Friday, October 5, 2012

Horrible Traveling



I have a bone to pick.

It's for anyone who travels for work and says it sucks.

Liars.

Branmuffin traveled often while I stayed home, 
raising babies.  He said it's horrible and tiring.
Really?


Yes, I know it sucks if you don't sleep well or 
sit next to someone on the plane that had bad breath {I had that problem}
or that you go to a cool city and don't see a thing 
except for the hotel walls.

But, you really aren't admitting the luxury of never
cooking and cleaning up after yourself and every other
family member.

Oh, and there's the  luxury of taking an uninterrupted shower
and using fluffy towels that you didn't have to launder.
 At the same time, your coffee is brewing in a Kuerig 
next to your bathroom.

You get to sleep in the middle of the bed and order 
room service and again, everyone cleans up after you.
 {My room service, plus a movie.}

Don't forget...the food is not what you have in your 
house ever  -crab cakes, flour less chocolate cake, 
and salted caramel lattes.

I went to Seattle for two nights.
It was pretty much bliss.
When I first got there I felt bad.
Then I took advantage of the time.

 {Work at coffee shop.}

Come on husbands!
Admit that there are SOME perks to traveling
for work.

And, if you can't do that...then when your wife,
{especially if she is a stay at home Mom} says she wants
to get away with her girlfriends...
LET HER!! {Branmuffin is really good at that!}

It doesn't count if you make her feel bad when she
is gone on her girl's weekend.  Tell her to enjoy herself...
we women can find that hard to do.

Here's the other thing,
when I get home, I will take over!  House stuff, kid stuff,
routine stuff, just cuz, I know he has done it all.
And, if I am tired.  I will never let him know it.

That's what we want when you come back, right?!

Only bad part of my trip....

...missin' my babies and my husband...

Okay, I didn't sleep well either.

Liars.


Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Sparkle on...


This past weekend I attended a fabulous event.
It was held at our church.
It was a women's event called "Sparkle".

It was life-changing for me....
....and I would say it was for a lot of the thousands of 
women that attended.


The key speaker, Charlotte Gambill
is a woman to be admired.

She was fun and bubbly, but she really told it "real".

Life is not all sparkles.
Some of us won't admit that to anyone.
My life is not all cute stuff, shopping, and my kiddos.
Life, for me, can be hard, at times.



Some of the messages were tough to hear...
it called me out on the things I am lacking in my Faith.



One thing she said really resonated.
That as women, we are "connectors".
We love to connect with others.
And I have a platform that I can use to connect you 
to my faith!


On this blog, I.can.do.just.that.

So, if you see some stuff you don't agree with and you wanna
not be a follower of my blog...I can handle that.


And if you want to hear more about my faith and
how I think He can help you...follow me, and
reach out if you need help....cuz, I am here and would 
love to help you in what you are struggling with.




Because, honestly, it's what I should do.

And when I help others, my struggles don't seem so hard.
I get a better perspective.

Because there is a reason that I am going through
what I am going through. 


I only wanna go where He wants me.


Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Glam Grab



Calling all girls who like "Glam".  
You know, "Glam" meaning all things that make you feel glamorous!!  
For some that's makeup, for others its clothing, 
but for me...it's jewelry and accessories.



I have another good tip for you.

I'm kind of scared that I found this.

Branmuffin should be scared I found this. 

I actually wish I thought of this.


Here's how it goes...
 Monday night at 7:30 pm, 
I get on my couch after tucking the kids in bed and 
I go to Glam Grab's Facebook page.

I'd give you a link, but just search for Glam Grab
on Facebook.

All you need to do is "Like" the page, 
register, and have a PayPal account.




Start refreshing your FB account over and over.
This page lists 8 to 10 different listings 
of jewelry.  They tell you how much it costs,
how many they have on hand and show a picture.

All you have to do is comment "Grab".
If they have 10 you need to be the first 10 people to comment.
If you are number 12 or 15 you still have a good chance of 
winning the Grab...they take the next in line if people don't pay on PayPal.


 Pretty cool, huh?
Am I gonna get you in big trouble?

Here's a few examples of the "Grabs".



 They do it on Wednesday's during the day too!
They also preview what they are going to auction
earlier in the day...that's nice, cuz you know what to look for.


 And here's me with my "Grab" earrings...


Deets: $24.
Bought on Monday.
Arrived on Thursday.
$.50 for shipping.

Now, that's a Glam Grab.

Toodles....