A blog entry that feeds into nail art/nail polish/my *teenytiny* addiction to all things girly/makeup-y.  =)

So this blog post is because of Katrina, a girl whose blog I found and immediately loved, because A.) it's about nail polish, and B.) she's WICKED talented when it comes to nail art.  Seriously.  Can YOU draw all the Pokemon characters on ( Read more... )

it's my favorite part of the year. :-) My mom and I have this new tradition, every night we sit and talk for like an hour with just the Christmas tree lights on, about anything from her childhood to my childhood to her married life with my dad (which I don't remember), to what's going on with us right now. It's so great, and I've learned so much ( Read more... )

Crushed does not even begin to describe how I feel. I got a call back from the insurance company, and they do not cover the weight loss surgery. SO. That's just one more thing I can add to the "yeah, I really want it but I'm never gonna get it" list. I'm so hurt/angry/saddened that I just can't even put it into words ( Read more... )

Well. First of all, can I say that I <3 Dr. Fields and Dr. Mulder? (poor Dr. Mulder...I wonder how many X-Files jokes he's gotten??) They rock my socks. Sooooo nice, so informative and caring and involved and just...*decent*. No mentions of my weight. No trying to somehow bring all my symptoms around to being weight related. Just pure, ( Read more... )

prayers/good thoughts would be appreciated. I go to the internal medicine specialist tomorrow (11/9), and hopefully that'll be step 1 in getting me better!

There really isn't much to tell, just that I feel I should update this space at least every once in a while. Why I feel such compunction is beyond me. Like I lead such a fascinating life, or like thousands of people are out there waiting for my next missive ( Read more... )

or drama, whatever. My sister and b-i-l and kids are definitely coming for Christmas. I am thrilled and terrified at the same time, and believe me, it's an odd sensation. There are so many underlying issues with her, from substitute mother to abandonment to my inferiority complex. It all amounts to more baggage than a Samsonite outlet store. ( Read more... )

Lugging around 4 cubic feet of landscaping rock doesn't really *sound* like a big deal. But it is. I just want to say that there are muscles I wasn't aware I had. (why do I even *have* those muscles? lol) The big stone planter beds out front look great, but I am paying for it, big time. Someone pass the aleve and the IcyHot ( Read more... )

I was in an odd mood yesterday, just really wanting to be alone. I went for a drive, and then ran some errands. And of all people, I ran into V. And was immediately flooded with memories, not of her, that I thought I had successfully...well...gotten over. Apparently not. No, *apparently*, as hard as I try, I will never forget 100%, and while ( Read more... )

just bought an Abba album that I've been hunting forever. As in vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm, real-deal *album*. SO happy :-)