Blessed...

but not grateful for it... What do you do about that?! I have such a wonderful career doing hair. I feel talented and that I continue to grow every year in that area. I am very busy and this is where I lose any positive feelings towards hair. I work almost 50 hours a week. It's good, there are people that would give anything to be as busy as me, I know this. But I have times when it really makes me mad. I'm tired. I'm tired of working 10 hour days, I'm tired of listening to what everyone else has to say, I'm tired of the unwanted advice, I'm tired of squeezing people in cuz they just can't wait another day, I'm tired of it. What more can I do!!! I hate hair. I hate how vain so many people are. SO YOU HAVE GREY HAIR, SO YOU HAVE REGROWTH, guess what! you are NOT going to die, and if the people around you really care so much about your hair that you feel distraught about it maybe you should reconsider who you surround yourself with. SIGH. Now I feel guilty. It is a blessing to have this talent, it is a blessing to have people paying me to do their hair, it is a blessing that people are practically pounding down my door to have ME do their hair. ME!! I'm no different than the next person. It's humbling and amazing and frustrating all at the same time. I am grateful, I guess just needing to vent. I'm stretched too thin right now. Sorry to throw it on you. I feel like an ungrateful little brat now...

Broke (part 2)

Ok, so last time I posted a blog about something I wanted but didn't want to spend the money my sister in law bought it for me! YAY!!!! I'm hoping it will happen again. This is just a little more expensive. Oh I'd say around $360.00. Only a few more dollars than the earrings I wanted! LOL! =) It is an Amazon Kindle. It's an electronic book and you can buy the books for cheaper than at the store. It's all wireless... It's great. Check it out:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FI73MA/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=2466176081&ref=pd_sl_907ba0ydu2_e


(I don't really expect anyone to buy it for me but I'm hoping that I'll be able to save up for one or that the prices go down soon. Shay got an Xbox 360 for a few hundred so I should be able to get this right?!!!!)

Best site ever...

I'm not sure how many of you know that I am a member of this website. It is a fabulous website that has taught me extremely valuable lessons. How to eat healthy, better ways to work out, self esteem, pride in the good things I do... I could go on and on. It's not just a diet website, it's a healthy lifestyle website. You get to have a page (kind of like facebook or myspace) with friends that are also members of the site. You can join teams that have people that enjoy the same things as you. It tracks calories eaten and burned, I have it plan my meals but it also allows me to change them to meet my desires more.... I could sing it's praises for hours and I'm sure some of you have heard me sing them for hours.... so sorry! It's an amazing site and I love it. If you join look for me, my user name is iloveblankies. XOXO Stay healthy this winter!

My new favorite!

7 random things about me Tag...

My cousin Kimber tagged me. I don't know if I can really list 7 random things about me but I'll try... If it's made up though, don't blame me, blame, ummm, yourself! =)


Here are the rules of this one:I tell 7 weird/interesting things about myself and then tell 7 other people to do it.

1. I'm not a huge fan of movies. If you know me you already knew this but someone out there doesn't. I just don't care to go pay 20 bucks to sit in a germy theater with lots of people I don't know with civilian clothing on. (see number 2 for explanation on the clothing comment.) I agree, the sound is awesome and so is the big screen but not awesome enough for me to go on a regular basis.

2. I HATE wearing real clothes. I prefer to be in jammies (pajamas). The second I get home I go straight to our bedroom and put on my jammies. It really takes a lot for me to take them off and put regular clothes on but every now and then I will do it. Just for Shay.

3. I have a blankie. The thing goes everywhere I go while I'm home and there was a point when I was having numerous panic attacks every day for a month and sometimes my blankie was in the car while I was working, just knowing it was there was nice. Shay hates this blanket thing of mine. (He teases me enough to make me think he hates it, I know he doesn't though) He teases me about it being filthy, how he can't understand that I of all people need a security blanket, and that I love it more than him. Little does he know....

4. I can "pop" every joint in my body, and then some.

5. I love the humidity. I went to Hawaii in 2007 and I have never felt better in my entire adult life. My body didn't ache, I slept good, my lungs didn't feel tight... It was heaven.

