Wednesday Rant

This show gives me hives. I get the premise of wanting to save money. Trust me- I get it. But I do not get clearing out shelves at grocery or drug stores- so people like me, can't get the one can of cranberries, bottle of mustard, jar of pickles or bottle of aleve because YOU had to get 93? Seriously?

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And I laugh. You clear the shelves and then leave your extra coupons? For what? Me to hang on to the coupon and hope the store restocks the item while its still on sale? Psshhh.

I especially love when you are standing in line and say- I could never afford this if I didn't have coupons. Honey- no one could afford 89 bottles of Tylenol, 36 packages of diapers and 49 bottles of mustard all at once.

Now, don't get me wrong. I love coupons and I get crazy giddy about a good deal. I just don't think that its right to clear out shelves so others can't get the things they need because you chose to wipe the shelves down.

Sorry girls for the rant- this show gets me fired up! {Yep, the southern-ness just eeked out on that one!}

Weekend Factor

Hullo pupcakes!

You want the good news or the good news? The good news is that tomorrow is Tuesday. The other good news is that means the weekend is that much closer. I know- you feel better now, right? Your welcome.

My weekend was full of amazing nothingness. Sure we did stuff...but nothing off the charts. We (as in me + hub, duh) spent 3 glorious days together. Dr follow ups with flu shots (romantic, no?), nail salons, remote control car tracks (don't even ask), some shopping and a photoshoot- (all lovey dovey, I love you kinda, style). The best part? We got to complain about our arms being bruised (for 3 days!) from the POS flu shot, shopped til we dropped for...air filters and groceries {#excitinglife} and then meet up with one of my favorite photographers for some "document us" type photos- and managed to hopefully look like we love eachother- after I was admittedly a mighty B on the way to the shoot because I read 15miles as 15 minutes and hated my outfit- ya, one of those moments.  On another note, here's to hoping these legs of mine resembled Alessandra Ambrosio and NOT the vienna sausages that I am pretty sure was going on.

In other news, any XFactor lovers out there? I normally don't watch shows like this {aka Idol, The Sing Off, America's got Talent, etc} BUT, I happened to tune in to X Factor and am SO glad I did. For this girl, right here.

Meet Drew.

Not only is her voice AHH-mazing {the proof is here & here ) but she is also from my home town. A tiny (I'm talking 3 stop lights when I was there in highschool) tumbleweed of a town smack in the middle of the great state of Arizona. Naturally- I am rooting for her. Because I would be crazy not to.

In any event- I'm off to slumber.

From one Bella to another...

In case you haven't met...let me introduce you to one of my main-squeezies, one of my sweet fluff puffs..

Meet Bella. She is the most rambunctions, loving, licking obsessed, fetch adoring,thinks I hang the moon- kinda pup. She is going on 7 years and that makes my heart hurt a little bit. If you are a fur-momma, you can get it, right?

My sweet girl is my fluffy, sweet loving pupcake and I would be so sad without her... maybe hence the reason we are thinking of adding to our brood? No, I haven't told her yet...when we brought the other fluff home {our meowrific kitty Caris} we went through a HUGE adjustment period... Pee on mom's side of the bed? No problem. Pee on Daddy's shoes? Yep, twice. Pee on the couch where Daddy sits? Uh-huh, there too! Needless to say, we were very jelly of our new sister. Can you understand my hesitation to add to this mix? Add in the fact that this time, her new sibling is going to be 3 times her size. Kind of like this...

Meet Max.

 Part sweet, fun-loving boy...part Iwillripyourfaceoffifyoutouchmymomma boy.

So, I would imagine the adjustment period might be rough. But I am a fan of the idea of their protective features they come with. My little 9 pounder loves me somethin' fierce...but can't offer much in the way of predator protection services. Even if in her tiny head she is convinced she is part Great Dane, part Mastiff.

In any event, I recently became friends with this sweet lady. Meet Ashley {from Adventures of Newlyweds}...

A fellow fur-momma to her very own Bella. I am fairly certain they were destined to be soul sisters. But until then, they will have to settle for DogBook and poking eachother. Recently, she found out that her baby Bella needs surgery. The kind of surgery that costs upward of $1500. Ya, that kind. So, like any momma would do- she has hit the ground running and Fetch & Co, her very own Etsy shop was born.

You can find amazing jewelry, pup leashes, super sweet coffee mugs- with new items being added all of the time. So far, she has raised $450! So, if you would, please go and visit her at Fetch & Co and help her sweet Bella get the surgery that her little leg needs! I just received my mug in the mail the other day...and I am in love. Cute, no?

That's all for now my peeps- the weekend is ALMOST here! 

Target Tuesday

As I have mentioned before, I have a small problem with Target. There was a point {not too long ago} where I would go twice a week, atleast. Ummmm, ya. It is in an extremely convenient location on my way home everyday... and especially after some hairy days- shop therapy is just what the Doctor ordered. And by Doctor, I mean me. I will be the first to tell you that I get some amazing deals at said Target. Its pretty easy to do, when you go random times and make "the loop" around the store. "The Loop" is my way of circling the store to get the things I want need and checking out the spots where my deals lie.

