sandy....go away....

hey all! i hope your week is off to a grand ol start!
 

mine has been quite crazy.

we are battling the winds and rain of sandy the hurricane.

i just wanted to pop on and just say

i am thinking of everyone during this craziness.

i hope that all of you are safe and warm and free from

the wrath of this storm.

while listening to the news the past few days, i can not believe

what mother nature is capable of doing.

my heart truly goes out to everyone on the east coast who is without heat, a home,

or lost a friend, relative or even a pet in this madness.

i wish them all strength and blessings to see light at the end of this.

i awoke at 1:30 tuesday morn, to a HUGE tree branch down in my front yard,

my fall wreath missing from the front door, the gutters hanging off the house

AND my electrical box ripped off the house, oh and a LIVE

electrical wire in my front yard. my internet cable was out, and

luckily for us, we had heat and power. many people in the area are still without.

boo.

not fun on any day, or halloweenie either.

so here is to everyone being safe and sound and enjoying your last day of october.

blessings,

and just a few pics for you...

 

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i have never seen anything so crazy before...

 

 

 

 

 

i think we all get it.....be safe, warm and hug your loved ones and
be thankful for everything you have!
xoxo



rainy saturday!

hi friends!

yikes, it has been such a long time!!

i hope all is well in your neck of the woods!

we are all good here, thankfully!

just enjoying our little lives and trying to prepare for the upcoming holidays.

oye. after halloween passes, you know how quickly

the holidays approach.

i am a lover of all things holiday tho. i stinkin cant wait to decorate the house, the mantle, buy the

christmas tree. so much fun!

but before we get into all that, let's just say happy halloween!

is anyone dressing up as something fabulous this year?

i am not. i seriously love halloween, but i have been so busy with

everyday life that i have not even had time to think about it.

it is raining and cold here and all i want to do is cuddle on the couch with the

fireplace crackling, drink hot cider, and snuggle with the fur balls.....

life. is. good.

leading into this holiday season, i just want to share my sincere thank you to the universe and god for

making some of my dreams come true!

i quit my yucky old job.

i have some really great projects in the works.

my daughter and i have been EXTREMELY busy doing

THIS

i am truly just enjoying life. and the most important thing:

i am happy. like crazy happy.

so many times we get caught up in the hum drums of life, we forget

what true happiness means. or what it even

consists of....but it is such a GREAT feeling.

i guess, what i am saying, is dont sweat the small stuff.

everything happens for a reason (whether good or bad, unfortunately), enjoy life

to the fullest. every stinkin day.

tell your loved ones you love and care about them.

smile.

at.

everyone.

you.

see.

when you open your heart up to new things, ideas, etc. you will

see how everything just falls into place.

i also have to share a secret with you.

i have been listening to a positive affirmation cd. by

louise hay.

omg.

life changing.

and can i tell you when  you truly do this and practice this with heart and sould

it really DOES work.

 

find her here:

you can do it!

(you can also find a lot of her material on amazon or your local library. you wont be disappointed)

 

i know these affirmations have been many of the reasons for the positive changes

in my life :)

 

and just a few of the things we have been up to:

 

greetings from keeley joy...monster of destruction :)

 

 

princess # 2 ,  keeley and dallas at the monster mutt dash 5k (and yes, keeley is wearing a prison shirt)

 

 card making and hocus pocus!

pumpkin pie eatin....

 

princess # 1 digging away!

 

 

caramel apples, home made.....yummo

 

 

 

pink party planning.....

 

and that lovies pretty much sums up the month of october.....

 

have a lovely saturday xoxoxo

 

 

sunday funday!

whoop whoop!

sunday funday.

ahhhh. its almost time to go back....

you know where.

that lovely place that leaves HUGE amounts of money in my checking acct.

hahahahahahaha.

(a little positive affirmation!)

so i hope everyone had a fabulous weekend. they go by super fast. i was off

again on friday and i am loving those long weekends.

when they are done, i will cry.

like. a. baby.

not lying.

i cry over everything.

sooo, how bout this. the latest story that made me cry.

i have a friend who has 4 sweet lil boys. yep 4 of them.

i honestly do not know how she keeps her sanity. but she does.

god. bless. her.

no really.

so they went to Cedar Point, which is the most amazing place on earth.

ok. maybe not THEEE most, but pretty close.

its one of the world's best amusement parks.

anywhosie, (sorry, i know i get off track)....

she said when her and peanut #2, were on the ginormous ferris wheel,

he told her he was going to look for his grandma in the sky.....

