Non-notable Friday

-Cough cough, I'm sick

-My Christmas wishlist this year mostly contains dishes. Cute dishes. and I'm excited about it.

-Tomorrow I'm going to post another "Day in the life of type 1 diabetes" but it will be the insulin pump edition. I know, try to control your excited spirit fingers. Diabetes awareness month started last Thursday and I was planning on doing lots of diabetes related post this month but I'm behind. So I'll start tomorrow over a week late.

-On the topic of spirit fingers, did you know these existed? I believe I'm appalled.

appalledpast participle, past tense of ap·pall

Verb: Greatly dismay or horrify

 

Yes. I'm appalled.

 

I refuse to give the source of this picture.

-Pinterest is now offering "secret boards". I love this news. It's going to be great for pinning gifts, party ideas, and non of your business stuff.

-We found out last weekend that our lease for our current home ends mid-May. Since we only have about 6 months left here (here being this infrastructure), I'm now in the stage where I refuse to do anything else to this place. No more decorating until we move into our new place that doesn't yet exist. I find this lack of a creative outlet depressing, but my heart will go on Celine Dion style.

-Brag on husband time. Look what surprise I came home to last week...........

-In other news, I'm already craving Thanksgiving stuffing.

and then I was like "Hey................."

and then I was like "Hey, I graduate in less then 7 months ahhhhhness."

and then I was like "Hey, I can't cook with pumpkin puree because everything I try to make turns out soggy."

and then I was like "Hey, I don't care to hear about or feel sympathy for your dog who had diabetes so just stop."

and then I was like "Hey, I want long hair this winter, hair grow please."

and then I was like "Hey, doing even an hour of homework is painful these days."

and then I was like "Hey, my crock pot is holding its own this fall."

and then I was like "Hey, to say I have a hard working husband is beyond an understatement, he's the best." 

I'm loving right now...

*Old Navy's Vintage V-Necks. These are rocking my world. Round of applause for Old Navy cause they perfected the basic v-neck shirt this season. Ohhhh the layering you can do with these....

See I really like them.

 

*Being stocked up on medical supplies. Nothing feels better than receiving a big medical supply shipment and picking up prescriptions. Makes you feel like you can conquer the world, or at least makes you feel like you can stay alive for the next coming months.

 

 

*This blanket from Tj Maxx. It's by Storehouse. Yeah I've never heard of them either. Yes it's crazy soft and cozy but more importantly it's crazy cute.

 

*QVC still. Duh. I've been finding myself slowly drifting more and more to this channel as the holidays approach.

  

*This next thing I'm loving right now I'm a little hesitant to share because it's a place I've been buying lots of statement jewelry from for cheap (I'm talking between $10-$20) and they are compliment inducing. Their accessories actually look more fancy pants in person than you would think. Since I'm sharing my secret with you this means we are BFFs...............it's Windsor.  Disclaimer: I've only bought accessories for them so I can't really say if their clothing looks cheap or not so buy at your own risk.

 

I'm currently waiting for these 2 to come in the mail.

 

If you're thinking "Courtney those necklaces look just alike, why do you need 2 turquoise necklaces?" Then I say, you are either my husband or father. Are you? Cause that's what they will both think when they read this. Boy brains......

 

*Target candles. I know right? Target has great candles. and a lot cheaper than Patriot Candle. I'm loving their wood wick candles this fall.

 

  Pumpkin candle crackling mmmhhmmm fall

 

*Personal Style blogs. Yeah I'm hard core loving them right now. They just inspire inspire cuteness. I've only just discovered this type of blogging over the summer. Have you yet? Here are some of my favorites:



                          

The Daybook

frills for thrills

To Brighten My Day

Glitter and Grace

 

 



Watercress

Why is grocery shopping so challenging sometimes?

I know I know. Mom's out there, please roll your eyes at this twenty something who has no children calling grocery shopping challenging. But, I really did have such a hard time doing this said activity today.

I had strategical planned to go grocery shopping at 11am today cause I thought the grocery store would be pretty empty.

My thought: Who's free to go grocery shopping at 11am on a Tuesday besides mom's and graduate students?

Well everyone is apparently.

and on top of that, every single Christiansburg Kroger store employee saw this as the appropriate time to bring out those Home Depot like flat bed carts to block the aisle's and restock the selves.

Struggle much?

Why yes I did. Not only could I barely maneuver throughout the store, but I couldn't find frickin watercress! Some may ask, "Ummmmm what's watercress?" Well I say to you, that's I darn good question that I also had before heading to the grocery store. Before yesterday, I really didn't even know what it was either. The only reason it was on my grocery list was because two new recipes I'm planning on trying out this week called for it. I've never had it. When I first saw the ingredient I thought it was a type of nut (Clue: It's not a type of nut).

