Where did all this crap come from?

That’s the phrase that T and I kept repeating yesterday.

I am so sick of boxing up our crap and moving it around.  We’ve been on the move since starting college in 2003 (T started in 2002).

I have a love/hate relationship with moving.  I hate packing up our stuff.  I hate having to pack our crap into random boxes that I’ve collected from who knows where.  It’s always like a puzzle trying to fit our objects in the boxes.  But a very un-fun puzzle.  On the other hand it’s a nice way to get a fresh start.  You can arrange things the way you want and take an inventory of what you have. 

Over the past couple months T and I have been working on getting rid of the stuff that we dont really need or enjoy.  Why should we take it with us to the new place?  I’m very happy that we took the time to get rid of some stuff before we actually began packing for our move into the new house.  The less we have, the less we have to pack and transport and unpack.  Makes sense I suppose.  So if you’re moving or moving in the near future…start decluttering. 

I also spent a good chunk of time yesterday, picking paint colors.  T and I would like to paint a couple of the rooms in the house before we move all our crap in.  Picking paint colors is a big decision.  I’ve never had the liberty of doing this before so I want to make good choices.  Living in an apartment doesn’t leave much room for personalization and design.  Once we get into our own house, we can do whatever we want to it.  We could paint the walls black if we wanted to.  Don’t worry, I wont.  But I could if I wanted to. 

I’m thinking that we will be going with Behr paint (from Home Depot).  We went there yesterday and I picked up one of almost every single paint color guide they had.  I want to go with a clean, modern, simplistic, style and I’m thinking about some grey and blue shades.  Nice, cool, clean colors. 

And the less junk we have sitting around the easier it will be to keep it clean right? 

We also did some shopping for appliances.  Something we’ve never had the pleasure of doing.  It’s pretty fun.  Well, besides the whole having to spend a crap load of money thing. 

I think (not 100% sure) that we are going to go with this pair from Home Depot:

    http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/THDProductCompare?errorURL=ProductAttributeErrorView&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053&prodComp_0=100588593&prodComp_1=100588595&N=10000003+2647+10008019

Yes, that’s a horribly ugly link but I don’t want to take the time to fix it. 

That pair is what we are looking for as far as style and price.  The LG brand also has really good reviews. 

As far as a fridge goes, we’re not quite sure what we will end up going with yet.  T has to measure the hole where it will be going. 

We also watched NMNT last night.  It’s a classic…

Who’s your favorite turtle?

Have a nice Monday everyone!

J

Mini Freak Out

I was shopping at Target a week or so ago looking for a freakin’ dress for this freakin’ wedding.  Target is one of my absolute places to shop for just about everything!  Clothing, pet stuff, home decor, etc.  It’s just a nicer place to be then god-awful Wal-Mart.  I did find a dress there that I actually purchased.  This was before I found the perfect dress at the mall the other day.  It was just sort of a back up in case I didn’t find anything that I liked at the mall. 

The dress I bought at Target was definitely not ‘dressy’ enough for a black-tie event.  First of all it cotton.  Don’t get me wrong-I LOVE cotton, but I think a black tie event requires some sort of strange, unidentifiable, man-made material. 

Secondly, it was navy blue.  T will be wearing a black tuxedo and I’m not real sure how I feel about navy blue and black.  It might be weird in pictures.  People will look back at their wedding photos and say something like, “I wonder if that girl knew that her dress was navy and not black?”  “She looks awful in that navy dress next to her boyfriend in the black tux.”  And really aren’t wedding photos the most important photos of your life.  I could end up in someones wedding photos….and be there until the end of freakin’ time!  I can’t take this wedding stuff lightly.  I need to look decent for cryin’ out loud. 

Thirdly, the dress had very tiny spaghetti straps.  Don’t get me wrong-I LOVE spaghetti, but…

*Yes folks, I’m seriously that funny!*

…but spaghetti straps aren’t really the most flattering for a girl who has broader shoulders than Micheal Phelps.  Kidding, but gawd they are broad.  And I did feel as if there was a bit too much flesh showing.  I like to keep flesh showing to a minimum most of the time.  So if I would have ultimately gone with the Target dress I would have had to find a shawl or shrug or whatever to go over top of it.  By the time I was done it would have cost the same if not more than the ‘perfect’ dress that I bought at the mall.  Aren’t you dieing to see it? 

