Bits and Pieces

-I got Brook's room painted, curtains and chandelier hung, and took the front off her crib. Still haven't started on her bed but I ordered her bedding! Our first night with the crib front off was not good. Let's just say that it resulted in Brook's dad getting out a socket wrench and putting the front back on at 2am. We now are borrowing a bed rail from a neighbor and it seems to be working!

-I am sick with my 4th cold in 2 months. I feel completely worn down.

-Half my town is on Visalus, including most of my friends. Can't log in to Facebook without seeing someone asking people to join their team or posting their weigh in, or raving about their yummy shake they are drinking...I am tempted to try it to boost my weight loss, but I feel like it's a gimmick and I can't find the ingredient list anywhere of what is actually in the powder. I think if you replaced 2 meals a day with a healthy shake of any kind you would lose weight, I'm not convinced this magic powder does anything good. And I'd rather keep teaching myself portion control and healthy choices than live off of shakes and one meal a day. But everyone has such great success it's hard not to be jealous and think it would be an easy way to speed things up.

-My energy has been incredibly low lately, as has my mood. It probably has to do with being sick so often, but I just feel so tired all the time and can't seem to have energy to get the things done that I usually do in a day.

-I am going thrift store shopping and out for lunch with Brook on Saturday and I am looking forward to it so much, even if she will fuss and make every stop take twice as long as it would alone. Girlie time!

-I've been painting signs and making chalkboards like crazy....loving having another way to make a bit of extra money, even if it's not very much. It feels good to be creative again!

-We got our new phone books delivered to our door the other day. I say books because we got 3. Why 3, I don't know as all our neighbors got 1. I had to laugh when a friend knocked on my door for a visit and handed me 2 phone books that were sitting on our step, and as she did so a delivery boy walked up and tossed another on onto the porch!

What's In My Bag

I'm an avid Youtube watcher, and I always love the What's In My Bag, What's In My Fridge, or What's In My Closet type of videos. Call me snoopy, but I love to see the more private but mundane parts of other people's lives.

So here's my version of What's In My Bag

1. My wallet. It's Jessica Simpson brand and used to have her signature in silver metal on the front. It fell off and I like it better this way anyway :) I bought it at Winners and I love it because it has tons of room for cards and receipts

2. My phone. Plain jane, no frills aside from a slide out keyboard but I love it. I have an Ipod touch so I have yet to fall into the camp of Iphone owners, I just carry both around with me. When either of these devices bites the dust though, I'll probably be getting one but hopefully it won't be for a long time.

3. Chequebook.

4. Revlon Superlusterous lip gloss. Best. Gloss. Ever. I have about 4 of them in the color Nude Lustre, I just feel compelled to buy one every time I go to Walmart as I wear this stuff constantly. This one is the color Cherries In The Snow, and I so wish I had stocked up on it. It was a limited edition color and I love it so much, a beautiful cherry red that goes on sheer.

5. 3 pens. I'm shocked there weren't more as I am a serial list maker and writer.

6. A random quarter

7. Burts Bees cuticle cream. Good stuff, but I much prefer the Lemony Flutter from Lush

8. Old school Polly Pockets from when I was a kid. Lifesavers for entertaining Brook during church or while running errands

9. A smashed-to-smithereens Nutrigrain bar, which is also intended to be a Brook distraction

10. Hair elastics because I can't stand having my hair down

11. An earring. No idea where the other one is

12. Bobby pin for hair emergencies


My bag was a gift, I love it! It's big and slouchy and holds notebooks, paint swatches, diapers and anything else I decide to haul with me. Being a germaphobe, I also like that it's wipeable because the bottoms of purses gross me out big time. Ick!

I also use this little Guess purse when I just want to carry my wallet and phone. I got it at a thrift store for $6 - can't beat that!

Bits and Pieces

I spent most of the weekend sick as a dog with the flu. Not fun. I still feel like I have been punched in the stomach but otherwise am back on my feet.

I missed my dad's retirement dinner that I planned because of being sick as a dog. I totally cried over it too. The first opportunity for a night out that involved getting dressed up and going to a restaurant in a LOOOOONG time, and I was home wearing pyjamas instead of the outfit I had laid out on my bed, and puking into a bucket while my husband was enjoying a baby free evening eating steak and prawns. I would give just about anything to have a nice night out some time... I freely admit I was pretty bitter to miss it.

My living room is spotted with paint chips and swatches. I am forcing myself to just pick a color already and get started on this house, because all the mustard yellow is driving me nuts! Photos to come!

I sold my first handmade piece this week! David and I have been building chalkboard, shelves, and other wooden decorative items to start raising money for our kitchen renovation. I sold a chalkboard and got an order for a second one on our first day! So encouraging!

My deoderant shattered on the floor two days ago. I haven't made it to the store to buy more, so I've been using a spare one of David's. I HATE smelling like a man all day and have probably been overcompensating with liberal squirts of perfume, but did I go to the store today? Nope. MUST remember tomorrow.

Bits and Pieces

 - Yesterday was my last day of work; I'm closed next week, partially due to the fact that I only had 3 children schedule to attend, and partially due to the fact that I really need a break. I am so excited to be able to leave the house next week while it's still light out! Usually when I have time off I spend as little of it as possible at home. We'll be out shopping and visiting and going for walks for the next 10 glorious days!


 - Brook said "I love you" properly for the first time last night. And it was to her grandma, which made it even better. She's almost two but has still been saying  "I shoo shoo" for some reason. Last night clear as a bell it came out "I luff you". As soon as she said it everyone cheered which made her say it again 3 more times! Most wonderful sound in the world.


- Today I'm baking muffins and breads for Christmas morning breakfast, grocery shopping, wrapping the last few presents, and going to finish decorating and deep clean the house. Whew!


 - The Mister and I opened our gifts last night. The last few years we have done it on Christmas Eve after going to the Christmas Eve service, because we usually have company for breakfast on Christmas morning and like to do it privately with just the two of us. This year we are going to a party before AND after the service, so we decided to do it on the 23rd. It felt weird opening gifts so early but it was so fun and always a special time for us. We sit in front of the tree with Christmas music on and get to relax and open our gifts with no distrations or commentary from the audience who would be watching us if we waitied for Christmas morning.


- We moved into this house almost a month ago and I still cannot find my bread pans. I had to bake my banana bread as muffins which annoyed me because I was picturing a plate of nice bread slices on the table Christmas morning.