Friday, August 8, 2008

Warning: This May Be Ugly!

I have done something. Something I've wanted to do my whole life. Something I thought was so impossible, I didn't even add it to my 101 list!

~~~~I've quit biting my nails! 3 weeks ago yesterday was the last time I chewed on my fingernails!~~~~

This is what I was used to my hands looking like (ignore the drunken silliness of Kat, Marci and myself. This was after several glasses of wine on girls night, I do not remember why we took a picture of our hands):


However, my nails grow fairly fast and it was costing me between $120 and $160 a month to keep up with solar nails. I've had "fake" nails since I was 13 and still miss them dearly. I loved, loved getting my nails done. However .... Chris brought it to my attention how much they were costing.

One day, I was in Sally's and saw the "Bite No More." I have no idea what inspired me, but I bought that $2.99 miracle! This was day 1 of no more biting:

I literally would chew my nails until they bleed. Yes, it was disgusting.

These are my nails now! The pictures are too small to see clearly, but I promise there is fingernail there. Last night Chris said, "I've never seen your nails so long!" LOL Neither have I.

Yes, all the pictures are of my left hand. Aside from the obvious fact is has my beautiful wedding ring on it, my left hand is much prettier than my right, LOL. Probably because I'm right-handed. Although my grandmother did comment that after women get engaged, they all become left handed. Haha I do use my left hand more now .... Guilty as charged.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

My Surveys Spilleth Over

WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Sara was my mother's mother who died when she was very young. Louise is also my mother's middle name.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Last night ... I think I'm having mini-panick attacks

DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Not at all! It's awful. Thank heavan for computers!

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Honey Ham

DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Fur-kids, but no skin kids. LOL I hate the expression skin kids. I picture naked, hairless, eye less freak things from a movie I saw once.

IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS
WITH YOU? I would hope so. I think I would see how excellant I am. Hehe

DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Yes, and unfortunately I haven't learned how to type sarcastically and I piss people off frequently with email.

DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? I surely do

WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Never

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? I've been eating the Hill Country Fair Honey Nut Cheerios. I change a lot though.

DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE them off? LOL! I thought that said, "Do you unite your shoes" LOL I was thinking, "Do I keep my shoes together in one place?" LOL sometimes to both unite and untie.

DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? No, I'm freakishly weak.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Mmm Peppermint ice cream is SO good! However, for the rest of the year I like Strawberry.

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Probably their appearance as a whole

RED OR PINK? Pink

WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My voice annoys the shit out of me, I can't imagine what it must be like to other people!

WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? I dunno

DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? I don't care either way.

WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Black lace

WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Ritz Bitz w/ cheese in the blood donation bus

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Coworkers run their mouth! LOL

IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? I would say black

FAVORITE SMELLS? Eucalyptus, Roses, Chanel

WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Probably a customer

DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? I stole it from Joyce and I online-like her very much! Hahaha This reminds me of that silly cartoon that says, "I love my computer - my friends are in it!" Hahahaha

FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? None but I think I shall be watching some pretty soon.

Hair Color? Mine? Light brown

EYE COLOR? Blue

DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Nope

FAVORITE FOOD? Queso

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings of course!

LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? The Usual Suspects

WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Green - kind of a lizard green (I just had to clarify it is NOT forest green. Ugh!)

HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs

FAVORITE DESSERT? Either key lime pie or cheesecake

MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? I dunno!

LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND Chris ... I'm not even sure he reads my blog anymore.

WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? "She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb. It has good reviews, GREAT review from Marci. So far it's just given me anxiety and stressed me out. I hear it has a good ending, though, so I'll stick to it.

WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Activant

WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? I didn't watch TV last night

FAVORITE SOUND? Chris coming through the door after being gone for a while. It sounds something like, "Creeek, blot, jingle, STAMPEDE! STAMPEDE! bark bark bark Honey I'm Home KIMBER GET DOWN Hi Bandit bark bark bark STAMPEDE! STAMPEDE!" LOL that is music to my ears.

ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? There are very few Rolling Stones songs I'll actually listen to on the radio. None that I would seek out to listen. The Beatles on the other hand .... yah.

WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Umm either Orlando, Florida or San Francisco, California

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Annoying my husband? Oh wait, that's easy to do. Oh! Making my husband happy. That's hard to do and I must say I'm particularly good at it :-)

WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Midland, TX home of real, live tumbleweed

WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? Anyones!

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Another Ones Bites the Dust

(And another one gone, another one gone. Another one bites the dust) Is anyone else picturing the guy driving the hearse and rocking out? Best.Commercial.Ever! LOL

House # 1 & 2: Sort through all the papers in the office; Put away all the papers in the office. Yah! I not only went through all my "to-file" papers, I also went through the filing cabinet! I got rid of enough junk to fill a small u-haul box. It's pretty awesome :-)

House # 7: Hang the shelves for the living room bookshelves. Hehe I did this one kind of out of order. If you notice, number 6 is the sand and paint them? I hung them first. My "plan" is to finish sanding them and paint them in place because they are half done and just need some finishing touches. LOL we'll see how that goes ....



Bandit is a picture whore :-) Most the items on the shelves were really fillers. This was a couple weeks ago and I've already added some more substancial items. You'll see when I get around to the before and after pics of the house! Keep in mind ... this wall was neon blue when we moved in!

In Progress: House # 16: Get out of CHAOS. I could technically say I am not living in CHAOS. I could have the whole house ready for company in a matter of 20 minutes. However, I want to wait on this for a couple months to make sure the cleanliness sticks. I feel SO much better, though! Our apartments were always clean and I forgot how nice and stress free it is to really live in your home!

Just for me #17: The pink caboodle is a goner!!! I found this awesome makeup bag I got from Becky a couple years ago for hosting a Mary Kay party. It rocks :-)




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