(she passed last january from cancer)

omg.

whatttt a lover bucket. like seriously. it made us literally cry when she told us.

how freaking sweet is that????

so weekend recap. i was off friday and i did fun stuff, like mow the lawn. clean the house.

laundry. i went and visited another friend who just

had a little princess about two weeks ago

and i went to THE WALMARTS. ugh. i hate THE WALMARTS.

wait. i really love THE WALMARTS, but i HATE the people who

frequent THE WALMARTS.

i love their prices and needed to get cleaning goodies so i HAD to go, but

i have never seen so many down right scary people. ugh. not even kidding.

i have commited to this spending fast.

read all about it here:

and then she saved

this blog is amazing. please. go and check it out. you will find

so many ways to cut corners,save, etc. i love reading the

stories of people who have actually done this.

so my intentions are to do this for as long as possible to get some bills paid and build

up my savings acct.

this is not an easy task for me. trust me. i love

to shop, dine out, buy 'good' groceries, go to starbucks, etc. etc. etc.

the list is longer then the misissippi, but i know in the long run i will be happier

and let's face it: financially better off! yippee skippy!

so let me know if any of you have ever tried this. did you succeed? was it difficult?

i can do ANYTHING i set my mind to. i have a strong personality. i am not going to lie though.

this. is. going. to. be. tough.

tougher then beef jerky.

i have been tested a few times already. everything is on sale....of course. now that i have committed.

butttt, i found a pair of sandals for 13 bones. 13 doll hairs. yep.

they were pink.

they are still at the store.

wooooo whooooo. i did it. not willingly. but i did.

and that is all that matters.

how appropriate... xo

saturday: bachelorette party. how bout the only girls that wanted to actually go

out after dinner were the mother of the bride, the sister and me?? and honestly, i could have went

home to watch 48 hrs, cuz that's what old people do on saturday nights, but i didnt....i hung....2 beers later. oh boy. i am old.

sunday: volunteer event for the MS pedal to the point. we moved over 3000 pieces of

luggage for bike riders who pedaled over 120 miles in two days. yikes. it is always so

heart warming to do a volunteer event. i am going to try to help more. :)

have a nice week, blendsies.

let me know your tips on saving moola. i could share use a few.

have a happy week, filled with sunshine smiles and maybe some buttercream.

xoxoxo

ta

vacay fun!

so i said i would share some vacay pics.

a few at a time.

lets not get too crazy folks.

so sweet lil theresa over at blooming on bainbridge said that they paint rocks every summer.

whaaaa???

and then modge podge them!

hollar. bring on the paint the podge and lets get groovin.

yes. i said groovin cuz i am cool like that.

i already had some fun colors, like, PINK, of course....

but lime green, tiffany blue, purple, white, black and orange.

we filled up our little wine glasses and let the painting begin.

yes, i am corrupting my 19 year old daughter. (she only had a few sips~let it be known, i do NOT in

any way, shape or form, promote underage drinking).....just sayin.

so here my friends are the lovelies we created.

 can i just say that i have been a modge podge'n princess for well over 30 years? i used to modge podge EVERYTHING back in the day. bet all you sweet lil young nuggets

did not even know it existed that long ago?!

yes, i am showing my age....but lets keep it real. i do have 3 big girl kids. and yep. i am still

just a very young girl at heart. :)

AGE.

is.

ONLY.

a.

number.

ok, so here ya go, my lovies. let me know what you think.

are you all dying to go get some brushes and paint away?

do it.

it is truly stress free and FUN!

please take note of my 3 heart shape rocks i found on the beach! love them!

enjoy your day! xoxo

happy summer

happy summer all.

oye. vay.

can y'all believe that it is already almost AUGUST 1? yikes.

like seriously where does the time go?

we have had a wonderfully uber hotttt summer. really hot.

and you know what?

i dont have central air. yep. none. nada.

needless to say, i sweat a lot. wish i could sweat off about 10 lbs of meaningless

cellulite.

i do have a window unit in my bedroom and that does truly help.

i have progressed to getting ready in there. there is nothing worse

then drying your hair when your house feels like

it is 100+ degrees inside.

awful. sticky. messy.

the girls and i just got back from a beautiful 4 day mini vacay 'up north'.

that's what the people in michigan call it.

just up north.

as a child, my parents owned a summer home on portage lake which is a small lake

off of lake superior.

my dad always called in 'god's country' and honestly until

now, i didnt 'get' it.

i.

do.

now.

it is truly one of the most beautiful places in the US.

we traveled to the sleeping bear sand dunes. (amazing also, btw)

and there is this area called empire, where the water,

is turquoise blue. that is NO exaggeration.

it is stunning. i have been to the carribean, mexico, jamaica, etc and i can

tell you that this water is EVERY bit as clear and aqua blue as there.

we had the best time. just girls.

we climbed the dunes, kayaked, ran (thanks tif for making us work out),

we painted rocks, (thanks theresa from Blooming on Bainbridge for the wondeful idea),

we laid in the sun, had a bon fire and made s'mores, saw deer and a fox,

ate home made icecream, made yummy breakfast and dinners, did pedicures,

went to a little town called glen arbor and fish town and RELAXED.

