The Great Backyard Debate...to Move or Not to Move?

As many of you know, we are working on transforming our backyard. Well, let me rephrase that. We are working on PLANS to transform our backyard. Right now, it's just a poop zone, with a grilling area and a sitting area on the patio. I have made plans for and purchased a patio set, a gazebo, a pond, tiki torches, a fire pit, a fountain, a park bench, and I am working on an outside bedroom. We are still mapping out where we want everything, and how many trees, etc we are going to add, as well as deciding where we want the cutting garden, the climbing vines, etc. There will also be ivy added to the front yard to climb up the walls (my most fav thing!)

I have threatened to go dig the pond myself this week, but I don't see it getting done. We are still debating about moving. I am craving a house with a great backyard and some serious character. (Meaning older) It's hard to make a big, new house seem cozy and rich with character and I really want a backyard oasis to escape to, especially for the future kiddos. Hammocks under big green trees and meandering paths to the pond.....Lemonade in the shade.... Basically I would like a Country Time lemonade commercial...LOL. We'll see...we're checking out the market seeing what there is out there. We're a little over Frisco too and with my biz I can move wherever. M works down Frankford and Preston, so we could easily do many areas.

Anyway, we love this house, but see the neighborhood possibly going downhill before too long. The traffic and construction is getting a little out of control but I think you'll have that everywhere. There are pros and cons to both staying and going, and we are seriously in the middle. I do think we'll wait at least a year so I plan to make things as good as possible before then. We plan on being preggo by next June and we can't figure out if we want to move before or after Baby 1. We will move before Baby 2 for sure...at least we think so....LOL. I love the front room as a nursery, with the French doors, so I think we'll at least stay here another year.

Backyard here we come!

Weekly News 5/23 - 5/31

Tuesday 5/23 More work on finishing up the home improvement projects. Repainted the kitchen (new coat) I had a WPODC meeting tonight. Made some Chicken Satays and Saffron Rice..yum! Went to Lowes. (again) Finally finished the photo albums.

Wed 5/24 Our two month anniversary!! YAY. Went to La Hacienda for a delish dinner. (We just didn’t feel all that adventurous today...must be recovering from the weekend of painting still) Lowes again, seriously. Shipped the photo albums.

Thurs 5/25 Just worked today, didn’t do a whole lot else. Read the new O Magazine. Worked on AmeriStall stuff. Several appointments this week. Grilled outside and had some margamaritas! Preparing for the weekend. Trip 3 to Lowes. Damn I am tired of this store!

Fri 5/26 Oh my goodness. I shopped and then really dropped! I started my crazy day by running errands, getting the car detailed, returning things to Lowe’s and then went shopping at Garden Ridge for their patio/garden sale and then Tonya and I went to IKEA.
This day was Trip 4 to Lowes, Trip 1 and Trip 2 to Garden Ridge, followed by Trip 1 to IKEA.

Sat 5/27 Shoot me now- Lowes again. Garden Ridge again. IKEA AGAIN!!! AAH! (M is fed up with this. You would think a pond, a patio set, a gazebo, a fountain, a park bench, and a hammock would all fit in a Trail Blazer, but it doesn’t) Not to mention the tiki torches, a few lamps, an art piece…ok, maybe it wouldn’t all fit….. Three trips worth to be exact. Once we got our errands done, we worked on hanging shelves and pictures, assembling lamps, installing dimmers, and replacing the office light fixture. (for 3 hours)

Sun 5/28 I can not get out of bed. Waah. More shelves. More of the damn light fixture (it hummed, we have to fix it). Yuck. LOWES AGAIN. (kill me) Hung the curtains, assembled the chair…went to the store, Wal-Mart, Target and Sam's Club...no more shopping..ever. Finally a bottle of wine and a good dinner.

