Saturday Survey

I've seen this floating around the blogosphere for the past couple of days and thought I would take part in a little Saturday survey.

1.What is your current obsession ?
Couponing. I'm not even lying y'all. I want to be like the woman I saw on GMA who spent literally $.01 on like $200 worth of groceries.

2. What are you wearing today?
Brown yoga pants, tan Uggs, purple tank, denim jacket and a scarf. It's Saturday, ok?

3. What’s for dinner?
Sushi. It's sushi Saturday.

4. What’s the last thing you bought?
Frosting to make my co-workers birthday cupcakes.


5. What are you listening to right now?
"Smile" by Uncle Kracker.

6. What do you think about the person who tagged you?
Well, Happy Dash is just so sweet and I love her blog and Brittany from Living in the Moment is one of my new favorite finds; she is an amazing writer!

7. If you could have a house, totally paid for, fully furnished, anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?
A penthouse apartment in Manhattan.

8. What are your must-have pieces for summer?
Flip flops, maxi dresses and bronzer.

9. If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
NYC.

10. Which language do you want to learn?
French. I took it for 3 years in high school and I can only remember the most random words.

Also, I would like to learn Spanish so when I get mad I can start spouting off in a different language. I've always wanted to be able to do that.

11. What’s your favorite quote?
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."

-Albert Einstein

12. Who do you want to meet right now?
Dick Van Dyke.

Love him.

13. What is your favorite colour?
Purple.

14. What is your favorite piece of clothing in your own closet?
There are so many. Probably any of my scarves because they can make outfits look so different.

15. What is your dream job?
A stay at home mom and boutique owner.

16. What’s your favorite magazine?
Well, it's not a secret that I have a small magazine addiction. I love InStyle, All You, Harper's Bazaar, Architectural Design, Traditional Home, Elle, Elle Decor, Lucky, Glamour.....the list goes on and on.

Oh, and I miss Domino terribly.

17. If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on?
A bill or Christmas presents.

18. What do you consider a fashion faux pas?
Well, personally I hate almost anything tie-dye. Also, bra straps of any kind showing - unless it's a sports bra at the gym.

19. Who according to you is the most over-rated style icon?
Heidi Klum. There are so many times she just looks a hot mess and the press will be raving.

20. What kind of haircut do you prefer?
Well, right now I'm loving an inverted bob with side swept bangs.

21. What are you going to do after this?
I don't know. What are you going to do after this?

22. What are your favorite movies?
Anne of Green Gables

Legally Blonde

Love Actually

Remember the Titans

Beauty and the Beast

A Few Good Men

23. What are three cosmetic/makeup/perfume products that you can't live without?
Clinique Color Surge Super Shimmer in Daybreak

Vaseline

BeautiControl Hydrating Mist

24. What inspires you ?
Everything.

25. Give us three styling tips that always work for you?
Always have a "go to" dress that can work for work, fun and funerals.

Smile.

And, I'm going with THD here - scarves. They're so versatile.

26. What do you do when you “have nothing to wear” (even though your closet’s packed)?
Shop my closet. Pretend that I'm at the store and start pulling stuff out and putting it together in completely new ways.

27. Coffee or tea?
Neither.


28. What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed?
Shop.

29. What is the meaning of your name?
"One from the white-haired mans island."

I wish I was lying about that, but I'm not.

30. Which other blogs do you love visiting?
Yeah, like you're going to get me to answer that. I love all of the ones I follow!

31. Favorite Dessert/Sweet?
Chocolate cake.


32. Favorite Season?
Winter.


33. If I come to your house now, what would you cook for me?
Well, whatever you wanted!

34. What is the right way to avoid people who purposefully hurt you?
Remove yourself from the situation. Stop all interaction.


35. How do you calm yourself down when you are agitated or angry?
Work out, shop, talk to my momma or eat.


36.Who is the modern ideal girl: The one who knows how to shop, dress and enjoy, or the one who is simple but manages the house, kids and herself well?
The one who can do all of the above and maintain her sanity!

Frandom - Doing It Awards Style

So, for this week's Frandom I thought I would take care of a little bit of business. I've been given a couple of awards in the last week or so and I need to give my speech address them.

Y'all didn't know I was a Sugar Doll, did you? This award was given to me by the ever so fabulous Mrs. Potts.

