Ya Lazy Bum!

I am not sure if I have publicly announced to the whole wide internet yet that I am unemployed. Have been out of a job for a whole month now and I have very mixed feelings about it. On one hand I am preggers and get extremely tired so having a little break can be nice, on the other hand I love money! The move that I recently made was actually in with my Mommy and Nanny which is a blessing but also makes  me feel like a dumb teenager again. I really have nothing to do but watch trashy television and play video games (skyrim to be exact!) so my mommy has kind of been giving me some daily "chores" nothing bad though. Today my tasks were to make a box of cookies, check! and to do a load of laundry, double check! I don't mind doing chores especially when they involved making baked treats! 

Other than my easy chores I have been up to "rescuing" baby forest animals. For instance: the other day I came home from doing some errands, immediately went to play with my puppies and noticed a weird bird noise and was thinking "gosh they must be doing a mating call cuz that thing is not shutting up!" finally come inside and can still here it when I realize it is the sound raccoons make! I run out on the backporch to look for where it is coming from and see a lonely little baby nugget of a raccoon crying next to a tree!

 (my craptastic phone camera does not do this sweet thing justice)

This little nugget was smaller than my old teacup yorkie! I wanted it to be my new friend! My immediate instinct was to go and grab the baby and snuggle with it but I got yelled at by my mother and grandmother that I had better not or they would beat me because of rabies, disease, and being pregnant blah blah blah.......anyways I did put on some rubber gloves and attempted it and that little sucker growled like a demon at me so I decided he wouldn't be my new pet. I called the mammal rescue guys and they said they would prefer to wait to see if its mommy tried to reunite with its baby since apparently raccoons are really incredible parents and family units and aren't known for abandoning one of their clan. Sure enough as soon as I left the sweet pea alone and came inside for about 30 minutes my new friend was gone. My heart was so happy that his mommy was able to find him but I was sad that we probably won't ever get to hang out again.

The loves of my life!

As many of you are aware today is Father's Day, but in my family today is also my mothers birthday! I love that I get to celebrate two of my favorite and admired people in one day! 

Lets start with my Dad!

I do not even know how to describe this guy! He is hilarious and really that word doesn't even begin to cover how funny he is. I am pretty sure my father has never met a stranger in his life, he literally has no problem starting up a conversation with a completely random person. He is extremely imaginative and artistic  even if he will not admit it, if you ever have the pleasure of going into his home it is so charming, cozy, and whimsical, you will not find a stitch of beige only bright exciting colors! I love that my dad is a Gemini, I feel like it is something that bonds us together and explains alot of our mutual behaviors. He is responsible for passing down my sweet tooth gene, I know I can always count on him for sweets haha! I could really go on and on all day about all the little things that I admire him for and love about him but what I am really trying to say is that I LOVE MY DADDY! 

Now for my Mom!

This woman is such a special person! Everybody who ever interacts with her is always touched by her genuine and sweet spirit. I have honestly had several people that have come up to me and asked "is your mother really that sweet? or is it an act?" It always makes me laugh because she really is! I am very thankful that I had the privilege of having her as a full-time mommy, I hope that when I have the baby nugget that I can live up to her super mom example.

These two people have shaped and molded my life and continue to inspire me on a daily basis, I know that I may not be the perfect child that parents hope for I have never been made to feel unloved or judged for my mistakes. Both my Mom and Dad have been there for me and loved me in spite of all my flaws, they have been there to comfort me when my heart has broken many times, and they have been there for my triumphs! I don't know how or why but God really blessed me in the parent lottery!

making room for baby

As I mentioned yesterday I have been bitten by the crafting bug and at the moment I don't think there is a cure. I have been obsessively checking out the vintage maternity patterns being sold on etsy and have already purchased a few. I am pretty stoked to get them and start making some dresses that will be adorable and have plenty of room to accommodate the growing nugget. I thought I would be depressed about getting chunkier but honestly I am not minding it because I know that as my belly gets bigger the baby is growing as it should, and also it means new clothes!