Just like every other street smart person out there, I made sure to google it before I went to the Krogery store. To me, it just looked like it was regular lettuce that's was gonna cost more because it had a fancy name. But I decided to still get it and added to my grocery list because it's fancy name made it sound healthier than one's normal leaf of choice.

Watercress. Couldn't find it. Produce section right? I don't know!

I wandered and wandered around the produce section. I mean, I wandered for a good 10 minutes looking and reading every label and then went off and did the rest of my grocery shopping and then wandered back to the produce section again at the end just to look some more. Now, this wandering wouldn't have been a problem if the place was empty like this girl strategically planned for. We all know/we all should know that you can't just wander around and take your sweet time when other human beings have their crap together and are just getting their bizness flat out done. You get in the way and/or start to look a little crazy. When a store is busy you quickly go from just looking like that confused girl that's float float floatin around to that rude girl who lacks any awareness of others.

So.........

I bought spinach leaves instead. Was this a comparable choice? No idea.


Immmmmmmmmaaaa baaacccck :)


Believe it or not, I actually already have a blog post written to post tomorrow too!

I want to live there.

Am I the only one who would rather live in that sweet house over any mansion in the world?

This print is hanging in our living room.

I love that house.

It's cozy, peaceful and quirky all at the same time.

You could do some good thinking and napping there.

If you could build me that house (yes in those colors) holler back.

Oh and while I'm driving to that house I would listen to this song.

*cough cough* "I'm sick" "Booo you whore"

If you know where the title of this post is from then we should be best friends. Just saying.

Happy New Year!

Yes, I know I'm 4 days late but Aj and I were both sick this weekend and today is the first day I'm feeling decent. Being sick while your significant other is also sick is no fun. You both just find separate soft horizontal places to lay and not much else happens other than some random moans, snot, and going and checking on the other person every couple of hours to make sure they are still breathing. Love, true love. Other than that not much interaction happened.

Our New Year's Eve was crazy, cool and sexy. Two words, Vicks Humidifier. Aj spent the whole day on the couch and I left the house once for about 10 minutes to get medicine and orange Gatorade. Oh and then we were in bed by 10:30pm.

Since then I have not left the house. Not once in three days. I've felt so lightheaded and achy and like I'm just float float floatin around. Aj told me last night that I had to leave the house today. I told him that if I leave the house I will spend money. He said I had to leave anyway. So, I'm going to go to Jo Ann Fabrics. That's my big outing for the day. Why Jo Ann Fabrics you may ask? Cause Santa bought me a new sewing machine for Christmas!!! and I need to show that machine who's in charge.

So I'm off with coupons and tissues in hand.......

Thoughts at 1:20pm on a Tuesday before Christmas.

-Right now I'm on Christmas break. My mind is an empty space. I'm avoiding using it.  

Picture tumbleweeds rolling and bouncing in the wind like in an old western movie

ok. stop.

Now picture this..........

snowman shaped tumbleweeds. Mmmhmm

That's what the tumbleweeds in my mind look like, snowmen. and I like it.

via Pinterest

-While sitting at a traffic light yesterday, an old man on a bicycle saw that the driver in the car in front of me was smoking. So of course he waved the driver man down and went over to his window and asked him for some cigs. The driver gave him 3 cigarettes. I spied Christmas spirit!

-I finally got my haircut. I'm currently experiencing the 5 stages a girl feels after a haircut:

*Stage 1*

Takes place at the salon and while driving home from the salon

 "I feel so much lighter now. and my hair smells so good. I wonder what shampoo the stylist used? I love getting my hair cut, that was so relaxing. I need to get my hair cut more often."

*Stage 2*

Home Enjoyment

"I can do so much with this new style. I can't wait to see how it looks straigthened and in a ponytail. My man is going to love it. It just looks so healthy."

Mess mess play play with your hair in the mirror

*Stage 3*

Post first shower

"Yuck. Eww. What is this part. I told her I didn't want that much length taken off. Was the hair stylist using both eyes when she did this. I'm never going to her again. Tabatha needs to take over that salon"

*Stage 4*

Annoyance-The current stage I'm in

"I can't do anything with it! Staaayy hair, stay."

 hairspray hairspray hairspray

*Stage 5*

Acceptance 

Talking to friends "Yeah, I like it too, I.. I really needed a haircut, you know something new. It's a good change. The stylist that cut it is really great, let me give you her card. You should check her out" 

Just me????

-Our real Christmas tree is spewing spiders. True story. I'm pissed. and constantly cleaning. Want more details? Well, there's something wrong with the spiders. Like they don't have all their legs so they can't really move and go anywhere. They get stuck and die right by the tree. It's a Christmas blessing for me that they die right at the Christmas tree and don't go all over the house. There's actually a Christmas legend about spiders in Christmas trees. I know, I never heard of it either till I googled "spiders in Christmas trees." Why did I google "spiders in Christmas trees?" Cause I'm on Christmas break and can. If you are chomping at the bit to hear the legend it's right here for ya.


