2009 September

Still exhaling.

September 29, 2009 By Michelle 10 Comments

Just over a month ago my nerves were shot. They still are. I hate it. I absolutely, positively hate it. But, I’m just going to keep on keeping on & move forward with my life.

I have to.

My children need me to.

My husband needs me to.

I need me to.

I’m the eternal pessimist. The glass is always {and I mean always} half empty. There is no bright side. There is no silver lining. These evil ways need to change.

I don’t like uncertainty. I can’t stand it when there are no answers. I despise surprises. But, the reality of it all is THAT’S LIFE. All I can do is be brave & let go. If not, I’m going to be a freakin’ ulcer with legs.

I don’t know what is going to happen. I have a feeling I know why things are happening. Do I know when or how things will happen? No, not really. But, what I do know is this…in order for me to shed that pessimistic side of me, I need to re-evaluate the people in my life & why they are in my life. I hate to say it, but cleansing my soul of those who eat away at me is probably going to be the best thing I can do for myself {and my family} right now.

Wish me luck.

Filed Under: Babble, C'est moi

We have a winner!

September 28, 2009 By Michelle Leave a Comment

Hello, friends! Happy Monday to you all…I must apologize for NOT posting the giveaway winner on Friday as promised. Friday afternoon got the best of me…and so did the rest of the weekend.

So, without making you all wait any longer, I am tickled pink to announce the winner of a $50 gift certificate to Sephora. She is probably super busy with school since she’s busy living Life as a Florida Gator….congratulations goes out to:

cMs

Please e-mail me at shell {at} stutteringshell {dot} com to let me know if you prefer an e-gift certificate or an actual gift card from the store. I suppose it all depends on how soon you want to splurge at Sephora!! *wink*

Thank you to everyone who entered & left me very kind birthday wishes. So far, 32 isn’t so bad!

I do have another giveaway & product review to post this week so keep your eyes open for that.

Filed Under: blogging, Sephora, winner

Last Call!

September 25, 2009 By Michelle 2 Comments

This is your last chance to enter to win a $50 gift certificate to Sephora courtesy of yours truly. *wink*

I will choose a winner this afternoon & announce the lucky person at 5 o’clock EST.

Filed Under: giveaway, lucky, Sephora

Stranded.

September 23, 2009 By Michelle 11 Comments

As I was cooking dinner tonight {chicken & chorizo tacos…yum!} my cell phone rang.

Odd, I thought, as I looked at the phone and saw that it was the hubs calling. After all, he was at home.

I answered.

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The man called me from the freaking bathroom. The bathroom.

Apparently, he does not look at the toilet paper roll before he, uh, sits for a spell. The man was stranded with no T.P. He said that he yelled, but no one heard him {Duh, I was in the kitchen & the kids were playing with the dog}. And, since no one heard his pleas for help he decided to call.

I’ve never laughed so hard in my life. Well, I have…just not this week…until now.

Filed Under: bathroom, stranded, the hubs, toilet paper

Good Dog Logan

September 22, 2009 By Michelle 7 Comments

After a very brave fight against Lymphoma, my sister, Monica, and her husband, James, said farewell to their Golden Retriever, Logan, this morning. He was eight years old.

It’s been a rough few months for them as they endured weekly chemo treatments, special food, mounting veterinarian bills & other related issues…all the while working full-time {James is a teacher & my sister is in her last year of her Pathology residency} and raising their other fur baby, Moxie, the Bernese Mountain Dog.

I haven’t talked to my sister or to James yet. I can’t. I am not ready to. I’m having a hard time even typing this post! I will let them have their time. Time to cherish Logan’s memory, time to grieve, time to find the strength to move on.

Godspeed, Logan, you were a good dog.

{I got the pics from J & M’s Facebook pages}