(I want to make the cute little dress with the peterpan collar and necktie!)

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(Is this not just the cutest!)

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(this fabric is definitely going to be happening in one of these dresses!)

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So as you can see I intend on being a busy little bee! 

Sew be it!

I have recently been engaging in some pretty crafty endeavors involving a sewing machine. I have been working on a quilt for baby nugget! I have not been a lone ranger in this project though, my mother is my partner in craft and has done the bulk of the sewing and helped me see my idea and design come to be! Here are some sneak peeks of our little quilt top!

(our theme for baby is circus, so we wanted something bright and fun!)

(I am obsessed with these little animals on this fabric)

Now that we have begun this project it has definitely made me wet my appetite for sewing projects! We have another little baby blanky project lined up when we finish this one and then I have been dying to work on making some adorable summertime maternity dresses. It feels good to be productive and have a few little things planned to work on!

green mansion

This past week has been extremely exhausting, thanks to the constant packing and and gradual hauling of all my various possessions to my new home, My Nanny's house! We are having to wait till the current tenants move out of her basement apartment till the end of the month before I can really get settled but in the mean time I am having a sleepover for the next three weeks in my mommy's room. Even though I am in a sort of limbo till I can get my own personal space I am so blessed and happy to be here, this has been my haven and home for many years before I moved out of state for the last 7 years and I always feel at peace here. My Nanny lives in a very urban area but you would never guess it, the street that we live on and her house are surrounded by giant oak and pine trees that have been here for hundreds of years! In fact she named her estate "Knotty Pines". The view from my mothers art studio/computer room is of a lush green forest, and we call this forest our Green Mansion. 

(this was taken yesterday during a huge thunderstorm, everything just looked so green and lush!)

(i wanted a shot showing my view through the window since it is old and creepy looking ha)

I wish I had a better camera than my ancient iphone one so I could take pictures that better represent this beauty I get to see everyday, but I do have to say these don't look to shab! 

realistic goals

As I may have mentioned a few times in the last few days, yesterday was my birthday, a wonderful one I might add. There is nothing like being surrounded by family while you attempt to put yourself into a sugar coma while ingesting all the sweets and soda you can muster, after all you only get this excuse once a year! Besides the sweet treats and family gatherings birthdays are a great time to reflect on the past year and make goals for the next. Shall we visit last years goals? Why, yes, we shall! 

1) Paint a picture every week, so basically i need to have 52 painting by my next birthday

2) get big fake lumps of silicone inserted in my chest (yes its a shallow and maybe tacky but I WANT IT!)

3) go "glamping" in my backyard

4) learn french (well beyond saying tres and oui oui!)

5) pick a stinking color to paint my freaking apartment and just do it! 

6) keep my apartment spotless (right now i am afraid it looks like an episode of hoarders, its very embarrassing actually)

7) do a food challenge, like eat the worlds largest hamburger or something.

8) what i really really really want to do is go on a few weekend trips to some of my surrounding southern cities like Savannah, New Orleans, and Key West.

9) finally get started in roller derby 

While none of the are unrealistic goals (except for maybe getting breast implants, but i still want them dangit!) I can honestly say I did not accomplish a single one of these things on this list. Shame on my lazy self! Even though I failed at doing last years list I feel a little more stable and slightly more wise this year so I believe i will make an attempt at another set of goals. Here we gooo!

1) Try to make my new apartment a charming and cozy haven for me and baby nugget.

2) Instead of wearing p.j. pants and t-shirts all day and night, get up, get dressed, be fabulous!

3) Dust off the sewing machine and actually use it once in awhile!

4) I still want to go glamping, and now that I have some outdoorsy friends I feel this is more of a likelihood.

5) Cook for my family at least a few times a month (And make it a recipe I have never cooked before)

6) Go creek swimming while the weather is gorgeous!