Mon 5/29 Met my parents for breakfast. Went to frickin Lowes. I have abandoned all hope of ever finishing this project. LOL. Moved all the furniture from one room to the other. Made some filing choices, working on boxes, picked up clutter, trash, and tools, vacuumed up all the sheetrock dust from the ½ inch holes in our wall now…Ok, seeing the light, maybe it will get done….Time for a bubble bath! (and more wine)

Tues 5/30 What is it about wine that fixes everything? We had some more tonight along with a fabulous rigatoni and chicken parmesan. The office is workable and plans are coming together a LOT more now. The dark wood looks SO good in there with the chocolate walls. Love it all. Now to just get my storage solutions figured out.

Wed 5/31 What a week! So much done! Planning for this weekend’s parties. Have an Arbonne meeting tomorrow night. Matt’s softball game is tomorrow too. I am making a list of all the things we have left to do and we’re going to start working on the “nursery”, making it a reading room for now. Paint will be coming soon to the bedroom, master bath, a stencil on the guest bath, and if I can talk M into it…paint for the LIVING ROOM! I am thinking a golden wheat color. I am redoing the mantle display now.

If you ever hear me say the word paint....

If I ever say "Paint" and it's not followed by "Professional"....talk me out of it!!!

Actually it wasn't THAT bad, but we did have some trouble with the office walls. It was painted 3 times. I don't know if it was us, our paint, the technique, or the walls, but it didn't turn out perfectly. It looks fine though, and once the furniture is back in there and not in my dining room (!) then it should be super.

The kitchen looks amazing. Very Tuscan. Love it. It was painted twice and the ceiling needs some touch ups, but nothing major. It looks like a different house! (We keep staring at it...I am sure it will take some getting used to)

The light fixture didn't get done, but it will. Dimmer switches got installed in our dining room, nook, and will be in the office. M did so great being Mr. Honey-Do. He is the best husband ever! Thanks, honey!

The Goose, The Bucks, The Biz, The Babes

Hello all! Today was a pretty good day. I met Clarissa with AOED for lunch and we did networking and marketing work until 4:30!! We were supposed to meet at Monica's in Addison, but they have closed that location!!! As Monica's is one of my fav places, this was not the best of news, but the Deep Ellum location has always been the best one. So, we went to Blue Goose. It was ok food, but the atmosphere was not the best...kinda trashy.

So after we ate, we went over to Starbucks for the rest of the afternoon. We are planning a few huge events that ought to be fantastic. She has also put me in touch with Good Morning Texas and a reporter on Good Day, so that should be a wonderful contact. After our D Magazine article, we've been getting a ton of attention from the media...just how we like it!

Julie has finished up the last bit of our name transition, and our attorneys have given us the go-ahead on everything else. VLo is also in full swing...the website should be coming soon. Also, I have started Arbonne and I am loving it. A few of our friends are doing it and they got into their white Mercedes in 6 months! Ready for that...

Anyway, that's what I know for now. The past couple days have just been really busy planning the weekend's parties and M and I have decided to re-do the office. We'll be painting and hanging a new light fixture this weekend and then Tonya will be helping us organize the daily activities next week. The front room (future nursery) will become a reading room for now and the dining room will be left alone for a bit. The kitchen will be getting it's glaze on shortly, followed possibly by the bedroom. I am still trying to convince M that the living room needs some paint...I'll keep you updated on that discussion...LOL.

On the baby front, Kiera is doing wonderfully still, Madeline is as precious as ever (and has started teething!!) Travis is growing and is SO CUTE, and from what I've heard, Katy is doing perfectly..what a cutie she is. I love having all these babies around...we'll be adding to the group next year. For now, though, we couldn't be happier being newlyweds. (Hang in there Mom and you'll have granddogs AND grandkids!)

