fun monday!

happy monday lovies!

do anything fun over the weekend?

here......um, NO!

i typically love living by the seat of my pants......i'm crazy like that.....
but the boy in my life worked all weekend. boo.
princess # 3 and i headed to the fabric store and
spent WAY too much.
we did get some fun stuff tho.

i started some new projects for the upcoming etsy store. yeesh.
is that ever going to happen?
i am a little behind in my blog challenge. i am going to catch up on like 3 days.
sorry.
(my work computer stopped allowing me to post pics so that screwed up my postings)

i guess i cant complain. i mean i am at work, right?

so my day 4 blog challenge...religion views.

i am going to keep this one super short, sweet and simple.

i am christian.

i believe in god.

i pray every day. sometimes more than once. i do believe in the power of prayer.

i think god has a plan for all of us, even tho we tend to fight it sometimes.....

i went to church twice in the last two years. (yes, sad....sorry god)

1. christmas eve. 2. sister's funeral.

i was raised lutheran, which is a break off of catholicism.

we went to church almost every sunday as a child and i HATED it.

and lastly, i would like to seriously start attending church again. however, i am going

to look for a non-denominational church. i want to enjoy my time there. i want

it to be uplifting and an experience. i dont want to dread listening to the hour long sermon and

get nothing out of church. why bother going then, right???

ok. end of my religion story.

love you.

ok, on to more fun stuff......

i stopped at the thrift store last night. i scored 34.00 worth of  'new' goods....so pumped.

this includes but not limited to the following:

3 books. (2 of which are self help~i am addicted to self help books....just sayin)

one long sleeved shirt.

one grey dress.

one brown shirt dress.

one floral dress to be worn with long sleeved shirt indicated above.

one brown jumper dress.

one dark denim shirt dress.

one black pin stripe work skirt w/skinny belt.

SCORE!!

NOT TOO SHABBY, EH?!?

do you 'thrift'? i love it. however, i am somewhat of a thrift store 'snob'.

there are only certain things i will purchase.

i only buy 'name brands'.....usually. occas. i will see something that catches my eye that i have to have

that is not a 'known' brand....and i will scoop it up.

i love finding books that are in GREAT shape and CHEAP.

these can include self help, (as indicated above), chic novels and cook books. addicted to those as well.

and i love going to the store close to work, because not only do they have TONS of

quality, upscale finds, BUT they have 1/2 off wednesdays where the entire store is, well,  um,

1/2 off!

 

update: that was on thursday that i got the original dealios at the thrifty.

yesterday, scored another 28.00 buckaroosies worth of fun-ness.

green ruffly blouse shirt.

grey t-shirt

grey work out yoga pants.

brown skirt.

the CUTEST ever forever 21 lil denim jacket....omg. (fav steal so far)

one ruffly little anthropologie look-a-like skirt

yay for me.

i have a problem.

i LOVE to shop.

ok, really quickly ( i hope you are still reading.....)

day 5 and 6 of my bloggie challenge:

a time you thought about ending your own life?

er....does that say what i think it says?

um, NEVER.

life is too awesome to stop it by your own choice....

i love life.

i love living.

i love my family too much to hurt them like that.

how could you do that?

day 6:

30 interesting facts about LIL OL ME!

lol.

geeze louise.

i love to ramble.

i love to chat. however, i just can not make you read this. after all this is 3 days worth of blog posts rolled

into
ONE!

so please refer to my 'about me' page. there, lovies, you will find enough facts about me

to fill your lovely self with!

k,

love you,

bye.

xoxoxoxo

t

 

i am tired of snow. seriously.

SOOOO,  i awoke to more flurries coming down this morn. 

and

why

does

it

always

seem

to

POUR

furiously, as soon as i reach the work parking lot and have to walk a mile in heels,  pulling my lap top?!?

i mean really, mr. winter?!?

you can stop

anytime

NOW.

thank you.

day 3 of my blogging challenge:

my views on drugs and alcohol.

interesting topic.

so i assume by drugs, we are talking illegal ones. right?!?

i think they are dumb. i could never understand why people feel the need to do this.

but i do not have an addictive personality either.

and

i

date

a

narcotics

detective.

lol.

not that i would be doing drugs if i didnt date a narcotics detective, cuz i wouldnt.....but i

guess i just am not into them, never have been and never will.

i understand that people have things happen and they become 'hooked'

 sheott happens.

but

again,

they are not for me.

i guess my stong domineering personality helps. i can say no. i dont ever feel 'peer' pressure

to try something that i dont want to.

ok, next topic up for discussion:

alcohol.

