Too Long, Too Cute

Found this cute etsy shop, Slipcover Your Life's Stitchery via Not Your Average Ordinary. Thought this dachshund cross stitch might be a fun way to keep busy during deployment.

Loving this ring from J.Crew. And it's on sale! Sadly I think I would need larger size then what they have left.

(Originally seen on Melissa Loves)

At Last

I think I have finally found the perfect oxford!

Dial M for Marvelous

Wishing I owned this Betty Paige skirt found on ModCloth. Since, like a lot of others, I am trying to cut back on frivolous spending I will cross my fingers that this finds its way to the Sale page.

Ethnic Origami

I love the print and the structure of this dress from Tina Kalivas. Click over to her site to see the rest of this amazing collection.

Yummy Bunny

I think I might have to order one of these bunnies of every flavour. They might just be too cute to eat but probably not. ;)

Anchors Away

Love this anchor tote from A.P.C. Wish their shipping fees to Canada were a little more reasonable.

Words to Live By

Loving these words to live by found on Ebony & Ivory.

One of Those Days

Woke up this morning to a flat tire on my car. What a way to start the day! I could actually walk to work but had an appointment at lunch that I need my car for. So I have the spare on but that means no highway driving. Need to make an appointment tomorrow to get 2 new tires installed. So much for any spare cash I had lying around (which wasn't much anyways).

The day did get better. My meeting was at the tennis & racquet club in town to start teaching fitness classes there and it went really well. That makes job number 3 as I currently teach at another fitness club in town in addition to my full time job.

The Beginning

I have created this blog in attempt to organize my thoughts, rants, musings, inspirations and whatever else happens to come up. I thought it might help me keep my sanity during a my boyfriend's year long deployment and preparing a teenage daughter to go of to university and out into the world on her own.

This post comes 2 days after 'wheels up' for Afghanistan for D and 1 day after B left for the UK on a school trip for 12 days. This means no packing lunches or taxi service for B and a lot of time to myself. D and I currently live 5 hours apart so the deployment hasn't really been a factor yet since we are used to being apart for sometimes weeks at a time. He has also been able to call everyday so far but I know that will not last. That's when it will really sink in.

I hope to keep this blog updated daily with my efforts to keep busy for 363 more days and really with anything that may come up. I'm brand new to blogging but love the venue it provides for any one on any topic.

Looking forward to many more posts!