newest purchase.

i have gotten bit by the goodwill bug.

NOW DON'T JUDGE SO QUICK!

been talking with a friend, and she helped me to see the little gems that could be found at goodwill. and since vintage is so chic these days....i figured, i'll give it a go.
callie and i braved it, and i found more than just a little gem. i found EIGHT little gems :) a set of glasses that i think are so ridiculously fabulous i can hardly handle myself. so here a few pictures of the little green guys!
i was a little apprehensive at first. had to put just one of the goblets in my basket to let it marinate for a bit. finally gave in, and im so glad i did!

when i got home, i was watching a new fav of mine, Bones, and my goblets were in the show!!!! they are famous goblets, which makes me love them even more. emily deschanel drank out of my goblets....


ok, probably not, but that's what im going to believe :)

the weepies.

absolutely epic group. they are bringing such joy into my life currently.

i don't even really know how to describe them. but every time i hear their music, my heart swells a bit and i can't help but smile.

i was driving in the car the other day and for some reason, that question popped into my head "so who's your favorite band." UGH. how i loathe that question! it's a question that dumps you right into a box. don't categorize me by music! ew. i guess that is very much a seattle thing. people only know how to relate to each other through music there. ha. funny. no wonder i didn't REALLY fit in.

but i wish someone would ask me that now. cause i currently have an answer. and it's the weepies. go listen to them. they are lovely. in every possible way. :)

new happenings.

my brother would be so proud of me. i felt victory in just clicking the blogger tab on my favorites bar :)
wanted to post some pics of my new little project. the last coat of paint is drying as we speak. i am creating a little vignette for the new house i am getting ready to move into. pictures of that coming in the next....month. boy i wish those girls would move out quite quick.
step one of the project. paint my old kanakuk trunk to a fantastically stormy blue/green. it's called tropical skies. the name of the paint swatch takes high priority in the choosing of paint colors. this one does wonderfully. a little kahlua and cream helps, along with the madonna episode of glee :)
this was the project i finished probably a week or two ago. i modge podged this fantastic paper that my mom and sister in law got me for christmas onto my...
mirror! don't judge the sweatpant look. it's fierce!
im planning on putting my mirror on-top of the trunk to use as a full body mirror.

i like it. and am really excited.
now onto picking out a duvet cover. urgh. i was lazy and didn't order the one i waned from anthro. now im perusing the internet for covers. most interweb surfing sessions end in me feeling as though i need to go shower off the sludge of grossie-ness that comes from websites such as jcpennys.com and beddingsuperstore.com.
yes....i've stooped that low. ugh. absolutely hate admitting that. i've finally narrowed it down to my two favs. a potterybarn teen one, and a target one. time to vote NOW!

Here's the one from target....
Here is the one from
Pottery Barn...

dreaming.

as i was laying in bed the other morning, dozing before my alarm went off, i suddenly heard the slight hint of a guitar playing.

groggy in my mental state, the first image that came to my mind was ashton kutcher playing his guitar outside of amanda peet's apartment, calling out to her in his desperate state of love.

surely. SURELY. this was now happening to me! it was my time...the man of my dreams was coming to get me!

i began to wake a little more, and realized, yes, i really am hearing the guitar...what is that?!

as i walked downstairs, i discovered mom's cd player had been on a timer, and was shouting away at 7 in the morning....

how that timer got turned, i have no idea...but my dreams were dashed. and i giggled to myself.

self pity.

self-pit.y
noun
excessive, self-absorbed unhappiness over one's own troubles.


yes. i am wallowing in self pity currently. as it's dumping down snow...on march 24. i know i know. i should be expecting every little bit of white fluffiness that falls down. after all. i have lived in colorado for 19 years. should be used to it by now.

but i'm not. and it doesn't help, that the parents are in mexico, eating nachos, sipping marg's as carlos saunters around with his tight little white pants, flashing out his "hola hola's."

im thinking of possibly attempting the snow blower. i mean really...if mom can do it...surely i can...right? she has step by step instructions written out. we'll see how brave i feel.

all i really want to do is crank the heat, put on my swim suite, and pretend...maybe my ugg boots too...i mean it is a little on the chilly side as we approach a foot of snow, and the dumping continues. but only in monument. the springs, is clear, and people continue on with their day.

did i mention this is my day off? yeah...i didn't even get a free pass today...it was already planned.

too much snow for the dog to go out and find her way around...how do you deal with that?

I NEED AN ADULT!

granola. not just delicious with yogurt.

now...i refuse to jump into "camp granola." i like being clean, i don't like smelling like hemp. i like shaving my legs. now yes. im making giant blanket statments... i apologize.

but my friend helped me stumble upon a blog, that i am currently seriously enjoying. i'm not really sure why i like it, as the name has nothing to do with who i am, or the stage of life i'm in...but it's still been fun to read. here it is. simplemom.net

i know. i'm not a mom. im not really simple...but it's a great resource for life. and i'm living life. so i partake.

my newest intrigue. natural body products. there were posts on how to make homemade shampoo, deoterant, toothpaste, face wash. and im so intrigued!

im getting into this whole organice lifestyle of food, and really loving it, and seriously thinking about moving that direction in the hair/body products. this could be challenging. considering my deep connection to hairspray...more important, "big sexy hair" hairspray.

baby steps. all about the small victories.

i think my first attempt will be deoterant. i'll let you know how it goes...

don't know if i'm ready to take the dive, but i'll dab my feet in the shallow end...see what i see.

i've lost my mind.

today i was thinking about airplane miles. and how some people have those credit cards that rack up points for airplane's and then you get a free ticket. and i thought to myself...man, i should get one of those cards. cause i could really use the racking up of airplane miles. and then i thought to myself...wait...i have money. i could buy a plane ticket. what "they" really need to discover is some way to rack up time...and then i remembered. oh yes. that's called vacation :) hahahha. my brain needs a break! too bad im not racking up vacation....