Random Thoughts of a Qureshi

Beauty/Lifestyle Box Subscriptions

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:53:00 +0000

Beauty Subscription Boxes are my weakness. I have a subscription to a couple but I keep wanting to get more. What I love about them is that you don`t ever have to go out and buy full sized products just to try them out. The boxes you get delivered to your door contain all the products you will ever need to figure out what kind of products suit your skin type the best and which ones you love. Once you figure that out you can go and buy the very expensive full sized products. Its such a convenience especially since I have a 3 month old baby and I have absolutely no free time between work, my husband and her.

The boxes I have tried so far are Luxe Box from Loose Button and Glossy Box. Both deliver to Canada which is the reason I subscribed to them since I do live in Canada. Most box subscription companies do not deliver to Canada yet which is a real bummer but it is starting to change slowly.

Luxe Box was great in the beginning. It was a monthly subscription so you received a box every month at a very affordable price of $10 a month. They started off with very little variety but expanded very fast. But with the expansion they started to charge more and eventually changed their plan to 1 box every 3 months. With the monthly boxes they gave you 5 products and with the 3 month they changed it to 8 products. I did not think that was a good deal at all since the price went up but the product numbers went down by a lot! It is a good subscription because you get a lot of different products but I don't think it is worth it which is why I decided to cancel.

After that I decided I will subscribe to the Glossy box as a trial for 3 months. I received my three boxes and they had a few products that I found myself buying again once I was finished with the `samples`. However I did not renew my subscription as yet because I needed to take a break and try out the piles of products I had sitting around from all my other boxes.

While I was taking my time to go through all the different products I had lined up I came across Lifestyle box subscriptions and realized that those boxes give you a lot more value for your money. The subscription that attracted me the most was the Pop Sugar Must Have box. Unfortunately they do not deliver to Canada so I cannot subscribe to it. I wish there was a way to get around that but till I find a way I guess I will have to wait. This box is a little on the pricey side but you get full sized products. Your box contains food items, household items, fitness items ... a mix of everything lifestyle related. I think it is a lot more practical to subscribe to a box like that because it gives you such a wide range of products that you will probably never get a duplicate product or something similar. And You will have full sized products which I feel is a better way to go. You can get samples for free from anywhere. Thats why they are called samples. Why pay for something you can pretty much get for free.

I also have a list of baby subscription boxes on my other blog called Life: Unexpected As Expected. Check it out if you want to take a look at those.

So my research has begun. I need to find a good lifestyle box that delivers to Canada. And if not then a way to get the box to me somehow. Lets see!

Wish me luck lol

C ya!

The Hospital Bag and How It Makes Me Feel

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:03:00 +0000

Being so new and clueless to pregnancy, the one thing that continues to make me nervous every time I think about it or look at it is the dreaded hospital bag. Packing a bag to take with you to the hospital starts to make things feel real all of a sudden. All thoughts about what might happen next come rushing to you. Even things you may have blocked out because you just don’t want to know until it actually happens. But this bag!! It’s a constant reminder that you at some point in the very near future will be going to the hospital. And it may or may not be a very ‘easy’ trip.

So to make this whole process easier, what really needs to go in this bag? I was always confused about it. I tried reading up on what should go in there and there are plenty of lists online that give you detailed information on what is needed and what might not be. After a few days of researching, I decided to go directly to my doctor and ask her what I really should take with me to the hospital and what I should leave behind. She willingly gave me a list with not too much on there. When I questioned her about why this list is so different from what I have been seeing online she told me that this list she provided me with was based on what the hospital I was pre-registered at has available and what they do not have access to. So to make your life easier… ask your doctor!