And I got the Kreativ blogger award from Happy Dash!

For both of these awards, I'm supposed to tell you about myself. One of them said 10 things and the other said 7.

I'm going with 8 things.

1. I have always wished to be ambidextrous. I've tried for years to write with my left hand, but it still looks like a Kindergartner to this very day.

2. I write things on To-Do Lists that I've already done. Just so I can cross them off.

3. I am obsessed with Private Practice. Now that you know that, I have to say that Violet gets on my last freaking nerve. And I love Cooper.

4. I hardly ever don't wear earrings. My grandma always said that a girl should always wear earrings. And I'm telling you, she's 90 years old and still puts them on every.single.day whether she's leaving the house or not.

5. When I was little, I was convinced I was adopted. And when I got mad at my mom, I would tell her I was going to find my "real" mom. I'm actually ashamed of this, because now I can't imagine for one minute my mom not being my real mom and I can't even fathom how much this hurt her. We do laugh about it, though.

6. I'm very sensitive and I wish I wasn't.

7. I love the Thanksgiving holiday.

8. I drive a Saturn Vue and I love it. It makes me super sad that the don't make Saturn anymore because I was already planning on getting another Saturn Vue down the road.

As far as tagging goes - if you're reading this, consider yourself tagged appropriately.

Isn't this the cutest picture ever? Ida Claire has a thing for sitting on the top of the couch. It's hilarious. And that's exactly where she was for this picture.

And I had to show you this picture because she's playing with the toy Kimmie & Gabby got her! She loves it. Look at that possessive paw.

And in other news, I hate the new Kay Jewelers commercial.

Have y'all seen it?

The couple in the cabin, there's a storm, she's scared, he'll never leave her and he shows her by giving her a necklace?

O

M

G

Vomit. Seriously.

I tried to find a clip, but couldn't.

That's about all the frandom we have time for today, folks!

What are your weekend plans?

CMA 2009

Award Shows, oh how I love thee.

Carrie Underwood, 9 costume changes? You are my hero.

Brad Paisley, you are so cute I could put you in my pocket.

Red carpet, you never cease to amaze me.

Here we go:

I have a girl crush on Taylor Swift.

I know I might get massive amounts of hate mail for this, but is this seriously the dress she picked for the red carpet? Out of all of the dresses in the world? I mean, I don't hate it or anything but, just....seriously?
Dear Chuck Wicks,
I'm so sorry to hear about your breakup with Julianna Hough. Maybe you need some time away from it all. Say in Memphis?
Love Forever
Sincerely, Whitney

I wasn't aware Danny Gokey had gone country. I also wasn't aware that the knee length coat had become something generally fashionable men wear.

When I first saw this, I was trying to figure out who it was. Now I'm just trying to figure out why Kellie Pickler dyed her hair brown. Some people are blonde for a reason.

This is just a travesty on so many levels.

So is this. And she has no drug addiction, abusive husband, weight struggle excuse like the aforementioned mother/daughter duo. I have no idea where to even begin on this outfit. I will however, take that necklace.

What accordion was she folded into prior to walking the red carpet?

Divorce doesn't look good on you, Ms. Rimes.

No. Just no.

Oh_my_eyes.

It's like she came to the South and had to go all Scarlett O'Hara and rip down the drapes to make a dress.

This is just a hot mess any way you look at it. Does not one member of the Zac Brown band have a wife/significant other/mirror that could aid them in the "getting ready for an awards show" process? I mean, really.







Thoughts? Opinions? Favorites?

Discuss.

At Least I Took Pictures

So I know you have just been on the edge of your seat to see these pictures, right?

The correct answer would be yes. Or to just not say anything and consider the question rhetorical.

Ahem. Ok.

I know I've been kinda here/kinda not here for a couple of weeks now, but luckily for you I've been snapping a lot of pictures!

And now for your viewing pleasure(or not, whatev):

First, fall came to the house in the form of fall decor, both inside and out.

I made this wreath last year.

Fall even came to the bakers rack in the kitchen. Look really closely and you will see some fall foliage strung above the television.

I made this tiny wreath last year as well to hang right above the fireplace.

This year Samantha and I collected a bunch of pine cones and decorated them with glitter in fall colors for part of the centerpiece on the coffee table in the living room. So easy and so gorgeous. Trust me, they look so much better in person.

