Send your own ElfYourself eCards
Now if only I could really dance like that! Get you own at Elf Yourself.
And moving on to Christmas...
Now if only I could really dance like that! Get you own at Elf Yourself.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Regardless of how Thanksgiving looks for you, I hope it's a peace filled day spent with friends, family or what brings a smile to your face.
Happy Thanksgiving to all my bloggie friends!
Kruella De Ville, Caddy Style
I was at the Barnes and Noble buying a gift card and the lady in front of me had an attitude that could only be described as caustic. I wanted to hug the cashier, he looked so shaken. I don't care what happened in her day previous to this incident, but there is never any excuse for treating someone like she did.
As I make my way out to the parking lot, she has put her purchases into this car and walked away for more shopping. When I got closer, I laughed.
The license plate reads: Kruella. It took me a minute to realize it's a black Cadillac De Ville. I can't make this up people. I think she had some film over the license plate because it wouldn't photograph and I was too scared to stay long trying.
Get Your Scarf On!
Sarah at Sarah Said came up with the idea to host a scarf exchange. If you know me, you know I love scarves and in Texas often choose a scarf over a jacket. They are the perfect accessory and endlessly versatile. If you want to join the fun head over to Sarah's and leave a comment by Nov 30. Besides, I need something to appear in my mailbox since the mailman seems to have forgotten who I am since I've moved.
I think we've blown past excessive
Normally, I'm not one to make judgments about food. Upon seeing this I can only say that we've gone too far in trying to please every person who appears at the Thanksgiving table.
Behold...Turbaconduken. Read more about the various meat combinations at BaconToday.
I know! Eat that and you'll have gout tonight!
(the picture won't load, so you have to go look for yourself. Blogger, consider yourself on notice.)
The accent makes all the difference
Standing in line I overheard a group of women talking and at first was quite confused about the subject.
"You know, she made her 'down there' really bland. Now who thinks of such a thing? I can understand making your hair or your eyebrows bland, but your 'down there'?
I'm thinking why would you make anything intentionally bland, especially your hair? Isn't that the same as making it mouse brown or dishwater brown on purpose?
Then another lady chimed in and it all made sense. BLONDE!
Which begs another question, why would you make your "down there" blonde? I love the waxing, threading and sculpting, but blonde? No chemicals near mine, thanks!
Feeling Emo
This past week I've been in a serious funk. Sometimes it hits me from out of nowhere and I just want to stop. Literally, just stop, lie down and let the world go by without me. But I'm not, I'm a fighter and giving up isn't something I do easily.
I think when I'm in that place, the best thing I can do is be gentle with myself. Remain engaged with the world, but be easy on me. Ways I do this include:
- light candles and soak in a hot bath
- every night I rub a thick lotion on my hands and feet before bed
- wake up fifteen minutes early to be fully present for the snuggle time with my kidlets
- knowing that it's ok to say "no" when I feel truly overwhelmed
- pedicures
I must have been magnifying these thoughts as the post took shape in my head because The Missus just put up a similar post. Go check out her suggestions.
FAIL
Can someone tell me how this exercise in cash removal was confusing? They specifically engineered the drive through ATM so you could sit INSIDE your car to get your cash. The only requirement? You must understand what large white arrows mean. Which is apparently beyond comprehension to some.
Yes, he was giving me the stink eye as I took his picture. My reasoning is that if I can't use the ATM due to your inability to decipher road markings, pictures are fair game.
The Importance of Pumpkin Disposal
I'm totally exhausted and trying to sneak in a nap except the dogs keep licking a spot on the carpet and hacking. Fearing impending spewage, I finally get up and investigate. They are licking a strange yellow/orange spot.
I clean said spot and go lie down again.
Slurp, lick, hack.
What the......
Oh.
Apparently if you don't dispose of this:
it liquefies.
From the inside and works it's way out.
Through the holes.
Made by the Mr Potato Head appendages I used because I was too lazy to carve.
Obviously my laziness has caught up with me again.
NaBloPoMo = FAIL
I think perhaps I have too much going on to find the quiet in my mind that allows me to write. I want to share the winner of the contest for the book Schooled by Anisha Lakhani. Congratulations to Domestically Disabled Girl. Private message me and I'll get your book out tomorrow.
I'll be back when I have something, anything of value to say and now that the pressure has been removed that should be about ten minutes or so.
It's gotta be the economy, right?
See that? That's foil. Regular aluminum foil at Target. And I live in the middle people!
Since when is $8.49 a reasonable price for foil? Has it always been this price and I didn't know it? I see why people are stealing air conditioners and catalytic converters for scrap metal now.
We did it!
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. Barack Obama
Election Day
I have mostly refrained from blogging about politics as it tends to be a polarizing topic. Regardless of your view, today we are making history.
For those of you who haven't already, GO VOTE!
Then to celebrate election day, take advantage of one or all of these special Election Day offers:
Starbucks- free tall coffee just for telling them you voted.
Ben and Jerry's- free scoops from 5pm to 8pm.
Krispy Kreme- free star shaped donut covered in red, white and blue sprinkles for anyone with an "I Voted" sticker.
New Look Laser Tattoo Removal- free tattoo removal up to 4x4 inches with "I Voted" sticker.
Chik-fil-A- free chicken sandwich on election day, free chicken sandwich the day after for bringing in your yard sign. (check this one before you go, not all locations are participating)
Babeland- Seriously? Free sex toys for voting? Yup, it's true. The deets here.
What other Election Day offers do you know about? How do you plan to spend Election night?
Calling All Teachers!
As most of you know I recently moved. I have moved an astonishing number of times. Every time I move I say, "next time I will have less stuff." I'm going to give away what I don't need and next time will be easier. Has this happened? Rarely. I do a good job of giving away what I don't need, but not so good a job of convincing myself I don't need new things.
In keeping with my tradition of giving away what I don't need, I'm going to start giving away books. This week I am giving away a book I recently read and loved. Schooled by Anisha Lakhani is the tale of private school teacher, Anna Taggert, trying to make it her first year of teaching in New York City. She enters the educational underworld and quickly becomes schooled in the art of tutoring in order to make ends meet.
The antics of the kids had me rolling my eyes, laughing and wanting to cry for the teacher. I have no idea how teachers do it every day, and suspect there will be an instant connection with the characters in this book.
To win the book, just leave a comment on a favorite school memory. Any school memory. That's it. Winner will be chosen by Random.org on Friday, November 7.
Find me here, find me there
Today I'm over at Who's Your Dachshund for Wiener Free Weekends. Morgan is upset about something and needed to speak her mind. Go see what she has to say and leave us some love!
I Disagree!
In an effort to kick up my blogging mojo, since it seems to have fallen to the lowest level of posting since I began the blog, I'm jumping on the NaBloPoMo bandwagon. I've not heard as much about it this year, is anyone participating? To kick things off, I want to vent a little about something I read.
Recently in Wired, an article titled "Kill Your Blog" was published. Kill Your Blog? Seriously? No way folks! I love my blog. I've been somewhat scattered and overwhelmed by my life recently but no way do I want to stop blogging.
The article says "Thinking about launching your own blog? Don't. And if you've already got one, pull the plug."
It cites reasons such as:
- blogging has become impersonal with only the professional bloggers making the top 100 on Technorati
- attracting the lowest form of net life: the insult commenter
- the rise of social multimedia sites like Twitter, Flickr and Facebook
So what's your take on blogging? Should we do as Wired says and pull the plug?
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