The navy blue-cottony-flesh showing-Target dress is sitting in a bag in the back of my car waiting to be returned.  It’s money just waiting to go back into my wallet.  If I wasn’t penny pinching I would probably keep the dress for another occasion like….well…umm…okay so I don’t really have a lot of ‘occasions’ but whatev. 

BUT-the navy-cottony-flesh showing-Target dress is not the point of this post! 

The point of this post is to tell you about a mini-freak out that I had after I was done purchasing the navy-cottony-flesh showing-Target dress. 

It was getting dark when I was leaving the store.  There weren’t a ton of cars in the parking lot.  I was walking directly toward where I thought I had parked my boyfriend’s Escape.

When he’s working in Africa I drive his car sometimes all the time.  Because it makes me feel cool.  So I walked down the aisle where I thought the Escape was.  And then down the next aisle and the next aisle and the next aisle…

Now I have to confess a little here (cuz we keep it real here at PLSF) and tell you that I am notorious for not remembering where I parked my car.  Smart people look at the signs in the parking lot and make a mental note before entering the store.  “Oh look!  I’ve parked my BMW in aisle H-section 21!  I’m a prissy jerk!”  And then they continue into the store, do their shopping, and head back out to their car.  I never can remember to take a look around and actually make note of where I parked.  I had a little freak out this summer at a Wal-Mart where I was wandering the aisles looking for my car.  It was 800 degrees out and I was sweating and getting dehydrated and getting ready to curl up and die.  Then I saw my car.  I also had another incident (at a Kohls store) where I went in one door and somehow went out a different door.  After a good 15 minutes of searching the parking lot I realized what I had done.  Idiot! 

…continuing on…  So I’m out in the Target parking lot wandering around.  I’m looking for my car, but at the same time playing around with my CrackBerry trying to look cool and not like a lost loser.  Sometimes I would stop and pretend to text on my phone while secretly scanning the parking lot.  At the same time I was pressing the Lock button the key thing to see if I could see the lights flashing on and off.  Nope.  Nothing.  I walked around forever pressing the lock button.  It was a good plan actually.  Especially when 798 people are doing the same thing as they are getting in and out of their cars. 

At this point, I’m getting a little freaked out.  I honestly thought that T’s car might have been stolen.  Hey, that crap happens in this City.  I was half way tempted to go talk to the rent a cop sitting in the golf cart across the parking lot.  Maybe he/she could drive me around and help me find my car before I died of exposure.  No.  That’s an absolute last resort.  Then I remember the Emergency horn button that T has on his car!  My car doesn’t have one so I had sorta forgotten about the one on his car.  I was a little reluctant to press the button as it would make me look like a total dork.  Why?  Because I figured that I would be standing right next to the car when the horn went off.  And I was afraid people would point and laugh and write about me on their snarky blogs.  Oh what the heck!  I pressed the button.  Nothing.  No horn.  So I walked around the parking lot again pressing the button.  I had to be at least somewhat close to the vehicle for it to work.  Nothing. 

Okay!  So now I’m getting really worried.  I looked back at the store to see if I had come out the wrong door.  No-that store only has one door.  Idiot proof.  So my heart was racing and I was planning my death as I would have to tell T that while I was out “shopping” his beloved Escape had been stolen!!!  How are we going to survive with one vehicle?  Will the police ever find it?  Will it be on the news in some sort of police chase? 

And then it hit me….

I hadn’t drove T’s car to Target. 

I had driven my car. 

My beautiful silver Pontiac Vibe.

   

I almost fell over dead right there in the parking lot. 

I started pressing the lock button on MY key thingy.  And there she was.  Sitting proudly exactly where I had left her. 

Yes-I had walked by my very own car probably 6 times. 

Yes-I’m a moron! 

So-if you have two vehicles that you periodically use, don’t take both keys with you to the store.  Only take the keys to the actual vehicle that you will be driving.  It will possibly help you avoid public embarassment and inner shame. 

