let's smile today, shall we?

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these two stations on pandora:

Summer Hits of the 90's

90's Hip Hop

seriously.

i hardly ever thumbs down anything.

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this image that i found on pinterest:

hahahahaha

and these other pics from pinterest:

now - before y'all attack me assuming i'm making fun of her hair, let me clarify - the funny part to me is her facial expression.

i'm guessing she just didn't think her face would be captured in the photo.

of course, i keep my facial expression lookin' like that most of the time, so i'm not sure why it's funny ...

movin' on ...

"droppin' a deuce on the potty is AWESOME!

i give it a thumbs UP!"

this pin is some ad for getting rid of cellulite, but it's more fun to imagine this chick saying,

"hey there, sugar. whatcha think about this?"

or

"hey big boy, i know you ain't NEVA seen nothin' like this before."

don't we all stand out on the beach grabbin' our ass for the pleasure of whoever may be walking by?

adios, shugpies

i feel a strong urge to hit up goodwill

because i want ... 

 a leopard belt:

and some dude-like sweaters:

you never know. i could realllly hit the jackpot and score some old random leather jacket (yeah right):

or, some baller patterned blouse:

just sayin.

maybe i am kiddin myself. but, goodwill is where i'm gonna start before droppin some real scrilla at ohhh ... old navy or target.

that's all for now.

what fall goods are you becoming obsessed with?

{all images yanked from my pinterest board}

today will be laundry day, picture editing day, cd burning day, pandora radio day, and eat tons of creamy kale soup day. i also applied to do some volunteering today!

if you've never had creamy kale soup, you absolutely MUST. check it out here.

toodle-oo!

hahahahaha

hello snuggle pies.

hope y'all are havin a lovely labor day weekend.

i'm at the beach, but i wanted to leave y'all with these things that crack. me. up. 

thanks to ma pinterest. {shuginboots}

don't judge me.

let's get started.

below is clearly a painting of me {beef} gettin ready to tailgate at an nc stizzle game.

 

next,
 clearly dogs are awesome:

innappropriate but i still laugh every time i see it:

 

y'all know i love me some bacon strips, crumbles, all that:

you just can't be worryin about shit:

holla:

peace out, shugs.

cracked me up.

Perhaps you have to be a "cat person" or a "dog person" to really get the full effect. Or --- perhaps you have to just be stir crazy from being home alone all week, but this shit is funny.

Thanks Pinterest.

                                                                                      

I hope you thought that was as funny as I did. If not, well ... I dunno.

Me and the hubs are goin for a Sunday drive to investigate these parts nearby. And - we're takin the Nikon, just in case. ;)

 Have a magical Sunday!!

random inconveniences/annoyances - because I love lists

1) I really want a Frosty from Wendy's or a Hot Fudge Sundae with Nuts from McDonald's but I am too lazy to go get it.

2) I'm ready to crawl in bed with a magazine, but the sheets are layin on it in a ball because I (stupidly) washed them today.

3) My hair is getting on my nerves because it is not long enough to wear up every single day of my life.

4) I look ghostly pale, per some pics I was in this weekend. But, I don't want to tan because I don't want wrinkles when I'm older and I don't feel like slathering fake tanner all over my body because I am scared it will look streaked, and I also think it's not good that it seeps into your skin and basically stains it dark brown/orange.

5) For two weeks, I've had to drink bottled Diet Mt. Dew because the can machine was out. I don't like bottled drinks because they don't stay cold as long, and they get flatter faster because of all the swishing back and forth when you turn the bottle up and down, up and down, up and down.
I am giving up my Diet Mt. Dew habit. I am severely cutting back on Diet Mt. Dew.

6) I wanted to eat a high carb snack a bit ago, but that would mean I'd have to change my pump site first because there's not enough insulin left in it. No thanks. I'll just eat low carb.

7) I hate my new zit issue. I also hate washing my face and putting "treatment" on it. I've never had to deal with such shiz before. Booooo.

8) I hate the new mascara I bought. It is clumpy. I hate when that happens. I want it to run out fast because I hate waste. Maybe I will start wearing like 8 coats a day and look like Twiggy Ramirez so I can get through it with the quickness. (FYI - I think the regular old "Falsies" is better.)

9) I also dislike it when you write on a post-it and then go to peel it off the pad, and realize the shiz is UPSIDE DOWN because it's one of those annoying accordion ones. Arghhhh!

10) The regular version of my Bare Escentuals foundation is lighter than the SAME SHADE in matte. What? Fraud.

Rejoice! It is the conclusion of "Hump" Day. Dos mas!

PS - Come see Shug on Pinterest if you feel so inclined.

five.

Ever have those days when you really wanna blog? Your fingertips are just itching to type. But you got nothin?

So, I just gave in. Hell, let's just call it a pinterest day.



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This is so me. Do not TRY and play around with me when I'm hungry or my blood's low.

{2}

EXCELLENT parenting advice.

{3}

I need this in my life.

{4}

Is it weird that this reminds me of Anj Davis?

{5}

You know it's funny.

Now, go do somethin productive.

copycat linkup - scarf edition

I think it is safe to say I am developing a sliiiiiiiiiiiight scarf/cowl/neck-decorating obsession. I think Pinterest is partially to blame.

Anyhooz, I came across this fabulous link-up hosted by Sarah at Frills for Thrills. What a great idea! We all hoard up ideas from Pinterest ... so why not share when we try them out? Fashion ones specifically.

Here are a few I tried, with instructions for each:

_____________________________________________________fringe tshirt scarf

pinned here

instructions found here

_____________________________________________________multi-strand tshirt scarf

pinned  here

instructions found here

infinity tshirt (pillowcase) scarf:

Once I was on the tshirt cutting kick, I was kind of led into this idea, although I didn't get it from a specific pin.