This little montage of fall paraphernalia is sitting in the fireplace.

THEN, I had a birthday!

What you probably can't tell in this picture is that I had just been yelling at my mom because she put candles all the way around the cupcake holder making it virtually impossible for me to get them all blown out in one breath! Ha!

Me & Samantha on my birthday. She looks less than thrilled to be in the picture, but don't worry she was only slightly forced to take this photo!

Elizabeth, me and Melissa at BlueFin.

Their sushi is so good. I may or may not dream about it at night.

Finally, we had Halloween!

Ida Claire in her repeat performance as the cutest ladyPug in the world. Hold your applause til the end, please.

Evan and his friend on their last year trick-or-treating!

6 bags of candy and would you believe we still ran out?

Our pumpkin. We decided to forgo the traditional "face" theme this year and do something more abstract. At least that's what we tell ourselves. This was our lame attempt at doing something Martha Stewart-y with our pumpkin.

I might be slightly biased, but I think he's the cutest baseball player on the planet!

So, there you go. My absence in pictures!

I've been trying to get to commenting on all of your blogs, but if there is anything pertinent I need to know about please email me!

I missed blogging regularly these last couple of weeks, but I'm back now!

Where?

It's Monday, so naturally you'll find me over here.

Thank you for all the comments on my last post. Seriously - thank you.

Oh, and please do pardon the maintenance going on here on the blog. I'm hoping to have it all straightened out soon!

I'll be back tomorrow with a full recap to include pictures! (I promise this time!)

Have a great Monday!

Blog Therapy - I'm Pissed

What I'm about to do I never like to do.

As, I've mentioned before, it's not in my nature to display weakness to anyone but I'm going to be honest with you - I'm exhausted. I'm tired of trying to pretend everything is ok.

You'll notice that the posting has been scarce for the last couple of weeks and that is why. I just couldn't bring myself to pretend to be happy when I'm not.

I hate whining and complaining, but right now I feel like that's all I want to do.

I mentioned briefly last week on Twitter and Goodwill Grace

that my hours had been cut at work. Well, last Saturday they were cut again. My work has been deeply affected by the economy and it doesn't help that I have a boss who grossly mismanages the finances and business as a whole. Now we are suffering from mistakes he has made and incorrect actions he has taken and to put it bluntly I'm pissed. I'm just pissed.

I've spent this entire week looking for a new full time job or a part time job to supplement my hours here. My problem? Nobody is hiring in my field and as far as part time retail work goes, they need me to be more flexible in my schedule. Since I am still working my first job, I can't be. I feel like I'm between a rock and a hard place and I'm so tired of it.

I also cleaned out my attic this weekend looking for anything I could sell. I've listed a few things on Ebay and I'm in the process of getting my jewelry to a jeweler that will purchase it. These are things I worked so hard for and now I'm selling them off for much less than they're worth just so I can pay my bills. I know I should be grateful that I have them to sell, and I am, but nevertheless I'm so angry.

I'm angry that I'm going to have to work a second job during the holiday season. I promised myself that when I got out of retail I would never do those hours again. I would never miss a holiday season with my family ever again. Well, now I'm eating my words. And the worst part about it is that my cousin and his wife are coming at Christmas and now I will get to spend no time with them at all.

On top of all of this, I started a new medicine for my tumor over the weekend and it has been wreaking havoc on my body all week. I have had such a negative reaction to it and there is nothing I can do but let my body get used to it. It was a miserable first couple of days and I continue to look and feel like death warmed over.

I know there is a reason for everything and I know that everything will work out, but is it wrong to just want to be mad and sulk for a little while? Please pray for me. Pray that I will get past this stage quickly and pray for strength and self-control when dealing with my boss. Pray that something will come about on the job front.

Also, please keep my coworker and her daughter in your prayers. My coworker is facing the same situation as I am, and then it was discovered this week that her daughter who just came through drug and alcohol addiction has a cancerous tumor in her thyroid. She is just overwhelmed and devastated and I feel so badly for her. After everything she has been through she is now scared for her daughter once again. Please be praying for her and her family.

I'm Here

Don't forget about me.

PS: Have you subscribed to Goodwill Grace yet?

Congratulations Mrs. Potts!

Email me with your info and I will get my favorite things out to you!