Week's Links: Getting Down to Business

Hello Monday! 

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. It was gloriously sunny in Oklahoma, which was a nice change of pace from ALL THE RAIN we've been having. I had a huge list of things to do, but many of them were pushed back so I could enjoy the sun. I spent hours working on our flower bed and then our pool. The inside of our house still needs some love, but how can you work inside when the sun is out?! 

Of course, some of the things on the list had to get done. As I've mentioned previously, my little writing business is starting to grow. In fact, it's beginning to transition into something a little different these days. Lately I've been spending nearly every lunch break on the phone with clients or working on something for a client. While you would think I would be exhausted from it, it's actually been fun! 

Since my main focus is changing from writing and editing to more of content strategy I'll be rebranding and relaunching soon. While I work on that behind the scenes I'll still be working away for clients! Occasionally I'll be mentioning it here on the blog in case you or anyone you know would like to hire me. (You can find out how to do that here.

Obviously my free time has been decreasing as my workload increases, which means making some cuts. I'll still be posting here 3 times a week, but I have decided to make Sunday Sparkles a monthly newsletter instead of weekly. So next month expect one long and awesome edition! 

Now, let's get down to the business at hand: week's links!

I watched LOST here and there when it originally aired, but I binge watched the whole series a few years ago and loved it! This post about the 16 things you never noticed about the LOST pilot was awesome. 

Pets are awesome, but a pet duck that wait for its owner every day? So cute! (Plus it reminds me of Friends!) 

While I wouldn't say I relate to all 27 things that don't make sense to Type A people, but I relate to most of them! 

It sort of breaks my heart to watch this video of a rescued circus lion feeling grass for the first time, but it's worth it. 

Unlike the Type A post, I relate to every. Single. Thing. in this post about what overthinkers understand. 

And finally there's the website Does Your Resume Suck? I decided to break my resume writing services out from my other services, and here's what I came up with. It's a work in process, so I'd love feedback!

Have a wonderful Monday friends. Let's have a great week, shall we? 

Previously on Mrs Robbins Sparkles...

Week's Links: Post-Vegas Vacay

Well, I survived Vegas! 

We had a blast, but I am so glad to be back home. Vegas is a bit much for this introvert! Plus we all stayed up to watch the sunrise on Sunday morning, so I'm pretty sleep deprived today. Totally worth it! Now, on to this Week's Links.

One of the first things I did after waking up today was to watch Mad Men. I won't go into any details, but I will say that I'm still not sure how I feel about it! I loved this Atlantic Mad Men Re-cap. If you haven't watched it yet, don't click through though!

I don't relate to all 21 of these normal things that nervous people hate, but I relate to most of them. The Cheesecake Factory? Totally overwhelming. The mall on a Saturday (or any day, really)? Just too much.

If you ever watched One Tree Hill, you should check out this Bustle article. I only watched the first couple seasons, but my love for Nathan and Haley is real. 

And if you need a little cry today, this story about Big Bird will make it happen. 

Because I can't get enough Harry Potter, I adored these scenes from the movies. Especially the ones from 12 Gimmauld Place!

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to take a nap. It's going to take a while to recover from this weekend!

​Previously on Mrs Robbins Sparkles...

Thank God It's Friday!

Whew, what a week! If you watched any news at all this week, you know we've had a few crazy weather days here in Oklahoma. Tornadoes, floods, tigers on the loose...and that was just Wednesday! But it always clears up eventually. Just like Friday always rolls around, right? 

Plus my writing business has been picking up lately. Which is awesome! But I am staying busy from dawn till dusk these days. It's fun and exhausting and I love it. All the client work is putting a dent in the time I have to write posts for this blog, though. But I plan on catching up this weekend. There's some big posts coming up next week. Monday will be a post all about the furniture painting class I took, Wednesday will feature another awesome career, and Friday is another round of Quick Lit. Plus the following week I'll be telling you all about my girls' weekend in Vegas :) 

So have a wonderful weekend, friends! And if you're in Oklahoma with me, stay safe with all the crazy weather.