But you’re probably a smarty pants and can actually recall the vehicle that you drove to your destination. 

Whatev. 

J

Lists

I’m a list type person.  To-Do Lists, Grocery Lists, and….well….I can’t really think of any more lists that I create.  But I’m a big fan.  Since I’m feeling a little uninspired lately (as far as my blog goes) I think I’m going to rock some lists for a couple days.  Random?  Yes.  Interesting?  No guarantees.  🙂

1.  I watch a lot of HGTV.  I especially love the flipping shows and the property shows.  And if you’re interested in home buying, remodeling, flipping whatever-watch HGTV!  You learn a lot and get to see other people make mistakes.  One thing that always bothers me about the home buying shows is when the buyers are walking through the dining room area and make a comment about the light fixture hanging so low.  “Oh, we’d definitely have to fix that.”  OK, obviously you’re in a dining room.  Where a dining room table would go.  If there’s a table there, you won’t be bumping into the light fixture.  Idiots.

2.  I went shopping yesterday at the Katy Mills mall.  It’s my favorite mall.  I went shopping for two reasons.  I needed a nice dress to wear to a formal wedding in a couple weeks.  I found one!  A really cute one that actually fits and looks nice.  I may post a picture of it later this week.  I paid about $67.00 for it!  More than I would normally pay for any article of clothing.  But it was on sale!  lol.  I was unsuccessful on my hunt for shoes to go with the dress.  I’ve got cave man feet and it’s nearly impossible to find shoes that look cute without making me want to cut my feet off with a dull saw. 

3.  I also bought some stuff for my new job.  I already own a few pieces that would be okay to wear to this new job, but not nearly the amount of things that I really need.  For whatever reason, in my mind I feel like I should have 2 weeks worth of outfits to wear to work.  I want things that I can mix and match so that I can really get a bunch of different outfits out of my stuff.  I found some good stuff today at New York & Company.  That is one of my very favorite places to shop.  I still don’t feel like I have enough pieces, but it’s a good start. 

4.  Another shopping feat that requires a public announcement….*drum roll please*…I BOUGHT A REAL BRA!  Actually I bought 4 real bras.  When I say a ‘real bra’ I mean a bra that isn’t a sports bra.  A bra that actually makes it look like you have 2 boobs instead of a uni-boob.  I spent about $65.00 for four bras, but they are nice and will last me a long time.  I actually had the lady measure me to make sure I was looking for the right size.  I’m a 38 nearly B.  Did you know there were ‘nearly’ sizes?  lol.  So I’m really big around (I have a huge rib cage) and have really small boobs.  The lady picked up some bras for me to try on.  After like 12 bras I finally found a style and size that fit.  It was a “Barely There” brand.  It’s really smooth and silky feeling.  I ended up getting a B size.  After trying on so many bras I discovered that one of my boobs fits perfect in a B cup and the other one fits perfectly in an A cup.  Just freakin’ great.  The B bra that I went with has a little padding (not much!) so it sort of fills in the boob that is lacking.  I’m not sure how comfortable I will feel wearing a real bra.  I like my small boobs and sports bras.  I’ll keep you posted. 

5.  I took a nap yesterday.  All that shopping made me so freakin’ tired!!  I was only going to take an hour nap, but that tuned into a 2 hour nap.  I can’t remember the last time I took a nap.  It was great.  Although I do blame being tired with my new habit of not sleeping in past 10 a.m. on the weekends.  Normally, I’d be in bed till Noon on Sunday.  My body was probably in shock. 

6.  Hurley always jumps over this big chair that we have.  He jumps from one arm to the other.  He was playing around the other day chasing the cat or something and he attempted to jump over the chair, but he missed.  He slammed into the arm and fell down.  He made a shrieking noise and I thought he’d broken his leg.  That whole night and the next morning he was limping around on his leg.  I felt it and moved it around and it felt okay.  I guess he just bruised it.  He’s okay now thank goodness.  Poor baby! 

