Life Wrap Up: Feb. 2017

Today I wanted to share some things that I have been loving in February. Most of the things that I will be mentioning are songs.

Music
1. Panic! At the Disco: The only thing that I remember hearing from Panic! was the song I Write Sins Not Tragedies but this month I think that I have listened to almost everyone of their songs.
I actually re-found Panic! At The Disco because my Psychology teacher wanted us to watch MTV music videos for an assignment and one of the music videos that I watched was Death Of A Bachelor.
I feel like I am going to make myself hate the songs after a while because I have had them playing on repeat for all of February.
I did that with Hello by Adele. I listened to it so much that now the idea of listening to it makes me want to change the song/radio. Do you guys do this too?

2. Ed Sheeran: I have always loved Ed Sheeran's music. I had his last album, X, on repeat for months. I heard the song Shape Of You and I really like it but I think the one that I prefer more is Castle On The Hill. I heard Castle On The Hill when I was doing that Psych assignment that I mentioned earlier.

Individual songs that I love:
1. Rockabye by Clean Bandit ft. Sean Paul and Anne-Marie
2. Water Under The Bridge- Adele


Food
Chips and salsa or hummus on bread with salsa have been my go to thing to eat this month. I recently tried the peach mango salsa by the brand Market Side and it is amazing. At fist I did not think that peach, mango, and salsa all together would be good but I am glad that I went against my initial thoughts and bought the salsa. If you guys are interested in getting some you can buy it at Walmart.

Books
I did not read anything that blew me away but I did read quite a few books this month. All together I read seven books. I will have my wrap up posted soon. The wrap up will be posted to my YouTube Channel since there are so many books this month.

Sorry that this wasn't very long, music has just taken over my life this month so I don't have many things to share. I will try to make next months life wrap up more interesting.

(I do want to let you guys know that I do have a few more blog posts coming soon. I have them all written out on paper but I need to type them up.)

Thank you for reading.
I hope you have a great day!
~Mariah

Life Update

Oh My Gosh! It feels like it has been forever since I sat down and wrote a blog post!

Hey guys!
It feels so good to sit down and talk to you again. The one thing that I look forward to in the week is being able to sit down and write about something.
Today I am writing about what I have been doing for the past week.

College started back up for me on Monday and it has been crazy. I haven't been in school for seven months so it has been an adjustment getting into a school routine.

Since I am back in school I thought that I could tell you about some of my classes.

I am taking a Classical Mythology class this semester that I think I am going to love.

I don't think that I have been this excited to read school material in a while. I love learning about Greek Mythology. I don't know that much about Roman Mythology but I can't wait to find out more about the Roman aspects of the Gods.

One class that I am dreading is a math class. Math is by far my worst subject.
This math course is going to be the hardest course, I believe, that I will take all semester. What makes it worse is that I have to take two more math classes before I get my Associates in Science.

**For those of you that hate math I want to advise you to take it early on. Get it out of the way. I made the mistake of waiting.**

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I will try to keep up with posting on here. I am not sure how much of my content will be book related, sorry if that is something you like to read on here. I don't know how much time I will have to complete books outside of the required reading this semester. I will try to get some reviews up for books but it may not be as many as I have put up in the past.

Also some posts in the future might be college or school related. Let me know if there is a topic that you would like me to talk about.

I think that is all for todays post. Let me know what you have been up to lately. Also let me know what are your favorite and least favorite classes to take.
Thank you for reading.
I hope you have a great day.
~Mariah

Goals for the rest of 2016

Hello everyone!

I think that it is always a good idea to have several goals for yourself to complete throughout the year.  Earlier this year I wrote a post about the goals I wanted to complete this year.
I thought today I could could check in with the previous goals that I made and make some new goals.
At the beginning of the year my goals were very simple. Drink more water, walk more, read more, etc.

