missing blogger...

Hello world.  I have been MIA lately as far as this blog is concerned.  I've been trying to sell my house, got a contract, lost the contract, found a house to buy, lost the house.  I'm just wishing all would fall into place.  I'm sure it will soon.  So that's why I have not been blogging.  But I have been keeping busy and I have been reading my favorite blogs with abandon.  I love reading blogs.  I'm quite addicted actually.  I'm also inspired.  I have done a few projects that I learned from some of the blogs I read on a regular basis.  I guess I should post them huh?  I will in my next blog.  One is a gorgeous framed initial and one is a darling table.   I'll be taking pictures and showing off soon.  Happy weekend to everyone!

mama needs a new pair of shoes...

As previously mentioned, it has been a while since I purchased a new pair of shoes.  I'm feeling a little sassy today and I like these from Nordstrom.com. 

just a random update...

I have been pretty busy lately.  My weekend was full and fun.  I saw two movies - Grown Ups and Toy Story 3.  GU was very funny and TS3 was wonderful.  I was unsure about being connected to TS3 after all this time but it was like the last one came out just last year.  It was really good.

On Saturday the monkey and I went to Sandy's baby shower.  It was very nice.  We played the diaper game with the melted candy bars in them.  It was too funny.   Monkey and I missed them all!  Oh well, it was fun anyway.  Sandy got a bunch of nice gifts and seemed to have a good time.  I have to say, she looks great pregnant.  Lucky woman!  Today was the first day I saw a little something in her that tells me Jax is coming pretty soon and I hope everything goes perfect for her.  She deserves it.

After the shower we went to the mall to meet up with some friends to dress shop.  I was very well behaved and didn't buy a new pair of shoes.  I'm going to have to change that soon.  I haven't had a new pair in weeks!  After we shopped for dresses we ate at CPK.  I had "The Greek" pizza.  Pizza with a Greek salad on it?  It was good!!!!  Then off to TS3.  We were tired and Monkey fell asleep in the car on the way home.

Sunday was open house at my place.  The agent said 8 people came through.  Not bad for this market.  Hopefully one of them will be interested.  This house is too big for me and the Monkey so we're looking to downsize - and relocate.  We are waiting on pins and needles to move forward!   Oh, I got to take a nap on Sunday.  It was glorious!  :o)

Tonight I caught up on a few DVR'd shows.  My new favorite reality trash is called Double Exposure.  It is about an ex-couple, photographer and model-turned-photographer team.  They are an odd couple and they are so annoying at times, but they each have a charm about them that I can't stop watching.  It is great to see the end photos too.  Lindsay Lohan was on the two most recent episodes.  I don't like her.  As if she cares.

Tomorrow I have a dinner planned with my friend Xtina!  I haven't seen her in months and I miss her bunches.  Can't wait to catch up with her.  She is one fabulous lady!  Love her.

For now, I'm enjoying the rain but it makes traffic a little rough.  I just hope it doesn't rain for 7 days straight like I've heard it will.

That's all for now I guess...sweet dreams

Freedom Friday?

Today is my first day as a divorcee.  To many women, this means freedom.  Some have an "Independence Party" - and I think that is pretty tacky.  Do you really want to explain to your children you are celebrating divorcing their father?  I just don't think that's the way to go.  If you do, feel free.  I'm not trying to knock anyone.  To each her own.  Me?  It does mean freedom in some respects but it also means the end of a special time in my life.  After I left the court I was numb I guess because I just went to work.  Then I had a real good cry - the boo hoo, ugly kind.  After that...a good fight with the ex-husband.  I suppose God was just reminding me why I got divorced in the first place.  Moving on.

It might be cheesy but it's true - TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF MY LIFE - and I am excited!  I have big plans.  First on the list...I'm selling my house.  I already found the one I want to buy.  I'm very excited to decorate my new home, wherever it is.  Before I was married, I never signed a lease for longer than 6 months.  I love to move and I love to redecorate my space.  My daughter is equally excited.  There are several things I "plan" to do but first I have to make a new TO DO list.  Not a daily list, or even a weekly list.  This list is going to be my to do list for the rest of the year.  I'll let you know what's on it as soon as I'm done with the first draft.

Happy Friday to you!

P.S.  I love Lexus.  My key broke into pieces so I ran by the dealership today and they made me a new one on the spot!  They also gave me a brand new keychain!  I thought that was nice.

ABC's of me

A - Age: 42
B - Bed size: Queen - soon to be King
C - Chore you hate: cleaning the bathroom
D - Dog's name: Olive
E - Essential start your day item: Dr. Pepper
F - Favorite color:  Pink
G - Gold or Silver or Platinum: Platinum
H - Height: 5'7"
I - Instruments you play:  Piano
J - Job title: Mom & Executive Assistant
K - Kid(s):  Just one beautiful daughter
L - Living arrangements:  in my house
M - Mom's name: Sharon
N - Nicknames: shoemarnster
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth:  no, thankfully!
P - Pet Peeve:  when people don't do what they say they will
Q - Quote from a movie:  "Negative Ghost Rider, the pattern is full..."
R - Right handed or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: none
T - Time you wake up: 6:00am - much to my dismay
U- Underwear:  what about them?
V - Vegetable you dislike:   brussel sprouts
W - Ways you run late:   snoozing too many times
X - X-rays you've had:  foot, arm, finger, knee
Y - Yummy food you make:   omelettes
Z - Zoo favorite:  tigers

New dining room chairs?

I found these potentially gorgeous dining room chairs on Craigslist yesterday and I'm going to look at them tomorow morning.  I think I will paint them black and re-cover the seats with a beautiful print fabric - to be determined after a trip to the fabric store.  Keep you posted...


UPDATE:  I can't seem to get the person with these chairs to follow through on our appointments.  Grrrrr!  Hopefully in the next few days I will finally get them!  I'm so disappointed, I wanted to get to work on these beauties this weekend!

Another Update:  After a lot of drama, it looks like I won't be getting the chairs after all.  The guy was skeezy and a royal pain.  AND, he listed these as OBO but wouldn't come off the price.  Whatevs!

Reinventing my page

My page is a mess right now!  I tried to make some changes but they didn't work out quite right and now I have a mess.  Hopefully I will be able to fix it tonight.

Also, I thought about the title of my blog and a little more about what I plan to do with it and decided to rename it.  We'll see if this one sticks.  Luckily I don't have any followers yet so I won't be confusing anyone but myself.  :o)

Finally, today is my very last wedding anniversary with STBEH (soon-to-be-ex-husband).  Number 14 - anniversary, not husband.  I am sad but I am also thankful we are still friends.  More on this story later...

Happy Tuesday!

my first time

Hello!  This is my first blog.  EVER!  I'm not quite sure why I started this but my sweet office mate Sandy got me hooked on reading blogs, hers included, and I thought I would give it a shot.  It seems like fun and since my whole life is in the middle of an overhaul, why not blog?

I guess I should start with a little background info.  I was born and raised in Austin, Texas.  It is a great city with so much to do and see.  I haven't lived in many other cities so I don't have much to compare it to but I can tell you that I am happy in Austin.

I'm just over 40, but I feel just over 30 - and most people guess I'm 32.

I have one fabulous daughter and one soon-to-be-ex-husband.  Which explains the life overhaul/reinvention.  While I am sad that my marriage is ending just over one week after my 14th wedding anniversary, I am SO excited about what my future holds.  I don't know what that is but I'm guessing it's going to be pretty spectacular.

So.....if you're interested, check in every now and then and see how things turn out!