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“Lose the ‘tude dude!” That’s basically my favorite thing to say to people when they cop an attitude with me. Mainly because I feel like Danny Tanner trying to be hip.

I’m hip right? RIGHT!?

But I had to say it to myself this morning when I got out of bed. It was cold in my house and I would have much rather stayed under the warm shelter of my down comforter. It was early and I wanted to sleep until at least 12. I was being lazy and I didn’t feel like getting in the shower because that would inevitably mean that I would have to get out of the shower and there is nothing worse than going from a nice, hot shower to a freezing bathroom.  When I grab my cold towel, it feels like I’m being grinded on by a polar bear. I’ll let you marinate on that image for awhile.

So I had a choice. I could keep my bad attitude going all day and spend my day at being irrationally angry at everything.  You know, like having to actually work full time in this economy and being paid to be around great people. Or that my hot cider which most people would love to drink was too hot and burned my mouth.  Or that I couldn’t find anything that I wanted to wear when I have that awful inconvenience of actually having warm clothes to wear.  Or that I felt large and in charge when I rolled out of bed this morning because I was fed a delicious meal by great friends last night when most people would be so grateful to know what it was like to have great friends and a full meal.

OR

I could realize that I have it pretty dang good. I could choose my attitude. I could lose the `tude. With every grumpy, judgmental, cynical, or ungrateful thought that came into my brain, I could counter it with a positive thought. BOOM… good attitude today. Join me?

Don’t get weird on me! I mean with Halloween! I LOVE Halloween. I’ve always loved dressing up as different characters. Lets just be honest here, I think it’s fun to be the idiot who goes all out at costume parties. Over the past few years, I think my goal was to turn my husband on… what do you think?

Welcome everyone to the new site! I’ll be posting about this experience soon but I wanted to welcome you with bells and whistles… ok fine, you can’t hear them but I’m seriously doing a welcome dance right now.

You’ve seen me dance… you know who you’re dealing with.

Please leave a note about some things you’d love to see on the new blog!

I was tired after work today and I normally go to the grocery store on Mondays. But my sweet hubbs decided to come with me! Sam = 1, Tiredness = 0.

It was so fun having him with me and telling me stories about his day while I scoped out which EVOO was the best buy.

Then we got home and we were winding down and he said, “You know what? I’m going to make you supper tonight.” Sam = 2, Tiredness = still 0.

It was so amazing to sit and relax a bit and then enjoy an amazing meal! The greatest thing is, Sam offers to do all of those things most nights. But I let him help me today and it was SO worth it. Mondays don’t have to be dreary, I’m so grateful and being able to really dive into that gratitude made my day even better. Lets not take things for granted shall we? The more I thought about how grateful I was for Sam, the happier I got. The more I stopped trying to control everything in the kitchen, the happier I was. Life is good when you spend time thanking God for the goodness He brings.

Are you throwing up yet?

Many of you know that I have started a new blog/book with two friends, Ginna and Kate. This week on our blog we started doing give-a-ways! Woo hoo!

Please pop over to read about our experiences and others in the coming weeks. To enter the drawing for the give-a-way, all you need to do is leave a comment or become a follower over at our blog; we’d love to hear from you!

PRANKS!!!

I don’t care who you are, pranks are fun. My coworkers have put up with a lot this year as I like to constantly remind them how much I love pranks. I hide in empty offices and jump out as they walk by. I’ve hidden Sandy’s cell phone in the ceiling and called it… she had 40 missed calls from me but watching her run around trying to find it was priceless. I’ve taped office supplies to people’s desks. You name it, I’ve tried it on them… and they’ve tried it on me.

But my dear friends, we pulled the ultimate prank on Sandy. She made the stupid mistake of going to the beach and leaving her desk unattended. We felt like she needed a change of scenery.

So piece by piece, we moved her entire desk and made a miniature sized replica out of cardboard boxes in the warehouse. I wish you could have seen her face on Monday morning when her cubicle was stark white and empty and she couldn’t find her desk.

Please notice the backrest that we stole from her real chair and put on her mini-chair

Why yes, that is a fake mouse on her mouse pad.

Pranks are fun, getting pranked is fun. I hope you find some mischief this weekend and act like a child!

DANCING LIKE A FOOL!

Mark 10:15, “I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”


I think having a childlike faith and demeanor can be not only fun but freeing. So here goes!


Sunday’s agenda involved me calling one of my best friends who lives in Asheville for a “play date”. You have to understand my love for Ashleigh… she will do crazy things with me without even blinking. I called her and she came up for the day and we decided we would go to the fair. We rode all of the rides that would make us vomit, ate like pigs, then watched pigs race around a racetrack for Oreos, and then…. got our face painted. I mean, we had to right? Here are the highlights of a childlike day.