eRamblings

This question comes from my mother actually. And since I cannot convince her (yet) to start a blog I will go ahead and do the nice daughter thing. I am nice like that.

What do you do with all of the empty jewelry boxes? Do you throw them out? Do you sell them? Do you craft them (and how)?

She has a ton of these jewelry boxes just sitting in her jewelry drawer and she doesn’t know what to do with them. They are apparently taking over her drawe and leaving less room for more jewelry. lol

Would love some tips or information about what to do with them.

Can you guess what these pictures that we drew with soap?

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doing dishes can be fun.

I was going through my underwear drawer this morning trying to find just the right pair to wear that fit my mood today and realized I have WAY too many pairs. And I just decluttered my underwear drawer recently. Actually I think I did it twice last year. Which means I either blackout and buy underwear unbeknownst to me or they are multipling like bunnies when the drawer closes. As I was going through looking at each one I wondered if it was possible to get rid of any and yes, after going through them all. I can honestly say I cannot get rid of one. And because I feel like talking about underwear today (an I love the ones I am wearing today) I thought I would give you a good glimpse into my drawers.

1. my favorite type is my new ones just acquired very recently (unbeknowst to me, lol). They are ultra low rise bikini from Gap Body. I love these b/c for years I bought regular bikini (that was all that was offered) and then proceeded to roll the tops of them down so they didn’t cover my belly (sexy I know). I have scoured the globe looking for the perfect pair of bikini b/c that I cannot live without. And I was about to start my own panty company when I found the ultra low rise bikinis. It was a match made in heaven. They do not cover my belly, they cover my butt, they are completely soft and comfy (as cotton is) and they are sexy. Maybe not sexy to all, but I feel sexy in them. I think it is because they come in all these wonderful girly colors and patterns. And for years, I have stuck with the mega boring white or nude colors. Now when I go in my underwear drawer I spend time thinking to myself, am I in a pink polka dots mood or an apple green stripes mood?
2. my close runner up are what I call “I have a secret” underwear because let’s face it when I am wearing these I know that i am wearing INCREDIBLY sexy underwear and NO ONE KNOWS IT. It really seems like a crime. Oh yeah babe. I discovered thongs right after I got married. Mostly because my husband could not stand the grandma type I was wearing. I buy them at Victoria’s Secret. They are cotton, stretchy and barely noticable - unless you are my husband, in which case you follow me around in the morning and grab my ass. They also come in a wide variety of colors and moods, I mean designs. And seriously, when you buy underwear at VS, I feel like I am GUARENTEED to have a really sexy, really feel good pair of undies.
3. my least favorite (and I have to convince myself to wear them) are the “it’s that time of the month” underwear. I hate these. I have to convince myself to don these every day. Not only because when I wear them I am usually already in a foul mood, but they suck all around. They have so much fabric and so much ugliness, they can protect me from airplane crashes, car jackings and nuclear warfare.
4. then i have a miscellaneous category that I can’t seem to part with, nor do I do anything with them - ever. I have a pair that I have never worn, but totally had to have (i have no idea why, but they are ubber cute). I have a pair that I saw in a movie and just had to have (if I actually put them one I know I would look exactly like that actress). I have a pair that I have to find the directions just to figure how to put them on. And a few others I really don’t know why I bought, but also don’t know why I can’t get rid of them either.

And since we are talking underwear here I would like to take a moment to ask all the ladies out there, do you have a skanky ho drawer? You know the drawer with all the lace, straps, leather, velcro, push ups and other wildly unmentionables. I never had one of these until after I got married. According to my husband all woman have these. How the hell does he know? Sometimes I think I must have been absent that day and sometimes I think my husband conned me. I have to admit that I love having one. It makes me feel like a bad girl and seriously ladies how often do we really get to feel this way that didn’t come with the follow up hangover and possible incarceration. I know sex kitten, Pink Piddy Paws has to have one of these drawers. Am I right?