Starbucks

Starbucks is a relaxing place! I have known this, but discovered it once again when I went there for a meeting today. I was meeting one of my therapists to discuss the work over the past two weeks and give her a paycheck. She was running late and called me to let me know she'd be there in about 30 minutes. I ordered a Tall Passion Iced Tea with 1/2 pump of syrup. (enough to take the tea edge off, but not too sweet) So, I sat there and had my tea and looked around and quietly listened to the music, and I swear...I almost fell asleep! Of course, I didn't get a ton of sleep over the weekend, but still, I was relaxed and calm. That's nice to have. (And it smells great in there!) So, maybe instead of yoga or meditation, we just need to go on down to the Starbucks (there is one on every damn corner!) and have some tea and chill out! Sounds like a plan to me. :)

Scary Blood Sugar Incident!

On Friday, I went to the store and a bad, bad thing happened. My blood sugar dropped so low that I almost fainted in the store and went into a coma. I couldn’t remember where I was, what I was doing, etc. I had been at the store for about 2 hours, wandering around aimlessly. Everything I know about this afternoon, I have been told by my mom and M. Apparently I was calling them on my phone and rambling. The manager of the store came over and had me sit down while he got me a huge bottle of juice. My bs must have been in the 40’s, close to coma state. After the juice I got up and walked around and almost fainted again. M told me to leave the store right away. I argued with him, over the phone, saying that I couldn’t just leave my cart, I'd worked so hard to get all the stuff for the weekend, etc, but he insisted (he says).

So I walked out and DROVE (mistake). He wanted me to get some food pronto, so I just went through Wendy’s and he told me what to order. He said I sat in the drive through line for about 5 minutes before I could actually speak the order he was yelling at me to say. Not good. So then, he had me sit in the parking lot and wait for him to get there. Apparently I called my mom too and she was about to send the paramedics. Somehow I told her that M was coming and she said to have him call her when he got there.

It was all a huge blur. I had a huge Dr. Pepper and it still took me an hour to snap out of it. When we got home, my blood sugar was only 112. After a juice and a soda AND food!! It should have been a lot higher. So, we can only estimate that it was near 30-40 and that I could have been in a coma at any point. I didn’t eat much that day and I think my bs started out low because of the cheesecake the night before. Since I produce too much insulin, my bs never gets very high. The highest I have seen it is 128 after dessert and a soda and way too many carbs. Then it quickly drops after that. Anyway, a big huge thanks to my wonderful hubby and my mama!

Weekly News

Wednesday- A do-nothing day. But work, of course. Didn’t feel the best today, and M came home at lunch to bring me some eats and spend a little cuddle time with me. I think I had the beginnings of a migraine, but he kissed my forehead and I felt better! What a great husband he is!!!

Thursday- A good day! Went to lunch with Tonya today after doing quite a bit of work for the spa. We are building our lead lists for a new marketing campaign and I made over 5000 labels and entered almost 10,000 email addresses. Whew! So, after lunch I went to pick up Mother’s Day presents and birthday gifts for my Grandmother’s 80th bday bash this weekend. M and I went out to dinner at The Cheesecake Factory, split some calamari and had a piece of cheesecake! *yum*

Friday- Today, I picked up flowers for all the Moms and b-days and wrapped presents! I got the girls ready for the big weekend of spa parties (we had 4). Then I had the blood sugar issue and that lasted most of the rest of the day. M and I did eat dinner later and I was back to normal.

Saturday- Today was a huge fun family day! My grandmother just celebrated her 80th birthday, and my grandfather had his 95th and their 22nd wedding anniversary is this week. So, it was celebration time. All the family came in from across the country and there was a huge group of us. We had lunch at Hannah’s in Denton and then went back to my grandparents for cake, presents, etc. My cousins, Kyle and David, were in from California. My uncle Dave had brought his guitars (he is a professional musician) and Kyle, David, and Dave had a jam session. It was amazing! Everyone was singing and we had a blast. Those guys are amazing. Saturday night we went to my parents and they fixed a huge feast of steak, chicken, and pork loin for 20 of us, along with potatoes, veggies, and great wine, of course! Then, after dinner, we sat around the table and did shots of Buttery Nipples for dessert, and to liven up the conversation! We stayed until about 1am and I haven’t laughed so much in I don’t know when!!

