I'M STILL HERE

I wanted to drop a quick post to let you know that I am still here...just going through some challenging times as of late and trying to get my thoughts and feelings in check. Thank you to all who have asked me to come back....you put a smile on my face! I will be back soon.

Ugh, to add a little more upset to my current state, I went outside last night to check on my pineapple that has been growing for the past 18 months. Imagine my devastation when I saw this and screamed out a very loud "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO":

At that precise moment, I experienced a stage 5 nuclear meltdown. Out of shear desperation, I asked hubby to super glue it back together...

Surprisingly, the dog was very quiet at that point. I think he knows something.

I'VE GOT NOTHING

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DIY: THE $500 INSPIRATION

After a long hiatus from making jewelry, I am back! I go through creative spurts where if I just don't feel it, I just don't do it. I cannot force being creative. What I can do though is recreate high end looks for a fraction of the cost. Over the weekend, I was flipping through a Macy's flyer I got in the mail and came across this 14k gold, sterling and onyx bracelet for $500 and knew I had all of the pieces and parts to recreate it:

I used black Swarovski pearls, silver and gold plated spacer beads and clasp.

I am a huge fan of these e-cards and found this one that is 100% me all the way!

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V-DAY: THE RECAP

I hope everyone had a nice Valentines' Day. As we usually do, hubby and I kept it low key once again this year:

I made this bundt cake and brought it into work. I was pleasantly surprised with all of the comments I got on how good it was. My secret? It is an old Weight Watchers trick I still use to this day: substitute the same amount of unsweetened apple sauce for vegetable oil! It makes cake super moist...yum!

My card to hubby: I always tell him that if we got into a fight with anyone, I will always have his back and would kick the sh*t out of someone if I had to...no questions asked. That includes trips to Walmart, which always seems to send me to a level of aggravation that makes me nuts.

His card to me: I think this says it all.

I woke up to this little guy hanging out in a bed of pink roses that smelled incredible.

My hubby is a preparer for when the world collapses (don't judge; he is the guy you want to be with if it ever happens). He has been trying to put together a super awesome first aid/trauma kit for a while now. I thought it would be easier to just go buy one...so I did...from the Army/Navy Store. There were some things in there that go me thinking...like when I saw  the stretcher. If he gets hurt, how am I going to get him onto it and drag him around? I am convinced that without him, I would die out there. My dogs would be zero help.

Take note on how the guy looks optimistic and most likely preparing his next move. Now take a look at the woman; that would be me. How the *#&@ did we get into this? I have my period, no Chapstick and my hair is not doing what is supposed to do. 

I have been making my own pizza dough (ok, from a mix) and it has been a big hit. I made us a thin crust pizza and baked it first on my pizza stone from Pampered Chef (love stoneware!). Then I added the cheese, pepperoni and sausage. OOOPS! I forgot to add a little pizza sauce so I plopped it on top as if I meant to do it. Broil on high for a few minutes and voila!

I GOT CAUGHT.

Hubby and I are trying really hard to add more fruit to our diets; me in the form of fresh cut fruit and he in the form of fruit smoothies. The other night, I put together a snack of vanilla frozen yogurt, strawberries and mini chocolate chips. When hubby came in for his usual nighttime snack of popcorn, I suggested he he a piece of fruit. 

He looked over at me and said, "Really? How about you eat a piece of fruit." I said that I just did...fresh strawberries with frozen yogurt. "Oh, ok. So what is that on your neck?" I had no idea what he was referring to until I went into the bathroom and saw this: 

My first thought? How did I get poop on my neck and whose was it? The dogs? I took my finger and wiped it off but not before smelling it just to make 100% sure it wasn't poop. Then it hit me. What I conveniently left out of the story was that I had sprinkled a few mini chocolate chips on top of the strawberries and yogurt. Assuming that I could quit the sweet and go cold turkey is quite unreasonable, right?

Mini chocolate chips had melted on my neck. How did it get there? Ugh, I was sitting on the sofa indulging in my weekly Real Housewives nonsense when I must have gotten a little sloppy and dropped the chips down below. 

Chocolate. It will rat you out every time. But, I ate my fruit.