7.  I got my hair cut on Saturday.  I’ve been trying to grow my hair out for about a year.  It was getting pretty long, but it was also getting unmanageable and drab looking.  No matter how much conditioner I would use it would still take me ten minutes to get it untangled and that usually just involved ripping out my hair.  It’s still long (below my shoulders) but there are some shorter layers.  Having the layers makes it feel lighter and bouncier and will let it dry in probably half the time.  I’m still going to grow it out, but the layers were definitely needed. 

8.  I like brussel sprouts.

9.  T and I both have new cars.  Most new cars come with the tire pressure system.  When one of your tires is low a light will come on on your dash.  That’s great because unlike a responsible driver-I never check my tire pressure.  But the annoying thing is that it doesn’t tell you what tire is low.  So you have to go around and check all your tires to find the one(s) that are low.  Okay so that’s not really a big deal but it would be so much easier if it could let you know which tire is low.  I guess our vehicles aren’t fancy enough. 

10.  My T is coming home very soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Thank god.  Some days it feels like he just left and others it feels like he’s been gone for a year.  I know he’s looking forward to coming home too.  He’s been working everyday and working long hours.  Or at least that’s what he tells me.  He could spend all his time drinking and doing Nigerian hookers for all I know. 

11.  I haven’t colored my hair in quite a few years.  I used to get highlights every once in a while, but I’m not going to color my hair anymore.  Most of the fake blonde highlights are grown out and I’m pleasantly surprised to see that I still have some blonde in my hair.  Coloring your hair is a pain and it costs money.  So I’m not doing it anymore. 

12.  I only have a week and a half left at my current job.  I haven’t told any of the old people and I’m not sure when or how I’m going to do it.  I might write a letter or something or just start telling people I don’t know.  I don’t want them to have a heart attack or start crying uncontrollably.  🙂  They are going to be shocked! 

13.  We’re going to end the list on 13.  Hope you’re not supersticious.  😉

Have a nice Monday-if that’s even possible.  I hate Mondays. 

J

Quest for a Dress

YES!  I need another dress for another wedding!  I normally like to keep my dress wearing to once a year, but looks like I will have to break my own rule. 

T is in a friends wedding in a couple weeks.  We’re flying to Tennessee for the weekend and are really looking forward to spending some time with some pals.  Since my bf is going to be looking fly in a tux-I need something nice to wear so I don’t look like a bum standing next to him. 

I still have the cute blue flower dress from the wedding I went to in May, but that would just look out of place at a fall wedding.  I spent a little while shopping around yesterday for a dress but didn’t have any luck.  It’s quite the ordeal trying to find a black dress that is flattering on me without looking like an old lady dress.  I’m going to do some more shopping today because I NEED to buy a dress this weekend.  I’m super busy the next couple weeks and won’t have any time to do any quality shopping.  Plus my honey will be home soon and I don’t want to drag him along while I’m shopping for a dress.  He’s not a good judge of style-he’d tell me a potato sack looked good. 

As I shopped yesterday I was trying to think about all the episodes of What Not to Wear and the rules that they gave all the shoppers.  I like to do my research OK!  I also want to buy a nice dress that I could possibly wear again.  Ya know, to all the black tie events that I go to on the weekends.  In the limo with the Krystal.  Or is it Crystal?  lol.  And don’t they say that every woman needs a little black dress?     

I’m also looking for some new stuff for my new job.  It’s A LOT dressier than my last job.  No more jeans and flip flops for me.  For a female-I dont’ have a lot of clothes.  I did have a lot of clothes, but a month ago we got rid of all the clothes we don’t wear anymore.  I was left with few few things that would be appropriate with this new job.  I need pants (like real pants-not jeans), shoes (because flip flips and tennis shoes don’t look good with dress pants), tops (not a t-shirt), and a couple jackets or layering pieces.  I’ve found a couple things, but I’m on the hunt for bargains because we’re trying to save money right now.  But dang it!  I can’t start my new job looking like an under-dressed bum!  I need an actual wardrobe of real clothes.  Like normal people have.   

Back to the dress.  I will keep you posted about the dress search.  I’m not looking forward to shopping.  When you’re not a size 4 shopping sucks majorly.  But in a way it’s probably a good thing that I’m not a size 4.  If I was I would have ten closets full of clothes! 