I think that I am doing pretty good on the walking part. I have not reached 10,000 steps a day like my Fitbit says I should but at least I am walking. My Fitbit says that I average 6,000 steps a day.
I am not drinking as much water as I should. (I am currently on vacation and have not met my water goal at all this week.)
I have completed 19 novels so far this year but I am 5 books behind. :(

Now that I have updated you on my goals from the beginning of the year I want to get into the goals that I have made for myself for the rest of the year.

1. I am going to try to not buy anymore books. 

If you see any book hauls on my Instagram or on here those books were bought in the past. I recently stopped by Goodwill and got some books. If I end up going back on this goal I will let you know. 

The reason I am making this goal is because I want to save up money for things like college, a camera, and (maybe) BEA 2017. The twenty dollars or so that I spend every month or every two months may not seem like much to save but it will add up at the end of the year.

2. Read the books that I own that are on my TBR.

This goal goes along with goal 1. I have 42+ books on my TBR. I think that is the most unread books that I have ever had in my life. I don't like that there are so many books that I own that have not been read.

3. I want to be more daring/outgoing.

I am a very introverted person. If you have seen any of my YouTube videos you probably caught on to that. This goal is mainly aimed at the August-December months because that is when school is in session. I want to force myself to join clubs and volunteer. I want to experience more.

I know that three new goals is not a lot but it is a start. I might end up adding more as time goes on. What goals do you have set for yourself this year?

Thanks for reading.

I hope you have a great day!

 ~Mariah

What Has Happened | June 2016

**Before I get into todays post I wanted to say that the blog surpassed 2,000 pages views this month!! Thank you to everyone who reads my posts!!**

(I wrote this post in the month of June so there are a lot of times that I say this month. I just want you to know that I am referring to what I did in June not July.)

Hello everyone!!

Today I wanted to publish a different kind of post on my blog. Today I want to talk about what I did in the month of June and what my goals are for July.

This month has been crazy! It has felt like the most productive month I have had so far and I hope to continue this productive streak in the months to come.

The first thing that I have been doing this month is helping my grandmother in the backyard. She is creating a masterpiece of a garden.
When the garden is complete I want to write a blog post about it. Ahh, I can't wait.

The second thing that I have done this month is I have finalized my schedule for the fall semester at the college I am attending. I am going for my Associates in Science. I am not sure yet what I am going to major in when/if I go to a university. I have a few ideas on the environment I want to work in but I have not picked an occupation.

Next! I was so happy with myself about this until last week. :( I made a terrarium. For those of you who do not know what that is here is a picture of the one I put together.

That was what my terrarium looked like last week. 

This is what it looks like now. :(

I ended up over watering it and 1 1/2 plants have died. I am going to call the one in the back Harry for two reasons. 1) He is the only one who lived (Harry Potter reference!!) and 2) there is actually little hairs on this plant. I will be putting Harry in a smaller pot because the last one in there is pretty much gone. So sad. I had high hopes for my terrarium.

One thing that I would love to put in future end of the month life posts is my fitness, water intake and steps. I didn't keep track this month but next month I will! :)

The last thing that I am proud of doing this month is I read six books. This has been the best reading month for me so far. I discussed all the books that I read on my YouTube Channel. Here is the link if you want to check it out. YouTube Channel

On to my Goals!

My goals for next month are short and simple. 

1. I would like to walk at least 10,000 steps twice a week.
2. I want to keep track of my water intake.
1. I want to drink more water. I drink maybe 48 ounces a day. I would like to drink about 72 ounces. 
3. I would like to publish two blog posts a week. Probably on Tuesday and Friday.

For the last month or so all it seems/feels like all I am posting is content about books. Don't get me wrong I absolutely LOVE talking about books but that is not all I want this blog to be about. It is call Plethora of Nonsense for a reason. I have been thinking about ideas for posts for my blog and videos for my YouTube channel. I want to be more active on both.

I love posting every week on my blog but for a month I want to try posting twice a week on here and maybe once a week or once every two weeks on my YouTube channel. My main focus will always be my blog. I enjoy YouTube but at the moment I am really into blogging. So I may fall behind in videos but I will try my hardest to keep up with my blog.