i am a social drinker. we like to have some drinks w/dinner (when we are out) we do not

typically drink with meals! (i thought i should clarify).....

i love to hang at a dive bar and drink some cool micro brews.

i love bar harbor blueberry ale. add fresh blueberries to glass for extra yumminess!

i like wineries.

i love cabernet sauvignon.

i love margaritas.

especially chili's presidente margarita! (we have made these at home and can i say AMAZING!)

i think everything is good in moderation.

i have drank too much at one time.
(hey we're being honest here!)
and paid for it the next day.
i dont like that.
i feel like it's a waste of a whole day on a hangover. blah.

so, that dolls, is my views on alcohol and drugs.
i hope i did not offend anyone in any way, shape or form!

do you have an opinion on either topic?!? have you tried drugs?!?
(remember we do not judge.... :o)

have a happy thursday!
xoxo
t

hhhhuuummp dddaayy!

it's hump day blog land!

hip

hip

hooray!

i really should be working right now, but honestly, we are REALLY caught up!

i guess our weeks of mandatory overtime have finally caught up!

yay!

SOOOO,  as you all know, or maybe some of you don't, i started a 30 day blog challenge.

and here we are at day 2! (i think i am actually a day behind....but.....hey now, we do not judge!)

so where would i like to be in 10 yrs.....

as much

as i like to think of myself soaking up the sun on some private island somewhere,

i think i will still be working.

however, i hope

to perhaps be doing something i truly love.....like working on these maybe:

and perhaps making some of these:

and these of course:

i guess what i am saying, is i hope to be in business for myself....doing something

i

love.

end.

of.

story.

where do you hope to be in 10 yrs?

the one thing that i want to stress is that life is too short....as i learned earlier this year.

read about my story here~

we often go thru life not stopping to truly appreciate it, someone and or something.

you

get

what

i am saying.

and then something happens and you truly realize how precious life really is.

so bottom line, i could be gone in 10 yrs. any of us could, but why not make the best out

of

this

precious

day

that

we

have

been

blessed

with

RIGHT

now?!?

ok. that's all i have for you.

 i have to go back to the present job i currently have!

hugs and blessings!

t

and here i am again....

its monday peeps.

luscious.

sweet.

serenity.

monday.

lol.

kidding.

i actually worked from home today.

nice.

it was snowing and freezing, so imagine how nice to not have to go outside in that mess.

i finally just showered and straightened this mop. i have been in jammie mode all

flipping day.

i like working from home when it's cold out.

just sayin.....

so my cute little blend over at

simply shaka

posted a 30 day challenge....

and guess whatskis?

i think i want to partake.

i love randomness.

random information.

so i invite all of you to partake as well.

c'mon.

it

will

be

FUN!

soooo, DAY 1. lol...lol....lol....

well, technically i am single.

i have no rings on my fingers.

i have no piece of paper showing a wedded commitment.

however, many of you learned that i packed ALL....my crap up last month

and

moved

out.

however, in the last few weeks, the 'boy' who i commonly referred to as

the

'hubs' because we basically lived in sin (sorry, god....it is 2011)...for 5+yrs.

ugh.

what a mess.

but fastforward to the present day, like this very second and here i sit at our 

well, i guess it's his kitchen table and blog.

we are working on our relationship.

the sad part is that

this is

what

had

to happen to make a certain

someone

realize

what

they

had/have?!?

men.

can

anyone figure them out?

dont get me wrong. i am not an angel, nor do i claim to be one.

pretty darn close to it.

i am a pleaser and a giver.

i give my whole self.

it

makes

my

heart

feel

good

to

make

others

happy!

(hhhmmm..sure does sound like what an angel does, huh?!?)...lol.

do you get what i am saying tho? we all make mistakes. there are definitely

things

that

we

and i

REPEAT,

BOTH

need to

work

on!!!

i admit when i am wrong.

so with that being said, that, my loves is where my relationship status stands.

i want

a

big

fat

diamond.

damn it.

lol.

kidding.

sort of.

ok. not really.

but just saying.....someone needs to step up to the plate.....fo sho!

in keeping with the 'theme' of this post....lookie what i found over at

fancy frills!

be in love with someone special, yourself, your job, your family.....

in the whole scheme of things, all that matters FIRST
is
if
YOU
are
HAPPY!

right now....

i am happy!

have a happy day!
xoxo
t

glorious friday!

pssst. lil secret.

it's

FRIDAY!

yayyy!

i am pretty excited because it's been a busy week and i am tired.

a

LOT

has

transpired

over the past 5 days.

but

i

feel

like

smiling.

do you ever stumble upon a really awesome blog that warms your heart?