6. OOH! #5 will lead into this one. I am slowly overcoming my paralyzing fear of travel. I started getting panic attacks in my early 20's and I ALWAYS got them while driving and doing things I've never done before. Let me give you a couple examples of this problem of mine. I was at a water park and decided to go down a water slide (I was 24) and so I got brave and did it. BUT when I got the the bottom of it my chest hurt so bad I had to go lay down! Also, I managed to turn an 6 hour drive into a 10 hour drive because of my panic attacks. That's when it got so bad the doctors sedated me for 3 days because my blood pressure was dangerously high. Since then I've done a program (thanks to Ken and Karen for buying it for me. You saved my life) and I have learned to overcome the panics and have made valiant efforts to travel. Like to HAWAII!

7. I loved the movie The Last Unicorn when I was little. I want to watch it again but I'm afraid being an adult will ruin it for the fond childlike memories I have of it.

Sweet, I didn't have to make anything up. You're off the hook! LOL!

I tag: Tiffany Cody, Meaja, Mindy, Nabby, Audra, Liza, and Kelly LaFranca. LOVES!

My Birthday

It was my birthday last Sunday (Oct. 12) and I turned 28. WOO HOO! It was a good birthday, in fact, one of the best in YEARS! I hate my birthday. I get all excited about it and then the day comes and I get really embarrassed from all the attention and wish no one knew it was my birthday. I don't think singing a song and praises is really necessary, especially past 21. Anyhow, this year was fine. Shay was so sweet and romantic!!! It was the best! He got me a number of presents and started giving them to me one at a time. So on Wednesday I got a CD I've been wanting (Goldfrapp; The Seventh Tree), Thursday he bought me a book we thought sounded good (The Book of Lies), Friday he got me flowers, Saturday he took me to dinner, and Sunday he wrote me this wonderful letter telling me how he feels about me and our relationship. It was perfect. (sigh/swoon...) He's a great husband I love him very much.

We had planned on going to my in-laws for dinner but the day before mother and father in-law became quite ill so sister in-law saved the day! We went over to Kelly and Jared's to eat pizza and play Wii. It was lots of fun and they got me the earrings I wanted. (See post titled "Broke") =) (THANKS KELLY, JARED AND GRIFFY!) I got a frame from Jared's mom and sister (Thanks!) and my parents sent me a card with some kick ass money in it to spend on myself. (THANKS!) and then the owner of my salon bought me and the girls cheesecake (yummy!) and earlier this week we all went out to dinner. It was a good birthday and the celebration continues this Sunday as the in-laws finally freakin feed me!!! ;) J/K!

Anyways, thank you to everyone who made my birthday wonderful and I'm grateful that I have so many people that love me. I LOVE YOU TOO!

First for laughs, here's Shay being weird!

My earrings!

Shay called me "Triangle Girl"

Me eating at Archibald's in Gardner Village.

Hotness

Ok, so I think this new video of Britney Spears' is so HOT! I totally want to look like her! LOL! Good for her!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-23EToh43M

I updated the baby carriers blog. Please check it out.

Broke

I really want these earrings . I know they are only 6.50 but I feel guilty spending the money... ( I just ordered some MAC makeup) :) There are tons of things I want. I hate shopping but lately I have really really wanted to go on a shopping spree. Of course, right when we don't have the money. LOL! Isn't that the way it always goes... Anyone who wants to donate THOUSANDS of dollars my way can go ahead. ;) LOVE YA!

YAY for my cousin Kimber!

Check out my cousins post. She makes these AMAZING baby carriers. I'm totally getting some when I start having babies. (In 100 years). Anyhow, she was in this interview and I think she did fabulous. I'm very proud of her. LOVE YA KIMBER
PS, my fav is the skull and zebra print too! and just click on my title to go to her blog with the link.

IT WORKS NOW!!! Check check, check it out! And here is the link to her website for her baby carriers... http://www.haveaballbaby.com/