The list I got from my doctor was very small but I will share it with you anyway. Here's what was on it:

Hospital documentation
Benefits/insurance information
Car seat for Baby
Take home outfit for baby
Receiving blankets
diapers
Going home outfit for you
Gown
Slippers
Socks, underwear
Nursing bra
Pajamas
Comfortable clothes (3 t shirts and pants)
Camera (video, picture)
Comfortable clothes for hubby
Change for snacks
Snacks (i.e. Popsicles etc)
Towel
Toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, face wash … etc)
Hair tie, Hair clip

So there you have it. That’s what I am planning on doing today. Packing everything on that list. I will stop slacking and actually do this today. Not that I have any other option…. 7 days is not a lot of time lol.
Wish me luck! =)

Crunch Time

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:47:00 +0000

So its crunch time. Today is February 11^th and that means that the baby is going to be here at least as early as 9 days. Yes … I am aware of the “it can happen at any time” situation as well. I’m new to this and I may also be extremely clueless as to what’s about to come at me once this baby is here. I get very conflicted emotions when I think about it. It’s obviously the most exciting situation of my life after getting married to my awesome husband =) but I am also freaking out every min of the day. Thinking about what happens between now and when the baby is born scares me. As I’m sure it does all other first time pregnant women. When I planned to get pregnant and it finally actually happened, I never really thought about what was going to happen next. I thought … awesome… I’m pregnant! Without giving it a second though or stopping to think what will happen next now that I AM pregnant. Seeing everyone around me getting pregnant made the process look easy. But what I didn't expect (but somehow always knew was going to be this way) was all the stress and the frustration that comes with being pregnant.

Thankfully I have had a very good pregnancy so far. I didn't gain more weight than I should have. I didn't feel sick or have any symptoms of being pregnant until I actually started to gain a little belly and started to not be able to do things … like sleep … and put on my shoes lol. And that didn't start till month 7 and a half. So I am very thankful.

Being the kind of active person I am … I have a hard time not being able to do things. And that’s what has frustrated me the most during this whole process. I don’t like to complain and I don’t like asking for help … but being pregnant … it gives you no choice. There are just certain things you can’t … or shouldn't do and if you can’t do it… someone’s has to do it and do it right. My poor husband, he’s actually been doing an awesome job at trying to keep my craziness at bay. And has also gotten used to my lists!

So now that I only have a scheduled 9 days to go before my due date, my stress level is slightly high. Not because of the things I need to do… because I’m crazy and have been overly prepared for about a month now. It’s because I have never done anything like this before. And when I say I have never … I really mean I have actually never been in a situation where I have been in a hospital… for anything (thankfully). I have never even had my wisdom teeth surgery and have not had a single stitch on my body. It scares me going to the hospital and even seeing someone I know is there. Hopefully I won’t freak out when things actually start to happen.

Honestly, I am a true believer in going with the flow. Up until now I have stayed clear of other people’s horror stories and experiences. I don’t want to know how bad you situation was or even how easy you had it. If everyone’s experience is always different than I would rather make my own experience be the only experience in my brain. I will over think it and make it worse than it is in my own head and I’ll be fine. But going into something with other people’s bad experiences in your head is just asking for paranoia and panic. As long as the nurses and the doctors are helpful enough to keep me grounded and I have my husband with me things should go at least less scary than what my brain is making it out to be. And I am perfectly okay with that.

So after all that being said … 9 days is not a long time, and I’m waiting … wish me luck! =)

Happy 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:12:00 +0000

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!

Hope you have an amazing 2013 =)

Bohemian Photoshoot =)

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:41:00 +0000

I came across a Fashion Served link while browsing and the pictures from the shoot below really caught my attention. I love how the pictures portray the model to be fierce, innocent, confident and dreamy at the same time. LOVE the photography.

Photographer: Joanna Kustra

xoxo

Sarah

=)

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:48:00 +0000

i carry your heart with me (i carry it in
my heart) i am never without it (anywhere
i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing, my darling)
i fear
no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) i want
no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)
~e. e. cummings

Stop and Think ...

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:05:00 +0000

Good God! Its been months... and I mean many many MONTHS since I have even posted something really garbage on here or on Youtube. What is up with that. Geez! So unlike me.