7) Meditate daily and give thanks for all I have and will accomplish!

I think these are simple and do-able "goals" and if I am not able to mark them all off by next year then there is no hope for me! I do have confidence though that I be able to do these and possibly add more to the list throughout the year! Wish me luck! 

Again!!?

Well folks being the gypsy that I am, today is moving day. With this move I will have lived in three totally separate places in the last twelve months, which is insane! Luckily this move I am only having to move about 15 miles from where I currently am, and it just so happens to be with my mommy and I am excited about that especially since I'm expecting the little nugget and will need her more than ever. 

my madre and I in January for my nanny's bday.

(and yes that is a 1980's sequin dress, I will make a whole post dedicated to it)

Leggo my Eggo!

My birthday is coming up in about t-minus two days! let the count down begin for the big two-six! June 8th has always been my favorite holiday, because lets face it, I am a huge narcissist. I love love LOVE being the center of attention! I know your thinking "geez what a brat" (which i am, so get over it) I really cant help that  I am this way because I am the very definition of of Gemini. If you were to go into most books about astrology and turn to the Gemini section you would basically see a photo album of me and my high-jinks. This explains my inconstant blog posting, emotional decision making, self centered attitude, and inability to finish one project, buuuuuttttt I am not a lost cause! I promise! I feel like this is the year that I am going to triumph and grow up, in fact I know it, because (here's the bombshell) Im PREGNANT! yep, my eggo is preggo!

(this is when the nugget was 8 weeks, now it is 14 weeks)

Before your like "wow, call DHR, or 911, this unstable lady is gonna be in charge of birthing and raising another human life?!!" I am not that bad! Even though the circumstances may not meet the general public's standards, but you know that's okay because life isn't perfect. This chance to have a little human to snuggle and make blanket forts with lights up my very existence.

Sometimes I feel like people try to tell single women with children that they can't pursue their dreams, joy, or relationships, and excuse my language but that is total crap! I know the road ahead of me is not going to be paved with platinum and diamonds, in fact it will probably be paved with raging diarrhea, mushrooms, and raw onions. (things that are gross, if i must clarify) So basically life WILL be very hard, BUT every triumph I experience will be with my little nugget in my arms. That in itself is a triumph!

green eyed monster

So lovelies,
everything and nothing has changed since the short time I have been back in Alabama. I still have a job that i don't really care for, although the people I work with have certainly grown on me, we have quite the bunch of characters. Pretty much everybody is out of their mind crazy and that suits me just fine. I have tried to look for other work had a few prospects but nothing came to be, which leads me to the title of this post. I have been wallowing in a bit of self pity since i have moved back home, it got to be kind of disheartening to see the majority of people i had gone to school with at much further along with their life than i was, it seemed they all have either finished school, started "big kid" jobs, been successfully married for longer than a year, most of them have at least three kids (no joke)............so there you go i felt insecure and inadequate...and jealous. I have literally sat down and cried many times kicking myself for the journey i have taken myself on to become such a "looser". Thankfully I have such a wonderful family that know exactly how to give my motivation and ego the little pushes i need to carry on and put my big girl panties on,get out of my sweatpants (well actually they stay on), take a shower, wipe the runny mascara off, put the icecream back in the freezer, and rule the world! I finally have an opportunity to pursue my dreams while surrounded by my precious support group. Even though my path might not be as traditional as other people i know i actually prefer it that way. Once you realize that you don't even really want the things that you're jealous of and all that you ever wanted was to be successful doing what you love, then that my friends is a very good thing. I guess you could call this my Scarlet O'hara moment, before you all I swear that no matter what I have to do, the whole world be danged, I am going to succeed at what i put my hand to. So there!