I might publish one post a week about books but the other post I want it to be about something else. Maybe about a night out, what I did during the week, maybe some recipes, or DIY projects. When I was in high school I loved to bake. I usually used box cakes and stuff that had instructions on it. I would love to get back into baking. The main thing is that I want to bring variety to my blog. I want more on here than just discussions on books.

If you made it this far in the post great! I know it is very long I just wanted to fill you in about everything that I did this month and my plans for July.

What did you do this month?

Thanks for reading!

I hope you have a good day.

~Mariah

A Night Out!

Hello everyone!
Today I wanted to discuss what I thought about a movie I saw recently and I want to show you some of my recent purchases. 

Last weekend I saw The Huntsman: Winter's War with a friend. I thought that the movie was okay. It didn't really add anything to the Snow White story. 

I do want to warn you that this movie is violent, obviously it has the word war in the title. I wouldn't recommend that you bring your kids with you. I also think that there was a sex scene. You don't see anything but I just wanted to warn the parents out there.

I thought that the special effects were really neat.

There was one part in the movie that I thought was funny and that part was when the dwarf lady told Chris Hemsworth that she would be happy if he walked around without a shirt on. 

There was only one thing that really annoyed me during the movie and that was that it took the main character the whole movie to figure out something that the audience knew the whole time. 

Overall I would give the movie a 4.5-5 stars. Didn't blow me away also didn't bore me to sleep.




After we finished watching the movie we went to Walmart. I found a black backpack and a floral wallet. These are going to be my spring bag and wallet. I know that the backpack isn't very summery but I thought I could add some summer colors by adding a scarf and maybe some keychains. 

This backpack may not look very big but it is. It fits my 13" MacBook. There is a zipper pocket on inside and on the outside. There is also a magnetic pocket in the front. The backpack stays shut through a turnable clasp.

I love this wallet! I don't think you can really tell in this picture but the colors on this wallet, especially the coral, look neon. There is a pocket in the front of the wallet. On the inside of the wallet it is coral and checkered print. I didn't want to put a picture of the inside because all of my cards are in there.

One thing that I really love about this wallet is the gold zipper. This wallet is the first item that I own that has some gold in it.

Next week I will post my April Wrap-up, so look out for that. I'm sorry that I didn't post this yesterday. I started a new job recently and my schedule is still up in the air. I still plan on posting once a week but it might not always be on Tuesday/Wednesday. To know when I post follow me on Instagram and on Twitter. I always post on those social media sites to let people know that I published a blog post. 

Also guys I made a new Instagram that is going to be centered around books and my blog posts. So if you want to check that out here is the link: https://www.instagram.com/plethoraofnonsense/

Let me know in the comments if you have seen The Huntsman: Winter's War and if you did let me what you thought.

Thanks for reading!
I hope you have a good day!
~Mariah

The Lotus Casino!

Hello everybody!
Today I want to talk about Americas Incredible Pizza Company. (No I was not paid to talk to you about this place. I just found it pretty entertaining and I wanted to talk about it.) Earlier this month my family and my brothers friends went to Incredible Pizza for his birthday.

The one we went to was in St. Louis, MO and it is the size of a mall. Here is the website if you want to find out more information: http://incrediblepizza.com/family-fun/ipc/

On the website you can schedule different kinds of events. The one my mom chose was (obviously) a birthday party. The price varies depending on what kind of event you choose and how many people are attending.

Okay. I want to start out by saying that there is unlimited amount of pizza, salad, drinks, and desserts when you go here. One thing that that I liked and want to mention is that there is themed rooms to eat in. There is one room that looks like a diner, one that looks like a high school gym, and one that says family dining (it looked fancy). These themed rooms are free to eat in. You just go in and sit down once you have gotten some food. You could also rent a room, for a limited amount of time, which is what my mom did.

On to the games. The game room is crazy. There is lazer tag, racecar races, bumper cars, a 4D theater, and much much more!