But it has definitely been an eventful disappearance. Many good things have happened and many many sad ones. And I have realized both teach us very different things. Happiness in your life gives you an abundance of people/friends around you to join in the good times which makes you loose track of your own self at times. But what I have realized is that you need these sad and unfortunate moments to bring you back to self realization. It gives you a chance to stop and think about who you are and how far or close that person is from what you have always wanted to be or thought you were. It puts a lot of things into perspective for you about yourself because it gives you a chance to stop for a while and think. I have realized we don't do that much anymore. We keep our lives as busy as we possibly can because we at that moment think we are trying to keep up with life. But life was never meant to be that busy or stressful or hectic and that is what makes us loose focus from what truly is important. Life is not meant to be about "Me" .... its supposed to be about how "I" live my life and in return ... how that affects the people around me, because believe me ... what you do and how you carry on does affect others who love you and care about you. This way ... life is still about "Me", but its about a better, happier, stress free and a more positive "Me". And that cant possibly be bad =)

R.I.P Khala Ami. You will be missed ... forever, because you were an amazing person who has affected all our lives in a way no one ever could and we love you.

Zooming In: I Ventured Into Lush ...

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:21:00 +0000

** Song of the Day: LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It **

I don't usually post stuff like this but this was just too awesome to pass up.

I was in serious need of a new facewash and I have been looking around for one for weeks. So as I was wondering around at the mall I couldnt resit walking into Lush. I love the stuff in that store... even though I dont buy much from them... I love browsing and smelling all the awesome stuff they have. Everything smells so good!

While I'm in there, I remembered reading somewhere that they have really good face care products. So I proceed to ask the girl about it and the excitement on her face was incredible! She asked me a few .. ok maybe more than a few ... questions about my skin type and all that jazz. And then picked up this chunk of black coal. Initially I looked at it and was like ... Um im not putting that black crap on my face u crazy girl. And then she asked me to humor her and proceeded to do a little demonstration on my hand! I am not joking! After she was done ... my skin felt incredible. Then she showed me a toner and a moisturizer which also blew my mind! Their products really are amazing. And ofcourse I bought the whole skin regimen.

I go home and tell Iqbal (my husband) about it and he had the exact same reaction I did... except he actually said it out loud to me. So I made him suck it up and try it. And mind you ... hes VERY picky about the products he uses. It took him a few min but at the end when it was all done and over with... he was very impressed and ofcourse tried to hijack my facewash. Which is never going to happen lol.

So conclusion.... Go get it! Freakin amazing stuff.

Heres what I bought. So good guys! Get them to give you a demo. Trust me!

Coalface Cleanser

Tea Tree Water Toner Water

Enzymion Moisturizer

Oh and I have very strangly normal/oily skin so you may want to make sure they give you what works best for your skin. Just sayin' =)

xoxo

Sarah

Zooming In: Meloncholia

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:36:00 +0000

** Song of the Day: Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch **

A movie about two sisters from a disfunctional family living a disfunctional life dealing with depression and death. Believe it or not... this is a sci-fi movie ...

There are times when I go to a movie and painfully sit through it only to realize it was actually amazing. Meloncholia was one of those movies. Sitting through the movie was slightly boring but I never felt like I wanted to be anywhere else. At the end of it all, things didn't make sense but it always kept my attention. I walked out of this movie not knowing how exactly I felt about it and the more I talked about it the more I realized that it did not make sense to me that night. However ... I have not yet been able to stop thinking about it. And the more I think about it the more I realize how amazing that movie really was. And for that exact reason I think the movie accomplished what it set out to do. It was amazing... It just takes a little time for you to soak it in a bit before you realize it. Definietly a must watch =)

Sarah

ZzzZZZzzzzzzzzzzz.......

