Cinco de Mayo Attacko

May 5th, 2016

What is it with me and mornings? And why the heck am I not a millionaire?

lip boo

I woke up like this. Really. See my lip? It looks fairly normal, huh? Well, it’s not! It’s throbbing with the meanest fever blister ever! It started yesterday and snowballed into a real pain in the FACE! In real life, it is UGLY!

So there’s that. Thank you, body. For just one more dig at letting me know who’s in charge here. Clearly, YOU!

lip py

If you notice behind me, it’s only 8:30am. I’ve managed to squeeze in some special moments already today. Let me share…

I woke up early because I really needed to wash my hair. Hair washing in my late 40’s is one of my biggest life changes from my “younger” me days. I rarely do it now compared with my old habit of washing it every single morning. I’m all willy-nilly with the shampoo and blowdry. I’m content with who I am, I suppose and let’s not forget the Lord’s mighty blessing of the messy bun as a FOR REAL hairstyle! I am just staying current, y’all and my hair has never looked so good.

So, anyhoo. Got up, jumped in the shower and lathered up. I almost made it through my shower when I noticed a little chill to the water. I kept on rinsing and it kept on getting colder. How in the world? It’s not even 7am! Then before I could get toothpaste on my toothbrush it was full-on winter’s coming cold!

Cold showers in the early morning, not good. Oh and the lovely Indiana May 5th temp outside, 40 degrees with a very cold breeze. Perfect day for a shower freeze out!

I put on my positive pants and ran downstairs to quickly pack my lunch and make an egg for breakfast. I cooked that egg perfect to my liking and headed back upstairs to eat and get ready. I almost made it up the whole staircase when I tripped and everything flew out of my hands spilling all over the stairs and rug. My slippers went flying, my egg over easy squished everywhere and Ms Lizzy willingly gave of herself to help clean it up. Did I mention my lip is throbbing?

No sense crying over spilled egg. Tell my growling stomach that, will ya?

I managed to get ready without hurting myself or any other creatures around me. I even put on my new bracelet to wear because sometimes a girl just needs to feel fancy.

bracelet mine

Isn’t it pretty? Thanks, Bigmama! It’s Baublebar from Nordstroms! A prezzie to me, from me!

I made it to school, hair “did”, coffee in hand and because some black clouds just won’t go away…. discovered a major plumbing problem in the Art class that I’m working in! Water pouring everywhere and it’s still the beginning of the day!

What else you got Thursday? Come on! I ain’t skeered!

pos pants

I’ll be over here making margaritas lemonade out of lemons (in honor of Cinco de Mayo, of course!) Haha!

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Who Needs Maturity?

May 4th, 2016

mature me

Remember when you were pregnant with your little bundle of dreams? Oh the sweetness of what was to come, right? I imagined all the moments I’d share with each of my babies and nothing in my mind ever had anything to do with teaching them maturity.

Who even thinks of stuff like that?

no baby

Guess what? Maturity is at the top of the list for real life adulting and I’ll tell you why –>

To get an education beyond high school, a kid needs to have a certain amount of maturity. Remember, there are no mom’s at college! No one wakes you up, no one feeds you. No one forces you to go to class or to study….or do homework. All that requires some discipline which painstakingly attaches itself to maturity.

To get and hold down a real job, a kid needs to know how to work for a real life boss. Working for someone teaches responsibility and offers lessons beyond what can be taught at home. Life isn’t fair and a job gives honest experience to the real world. Plus, hard work is rewarding.

To own a home, car or pay adult bills…a kid needs to have a grasp on financial responsibilities. Money doesn’t grow on trees or come in the form of a hand-out. My hubby and I have laughed (even though it’s not really funny) about how our lives were so different than our kids at similar ages. No one paid for our cars, our rent, our school, our insurance….and yet, we made it. We lived to tell about it. Kids today are still struggling way past the age of 25. I had a baby by then.

To be a husband or wife, a kid needs to be able to think outside of themselves. One of the most disturbing handicaps we buckle to our kids is that life is ALL ABOUT THEM! This is very bad! Ask someone who’s marriage has failed due to the lack of compromise or inability to put the other person ahead of self. While loving yourself is important, loving yourself too much is dangerous.

To be a parent, a kid has to really know how to die to self. Marriage is one thing, parenting a whole nother. Babies don’t have the gift of waiting around for you to get your crap together. It’s swim or drown! Nothing in a person’s life can compare to parenting little humans, a lack of maturity will lead to failure….in more ways than one.

