Life with lots and lots of candy.

Wow. Its been a while. Hey there, long time no see, type, talk...

Last time I updated, I was on my way home for Thanksgiving, which was not pleasant, and left me with a bad taste in my mouth for the much longer visit over the Christmas holiday. Mom was in a snit, and made everyone tense and miserable, and I didnt really get to see anyone because I was up for 27 hrs straight ( I traveled for 14 of them, and I can't sleep on planes) so right after dinner, which we had about 30 minutes after I arrived home, I promptly fell asleep. Black Friday shopping was a sign of the times, and the bad economy... people were everywhere, but there were no good deals to be found...

Fast forward to Christmas! Christmas was an equally long journey, but this time it was well worth it, I had a great time coming home and spending time with family, and finally getting to see my FRIENDS!! I got Yesterdog, Culver's, Marie Catrib's (Turkish coffee, Adult Grilled Cheese, and Cabbage Soup, yum!), every kind of delicious food I was lacking, i GOT. I even managed to talk the owner of Yesterdog into selling me JUST the chili to take home!! I got $600 worth of shoes for $150, I got a super cute party dress that I need to find a place to wear, and just had a good time, there were a lot of late nights, or rather, early mornings...

So 2009 hasn't really started out that great, my iPhone was stolen at work, and cost me $430 to replace, so I was broke for a while, and I am finally getting back on my feet, I have paid for a bridesmaid dress, my flight home, and I am currently working on shoes for the wedding, next comes reserving and affording a rental car, yay!! Last but not least, is the wedding gift, and spending money. Ill get there. (Hopefully before April, too!!)

Things have been looking up, I rearranged my bedroom, so I have a TON more floor space, and the abundance of carpet has inspired me to keep my room relatively tidy and organized, which is a tad unheard of for me...maybe I should rearrange my car. ;)

So I have this drawer in my desk and it is so full of candy that I can barely close it... What does one do with oodles and oodles of Dum-Dums, Kisses, Suckers, SweeTarts, Conversation hearts, Dove Promises, Cadbury Mini Eggs, Milky Way Caramels, Charleston CHews, Lifesavers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and assorted other yummies? I have to rid myself of at least SOME of it, #1 before it goes bad and #2 because I'm moving desks sometime in the not-so-distant future.

I have sort of started on this kick to de-clutter my life, so if you're a size 6, 6.5, 7ish shoe, and are interested, let me know, I have lots of shoes I'm looking to donate or whatever. I'm listing some stuff on eBay, too. Go me, I'll get it done eventually. Ive just come to the realization that I don't NEED all this STUFF. I think I do when I buy it.. but maybe I should start telling myself now, even if it IS the deal of the century ($450 Tom Ford Sunglasses For $97)<----never worn. I don't NEED anymore makeup- so perhaps I should stay away from the MAC store...and Sephora, and maybe even ULTA, for good measure. (this counts websites too!!) In fact, perhaps I should avoid shopping venues of any kind (with the exception of grocery stores), because I buy stuff cause Im bored, not because I need it (case in point: fuchsia cowl neck satin shirt I'm wearing today- did I need it? No. I bought it cause I was bored the other night). I also need to start cooking at home more... I'm really starting to get sick of fast food, and the only restaurant cravings I have lately are for a Mushroom Swiss burger dipped in Ranch dressing, a Hawaiian Burger from Rocky's Bar in Grand Rapids, MI, and a Maui Banana milkshake from Fatburger. Side note: whose brilliant idea was it to name a restaurant Fatburger? It's probably to their benefit that their milkshakes are divine, though I'm not ga-ga for their burgers... otherwise in the health/weight obsessed times we live in, and the shitty economy they'd go out of business, based on the disgusting sound of their name alone. Bleck!


Happy Belated V-day, Happy Early St. Pat's, see you around Easter.. (jk, I'll blog before then...unless I get eaten by the garbage monster that resides in my car)