Have a nice Sunday!

Best of Intentions

I have all intentions of being a frugal, thrifty shopper.  I want to save money, really I do.  But I honestly feel like I need to take a college course on it.  Frugality 101.  The type of shopping I’m talking about is household shopping (groceries, toiletries, cleaning supplies, crap like that).  I do have a habit of spending too much money on other stuff that I don’t need (shoes, home decor, cloting, nail polish, etc.), but I don’t really see that as a problem.  🙂 

I have never been one to look through ad’s and compare prices.  I always say that with just T and me here, I don’t spend a lot of money on groceries, but the truth is…I do.  Two people go through a lot of food and supplies over the course of a week.  I usually go grocery shopping once a week, which is a pain.  And I always spend more money than what I think I should be spending.  And I have a horrible habit of cutting coupons and then not using them.  I am torn when it comes to cutting coupons.  Pun intended.  I always feel that looking through the coupons will make me want to buy something that I probably don’t need, just because I have a coupon for it.  So I try to cut the coupons for stuff that I already buy, which is a good thinkg.  But then when I go to the store I always forget to use the dang things!  I just feel like I need some guidance on this issue.  I suppose it’s not a big deal right now, with just me and T (usually just me).  But someday when I have kids and pets galore, I will really need to learn how to shop on the cheap. 

So as of today I’m taking on the task of being a smarter shoper.  I’m going to do some research on the Internet and get some tips and tricks from other frugal shoppers.  I always like to research things and this won’t be any different.  I do need to do some grocery shopping today and I will try to use at least one of the coupons that have been stuck on my fridge for three months. 

Any of you out there have any tips or advice you want to share?  Any sites or blogs about shopping that you would recommend? 

I’ll keep you posted on my new quest. 

J

 

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I know…I know.  You’re thinking, “Come on Julie!  Where’s the humor?  Where’s the insults?”  I would have done a more formal and crude blog post, but I spent the majority of my night trying to figure out how to change my picture.  My other pic was from a long time ago, so I just thought I needed to update it.  I just pretend to know a lot about computers and coding and all that crap.  I really have no idea.  But seriously…it was a big accomplishment when I finally figured it out!  And now I have a headache from all the thinking that was involved.  You probably didn’t even notice it did you?

You Need a PHD…

That is a picture of the Boots & Barkley Pop-Open Kennel that I purchased this weekend at Target.  I love Target.  That’s not a picture of the one that I purchased (mine is blue), but you get the idea.  It’s made out of nylon and weighs like half a pound.  I purchased this to use as a back up kennel for Hurley.  Whenever I go anywhere with him (vet, dog park-Ok so those are the only two places he ever goes) I have to lug his metal crate out of the apartment and out to the car.  It’s heavy and awkward and I don’t enjoy doing it.  That’s just me being lazy because the car is actually right outside the door.  But nevermind that.  I had seen these pop up kennels at stores and thought it would be a perfect solution to my lazy ass. 

I purchased the small size and it’s plenty big for him.  I think it will serve its purpose nicely.  It’s one of those crazy things that can magically fold up into small, compact shape that is supposed to fit back into the carrying case that it came in.  I purchased this at Target, which is at the mall down the road.  It was a horrible traffic jam thanks to construction so I wanted to take a look at it.  Bad idea.  These folding-pop up things are dangerous and should not be opened in an enclosed vehicle.  I think there are other things like this, like kids play tents and…well, I’m sure there’s more.  But….be sure that you are in a ten by ten open outdoor area and be sure that all pets and children are at least ten feet away.  So the minute I took it our of the package it pretty much exploded.  Like a bomb only blue and not deadly.  Remember that I’m sitting in stand still traffic, so I wasn’t actually driving.  The kennel popped open so violently that I was almost injured and it somehow pressed itself against my horn-subsequently causing it to blow.  The people in front of me peered at me in their rear view mirror.  Houstonions like to honk, but it’s never for anything nice.  I’m sorry.  It was an accident.  Finally the traffic started to move and I didn’t have time to attempt to put it back into the tiny case that it came in. 

