Oi...I'm in a slump. Maybe that's why I've been blogging a lot lately but I need something to do! (Other then things I should be doing like cleaning & laundry...UGG) I got the cabin fever...tomorrow I don't care what the temperature is I'm going for a run...well okay, a walk/run. Does anyone have something,(fun), for me to do? I'd be happy to make someone a custom header or something 'cause I have re-done my family header way too many times... I need to do something else. Todd won't be back 'till Fri...wow I think I miss him!

Hey did anyone watch the Bachelor last night? I know I'm biased but how could he send the Canadian home? She had the best personality and the best family out of the 3. It was so obvious! I mean Jason even said so...he was like 'my family would like her the best', (not a direct quote:) Duh?!...He's a gluten for misery...men can be soooo dumb!

I'm watching Idol right now and 2 of these girls are bombing hardcore...Oh it's sooo uncomfortable....LOVE IT. Does everyone love Simon as much as I do?...He keeps it real ya know? I have a bit of a crush on him..like when he winks...it's quite sexy. Hey I'm entitled to my opinion...
....Wow I need a LIFE!

25 random things re: me

I was tagged by my pal Sid on facebook and now I've been tagged by my pal Tam on her blog...I'm really not sure I can come up with 25 things and I know I can't come up with 50. So this is going to be a 2 for 1 deal! I love a bargain!! - Oh wait that can be #1...
1.I love a bargain..seriously I head to the clearance racks in whatever store I'm in. I also love Garage Sales and Thrift Stores. I try to be selective as to what I buy at these. I'm not sure I spend less $ then most...I think I just collect more crap! Oh that's #2...
2.I hate crap, clutter, etc. I seem to have a lot of it though. I'm on a 'clean out my closet kick' and my Garage Sale is going to be epic!! - You should see the mountain of CRAP!!
3.I need creative outlets like an addict needs their drugs...It's who I am. Whether it's blogging, designing, planting, painting, scrap booking,(blurbing), sketching, writing, or teaching songs. Gotta get my 'fix'. When I don't have a creative outlet, I'm not happy.
4.I lost a lot of weight last year through diet & exercise.
5.I'm very hungry & very tired!
6.I have a pretty good attitude about snow until about March. If the snow is still here in March I start bitching!
7.I love my husband and kids, but I do miss those crazy girlfriend days when we would crank up the stereo, cruise, pig out, & laugh about the dumbest things...Oh wait I still do that!
8.I want more kids.
9.I'm not sure I'm going to ever get more kids.
10.I'm starting to accept the things I can't control. It's a process.
11.I love being the primary chorister. Coming up with creative visual aides, making a fool out of myself, & singing badly...I was made for this calling!
12. I need new couches in a bad way, but if I got new couches my kids wouldn't know where they should eat & play...no joke.
13.My favorite household chore is doing the dishes by hand...I love warm,(hot), sudsy water and I will stretch out this task so I look like I'm working for a long time, while I'm really just enjoying the warmth.
14. I am Cold...always. It's a curse. I literally sleep with a T-shirt, hooded sweatshirt-(hood on), heavy sweatpants, socks, slippers, sheets, down comforter, bedspread, and heating pad. Yes, Todd is one lucky guy!
15.My least favorite household chore is ironing...I have no use for it. I mean I like the way an ironed shirt looks but I have laundry tricks that I use to avoid having to iron....or maybe my family & I are just walking around looking sloppy and no one is telling us, hmmmm...insight.
16.I can get way excited about music...any kind really.
17.I like simplicity in all things. I don't like to clutter things up...but then I get excited about things and start adding stuff, and then it gets to be too much, and then way too much,... so I purge and start again. It's a cycle. Happens in every thing, Home deco, cooking, Blog design, pretty much everything I do....
18.I'm obsessed with fantasy football. I have 2 teams. I commissioned a league this year with my family and it was a hit with them all. We talked to each other more then we have in years. It might have been smack talk...but talk is talk. Right?
19.I love coming up with righteous excuses for wasting my time.
20.I have always felt like I missed out because I never had a sister. I love my sister-in-laws and friends, but I am really jealous of the close sister relationships I see.
21.Right now I'm eating a peanut butter/honey sandwich that I made for Tanner and he wouldn't eat. (it says 'random' things!).
22.My kids are not very good eaters.
23.I'm not a big fan of 'change'. I know change is good,(for the most part), and inevitable but it sucks.
24. My Husband has a genius IQ & it's annoying...I'm convinced I'm smarter then him so I tried to take the test, but he was looking over my shoulder and laughing at me so I didn't finish the test and ended up with a bogus score. Basically it said I have the same IQ as my dog Murphy. Todd thinks this is hilarious...I don't.
25.I was really tempted to 'cheat' on this, by looking at what other people had wrote so I would sound really witty and interesting....but I didn't . So if it's too boring, Sorry but...
I gotta be me Baby!!!

I tag: Cindy, (because she's not on facebook and I think she's the only on who reads this blog!)

I'm back. I've taken a bit of a hiatus from personal blogging. I've been busy. The holidays are always busy but what is it about taking down the Christmas decorations that gives me such a rush of energy directed at my house? I don't know why but every January it seems I take on too many home projects. Last year I tackled the master bedroom. This year it was Reagan's room,(see family blog), and our living room. I also have decided to spend little to no money on my projects so there has been a lot of 'creativity' involved. I've painted a lot of things, - chairs, shelves, frames etc., & re-covered pillows and chairs. I've moved things around & moved them back again. I've organized a lot of my closets & thrown away a ton of crap. I've also kept a lot of crap and put it all in a big garage sale pile for the spring. I'm getting the kids to help and we'll take our garage sale earnings and go to Lagoon or somewhere fun. Reagan is going to make a haul on her stuffed animals! I've 'spring' cleaned my plant shelves , (after 5 yrs of dust!) I've put window treatments on 3 windows, (after 5yrs of nada!) I've organized and backed up my personal photos and computer. I've created a book from my blog last year and am having it printed out for our family. I did it through Blurb and am soooo excited about it! I'm planning on making one every year and working on making on books for the past 5 yrs.(the years I haven't scrapbooked!) It's way easy, inexpensive, and great quality! Check it out - http://www.blurb.com/ Goodbye and good riddance to scrap booking forever!!!
Reading over this post it seems like I'm very industrious but not to worry, I've managed to find time to sit on my heiney and watch me some American Idol and Bachelor! I mean really...I have my priorities. Finally good quality TV shows back for me to enjoy!
**a little disclaimer: Todd helped me with many of these projects!!

So I went to this Mary Kay Party tonight where they re-do your face and try to sell all their products. Well I'm just wondering how much time does the average chick (my age) actually spend on their 'beauty' routine...morning and night? Umm according to the seven chicks at this party...I need to step up my game. It's really gotten bad I guess. When I was single, (and when I didn't need it), I would spend lots of time (and $$) on my beauty but really now my bedtime routine is put on my sweats and hit the pillow... My morning routine is wash off the visible make -up that's left over from yesterday, mousturize, and re-apply. -You could call me lazy but I prefer 'low maintainence'. Do you think it's going to catch up to me? I'm worried that one morning I'm going to wake-up and look like this:

I'm a bit concerned...what do you think?