I had the urge to do this earlier this morning and thought better of it because starting off with a what sucks list for your weekend seems counter productive but the day has continued on a down hill slope despite waking up early and having fun laughing moments with my children so I'm making an allowance

It sucks when:

you try out a new recipe and you and your dear friend end up with chemical burns from the world's hottest jalapenos

you spend almost 4 hours doing one task at work

your temp quits with 30 mins notice

you have a new car sitting in your parking lot but it won't run

you have to rush to and from a relaxing massage

your ipod's battery dies and you have to send it away for a replacement

you can't seem to get hired anywhere

you have no hope left

you can't seem to get it out of your mind that right now your husband is in a foreign country, likely sleeping with someone

you have to cut your list short because it is time to rush to that massage

(forgive me for thinking I have any right to complain when I am off to said massage)

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Ok, so the bag is a few months old now I guess but still...

1 - set of at home care instructions from ER visit last night due to son's attempt to slice off part of his thumb with a vegetable peeler

1 - weathered post-it

1 - red wallet

2 - business cards

3 - pens, all black

1 - set of keys, love the carabiner clip

2 - tampons (1 regular absorbancy, 1 light)

55 - cents not contained in coin purse

1 - paper drinking cup

1 - coupon, pull-ups

9 - miscellaneous receipts

1 - bottle artificial tears

1 - one black marbled composition notebook, small

1 - band-aid

1 - pantyliner

1 - outdated lottery ticket, non-winner

1 - small mirror/emergency sewing kit (courtesy of Cig.na)

1 - green hairbrush with spare brown hair tye

1 - Nine.West hard case for glasses

1 - soft cleaning cloth for glasses

1 - blue comb

1 - checkbook, blue

1 - moleskin, grafted

2 - tubes Blist.ex

1 - pack Marl.boros

1 - container dental floss, Glide

7 - snapable barrettes in 4 colors

6 - bobbypins

1 - library card, not mine

1 - pouch for sunglasses

1 - small tube, Aveda hand relief

1 - stick sunscreen, Hawaiian Tropic (love these sticks)

1 - one partial packet of antibiotic ointment (another souvenier of my ER visit last night)

Damn, you'd think with all those hair accessories I'd actually do my hair

Thanks for the reminder J, I've been wanting to do this since posted by P

Listing inspired this Friday, as always, by the lovely G

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Beautiful weather. Sunny yet mild.

Looking forward to my 2nd of 3 weekends in a row to myself

friends, friends, friends

MUSIC

figuring some things out emotionally

this site, i love the self-deprecating, wise-cracking, humor and honesty she writes with, despite the very seriousness of what their family has been through

this site, very visually stunning, IMHO. Check out the archives for how her and her husband met. It is truly inspiring to me

aging gracefully

sour cream and onion chips

money in the bank

girls day out, shopping leisurely

finally getting over not getting the job I desperately wanted

gorgeous, thoughtful birthday gifts (car repair, candles, company, cold hard $$$$, flowers, grapefruit wonderfulness, dishes, to die for cake, tanks, wine)

as always, listing inspired by G, today's goodness inspired by B

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33 years and counting for me

11 dear friends who helped me celebrate

15 years since I graduated high school

7 years, almost, at this current job

6 months spent job hunting to no avail

3 fabulous weekends in a row to myself

1 gorgeous lemon cake

1 funny yet creepy blow up punching bag

4 hours to go

0 threshold I have for heartache today...

I really do want to give a great huge shout out to all my dear attendees at my birthday party Saturday night. I thought you all played well together and the gifts were fantabulous! Thanks for being such good sports about the questions and answers. My neighbor smiled brightly at me today so we must not have been too rowdy.

Ok, this was really meant to be a more spectacular electronic thank you note for the fabulous birthday party but my mood is blue today.

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I know I have such a loyal following that this is almost absurd but those of you that do stop by to read and better yet comment (which I adore); I'm turning the comments off. The spam is just killing me.

Maybe another day...

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Two years ago to day I gave birth to the wonderful little girl I never knew I wanted. It has been rough at times but from where we stand today I see mostly sunny skies. You delight me everyday with your exaggerated expressions, your bright little squeals, and your awesome mimicry. I can't believe how we got to this point because in so many ways I feel like you should be older by now. For today I'm going to let myself believe it is because I have learned a little bit more to slow down and enjoy the small things in life.

For the coming year I have these wishes for you (or maybe for me ::wink::)

-You get more hair so we can have fun like your cousins with their delightful ponytails

-You get a bit more accustom to the swimming pool

-I capture hundreds more moments on the camera of your beautiful smile

-You branch out with some veggies (I know you love your fruit)

-You stay healthy!

-You and your brother continue to have such a loving relationship.

Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!

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Ran out of time yesterday, I just wanted to say...

Thank you to the mama with the garage sale that had fabulous finds for my daughter's birthday gifts.

Thank you to the dear clan from Michigan for your delightful visit, getting a chance to meet your little one and the lovely birthday flowers/pizza!

Thank you to all the family and friends that made it to little Miss Z's party this weekend. It was ideal I think!

Thank you to all the family and friends who called/sent messages wishing me a happy birthday yesterday. I love you all and you surround me with your love!

Thanks to my littlest brother and his family for the delightful dinner out. I'm so glad you are home J!

Thanks to my youngest sister for the tank tops! I still haven't tried them on but I'm sure they will get plenty of use

Thank you to my dear coworker, M, for the cake with the yummy frosting and the cubicle decorations.

Thank you in advance to all the fabulous people coming to my place this weekend for a birthday bash!

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