So how was your day?

[LMD84]

my day is going to be rather boring. i'm at work and have loads of paperwork to do! but if i get time i shall write another blog post on my lunch

 

[rockin]

my day is going to be rather boring. i'm at work and have loads of paperwork to do! but if i get time i shall write another blog post on my lunch

Here's hoping your black box turns up to brighten your day!

 

[LMD84]

Here's hoping your black box turns up to brighten your day!

sadly it wasn't dispatched so i'm not counting my chickens on that happening! boo!

 

[LMD84]

A glittering bargain! - my latest blog post on some awesome liners!

oh and no surf baby for me - but it did get dispatched today so that makes me happy!

 

[Mabelle]

Thanks for wishing me luck with NY ladies! I really need a good old vacation! Even though it would be for work... but you all know what i mean.

Yesterday i had the worst shocker. I checked my bank account and realized i have 50$ to my name until NEXT friday. OUCH
So i'm broke. Uber Broke for a week. No coffee to start my day off, which was really hard today. It's funny how big a difference it makes.

Yesterday Ray and i made a nice dinner, although i was kinda crabby about the whole $ situation. Then we went to see a play at my old college. It was a mid summer night's dream. While i'm a huge Shakespeare nerd, it's one of my least favourite shows (i prefer the histories and tragedies). On the up side, the costumes were fantastic, as was the set. The acting was pretty good, but i thought the girl that played Titania was awful. Ray loved her. Matter of tastes i suppose. And as someone that studied acting for a short while, i guess i'm a bit of a snob. Anywho, after that we went out for some drinks with the technicians and the designers (who are graduating this year). Came home, and watch Community.

I've been wanting to re-read the whole harry potter series, but i can't find my book one! what the heck?!

 

[LMD84]

Thanks for wishing me luck with NY ladies! I really need a good old vacation! Even though it would be for work... but you all know what i mean.

Yesterday i had the worst shocker. I checked my bank account and realized i have 50$ to my name until NEXT friday. OUCH
So i'm broke. Uber Broke for a week. No coffee to start my day off, which was really hard today. It's funny how big a difference it makes.

Yesterday Ray and i made a nice dinner, although i was kinda crabby about the whole $ situation. Then we went to see a play at my old college. It was a mid summer night's dream. While i'm a huge Shakespeare nerd, it's one of my least favourite shows (i prefer the histories and tragedies). On the up side, the costumes were fantastic, as was the set. The acting was pretty good, but i thought the girl that played Titania was awful. Ray loved her. Matter of tastes i suppose. And as someone that studied acting for a short while, i guess i'm a bit of a snob. Anywho, after that we went out for some drinks with the technicians and the designers (who are graduating this year). Came home, and watch Community.

I've been wanting to re-read the whole harry potter series, but i can't find my book one! what the heck?!

eek! well i guess $50 will last you if you are super frugal next week. when i am short on money i don't eat out and buy bread and cheese to make rolls for lunch rather than buying a subway. it sounds like you and Ray had a lovely evening too

 

[katred]

I was pretty disappointed by the whole election as well. Harper has some pretty scary opinions and I was a lot happier having him in check when he held a minority... WWJD- I hope you're right. It never fails to astound me how little people in government are willing to take responsibility for things that go wrong. I feel like I'd vote for anyone who was capable of owning up to their mistakes.

Thanks for the words on my friend a few days back, by the way. Nothing has been resolved and we haven't really been in touch. The worst part of the whole situation is that this whole thing started because he was really acting like an arse to Dom and I intervened. I'm frustrated by the whole situation, but Dom- who tends to be the more sensitive of the two of us- is really, really hurt. I think I'm actually angrier because he's hurt someone I love than because of anything he's done to me.

I have a couple of old friends in town this weekend, which is keeping me very busy. It's great to see them, though, especially in the wake of the problems with another friend. It's good to know that there are people you can still count on.

Mabelle- I have my fingers crossed that you get to go to NY (although SF is beautiful too- one of my favourite places). Hope you find your book!

Lou- Glad to know you made it through the visit with your parents. It's strange how, even when they start to mellow (this has happened over time with both of mine, but especially my mother), you still have that sense of apprehension because of how you remember them being when you were young.

I'm trying to think of a new makeup-related challenge I can give myself, since I'm almost at the end of my month-long quest to use different lipsticks every day. I suppose I could try making my way through the glosses next, seeing as (in theory) it's supposed to be warmer weather now.

