That joyous time of year again. The time of year where everyone declares what they are going to do in the New Year better than they did the year (or years before). For some it is motivation, but to me the changing of the year only means one thing…I will write the date wrong on everything for a month. :P I thought about doing a Best of 2010 like a lot of bloggers do, but quite honestly, I am all about looking forward to the future rather than looking back into the past. Certainly we can learn a lot by looking at our past, but dwelling on it can be a bad idea. Reading many of my friends resolutions so many of them are ridiculous ones like “get back to the size I was in high school”. First off that does me no good, as I was no petite flower back then either. And second it also doesn’t help you be happy with the current you. And if you aren’t happy no one around you is either. So forget about squeezing into your old jeans and just buy more handbags and necklaces. Accessories … [Read more...]
Our ability to accessorize is what separates us from the animals…
Simple New Years Eve with Sam’s Club…
(Blackberry and Sparkling Wine Geletina...yep that's dessert, not a drink!) I am a stay at home kind of gal when it comes to New Years. There is nothing better than filling up on food and wine and then only having to walk three feet to the bedroom. :) Sam’s Club asked a few of us bloggers to throw out some New Year’s Eve party ideas. My theme was Simple New Year’s Eve. Alright, definitely up my alley. I was all good with this until I found out I had to come up with decorations. Umm, Martha Stewart and Sandra Lee I am not. There are not table scapes in my future. So I panicked a little, until one day I came in and my dog (I leave the TV on for her) was watching a painting show on PBS. The lady was paining a bowl a fruit. And there I had it. Fruit is not only art, but edible…and so it began. Off to Sam’s Club I went to find as much fruit as I can. And what goes better with fruit, than cheese! You already know that Sam’s Club offers some great cheeses, I just had to narrow … [Read more...]
Bitter (sweet) is the new black…
So many a friend has suggested I look into divorce support groups. Which I decline because quite honestly, I’m handling it just fine. But one theme I noticed throughout a lot of the forums that I looked at were sad and bitter. Bitter. Bitter. Bitter people. Now I realize that every marriage ends for a different reason, but did you know there are websites dedicated to how to seek revenge on your former spouse and how to make their life miserable? I’m fascinated by this. I want to shake these people and tell them that if they expended as much effort into ruining their ex’s life into making their own life better, they would probably not give a crap about what their ex was even doing! But no, it’s so much better to blame the other person. Self-reflection as to how you contributed to the demise of your own marriage is few and far between. I often shocked people when I told them that much of it was on my end as much as my ex-husbands. Apparently no one seems to do that. I … [Read more...]
