to say next.... tell me your happy moments please, that in turn would make me veryyyy happy :)

Happy Hump Day everyone! 

Oh and ps I GOT A NEW JOB! Woohoo!!! I will be the junior copywriter at IN Food Marketing and Design. I'm so excited. It will definitely be a challenge because I always will have to have my creative cap on my I am definitely up for it! And its downtown, how cool. 

oh happy day!

Another week gone by, another happy initiative to complete.

I feel as though I have been neglecting Think In Pink. Perhaps because I am so drained from midterms the past two weeks. Spring break couldn't have come at a better time. And though I don't get the luxury of traveling anywhere warm and sunny I still will be appreciating the time off to rejuvenate, get back to my regular workout schedule, catch up on some long overdue reading and just plain ole veg out!

Thanks to some shopping rendezvouses this week, I was able to collaborate a "happy" list with ease for this week. So here it is:

- New nikes! About dang time. 

-Reading, reading, reading. 

- A few goodies from Stacia Wilson Skincare... A couple Murad products and a few things from her own makeup line! Love it!

- Hearing what makes my awesome readers happy! Thanks for commenting ladies. Keep 'em coming!

- Sleeping in. 

- Crave salad and Margherita pizza from Crave Restaurant. Yummmm. 

- Sampling perfume at the perfume counters. I love perfume! Hear are some of my favorites..

(Notice these are all shades of pink. By chance, I swear!)

- Informational interview with Lisa Shortridge from La Rue Marche. She gave me some rockin' advice about starting my own business!

- Twitter. I'm officially addicted. Follow me @MonsThinkInPink. Please and thank you :)

Just click here. 

- Spring break has arrived! Yayayyyyyy. 

That should do it. Now your turn. What made you happy this past week? Any shopping indulgences perhaps? Tell me, tell me!

xoxo,

m

happy happy joy joy

Alright people!! It's THE HAPPY INITIATIVE time!

10 things that made me HAPPY this week are...

- Sister time.
- Delish bread and dipping oil from Biaggi's in Maple Grove.
- Dresses. I would wear one everyday if I could!
- Homemade truffles and caramels. No, I didn't make them... But I should try some time.
- Naps. LOOOONG naps.
- My BCBG Paris black, suede peep-toe booties.
- Informational interviews with savvy business people.
- Puppies.
- Earl grey tea.
- The thought of just one more week left until spring break. Wahooooo!!

Tell me your happy moments of the week. No really, please do. You would make my day if you responded!

xoxo,

m

p.s... So I have an update on my "business plan". I have been meeting with different business owners and talking with professors about how to start my own business. I finally feel like an entrepreneur now. I have all these ideas in my head that I feel like I'm going to burst..I'm lovin' it.  I mean, it's going to be awhile before I even have the money to start but ya gotta start somewhere right?!

I'm trying to figure out some cute ways to set up a little work station for myself. I'm likin' the rustic feel captured here...

Image found at Lushlee.com. Photography done by Artemis Russell. 

musical chairs

I just realized that I forgot to post my top ten happy moments of last week! So I must share those ASAP!

But first- remember the days of musical chairs? How fun was that game?! It was especially exciting when the teacher would put on a silly song that made all the kids laugh. So this week's, well actually last week's, happy initiative is/was inspired by music.

Anyone up for a game of musical chairs? Or perhaps just a lazy day beach getaway with some good tunes? 

Image from A Beach Lover's Place

Top Ten Songs that made me HAPPY:

1. "Rolling in the Deep" -Adele
2. "Born this Way" - Lady Gaga
3. "All Day Long" - Billy Currington
4. "Show Me a Good Time" - Drake
5. "Mountain and the Sea" - Ingrid Michaelson
6. "At or With Me" - Jack Johnson
7. "Don't Panic" - Coldplay
8. "Man of the Hour" - Norah Jones. So cute for the dog owners out there!
9. " E.T" - Katy Perry ft. Kany West
10. "Syrup & Honey"- Duffy
Bonus tracks: "Karaoke"-Drake, "Love Gun"- Cee Lo Green ft Lauren Bennett, and "Kissin in Cars"- Jesse Lee.

