Sometimes I have my pioneer moments, and wonder if I should buy a business instead of a house. It would actually cost less right now. Or maybe buy a house in Detroit. Start an urban farm. Or buy a building for my dog rescue ( Read more... )

Dog had period in my bed. Trip to vet. Laser hair removal on the bikini area.. ouchies. Conference calls. Defect resolution. Nadine offered me a day off.. shocking. Got fillings fixed on two of my teeth. Visited TJ to give back his sweatshirt. Kinda cleaned out car. Took in dry cleaning. Went on semi-lame semi-interesting date. Got very little done ( Read more... )

Ok, so you may be wondering what this "I am thankful for" stuff is about. My coach says to make a list of things I "deal with" on a daily basis. I started doing this, and they basically turned into lists of complaints. i.e. "I didn't like that the plane was delayed, they ran out of peanuts, the temperature was too cold, the stewardess was ( Read more... )

I am thankful that our skills based volunteering effort ends in three weeks!! Yay! Get to put it on my resume AND get to be done with it. I am thankful that I have an EXTREMELY patient boyfriend who puts up with sooo much. I was in a bind because one of the vet techs called off, so I wasn't able to bring the dog to the kennel. Ross let me bring her ( Read more... )

Well, it is 4AM and I am planted in my car with some dogs. Car smells like a farm because the three of them got carsick on the way back, and now they have the runs so we are in-out-in-out. I will say this though, I am thankful that I have the money to get my car detailed, and that it's actually an excuse for a nice treat that I would otherwise feel ( Read more... )

For today in particular, I am grateful that I had an excellent hairdresser who was willing to take on a difficult client. I am grateful that she did it for less money than my previous hairdresser. I am grateful that whenever I am sad I can think about / text / talk to Ross and be happy again. I am grateful that my "tough decisions" are not realy ( Read more... )

This came to me anonymously today... but I thought it would be of interest to a particular (or maybe multiple) people reading this ( Read more... )

I looked up his ex gf on facebook... don't ever do that... nothing good will come of it... ever...

I recently put in an offer on my dream house. It was a historical home in downtown Birmingham, needed some work, but the perfect most charming property - a yard for the dogs, walkable to shops and restaurants, long driveway and garage, hard wood floors, brick colonial, a room that I envisioned painting green and making into my office, a deck ( Read more... )

It has been a week of surprises ( Read more... )