Right Now

Right now I'm:

Eating:  Tom Ka soup with rice added.  I haven't had this is years, and I can't even express how happy it made me to eat it again! Yum. Yum!

Drinking:  Iced coffee with 5 pumps of white mocha and 2% milk. Yes, Starbucks. Yes, still drink it too much. But I have been branching out and trying to find other coffee shops. Just no luck so far. 

Wearing:  Scrub pants and a tee shirt. Yep. It's a work day.

Starting:  Project Life (Seafoam kit arrives tomorrow) and One Little Word class with Ali Edwards and lots and lots of ideas swimming through my head.

Feeling:  Inspired.  Want to make some canvases for Valentine's Day. As much as I did not get into Christmas, I'm over the top excited to decorate for the day of love.

Reading:  Blog Inc. and The Good, The Dead, and The Undead and the latest copy of Better Homes and Garden magazine.  Reading multiple things at once is new for me. The old me would read 1 item at a time. Always.  The new me likes to have several different reads in progress at all times.
 
Watching:  HBO's Girls.  Have heard so much buzz about it, that I had to jump on the bandwagon (of course). Season 2 starts soon so I started DVRing Season 1 and watched 4 episodes. Hilarious. Not for kids (much of my TV choices are not for kids). But so funny, in a painful way.  Mark watched with me, but I think it is really more of a chic show.

Weather:  48 for high and 23 for low. Holy hell. 23 for a low. It must be our 4 days of winter. But I can't really complain. We still have clear, sunny skies.

Needing:  To get off the computer and go paint before I have to leave for work. Hmmm. That may possibly be a thing I need to do daily!

Thinking:  I sure would love it if that Ikea drawer system would build itself.  I thought I could get boy #2 to build it for a little spending money, but even though I asked him 4 days ago, he hasn't touched it (or been home to touch it).  I'm not sure who is going to build this thing for me. I know Mark has no interest. Help! If someone would build it for me, then I could clean off my desk and have more room to create.

Dreaming:  Of visiting friends and family and beach houses and the Mouse House in 2013.  I would love to go away 1 weekend every month. Not gonna happen, but I would love it!

Loving:  This blog. I really, really do. I didn't think I would like it this much, but I do. I love having a place to document the little things in my everyday life. I love that it makes me look at the world around me in a different way.  I love that it pushes me to try out some of those ideas I see on Pinterest and out in blog land, that I would normally not make the time for. I love that I have so, so many photos to document my life (sorry scrapbooking....you have been left behind for now).  And I love it when readers leave comments. That really makes my heart happy!

Right Now

Right now I'm:

Eating: sourdough pretzels

Drinking: vitamin water zero squeezed lemonade

Avoiding: everything. (I seem to not feel like doing anything lately, just lounge around)

Wearing: my comfy old lady bath robe

Feeling: weird......(not wanting to do anything, being cranky, being emotional)

Reading: Gone Girl (have Life of Pi and Dead Witch Walking waiting to be read next)
Thankful: to be cooking more meals at home, and not having it feel like a chore (pot roast in crock pot right now)

Watching: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (hated the first half, loved the second half. makes you think about what you would do with your last 3 weeks on earth, which then left me feeling sad, but happy. happy that I have someone/many someones to be with and just love.

Weather: 79 high and 46 low, partly cloudy (not feeling as wintery as I would like)

Playing: reading blogs today (skipped the past 3 days)

Needing: some husband love (he's on a work trip to Dallas until Saturday)

Thinking: I really need to get off my butt and do something before the kids need to be picked up in 1 hr

Dreaming: of Christmas (the bug hit last night when I saw all the houses already lit up with lights)

Loving: looking at magazines for Christmas decorating ideas (now I just need to get off my butt and do something)

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Hello Fall (Right Now)

Hello to my favorite month of the year. October.



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The month of my birthday. And 2 of my kids' birthdays. And Fall Break (travel opportunity). And cooler weather...finally. And Halloween.

And my birthday.  Oops. Did I mention that already?

