So, like I mentioned in one of my last posts, I don't do much at my job. Tonight we had a really slow spell. All the beds were clean, my list of chores were done, I'd already painted my nails, texted everyone back.. and there was nothing to do. I could have, of course, read my summer reading book that was sitting in my purse.. but I'd have to be pretty desperate to do that. Not because I don't like books. Because I very much do. But because that book is extremely and utterly boring. And nonfiction. No. Thank. You. So.. I pulled out a little notebook from the side drawer and made some lists: lists of things that I love and lists of things that I could do without. For all that are interested, here you go.

Things that Stephanie dislikes:

• Pessimistic people.


• Mean people.. people that target others just because.


• Ebonics.


• Ignorance.


• People that stand in the hallways/aisles at WalMart like the people behind them have nowhere to be.


• Close mindedness. Is mindedness a word?


• Chihuahuas


• When someone cannot hold a conversation.


• Awkward silences.


• When I pull on a door that is supposed to be pushed and make myself look really dumb.


• Dr. Pepper


• Seafood


• Seeing someone being made fun of


• MATH


• A person that HAS to prove that they are right and you are wrong.


• Clowns


• When someone takes 5 hours to text back


• Dishonesty


• Fighting. With anyone.


• Confrontation.


• Being stuck in the house.


• Not being able to sleep.


• losing touch with someone.


• Looking back on a friendship and knowing that it won't ever be the same.


• Wanting so badly to change something.. yet knowing that you can't.


• Toddlers and Tiaras.


• Politics. Seriously.. shut up.


• When people's tags stick out of their shirts.


• My retainers.


• Being lied to.. because it makes me feel like I wasn't good enough for the truth.


• Being blown off or pushed aside.


• Predictable books.


• Having so many children that you deserve a reality show.


• That my list is this long.. and that it could keep going.

Things that Stephanie loves:

• Sunshine.


• Coffee.


• Taco Bell


• Shoes of every shape and kind and color and brand <3


• Nail polish


• Good books.


• English.


• When you lay on the couch all day and feel like you haven't wasted a single minute.


• My nephews.


• Miniature things


• Bonfires


• Sailboats


• Audrey Hepburn


• Insightful quotes.


• Twitter.


• Having a clean room.


• Smelling good.


• Cooking... particularly baking.


• Big Band music.


• Riding with the windows down.. no matter what the weather.


• Loving people.


• Nice people.. the kind of people that turn your whole day around just by being who they are.


• Musical Theatre.. and acting in general.


• CSI, Law & Order, Criminal Minds, etc.


• Being around kids.


• Helping people.


• Smiling and being smiled at in return.


• Generous people.


• Buying a bunch of stuff on sale and reveling in the glory of how much money you just saved.


• catching lightening bugs.. and letting them go of course.


• Golden Retrievers.


• Thinking about my future.


• Sweet Tea. Preferably my mom's.


• Hydrangeas.


• Decorating.


• Weddings.. everything about them.


• Dresses.


• Bracelets.. lots of them.


• Having lots and lots of candles allll over the place.


• Being tan.


• Handsome boys. Nice ones though.


• Traveling.


• Being with the people that I love.


• People that can make me laugh.


• Corny jokes.


• Being spontaneous.. doing something just because it feels right.


• Watching the sun come up and go down.


• Knowing that everything happens for a reason.. and that it'll all be just fine in the end.


• Learning from my mistakes.


• Knowing that God has always got my back.


• Black, shiny, too big for me, SUVs.


• Being short. Yep.


• Laughing genuinely and heartily.


• My friends. :)


• My life.


• That this list is so long.. and that I could keep it going forever.