Get Your Selfie On

Woo hoo its Friday!
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Its been another crazy busy week with equally crazy weather. Seriously is winter ever going to be over! Its been on of those weeks were I have been falling asleep as soon as I hit the pillow but I am loving having a busy schedule again. Lets recap this busy week with some Friday Five action!

1. On Tuesday I had the chance to go on a little field trip for work with a group of visiting students from America. This was the first time in over 5 months that I have heard English being spoken all around me and it was a bit of a shock. Apparently words like selfie, ratched and hashtag are super in right now. Or it may be the fact that I was spending the afternoon with a group of teenagers that made it seem that way.

It was really interesting hearing their initial thoughts about Iceland. At first I found myself thinking what a silly comment that is so narrow minded, but then I realized I thought the same exact things when I first came to Iceland! Being able to share some of my insight about Iceland was really fun, especially when we took them to see the beautiful Blue Lagoon.
The Blue Lagoon will always amaze me, it is just so beautiful. Our trip also included a visit to a geothermal plant, some time spent out by the ocean, and I somehow found myself out caving exploring in some lava tunnels.

It was an eventful day and I have lots of pictures to share. By the time the trip was over I was completely exhausted and I still can’t get the word selfie out of my head. Maybe its because I am also a bit obsessed with the song #SELFIE but who isn’t right now.

2. Currently I am working in a position that I really enjoy but at the moment I am just a temporary employee. This means little pay and the constant stress of whether or not I will be offered a full time position. I won’t know for a few more weeks what the future of my position will be but I am really hoping for good news. Now that I have started this job I don’t want to have to walk away and start the job search all over again. Fingers crossed good news will be headed my way!
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3. I have been really into meal planning lately and have been spending way too much time browsing Pinterest for new recipes to try out. This week I tried 2 new recipes using Cauliflower, I am trying to sneak in vegetables as much as possible without H knowing it. I will say I think my plan was successful, H loved both the recipes and Cauliflower is now one of my favorite vegetables to cook with.

My first successful attempt at Cauliflower Pizza.

I didn’t think to grab a picture until after I starting eating but this dinner was so good I had to share. I made garlic cauliflower “mashed potatoes” and coconut chicken, it was amazing! This always made for really good leftovers, highly recommend trying these recipes out!

4. Our weather seems to be just getting worse and I am starting to feel like I will never see the sun again. I know this is being dramatic but when I look at my weather forecast and all I see is rain, snow, wind, and cold temperatures for the next week it makes things look hopeless. I blame that one sunny day we had for getting my hopes up!

This stormy weather is really making me miss my car. When I am riding my bike to work with the rain hitting my face and the wind threatening to blow me over I can’t help but think why in the hell I left my almost new car back at home.

If only it weren’t for the fact that I moved across the world then my car could have came along. Now I just need to figure out what I am going to do with my car that is just sitting back at home draining my bank account with those lovely car payments. How was I suppose to know that I would be moving to Iceland only 6 months after I signed my life away to car payments.

This whole car thing has been causing some serious stress these past few weeks. Adult decisions are just to difficult! And why in the world do cars have to cost so much only to lose their value quicker than you can drive it! Car rant over.

5. To end things on a note here are some things I am looking forward to in the next couple weeks.

• This weekend H and I will be attending the annual ball for my work. I am really looking forward to the evening and I am excited to finally get to be the one taking H instead of me just attending his work events.
• H’s mom is doing some remodeling which means we get a few new “free” furniture pieces. I can’t wait to rearrange our apartment and make it feel a bit more cozy.
• The first weekend of April we will be joining some friends for a trip out to the countryside. I have always wanted to stay in one of the cabins everyone is always talking about so I can’t wait to get out of the city for a few days.
• Even though I am stressed and nervous about my future job status I am also really looking forward to what pans out in these next few weeks!

One last note to add, today marks my 5 month in Iceland! I can’t believe I have been away from home for 5 months already. Some days it feels like I have been here forever and others times it seems like I just arrived. With each day that goes by the more comfortable I am in my surroundings. The first 6 months are supposedly the toughest so I am almost there! I will have my 5 month recap up next week, for now I am going to celebrate surviving this long.

Have a great weekend everyone. And since I haven’t been able to get this song out of my head all week I am linking up with Whitney and getting my selfie on.

Question of the Day?
What is something your looking forward to in the next few weeks?

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