Today marks the start of a new week. Man, am I glad! Last week was a bit much but I subscribe to the idea that no matter how difficult things may seem, everything is manageable. I managed to get through all kinds of malarkey (and malarkey isn't a word that you hear very often - I like that!). I feel so much fresher moving into this week.
Oh man. It felt amazing to sleep in. I slept until 10AM. I needed to decompress from the week. I even went back to bed for an hour in the afternoon. I love being able to just rest.
Had a nice time out with a friend. It's always good to see him and find a new Asian restaurant on the fly!
About a week ago I met a girl in a bar and told her that I make bracelets and other little artsy things. Today she placed an order for a bracelet! She's pretty awesome! Thanks, Rachel!
While browsing in Walmart tonight I saw a new coffee creamer. York Peppermint Patty flavor!!!! LOVE IT!
I love that I was able to see Madonna perform the half time show at the restaurant. That was perfect timing! By the way, I feel like I'm one of the few people that likes her new song. I am stating it RIGHT NOW - I think this song will grow on people and will become pretty popular. It's such a catchy song. Check out the video!
Thank God, it's Friday! It's been one helluva week and I survived. The last two days were filled with cleaning up a mistake I made. The mistake is all cleaned up and back in order now. Whew! I'm lucky to have a job that is supportive of its workers in more ways than one.
I'm glad I was able to maintain my cool during the last couple of days as I worked to correct the mistakes with the help of others. I love that our office team are truly team players!
My friend Aric text me today to ask what I would be doing for St. Patrick's Day. I replied that I had no clue because you know.. that's just one of those holidays no one really plans for. HAHAHA. At any rate, he mentioned that he and his wife might be planning a road trip to the area. I love when I get to see my friends - I did see Aric some time this past summer but I haven't seen Holly in well over a year. It might be a good opportunity to get the college gang back together. The last time we were all together for St. Patrick's Day was when I lived in Savannah, Georgia. Now THAT was a good time! Savannah knows how to throw a St. Patrick's Day party.
I enjoyed going to the "Going Away Party" for a grad student of ours. After a week of staff development, our staff feels a lot more closer and that made the party feel that much better.
I FINALLY sold a photograph on the site today. That was exciting. I think I need to post more photos. I've taken some good ones recently. What I loved about the sale is that the customer asked about it and when I listed the item and sent her a message that it was posted, she immediately bought it. Now that's a great customer!
Tonight I ran into Target to pick up a few things. You do know that anytime you say something like that it really means you're going to pick up more than just a few. This one item I couldn't help but purchase - a new sporty winter coat for $11! I loooooooooove a good deal!
Ooh It's so cold outside! I guess it could always be more cold though so I supposed I should really be happy that it's not. Isn't that a great way to think about things? Just be grateful for what you have. Today I felt like I got maximum satisfaction out of the day with minimum amount of effort. As Martha Stewart would say, "It's a good thing".
"Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac. Gangsta white walls. TV antennas in the back. You may not have a car at all. But remember brothers and sisters. You can still stand tall. Just be thankful for what you got." I LOVE THIS SONG! Check it out here!
Today I went to Myra to see the movie, War Horse. Let me just say that this was an amazingly moving movie. I really enjoyed it and yes - I cried a little. It was very touching. I highly recommend it.
TJ Maxx is the place where you can be a Maxxinista. I was that for sure tonight. With Myra's help in picking it out, I bought a nice new shirt. I can't wait to wear it. I love the color - a nice thin lime green stripe on a white shirt.
The best part of waking up is Starbucks in my cup while being in an empty house and reconnecting with my friend in Greece whom I haven't spoken to in months. It was great to spend time with him and catch up. We even used Face Time on our iPhones to chat. Very nice!
I loved spending time with Myra today. We had a good time at the movies and having dinner. I love how we just talk about pretty much anything - including a discussion on religion. That was interesting considering she's a pastor and I am a non-religious person.
What a great night of bowling. I actually had a good time AND bowled well. That's such a good thing. Work wasn't too shabby either but bowling was much more fun. The rain today isn't even bad. Why complain about it when others would be just as happy to have it? The Rolling Stones has a lyric that says, "You can't always get what you want - but you get what you need". That's a good statement to live by and a good reason to be thankful for what you have. Just a thought I had today.
I bowled 50 pins over average. That's so awesome! Yay for a 191!
I talked to a vendor today and clearly she and I have built some sort of friendship. I think that's pretty cool. For whatever reason, we began talking about my Etsy site and the next thing you know she was perusing my site and asking questions about selling some of her art on that site. Amazing how these connections just happen.
Hahaha the Shit People Say clips keep coming. This one is. "Shit Nobody Says". Good stuff!
I came home to two packages. One box contained my new boots and the other contained my new Facebook Cards I got from Moo.comhttp://us.moo.com/. The best thing about the Facebook Cards is that they were COMPLETELY free because of a sale the company was doing.
Someone commented on how trim I looked tonight and I really appreciated that. It's good to know that my exercising is making a difference. :0)
This day was very tiring. Whew! I didn't do too much and I'll leave it at that. Just very tired. It's a slow news day in this household because I didn't go to work but let's see how I can develop a list of 5 out of all of this.
I did go to the gym today but I didn't do a full 30 minutes on the treadmill but I'm glad I did make it to the gym.
A friend of mine sent me a text to say that Target has Chobani Greek Yogurt on sale for $1 each. This makes two people this week to inform me of the sale. I love how people actually pay attention to my Facebook news feed. hahahaha I sure ran over to Target and bought 10 containers of yogurt!
This commercial has been around for a while but I love it. It cracks me up every time!
Another thing I loved that I saw on TV was The Jeffersons. I loved the Jeffersons when I was growing up. While I was lying in bed this morning with a belly ache, George and Weezie made me smile. By the way - I always said my parents looked like the Jeffersons. LOL
Something I noticed today - pretty much everyone I've interacted with has been in a REALLY good, friendly mood. The girl at the checkout at Target who was just nice as could be, the ladies I let walk in front of my car to enter the store that sent a thank you wave, my roommate giving me three pocket hand sanitizers just to be nice, the folks at the gym who wished me a good day, and the folks I talked to on the phone, text message, or instant messenger. Just niceness all around!
