Half way there

Well it's not even 7pm here on Tuesday night. I'm sitting in my pajamas, no makeup on, my night mask already applied, eye cream applied, hair pulled back, practically ready for bed. You know..it feels wonderful. 

But maybe that's because I also have a glass of wine, one of my puppies in my lap, and my show is about to start! I'm seeing a correlation. I'm still not quite sure if I'm going to finish this and prepare to post tonight, or if I'll just jot down a few words and save the final touches for morning. 

Actually, morning sounds better, come to think about it. I'm still not so surprisingly exhausted after getting news of the promotion. For about another week or so, I'm still trying to juggle some aspects of my new position while finishing up with my old one at work. The struggle is real, y'all. But no complaints here, I signed up for this, and I'm loving all of my new tasks.

 

I'll tell you what. We have had some beautiful weather around here for the past few days: sunny skies, a nice temp around the 50's and 60's, and not a cloud in the sky. We have been getting to let our dogs run in the backyard, and we have actually been out there playing with them ourselves, trying to get some of their pent up winter energy out. Unfortunately all good things must come to an end, and this weather is starting to cool down a bit. No big problem, as spring is just right around the corner {wishful thinking, right?} I'm particularly looking forward to this spring for several reasons, but a big reason is we finally have a nice neighborhood and a park just out of our front door, so I'll be able to safely walk my puppies every day! Those two are the world's greatest walkers, they love it and they are {shockingly} extremely well behaved on walks {and so is their daddy...hehe}. Not only that, but we are amped to use our new firepit for the first time, go to the Horse Races, and last but not least, Abita Strawberry Lager comes back in the spring, and I've been patiently waiting ever since last season for their return. We also want to change some of the landscaping at the new house. There are bushes to trim, I want to start a flower bed in the front yard, we need to clip the rose bushes in the back, and a few other tasks that we have to wait until the spring to accomplish.

 

I've managed to babble on for long enough, so without further delay...

 

Charles baked some homemade bread...he comes in handy

My stash of scentsy related products and sprays {trust me, you don't even want to see my candle collection..Charles has flower scented nightmares about how many I have}. I am just obsessed with all things candles/scentsy/sprays...I like for things to smell nice!

I spent about two hours cleaning and organizing my closet on Sunday, which was much needed and overdue. Now let's take bet's on how long I can keep it clean this time. Closets are the one thing I consistently have trouble keeping organized. At least this time if it gets a little messy, I will be cleaning it and re-organizing it in March when I do all of my spring cleaning...here's hoping I can keep it tidy until then!

My busy bee cooking me a fantastic dinner

I've got some sweet co-workers who worked together to make me an  awesome sign to hang in our new home as a housewarming gift! How talented are they?! I absolutely adore this, it fits in perfectly with the theme of my living room, and it flows with the rustic yet modern decor that I'm trying to achieve in our new home! Big shout out to Terry and Stephanie for their hard work!

Sunny days where I am teaching "classroom" for the new hires calls for a Captain Crunch Frappe from Starbucks to put a little pep in my step!

Since I've been a little busy bee lately, I've been bringing my breakfast to work with me. I make my own parfaits and it's so easy, I just add a couple of spoons of vanilla yogurt, top with strawberries and blueberries, and add some vanilla crunch granola. Yummm...

 

 

 

Over the course of the past few months, I've gotten married, purchase a new home, went through the holiday craziness, gotten a promotion...etc. Let's suffice it to say, I've been busy and worn out. Something I haven't made enough time for is time with my friends! It's just that time of the year, folks. That changes this weekend. I have a few girlfriends coming in from out of town, so we are calling all the girls to come and spend some time laughing and enjoying each other's company, catching up, having some wine, and relieving some much needed stress.

 

If you don't have a group of close friends that you get together with every once and awhile and let loose, you don't know what you're missing out on. I don't know what I would do without my group of girls to support me, be there for me when I'm down, smile with me when I'm happy, and so on.

 

I'm hoping to create a better time management system for myself so that I can make time for everything that's going on in my life. I need to make more time for family and friends, spending time outdoors getting some fresh air and exercise, and keeping my house in order. I don't know about all of you, but if my house is a mess, I feel like my life is a mess. Funny how that correlates...

 

The rest of my week seems like it will be fairly clear, not a whole lot of "after work plans," so hopefully I can do some house work and have a free weekend! Here's hoping...

 

"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to"