I have a whole list of very serious and important topics to blog about. However, I can’t seem to muster the energy to write a word about any of them. So, that just leaves us with some random thoughts that have been bouncing around my head.
This could get scary.
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Speaking of scary, today is Annalyn’s Halloween party at preschool. She is going to look adorable in her Minnie Mouse costume! And that is just a miracle. Not that she’ll look cute; that’s a given. But that we have her costume in hand. I waited just a little too long to decide on one and ordered it just a couple weeks ago. Over the weekend, I got a notice from UPS saying that it would be delivered – TODAY. As in, AFTER the party!
I’m so relieved that, after several weeks of priming Annalyn for the big day (“And what are you going to be for Halloween? Minnie Mouse! That’s right! Yay!”), I didn’t have to stuff her 90th percentile height and weight into last year’s ladybug costume!
What are your kids dressing up as for Halloween? What kind of costume are YOU wearing?
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A while back, I needed new plug-in, smelly things for the house. The scratch-and-sniff fragrance I settled on that day happened to be an Air Wick, so I bought the plug-ins and proceeded to smell up the house. In a good way!
Lately, however, I’ve discovered that Air Wick is no longer popular enough to be sold at Walmart. Yes, I realize I could shop somewhere, but the fact is, I buy the bulk of my groceries at Walmart and I find having to hit a second store SO irritating!
After complaining for a few weeks now (surprise, surprise), I finally broke down and bought the ridiculously expensive Febreze system. I scratched and sniffed several of their fragrance duos and finally settled on two. Mark picked out an apple and caramel combo, and I chose lavendar and vanilla.
The apple and caramel STUNK. I mean, in theory, it smells great. I love apple; it’s my favorite. But this time? It was BAD. And STRONG. And just WRONG.
Thankfully, the lavendar and vanilla hasn’t been quite as awful. It’s crazy strong, but now that I’ve gotten the sickeningly sweet caramel apple smell out, I’ve gotten used to it. It’s jut no Air Wick.
What is your favorite fragrance? What do you use to make your house smell good?
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If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that if there’s something I make excuses for NOT doing (aside from losing weight, and we’re just not going to talk about that right now), it’s recycling.
Though it’s been on my to-do list and part of my New Year’s resolutions for a couple years now (YEARS!), I have just recently mastered the whole process. For the past year, I’ve been separating our recyclables from the trash, but I couldn’t manage to get them to the recycling bin in the church parking lot.
But a couple months ago, something wonderful happened. Our trash company finally got their act together and started collecting recycling in our neighborhood! AND, they gave us two huge trash carts. AND, the service is actually cheaper than trash alone has been for seven years now!
I cannot even tell you how much I love that recycling cart. And the service. It make me so happy to know I can take all my paper and aluminum out to the garage, drop it in my HUGE bin with the yellow lid – and get rid of it within a week!
Do you recycle?
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I’ve recently come to terms with a major failing of mine: I can’t park my car to save my life. That’s right. I’m a bad parker.
Ever since we got our wannabe SUV (technically a crossover) last fall, I’ve noticed that parking spaces are narrower and fellow drivers park much closer to the lines.
Ummm, yeah. Not so much.
I’m finally able to admit that the problem is ME. I’ve always driven cars, so this larger vehicle just gets the best of me the second I pull into a parking lot. So sad.
What are YOU not so good at? Or, I suppose, feel free to share your parking-a-big-car tips. If you must.
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Last piece of randomness: Last weekend, we redecorated Annalyn’s room. It’s not as extensive as it sounds, although I will definitely be writing a post about the details as soon as I finish some details. The main thing we accomplished was taking her crib out of the room and moving in a twin bed.
That’s right. My baby is no longer a baby. I won’t blame you if you need to take a moment. I sure did.
But nearly as exciting as her “big girl bed” is the cutest little pink lamp I found on clearance at Target! See, sometimes I get something in my head, an idea, a belief that a certain object or service SHOULD exist. Because I want it. And it would be perfect.
Unfortunately, what happens most often in that case is that I can’t find the darned thing because it doesn’t actually exist. But not this time. I just knew a tiny pink lamp would be perfect for Annalyn’s new big girl, pink princess (I know. Don’t get me started.) room. And then I FOUND it!
Of course, finding a tiny light bulb to fit it hasn’t been quite as simple. But I’m not letting that bring me down. Nope. I just look at that tiny lamp and smile, every single time I’m in her room.
(Okay, not EVERY time. Because many times I’m in her room these days involve time outs and discussions about obeying Mommy. Again. But you get my point.)
That tiny lamp is making me so happy these days. What is making YOU happy right now?
It looks like your questions are one paragraph off from the question asked. I don’t think we ever found out what your daughter is wearing for Halloween.
I also started recycling when our trash company gave us a separate can for it. I got so mad one time though when they dumped a FULL recycled can into the regular trash. Argh!!
She’s going as Minnie Mouse. And I can see why the bold questions seem off. I actually put them at the end of each of my random blurbs, but it’s quite possible that only made sense to my early-morning brain! :)
Ohhh, I’d be mad, too, if they put my carefully sorted recycling in the regular old trash!
I love random! Those kinds of posts are fun because they give us a peek into your life a little more. :)
First off, I hate Halloween. Always have. Thinking of a costume just makes me break out in hives. My youngest is 12 and just decided to go trick or treating with some friends this year, and even that is making me stressed. And she’s doing her own costume! I sure hope this is the last year for that.