To be a Child of God, a kid has to know who he or she is to God. Maybe this should be our first focus as parents. Teaching our kids about God’s love for them and how important it is to love God back. Turn on the tv, watch the people rioting (in America), shop in a store, drive down a highway, stand in a line on Black Friday, make a comment on social media etc… I bet you’ll come across a few folks who DO NOT LOVE GOD and are proud to prove to you that they don’t. Loving God and respecting WHO HE IS equips us with an understanding that loving others that we disagree with or have nothing in common with is necessary to live a cohesive life here on earth.

experience

So, see….parenting is tough. It’s full up with responsibilities and lessons. All those lessons are a direct link to our children’s maturity. Every chore, every correction, every NO, every YES, every new experience — all of these help us, help our kids…learn maturity!

What are your thoughts? Is maturity important? And are you teaching it?

PS-I love my kids! I’m amazed at how mature they are in spite of all my shortcomings as their mother. I dropped the ball too many times and I admit, they got jipped! Still, they rock!

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Indiana Primary Day

May 3rd, 2016

vo te

I’m just one of millions but my vote counts, just like yours. My Facebook is an eclectic mixture of posts of the different candidates vying for the highest job nomination in the land. I think that’s great! It says that I can love you even if I don’t agree 100% with you on every topic. Hopefully, you can love me too when we disagree.

I’m not voting for The Donald. He’s not my man. I don’t see what others see in him. For me, he seems very superficial. I’ve heard that same thought from those who find my candidate a bore or a jerk…or a liar. That’s the thing with all the differing personalities and opinions. We all believe WE ARE RIGHT.

Aren’t you glad you live in a free America?

I can exercise my right today and vote for the man I believe can make a difference. If you’re in Indiana, so can you. I encourage you, GO VOTE! Every person has a voice and it’s heard the loudest at the election polls.

Why I’m voting TED CRUZ?

Ted Cruz LOVES OUR CONSTITUTION – you can take it to the bank that no other candidate knows more about it or understands it better. Sen. Cruz could recite it from memory to all his friends as a teenager. When you believe in something, you hold it dear. I feel Ted Cruz has a clear love for upholding the truth and he will respect our existing constitutional structure. (Bye Obama)

Ted Cruz is DISCIPLINED AND DETERMINED – he’s only 45 years old. He’s not going anywhere anytime soon. If he’s not elected or nominated this election year, look out!! He will be back at it come 2020. He’s proven he can take a lickin’ and keep on kickin’! He’s not backing down and he doesn’t waiver. I imagine his tenacity to keep at it started way before his Princeton / Harvard days.

Ted Cruz is an INTELLECT AND AFFLUENT DEBATER – he says what he means and means what he says and it doesn’t involve insulting entire races, religions or ethnic groups. He doesn’t have to behave crudely to win a debate or lower his standards (or God’s) when speaking up for America. He’s also scandal free. His standards and faith in God are exceptional! Did you know? Ted Cruz has an audiographic memory and can recall small details in order to paint a larger picture when debating? Yea, he’s a smarty! No need for a teleprompter, I’d say.

Ted Cruz understands FOREIGN POLICY – he’s got the knowledge and skills to actually bring back the respect of the President of the United States after 8 years of running that title in the ground with the “laugh in our faces” neighboring countries. Am I the only one tired of our President being a joke to other foreign leaders? No more bowing down with a President Cruz!

Ted Cruz is a TRUE CONSERVATIVE – he’s not an imitator nor a phony. His agenda all along has been to shake Washington DC up and he’s proven that with his senate history. He’s led the charge for conservatives on movements such as; Obamacare, guns, debt, immigration, energy and foreign policy. He also stands strong for ISRAEL!! Something our current President has embarrassingly proven to be a blatant form of disgrace.

Ted Cruz CAN BEAT HILLARY CLINTON – mark my words, HE CAN BEAT HILLARY! While she blazes her evil trail around American hitting all the softballs the media throws at her now…that won’t fly when she’s standing next to master debater Ted Cruz. Not only is he a quarter of a century younger than the old hag, he is brilliant against her in mind power, sharper than her in wit and squeaky clean next to her in his personal life and finances. You do know about Hillary & Bill’s reputation to be liars, cheaters and pretty much blatant criminals, right?

Don’t let your vote go to waste!

If Donald Trump wins this nomination, I’m afraid of the I TOLD YOU SO that will follow. His plea to make America great again just isn’t enough for me. Don’t be fooled. Everything is on the line.

