Category Archives: Blogging

Feb 14 2012

366 of Me: Day 45

It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without posting something red, right?  No hearts today.

Just our coffee maker.  Yep, we have a red coffee maker.  Second only to J, it’s the one thing I love to see every morning.

Monday through Friday, I set its timer and at ten till six every morning, the cat starts singing the maker’s praises as soon as it wakes up and starts bubbling (the coffee maker, not the cat).  It’s like the coffee maker is the cat’s alarm clock.

It’s red because J likes red in the kitchen, especially appliances and such. More red pics, and more pics from the kitchen to follow this week.

Feb 13 2012

366 of Me: Day 44

The other side of the windowsill from yesterday’s post.

Two very large vases, also very colorful glass, and a candle.  I love the vibrant colors.

And yes, those are wine corks – J and I have been keeping corks from bottles of wine we drink ever since we’ve been together. Don’t fret…that’s almost 9 years of corks in those vases.

Notice the glass rooster picture in the background?  More roosters to follow!

Feb 10 2012

366 of Me: Day 41

Good-bye Mr. iPad.

Yep, I sold it.  I’ve barely used it at all this year since J got a Kindle Fire for me for Christmas.  So, rather than let it sit, I decided to sell it.

He was fun last year, but takes a one way trip to his new home on Monday.

And for those who might wonder, I like the Kindle Fire more because it is smaller and not as heavy. For reading, the iPad was nice but always hurt my wrists after long periods of time.

Feb 9 2012

366 of Me: Day 40

This is a cool snapshot of my iPod.  I love the way it looks out of focus.

I bought the iPod about 2 years ago as an incentive to get back in the gym.  It didn’t work that year.  But last year, when I started back to the gym in February, the iPod came in real handy while I was working out. I’ve listened to books on it too.

But, I get really bored with the same old routine and the same old music. I’m also cheap, so I’d never buy new music. I would always ask for iTunes gift cards instead for birthdays or Christmas.

I haven’t been going to the gym this year, but the iPod has been getting some good use.  I listen to it while I’m writing, hence why it’s lying on a page of a manuscript.

Feb 8 2012

366 of Me: Day 39

This is a thank you card I got in the mail this week from my niece.  She’s 20 and in college.

I had helped her buy her textbooks this semester, and she sent me a nice thank you card because of it.

I was thrilled to get it. Sure, an email would have been quicker and cheaper but just that she took the time to write in a card and mail it to me says a lot and means more.

Thank you, Ash, for the thank you card! ;-)

Feb 6 2012

366 of Me: Day 37

Ahhh, the infamous nail people!

Yep, those are boobies.  Probably the only ones in the house too.

Another Pier 1 purchase.

These weird things each stand just over 2 feet tall and were “ethnic” art pieces which no store every knew what to do with.  They were often cluttered on the edge of a furniture display or on the bottom of a shelf where they eagerly awaited to go on clearance.

One day, when I finally started managing my own store, I made it a personal mission to dress these babies up and actually try to sell them.  I’m not talking about putting clothes on them either.

I stood a pair on a nightstand or wicker dresser along with a small potted fake greenery piece and put a large terra cotta platter in a stand behind them, creating a nice little vignette. It was so nice in fact, that customer’s would buy the whole set up – nail people, plant, and all!  A regional caught wind of it and started getting other stores to do it.  And the nail people started flying off the shelf!

But eventually they did go on clearance!

But by then, I loved the nail people so much I decided to buy a pair for myself.  They stand proudly on the floor in our living room.