I'm a little (and by little I mean A LOT) bloated from the amount of salt ingested last week, feeling pudgy and ready to be rolled to the gym. Hope everyone who celebrated had a lovely Thanksgiving! Also, sorry for failing to post the brussel sprout recipe last week. Things got a little crazy for me. : (
Back to work after the holiday and thrilled that I somehow lost a couple of pounds when I weighed myself this morning.
I forced myself to wait until December to listen to Christmas music. I'm not too thrilled with the new Dave Koz CD, but I found a nice holiday station on iHeartRadio.
Catching up on work. Boo! Then I worked all weekend, so now I have those sessions to add to the pile and 4 more sessions this week. Feeling a little stabby over all this "work." But I did go to a concert over the weekend, hung out with some rad musicians and went backstage to take some pictures. Also decided it was fine if I got on stage at the end of the night, and didn't get kicked off, so I call that a pretty big win.
I'm getting used to being blonde. I've to go pick up my man at the airport tonight so I'll miss Walking Dead but I'll get it when I get home. And watch the Walking Dead too.... Baddum tsshhh....
Did tons of cheap cyber shopping for kids on my list. I wish the adults wld say i dont need any gifts but doesnt seem to be happening. I tell them im brokeish, and still their hitting me with bikes, and $100 jackets!! I said tone it down!
Everyone is still asking me what I want and I keep telling them it doesn't matter. I pretty much get myself everything I want or need. So far I told my Dad a $25 Xbox game and a book. My brother keeps wanting me to tell him something expensive to go with my Transformer collection but he doesn't get that I've gotten everything that has been released until the middle of next year.
Trying to get back into a work week.. Lord I love those 4 day weekends. Dogsitting my sister in laws dog and the Opster is home cuz he's sick. He'll be all well by tomorrow and I'll be back to working alone again...Except that I have to go to the SF office tomorrow.
Oh and won tickets to the Bad Plus but it's a 10PM show in Oakland on Wed and now I'm thinking about offering the tix on Craig's List.
It took me almost 20 minutes to get the mail in. I did a lot of pre Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale shopping online (Pro Tip: a LOT of websites now do secret sales the Wed. night before Thanksgiving with better deals than even their sales today) and got almost everything in today. I actually gave our mail lady a cup of coffee and a $20 tip for bringing them all to my door around back just in case my nieces had been here. That's thoughtfulness from a mail carrier. There were about 20 boxes, including one that was the size of a 40" TV box that must've weighed 20 lbs. (Those were toys I ordered for Toys for Tots from a company that sells real and knockoff Transformers. I had a figure pre-ordered that cost $150, but I ordered so much from the guy this year, he wrote me a note and attached it to the figure's box that said it was free for being such a great customer and getting people to go to his site this year)
So now, I'm in the middle of wrapping gifts and as soon as my check comes tomorrow, I order my nieces purple acoustic guitar and the other nieces pink ukelele with a dolphin on it, my Christmas is done.
(People that have read about my income on here, about $750 a month, might ask how I do it. As soon as January rolls around I start my "Christmas Fund", for every $3 I spend, I put $1 back for Christmas. I just put it in a lock box I have and then put it in the bank at the end of November so I don't spend it) This year I spent over $500 on toys for Toys For Tots alone.
One last thing, I challenge every person who reads this site to buy at least one toy for your areas version of Toys For Tots. Christmas isn't about the gifts, I know, but that $10 action figure or doll you get might be all a kid gets this year and when they grow up, they'll remember that and maybe try to make others holidays better. We can only help the future as much as we teach them to help one another, let's be the change we want to see by changing the way others see humanity.
@Auntliddy So do you get that same feeling I do when I do it? It's not a "smug" feeling of being better than anyone, but more basically what Dicken's described Scrooge feeling at the end of "A Christmas Carol". I try to imagine where the toys are going and the kids opening them up. It's just a great feeling, you know? Warm in just a one word description.
Rowdy, what a great guy you are! I always buy a few things for toys for tots too, but not $500 worth. You are awesome.
When my daughter was younger I would go through her things and always find a few toys that she had never even opened. With grandparents, lots of aunts and uncles, and birthday parties, she always had too many things to enjoy them all. So I figured if she hadn't opened it to use within 11 months of Xmas and 6 months from her birthday, then it was open to re-gift.
@Rowdy, you just made my day. And I try every year to donate a toy or two, and always some money to The Scott Mission to provide a Christmas dinner to a number of people who wouldn't have one otherwise.
I'm a little (and by little I mean A LOT) bloated from the amount of salt ingested last week, feeling pudgy and ready to be rolled to the gym. Hope everyone who celebrated had a lovely Thanksgiving! Also, sorry for failing to post the brussel sprout recipe last week. Things got a little crazy for me. : (
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DeleteYeah, thanks a lot Jessi! Thanksgiving was ruined! ;-)
DeleteMy son is going to get his Drivers License tomorrow. Stay off the sidewalks everyone!!!
ReplyDeleteGet off- i will pray for you! Your peaceful days are over!
DeleteThanks Liddy!! I am scared to death of this new milestone in his life!!!!
Deletei hope he doesn't park his car on your lawn goml..
DeleteSugar - ha!! Talk about the ultimate insult, right???
Deletetalk about gett off my goddamn lawn right!! lmao!!