while perusing this morning (while i might add, i clearly should have been working)

i

found this:

green WEDDING shoes

which lead me to more blogs.

true.

blog.

love.

then i found this site:

sweet designs, by amy atlas

which, i have found in the past, and was reacquainted with this morning......

which lead me to this:

crazy for design

i love decorating, event planning, way cool fun ideas!

it melts my heart.

literally.

i am having so much fun exploring!

do you have a secret (or not so secret) blog crush?

what's your favorite blogging topic?

i follow so many really cool blogs.

diet blogs.

running blogs.

healthy eating blogs.

dessert blogs.

cupcake blogs.

decorating blogs.

diy blogs.

vintage blogs.

clothing blogs.

fashion blogs. (i guess that fall under fashion, right?!)

family blogs.

i have an addiction to so many of you!

basically, you all make me smile!

happy friday!

xoxo

it's hump day again......

hi world!

i have been reading all about blissdom!

is anyone going?

i wish i was....

making

sad

pouty

face

right now!

i am putting

blissdom

on

my

bucket

list

for

next

year!!!

i keep reading all of the amazing posts, tweets and i am jealous. not in a bad way.

a good jealous way!

so i wanted to share some of my fav lil things with

you!

1. hope in a jar. seriously. love this. living in the midwest, your skin

screams for serious attention.....especially in the

winter!

2. mac lipgloss. specifically lusterlipglass.best ever. it's sticky, a little sweet and lasts a long time.

what more could a gal want?

3. yankee candles. my choice of scent changes with the seasons, but i love them.

a. lot.

4. this popcorn. oooohhhhh emmmmm geeeeeee.

do you love sweet & salty mix? i {{{heart}}} that combo.

campbells dichotomy popcorn. heaven in a bag, i say. 

 you will never eat another kind again. pinkie promise.

5. sebastian drench shampoo & conditioner. looooovvvveee it!

my sweet hair girl uses this on me after my highlights and it feels, fresh, full and smells great!

of course i have tons more lovely favs....but these made the top 5 today.....

whats on your list of favorite things? are you a person of habit?

do you try new things or continue with the old?

would love to hear!

have a great day/night....

xoxo

t





i got cable!

well hello wonderful friends!

if you are stopping by for the first time, thanks for reading.....

and for my old besties,

well, thanks for reading!!!

soooo today, time warner is officially my new BFF.

sad, huh?!?

i am NOT a tv girl. never have been. prolly most likely never will.

but

when you dont have it, you realize there are SOME

things you do MISS....

a.k.a.

hello,

HGTV,

FOOD NETWORK,

ummm,

hallmark movie channel....

and yes,

LIFETIME for WOMEN.

(did i really just admit that i watch the last two?)

yep.

i

am

a

sap

for

total

chic

flicks.

so, anyway, two cable peeps came to hook up a sad girl today.....

let me say, that i have not been alone in a long time, so i am

VERY

suspicious of anyone entering my

home.....

yeah.

i am always afraid they will realize i live alone and come back and murder me while

i

sleep.

alone.

lol.

yep.

i am crazy like that.

anyway, the one cable dude, smelled like rotten stale cigarettes and alcohol.

clearly remants of his drunken stupor the night before.

excuse me cable dude, while i go throw up in my bathroom.

he went on to ask or state that i must be getting married SOON...

um, yeah, mr. alcohol smelling dude. yes. i am. (yeah i tell fibs sometimes)

then he proceeded to tell me that the customer is always right and if i

need him to do anything like cook me breakfast, he can 'hook' me up.

??????

i replied, very politely, (refer to sentence above about fear of him coming back

to kill me)...... uh, no thank you, mr. stinky alcohol/cigarette boy.

ok, i didnt say that part, but i very politely said, yeah, i think i am good.....

then, he was in UTTER shock that you can burn real wood in the fireplace and HOW

DOES

THAT

WORK???

seriously???

i said, you put wood in, light it and enjoy the fire.

he could NOT believe it. he 'claims' he grew up in the city and never knew/saw a fireplace

before?!?!?

really????

thankfully my friend from work called and talked to me the rest of the time while

the two scary dudes tried to figure out the cable thingy.

i know that i am pms'ing right this second, but i have no tolerance for men right now, let

alone illiterate, stinky, smelly ones.

soooooooo, with that being said,

i

now have cable tv and

can

be

aware of what's actually happening in the world!!!

oh, stinky cable dude told me that birds are falling out of the skiy....maybe he wasnt so illiterate??

he actually knows something that has been on the news???

alrighty, blog land....no fun pics here today.....just another update in the life of T!

i hope you are all enjoying this VERY special thursday!

