New Decor

I've done some redecorating since removing Christmas decor...and wanted to share some photos:

I think I may order one more set of these hydrangea vases when they come back up on .........can you guess?????  Joss & Main!!

Have you joined Joss and Main yet?  Really??  Let me share with you all my finds......and the money I have saved is staggering....

Foyer photo:

Green Hydrangea Vase to the left
Green balls in the center
2 green wreaths hanging on outside of front doors

Great Room photo:

107" long Hooker mirrored cabinet (saved over $1000)
Green boxwood trees
6 hydrangea vases

Formal Dining room:
White floral on table

Joss and Main is a FREE online boutique....once you sign up ...you get an email every morning at 10am.....if you see sales that interest you, great...check them out.  If not, delete.  Each sale typically lasts 3 days.  I seriously cannot tell you what a great resource this is so I encourage you to even sign up for a trial basis..you can always cancel.  Remember, it is FREE.  And if you plan to buy nothing, it is a GREAT resource to get decorating ideas....

Other items were most likely purchased at TJ Maxx, Marshalls or Home Goods.  This gal is on a budget!  No full price shopping at my home!  Did you know those stores get at least 3 trucks a week, so it is bet to run through frequently and "know" the merchandise so you can quickly grab what is new.....and as always, keep the tags on until you decide if it will work.  But if you wait to purchase...it won't be there when you go back.  Learned that hard lesson!

And, just in case you have not heard of  or just have been slow to check it out, let me know if you would like an invite......you must have an invite to join (which put me off at first, I will admit)...but if you want an amazing resource for ideas on EVERYTHING....then you just have to check out Pinterest.  Honestly.....just check it out.

When you join, you can simply look at photos and follow other people.....you can make your own "boards"...and "pin" photos to those boards...if you click this link ...you will see my boards......"Decorating with Grey", "Makeup Artistry", "Foods to Try" and much much more.

Enjoy!

Merry Christmas!

I snapped this photo the other night showing some new decor from Joss & Main (of course, where else!).....and the new cabinet all decked out for Christmas.

Also, trying a new hairstyle for me......very different (to me) styling-wise.  I tell you....if you would love some easy hair, grow you hair out!  So much less work than when it was shorter...

Hope you had a wonderful day!!

Noosa Yogurt....Oh my!

I was toodling through Whole Foods the other day.....and decided I'd grab a quick snack.  I love to grab a yogurt, get a utensil on the way out, and enjoy.

I spied a new option - Noosa Yoghurt.  In a couple interesting flavors....Blueberry (YUM!), Mango, Strawberry-Rhubarb, Peach, Raspberry and Honey.   I read the label and finally just decided to try it.  If you go to their website above and like their Facebook page, you can get a coupon for your purchase.

YOU HAVE TO GO TRY THIS YOGURT!!!  Oh MY goodness!!

From what I've read, this is Australian-style yogurt from Colorado.  I don't care where it's from.  I sent my oldest son back to Whole Foods to get more....got EngineerHubby his favorite peach...and also trying the Mango.  Raspberry is next up!

Please treat yourself...I've heard this is also available at Target, but I have not verified.

Alexithymia - Article Explains Disconnection to One's Own Emotions

Emotional disconnection disorder threatens marriages, researcher says

If you know anyone with Asperger's Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or similar conditions, reading this article could change your life and/or relationships.

Alexithymia is very real......and needs to be diagnosed and understood.  If you are a spouse of an Alexithymic, you are NOT crazy.

Powerful

My dear pain friends......I ran across this quote today and feel it applies to me and my recovery from the deepest depths of the pain.......(along with reading the book "Opening the Cage of Pain" by Rue Anne Haas).

"Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn't you - all of the expectations, all of the beliefs - and becoming who you are."

- Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, is Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine.

If this intrigues you but doesn't make sense at this moment, check out the above mentioned book.  ( (HUGS ) ) 

Weekend Randoms

I had a rare Saturday off and we ended up at a lovely park in a nearby town.  It was one of those quaint locations where every photographer in town was there with their clients.   After touring all the little shops (and didn't buy a single thing!),  we thought we'd do the cheap method and take an iPhone photo.  Turned about pretty good, we thought!

And a SUPER rare photograph of the boys these days.  Sorry for the pitiful quality...I was just happy I got anything at all!  I'm sure our oldest would be cooperative...have to catch him on a golf day!

Can't forget Sage and Sweety!

Tomorrow, EngineerHubby has surgery on his other foot....did the first one 1.5 months ago.  Plantar Fasciitis surgery.  Hopefully soon he will be able to exercise and not have tons of pain.

Appliance Holder Stand Find

Look what I found at TJMaxx for $12.99?  Truth be told, I didn't know if it would work, but as always....when I see something I think I need or can use, I purchase it and keep the tags on it.  So easy to return.  Not easy to get over the frustration of going BACK to purchase something and not finding it.

EngineerHubby was happy to see if this would work....we did have just enough lip on our granite master vanity....and I am loving this.  Keeps the heat off the granite, everything is in easy reach......

Not easy to see, but it has a power strip underneath the appliances...so helpful.

Sick For 3 Days and News To Me?

Am I just the only weird one.....anyone else ever find out they've been sick AFTER they get better and notice the difference?  This reminds me of the time I was super tired.....worn out......but NOT sick......then I fainted, had to go to the ER and voila'  - found out I had BOTH strains of the flue at the same time!!!  And had no idea.

This week, I've been super tired.  Again.  2 days ago, I was at work with a massive headache, got nauseated and quickly ran outside to get fresh air and help it pass.  Except.......it didn't work.  If my boss happens to check the security footage, he will see what happened in the front landscaping quite suddenly.  Good news - only liquid since I hadn't been hungry.  Eeewww.

Straight to bed that night, tired all day at work yesterday - one of those "struggle to stay awake" days.......  Sometime in the middle of the night, I woke up feeling like ME.  And now I'm up before the birds getting my quiet time prior to work.  So NOW I know......shoot, I was SICK!  Other people take time off work...hope I wasn't contagious!  (Another clue.....my 20 year old reported the same symptoms as me....headache, nausea....and I thought..."uh oh......have I been kissing on EngineerHubby?)

I, well make that WE do not want EngineerHubby sick.  No we do not!

So, instead of bragging I am never sick, the truth is...I don't KNOW I'm sick.  LOL  (Even when I vomit, I convince myself it is a food reaction.....)

Anyone else skip knowing they are sick until after it's over?