DeleteBack to work after the holiday and thrilled that I somehow lost a couple of pounds when I weighed myself this morning.
ReplyDeleteI forced myself to wait until December to listen to Christmas music. I'm not too thrilled with the new Dave Koz CD, but I found a nice holiday station on iHeartRadio.
Up super early to travel for work but it means I can read the blog before all the posts are up. Yay?
ReplyDeleteBrad Goreski is joining Fashion Police? Remind me, do we like him or is he evil for stealing Rachel Zoe's clients and does he beg for freebies?
ReplyDeleteChilling with my baby at Doggy Beach <3
ReplyDeleteCatching up on work. Boo! Then I worked all weekend, so now I have those sessions to add to the pile and 4 more sessions this week. Feeling a little stabby over all this "work." But I did go to a concert over the weekend, hung out with some rad musicians and went backstage to take some pictures. Also decided it was fine if I got on stage at the end of the night, and didn't get kicked off, so I call that a pretty big win.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting used to being blonde. I've to go pick up my man at the airport tonight so I'll miss Walking Dead but I'll get it when I get home.
ReplyDeleteAnd watch the Walking Dead too.... Baddum tsshhh....
I wanna see the blonde IJU!
DeleteI wanna see if the carpet matches the drapes. What? Someone had to say it and Count isn't around as much anymore lol Luv ya, IJU, you know that :)
DeleteHardwood floors Dude.
DeleteI'll try and get a decent pic and change my avi Krystie. Thanks!
Just sitting by the GAS fire with my log....he's not too close as he gets the willies when he's too warm...
ReplyDeleteGood one Log Lady!
DeleteDid tons of cheap cyber shopping for kids on my list. I wish the adults wld say i dont need any gifts but doesnt seem to be happening. I tell them im brokeish, and still their hitting me with bikes, and $100 jackets!! I said tone it down!
ReplyDeleteEveryone is still asking me what I want and I keep telling them it doesn't matter. I pretty much get myself everything I want or need. So far I told my Dad a $25 Xbox game and a book. My brother keeps wanting me to tell him something expensive to go with my Transformer collection but he doesn't get that I've gotten everything that has been released until the middle of next year.
DeleteThat's it. If I want/desire something, I simply buy it for myself.
DeleteTrying to get back into a work week.. Lord I love those 4 day weekends. Dogsitting my sister in laws dog and the Opster is home cuz he's sick. He'll be all well by tomorrow and I'll be back to working alone again...Except that I have to go to the SF office tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteOh and won tickets to the Bad Plus but it's a 10PM show in Oakland on Wed and now I'm thinking about offering the tix on Craig's List.
It took me almost 20 minutes to get the mail in. I did a lot of pre Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale shopping online (Pro Tip: a LOT of websites now do secret sales the Wed. night before Thanksgiving with better deals than even their sales today) and got almost everything in today. I actually gave our mail lady a cup of coffee and a $20 tip for bringing them all to my door around back just in case my nieces had been here. That's thoughtfulness from a mail carrier. There were about 20 boxes, including one that was the size of a 40" TV box that must've weighed 20 lbs. (Those were toys I ordered for Toys for Tots from a company that sells real and knockoff Transformers. I had a figure pre-ordered that cost $150, but I ordered so much from the guy this year, he wrote me a note and attached it to the figure's box that said it was free for being such a great customer and getting people to go to his site this year)
ReplyDeleteSo now, I'm in the middle of wrapping gifts and as soon as my check comes tomorrow, I order my nieces purple acoustic guitar and the other nieces pink ukelele with a dolphin on it, my Christmas is done.
(People that have read about my income on here, about $750 a month, might ask how I do it. As soon as January rolls around I start my "Christmas Fund", for every $3 I spend, I put $1 back for Christmas. I just put it in a lock box I have and then put it in the bank at the end of November so I don't spend it) This year I spent over $500 on toys for Toys For Tots alone.
One last thing, I challenge every person who reads this site to buy at least one toy for your areas version of Toys For Tots. Christmas isn't about the gifts, I know, but that $10 action figure or doll you get might be all a kid gets this year and when they grow up, they'll remember that and maybe try to make others holidays better. We can only help the future as much as we teach them to help one another, let's be the change we want to see by changing the way others see humanity.
Rowdy- i always do a toy fir tots, and try to get something good. Already done thus year.
Delete@Auntliddy So do you get that same feeling I do when I do it? It's not a "smug" feeling of being better than anyone, but more basically what Dicken's described Scrooge feeling at the end of "A Christmas Carol". I try to imagine where the toys are going and the kids opening them up. It's just a great feeling, you know? Warm in just a one word description.
DeleteRowdy i for sure do! I just want a kid to get at least something brand new and shiny and bright. Like every other kid. :)
Deleterowdy you're to sweet to be true!!
DeleteRowdy, what a great guy you are! I always buy a few things for toys for tots too, but not $500 worth. You are awesome.
DeleteWhen my daughter was younger I would go through her things and always find a few toys that she had never even opened. With grandparents, lots of aunts and uncles, and birthday parties, she always had too many things to enjoy them all. So I figured if she hadn't opened it to use within 11 months of Xmas and 6 months from her birthday, then it was open to re-gift.
@Rowdy, you just made my day. And I try every year to donate a toy or two, and always some money to The Scott Mission to provide a Christmas dinner to a number of people who wouldn't have one otherwise.
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