 

[ElvenEyes]

Morning, everyone! Happy Mother's Day to mothers of all sorts, Mommy's of children, of cats or dogs, of wild birds, or just a role model for someone....may your day be filled with joy and laughter!

Hubby expected to visit his mother half the day but she pulled a quick one on him. Instead she is going out with her daughter to see her grandson's apartment in Boston and then going out to eat, so he is rustling about to get ready to zoom over to her with her card. My husband is a bit too attached to his mother's apron strings, especially for someone in his 50's, but she has a tendency to foster it one moment and shew him aside the next. I feel for the guy. OTOH, now he can hang with me for the day! A good lesson for him really. He just assumes people are going to sit around for him to show up. Not so. She is flying the coop and wants to do her own thing. Poor guy. I'll think of something fun for him today. I think he feels left out.

Now, a cupcake question. Ready? Lots of times I am watching YouTube makeup videos (collections/storage) and lots of people have this regular or oversized cupcake nearby. I am guessing it is either a trinket box or possibly a candle inside. Anyone know where it comes from? I know one looks vanilla with chocolate and white frosting and a strawberry on top. These are not the little ones that have lip balm in them. They are much bigger and I am dying to get one to use as a trinket box for my fashion rings. Any leads would be highly appreciated!! I am on a mission!!!

 

[LMD84]

Morning, everyone! Happy Mother's Day to mothers of all sorts, Mommy's of children, of cats or dogs, of wild birds, or just a role model for someone....may your day be filled with joy and laughter!

Hubby expected to visit his mother half the day but she pulled a quick one on him. Instead she is going out with her daughter to see her grandson's apartment in Boston and then going out to eat, so he is rustling about to get ready to zoom over to her with her card. My husband is a bit too attached to his mother's apron strings, especially for someone in his 50's, but she has a tendency to foster it one moment and shew him aside the next. I feel for the guy. OTOH, now he can hang with me for the day! A good lesson for him really. He just assumes people are going to sit around for him to show up. Not so. She is flying the coop and wants to do her own thing. Poor guy. I'll think of something fun for him today. I think he feels left out.

Now, a cupcake question. Ready? Lots of times I am watching YouTube makeup videos (collections/storage) and lots of people have this regular or oversized cupcake nearby. I am guessing it is either a trinket box or possibly a candle inside. Anyone know where it comes from? I know one looks vanilla with chocolate and white frosting and a strawberry on top. These are not the little ones that have lip balm in them. They are much bigger and I am dying to get one to use as a trinket box for my fashion rings. Any leads would be highly appreciated!! I am on a mission!!!

it's so funny that mothers day is on a different day in different countries! it was mothers day in the uk back in march! and yeah i can see why your hubby may be feeling a little left out now - but i am happy you get to spend more time with him because of it!! lucky for me nick is not attached to his mother - in fact he rarely speaks to her! with mine i do actually speak on the phone about once a week.

and i know what you mean about the cupcake box thing! i think that pandora did one -
however this is pretty pricey so not sure if that is the same one people have - this is for breast cancer or something. i would look in department stores perhaps in the home and jewlery sections. or maybe even ebay? they are so cute!

 

[ElvenEyes]

Hubby is going to look at a possible one at our local nursery. It had jimmies on top that flake off and I am not sure if they even have it still, but Lou!!! You are perfect! That is one of the ones I saw. There is another with a strawberry on top, but I just ordered one from ebay and so let's hope it comes well packed and fine! I think they are adorable and perfect for my always whimsical look. Imagine that next to my ice cream cone key chain from Coach? Thank you so much!!!

 

[LMD84]

Hubby is going to look at a possible one at our local nursery. It had jimmies on top that flake off and I am not sure if they even have it still, but Lou!!! You are perfect! That is one of the ones I saw. There is another with a strawberry on top, but I just ordered one from ebay and so let's hope it comes well packed and fine! I think they are adorable and perfect for my always whimsical look. Imagine that next to my ice cream cone key chain from Coach? Thank you so much!!!

yay!! i hope you find the cupcake of your dreams! hee hee! i will expect photos of course!