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May – I Bring You Tornadoes?

May 2nd, 2016

po po monday

Dangit, Monday!! I’d list getting pulled over by the po-po on an early Monday morning as one of my biggest NO THANK YOU’s! On the positive side, her day can only get better at this point. Welcome, May!

Oops, add on to that stop. It was an accident. Teacher hit student on a bike. That’s a much worse day than a speeding ticket. No one was hurt, carry on.

The weekend was a great version of up & down – what’s next thanks to the weather. I’ll go ahead and fill you in on my horrible luck of being LOCKED DOWN in Home Goods during a real live Indiana tornado Thursday afternoon. Yea, I was standing there….listening to the tornado sirens go off and wondering what the? Is that real?

I had just left school (woohoo, lucky me) and needed to run for coffee and a few other things when all the weirdness began to follow me. By the time my phone and every other person in the store’s phone alarmed us to definite impending danger – I went into full-on THIS IS NOT A DRILL concern. I sought out the kind sales-people of Home Goods about their safety procedures….only to be told, “I have NO IDEA what our safety plan is!”.

Very reassuring. Especially since I could actually see outside that something was a brewin’!!

To the back of the store I shopped walked. You know, for “safety” reasons. Within minutes, a man arrived with true to goodness weather information and told everyone that the tornado was in fact real and that it was now heading towards Carmel (where my youngest punk was at work – she called to tell me they were hunkered down in a stairwell!).

What is happening? Toto, I wanna go home!!!

So, I quickly paid for my coffee and headed out the door. Homeward bound.

This, is what I missed –>

twist it

Oh, hello there.

twisty

Why sure….dance all around my neighborhood.

twist 2

Is that all you got?

twister

Oh, you got more? Oh my!! I’ll just zip it now.

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(Map – my house to touchdown city) Click to enlarge

Touchdown for real, 4 miles from my trailer without wheels neighborhood…. did this –>

barn tornado

Yikes, right?

barn storm

In the future, I will do more than just perk up when I hear tornado sirens. I will believe!! And if it happens in Home Goods at least I’ll be surrounded by all the pretty things as we all fly away.

Tornadoes are NO JOKE!

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Best Fashion Rules EVER

April 29th, 2016

i dress up

Whenever I hear someone say, “You look so cute!” I always think inside my head….”If you only knew what I paid for this!”. I’m a bargain shopper! I like shopping for the best deals. I refuse to spend a fortune (hmph, tell my hubby that) on what I wear. That’s just my choice, yours may be different. Sales are my love language and I feel my most loved by the universe when I can get a very expensive item for a basement bargain price.

It’s not hard to do either.

I love fashion! I love experimenting with different styles and while I’m a little adventurous, I’m also pretty guarded with what I actually spend my money on and wear. In other words, I’m selective with a bit of edgy courage. I’ll step out of my safe zone, for the right outfit or shoe.

So, what are the rules? Or are there any rules at all?

As I watched students hurry by in the hall at school today, I did a mental check of what everyone was wearing. I do that. Look at what’s in and what’s out because let’s face it….there are NO NO’s in clothing. Like, this –>

spacesuit

THE SPACESUIT

real spacesuit

Reporting for duty, America.

Notice the resemblance? Yea, this is not a positive fashion statement. It says something totally different. I hate to tell you this….but guys hate it. They find it odd and unappealing. So, NO NO…don’t have this as an outfit in your wardrobe. Unless you are prepared for “TAKE OFF!”.

Also out? Ladies my age wearing teen clothes. Forever 21 really is geared towards the chicks who haven’t toyed with menopause. Every time I see a woman in my age range wearing a skin tight Hollister tee, I cringe. So do the young dudes who see her too. It’s like a major NO NO! Choose clothes that are hip in your own age range. Styles can still be sassy but age appropriate, I promise.

Take it from a lady who isn’t ready to be an old lady yet.

So, what are the BEST FASHION RULES ever?

1 — Buy what you really love

If you have a thing for denim, buy it. Not everyone likes jeans. Those who do should wear it and wear it well. Don’t be afraid to jazz up your jeans with cute tops and snappy little jackets. Oh and seriously, wear some cute shoes too. Jeans get a bad rap in some fashion circles.