You lose track of time while you are there. We got there at 1 and were there till after 5! This place is like the Lotus Casino in the Percy Jackson series. I felt like you could spend a whole day in there and not know it till you checked the time or looked outside.

One thing that I couldn't believe was that there was constantly people in this place. There was never a time in the 4 or so hours that we were there that this place wasn't covered with people. It wasn't over crowded but I just couldn't believe that there was a continuous amount of people coming and going.

My brother and his friends had an amazing time. Heck I had a great time and I'm 20! I would recommend going to this place if you are looking for a place to host a birthday party or any other event.
This place is very clean. Even the bathrooms were clean. Also the people who work there seemed very friendly.

Let me know in the comments if you have been to Americas Incredible Pizza and let me know what you thought!
Thanks for reading.
I hope you have a good day!
~Mariah

A Day In The Life...

Hello everyone!
Today I just wanted to share with you something that I did this last week. On Sunday my grandmother and I went to a book fair in Breese, IL. We have been going to this book fair for 2-3 years now and we love it. The book fair is I think for two (maybe three) days, Saturday and Sunday (maybe Friday), and the books are different prices on different days. There are tons of tables filled with books and there are books in boxes underneath the tables. They have all kinds of books from well known authors to not so well known. There were books from many different genres. Some sections of the were dedicated to a specific genre, like mystery or biography. The books were also alphabetized by last name of the author.

We usually go on Sunday every year because on Sunday the books aren't priced individually. You buy bags and fill them up with the books that you want. The bags are three dollars each and they are the big brown paper bags you get at IGA. On Sunday the book fair opened at 9am. I think that the books were free after 10:30, which was great! All these books were donated from libraries and people.
We got 66 books for $9! Here is what I got.

Once we were done with the book fair we got breakfast and we went to PJ's Diner. Like the book fair, we have gone to this diner for 2-3 years. This restaurant is great. There is pictures and items all over the walls. There is even an Elvis statue. The food is good. The waitresses and waiters are nice. I would recommend going there to eat if you haven't already.

(This is my grandmother drinking coffee)

I did other stuff this week besides going to the book fair but that was my highlight of the week so I thought I would share it. What was your favorite thing that you have done this week or last week? Let me know in the comments.

Thanks for reading!

I hope you have a nice day!

~Mariah

My New "Office"

Hello everybody!!
I got a desk and I absolutely love it! Its like a little office (even thought it is in my bedroom).
I am sorry if you do not like posts where people share what their desks look like. I guess you can come back next week... :)
My other "desk" was a coffee table and it was very uncomfortable to sit at. I had to stoop over the coffee table to reach my computer and sometimes I just had my computer in my lap while I typed. Which was okay but defeated the purpose of having the coffee table as my desk.

Now I can sit and be comfortable when I write blog posts or surf the internet. It fits everything that I need. A planner, computer, (a plant, not a really necessity) and a lamp. I love that the desk is small because that means I will only be placing things on here that I really need.
What do your office spaces look like? Leave a picture or something in the comments.
Thank you for reading!
I hope you have a good day!!
~Mariah

My Goals for 2016

Hello everyone!
I have thinking a lot about what I would like to accomplish for 2016 and this is what I came up with.
1. I would like to walk more and drink more water. I got a Fitbit in October. I did well to start out with but over the holidays I have gotten lazy. I remember someone telling me that people are supposed to drink half of their body weight in ounces and I hardly every do that.
2. I would like to write more blog posts. I have really enjoyed writing on this blog and I would like to continue with it. When school starts back up I probably won't write as much but I would still like to stick with the idea of posting every Tuesday/Wednesday.
3. I would like to talk more about TV shows or movies on this blog. I have started watching some new shows this past year and I would like to share them with you. I am not sure if I will do a review of them or a recommendation post.
4. I would like to read 45 books this year.
5. My last goal for this year is that I would like to start/finish book series.

Let me know what goals you have set for this year.

Thanks for reading. I hope you have a good day!
~Mariah