Sunday- Family day, Part II. Today was a huge Mother’s Day brunch at my parents house. I made a mushroom, spinach, garlic, and cheese quiche (YUM!) and they made breakfast tacos, a chile cheese egg casserole, fruits, veggies, muffins, and more. We had champagne cocktails and sat outside under the cabana. What a blast! Then, we went through wedding pictures, opened gifts, and all visited some more. I found the most beautiful roses for my mom, and she took two of them, along with some roses my Papa gave her, to visit Grammy’s gravesite. That was a sad part of the day and we really miss Grammy. I think about her all the time.

Monday-Today is catch-up day. The house needs some attention due to our crazy weekend, and I need to write paychecks, run errands, follow up on emails and phone calls, etc. Tonight I have a meeting with a good friend of mine and 24 and Medium is on. Thank goodness for TiVo!!

I don't have anything super special to write about today. I published my weekly news, so that about covers the activities as of late.

My friend Clarissa postponed lunch tomorrow until next week, since she is moving, but I'll get to have lunch with Tonya instead. Ah, the social pressures of ladies who lunch...lol.

M keeps giving me a hard time about being a "lady of leisure". He is kidding of course. I think I work more now then when I went to an office everyday, but I sure love it a lot more. Hanging out in comfy clothes, picking up the house in between phone calls, making snacks, working out, watching Oprah, running to a nail appt, etc just really helps lighten the stress load.

Oh, and I hate spiders. What is up with all these damn spiders all around the house. They look scary and they run fast. I do not like them. One attacked me in the bath. (well, maybe not attacked, but he was in the tub...) One also tried to dive bomb me today as I came back in from getting the mail and watering our new flowers(!) I was not impressed with his tactics. They are so huge...I am waiting for one to eat our little doggies. Time to call the pest people back out here....

Other than all that fun, it's biz as usual at the L-V Household. I am making some herbed chicken with roasted garlic potatoes and seasoned green beans tonight! Ya'll come on over...

Weekly news 5/3/06-5/9/06

Wednesday- Working! Errands- grocery store, etc. There were several spa appts today, so I was managing that most of the time. M had his softball practice today.

Thursday- Julie Meeting Day turned into a great visit! We played with Madeline, took a walk, worked on ad stuff, and had some snacks. It was great to have some girl talk! Earl and The Office rounded out TV tonight.

Friday- Cinco de Mayo! M came home for lunch, which is always fun! That night, we had a full-blown fiesta at home…so much fun. Love those margaritas, babe. (Could’ve fed the entire neighborhood with the fajitas and enchiladas we made)

Saturday- Dallas Food and Wine Festival….amazing event! We learned so much and found some new wines. I got a great Cheese Course book for my parents and got it signed by the author. I am so glad we did this! (I want to go to culinary school now)

Sunday- M worked in the yard while I had some fun inside. Cleaning is a perpetual job! We ran some errands and then went shopping for the parties next weekend. That was a lot of fun. We made a nice dinner at the house and vegged out getting ready for the work-week!

Monday- Catching up on emails and inquiries. Redesigned the summer ad for AmeriStall. Found out about some wonderful certificate programs through CCCC for additional design and marketing. Looking forward to doing that this summer. 24 was on tonight…yay! (we are such addicts)

Tuesday- Had a new contractor training today at the house. All the new girls learned how to do our hand and foot spas and we went over our chair massage routine. Donna and I had lunch at Chipotle and went over some new package ideas. It’s great that the biz is growing so much…we are starting a whole new round of corporate events. I think there is a local wine bar that we are going to do some awesome events with. How fun is that? Champagne and strawberry spa treatments, Grapeseed scrubs, Winery-centered events… Keep ya’ll updated….