Tell me some from your playlist! I love adding to mine. Also, keep your eyes out for this week's happy initiative!

xoxo,

m

l 'initiative heureuse

It's about that time of the week again... dun dun duh duhhhhh... The Happy Initiative! So here it is; the top ten things that made me happy this week.

un- sugarland's new song- "little miss". love love love it.

deux- 50 degree weather in the middle of february.

trois- my off weekend from work. thank the Lord!!!

quatre- preston kelly. i had an informational interview there this week. Kate, the young woman I spoke with was very down to earth and the space was awesome. It was just what I needed to give me a boost of motivation to keep trucking along with these countless interviews, yet no offers.

cinq- my weiner dog, Lucy, aka Lulubelle, luci-nator, fatty. So fat and so cute. 

six- chinese food. mmmmmm.

sept- got my new red TOMS. can't wait to wear them! Not only do I love how cute they are or how every pair of shoes sold gives a child in need a pair of shoes but I love how Blake Mycoskie, the founder of TOMS, had a dream to start a company that had this idea of one-for-one and so many people thought he was crazy and it was a crazy business plan. Low and behold... a phenomenon was born.

huit- getting some ideas of what to do with the happy initiative. I want to start a business, I want to give money to some charities that I love, and I want to make people happy. Some how, some way, I will make this happen.

neuf- french. the language just puts a smile on my face. thus the "french-inspired" post today.

dix- potato chips with kethcup. baaaaaaadd habit but ohhhh so good. tastes just like fries.

C'est fini. Now it's your turn.

Avoir mes amis! Je t'aime.

xoxo

m

double deuces

Sunday Funday!

My birthday week has come to an end but I must say it was a blast thanks to my lovely family and friends. I got to celebrate more than once for the big double deuces! It was filled with cupcakes, food, wine, drinks, presents, laughter, pictures, and just down right bliss. And since I've taken a hiatus from t.i.p.  this week, I need to follow up on "the happy initiative, week dos...a birthday edition".

10 things that made me HAPPY this week:

1.A cupcake cake, topped with a tiara of course! Made by my mother, this cake was delish, and uber cute!

2. A whole week full of birthday celebrations.

3. Birthday drinks: Vodka lemon freezes. mmmmmm...

4. My nephew. He came for my family birthday dinner and just is the cutest thing alive. Since I'm 22 now, instead of saying "twenty-two", he says two-two. Just too dang cute!

5.A cupcake piggy bank. My mom went a little overboard with the cupcake theme this year...

6.Dinner with friends at Mozza Mia. I must say, the atmosphere was awesome and the pizza was tasty but Punch Pizza still holds a special place in my heart for favorite pizza pick!

7. Black and white photos.

8. Wine... in this case, Montepulciano. Us girls shared a bottle of this with our pizza. Not only is it tasty but its fun to say too!

9. Getting a bajillion notifications on Facebook on my birthday with birthday wishes from people I talk to on a regular basis and those I never see. Its a good feeling that people will remember and be willing to wish you a good day....even if Facebook makes it easy.

10. The realization that I'm one year closer to the rest of my life.

Share with me what made you happy, contact my via email, leave a comment, or Facebook me. I would LOVE to hear!

xoxo,

m

little bits of happy.

~the happy initiative. week one. ~

Talk about happy... Image- Davina Zagury. Check out her work at here.

10 things that made me happy this week ...


The weather warming up ever so slightly. 
New followers on my blog.
Polish birthday cards that came in the mail.
Fresh grapefruit. 
Positive comments on my blog from individuals I do not even know. 
Skinny cinnamon dolce latte. 
The beginning of February.
A random lady on the bus commenting on a lemon wedge in my water.."Is that a goldfish in your water?"...."No ma'am, its a lemon."..She just giggled and looked out the window.
Lemon water. 
The bus driver waiting for me as a run to catch the bus in the morning. 


What made you happy this week? Let me know. 


xoxo
m