Month: August 2010

Daily Post!

Daily Post!

I know that it is only Tuesday, but I am soooo looking forward to this weekend. I know that I just got back from camping, but my sweetie and I are going with my sis, Nette, Michael and all of their kiddos. I think we 

I’m Back!!

I’m Back!!

Short version: Our family campout was a success! Long version: Our family campout was a success, and I had a lot of fun hanging out with my peeps!! I took a lot of pics, and I think that I will share some of those with 

Wednesday’s Update!

Wednesday’s Update!

Today is Day 5, no shampoo, no hairbrush, and my hair is still rockin’! Ok, I realize that I am having a moment of SEVERE VANITY, but really when do I EVER have something that I can say looks good on me!?!?!?!? But, do you know the scary thing??? I swam in my overly chlorinated pool last night for a really long time, and NORMALLY that would have left me with poofy frizzed out hair for days, and look at this pic, this is my hair TODAY!!! WOW!!! I am a believer!!! I want to tell every curly girl of this new power that I have discovered! THEY SHOULD HAVE THIS POWER TOO!!! HAHAHA! Ok, that was a little evil, like I want to take over the world laugh, but I digress!! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the comments section, I would be happy to tell you exactly what I am and have been doing to make my hair look the best it may have ever looked!!!

Anyway, today is Wednesday, and I am soooo ready for the weekend!! Jason and I are meeting our family at Beverly Beach to go camping for the weekend! We are going to have soooo much fun! and I am planning on taking A LOT of pictures!! We are having a fun family cookoff on Saturday evening, I can’t wait!! Jason is biting at the but to cook our meal that night, and I can’t wait to taste everyone’s dishes, you see we are all sharing whatever it is that we make, so that should be SOOO MUCH FUN!!!

Anyway, I am going to go spend some undivided time with my sweetie!!! I look forward to hearing from you!!!

Have a FABULOUS evening! 😉

No Shampoo/No Brush Hair Day 4!

No Shampoo/No Brush Hair Day 4!

Ok, it is late! I am sooo tired, and I am heading up to bed as soon as I finish this mini post! I promised that I would post some pics of my No Shampoo/No Hair Brush day 4, so here goes!!! Here it is 

Happy Monday!!

Happy Monday!!

How has your day gone today?? Mine has gone pretty well!! I always feel so jazzed when I have gotten the things from my to-do list done for the day, work – check, groceries – check, make dinner at home – check, blog – well, 

Life Inventory Checklist!

Life Inventory Checklist!

I am reading this TERRIFIC book!!! It has been in my house for almost a year, but I just picked it up this morning to read through it. This AMAZING book is called ‘Secrets of Simplicity: Learn to Live Better with Less‘. I got through the entire first chapter, and spent the rest of the day doing the first assignment – GOING THROUGH YOUR ENTIRE WARDROBE!!! Whew!! That is soooo much harder than it sounds. I spent the whole day doing that, and bagged up 6 bags of clothes, shoes, and other miscellaneous things from my closet!! It was difficult, time consuming, and at times, I thought I would quit, HOWEVER now that it is all done, I am sooooo EXCITED, and it is nice to have taken stock of everything that I own (wardrobe-wise!)

A few more things that I am taking from this book right away are:

  1. I will focus on reading the books I have, and not purchase any books within the next 30 days
  2. I will not use shopping as my therapist. If I’ve had a bad day, I will do something to pamper myself like a mani or pedi; and if I had a great day, I will let that great mood continue on to my evening by playing some fun music and dancing with my sweetie!
  3. The most important things in my life, are not things – they are people and experiences!

Here is an excerpt from the book ‘Secrets of Simplicity: Learn to Live Better with Less‘, written by Mary Carlomagno:

Answer the following questions with “Always,” “Sometimes,” or “Never”

  1. Do I make time to exercise?
  2. Is my home life serene?
  3. Do I have downtime?
  4. Do I take time to deal with incoming mail and bills?
  5. Do I have time to volunteer for charity?
  6. Do the significant people in my life receive my attention when they need it?
  7. Do I keep my appointments?
  8. Do I see my friends?
  9. Do I eat regular, healthy meals?
  10. Am I in control of my calendar?
  11. Are my home repairs done in a timely manner?
  12. Is my pantry stocked?
  13. Do I find time to get out and enjoy nature?
  14. Am I getting enough sleep?
  15. Do I take regular vacations?
  16. Do I work less than 10 hours a day?
  17. Is my work fulfilling?

