Hello everyone! I hope that you're all having a wonderful May filled with laughter, love and just overall greatness. As many of you know, I celebrated my birthday on the 14th and it was wonderful. The festivities aren't over yet-- I have some little individual parties that are being thrown in my honor (otherwise known as lunch with friends that got delayed due to busy schedules). I'm surprised at how nice the weather has been so far in May! It rained all day on my birthday, which I kept telling everyone is good luck, but other than that it's been pretty nice. In case you were wondering-- yes! Liam did give me a birthday card for my birthday (haha-- we are such dorks. Brett found a birthday card with a picture of a Westie puppy on it and signed Liam's name to it.) Now that half of the May celebrations are over, it's a perfect time to share with you the items that I am kicking on this month and let me tell you-- this was tough! I was introduced to so many new things this month that I'm sort of mildly obsessed with, so I will have to just pick out my favorites and go with it! → read more…

Ah! I can't believe that January is here and we're officially in the year 2009! Well, I guess I can believe it based on the fact that 2008 seemed to last forever and I don't know about you guys, but I personally felt like 2008 was a terrible year. I'm more than ready to party it up in 2009 and to hopefully make some healthy changes in my life, which is something that almost everyone tries to do in their list of resolutions. As with every other month that I've celebrated so far with my blog, I have pinpointed some things that I am currently digging at the end of December and into the month of January. A lot of my current kicks were discovered as a result of gifts I received at Christmas and I'd like to extend a big, warm thank you to my friends and family that gave me such wonderful gifts and that took some time out of their busy schedules to spend some time with me. My family had a wonderful Christmas and I hope that your family had a lovely holiday season, too. So, without further adieu, here is a list of my Current Kicks for the month of January! → read more…

Yay! December is here and that of course means that Christmas is well on it's way! I have been preparing for Christmas for well over two months and I am pleased to report to you that I am more than halfway done with my holiday shopping! I wanted to save a little bit of the shopping so I could experience the joyous event of Christmas shopping in the mall as you juggle your bags and your Starbucks Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha and check your list (yes, I carry a list) every so often to make sure that you're right on track! My kicks for this month are 100%, purely and totally devoted to the holiday season and I'd have it no other way. We just had our first big snow here in Columbus and while the weathermen stated that it'd be a, "light snow, possibly up to half an inch to one inch". Well...looking outside right now, it's been snowing all day and it's more like we're closing in on three inches. Crazy... but not as crazy as the local drivers. I almost want the local news channels to do a segment on how to properly drive in this weather, I think that it would do nothing but good for the community and would be a nice refresher for everyone. Even though I've dedicated the majority of this month into buying presents to satisfy the kicks of my family and friends (in the form of presents, of course), I have picked out a few things that I feel need to be shown some lovin' in my December Kick List! → read more…

Even though we're well into November, I'm a little bit in shock that October went by so fast and we're currently on the fast track towards the holiday season. Aside from being in shock, I'm actually experiencing a swarm of emotions from the shock to a bit of disappointment in myself that I wasn't able to do as many blogs as I wanted to for Halloween and October! It's been a really crazy couple of months as I've been trying to balance everything, but my hope is that I will be able to share some of my ideas for November and December and at least get out some of my creativity before I burst! As far as my current kicks are concerned, I've pretty much been concentrating on fulfilling the kicks of others while Christmas shopping this month that I haven't really dedicated a lot of time into looking around for my own, personal kicks! Fortunately, I've taken some time to consider the items that I am absolutely loving this month and am proud to present them to you right here and now in my kick list for November! → read more…

I have to admit...one of my favorite blogs to write on here is my current kick list and it's a blog that I only get to do once a month, so I really try to put a lot of thought into what I put on here. I particularly enjoy doing my kick list because it allows me to share a bit of my personality with you, as well as highlight some things that I'm currently digging. It also gives me the opportunity to give well-deserved shoutouts to great products and companies that I hope you check out. I especially like to receive feedback from all of you on what you're absolutely loving right now, so make sure that you do share it all with me! October is a month that is truly and purely related to my love for all things autumn such as carving pumpkins, eating caramel apples and candy apples, drinking apple cider, planting hardy mums, shopping for harvest smelling candles, making fall leaf wreathes...etc. There are, however, things that I'm already loving this month that aren't purely fall related...even though I may throw in one or two (just like I did last month). In September, I got reacquainted with my fall love interests and this month I have managed to incorporate them back into my life. → read more…

I can't believe that it's September already...where the hell has this summer gone?! The fact of the matter is that even though the summer has flown by in the blink of an eye,  we must embrace the fact that fall is here and hopefully will stay around for awhile. The great thing about Ohio is that we have all four seasons, that's right ladies and gents-- all four seasons that are complete with hot weather in the summer, snow in the winter, leaves changing in the fall, and pretty weather (and lotsa allergies) in the spring. I think that fall is one my favorite times of the year because of all of the wonderful scents of pumpkin, cinnamon, and especially the crisp air that is infused with the somewhat funky smell of leaves. September is the time that I use to finish up all of my summer lovin' and get reacquainted with my fall love interests, which you will notice in my kicks for this month. → read more…

It's time for another kick list, wahoo! August is here and so is the hot weather-- yuck. Actually, the weather has been really nice here so far this summer and as a result I am trying very hard not to complain about it. It's not so much hot as it is humid and unfortunately, it is that very humidity that I find to be brutal. All of that interesting weather stuff aside, let's get onto my latest obsessions for the lovely month of August. I was going to come up with a list of specific kicks to assign for each month, but they're so random that I doubt that it'd work out that well (especially since I hate forcing creativity). After thinking about my current favorites and determining what I wanted to highlight and what I just couldn't seem to get enough of...I came up with my Current Kick List for the month of August. → read more…

I am definitely the type of person that gets on "kicks", meaning that I find/rediscover something that I really like and then I continue to like it at an amplified rate. My kicks don't really die out so much as they just go back to being a like and no longer an obsession of the moment. There really isn't a particular rhyme or reason to my kicks; they come and go, some last longer than others, some are reoccurring, etc. I seem to regularly get on different kicks through the changing months and they typically coincide with my mood, the season, or whatever it is that is currently occupying my time or fascinating me at the moment.  I have decided to showcase my kicks in my favorite "list" format in hopes that you may develop a kick, or perhaps share your own! Thinking about it... maybe my "lists" are a form of a kick...hm. → read more…