 

[ElvenEyes]

lol Absolutely. I am hoping this week to get both my MU storage pics up and at least some of my jewelry stuff up, though I really need to find a nice jewelry box like your to stash it in. We have a lot in stores around here but they are so cheaply made. Drawers crooked, things off balance, hooks breaking off. Doesn't anyone make quality things anymore? We used to have a store called Service Merchandise. The majority of my house goods when we got married came from there, ranging from silverware and everyday plates to sheets, towels, hamper, scales, scatter rugs, etc. At any rate, they are closed now and I miss them. They had lovely jewelry, too, and those massive jewelry boxes, from 4 foot tall to ones you can put on a dresser. All perfect and hard to decide which one to get. We have my mother a gorgeous one way back in the early 80's or late 70's. Now that I want and need one, I can't find them anywhere. At least not good ones. Grrrr!

 

[katred]

LOL! I just read the last posts in reverse and was wondering why people were talking about ordering cupcakes from ebay and such.

I get it now. Good luck getting your non-edible cupcake, Debi!!

It's been a busy weekend here and I swear, all I want to do is nap... In fact, there's nothing stopping me...

 

[ElvenEyes]

LOL! I just read the last posts in reverse and was wondering why people were talking about ordering cupcakes from ebay and such.

I get it now. Good luck getting your non-edible cupcake, Debi!!

It's been a busy weekend here and I swear, all I want to do is nap... In fact, there's nothing stopping me...

lol Katred! I like to toss the oddest things out in the forum, just to make sure you are all paying attention! Hehehe... Now you can dream of cupcakes!

 

[LMD84]

lol Katred! I like to toss the oddest things out in the forum, just to make sure you are all paying attention! Hehehe... Now you can dream of cupcakes!

lol! i love our random conversations! makes me happy!

 

[ShesAFoxyLady]

My day has just took a turn for the worse. I just dropped my beloved MSFN on the floor and it's smashed. The majority of it is still intact (although I've probably lost a good few months worth of useage on the floor) but the dome is no longer smooth and lovely - it's smashed and uneven and powdery. I know its such a small, unimportant thing in the grand scheme of things but I'm gutted

 

[LMD84]

My day has just took a turn for the worse. I just dropped my beloved MSFN on the floor and it's smashed. The majority of it is still intact (although I've probably lost a good few months worth of useage on the floor) but the dome is no longer smooth and lovely - it's smashed and uneven and powdery. I know its such a small, unimportant thing in the grand scheme of things but I'm gutted

i'm sorry about your powder - and i understand how it can upset you and piss you off! it's not a big thing to some people but to me it would wreck my day! in fact i am currently annoyed because my mac delievery today might now come because the van has broke down!

 

[ElvenEyes]

My day has just took a turn for the worse. I just dropped my beloved MSFN on the floor and it's smashed. The majority of it is still intact (although I've probably lost a good few months worth of useage on the floor) but the dome is no longer smooth and lovely - it's smashed and uneven and powdery. I know its such a small, unimportant thing in the grand scheme of things but I'm gutted

I would be upset too and since we pay so much for our MU I think it only normal to freak out when something happens to a piece. A dropped and bruised lipstick, a dried up favourite nail polish, an entirely tipped over pigment.

Oops. Did I just hear Lou faint??

The other day, while forcing myself to really mix it up, I pulled out my MAC Mineralized foundation. I opened the compact and there was a long crack down the middle. I was shocked since it never fell and realized it is just starting to dry up, even though it is only 4-5 months old. At least I don't care for it. It is too heavy and makes my skin look like an oil slick. Yet....I can't quite get myself to reach into that drawer and toss it into the trash. Sentimental over what I think came in my very first MAC order ever. Maybe if I play Taps....

 

[ElvenEyes]

Lou~ That is exactly what we did. For the several years we lived here we had ugly furniture that I would never have bought. It was all excess stuff my MIL had. Scratches everywhere, disgusting colours, horrible. But I kept saving and saving. Within time we bought a nice sofa, 2 end tables and 2 matching wing chairs from a nice store around here which was sadly going out of business. But we got our things at a nice sale price. The rest of our furniture, almost every piece, is by Ethan Allen, before they got all modern like. It looks sort of American Colonial styled, but I love it and glad I waited. And my beloved grandfather clock. Now I know my furniture will last the rest of my life! We like that!!

Random house pictures. Come on in!

 

[2browneyes]

Today is my first day back to work after having a few days off last week. I wish I had another day or two off but I won't complain