Dallas Food and Wine Festival

Today we went to the Dallas Food and Wine Festival in the design district. It was SO much fun!! We had a blast. So many wines, chefs, and amazing cuisine. Here is what was it was about:

Presented by Western Interiors and Design magazine, the Dallas Wine and Food Festival and the Decorative Center Dallas. Dedicated to the celebration of indoor/outdoor living and entertaining complete with discussions on design for indoor/outdoor living, outdoor entertaining and casual/easy living.

Featuring an entire day of chef demos, booksignings, food and wine tastings and reserve seminars, all included in the price of admission. Participating Showrooms include bulthaup architectural kitchens, Conduit Gallery, Ligne Roset, Scott + Cooner, and TKO Associates. The Western Interiors pavilion and all participating showrooms are open to welcome you throughout the day.

9:30 a.m. (Western Interiors Pavilion) - Check in, enjoy a glass of fresh Acqua Panna or S.Pellegrino and a cup of freshly brewed Community Coffee. Get your wineglass and enter to win in our free drawing. Gelataio Mastro Cristiana Acerbi of Paciugo Gelato and Caffè's will be creating specialties throughout the day including springtime Mango Gellinis.

10 - 4 p.m. (TKO Associates) - A selection of entertaining and cookbooks from Borders Bookstore is available - have your book signed by our local and visiting authors.

10 - 10:30 a.m. (TKO Associates) - Bryna Wilson of Dr. Delphinium Designs shows you new trends in floral design for your home.

10:45 - 11:15 a.m. (Ligne Roset) - Janet Fletcher, Food Writer for the San Francisco Chronicle will guide you through a comparison tasting of domestic, French and Greek feta cheeses and show how to prepare a composed salad from her book The Cheese Course. Huia Vineyards 2005 Sauvignon Blanc presented by Marie-Isabelle Devault.

11:30 - 12:00 p.m. (Scott + Cooner) - Executive Chef Vincenzo Indelicato of Nicola's Ristorante creates a favorite pasta dish. Featuring Vino Family Vineyards 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon.

12:15 - 1 p.m. (Western Interiors Pavilion) - Nationally acclaimed chef Kent Rathbun of Abacus and Jasper's Restaurantsdemonstrates fresh ideas for the summer grilling season - Margarita Shrimp with Pico de Gallo Cocktail Sauce featuring wines from Robert Mondavi.

1-2 Presentation by Todd Fiscus about Outdoor Entertaining and Party Planning Tips. Brazilian Themed Party Guide included!

1 - 4 p.m. (Ligne Roset) - Stop by and visit Sigel's Cheese Expert Theresa Magee, sampling some of the finest cheeses from around the world.

2 - 2:30 p.m. (bulthaup) - Executive Chef Joanne Bondy of Ciudad Restaurant takes you on a trip around the world of salt. Yes, salt! Including its world of flavors, nuances, colors, and uses. See and taste for yourself what a big role this little element can play in your food preparation and enjoyment. Featuring 2004 Artesa Sauvignon Blanc presented by Kelley Calhoon.

2:45 - 3:15 p.m. (Scott + Cooner) - Chef Grady Spears, our favorite Cowboy in the Kitchen, creates a gnarly Texas dish complimented with Gnarly Head 2004 Old Vine Zinfandel.

3:30 - 4:00 p.m. (bulthaup) - Hui Chuan of Hui Chuan Sushi, Saké and Tapas hosts a hands-on sushi demonstration and tastings. Sommelier James Tidwell from Café on the Green at the Four Seasons Resort, introduces award-winning Momokawa Saké.

Cinco de Mayo

What a great day! We had a fiesta at our house with enchiladas, fajitas, chips y salsa y queso, and the best damn margaritas ever! We have found the absolute easiest and best recipe for this little drink and we make it all the time! We decided not to fight the crowds and pay jacked up drink prices for this "holiday" so we stayed home and it came out much, much better! Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!