Second, my favorite scent in my home is Tilex. That means it’s clean! :)
Yes, I recycle, but only because our town makes it easy. They give everyone a recycling bin and we wheel it down to the street. Completely free.
Thanks for asking about what’s making me happy. Probably the fact that someone is here cleaning my house (with Tilex!) right now is the best part of my day. :)
Hope you have a good one!
Oooooh, if somebody was cleaning my house (with or without Tilex), I would be sooo happy! Well, you know, happier. Because I’m pretty happy sitting with my laptop and my 3yo watching Beauty and the Beast!
I miss my crossover vehicle! I drive a 15-passenger van! So, I try to avoid having to back out of spaces by parking far away from the entrance to a store. It is annoying, but not as annoying as hitting another car would be!
Our city also makes recycling very easy. No sorting required, just toss it all in the bin. No excuse not to do it more, but sometimes I’m still too lazy to walk out to the garage. Ugh.
Okay, wow. Your van beats my little Pacifica, by far!
1. My son is going to be “Super Why”.. In case you haven’t seen it, it’s a show on PBS.. Yes, I make my son watch educational TV..LOL.. I, however, am not dressing up. No costume parties for us this year.. If I was, I wanted to be a couple from the “trailorhood”.. I may buy a moo-moo and just pretend I’m at a party..LOL
2. I like the scentsy stuff.. it’s expensive but it smells up the whole house. A friend of mine sells it. I’m fixing to get some new holiday scents. Right now I have sugar cookies.. It’s smells good, but it does make me want to eat cookies all day.
3. Not as much as I should.. I have the ‘trash can for it’..and I do put like broken down boxes and paper in there.. but I should do better at recycling everything that can be recycled.
4. Yeah, I can’t park either.. I got nothing to pass to you in that department… Im doing good if I only take up 2 spaces..
5. Right this moment…eating a reeses and reading your blog.. Both are making me happy.. I gotta say… the Reeses wins just a tab… chocolate and peanut butter..i mean come on… it wins EVERYTHING… =)
Beat out by a Reese’s? :) I’ve heard that Scentsy is good. I don’t think I’ve ever been invited to one of their parties, though. Maybe I should ask around and see if I know anyone who sells it!
Hi Mary!
I saw your comment over on the Violet Fig that you were going to Blissdom! I have visited your blog before (I LOVE THE NAME!) but I wanted to invite you to come join our linky for Blissdom attendees so we can all get to know one another before we get there!
http://livingthebalancedlife.com/blissdom-2011-attendee-linky/
I love your randomness, BTW!
Bernice
I love the Wallflowers from Bath and Body Works. If you don’t like a scent, you take it in (used and all) and trade it out for a different one. Maybe slightly more expensive than airwick, but I think it is worth it :)
Somebody else suggested that. If I can’t find a Febreze scent that really works, I’ll have to try B&BW. They have so many good scents!
WOW… for not having energy to talk about something you sure had a lot to say…LOL.
My kids are older but they are still dressing up. My oldest who is 19 is going to be a Fairy. My second who is 18 is going to be a Sailor (I think) My third daughter who is 17 dressed up with a friend… her friend was the magician and my daughter was the bunny… My son is too cool to dress up but he does have a few things to dress as a clown… the bow around his neck squirts water… now that is a boy thing….LOL….. I won’t be dressing up but I will pass out the candy.
I’m not a big fan of fragrance because of my allergies.
I have a whole lot of things I am not good at and I’m with you on the SUV thing. I have a suburban and it still takes me a few tries to pull into a parking spot straight…. One time when my girls were in High School we had some of their friends in the car and after I pulled in and out of a parking spot for the 3rd time, he asked “Are we still parking?” I laughted so hard but hey… that SUV is huge.
Oh, I had energy to talk – just not about all the things I was “supposed” to talk about! :)
I love random. You are a girl after my own heart.
I will be parading around in jeans and a t-shirt or sweatshirt depending on whether Chicago can make up its mind on this weather. Not wearing a costume. I am 32 years old and I have a life, thankyouverymuch. {yes note the sarcasm seeping through all that}
Gah! The nerve of WalMart to stop selling our products! Bring back the Air Wick! {Okay so I don’t actually use that, but I feel your pain.} I admit to being a candles & Febreeze or Lysol or whatever I can grab kind of girl. I’m sensitive to a lot of smells {like flowery stuff, etc} so I have to be careful.
Yayyy for recycling when it’s easy!!! :) Glad they got their act together for your neighborhood. :)
I have to admit I’m pretty good at parking, but there’s something about Chicago that kind of forces you quickly to learn it or you may get killed or run over or get your space stolen……… I’m not good at having patience with slow drivers. :( It’s serious stuff.
Listening to a stream of Tenth Avenue North, Rush of Fools, and Phil Wickham are making me happy right now. :)
Ooooiiiii no wonder I’ve gotten wordy and sound like a run-on train that doesn’t make any sense, it’s past time I go to bed! Have a great night and good luck making sense out of anything I just said. :)
Well, I’m ALMOST 32…but I will probably don the Minnie Mouse ears I bought myself for my daughter’s sake. Not for long, though. The supposed adult ears are super tight and give me a headache! (And who knows if I’ll manage to get my husband to wear his Mickey Mouse ears. I’m guessing…NO.) :)
Heehee, yeah okay that was a dumb line on my part. I really don’t have any problem putting on a costume, I just don’t. ;) Have fun with the MM ears!