Total up your “Always,” “Sometimes,” or “Never” responses. Place stars by the questions that surprised you, and think about what they reveal. Are your “nevers” standing in the way of your livelihood, your healthy, your ability to ultimately grow? Has “always” become a burden, leaving you without control, without the ability to make a conscious choice? As you review your responses, think about whether they represent a life of your choosing.

I would HIGHLY encourage ANYONE wanting to find balance in a materialistic culture, GO OUT AND PICK UP THIS BOOK!!

On a side note: it is day two of my new NO SHAMPOO, NO HAIR BRUSH routine from the book I finished reading yesterday,  Curly Girl. My hair is looking alright, a little greasy this evening, not itchy, I am still passing the sniff test – my husband says “hmmm..smells good!” Thanks, Baby!! 😉 I promise to get a picture posted tomorrow!!! My pics this morning didn’t turn out!!

Anyway, I am going to head up for bed!

Have a FABULOUS evening! 😉

It Is Official…I am a Curly Girl!

It Is Official…I am a Curly Girl!

Ok, so on one of my weekly voyages to one of my favorite places, the book store, I KNOW SHOCKING, right?? I picked up this… no, wait – let me go back to the beginning! Last week, at the bookstore, I was checking out, and 

Happy Wednesday!

Happy Wednesday!

Today has been a very productive day!! Work, a long lunch with one of my favorite girlfriends, more work, home, shower, jammies, chores, dinner, more chores, take a breath to write to you this evening, do some more chores, head upstairs, do a little reading, 

Marriage Can Be Rough!

Marriage Can Be Rough!

The hardest part about being married is that you are married to someone who is not you! I have basically lived as a single woman for the past 8 months, and now that my sweetie has moved back home, I am trying re-trying to learn how to live with him all over again! He sure can make it tricky, although I am sure I don’t make his life too peachy at times too.

The biggest issue that I am having right now is that I AM A NEAT FREAK, and we live in a very little place, in relation to how much STUFF we have!!! So, to me, it is really important to keep the house as clean as we are able to, on a daily basis. My sweetie? well…let’s just say, NOT SO MUCH! He is a drop it as soon as I come into the house kinda guy, which drives me BATTY!! I am trying really hard to loosen up, and just be sooo thankful that he is home, and I have been doing REALLY well, too well, because when I got home from a hard day of work today, I walked into my house, and WHAM!!! There was 3 mini mountains of his stuff that he brought home today. OH, not how I wanted to be greeted by my haven, needless to say.

To make a really long, downer-of-a-story short, the “mountains” of stuff are gone, the kitchen is clean, there is the FABULOUS smell of sauteing onions in the air, and I am feeling sooo much better!!! I think that the 100 degree weather, and a crazy busy day at work just made me a little irritable, and my sweetie knows exactly how to make it all better!!! I really do LOVE that man!!! 😉

Right after I finished writing this sentence, my husband called me into my dining room, and he had made me a candlelight dinner!! SO SWEET!!! OK, he’s forgiven!!! 😉

OK, so I am watching this movie from 1956, “You Can’t Run Away From It” with Jack Lemmon and June Allyson, and during the commercial break there was this commercial that was advertising something called a Yonanas, which inspired me to google how to make ice cream using frozen bananas, and honey, you just know mama has to go get her some bananas to try this recipe!!!

Anyway, apparently I was REALLY craving something sweet, because I found myself in the kitchen crunching up some graham crackers, putting them at the bottom of mini carafes, piled on a little mini marshmallows, toss the whole bunch of heavenly goodness under the broiler, and top with some lovely chocolate syrup!!! Yummy, low cal, did I say YUMMY? dessert!!!

Anyway, I am heading upstairs to go spend sometime with my sweetie!!!

Have a FABULOUS evening! 😉

Day of Ups and Emergencies!

Day of Ups and Emergencies!

WHEW!!! Out of two weeks of absolute craziness, today was a day that I could FINALLY breathe!! HAAAAAAA! I am sure you felt that from where you are sitting!! I am sorry if I just blew your papers off of your desk!!! 😉 OMG, I