A Girl Knows What She Wants

No....... I'm not picky or anything.

 

Caramel Brulee Frap, no whip cream, extra caramel in cup and on top with toffee sprinkles.  Thanks.

Boo

There was a new barista at Starbucks this morning, and I didn't get carmel drizzle nor carmel brulee sprinkles on the top of my frappuccino.  Boo.

Photo via Google

Tuesday Tunes

I can listen to Band of Horses pretty much anytime of the day, over and over again nonstop.  They just evoke one of those sounds that jives with my taste, no matter what mood I'm in.

This morning, I'm sitting in our comfy bed working on the laptop surrounded my fluffy pillows and my good 'ol Starbucks (that hubs kindly brings me frequently- oh the best), a cream cheese pumpkin muffin (no comments T-Tams- I'm kinda being good, sort of), and the blinds slightly cracked open.  I wish I could delay time so I don't have to get up and drive to work.  I have some fun Etsy orders coming up and look forward to working on those in the evenings and early mornings.  A glimpse of my morning:

I'm also stoked on some goodies that we picked up this weekend while running errands, so I thought I'd share the small things that make me smile:

Martha lunch container with handy-dandy ice pack and all-in-one 3 container deal-io!  LOVE!

Two FREE Mac lipsticks (yes folks, recycle your empty Mac containers and when you've gathered 6, bring 'em in for a free lipstick).

Fresh Basil- Love the smell, love the taste, love the freshness!

All photos via Google, Bedroom photo via muwa!

Randomness VII

Photo via Odette New York

1.  Discovering how to whip up the most awesome homemade facial mask is not only a money saver, it's like scoring the lottery for your skin (I'll post the concoction and spill the secret in another post).

2.  Reporting barking dogs as a nuisance is not as easy as one thought, after calls to the Sheriff, City Hall, the Health Dept, and Animal Control, I still have to follow up and continue to report it- possibly providing documents to City Hall- really?  How about sending an officer out to tell the owner that several little yapping dogs who bark at 6 AM, (most likely every hour of the day while I'm at work), 6 PM, 8:30 PM, 10 PM, Midnight, 1:30-2 AM is unacceptable- period!

3.  If I had unlimited funds, I'd honestly consider flying to Hawaii right now just to get a coconut mocha Starbucks frappuccino.

4.  I think I may have to pick up Martha's Halloween mag issue soon, can't get enough decor ideas even though I have yet to ever throw a Halloween party- doesn't matter, I'll keep buying shizzy.

5.  Attention craft stores:  if you're going to run promotional sales, how about keeping a decent stock of items on the shelf, so perhaps your store could actually profit from the sale (rather than being out of stock of the item before the sale even started, and then having none on the shelf for the sale)- hmmmmm, how does that work? 

6.  I'm not quite sold on peep-toe boots exploding everywhere for this Fall, what do you think?  Cute, or defeats the purpose of boots?

7.  Still haven't touched either of those 2 projects- chair frame nor jewelry stand.  Faith- I know I better get on it before you stick it to me!

Randomness III

I missed blogging yesterday, I mean, I missed the opportunity to post- as well as actually MISSING it, I felt a little sad.  Yesterday began crappy.  I woke up with a ginormous headache that didn't actually fade away until well into the afternoon.  I went to work anyway and it was a bit of a struggle.  Lets not sugar coat actually, it was the mother of all lameness trying to get through the day feeling so uncomfortable.  I then came home to hubs who was cleary bummed about trying to send out a package to Hong Kong, but had issues at the  post office because the size of the shipping box was so large.  Poor guy- he's so maticulous with everything that deep down I knew he had probably spent about an hour carefully packing the dang thing, only to have to unpack it to try to fit it in a smaller box.  Lame.  Now we were both having lame days.    I knew I had to do everything it would take to help him with this issue, including researching where we could find the exact size boxes he needed, making phone calls, and trying to make it to the store(s) in time before closing.  In a nutshell, we found the box sizes he needed, we had a delicious dinner, we picked up some chocolates at Sees Candies, got a Cold Stone ice cream for dessert, came home and packed up his new box, and I made him new shipping labels.  Um..........yeah, I think we both ended our day better than expected.  I love my husband!

So it feels good to be back to my little blog.  I believe another "Randomness" post is well overdue!

Photo via Google

1.  Who would have thought that natural hanging cotton could be so beautiful (pictured above)?

2.  I got a Venti Starbucks frap this morning and I don't care (about the fat, added calories and sugar).

3.  Facebook, although great many times, is kind of on my S list lately! I tried to open a business page, accidently updated the profile to include my name, it switched over to a private individual page, and now will not switch back.  Come on FB- how about you add warnings to pages if they involve changing an entire format!!!

4.  White jeans are not made for everyone.  They just aren't.

5.  Just signed up for another run, this time with hubs and sis- race day is on July 4th (perfect for working out, then pigging out)!

6.  I always have to check if the flat iron is turned off at least 5 times before I leave the house.  Then I call the hubster to state the fact that I can't remember if I unplugged the flat iron.  I'm sure he can confirm he's stopped at home once or twice to check on this very detail for me.

A Little Sluggish

So, not only is it a sluggish Monday, but hubs has the day off today and I would totally prefer to stay home and do nothing and enjoy his company, as opposed to work.  Blah.  Not only is the motivation factor a bit off today, but Starbucks has dogged one of their loyal customers (me)!!!!   My one and only go-to drink, the Carmel Frap is now being made differently, as are the Fraps in general, now made with a different mixture and method- it has less of a coffee taste, is more bland in my opinion, and this has really got me in a funk.  I want my drink back, especially on a day like today.  Boo on SB!

However, the pluses are:  Save $ not buying them, have fun looking for a new indulgence, and going home to hubs homemade chili cooking in the crockpot.