Does insanity x insanity = sanity? Or just insanity squared?

Ok, so after my raving and ranting I feel better. I think I will rant more often. :) I did remember some things we'd been up to, so here is the news.

Wednesday- Work, work, work. Meetings. Marketing. Ads.
Thursday- Great day! Met with attorney. Decided on VLo for Consulting firm name. Got very inspired. Love being creative! Oh, and The Office and Earl were on tonight. YAY.
Friday-M was sick. It rained. I worked all day and got ready for the busy weekend. Did the phone ever stop ringing this day??
Saturday- Worked in the morning. 3 parties. Ran errands all day...lots of returns from the wedding. I think I got worn completely out this day!
Sunday- Worked in the garden after more errands. Picked up some pretty flowers. Got attacked by fire ants. LOL.
Monday- Yay! 24 was on followed by Medium. Made some chicken enchiladas. Lots of work today.
Tuesday-Worked, had my rant, grilled steaks and hung out.

Life in Beigeland explained

Ba-Ba-Ba BaBaBa-Borrring. That is what it's been lately. Sure there has been work. Sure there have been errands. Housework. Cooking. Cleaning. Working out. Hanging out. But I am boooorrrreeeed.

Hmm, is that all life becomes? A series of tasks? What exciting thing do I need to do? Is it about going out? Cause that isn't all it's cracked up to be either. There is all the driving and the traffic and the wait and the lines and the drama and the food and the calories and the bad service and the hefty bill and the tipping and the driving and the traffic and then back home. Oh and did I mention CONSTRUCTION. If I see one more orange cone or one more lane goes away..so help me. I mean, leaving the house is like a pain in the ass that might not be worth it half the time.

So, what about a vacation? OOOH lordy, do not even get me started. If I think going out to dinner is a pain in the ass, imagine what I think about vacations? Our honeymoon is the perfect example. What a huge pain in the ass that was. I wish we'd just stayed home and saved our $5k. Customs, immigration, bag searches, crowded planes, uncomfortable beds, huge resorts, so-so food, Mexico tummy issues, too much liquor (yes, too much)(or...maybe not enough..hmm?) crowded buses, stupid tours (LOBSSSTER DIIINER CRUISE) (don't ask) etc etc etc. There was very little relaxing and very little "honeymooning". I think I was more tired after we got back then I was after the damn wedding. BUT. We did it, it's over, life goes on, yadda yadda yadda.

So, back to the excitement. What is it that I feel I am lacking? The perfect house? No wait, working on that one...constantly. (Not gonna happen) Nope, that isn't it. I mean the constant barrage of shit around the house and the lack of organization and the overload of clutter cant help. But it isnt IT. More money? I don't think so. We're ok...more is always better, but we're pleased. Sure, the wedding was hella expensive and we'll be paying that off until we die. (Actually, we'll have it done by next year, however, still way too long to pay for ONE DAY) Well, what is it? I wish I could figure it out.

Maybe I should just go skydiving or something and get the big adrenaline rush over with. The wedding was supposed to be a big hooplah. That is what the whole year of planning was about. It was nice (a lackluster experience that is way overrated, talked up and expensive) but blah. Although, don't get me wrong. It's the WEDDING not the marriage I am speaking of. I would marry M again in a minute, the marriage is amazing, the wedding part was eh. I think that it would have been a lot better if I didn't listen to what everybody else said, and worry over every little penny. If I would have just gone with my initial gut instinct and where M and I wanted it and said, yes, a wedding will cost $25k no matter what you do, then I think things would have been a LOT LOT LOT better.

Perhaps I have a bit of the expectation hangover I have heard so much about...Its like the day after Christmas, only it lasts for months or more. I think it's a combination of a lot of factors together that make up the "perfect storm" of boredom, depression, defeat, anger, frustration, and damn near surrendering.

