Showing posts with label Funny. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Funny. Show all posts

Friday, August 29, 2014

Rainy Day Reads: Mindy Kaling


I have always loved to read, as I have gotten older it has been harder to find time to sit down and enjoy a good book.  This summer, I was able to get through several books on my list – thanks to several rainy days at the beach.  One of them was Mindy Kaling’s memoir, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) a collection of essays, anecdotes, and stand up bits that was hilarious and a really great read. And now I just really want to hang out with her.  She is someone that everyone can relate to, detailing everything from body image, to her awkward encounters with people, and especially her work adventures, every story provides some kind of link into her readers personal lives.  It is always so refreshing when you realize someone famous is like you and, wait for it…. normal *gasp* Her ups and downs prove that success does not come over night and it is refreshing to read about someone who worked hard to succeed, without sacrificing who she is in the process. Mindy had me laughing out loud and calling my friends in to the room with a, “Hey! Listen to this…” After thoroughly enjoying this book, I can’t wait for her new book, entitled Why Not Me? to debut out in the coming year.  Basically, Mindy is great, and if you’re looking for a fun, happy, and hilarious read then this is the book for you!

♥ Caro 

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Dream Jobs


Throughout my life I have dreamed of many different careers.  The most obvious dream being acting, the dream I am currently pursuing (and loving every minute of it.)  Performing has always been something I love more than anything and after years of daydreaming, acting is always my go to.  Here is a list of paths I have thought about going down – and reasons they will never happen.

{Plot Twist – I was the Bitty Baby prototype}

Olympic Gymnast
This one will always be my top choice.  I like to think that this is my mother’s fault for not forcing me to go to gymnastics lessons and thus stunting my growth as a child (5’5” isn’t exactly gold medal height) but it was probably on me.  Though I didn’t have much interest as a child, every time I watch the summer Olympics I dream about being an elite gymnast, they make it look so easy.  This career is not possible because 1) I have no skills, I am not flexible, and I am mentally unable to make my body do tricks and 2) I have aged out… Don’t worry though, I am still working on my cartwheel, I have yet to master it, but I will keep you posted.

Marine Biologist
This was a childhood dream that was slightly misinformed because I thought marine biologists got to swim with Dolphins all day and I really wanted to be a mermaid so I figured this would be the closest I would get to that life path.  This dream was shattered when I found out “biologist” meant there was math and science involved.  I got to take a Marine Science course in high school and I did enjoy it, though we didn’t get to the exciting stuff until the end of the year.  Most of our time was spent studying microorganisms and learning about things that could kill you.  This is why I don’t go in the ocean often, and why I will NEVER swim in the ocean around Australia. 

{Befriending fish with my Dad... look closely}

Olympic Figure Skater
Another Olympic path I have missed because of my mother’s desire for me to have a “normal childhood.” Well that and I am very uncoordinated. I step onto the ice and resemble Bambi, but not in a cute baby fawn, endearing way (or should I say endeering ha, get it? Sorry….) Let’s just say, even if my mother had forced me to go to the rink every morning at 5am to train, we still wouldn’t be on the road to gold.

Olympic Equestrian
Are you sensing a theme here? Basically any Olympic sport where you get to wear a cute outfit, count me in.  Plus I love to ride horses; it makes me feel like a Disney princess. 

Super Model
I would love to be a model, you get to travel and you get to wear pretty clothes.  Models have an air about them that says, “Don’t mess with me” you can spot them immediately walking down Manhattan streets, or sitting in restaurants watching other people eat.  This would have never worked out because I love food and I’m not tall. 

{Look at that sass.  Tell me I couldn't rule the runway}

International Spy
I was obsessed with Agent Cody Banks as a child and decided that my backup plan was to be a secret agent.  Then Get Smart came along and I could totally see myself as Anne Hathaway’s character.  If I couldn’t make it as an actor obviously the CIA would want to put my skills to use.  This job is perfect, plus there is a chance you get partnered up with a super hot guy-spy who could be your secret agent partner, and help you save the world, then kiss you as the sun sets after a long day of butt-kicking…. OK so maybe I would rather play a spy in a movie, in my defense, I can be stealthy when I want to be.  And I already own a lot of black clothes so I'm an economic choice too, since I would bring my own wardrobe.

♥ Caro

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Introduction

Hey! I’m Caroline.  This is my blog! If you are here, good, that means I somehow figured out how to work this after aimlessly pressing buttons.  I suppose I should tell you a little about me:  I like cupcakes and monograms and rainbow sprinkles.  I also enjoy Netflix documentaries, macaroons, and pizza.  And brunch, we LOVE brunch. I currently attend school in New York City and couldn't be more in love with the place.  

I'm starting a blog because I am at the beach and it’s raining (we all know there is nothing to do at the beach when it rains.) So apparently I am delusional enough to believe people would want to read things I wrote.  This blog is a little bit of everything, little essays about life and the funny things that happen, favorite beauty and fashion items, craft ideas, sorority life… I am not totally sure what all we will have but, as you can tell, I am basically a wealth of knowledge ;)

I like puns and parentheses so get ready for a lot of those.  I also love lists and compound sentences.  I can’t spell so everything you are reading was in retrospect generated by a computer as I aimlessly typed and I’m bad at math (that doesn’t affect this blog but I thought I should just go ahead and let you know.) 

In all honesty though, I hope you find it funny, maybe helpful… I will settle for mildly entertaining too (you don’t even have to laugh out loud, just, like, a smile or an internally chuckle is fine by me) It is a work in progress and for a perfectionist like me, that is a hard concept to accept.  So bare with me, I promise it will be worth it. 

In the meantime, you can follow the blog on Instagram too! @handbagsandheartbeats


{me}


♥ Caro