After I got home, I tried to fold the kennel back into it’s original shape.  I figured that it involved a few flicks of the wrists and voila! it would magically fold up.  Wrong.  I seriously messed around with that thing for at 20 minutes.  I flipped, folded, twisted, turned, contorted and could NOT get it to fold up.  I was so frustrated.  And then I decided to look at the directions.  Hehe.  They were absolutely no help.  The title of the direction sheet is ‘6 Steps to Folding Your Kennel.’  Six steps my ass.  It was a jumble of hand motions and arrows and verbage that made absolutely no sense.  I finally gave up and stuck the thing in the closet.  

But I’m determined to get that damn thing back in the case if it kills me.  Practice makes perfect!  I’m going to come back to it in a few days and give it another go.  Why you ask?  Because I am currently dating an engineer.  A genius engineer who will be returning to the country in about 4 weeks.  And I don’t want to live with the shame of having him waltz in the door, grap the kennel, flick his wrist and gently place the kennel, neatly back into the carrying case.  It’s hard dating someone like that.  But it makes me a much more determined person.  I don’t feel like getting teased and taunted for the next three years!

I’ll keep you updated.          

J

Chillax…It’s Just a Random Post

Good morning!  or Good <insert time of day>!  Whatever time it is, I’m glad that you’ve stopped by PLSF.  It’s 12:16 a.m. right now and I just got done doing some serious cleaning.  T is coming home soon and I want him to think that I always keep the apartment really clean and orderly.  And it might encourage him to keep it clean and orderly for a few days…or hours.  And I mean I cleaned…like on my hands and knees cleaned.  That’s hard core and makes me appreciate the small size of our living quarters.  Anywho…I’m tired and my back hurts.  The back ache is partly from some serious working out and the cleaning.  I mentioned that my back hurt yesterday when I taught my walking class at work and a resident did a healing on me.  She put her hands on my back and said a little prayer to rid my body of the pain.  It was kinda crazy and sweet all at the same time.  Obviously my back still aches, but if she asks how it is I’m gonna tell her that I’m 100%.  After the healing all I kept thinking was, “The power of Christ compels you-the power of Christ compels you!”  I think that is from the Exorcist, but it’s been used in a bunch of movies since then. 

OH!  Yesterday (6/11) was my second highest viewed day ever in the entire history of PLSF.  I was three views short of matching the highest viewed day which was back in April.  Not too shabby.  I’m really hoping that things start picking up and people feel compelled to donate money to me because well, I’m me. 

What else has been goin on…

I got a hair cut at Fantastic Sam’s yesterday.  I just got it trimmed, but it still cost me $17.00!  Fantastic Sam’s, more like Fantastic Sucks.  The lady did an OK job, but tore the hell out of my hair as she used a brush on my hair after she washed it and it was still dripping wet.  My Mom always told me never to use a brush on wet hair!  And then she blow dried it and didn’t even part it where I told her to.  Beotch!  Fantastic Sam’s…are you out there??  Your place on Gessner in Houston, Texas is shitty!  Send me an apology letter and a reimbursement check for the $17.00 hair cut!  NOW! 

Last weekend I went to the mall down the road.  I was just in the mood to shop a little bit.  I usually say that I absolutely hate shopping, but if I’ve realized that I just hate shopping with T breathing down my neck saying…”Here, just get this.”  Love you T!  Anyway…I finally got my unruly eyebrows taken care of.  Remember I had the post about how I hadn’t plucked them in 50 years.  Well, they were just a little too crazy for me.  I got my eyebrows threaded at one of the kiosk places in the mall.  WTF is threading you ask..  Here watch this video. 

I recommend it to everyone!  Since my brows were so crazy, it did hurt a bit.  But nothing like waxing.  It’s so neat!  I got my brows shaped for $10.00.  My brows look good and I will post a pic of my brows one of these days.  Just make sure that you watch the person doing it for a while before you jump in.  You never know when you’ll get a ‘Threader’ in training to jack up your face.  Although most of the people that do it are Indian and threading is a practice that’s been around in India forever!  So they’ve most likely been doing it for years.  Oh, I also bought a new trash can (with a foot pedal and lid) last weekend.  Basically, it was a pretty freakin’ exciting weekend.  Don’t be hatin.

