Winter Blues

Well, here it is. That time of the year when you are tired of the short days and would like to see sunlight when you leave your job. I reached that point about two days ago. I wanted to hibernate until spring arrived; very tempting too but there's work to do. So, its out of the question.  

I am missing the warm rays of the sun, seeing the flowers bloom and leaves on trees, the refreshing taste of iced coffee on a hot summer day, and the long days with beautiful views at dawn and dusk. <---who writes dawn and dusk anymore? welp, that confirms it. I.need.sun!

Miami trip '15

So, what am I doing to keep my sanity...I'm looking back on my trip to Miami. Ah, yes :) That's where the sun is taking a vacay from those of us who live up in the northern states. Now back to reality, exercising helps some and it definitely keeps my knee injuries from flaring up. Writing down ideas for muh blog, updating planner, reading, and when my sewing machine wants to work I sew. It has a little attitude problem but I love him. Yes, my sewing machine is a him. Coffee and donuts/bagels/any pastry to keep me awake and thinking that it's still go time. The one thing that's always kept me sane during the winter blues in need of spring hues funk is TV. I watch classic films, classic TV shows like "I love Lucy" on DVD, new shows or movies. It all helps but there's nothing compared to the feeling of the spring sun on your skin.

Miami trip '15

So, What are you doing to keep yourself at bay from the winter blues?

November Monthly Favorites

November's been a roller coaster kind of month in every possible way. A cup of coffee helps most of the time but when I didn't have it close by or when I reached the bottom of the cup, I looked for these items.

Forever Nude palette from BH cosmetics

First Aid Beauty Facial Cleanser

Lush Cosmetics massage bar 

Bath and Body works Stress Relief lotion

Bath and Body works Sweater Weather candle

Starbust candy 

Time to get ready for December shenanigans :) Our Christmas tree is up and it is beautiful! Can't wait to share our Christmas decorations and funsies with you!

Post Goble Goble

Turkey day was fantastic! When the rest of the family arrived, which was late. Our hunger beat the camera. No picture of Dad or Grandpa carving the turkey at the table. No instagram-y "look at my plate of food" picture. None. We just ate it all!

It's Black Friday! The day where many great deals appear before our eyes and we impulse buy because "it's on super sale and I just might need that." I'm pretty sure we've all fallen victim to our shopper self think that phrase above. I know I have, but this year I stayed away from the stores. Most of the sales were online anyway and some were better than in store sales. Besides I'd much rather shop at the comfort of my own home, in my Pjs, and a warm cup of coffee to sip on.

Temptation to put more things in your cart is possible but thank goodness for that remove button or the error message when we mistype our card number. It has saved me a few times from buying things that I just don't need but needed to make it to the free shipping minimum. I had to figure out if the item was truly worth it or not. If it wasn't then I removed it but if it was there had to be a very good reason. Many stores include shipping because they figured you wouldn't just buy a sweater for your brother or a scarf for your best friend. Although the deals were pretty spot on in some stores I stuck with good ol' trusty Amazon. I finished my Christmas shopping and stayed under budget, way under budget. Go me! I did some shopping at Nordstrom too; spoiling the family a bit and myself.

Continuously thankful for each and every one of my blessings!
Hope you guys had a great shopping experience in store, at home or both :)