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Apparently, I've been pretty MIA from my blog. I guess that's part of the whole holiday stress season. In addition to working 6 days a week, my family is down a car, which means I get to wake up an hour earlier than normal to drive my mom to work and I don't get to take my nap until way later since I get to pick her up from work too. Throw in some, "How the hell am I going to afford Christmas presents?" stress and that makes for a very unhappy Kaileigh.

Last night, I decided it was time for an update and of course, my computer wouldn't turn on. Life. But, here I am and let me fill you in on what I've been up to lately.

READING // Just finished Going Clear. I really enjoyed it and I highly recommend it to anyone. Now, I'm reading The Cuckoo's Calling. I'm trying to go in without any expectations, but I feel as if it's fairly obvious it was a female writer from the get-go.

LISTENING TO // In addition to all my podcasts that I follow, I downloaded Beyonce's album. I HAD TO. I wasn't planning on it, but I saw tweets of some of the lyrics and IT WAS DONE.

EATING // Cookies. All the cookies.

DRINKING // More coffee than usual. Since I'm waking up earlier, I finish my first cup before 5 am and I immediately want another one.

WATCHING // During one hell of a hangover on Saturday, I managed to watch the entire last season of Futurama.

LOOKING FORWARD TO // The holidays being over. I really thought I was going to get into the Christmas spirit this year and money is just holding me down. Or, I guess the lack of money. I'll be working most of the holiday anyway so, time with my family will be limited.

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READING / Where You'd Go, Bernadette? It's an easy read. Which is a nice change of pace because the last book I started was about Jesus and it was dense with facts from the Bible and a little overwhelming. 

EXCITED FOR / Getting my Peanut all weekend! Unfortunately, this is my last time with him before he moves to Hawaii. Yes - you read that correctly. My beautiful nephew is moving across the ocean from me. Everyone keeps telling me that I have a great excuse to visit Hawaii, but they're not the ones footing the bill. 

LISTENING TO / N'SYNC. Yeah, I'm really hoping there will some sort of reunion (48 reasons why there should be a reunion). I threw the CD in my car and while I was impatiently waiting for my iOS 7 update, I listened to it. Nothing beats singing along to "Bye Bye Bye." Nothing. 

WATCHING / Voyager. I even write songs about it while I'm watching it because I really am a huge nerd. 

DRINKING / Ace's Pumpkin Cider. It's that time of year so this is all you'll find me drinking. Sorry.

CURRENTLY.

LOVING // My new color scheme and header on the blog. Yeah, it took me the entire episode of Mad Men, but I'm really feeling what I've got going on here. If you're reading this through Feedly or Bloglovin' - make sure to check out what I'm talking about at my blog.

READING // I'm still stuck on Maphead by Ken Jennings. It's such a good read, but I'm having trouble finding time to read. Between work, going to the gym, and spending time with my boyfriend -- and trying to be a real adult -- reading has taken a huge backseat. Whoops! Here's hoping I finish it before my next "Currently" post.

WATCHING // Star Trek: The Next Generation. I actually have a whole blog post about why I love this show so much scheduled for next week.

EATING // Healthy! I started counting calories almost two weeks ago and I've been doing a really great job. It's definitely hard, but it's incredibly striking to see how much I was eating versus how much I should be eating. Right now, my main goal is to just eat less than I have been. I used to sit down and be able to eat an entire bag of chips. I don't want to cut out all the good things because that would be boring, but I definitely want to make sure I'm eating appropriate amounts of those good things.

DRINKING // A ton of water with lemon in it. Delicious and healthy.

THINKING // How overwhelmed I get and how quickly I let things get out of hand. I really need to keep working on maintaining a balance of all the things in my life instead of just letting a few things get out of control while I focus on others. I want to be able to do all the things and it's really hard because once I start a new project, old ones fall by the wayside.

For instance, I got so into this blog when I was battling my depression and the minute my life picked back up and I wanted to be involved with my life, I started to ignore this project. That's not what I want. I love being able to use this to express myself and talk about things that are important to me. And, it helps me stay out of that funk of depression. I just want to work on creating a balance between living my life and having an outlet. And, to be able to add in all the other awesome things that I want to do.

RIGHT NOW // As you read this, probably, I'm on my way to Las Vegas with my boyfriend and a bunch of my friends. Be sure to follow me on Instagram.

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READING: Still chugging through Space Chronicles by Neil deGrasse Tyson. I've been so sick this week that everytime I start to read, I just fall asleep. Basically, any time I get comfortable, I fall asleep.

LISTENING TO: I can't stop listening to the new Daft Punk song - Get Lucky.



WATCHING: I've been a terrible TV watcher lately or maybe that's a good thing. The only thing I've actually sat down and watched this week was Mad Men on Sunday. And, it's so great this season, but I say that every season. I've been watching old episodes of Futurama while laying on the couch too, but I keep falling asleep - like I said, being sick is terrible and I'm just constantly tired.

THINKING ABOUT: What I'm going to do with my life. I don't talk about my job on my blog, but I will say that I've been there for 7 and a half years and I'm definitely ready to move on. Whether that means staying in Arizona or not, I'm not 100% sure.

LOOKING FORWARD TO: Getting better! I cannot wait until I'm at 100% again. This cold has knocked me out of my running schedule and has made for one terrible week. Laying on the couch is not my idea of a good use of my time. And, I'm so excited for my vacation next month to San Diego.

MAKING ME HAPPY: My boyfriend. He's been extra good to me while I've been sick. He even came over and watched Up! with me on my couch. I can't wait to be in San Diego with him next month.

Life Lately...

I've been busy! I've been working a ton. And when I get home from work, all I want to do is nap. So, I've just been working, napping, and then grabbing a drink. Don't fret -- I have a lot of exciting things coming up for Somehow Chaotic. It's just a matter of getting everything ready.

Currently, I've been WATCHING: The IT Crowd again. I forgot how hilarious this show is. LISTENING TO: Still listening to Riff Raff. Obsessively. DRINKING: Water. I wish it was cranberry juice because my body needs to detox from this weekend. But water will do. WEARING: My favorite Suns sweatshirt. THINKING ABOUT: How much I wish I could be playing the new SimCity, but it's not available for Macs yet. WANTING: A new crossbody bag. My current one is falling apart and I need a new one.

Here are some pictures and I promise, things will get more interesting when I have some more time.

That day it snowed in Scottsdale, AZ / Magic. 

Magners at Shobbie's / Delicious cheeseburger at Indulge

$3 Mojitos / I gave my boyfriend the best birthday present. 

What have you been up to lately? Let me know in the comments!