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:52:00 +0000

** Song of the Day: Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger **

I have had the most stressful, hectic and exhausting week of my life. And it is still not over. I started a new job on Monday at a software company in Mississauga. Mind you I live in Scarborough/Pickering. Why and what made me do this to myself is not something I would like to be questioned about. I get it... It was a little bit of a stupid idea. But now that I'm in it .... I'm in it! So I wake up at 5:45 am every morning so that I have enough time to get ready and be out of the house and on the highway by 6:40 am. I get on the highway and some stupid ass driver HAS to ram himself into another car and cause a jam. So driving through a parking lot highway is not fun. I get to work either half an hour too early or half an hour late.... for 8:00 am. THEN I sit and sit and sit. I read documents and wait to get trained. I read things that I don't really understand so my brain goes into serious overload. Except ... it doesn't explode.... it hasn't.... yet. Then when everything is done and the day is over... I run out of the office in a serious panic to TRY and beat traffic. What happens.... Everyone is trying to be smart... and of course i get stuck in traffic. A couple hours of stresfull driving later I get home. I am starving... I'm exhausted.... and I eat. Then what do I have to do.... STUDY! I am ALSO taking a course which I have to go to class for every Saturday for 7 hours. I have an assignment due tomorrow.... I also have my final exam tomorrow. So when I get home... after reading and breaking my brain all day.... I have to hurry up and get over it so I can cram my broken brain with more information. By the time I am done overworking my brain and have reached the limit Its 11. I of course dont get time in the morning to shower.... of course not... so I get my ass in the washroom and take a shower... wash my hair... blow dry it and straighten it. Get into bed. I pretty much blink... or what feels like a literal blink.... I hear my freakin alarm!

I am tired.... I need sleep... and I need to stop freakin reading! I just have to get through tonight and tomorrow. After 3 I should be free for at least one day.... Oh good god! =(

xoxo

Sarah

Shoppers Employee Needs to Go!

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:36:00 +0000

What is a Torontonian girls favourite place to go and browse? I was as always at Shoppers Drug Mart browsing ... and picking up some things that I needed. Every Shoppers I go to has really nice people and they are extremely helpful when asked for assistance. I love Shoppers. I have one right by my house. And as always ... it has become my go to place, my 'convenience store'. There is also a Shoppers at Scarborough Town Center which is my second home in a way lol. I do not like that particular store and that is for one reason only. There is this older female employee who works in the beauty department. I have seen her work there for quite a few years now. And every time I end up at the counter to pay for my purchases and I get her ... she in one way or another makes an extremely insulting comment. And it usually always goes like this:

Me:

Hi can I pay for this here?

Her:

Sure! Oh is that the moisturizer you are buying?

Me:

Yes.

Her:

Have you used it before?

Me:

Yes.

Her:

Oh are you sure you want to buy it?

Me:

Yes (slightly annoyed)

Her:

Well because its not very moisturizing

Me:

Thats fine

Her:

Well I see a lot of dryness on your face... maybe you should try buying [insert another significantly more expensive product which does exactly the same thing or worse which I have also used and hated here]

Me:

No thanks (pissed off)

Her:

No because you have dryness.

Me:

Just complete my transaction. Thanks

EVERY FREAKIN TIME! This woman is such an idiot!! First of all ... let me say one thing. I am not one to insult people or speak badly about people (unless they deserve it ofcourse lol) or judge them. But seriously ... when you look at this woman.... shes not pretty. She has the worst skin possible. You can see chunks of her foundation pealing off her face. Does not know how to wear makeup. She lines her lips with a pencil that is 20 times darker than her actual lipstick which also does not suit her skin tone. Good god woman. Who the hell told you that you are in any position to make beauty consultations. I understand she is trying to up sell but someone should seriously tell her that insulting customers is not getting her any sales. And honestly... that will most probably be me telling her off next time I go there. Honestly I am almost pissed off enough to find her name and actually tell management. Uh!!!