long time no blog

Hello my darlings,
I am sorry i am such a naughty blogger and never update, but i have been incredibly busy the last month. Since my last post i have officially moved to Alabama! Although it was a bit of a bumpy ride getting here, I didn't know where i was going to be living until about 5 days before i was set to move. I had two living situations fall through, but as they say, it all worked out for the best! My cousin needed a roomie since she had just bought the cutest 1920's bungalow, i love this house! my bedroom is bigger than my last apartment, seriously, no joking here. The neighborhood is sort of in the middle of revitalization, which means it is like 2 blocks from the "ghetto" haha. That being said i really enjoy my neighborhood, i love the diversity, i love all of its little quirks. I love stalking my family and making them hang out with me :-) i actually get to eat dinner with them, and just pop in because im in the neighborhood, snuggle with my mommy. Its perfect! The only thing i haaaaaaaaaate is my job. yup. I hate it. Its really unfortunate because it is the same brand that i worked for before, but it is a different management company so they way it is run is really frustrating. I am currently in the process of searching for a new jobby. I have already applied to another establishment and am crossing my fingers i get it! If i do i will share what it is, it is slightly naughty and lots of fun, that is the only hint i am giving now. so stay tuned folks.

and the saga continues

I am the worst blog owner ever....seriously. I probably deserve to be banned from blogging for life but thankfully the blog gestapo haven't been trolling around on my blog so i guess all is good. To educate and update everybody on my life, I am planning on uprooting my little life here in the sunshine state and moving it back to sweet home Alabama. It was kind of a sudden decision but the moment that the idea popped in my head, i immediately surrendered to it, no point in fighting your heart when it is homesick. I am so excited to be a part of my family's life again, to possibly be able to go to school again, to have access to a huge library system and a crapload of awesome thriftstores so the dork in me can go hog wild! There are so many pro's to me going but there are a few major cons. I am going to miss the heck-o-la out of my handsome boyfriend! It is going to be incredibly hard to wake up with out my big strong man by my side. Im going to really miss not having my snuggle partner to watch movies with. I wish i could convince him to come with me but i know if he did he would be just as homesick as i am here. Till the day i move i plan on taking pictures of everybody i love here and every nit-picky little building that i drive by everyday and have grown to love because i dont know the next time i will be back. This is pretty much a bitter sweet kind of thing for me. Im gonna be moving to a new house (thank you precious lord in the sky! I am so sick of my stupid craphole apartment!) hopefully that actually has hot water (plz, plz, plz) I am going to be with my family every stinking minute, prob to the point where they are going to sit me down and tell me they need "them" time. I am going to start a new job (well same job, just different store) I am really nervous about this! The store that i work at I am seriously in love with all my co-workers and managers, no joking here, so the thought of going to a new place and that happening are slim to none i feel, but we will see, open mind open heart here. I have to come up with about a million dollars in 2 weeks which is craaaaazy! its not gonna happen but anyways, either way i am moving and that is final, whether i have to trow my stuff into a little hanky over my shoulder and hop freight trains i am going back home, but again i wish my ultra handsome man could fit into my hanky too then this would be ultra perfect.

Dog Bites and Diamonds

This weekend was filled with so much drama it was unbelievable! I had to "call out" of work on sunday because i was crying like a maniac. These tears were caused by my super adorable but super terrible puppies, who decided it would be a good idea to bite my neighbors dog. I know they sound vicious but trust me they are the complete opposite and the most vicious thing they do is run around my house and try to catch the flies that have broken into my house in their mouths. I mean these fur creatures are just straight up love bugs, and no i am not just saying that because they are mine and i am biased, it's the honest to dog truth! so anyways my one puppy, panda, escaped my clutches for a minute and ran around the other corner of my house where my neighbor just so happened to come out of his house to take his gorgeous collie for a walk and then the tragedy happened. panda nipped him! obviously I was pissed at panda, my neighbor was pissed at both of us and im pretty sure wanted us both in prison. I grabbed panda and roxie and ushered them back inside my house while repeating apologies, i felt terrible! I wrote my neighbor a note and stuck it to his door so he would see it when he got back continuing to apologize and appealing to him to let us have a fresh start as neighbors, about two minutes late this angry man came knocking on my door, threatening me with calling animal control and having my dogs quarantined. I broke down and cried like a baby in front of this guy, basically begging like an idiot. It was so embarrassing. I can totally understand his anger, but under the circumstances and the severity of the incident he was being a total dick about it. This is what my theory is, panda escaped from me, she went around the corner expecting freedom and a game of chase from mom, instead saw a much bigger dog, was surprised and scared, and in order to show the bigger dog she wasn't to be messed with, bit the dogs poor little bottom. There was no "dog fight" worthy biting it was a single nip so i think threat of police involvement and doggie foster homes was a bit of overkill. Oh well, I plan on making halloween cookies and taking them to my neighbor anyway so maybe they will get over it.