So, after a rediculously awful day, I headed to do Target Therapy and came home with these...

What they are:
1 calico cat who has an obsession with wicker. $priceless
1 wicker lit pumpkin $6.00
1 Ceramic loaf pan $6.99
1 bronze wire pumpkin $6.98
2 autumn writing candles $1.24 each.
I spent around $22.00 total but would have spent $73.00 had I not found them on clearance.

Atleast my Target Therapy sessions result in great finds, Right? I have no method to the days or times that I take part in Target Therapy...its pretty random and sometimes it rocks. If I figure it out, I will let you know. As long as you don't go to my Target. Just kidding. But not really.

Hope your Monday was anything but mundane...

Melody Monday

Unfortunately I won't be gracing you with my singing voice today, sorry- not that kinda melody. But I am going to talk about a different kind of melody. The ones with leaves and colors and vitamins and a bunch of other crap amazing nutritional benefits. Guess what it is yet?

I am interrupting this broadcast with a small scream. I am screaming because my laptop keyboard cursor likes to jump, highlight and delete random paragraphs in the blink of an eye. Yes, there used to be a huge paragraph right here. It seriously makes me give hub the crazy eye as he is nestled on his side of the couch, with his compliant laptop- and desperately trying not to smile. Oh, is this funny? Its gonna be funny when we switch laptops and you are stuck with this Bia. The things that make you say words that rhyme with wothersucker.

My apologies for that small rant. Anyway- where were we? Oh yes, vegetables. Oh wait- we were there, before it got deleted!  Let me catch you up. Today, I bought broccoli for the first time.  Yep, I am welllll into my 20's (do all of the l's give my true age away?) and have never purchased broccoli. Ever. I was inspired over the weekend after reading Raven's blog and though I can't go full vegetarian ( you will get it once you understand my aversion to vegetables), I can be smarter about my choices. Such as Almond, Coconut or Flax Milk {we are a lactose free kinda family anyways}, organic- free ranging kind of meats & eggs {I have since given up beef as I came to the conclusion that I can totally live without hamburger or steak}, fruits {which I adore} and vegetables. For the record the last one gives me anxiety. I really really dislike most vegetables. Which is obnoxious because I love salads. But things like zucchini, broccoli, squash, eggplant, brusselsprouts, asparagus, peppers, peas, cauliflower, beets...are you getting it? Make me wanna gag. So, still inspired,  I have decided to eat one vegetable a day. So, hub and I hit the grocery and walked out with...

And, I've already eaten one carrot stick. Not the baby ones, the big ones that you might feed to your horse if you had one. Go me. I am nervous for this adventure, because I think there could be some gagging, deep breathing and nose plugging involved. Don't worry- I will take pics. Not of the gagging and possible dry-heaving, but of the vegetables.  Lets just put it this way, Stir Fry is my.worst.nightmare.

Wish me luck.

One of those...

Weeks. The end of this week kind of kicked my youknowwhat. Certain changes have sent me into a planning/researching frenzy {I love planning, don't get me wrong. But being forced to plan for the unknown frustrates me}. Trying desperately to figure out our 2 year plan {I don't really believe in 5 years} to have some kind of idea of where we are going. There is a good chance that none of this is making sense to you,  but that's okay. Someday I will be able to fill you in.

It is cold and rainy outside today. The perfect day to be nestled by the fire with my girls, watching movies and catching up {though I'm beginning to learn that in blogland there is no catching up}.

So you see the amount of hair that is on my girl, right? She scoots as close to the fire as possible- to the point where she is panting in glorious warmth and puppydog happiness. She doesn't even notice that her tongue gets stuck to the floor. Just one of the reasons she makes me so very happy.

I know this post was awfully random, but I have too many ideas and thoughts running around in my head today. I'm going to take The Bargain Blonde's  advice and start planning out posts. Starting Monday. Have a happy weekend friends.



The Halloweenie post & Tirade Tuesday!

So, did you figure out what my stellar outfit was from my post yesterday? Mind boggling right?? Well, here is my awesome outfit. Meet me- Halloween style.

I work for an orthodontist- so the Tooth Fairy was only appropriate. Yep- I talk, stare, assess and think about teeth, ALL DAY LONG. First thing I notice about someone? You guessed it! Their chompers.

Moving on...

I would like to welcome you to Tirade Tuesday...

Here are my Tirades from today...or yesterday...or anything that could be floating around in my head.

1. I would like to know the medical reason for ruptured tastebuds. I have no idea what the "medical terminology" is for this, but you know when you get an obnoxious bump on your tongue that hurts? Don't lie, you know it happens to you. Oh, no? Well whatev. That shat hurts. :(

2. Why do some people never officially graduate from the social aspect of Highschool? Seriously why do some people never stop creating drama for themselves?

3. As I've said in previous posts, I love this show. But where on earth do they find these girls?? 

                                                             Straight outta Crazy Town.

Well thats a wrap for today- be back soon!