Woosaaahhhh .....

xoxo

Sarah

Vogue India February 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:50:00 +0000

** Song of the Day: Tokyo Police Club - Wait Up **

I am not much of an Aishwariya Rai fan but I will admit she looks amazing on the cover of Vogue India for the month of February. I love the gothic yet angelic shoulder pads that look like wings. The strange thing is ... this is the work wear issue of Vogue. If only everyone could dress like that going to work ... lol. Love it though. The cover was shot by a Polish photographer Marcin Tyszka. His photography style is stunning. I love his creativity.

xoxo

Sarah

Bored

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 19:53:00 +0000

** Song of the Day: Florence And The Machine - Dog Days Are Over **

** Best thing in the world: Taking your time getting ready and feeling awesome **

I was feeling yucky today when I woke up. I have those days sometimes. Just random days where you just feel gross for no reason at all. So I wake up and go downstairs to get something to eat… only to find my raisin cinnamon bread almost finished. Boo! So I take 2 of the last 4 slices and toast them. Usually that makes me feel better but after eating I didn’t feel any less gross. So I figured I’d watch some ‘Dog Whisperer’. Which also didn’t help. So I went upstairs and got ready. And since I was really bored I decided to play around with my makeup. Took me a good half hour or maybe more but now I look awesome and my eye shadow looks awesome and I feel much much much better. Taking your time getting ready without interruptions is one of the most relaxing things for me. Try it out. It seriously makes you feel 100 times better. Love it =)

xoxo

Sarah

New "Gadget"

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:57:00 +0000

Everyone has an iPhone or some sort of high tech smart phone these days. I myself am also one of the biggest tech geeks and own an iPhone 4 and I love it. It does so much ... a phone is no longer just a phone. I personally don't like using my phone all the time. There is a time and place for everything. I don't use my phone at the dining table or when I have company. I don't take calls or bust out my phone just to check the weather or check a text message at restaurant. Especially when I am on vacation! But sometimes you cant help yourself. These things can be a little too much to handle at times and I can see why most people these days have very little social skills because of it. Don't get me wrong, I love my iPhone but sometimes you just want something simpler. Something that doesn't make annoying sounds and sing overplayed songs at you.

That is the reason why I am tempted to get the John's Phone. Especially the new Gold edition that came out. I love it. Its simple. Lets you make calls and answer calls. Looks sexy and thats it! I will get it one day .. and keep it with me when i go on vacation or when I don't want to be bothered just as an emergency phone. So that I can receive calls and make them but have no other distractions =). Its nice to be free of it sometimes. And besides ... its GOLD! Come on!

XOXO

Sarah

Subway System In Sweden

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:07:00 +0000

** Song of the Day: Michael Jackson - Hold My Hand **

** Best thing in the world: The feeling you get the second you turn off your PC at work and are leaving for vacation the next morning =) **

I have traveled a lot in my life. My parents have always been into exploring and visiting new places and seeing the world. And by traveling with them our whole lives, me and my brothers have inherited that same sense of curiosity and love for traveling. However over the past few years or so ever since I have gotten busy with university and now work... I have been slacking in that department. But fortunately enough my husband also has that same kind of interest in traveling as I do and we go somewhere every year. Either a few small trips locally a year or one big trip overseas and it is amazing. However, for the past couple years we have gotten so carried away with work and life in general that we have not had a chance to even think about making a big trip. But I have a wishlist of places I want to see. I have a jar...well I used to have a jar which has now been misplaced during the move from my parents to my husbands place lol ... but anyway I have a list which is once again going into a new jar which has names of all the places I want to visit in my life and all the things I want to see and do. I have today added one more thing to that list. The subway system in Sweden. When you look down below at the pictures you will see exactly why =)

Beautiful isn't it?

xoxo

Sarah

Window Shopping - Chanel

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:42:00 +0000

** Song of the Day: Little Rascals - I got 2 Pickles **

** Best thing in the world: Being super warm in the winter **

Karl Lagerfeld over the years has come up very enticing short fashion moment movies for all the fans and models that detail his collections. It had been a while since he had released any new shorts but finally a new one is here. You guys must check it out. Its called Window Shopping.

xoxo

Sarah

Talking Tom & Baby Hippo

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:49:00 +0000

Hi Guys,

Just uploaded a new fun video on my Youtube Channel.