       Okay so enough drama, I want to talk about my secret guilty pleasure and i'm sure many of you women share this with me, secret engagement ring shopping! First of all, I am in no way, shape, or form in anyway about to get engaged. My boyfriend and I just got back together after taking a two week breakup from each other, but that doesn't stop a girl from planning her future wedding. You cant exactly tell your BF that you have been gazing at diamond rings all day without him getting weirded out, ya know? here are some of the beautys i have been coveting lately (and let it be known i am quirky and may not want an actual diamond, i cant decide)

here is my absolute fav! I am in love with rose gold.

Once again another rose gold ring, but so georgeous!

This one is just whimsical and cute! I love that it says oui' on the side!

and last but not least a more traditional style ring. (but still a little funky)

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    So that about raps up my drama and my secret diamond shopping from this weekend, but don't worry folks i have more of my drama coming your way soon. Loves, Claire

they shine for you.

I live next to the beach and if you knew me this is not exactly the location you think i would hand pick because:

1. I do not tan,  in fact i am medically not allowed to, already had some nasty skin cancer taken off.
2. I am terrified of sharks, its a serious phobia, i even freak out about going swimming in the deep end of pools. you know, just in case a shark accidentally got in.
3. getting sand on my body, in my car, on the floor in my house drives me crazy
4. basically i am a vampire and don't exit my house until its dark outside. on the real.

 so there are the reasons why people think i am weird when i say i chose to live next to the beach but here are the reasons i love living next to the beach:

1. i live in a craphole of an apartment, i mean it is pathetic, if i lived in this same apartment away from the beach it would be called a crackden, but since it is next to the beach people say "omg! your so lucky! you live next to the beach!" not "omg! this is disgusting, this is not fit for a crackwhore, how do you stand it!"
2. I take comfort in knowing that the ocean is there, i mean i can hear it, i can smell it, it makes me know that the world is still turning and i am still on this planet
3. The stars! no place else can i go out in my backyard and not have trees blocking my view of the stars plus the lack of street lights and huge city life makes star viewing way more, well, viewable!    

So there you have it. and actually reason number 3 should be number 1. because star gazing is pretty much my current passion. I have made a habit of laying on this boat in my backyard and waiting for shooting starts. I refuse to go inside till i see at least 3 shooting stars which lately takes a million years but thats fine because our galaxy is literally the finest work of art! I get all emo and think about how everybody that has ever taken breath on this planet has looked at the same stars that i look at every night. I imagine them thinking about the same things i do. How small i am, compared to how big the galaxy is. How i don't know how i got to this place in my life. How i wonder if i will ever make a difference in this world. I know that everybody has to think those same things when they stare at the stars. It makes me feel connected to the earth, and this universe in a way i cant even explain. Is that crazy?