I'd like to say "at least I have my health" but we all know I can't say that. I am so sick and tired of feeling sick and tired that I am just sick. (and tired?) I am so sick and tired, in fact, that I think I will just have a Dr. Pepper...which totally doesn't help my cause. Fibromyalgia is not helped by sodas. (nor is anything else I know of) However, it will make me happier for the moment....and isn't that all what it's about? Hmm, maybe that is it. Maybe I worry about how I am feeling right NOW and not how I could be feeling later.

But aren't we supposed to live in the moment? Hmm, well I think I have read TOO much and know TOO much. Too much Oprah and self-help and "you are a snowflake". Perhaps my stress comes from the battle between "You should feel motivated to get healthy and bad about yourself because you need to lose a bit of weight", but at the same time "You should feel guilty for feeling bad about yourself because you are supposed to love yourself for who you are and if people dont like it, then it's their problem". Those are some pretty strong opposing forces.

And what is fibromyalgia anyway? I mean its this cluster of symptoms that the drs dont know where they came from, and you always feel bad and hurty, and cant sleep, and get overwhelmed and stressed out easily and have poor nutrient absorption and migraines and female issues and anemia and slow healing time and more stress and hormonal imbalances and etc etc etc. But doesn't each one of those kind of cause each other?

If you don't get sleep, you are prone to stressing out and then the stress causes hormone imbalances, which then in turn affects the female stuff, and then that gets out of whack, so you are more stressed, and then comes the nutrient malabsorption with the anemia and then you don't get the nutrients you need, so then you can't sleep and can't heal, and you are always in pain, which leads to more stress and then the cycle starts over again. And that, my friends, seriously sucks.

SO, that said. Here we are. In Beigeland.

Life in Beigeland

My neighbor reminded me that I haven't updated this blog in a bit. So, here we go.

Hmm, what is there to write about? Well, I could go over the last week’s activities, but I really don’t remember what we’ve been doing. It all seems a blur. I think I am fried from too much time in front of the computer….as I sit here in front of the computer writing on a blog. Super.

Anyway, I have been working a ton- the spa has been really busy, and I am working my ass off trying to promote the hell out of it. I want to redesign the whole thing to make it better…but that is a personality flaw for me…impossible perfection. It keeps me from getting stuff done more than it doesn’t. LOL.

Anyway, so yes, I need to work on more marketing. What ideas do I have for that? Improving package names, re-working the website, working on search engine optimization again, reminds me I need to call someone back about that…. Ok, where was I, oh yes, I have contractor trainings to do, and curriculum to write for the school. Plus, I want to take some makeup classes so I can get certified for that…

Personal life? Hmm, well, M and I are doing great…kinda boring, lol, but great. He is really the sweetest thing. It’s still weird to think that he is my HUSBAND. I am just over a month and a half of using that title. We’re working on getting our life a little more organized…perfection popping up again. I think I am in love with FlyLady.net (www.FlyLady.net) Such a helpful little site. Ok, well not so little, but super helpful!

It’s time to start gearing up for Mother’s Day, not only with the spa, but also with getting presents. I want to get all the ladies in our life this cool book called “The Book of a Lifetime”. It’s kind of a book and kind of a journal. The point is that whoever you give it to is supposed to answer these questions and write their memoirs and it makes a wonderful keepsake. It’s good for any point in their lives, not just grandparents, and it’s a treasure. My mom is all about “making memories” so this will be a great gift for her.

So, what is on the agenda…well let’s see. I need to go to the store, finish laundry, do dishes, return some calls, clean, clean and clean, figure out what to do with my damn marketing plan, finish the VLo site (my consulting company), (because I don’t have enough unfinished projects) and totally redecorate the house…ok not really, but might as well. Oh, plus I should probably bake some cookies. For M. And maybe some for me. Even though I am not supposed to be eating things like that, but neither is M. LOL. Boring, aren’t we?