BEST. VACATION. EVER.

oh and we drank wine. :)

we took our little mini labradoodle with us and she loved swimming in the lake

water and trying to catch minnow. she was an angel. (first time on a road trip)...

and the greatest....

no speeding tix this year. yayyyyyy!!!

princess # 2 and # 3:

fish town:

 just a few quick photos from our little vacay. i have yet to upload the rest.

yes. i am lazy. dont judge!

have a happy saturday lovies! more pics to come!

xoxo



sunday fun!

hey there!

so did everyone do their letter like i said in my last post?

confession:

i did not.

i have thought about it.

i really have.

but i have been uber busy and have not had a chance to sit for more than 10 seconds, other then

sleep and bust it out. hopefully today.

so what's everyone doing on their sunday funday?

i have a baby shower at 1:00 and

then i have to fulfill an order for chocolate strawberries, truffles and

sugar cookies. yayy! (more info coming on this...big news actually!)

so my day is pretty much already spent doing busy stuff.

but all good stuff indeed.

so for those of you that love to eat healthy and work out, i wanted to share

some of the cool blog sites i found. so many have such great recipes,

running tips, dieting, life changing ideas, that i dont know about you all

but i love when someone shares their stories. most of these

girls have lost a lot of weight and i am so inspired after

reading about them.

so here we go:

can you stay for dinner?

seriously, this girl is gorrrrgeous. and so real. i have only read her about me story and i am
totally motivated. she shares that she walks, (after previously being a runner) and how
you do not have to kill yourself at the gym. uh, you dont????

next up:

dashing dish!

uh, i seriously think this little girl is A-DOR-ABLE.

she is cute as a button and her recipes will knock your socks off.

and next up we have another sweet lil thang....

eat yourself skinny!

so there my lovies are the three latest blogs i am pining over. seriously.
(swear i am NOT stalkerish material) i just love a great
thing when i find it!

and some little tips to share the wellness love :





so there ya go my love bugs,
go get your health hat on and come back and share one healthy tip or
something you did to improve
YOU!
xoxo
happy sunday funday!!!

happy work and a job for you!

 oh hello there! happy day/night.

yes. i made the mistake of ordering a grande iced skinny caramel macchiato at 6:30 this evening

say whaaa?

i had a free coupon that expired tomorrow for ANY size drink and i

felt the sudden urge to pull over at the next starbucks.

honestly, i was yawning and felt like i needed a pick me up. and that it did.

the fact that it is almost 11 and i am still going strong is not good.

help.

5:15 as in AM, comes way too quickly when you cant fall asleep. damn it.

so yes, 3 posts in 3 days. what is going on here? cuhrazy. thats what its called.

truth be told this blog is really a venting ground for me.

i feel that it is a place i can go and share, complain, groan, belly ache etc

about everything that is not going my way.

i am not really complaining, but i am not happy at work. quite honestly, i am  miserable.

(in case any of you lovies work with me), it is not anyone in general.

there have been a whole series of events that have happened in the past year

that make me think i work with a bunch of 5 yr olds. yes.

you read that right. ok, maybe 12 year olds. jr. high.

sooo i am searching. for theeee perfect job. (do they exist?)

well one that makes me smile instead of crying.

k, side tracking i know. i feel that i am rambling. maybe cuz i am.

maybe it was the extremely strong / huge coffee i drank.

so let me ask everyone's opinion. what would your dream job be?

i dont think i have one single job per se. i think i would do a few part time to add up to a lot of money. yes. lots o money.

you know the kind you pick from trees. you all have a money tree right???

well, here is a little job for you. do this and then report back to me that you did it,

and then we will all check back in a few months and see where everyone is at!

k? k.

i receive the emails/blog happenings of this lovie:

kelly!

this sweet girl, (whom i wish i could have coffee and just chat with), wrote this blog

post on writing a letter to herself.

now go read it. yes.all of it. its not long....

and then i want you to write a letter to yourself. (i am going to do this either tonight or tomorrow)

then seal it up. yep. lick it. seal it right up.

then we are all going to come back and chit chat in a few months.

this is all related to the law of attraction.

it works.

good energy/thoughts attract like wise.

do it.

you will not be sorry.

if you want some inspiration please pop over to her blog.....and just read.

you will smile, i promise.

now get writing your letter to yourself. right stinkin now.

xo

t