"Hmm. What is tubular shaped that I could easily make an infinity scarf out of?"
"Heeeeeey! How bout one of them pillowcases from the tshirt sheets we don't use anymore?"
"Great idea, Shug!"

* you could also use the lower half of a tshirt like you do for the others, but I feel like it'd have to be a large/tall one in order for you to have enough to wrap around more than once since you can't quite stretch one big piece of fabric as well as you can individually cut pieces like you do with the first two scarves above.

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take an old jersey "t-shirt sheets" pillowcase (clearly they don't hold shape very well and seem to stretch rather easily) and cut the seam off of the open end (on the left in this picture) and cut a slit to open up the closed end of the pillowcase (on the right in this picture):

{2}

streeeetch the remaining "tube" ... or have someone else, like a dude, do it (wasn't as stretchy as I hoped ... or maybe I just need to workout, but whatev)

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twist it up and rock it out.

the end.

Happy Scarving!!

Cleaning, commas and cameras

** {one - cleaning} **


I try really hard, really. 

I clean things spic n span. But, then, it is SOOOOO hard to keep it that way. What is wrong with me? 

Like tonight, first I sat down to see if I could log into my retirement benefits although I was pretty sure I shouldn't have to do this AGAIN. Long story. 

Well, I have been dreading doing that for some reason, so once I did, I felt I should reward myself by logging into FB, and catching up on some blogs.

Then, I looked around me at the dirty glasses and empty paper plates with last night's (or weeks', whatev) snack crumbs on it and thought, "I need to get back to cleanin this piece up."

So, I gathered the dirty plates and dishes up, but then, I thought about all the gross dog hair on the top blanket of my bed.

So, I picked the blanket up, took it downstairs to wash. 

Came back upstairs to realize that I'd left the gross paper plates and dirty dishes on the nightstand.

Then, someone commented on my FB, so I went to check that.

Went downstairs to get the vacuum cleaner. Still didn't take the dirty dishes down.

See how everything I do takes forever?

** {two - commas (and apostrophes showing possession)} **

Two times in the last week I have encountered this dilemma:

How to use commas when there are items in a series.

I swear to y'all, I was taught this way (and I wouldn't have misunderstood this because I am anal about grammar - although I do some things the wrong way on purpose on this blog because it makes me feel free like I am someone else .... because I am tired when I am editing and miss some thangs, I feel like writin the way I talk, orrrrr I'm feelin lazy-rific).

Anyhoo, this is how I was taught:

I had some eggs, toast and juice.

No one else I know was taught this way apparently. Most people were taught this way:

I had some eggs, toast, and juice.

Both are considered correct. But I HATE THAT. This is why kids are soooooo confused and cannot write - because the English language makes too many things "correct" ... like dived changing to dove, and sneaked changing to snuck (or vice versa, I don't remember).

I think whatever you were taught first seems correct to you. I didn't think anyone cared, but apparently so, according to Pinterest.

Not using the comma and "and" together can apparently make it sound like you are using the last two items in the list as names for the first item in the list (naming the strippers JFK and Stalin) or addressing the last two items in the list (telling the toast and juice that you had some eggs) ... both cases in which more punctuation/capitalization would be needed to make it correct - so, I don't think the lack of comma with "and" should cause confusion, but that's a whole nother issue.

anyway ... other Pinterest funnies:

***

Oh, and another thing that's "correct both ways":

Mrs. Davis's boots.
Mrs. Davis' boots.

I prefer 's because it's consistent - all other singular nouns get 's so why not ones that end in s?
Just sayin.

I hate crap that's correct more than one way! Stupid!

What's your take? Or do you not give a shiznatti?
Do they make medication for this?


** {three - cameras} **


What camera should I get in the $400ish price range? I have no knowledge of photography.

I needs advice help.

Pinterest, you make me wanna ...

Get my Christmas Craft on ...

source

Not quite ready to put up the tree yet, but meanwhile, I am hoarding tons of Christmas decor ideas in my head. We'll see how many actually come to fruition.

*****

 Learn how to knit ... scarves, throw back red and white NC Stizzle hats with a fun yarn ball at the top ...

... cowls, baby blankets, I want it all!
Anybody out there knit? Is this something I can Youtube ad pick up? Or am I gonna have to for real learn from a real life human being?
Andrew thinks I won't be good at it because it involves being still and sitting in one place for a long time. The nerve.

source

*****
Laugh -
this just CRAAAACKED me up ...

source

hope your Saturday is straight mag.

xo,

Pinterest, will you pay my Visa bill?

You know it's bad when you can't pull yourself away from Pinterest long enough to enjoy a Bacon Deluxe combo from Wendy's ... that you drove out in the nasty rain to get because that's how bad you needed it. And then, they don't put the frickin bacon on there - which was the whole point! -  So you are FORCED to make your own! >:/

Fine though, because it gave my insulin time to get a head start on all that fat. 

I know it's the cool thing to do to tell everyone what you like on Pinterest. So, my turn.

*  *  *

I need some red skinny jeans. NC Stizzle tailgating necessity fo shiz.

I also feel that I need a fur vest ...

                                                                              

still obsessed with this magical little wolf shirt, also needed for tailgating purposes ...
If you know where I can find one for <$224, please holler at a sister!

                                                                                              

some big old chunkalicious necklaces ...

                                                                                                

 some seriously full-bodied scarves, almost like a blanket ...

                                                                                  

thin sweaters that can be belted, and are long enough to provide badonkadonk coverage ...

Although I prefer leggings to tights, because then it's much more socially acceptable for me to be pullin my shirt/dress/what-have-you up so I can get to my pump that's clipped to my waistband. 

Those first two pics are Sydney from the Daybook. Isn't she the cutest thing you've ever seen?

Toodles lovas!