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One of my Silly Habits

Whenever Bob and I are in the car together and a good song comes on the radio I know within a few seconds if the lyrics in anyway apply to how I feel about Bob (good or bad) and I always raise a pretend microphone to my mouth and say...."I dedicate this song to Bob" and then I sing the lines that pertain the most to him extra loud. Sometimes he tries to steal my song real fast and as I'm dedicating the song to him he tries to talk louder and dedicate it to me first. But I think we both know that it's my gig and I thought of it first The music says things that I can't. I'm equal parts romantic and dork. I'm dorkmantic. Please don't hate me because I use pretend microphones to dedicate songs to people....or I'll dedicate one to you. This one goes out to Bob.

Hold On

One of the things I struggle with most in life is accepting the fact that I can't fix other people's problems for them or take away their pain.  I hate to see others suffer mentally or physically...yet it is inevitable. 

I  suffered intensely myself for 10 years  while dealing with infertility and finally losing the battle for good.  I am very happy with my life right now and I am so grateful for all that I have, but I know what it feels like to think that things just won't get better.  For me they did...and I always found solace in the next two quotes ( I love quotes in general). 

I am sending these two quotes out to a couple of different people who have been on my mind lately. 

 When you get into a tight place, and everything goes against you till it seems as if you couldn't hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that's just the place and time that the tide'll turn....Harriet Beecher Stowe

Just for today I will be happy.  Just for today I will try to live through this day only, not to tackle my whole life's problems at once.  I can do things for twelve hours that would appall me if I had to keep them up for a lifetime.  Just for today I will be happy....  Sybyl Partridge

And finally in the words of R. E. M........Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on
Everybody hurts. You are not alone. 

I have never ever... not even once been able to listen to that song without having a little break down.  For years I felt as if it were written just for me.   I can be kind of selfish like that :)

One of my Big Problems is....

I am completely unorganized and I can't stay focused long enough to load up my van in a more aesthetically pleasing fashion.  This beastmobile makes my sweet husband cringe and it usually stinks like moth balls and a mold cigarette smoke combo.  If I ever ask him to go anywhere in it with me he just silently shakes his head no and walks away.  I like asking him anyway. 

This van was empty two days ago.  Now it is two foot high with "treasures" all the way up to the front.  I know it doesn't look like much now, but there are many wonderful finds amongst the bags and boxes.   Now that I look closely I've noticed that one of my boxes of goodies is crushing the "sisters" of my newly acquired dress form...(OUCH!)....that's gonna leave a mark.

Just wanted to provide you with a glimpse of the ugly side of vintage.  The....it doesn't all magically appear in my possession all cute and clean and sweet smelling.  NO...it begins like this. 

If You Have Surgery You Get Presents

Would you take a look at this beautiful table full of fabulousity.  My friend Sandra is always way too generous and thoughtful with me.  She went crazy shopping at Trader Joes loading me up with old favorites and some soon to be new favorites.  I haven't tried the sparkling pink lemonade yet....it looks too pretty to drink!  Flowers and a great magazine too!!

Whenever Sandra does something it looks fab.  She wraps beautiful packages and always has just the right finishing touches. 

Even the back of her card looks cute.  Sweet little birdie sticker.

So just wanted to thank Sandra again via this post.  She will probably be embarrassed....but shouldn't be. 

And as for me....I don't want this to be about waaaa waaaa waaaa poor me I had to have surgery AGAIN!!! but suffice it to say that I am on the mend.  I am not a huge fan of pain killers but I can say that I took 10 Vicodin within the first 24 hours of recovery and was grateful for them. 

I'd also like to thank all of my awesome family/team who have been working their little tushies off this weekend over at our Spring Open House event.  Despite the weather being awful yesterday it was one of our best Open Houses to date and they will be doing it all again today. 

Every time life deals me a blow in one form or the other it just gives me some extra time to sit quietly and thank my lucky stars and the good Lord above for everything, everyday, and everyone I have.  I am a very blessed person.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

I Need Professional Help

Welcome to my home office.  It's not pretty I know.  I am apparently completely incapable of keeping a clean office.  I profess every year that this will be the year that will be different.  I will buy the proper tools and boxes, and organizers, file cabinets, markers, labels, etc etc to keep me on the road to organization success.  I drive straight over to Office Max and buy bags full of stuff to get me going. 

Stuff like this.......

Yes this has been hanging on my wall just like this since.......you guessed it.....September 2002.  5 wonderful years have gone by and I have never used it once.  Although it does help me to never forget that my brother Adam's birthday is on the 17th.

Here is my magazine shelf.  Some of them go back 15 years...yet no matter how nicely Bob asks, I just can't get myself to throw any of them out.  I imagine myself having the time some day to go thru all of them and tear out and file ideas and images by category.  Even I am laughing right now. Like that is ever going to happen!

Well, I'm not ready to give up the dream of having great organizational skills and a propensity towards tidiness.  I do believe in miracles.