I have been messing around with the Talking Tom and the Baby Hippo apps on my iPhone and fell in love with these two. They are just adorable. Check it out!!

xoxo

Sarah

Cutest Movie Scenes Ever!

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:12:00 +0000

** Song of the Day: Despicable Me - Unicorns I Love Them **

Hullo!

I really need to get this out of my system. I have been watching this video over and over again for the past 15 min.... IT IS SO CUTE!!! Anyway ... Here are some of the cutest animated movie scenes ever (I think) =)

(I apologize if some of these videos are not good quality... I couldn't find better ones)

Thats all I have for now =)

c ya later!

xoxo

Sarah

Happy 2011!

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:33:00 +0000

** Song of the Day: Far East Movement - Rocketeer **

** Best Thing in the World: The first sip of water in the morning that lines your stomach **

Hullo Hullo!!
Happy New Year!!!!!

Hope all of you had an amazing new years eve and a super awesome start to the new year. I know I did. New Years Eve was awesome! We went out to a party and had more fun than we expected. It was amazing!! The next 3 days I spent sitting at home in my PJ's. Lol. Which was also amazing. My siblings ended up coming over on new years day. My friend ended up coming over the next day and I spent all day with my hubby the next day. And now I am at work! Spending time with my work family =). No one really wants to work first day back. =)

Alot happened last year... good things and bad and I'm carrying all the good things over with me into 2011 and letting those things inspire my new year and leave all the bad things behind. I think everyone should do that because it makes you feel amazing.

I don't usually make resolutions because I don't believe in setting goals for yourself only because its a new year. I set goals for myself throughout the year and make sure I get there. But this time the new year just happened to come right in time for when I was ready to set a couple new goals for myself.... and here they are:

1. Yes... the very typical ... Get in shape lol

For as long as I can remember I have been super fit. But over the past 3 years or so I have been slacking major. And need to get back to feeling like myself. So thats what I will do. So starting today ... I will work out 4-5 times a week ... and by July1st I should be at a point where I am able to start toning up. Done and done!

2. Parkour Lessons

Once I am somewhat in shape, I am planning on taking Parkour lessons. At least take a few classes. I have always been obsessed with the way these people can move and I plan to take a lesson or two and see if its something i can do or not. Not that I plan on being as insane as any of these people. But its something cool to learn... even if its only half a percent of what they do. If you don't know what Parkour is ... check it out.

3. I am going to start working on my plan to do Interior Decorating on the side. Once I have a good handle on everything I will formally start it up as a business. In a couple years. =) Hopefully!! =)

4. Less Stress, more laughter.

Aaand thats it! lol
So everyone stop stressing and smile more because everything always works out in the end and no matter what you do... you will be great. Hope you all have an amazing 2011 =)

xoxo

Sarah

I Will Be Oh So Grateful

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:28:00 +0000

** Song of the Day: Fall Out Boy - Sugar We're Going Down **

** Best Thing in the World - Mugs that come with their own spoon **

Most Xbox and PS3 users use their consoles as more than just gaming systems. Me being one of them... I use mine to watch movies, access data from my PC, and of course I at times need to check out my YouTube Subscription videos. I love my TV and prefer to use that to watch any kind of media rather than my small dinky yet super amazing little laptop screen. I'm sure all of you guys do as well. And the one issue I have with doing that is the typing without an actual keyboard. I feel like im back in the early 2000's where you had to type one letter at a time on your stupid 1" cell phone screen. Wow! How I don't miss that. lol. Anyway so usually the problem can be solved by getting one of those keyboards that connect to your system OR you can just get that dinky little keyboard attachment. But that to me requires waaaayyy to much effort. I'm a techie ... I'm lazy. Shortcuts with IT related things is my life. I don't want a million remotes for my home theater set up. I dont want an extra attachment, and i definetly don't want something big and klunky sitting in my living room. Im a girl... I hate clutter lol.