Yesterday was T’s parents 25th wedding anniversary!  Congrats!  I’m sure it’s been 25 years of pure joy, contentment and happiness.  HAHAHA.  🙂

Ok…that’s all I have for now.  I’m leaving you with this hilarious video of Jon Lajoie.  He’s Canadian and he’s hilarious.  I think that I posted another vid of his a while ago.  The lyrics in this one crack me up big time and it’s so damn catchy you can’t help but sing along!  He’s super cute too.  In case you were wondering.   

*I love the dish soap part and the dog part. And the porn part.  OK, all the parts. 

Oh..here’s an old person joke that I’ve told to some of my residents.  The nice thing about telling jokes to old people is that you can always use the same joke and it seems to get funnier every time.  Ready?

A man was telling his neighbor, “I just bought a new hearing aid.  It cost me $4,000, but it’s state of the art.  It’s perfect”

“Really,” answered the neighbor.  “What kind is it?”

“Twelve thirty.”

 

Peace Out homies! 

J

Fail

A couple weeks ago, T and I decided to buy a bed for Hurley.  He is constantly on the couch and the chair and everywhere else.  And I guess that I don’t really blame him, I wouldn’t want to sit on the floor all the time. 

So, me being the good Mom that I am, decided to get him a dog bed to chill out in.  I also have the inability to walk into a store with pet stuff and refrain from buying something for him or the kitty. 

I wanted to get him the perfect little bed.  One that he would find more comfortable than the couch, one that didn’t clash with my superb decorating style, and of course one that was just the right size for my pooch.  This process involved looking at and feeling every single dog bed that was available at Wally World.  After a lengthy deliberation and T breathing down my neck to hurry up…I picked one. 

It’s comfortable, soft, and doesn’t clash with the decor.  But….

FAIL

Fail…

 

It looked bigger in the store…I swear!

No, I didn’t return the bed and get a bigger one.  He loves to lay in his bed.  Sure, half of his body is hanging out of it onto the floor.  I guess I thought he was more the type of dog who would want to curl into a ball to rest.  Apparently he likes to sprawl out when he sleeps.  Just like his Mom.  😉 

Todays PSA:  Measure your dog before you buy him a bed! 

 

I Luv IKEA

IKEA is one of my favorite stores. 

Before moving to the hip and cool city of Houston, I had never been to or even seen an IKEA.  I had heard about them and knew a few people who had been to an IKEA and knew it was a place I would like.  I used to think that I hated shopping, but I’ve come to realize that I only hate shopping for clothing.  Home decor and furniture is another story.  I don’t have to worry about a how something fits my body, only how it will look in my living room.  I’d much rather buy a couch than a swimsuit.  That’s fo sho.  Next time I go to IKEA, I’m going to do a little photo diary of the trip so that all you non-IKEA people can see how amazing it is.  It’s not the highest quality stuff, but the price is right and the style is oh so wonderful.  Kinda mod, but still classic type stuff. 

T doesn’t really like to go to IKEA anymore because I always find stuff to buy.  It’s never anything we need, but I love it none the less.  Our last IKEA visit was some time ago and I think we’re about due for another trip.  You never know what amazing thing they will have.  It may be that one thing that has been missing from my life for the past 22 years. 

At our last visit I found this lovely “hook”:

This little hook can be purchased for $2.99 at an IKEA near you.  I could have taken pictures of the furniture and pillows and tables, but this is just so dang cute.  I love it!  It’s simple and funky.  And it’s the perfect home for Hurley’s leash. 

I call it…Orange Puppy Butt. 

Those Swedes are so clever. 

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Side Notes:

I’m feeling better.  I apologize to my millions of readers for not posting yesterday, I needed a break.  But I’m back in the saddle again.  Like the song.

T’s Daddy-o is visiting.  I’m hoping he does something dumb so I have something interesting to write about soon. 

The weather here is amazing.  75 and sunny!!!