poppy fields

You know when you look at somebody that has used drugs for so long and completely ruined their life? You probably think why did they even start, i mean everybody knows what the end looks like, how could you possibly even begin. I think i finally understand. There comes a point in your life where everyday and every little scenario feels like you have been swimming for days and are waiting for the coast guard, you are so tired, waves keep splashing you in the face, salt water gushes into your nose and your throat and for a moment you stop swimming. As you begin slowly sinking you can see the the sun shining through the water and your air bubbles rising to meet the surface, you realize this is easier and decide not to try anymore. I feel like at the moment (tomorrow will be different im sure) im tired of swimming. Drugs are not in my future but it would be nice to live in opium den and never feel anything again. I know that if i just open up the one window in my house and see the sun i will feel differently, but here in my crypt of darkness i almost feel complete, this is the way i was meant to live.

health benefits anyone?

okay so i have an issue with settling down. It freaks me out almost as bad as spiders, and if you knew me then you would know how psycho i get about a little tiny spider. I have been known to jump out of moving vehicles if a spider has hitched a ride in my car (true story). I have a hard time keeping husbands (story for another day) boyfriends, phone numbers, and addresses. I am pretty great at keeping jobs though, those little papers with the funny men and green ink keep me coming back like a crackhead. That being said i have lived in my shoebox for a little over 6 months now and keep putting off doing cute things to it because (a. i am broker than a joker. and (b. im prob gonna move sometime sooooooooo i get lazy. I am slowly starting to realize though that i need more money, and i need a "career" (that word makes me want to barf in my mouth!) In order for me to be able to move to another city or another state i need to have some kind of skill that will make people throw dollar bills at me, so i have to come to the decision that i will be going back to college (another vomit word aaaaggghh) I found a program that i want to do reeeaaally bad but its very hard to get into, only 36 spots, I have to kick it into high gear and get my crap together so that i can get that spot! I realize that i will be exhausted because i plan on getting my nursing degree in less that a year from when i get to start school but holy crap, it will be so worth it! In a year and a half instead of slinging food and drinks i could be saving lives! I know this is sort of a random post but I dont know how to contain my excitement, i have finally figured out what i want my big girl job to be!

bye-bye dan. hello Mark!

okay ive been slack-a-lacking on posting lately, been crazy busy with work, started a new business venture (more on that later), and spending every waking moment with my boo. Im trying to squeeze all the boyfriend time i can in before he leaves me for 3 months. waaaahhh i don't want him to leave, and the thing that i hate the most about it is, i have no idea what day he is leaving. Its like a daily mind game for me, i trick myself into thinking he isn't ever going and then i get super on edge because it could be like tomorrow! aaahhh, i hate it. here is a mini list of things i am gonna miss about him

• cuddling, duh! 
• having somebody that makes fun of everything i do, seriously. I tend to take everything to heart and he really helps me let loose and laugh at the ridiculous little habits i have.
• i wont have a partner in housecleaning anymore! yikes! 
• I wont have anybody to baby (i guess myself.....so maybe that wont be a bad thing ha)

Anyways. Ive decided to stay busy when he leaves. originally i thought "oh i will just pick up more shifts at work and be a millionaire" then i remembered, ohhhh i hate my job! If anything i want to spend as little time there as possible.......but i still want to be a millionaire. Long story short i decided to become a representative for Mark. cosmetics!

 This is a company i have actually worked for since i was 16 years old, but I havent sold since i was 20! I decided to take the plunge again because

1. I honest to god love this company and their products!
2. I am way more confident about interacting with people that i was at 16. 
3. Insert the perfect way for me to fill my lonely anti-bf hours.
4. This company is all about social beauty, meaning having parties with the girls and playing with makeup, add a cocktail and you have my perfect evening! 

so anyways that is what i will be doing.........and if you want to check out exactly what im talking about, here is my website

http://bmcclendon.mymarkstore.com/ 

standing on my soap box: politeness/kindness

This is a subject very near and dear to my heart because obviously i am a waitress/bartender and have to deal with the crappiest of crap attitudes every single day. On a daily basis i am treated like the lowest form of life known to man, i am pretty sure people treat crack whores with a little more dignity that i am treated (and bless their hearts, i dont wish them any ill-will) This attitude that I encounter amazes me because hello people! i am in charge of the food you ingest, why would you want to make me mad? or tell the cooks what b-holes you have been? seriously. And no i am not saying that i would do anything bad to it, because i honestly wouldn't i am not that kind of person (and i have not personally seen anything bad happen to anybodies food btw, im just making a point), but what i am saying is that i am a complete stranger to you, and what if i was that kind of person would you really want to risk that?