So getting to the point ... I was browsing as always and saw this!

Oh man! How this makes me so excited. I don't know how long really it has existed for... because its only for TiVo. And well ... I don't have TiVo. But what would be great ... is if people get on this. Seriously... I don't even know if they exist on regular universal remotes or not but if not ... come on makers of universal remotes. This is so not hard. Do it and make my life alot easier.

Thank you.

xoxo

Sarah

Dreams

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:40:00 +0000

** Song of the Day: Rihanna - Disturbia **

Every now and then I have this strange dream where I find myself back home in Pakistan in my old house. I am sitting around in my parents bedroom with my mom watching this show that she is obsessed with. I know nothing about this show and she starts to explain it to me so that I can also get into it. And while she is filling me in I look around and find all these people also sitting in the room EVERYWHERE watching the show with us. Now this show slowly somehow becomes somewhat reality TV. So I look around and figure I should go home and walk say bye to my mom. She gives me a book that is supposed to be a complete DVD set for that show... but it’s a book... and the pages of the book come out. And she tells me... It’s your job to keep this safe and make sure you get back all the other pages from any of the people who have borrowed.

So I take the book and walk outside. I find myself outside in the snow wearing a big jacket, scarf, hat, gloves ... all the winter stuff to keep me warm. And there is lots of snow... but it’s not cold. I walk up to my brothers who I see just standing around talking and we decide we should go get some coffee. We start to walk and this lady with a 2 year old kid walks up to me and says "Sarah! You were right... it did help my baby... I need you to help him again. I must have another page from that book. Whichever one you think would help again." So I tell her fine and tell her to meet me tomorrow somewhere I can’t remember.

Now in this dream... all this that happened isn't really the important part. It's what the show was about that scares me a little bit. But for some reason I can never remember what that show is about. I have a general feel of the environment and the atmosphere of the whole show... and I can see the main characters face because I remember it very clearly but that is all I can remember. But every time I have this dream... I wake up being slightly freaked out ... and stay like that pretty much all day. Another strange thing about this dream.... How and where my mom tells me this story is always different. Where I meet my brothers and that lady is always different.... but the show is always the same. What my mom says to me is always the same and what me and that lady talk about is the same and the conversation between me and my brothers is always the same. All those people are always there. Just the place it happens is always different. Strange..... I really wonder what it means.

xoxo

Sarah

Emma Watson Photoshoot

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:37:00 +0000

** Song of the Day: Katy Perry - Firework **

Emma Watson I think has grown up to be a really cute girl. Shes a really good actress and I LOVE her new haircut. Probably because I have wanted that haircut ever since I can remember but no one will let me do it lol. Of course! But anyway, I came across this photo shoot of her done by Ellen Von Unwerth for the 2009 issue of Vs magazine and found it absolutely breathtaking. I love the colours and her liveliness. Amazing photos.

xoxo

Sarah

Brrr! It's cold!

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:12:00 +0000

** Song of the Day: Guster - Happier **

Around this time of year I always think ... You know... winter isnt so bad. Its nice in winter and theres nothing wrong with being cold for a little bit. And I believe it too but then a day like today comes along and all those thoughts go in the garbage lol. I am not a winter person. Its not that I don't like winter ... its just that I cant stand the cold. And there are many reasons for that. No one has really ever understood me when I try explaining to them what my reasons are for not liking winter so the only way for me to do this is to tell you what I like about winter and what I don't like about winter. Let me explain:

What I Like About Winter

Snow is gorgeous. I love it when the sky lights up at night and everything is pink. Its the most beautiful thing in the world.

When the snow falls ... Its the most romantic time ever!

I love going down a hill on a toboggan really really fast hoping not to hit the gigantoid bump that will make you fly across the park.

