Thursday, June 24, 2010

BSOW: Its a Feel Good Kinda Day

It's Friday!! Woot Woot Woot!!! We survived the week!! Here's a quick recap in case you missed it:

M-I revealed which of the 7 stories was the lie (from my blog party).
T-Scooby had an OH No He Didn't moment.
W-The gorgeous summer sky after a flash storm for a Wordless Wednesday.
Th-The launch of my brand new meme, 2 Truths and a Lie, co-hosted with CA Girl. It was a successful debut thanks to my lovely readers!! YAY!!! Come back next Thursday to play, and see which one was the lie!!!

Woot! Woot!! Woot!!

And you know what? I've had a pretty good month. I think today I will participate in The Girl Next Door Grows Up's Feel Good Friday meme, especially considering she is my special guest this week. Woot Woot!! Girl crush live on!!!

Here are 5 things that make me Feel Good this week (and every week really):

1. I have the best followers in the blogosphere. I really do. Y'all come to my blog, read my poop, let a little splatter on your walls. You leave me a little love. You keep me going.

2. I have a wonderful friend. She's never met me IRL, but she keeps me going when the going is rough. She pats me on the back or brings me back down to earth when I get overwhelmed. She lets me bounce off my creative ideas off of her and she is honest with me about what works and what doesn't. She fully supports everything I do, even if she doesn't think I should do it. It's been a long time since I had a friend like that. I'm so glad you are mine. I can't wait to meet you this summer.

3. My hubs is wonderful to me. He gets up every morning at 4 am, drives 1.5 hours to punch in and works til 5:30 pm, sometimes later. During the day, he sends little text messages like "I'm so in love with you, you can't even begin to understand" or "I miss you". It makes my heart melt. Six years of togetherness and we still feel like we are in love. This is definitely a feel good thing.

4. Jellybean makes me feel good. She is home for the summer (1/2 day at softball camp this week) and despite her problems and our butting heads, she is being as helpful as she can. This makes me feel really good considering it used to be like trying to take a steak from a hungry lion to get her to do anything. There's still resistance, but the willingness is there. She is growing up and I love the little woman she is becoming.

5. My designing is becoming very relaxing. New ideas are flowing, my mind is opening, and this makes me feel good. It gives me purpose, usefulness, and lets me remember the imaginative person I used to be.


Are y'all ready to meet this week's Best Scoop of the Week?

I must tell you that after only reading one very short post of hers, I was hooked. The more I read, the more I fell.

I laugh. I cry. I laugh some more.

My tailbone is really getting sore. I'm going to have to start up a new chair drive so I can have arms on my chair to keep my fat butt in it when reading her posts.

She is seriously funny.

Don't take my word for it though. Just read here, here, here, and here.

She is the genius behind the popular Feel Good Friday meme. Please give a warm welcome to Laura from The Girl Next Door Grows Up.



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I was so honored when The Drama Mama asked me to be her Scoop of the Week!  Then I got my question:


“If I were a car, what make and model would I be and why?”


That is kind of a head scratcher, if you ask me.


But then it all became clear…


I would be a ‘57 Chevy.


A Classic.  Good lines. Timeless.


Yet, I was still bothered because it is difficult to define myself by one thing.


I could be a minivan…comfy and practical.


Or a Lexus….filled with luxury.


How about a sports car… always going fast and zooming around?

A VW Beetle?  Quirky and small.


Although, after the week that I have had, I think I could be a Toyota… and I need to be recalled.


In the end, I know what I would be:


I am an Auto Show, filled with all sorts of makes and models.



Plus, Auto Shows always have ice cream.  


Yum.
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Make sure to stop back in tomorrow when she guest posts for me.

Bring some balloons and cupcakes too (because it's her birthday, but shhhh!!)

And no jumping out from behind the sofa yelling "surprise" either. She's got a birthday curse upon her, and we want her whole and in one piece....


Go read her Feel Good Friday post today and leave her some love.

Stop back by and join in the Friday Follow bloghop and make a bunch of new friends.

It's easy.

Just stop by this week's 3 hosts and link up, then start hopping. This week's Friday Follow is hosted by Kmama at The Daily Dribbles, Elizabeth at The Crafty Charlestonian, and Brittany Ciara at Not Your Average Teen. Click the button and see what it's all about!

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So, what made you feel good this week? What kind of car would you be?

Kristen Stewart with beautiful Oscar de la Renta`s dress

Kristen Stewart is still touring around Europe to present Eclipse, the latest part of the Twilight series. While in Stockholm, the actress wore an elegant design by Oscar de la Renta. Her shoes are the work of Brian Atwood.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

2 Truths and a Lie Thursday with CA Girl and Me!!

It's a BRAND NEW MEME!! Yes, that's right, and I talked Lourie from CA Girl into co-hosting it with me. Y'all had so much fun reading all about our truths and lies and playing the guessing game, we decided to make it a regular feature. It's easy to play too.





Just grab that handy little button up there. Post 2 truths and a lie. Then link up here or with CA Girl (or both, depending on if it works for us the way we want it to, haha). Stop by some other truth or dare players and make some new friends too!! Then, the next week you play, you can REVEAL your big secret lie. Sound like fun? Well let's get this party started!!!

2 Truths and a Lie by The Drama Mama

  • 1. I am adopted.
  • 2. I can't hear but I sing karaoke anyway.
  • 3. I speak Dutch, Spanish, and English and can read in German, thanks to my grandmothers.

So tell me...which is the lie and which are the truths? 


Solid Gold

Decided to go for the 'modest' look today, so I added lacy petticoat shorts in order to NOT commit the unforgivable sacrilege of wearing leggings as pants. I haven't worn my dear old floral leggings in aaaages so it felt good to break them out again. Of course, I topped it all off with the classic massive band shirt (yay Pixies!) that I pretty much wear every day. The only thing missing from making this exactly like an outfit I would wear in autumn is Doc Martens and some sort of weird cardigan. In other news, there is a very loud fly buzzing around in my room and it is DRIVING ME CRAZY!

Just couldn't resist ending the post with obligatory caps lock.

Testing, 1-2-3

First off, I would like to be honest with all my readers and note that I have started to accept advertising on the blog. In recent months, I've noticed a hell of a lot more 'sponsored posts' on people's blogs and it really bothers me that bloggers are not forthcoming and just letting their blog be swallowed up by advertisments that come out of their own words. Of course, it is every blogger's prerogative to do whatever the hell they want but I do not plan on becoming just another branded mouthpiece. If there is something I have been paid to write about, I am certainly going to tell you. So let the sponsored post commence...
If I was facebook friends with Ugg boots, it would say "In a complicated relationship". I've never liked the plain tan leather boots, but I still harbour a bit of a soft spot for the grey knit boots. I mean, they're kind of cute? I've stopped myself from buying the cheap knockoffs of them so many times. I almost wonder if it's only a matter of time? OH NO!

Just kidding guys. I'll hold out against buying them as long as I can muster, but I'd definitely go for the reasonably priced Whooga boots as opposed to the plain ol' Ugg Australias.

Wordless Wednesday- After the Storm



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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

PIN/ONHDT Get Your Buzz On

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At least his big blue eyes are more noticeable.

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