-Second Christmas married!!!

-I'm excitedly waiting to go home to Nokesville for Christmas. Can't wait to see my niecey poo on Sunday!

Norah lives here

True Life: I find QVC too relaxing

It's time for me to be honest and confess an embarrassing secret.


Nothing relaxes this girl more than watching QVC.


You know QVC, the home shopping channel.


Seriously. It's really bizarre.


One may think, well if you really enjoy shopping then maybe it makes sense that watching a home shopping channel relaxes you because your doing one of your favorite things while sitting on your cozy couch. and to that, I say no. No that's just not it. I hate pretty much everything they sell on QVC, I would never buy any of it. It's just not my thang. 90% of the time what they are selling grosses me out and I make fun of it while relaxing. But I keep watching and loving the grossness.


So what is it about these home shopping channels that does it for me? What about them relaxes me so?

Reason #1- The Hosts

I love all the QVC hosts. Shawn's my favorite. Doesn't she just look fun and spunky!?

Yeah she does. Let me give you an example of why she's so great. A couple of days ago I was relaxing=watching QVC and Shawn was selling some strange foot buffer product. Since Shawn is such a dedicated host, she was on live tv using the foot buffer thingy on her barefeet. This alone would make some people think Shawn is a blast. But that's not all. She then, barefooted and buffing, asked the camera man to zoom in as close as possible to her foot. The camera man obliged, zoomed in and........toe hair. You could see toe hair! Not only could you see her toe hair but she also acknowledged the toe hair and pointed it out even more to all us viewers. Now that's special. I like her. She's keeping it real, and maybe keeping other things a little too real and natural.

Reason #2 - Holidays

Christmas in particular. Christmas time just makes me feel warm, comfy and relaxed. and lucky for me QVC starts celebrating Christmas in July. No joke. You can get your Christmas tank filled up by QVC around the time of our nations birthday. (FYI-your Christmas tank is located 4 inches down from your heart right underneath your ribs, quite close to your belly, access can be through your belly button).


Reason #3 - People being paid to pretend to be happy

Since everyone on the channel always looks so happy and are acting like they are having the best day ever it makes me feel happy and like I'm having the best day ever. How can you not feel crazy happy and relaxed when Shawn is joyfully selling you a comforter set.


There are plenty of other reasons why QVC relaxes me, but I'm now bored which means your probably bored with the topic too.


I will end with the tip that if you want to get me something special for Christmas, make it a IOU coupon saying something like "I will watch 1 hour of QVC with you whenever you want and enjoy it."

*cough* Aj *cough*

Confused. Like Really.

I've been blogging for about two and a half weeks and continue to be severely confused with this new world.

Questions

I don't know how to follow people. Right after I started blogging I went crazy and became a follower of tons of blogs. I was on some type of a blogging high. All was well. But then the next day my fancy "dashboard" said I was following zero blogs (i.e., I have zero friends). Huh? For almost 2 weeks its said I'm not following anyone and then today I'm following a bunch of blogs again with out doing anything. Headache.

What is the appropriate way to cite things on blogs? Since being in grad school, I have had the fear of God put in me when it comes to needing correct citations.

Is it common for blogs to be getting a lot of hits from people in Russia? Just curious...

Pinterest is making me mad. It would not let me login for five days! Do you know what 5 days without Pinterest does to a girl? It also says I have double the followers than I'm supposed to have. I literaly do not know half the new followers. and I don't think a bunch a new random people are following because I post such magical pins. I think my Pinterest has a virus. Anyone know if its possible for your Pinterest to get a virus?

Who else is excited about my new navy curtains that were delivered today!?

~End questions~

Ok some of those questions have nothing to do with the confusing world of blogging.

I probably wont blog again until Sunday but most likely Monday, ahh but don't be mad if it's Tuesday. Don't think it's becuase I fell off the blogging train, it's because I will be busy busy with holiday fun. Ohhh but the amazingness that will be delivered next week. I'm talking a curtain post, a living room post (cause I know you want to see where we watch tv), possibly a reflective post on Thanksgiving, and maybe a Christmas tree post!!

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

via whipperberry.com

Am I a bad person?

I love Pinterest, I do I do I do.

But I also kinda hate it. Does it make me a bad person to want to keep the really good ideas to myself?Sometimes I don't want a bunch of other people to find out how to also make a dining table out of only a piece of wood, duct tape and a clothes hanger. You have to keep those really good ideas to yourself.

This makes me a selective pinner. I rate potential pins on a scale of 1-10 based on their greatness. Anything that scores an 8 or above is not getting pinned. These ideas go into a little thing called the Internet Explorer "Favorites Tab."

Am I really the only one who feels this way?

Here's one pin I will share.

brought to you by Pinterest

Now I bet he's the life of the party. Anyone is welcome to steal this idea.