Posted in Everyday, tagged birthday, Charlotte on August 15, 2012| 4 Comments »
I’m taking a break from the usual Wordless Wednesday post to give a special bloggy greeting to Charlotte. It’s her birthday today and she loves as much adoration as she can get. Who wouldn’t?!
Happy Birthday Charlotte! I hope your day is filled with rainbows and unicorns ~ or better yet, a tiny wine and a Heath Bar (or three). You’ve made a positive difference in a lot of lives, especially mine!
Here’s to a happy day and many more years!
Posted in Everyday, tagged getting old on August 14, 2012| 2 Comments »
Arthritis, bursitis, phlebitis, oh my! The only thing that makes getting older bearable is the creative way we treat our afflictions. Husby’s practicing medicine on himself again. Hopefully he’ll be less limpy soon.
Creative Ice Packing
Posted in Drink Charms, Etsy, Nostalgia, tagged Auntie B's Wax, Batman, Cat Woman, drink charms, Joker, Penguin, Riddler, robin, TV, video, wine charms on August 13, 2012| 5 Comments »
Ever heard the phrase guilty pleasure? Of course you have. I’ll be you even have one or two. Lately I’ve been hearing about TV shows being a guilty pleasure, mostly those reality shows like Real Housewives or The Bachelor. To me there is nothing “real” about those types of shows and frankly I have no time for them. My guilty pleasure is on another channel.
Every Saturday at 6:00 p.m. I tune into MeTV to watch something even more unreal than reality TV ~ the original Batman series.
Don’t judge me.
Totally unreal but more hysterical than you could ever imagine. I remember watching Batman when I was a kid, but these days it’s even better because they show two episodes back-to-back. The first episode ends with a cliffhanger and the conclusion immediately follows. I don’t have to wait for a week to tune in “same Bat-time, same Bat-channel.” What’s better than that?
I’ll tell you what’s better. I offer some really fun Batman drink charms in my shop. And not that angsty, dark Batman you see on the big screen these days ~ it’s the totally schmaltzy Batman of ’60s TV. Because I love nostalgia.
Holy Merlot, Batman!
All of your favorites! Batman, Robin, Cat Woman, Joker, Penguin, & Riddler
It’s a little embarrassing to admit I spend Saturday nights with the Caped Crusaders. Maybe I’ve got a weird affinity for men in tights. Or a fascination with things like the Bat Computer, Bat Ropes, Bat Spray, and Bat Pills. Most likely I like to watch shows from my childhood and wonder how it is I turned out to be a functioning member of society growing up with such ridiculous influences.
Posted in Blogging, tagged A Christmas Story, blogging award, Lorna's Voice, My Beautiful Lipstick Award, Versatile Blogger Award on August 10, 2012| 4 Comments »
Remember that scene in A Christmas Story where the dad wins the prize for solving the crossword puzzle? When asked about the tacky leg lamp he proclaimed to his neighbor, “it’s a major award!”
It’s a major award! (credit: remycarreiro.com)
Today I feel as proud as Ralphie’s dad, but I have something a little prettier to show for it.
But wait, there’s more! Another award came with the first one!
The Versatile Blogger award and the My Beautiful Lipstick award. These two honors were bestowed upon me by none other than Lorna of Lorna’s Voice. The Versatile Blogger is kind of self explanatory, but the My Beautiful Lipstick award? Lorna has taken the libery to give it this definition: “This award is one you would give to someone if you could go up to them and give them a great big kiss just because.”
Lorna said I have (or not) some responsibilities associated with these honors. For now I’m going to put those responsibilities on the shelf, but will return to them when my head stops spinning from all the excitement.
In the meantime I think you should check out Lorna’s Voice. She’s funny and a blast to read. You might even consider following her blog so you never miss a post! And thank you Lorna, for getting my weekend off to a great start!
Posted in Everyday, tagged anxiety, new car on August 10, 2012| 4 Comments »
I know you’ve all experienced life’s ups and downs. Lately, it seems, my life has been nothing but downs and downs. At least that’s what my perception has been. Truly I have nothing to complain about, but you know how it is when your brain kind of melts away and you lose all the tools needed to help you cope with those downs? Maybe that just happens to me.
After a few especially trying weeks I finally went to see a doctor and was feeling empowered. Don’t ask why that made me feel empowered, but know I was feeling ever big and very adult-like for doing it. I was happily driving home from my appointment when I went to shift gears on my 1998 Saturn (nothing but a manual transmission for me) and she completely failed me. After fourteen years she decided to take leave of her service and left me stranded in the middle of the street, causing a minor traffic jam.
Dead. My beloved car was dead.* Of course by this time the empowerment I was feeling was taken over by that pesky anxiety I’ve been enduring. Husby was out of town and I had to deal with the situation all…by…myself. But guess what? I did it! With a little help from a phone call to Pinky (brother-in-law and really smart about all things car-related) I got a tow truck to come pick me and my car up and haul our sorry little selves back home.
Husby returned home that evening and we trashed all plans for the next day in order to go car shopping. Yay! More anxiety! My decision-making skills have been on a major tropical vacation lately so this task seemed especially daunting. Luckily Husby was with me and we didn’t encounter any high-pressure sales people on our joy test-riding adventure. Finally we settled on the car we both liked. Empowered again! Now I’m all that driving around in my new car, which looks like a space pod.
The Space Pod
Here’s the thing. It doesn’t matter what you think you can’t do because chances are pretty good you can if you take off your scardy pants and go for it. With the events of the past couple of weeks I’m feeling ready to take some chances, because right or wrong going out on a limb once in a while just makes you feel more alive.
* My wonderful little Saturn lost her life, but she became an organ doner. Her salvagable parts will go to other Saturns to prolong their lives. Yay!
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