Wow that whole paragraph sounded really creepy, im sorry. The point that i am trying to make is, I will never understand the need to be rude to a complete stranger who is doing everything in their power to try and please you?

I am in real life aside from my job probably one of the sweetest people ever, not trying to toot my own horn just telling it like it is. The desire of my heart is to make everybody i meet feel welcome and valued, i know it sounds cheesy but that is honest to god how i feel. My "life mantra" is that you cannot control a single thing in this world: not a man, not the weather, not politics, not anything. The one thing you are in control of is how you treat and speak to the people that enter you life. Every word that comes out of your mouth has the ability to uplift or destroy a person. I know which one i want to do, how about you?

here is some visual treats to back up what i said

getting nannyfied!

I was at work probably a few weeks ago and happened to have the pleasure of serving a table of moms taking shot after shot of tequila in front of their children, children that were under the age of 10 (let me just say, i am not a mom, but i do understand the need to unwind and have fun with your girls, but seriously for the sake of your sweet babies lives do this on a night when its just you and your girlfriends). This is kind of something i am not a fan of, and i got to talking to one of my friends about how when we were growing up our parents and none of their friends had those kind of shenanigans at a family dinner. We started talking about all the good old southern traditions of family and food and somehow got on the subject of pound cake. This turned into a whole debate over who's grandma had the best recipe and obviously my nanny does. Sadly i have never made her recipe but i remember looooving when somebody had the nerve to bring over a slice of their recipe because that meant out the blender and all the ingredients and she would show me "how a real pound cake should feel and taste" She doesn't know it yet but im pretty sure im gonna have to book a cooking class with her the next time i come home so that she can teach me her jedi cooking skills. Until then here are some pretty tasty poundcake recipes i found over at southern living. I especially want to try and make this buttermilk poundcake with custard sauce! yum!

photo by jennifer davick

looky what i got!

sometimes a broke girl can catch a break after all! I have been literally drooling over these kate spade earings:

they have been taunting me with their $98 dollar price tag. I know to some that may not be alot of money, but bless my poor little heart, to me it's like my life savings! 

Well I have some wonderful news for my ears and wallet! I found these little cuties as maurices for 12 dollaaaa!

Okay dont worry kate, i swear when i become rich (or at the very least middle-class) I will buy yours, but till them my little ears are oh so very happy!

butterfly away.

I just got off work about an hour ago, just so everybody knows that was at 12:30 at night, which just so you know sucks because it is impossible for me to fall right to sleep after running around like a crazy person. My nightly ritual usually consists of laying on my bed next to the computer and stalking blogs, window shopping on a gazillion websites, but mostly etsy. If i could somehow not have to pay rent or any bills I would probably sit at my comp with an i.v. drip of whatever it takes to live so i could check out every freaking thing on etsy..............anyways tonight i am totally freaking out about monarch butterfly inspired fashion and other things! here are some of my favs:

I actually am planning on buying this after i finish working this weekend as a reward for being awesome.

I really love this skirt! it is a little bohemian and definitely fun.

these are just precious and whimsical, If i ever have a wedding again i would love to use these!

and because i am a huge dork, i would buy this painting in heartbeat! haha (go team venture!)

and another dr. girlfriend themed photo, I wish this person was selling the whole outfit and not just the boots :-(

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alright now i really should turn out all the lights and go to sleep but now i feel like i should have a venture brothers marathon!