I love lighting the fireplace. Its peaceful. And I love the sound of the crackling wood

I love grabbing some hot tea and getting into a blanket on my couch.

Winter clothes are awesome! Well actually Fall clothes are awesome. I think I just usually wear fall clothing all winter. lol. Scarfs, boots ... all that good stuff.

What I Dislike About Winter

I hate being cold

I hate the wind

I cant handle wind touching my neck.

I don't like being wet... ever. (unless its a water fight in the summer)

I do not like wearing clunky boots ... it makes you look like a man. and I'm not a man lol

I hate not being able to wear any shoes I want. I always have to wear closed toe shoes. I cant wear no socks. It sux! It limits your options.

I hate shoveling the snow

I hate waking up in the morning and going outside just to find that your car and your whole driveway is drowned and you have to shovel yourself out of your house just to get to work.

I hate smelling like outside (sweat, wet clothes, etc)

I hate my hair getting frizzy cuz of the wetness

I hate wind blowing my hair all over the place and making me look like a monkey

I hate dressing up and looking all nice only to put on a jacket that creases your clothes

I hate people throwing snow in my face ... it takes effort to put on makeup and all that effort and then the snow... uh!

I hate frozen fingers and toes and ears and nose

I hate not being able to feel my chin move

I hate not being able to use my iPhone whenever I want when I'm outdoors

I hate not being able to go outside for a walk

I hate not being able to smile when im outside because my teeth freeze

I hate having glove lint stuck on my rings

I hate not being able to wear nailpolish in a rush on my way out because i have to wear gloves

I hate people bringing salt and snow into the house because I end up having to clean it up 20 million times.

So you see, as much as I like how winter looks ... I'm just not meant to be friends with it. And I don't think I will ever like winter. People have tried and tried and I just do not like it. Oh I hope this winter is not bad! Please please please don't be a bad winter! =(

xoxo
Sarah

* Ching *

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:19:00 +0000

** Song of the Day: Ching! **

Maybe I am the only one who talks about things like this but to be honest I can’t possibly be the only one who thinks about them. Things that don’t happen but maybe should. Things that don’t really affect our lives in any way what so ever but maybe if we had them and they suddenly disappeared … we would miss them.

Have you ever wondered what would be like if everything when completed made a sound … like a really light *ching* to let you know it’s done? Like drying nail polish. At that exact moment when the last little tiny piece of slightly wet nail polish suddenly closes in and dries, you hear a low subtle *ching* saying “I’m done… you are free to touch things now”. Or when you suddenly get that moment of clarity and things make sense you hear a sound that lets you know you are right. Wouldn’t things be just so much simpler? It would just be a confirmation on top of the self confirmation you already have. Don’t you think?

I think it would be an amazing thing to have. But maybe I really am the only one who thinks this way. But now you are also thinking about it. Aren’t you? =)

xoxo

Sarah

Katie Thompson Designs

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Q.) — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:04:00 +0000

Some of you may not know this about me but I am a gigantic interior decorating addict. If I ever walk into a room with you and you notice that I'm quiet... its not because I'm being shy (which I am) but its usually because I'm thinking about all the decorating possibilities the room has, of course based on all the things I find and would love to buy but have nowhere to put, or maybe just appreciating everything that is in the room at the time.

I'm always attracted to unique things that people normally wouldn't place in a bedroom or a family room. But I would. I've been told multiple times that I like weird things and I always respond to it saying "I like it... doesn't mean I want to buy it". And then I come across certain things that people don't like or wont like but I love it so much I buy it anyway. And then once I'm done people get why I bought it =)

But anyway... I came across this chair while I was on StumbleUpon and instantly fell in love. I want to buy this chair and base a whole room around it.

I love the fact that its built from a vintage suitcase. Its so different and looks really really comfy! There is a whole furniture line like this designed by Katie Thompson. Oh man I love this chair!!!

xoxo

Sarah