And if you haven’t been over to Tales from a Misguided Mommy  go visit her, I love her post about when and where she thinks about blogging ideas. I get mine in the car while I am driving. I am that random person you think is drunk, but really I am just making notes on the back of a receipt that is the size of a matchbook. She also continues on about getting dressed and while I was getting dressed (and thinking about underwear) I was also thinking about her comment that she gets dressed by putting her socks on before her pants. And yes, I tried doing that this morning. But realized that I am totally a pants first girl b/c I love flip flops. So I am thinking when she wants to wear flip flops does she not wear pants that day or what? Completely had me captivated. And yes, I was totally thinking in a British accent.

Have an awesome day and I hope you are wearing cute or sexy or both underwear today!

Well, dang nubit, I am happy. Happy and content. I am just way too happy and way too content. And honestly, I like it.

Big muscles. Strong hands. Incredible dimple smiles. All for me. All mine.

Customers be damned. Bad auras be gone. Stresses float away.

And happiness comes in.

Floods in.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I love this feeling.

I love being in love and being happy and being content.

It is good.

Life is good.

Today was a good day.

And god help me, I want more of them.

Here is what I woke up to this morning, Tuesday in front of the pantry.

I wish I could show you the picture of her actually getting what she was fishing for, which was pieces of dog food that fall on the floor. We always joke about her having a really strong right arm because that is her fishing arm.

10 Minute Meatloaf

Here is my mother’s recipe for 10 minute meatloaf. I have changed the ingredients because my hubby just recently told me he would eat peppers and mushrooms if they were chopped up finely. And I LOVE peppers! The peppers make it have a spicy flavor.

1 lb of ground beef

1 egg

1/2 cup oatmeal

Red, Green and Yellow peppers

BBQ Sauce and Ketchup

add/substitute any other ingredients you like - mushrooms, tomatoes, pepperoni, onion, etc ( I also chop up things that are in the fridge and may not get eaten for leftovers - we had shika bobs one night and I chopped all the leftover food into the meatloaf) I definitely have to buy one of those books about pureeing food into meals to make it healthier - that would be a good one for my boys. Does anyone have a suggestion on their favorite book?

Chop up peppers. In a dish, put ground meat, peppers, egg, oatmeal, ketchup and bbq sauce. Mix with fingers until all is mixed really well. Put in (spray with pam) microwavable safe dish. Create a hole in the middle of the meatloaf (looks like a bagel) so that it will cook all sides. Cover and put in microwave for 10 minutes, rotating after 5 minutes (unless you have one of those cool lazy susan things).

I serve it with steamed broccoli and usually any leftovers we have. The other night we had leftover corn and mashed potatoes. This is a great way to get my boys to eat leftovers - mix them with new stuff.

TIP - these also make really great burgers! Just use less ketchup and bbq sauce so it thickens and becomes patty-like.

Visit Rocks in my Dryer for other FABULOUS tips!

It’s official, I am scared of my customers.

On Saturday, I had a lady call me and scream at me just about every profanity she had and rant for at least twenty minutes because of something I had absolutely no control over. I left work that day deeply upset. I don’t like my customers to be unhappy and I like even less when they take it out on me. There wasn’t anything I could have done different or to make her happy. But nothing I told myself seemed to help. I just felt bad. Guilt is something I am very good at.

I was helping a customer today who was extremely nice and at one point she stopped, narrowed her eyes and asked me how old I was, my heart stopped because I was waiting for her to yell at me - for what I don’t know, but she was just checking because the gift she was buying was for her daughter just a couple years younger than me. I realized at that point, I am just wiating for someone else to scream at me. Uhg.

The hazzards of working in retail.

I did something today at the grocery store that I NEVER do!! I was just pulling the last item out of my cart and placing it on to the belt thing while the guy in front of me was just finishing up and I realized I forgot to get milk. Looking around I knew I would not want to go back through the line and so when I got up to the cashier I asked if the bagger could grab me a gallon of milk. GASP!!! I could not believe I did that. I have no idea where the guts came from, but I did it. It took the girl all of 30 seconds to run and get it, but when I looked up and saw the enormous line behind me GUILT grabbed ahold of me. THE LONGEST 30 SECONDS OF MY LIFE!! I even apologized to the lady behind me.

As I was walking out of the store all I could think was . . .

I got my milk.

SCORE!