I'm not one of those people that wants their day to pass by quickly and quietly because it just means that I am another year older. Nope. Not me.

I want to celebrate. Because I like spending time with friends and family. And I like it when anyone makes me feel special. And we're all getting older. It's just the way it is. So why try to act like it's not happening.

And I like cupcakes. And presents. And cards in the mail.

Anyways, kinda got off track there. We're talking about fall, or at least what finally feels like fall in the Phoenix area. We're looking at highs in the 80's and lows in the 60's this week. Hallelujah!

So, to celebrate the beginning of our fall weather, I wanted to share where I am right now.

Location: Starbucks (where else would I be?)
Watching:  Walking Dead, Modern Family, Parenthood, American Horror Story.....
Eating: Nachos for dinner (not the normal dinner, but you have to live it up sometimes)
Drinking: Vitamin Water Zero, squeezed lemonade flavor (I'm in love!)
Wanting: A new fluffy, white, down comforter
Needing: To get busy and finish 10 more canvases that need to be mailed out on Friday
Loving: Living in Chandler (the new house, the location, the lifestyle!)
Creating: Those canvases mentioned above
Thinking: We need to get our finances in order (not a new thought, but sadly, always a concern)
Wondering: When we can make time to do come pumpkin carving/painting

And thanks to Kelly Purkey for the list of prompts.

Right Now

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Right now I am:

Watching: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Dates (let's just say that sometimes it is better to leave some things in the past)

Eating: Cobb salad at TGIFriday's with the hubby and kids

Drinking: Frozen pina colada

Wearing: Micky Mouse Tee shirt/yoga pants/black Converse

Avoiding: Housework/Cleaning

Feeling: Exhausted. My first day off from work is always a catch up on sleep day.

Reading: The Fifty Shades of Grey series. I finished book 2 last night. And what is my favorite part of the books? Not the steamy romance. Not the tons of money that Christian has. But the fact that he has a person Mon-Fri who cooks their meals for them. Seriously. Can you imagine waking up and having someone make you breakfast? Or after you drive home from work, having someone ask what you would like for dinner as you drink a glass of wine? That is my FANTASY!

Thankful: To get to see my firstborn tonight. And visit over a 3 hour dinner. And see him smile.

Weather: 82 degrees right now (11pm), with expected high of 99 tomorrow (really? Under 100??)

Playing: With my new camera (will share more later this week)

Needing: To get some things done. House projects. Blog projects. Shop projects.

Thinking: How can the kids be going back to school so soon? How can summer be over already? I'm not ready for the lazy summer days to end!

Dreaming: Of Fall Break. And walks to the beach. And relaxing with my family. (Did you notice in my dream there are no children arguing or complaining? Yep. That's a dream, fo sure!)

Loving: My goofy 10 yr old daughter. Who had a gummy worm dangling from her nose tonight at dinner. Who requested that the photo not make it to my blog. Too bad. It's pretty funny!

Right Now

Right now I am:

Watching: want to rent "The Artist" tonight, or maybe tomorrow.
Drinking: iced coffee (duh!).
Wearing: favorite jeans, red tank, white shirt, red converse, and new Betsey Johnson anchor necklace.
Eating: pizza in a few hours.
Listening: Avett Brothers. Bought the CD a week ago for I and Love and You.
Avoiding: going home and dealing with my messy house/bedroom.
Wishing: i could hire someone to cook and clean for me daily. Ha ha.
Feeling: gloomy today. Must be the stormy weather.
Missing: talking to my brother. It seems our lives are both so busy and the schedules don't mesh up!
Thankful: to have the next few days off. Working 50 hrs straight was too much for my return to work.
Craving: beach time. I know I've been this summer once, but I want more sand in my toes.
Wondering: if I should change my shop over to Etsy.
Needing: to get more organized with the business paperwork and open a business account.
Dreaming: about what to do this fall break. Head to beach or mountains?
Loving: having this blog and sharing what makes my heart happy.
Thinking: it's time to go home and get busy cleaning!

Have a Fabulous 4th of July!

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