OUT

no jeans

IN

yes jean

2 — TRY NEW THINGS

Experimenting can be tricky but it can also be a way to find what looks best on you. What looks great on one person doesn’t always look the same on another. Some look really good in a round neckline while someone else looks awful. Try different looks and toss out any that don’t flatter. Stay current without going too far. Hint: Do a closet clean-out by throwing out all the excess clothes you never wear because of this or that reason.

3 — Beware of “trends”

Not all new style trends are keepers. Choose carefully. Remember shoulder pads? Man, we thought those looked darlin!

sockles

4 — Choose undergarments wisely

Nobody wants to see your thong or your underwear line. It’s skanky! Same goes for the proper bra (Hey, Macy’s has a great sale right now!). I see too many girls and women skipping out on a basic rule of dress all because they “forget” to dress under their clothes. Wear a slip if you’re going to wear a sheer skirt or dress and for goodness sakes – don’t show your bra straps with any tank-top or skinny strapped dresses. Eww!

good bra

5 — Let go of the “OLD DAYS”

I have a friend from school (high school) who’s still wearing the same style of clothing from back in the day. Her style is way out of date and it shows every time I see a picture of her. There is nothing wrong with loving vintage items, nothing! But beware of freezing in a time warp. It does a few things: 1. Ages you. 2. Ages you. Who wants that? I want to look fresh (not teen-agey) and tasteful. But I surely do not want to look like I’m dressing for an 80’s party. Lose the velvet chokers, ladies.

Fashion and style are very personal. I’m unique and so are you. Neither of us have to dress exactly alike but to put our best foot forward….fashion needs to be a priority. Make your own rules, mine are simply what I play by. Don’t be afraid to try something new.

zoe

Happy Friyay!!

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Yes, I Have SuperPowers

April 28th, 2016

I’m high as a kite on happy today. All because of yesterday. I took the day to myself because of a major flare up with my left arm. Yes, the pain is still wrecking my life and no, no one has any idea what IS causing it. My last round of x-rays were negative (again) and the doctor suggested I do therapy and take Lyrica. To which I said, “No thank you!”. Did you know the first WARNING on the info regarding Lyrica is MAY CAUSE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS OR SUICIDE?

That’s real. I kindly declined the drug considering one of the caveats to having unbearable pain in my shoulders and arms has been the horrible depression hanging over me during it. I just didn’t feel Lyrica had anything “good” to offer me if that was the first side-effect it mentioned. Bye Felicia!

Anyway, back to my high.

shoppin
MAMA GOES SHOPPING!

I needed to take my ring in for some loose stone repairs (legit business) which led me to the mall. I dropped off my ring and headed over to the handbag section because Macy’s was having a S A L E (what’s new?). Besides, I was only looking. Just la-di-da browsing around. Until, I spotted it just hanging there flashing its leathery beauty neon lights right at me! THE BAG I HAVE BEEN WISHING FOR – FOR A LOOOOOONG TIME.

dooney dreams

Why? Whyyyyyyyyy? I’m trying to live very frugally so I can continue to mooch off my hubby and not have to “do” like most other healthy Americans and get a real job. I hate spending money! Someone always needs it more than I do and I’m not talking about Macy’s.

After sending my hubby a picture, he called and said, “Get it! Happy Mother’s Day!”. WHAT WHAT?

Okay, hurt arm twisted. Sales lady, ring it up!

I floated away happy and hopped the escalator up to the 2nd floor because I had been dying to use the restroom for the last 2 hours when lo and behold, the bra section had a buy one get one 1/2 sale going on too.

Boom, 2 bras in the bag. My life cannot get any more glamorous, am I right?

Since this post is all about my superpowers – I suppose I should explain where all my power comes from….

Women need things. We need security. We need comforts. We need love. We need affection & admiration. We need encouragement. We need acceptance. And we need new bras, handbags and dishwashers!

It’s simple.

So, not only did I get the purse I’ve been wishing for yesterday and a few new bras for the tas, the Lord saw fit that my hubby install THIS —>

dishes

Just look at it. Isn’t it amazing?

dishey

Wowzie mcwowzie face! I’m in loooooove!

New purse, new bras and a new dishwasher?!?! What is this? My birthday? Tell me you get excited and all your superpowers get all amped up too?

So, here’s what I did with all my wimpy armed superpower –>

deep dish

Created a deep dish pizza masterpiece and baked up a delicious butterscotch pie.

butterscotch pie

Men, see all the good that comes from meeting your wife’s needs? Her engine gets all revved up and she cooks your favorite foods from scratch.

Girlfriend is happy <3 Thank you, Honey!

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