A little of this, a little of that
Little bits of randomness that I’ve been thinking about, but none are worthy of long enough for their own entire post.
- That killer whale who just killed a trainer at Sea World? Apparently he’s a serial killer. Maybe we should stop saving the whales.
- A couple of weeks ago I won a giveaway over at Cinnamon Hollow for Country Bob’s All-Purpose Sauce. I’m not generally much of a sauce gal so I had my reservations. I’d say that it tasted comparable to A-1. Most attractive to me, however, was this statement in the company literature: It would be nice if we could claim responsibility for the success of the company, however, credit must be given where credit is due. Proverbs 16:3 says, “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.” We have placed true ownership of Country Bob, Inc. in the hands of God. “Christ is our CEO” and He is an Awesome Boss! Now that is a company I want to support!
- Despite how it must look to my readers, I do not have 42 appliance garages or a kitchen the size of a cracker box. For some reason this just always ends up being my food snapshot locale.
- I’m on a DIY/go green kick. To be perfectly honest, it’s more about saving money than saving the environment. (I’m not even going to go there with my issues on saving the planet) In that vein, I’ve been using natural products like baking soda, peroxide, and white vinegar to clean, and I’ve been making my own laundry detergent. Do you have any other tips you could share?
- I love HGTV. I’m a DIY kinda gal anyway, and I love real estate so I especially like the house-hunting type shows. I find myself wanting to shake some of the buyers, though. Why can they not see past ugly paint colors? Why are they unwilling to put any work into a place? Have they no imagination??? This makes me crazy.
- Chris’s company gives out bonuses at the beginning of the year. Very sadly, this year not so much. I, on the other hand, continue to reap bonuses from my job every day.
- I have the best job in the world.
- Girl Scout cookies. Everywhere. If you need some, please come to my house. I need them to go away.
- I don’t think I ever told you this, but I did post it on Twitter/Facebook. And I told everyone at church, too – because I’m klassy like that. My parents bought me a leg lamp for Christmas. You know, the leg lamp. My husband hates it. Because he has no sense of humor, and is easily embarrassed by me. Nonetheless, it did hold the appropriate place of honor in our [front] living room window this past holiday season. And because I love it so much (and I’m super klassy), it’s still in the living room, though now on a side table instead.
- When I was a kid we had a neighbor that told my mom she’d always wanted to have a room in her house for all of the things that she knows are tacky, but loves them anyway. I feel exactly the same way. Leg lamp would love a room like that, methinks.
- I’m frustrated with our school’s PTO. They have zero communication (don’t even announce meetings!), overpriced fundraisers, and are not at all accessible. I’m writing a letter to suggest some changes, but I am still in need of some GOOD fundraising ideas. Got any for me? Overpriced wrapping paper needs to die.
That’s all I’ve got. It’s not that NaBloPoMo is wearing me down; quite the contrary, actually. I’ve been surprised that it’s been easier than I anticipated. It’s just that I am sick – again – still. My whole body aches, as it has off and on for the last 3 months. Spring can’t come soon enough.
Tags: Country Bob's, girl scout cookies, green cleaning, leg lamp, PTO
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By Soliloquy, February 25, 2010 @ 1:34 pm
LOVE bullets. Aren’t they the greatest. You can let your mind just go without the pressure of having to develop thoughts.
LOVE the leg lamp. Am thinking you should really refer to yourself more as classic than klassy. As in classic humor.
.-= Soliloquy´s last blog ..It’s Suddenly Not Looking So Glamorous =-.
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By Kara B., February 25, 2010 @ 1:37 pm
I hear you about the overpriced wrapping paper. This year our parent group just said, “Hey, would you make a donation?” I gladly did that instead of selling stuff.
We also do a school carnival that does well, but it takes a lot of volunteers. With the carnival there is a silent auction. Many items donated from the community, but I love the items donated from each classroom. There have been some great items there. Also, some items are unique (and cost nothing upfront) like reserved seats in the front row at a school performance, a great parking spot for open house, etc.
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By heather, February 25, 2010 @ 3:20 pm
Love the leg lamp for the window at Christmas time! Hate fundraisers, I’d rather just give a donation as well. I was blessed to win TWO blog give-aways this past week. I’m blown away! As for the killer whale, and the environment stuff…well sometimes we mean to do the right things but it doesn’t always work out that way. I should have posted this in bullets.
.-= heather´s last blog ..tidbit time =-.
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By Marcy from The Glamorous Life Association, February 25, 2010 @ 5:28 pm
I want the leg lamp so bad. What the hell is wrong with me?
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Heather Reply:
February 25th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
Whatever it is, it’s wrong with me, too. I think it’s just the klassiness.
What I love most is that my husband’s 93-year-old grandmother came to the house and laughed her head off and said she loved it. Come to find out, she’s never even seen the movie. She’s just
tackyklassy in the same way. Granny rocks.[Reply]
By Amanda, March 1, 2010 @ 6:37 pm
You are SO awesome. That lamp makes me laugh out loud each time I see the pic.
.-= Amanda´s last blog ..The Bowling Pro =-.
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