February Photo Challenge

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Follow Me on Instagram!

I recently joined Instagram.  My main reason is it’s great for entering contests!  But, I am posting some swatches as I prepare my IMATS blog post, so follow me here to get some sneak peeks!

An Early Night

Relaxing with this facemask, then I am off to bed.  I spent 5 hours this morning with a local dog shelter at an adoption event.  I got to hang out with this pretty girl, Bellah

But now Im sleeeeeeepy.  She wasnt adopted today, but 6 other dogs were, so it was a good day.  Happy Saturday!

No Phone! *update – soon*

As soon as the phone I want is back in stock, I will be without a phone for a couple days. Sooooooooon.

I Hate Technology

My phone is having issues, and I am not due for an upgrade until January.  That is probably not doable, and I haven’t figured out what I am going to do about it.  Since it is still working now, I will be trying to get a bunch of blogs pre-loaded this coming week.

There is so much going through my mind, good and bad and crazy and crazier.  It will be interesting to see how things play out in the coming months.  Stay tuned!

Baby Steps

When I lose 7 more pounds, I will have officially lost 10% of my body weight, and be at a weight I havent been at since college, which was 10 years ago.  There is still much I want to do, but even the little milestones are worth celebrating. 
This blog will never be about weight loss or anything, but it’s a good reminder to keep working at all my goals.  Happy Wednesday!

Ugh, Stupid Blog

I typed up a long post with lots of pics from my road trip…and then wordpress ate it.  This doesnt happen often, but it isnt the first time and it’s annoying.  Maybe I will get around to redoing it this weekend.

Mmmmmmmm, Pierogies

I am back from the roadtrip with my mom!  10 hours is a long drive to do in one day.  I will be unpacking and organizing tomorrow, and cant wait to share details and photos!  For now, I celebrated the last official day of vacation with a dinner of pierogies and onions.  Such a good comfort food.

Random Thoughts

I love being able to spend time with my mom.  Our roadtrip is coming to an end, and it has been amusing.  I will be sharing details and photos soon, I just need to get everything together.

Tonight, I am sunburnt and covered in bug bites.  Not the best way to end things, but worth it.  Thank goodness for Aloe with Lidocaine!

As I lay here in bed, my mind wanders.  The littlest things can remind me of people and make me sad.  The scenery here is beautiful, but all the ranches and bales of hay are depressing.  And a comment my mom made unknowingly just added to it.

Yes, sometimes my posts are cryptic, but blogging can be cathartic, and I use it as a diary/planner to remember things, anything from my thoughts, purchases, travels, all parts of my life.

On a lighter note, I cant wait to share some swatches from Shiro, Notoriously Morbid, Innocent & Twisted Alchemy, and Madd Style Cosmetics!  This coming week will be a good one because I say so.  Happy weekend!

My Babies

It is the middle of the night, I am bored in a hotel room, and have decided to introduce you to my furbabies!  *Warning – Crazy Cat Lady Post*

I have three cats, all of them rescues and all of them special needs.  The first is Kitty.  I rescued her in 2004.

Kitty was outside, meowing pitifully, and it took my coworker and I more than a week to catch her.  She had a severely broken front leg, and it was dragging, causing sores and also throwing off her balance.  I took her to the vet, and ended up having the leg amputated.  The vet now estimates she is around 17, but I think she is more like 12.  Either way, she is an old lady, but she still loves attention amd catnip, and has way more good days than bad days.

The next is Boy, and I rescued him in 2006 when he was 4 weeks old.  I am pretty sure he was a ferral cat that was taken in, but the owner wasnt able to care for him.

He is the sweetest boy, but only to me.  He hates every other human ever.  He hisses, swats and bites anyone who tries to come near him, and even refuses to come out for wet food when I am travelling and someone else is taking care of them for me.  Boy and Kitty get along great, they have been together since Boy was teeny tiny, and Boy is great at cleaning Kitty and helping her clean her head, which she struggles with because of her missing leg.

Boy on the left, Kitty on the right, curled up in my bed.

Last but not least is Lovie.  I adopted Lovie in 2013 because I was worried Kitty was getting older and I didnt want Boy to be alone.

Lovie is a silly little girl at only 2.5 years old.  She was rescued by a local shelter after she was found on the side of the road.  She is missing most of her lips and has problems with her teeth, scars on her head and some missing chunks on both ears.  Kitty and Boy havent taken to her so well, but they all tolerate one another.  Lovie was originally named Buckles, but she deserves the name Lovie.  She headbutts for kisses, loves being held like a baby, and insists on jumping up behind me so she can curl up on my chest.

I realize this is a ridiculously long post, but I love my babies, and want to encourage everyone to consider adopting/rescuing when looking for a family pet.