i am happy to be alive! i am happy to have my health, my children, my friends and

my job!

what are you happy about?!

ttys,

xoxoxo
ta

 (rainbows always make me smile)

happy humpity hump day!

hi blends! (blogs=friends!)

happy wednesday!

we have reached the middle of the week already!

remember when i told you that i was excited to go back to work on mondays now?

well, i am just as unexcited for the weekends to get here. it's like i am faced with

panic.

anxiety.

feelings of being completely scared.

dumb, eh?!?

one would think that a girl as myself, who has,  in the past been so self assured, so confident, so many things,

is

now

afraid

of

what

her future

will

bring.

so the anticipation of the weekend would have been exciting and i literally lived for friday to get here.

now, because i am ALONE, i hit panic mode as we draw nearer to friday.

what will i do ALL weekend?

now, i must say that my adorable daughters and friends have made sure to keep me busy.

which i am ever so thankful for, because without them in my life,

i would have clearly hit rock bottom~oye. i sound like a drug or alcoholic!!! yikes.

but ALL of my friends have been there to listen, to carry me thru to the next chapter. xoxo.

anywhosies, i obviously have to rebuild myself, my life, my home. so i am working on getting

everything i need. (it is not cheap to buy a whole new house of furnishings)....

and i find that while shopping, EVERYTHING reminds me of JPW and the times we were shopping

to buy things for our home. ugh. does that go away any time soon?

sooooo, my question to you is this:

leather or plush furniture? we had both and while i thought i loved plush, i fell IN LOVE with our

leather. at first i thought leather was manly and bachelorish....(i know that is not a word)...

(lol...maybe when he wanted leather furniture, i should have read between the lines....)

i always look at 'signs'.....i definitely think when he painted the 'office' navy blue, and i asked why he chose

that color and he said because it was 'manly'....that we were on the downside of the

relationship....) ok, sorry....remember this is my venting ground.

back to leather or plush....

so

this:

or......a combo of both....

or.....

ok.....now my other decision...i have toyed with the idea of going "WHITE"...

i have seen it on other blogs, other pictures, hgtv, etc....

and i LOVE it! but not sure if i want to 'commit'....(i am in a non commital kind of mood)....

 soooo what ya'lll think??? honest opinions only!

i value ALL of them ever so greatly!

let me know! anddddd enjoy your HUMP day!
hugs,
ta

monday happiness!

hello there bloggie friends!

normally i am dreading monday morning with a big frown.

i hated getting back to the work week.

however, since my 'new' life has unveiled itself, i have a whole new outlook.

on life. work. friends. fun.

i look forward to going into the office. it's a sense of familiarity that i have come to know.

i see my therapists, friends.

who i might mention have been the most supportive. i mean

it is not fun listening to a sad girl every FLIPPING day.

i am so grateful to have a lucrative profession. well grateful to have a job. period.

so. what i am saying is that thru ups and downs of life, i think

we

have

to

realize

that

through

EVERY

valley in life,

we can

SEE

a

POSITIVE

change.

i am trying to be a positive girl. i am currently starting each day with a prayer, thanking

god for giving me all that i am blessed with.

i also start out each day reading a page of the book, UNTIL TODAY. it is amazing.

i dont care who you are, what you do, or where you are in your life. everyone

can benefit, or pull something out of this book.

i bought my copy on

amazon for one

PENNY.

yep.

a

stinkin

penny! (+3.99) shipping and handling. it was a good investment. thank you.

one of my favorite blogging friends,

http://sunnybugworld.blogspot.com/2011/01/i-love-lists.html

gave me some encouraging ideas on how to stay busy!!

SOOOOO, that's what i am going to do for the next few months.

let my creative juices flow. finally get our lil etsy shop up and running! bam!

make some cute lil things for the girls and i to use~

like this:

ADORABLE APRON!!

or how bout this idea from this amazing blogger:

make it and love it!!

fun.relatively easy!!

win win chicken din!!

oh and i think i will have a giveaway shortly with some fun stuff i have already whipped up!

stay posted for all that !

alright, thats all i have for ya....(i know...it's not much!)

if anyone attempts make it and love its scarf...please let me know! it's so freaking cute!

i {{{heart }} ALL scarves!

have a wonderful day/night/evening!

xo

t

happy 2011 (a day late!)

hi bloggies!

happy new year. with. love.

xo

may 2011 bring all of you peace,

joy,

love,

comfort,

friendship,

happiness,

wealth,

health,

satisfaction,

and

lots of sparkly, pink stuff.

including but not limited to:

high heels.

cupcakes.

buttercream frosting.

not necessarily in that order!

amen.

love and hugs,

ta