My latest obsession

I've developed an obsession with hour glasses.  I already own two, and if I pass one in a store, I have to stop, stare, and pick it up. 

I'm not sure if it goes back to my love of the Wizard of Oz.

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My favorite hourglass scene is when Dorothy is just about to be rescued by her friends and she turns to the hourglass, which is almost empty, and begs them to hurry.  I still get anxious watching that scene, even though I know what happens.

My obsession with hourglasses could also stem from my love of the beach.  There's nothing like the feeling of sand beneath my toes and watching the sand sprinkle through the hourglass does have me daydreaming of summer.

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Although, it could very well be that I love the sleek lines of the hourglass, the delicate shape and the curiousness it sparks in me as to how they get the sand inside.  Now matter what it is, I'm obsessed with hourglasses and hope to add to my collection.  I think these two need some friends.

I especially love the one on the left since the hourglass is encased in a tube of water.  It's awesome!

I hope to add more to my mantle soon.  And did you notice my Dorothy figurine? My love of the Wizard of Oz doesn't just end at hourglasses.  That is truly my all time favorite movie!

"Madam Green Thumbs"

That was the nickname my husband gave me on Saturday.  We took a trip to Lowes, with a coupon I might add, and loaded up on some beautiful plants for our front garden.  With the help of Hendrix, our rabbit, we were able to turn the soil, lay down some top soil and plant everything we got, all while soaking up the sun.  As you can see, the tulips I had planted are all gone.  I cut down the brown stems a few weeks ago. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that these plants stay green and flower throughout the summer.  As long as we remember to water them, we should be ok.  My husband is going to pick up some Miracle Gro this week so we can feed these beauties. 

My Easter Lily, which is front and center is still standing tall and green!

Wish us luck!

My little helper

We spent the day outside today taking in the beautiful weather.  We even brought out our little furbaby, Hendrix.  She's an angora rabbit about 2 years old and she has grabbed a hold of our hearts from the moment we laid eyes on her.  She's an inside bunny with full range of our house, but today we decided to spoil her even more. (If that's even possible)

We brought her cage outside so she could soak up the rays, which is good since it'll provide Vitamin D for her and to feel the breeze on her face.  She's never locked in her cage so she was a little disoriented at first, but once she felt the first breeze on her face, she was sooooo happy.  Here's just a few pictures of her soaking up the sun.  Stay tuned for the reason why she was my little helper today!  Enjoy your weekend!

"Why am I in a cage?"

"I love the smell of Spring!"

"Working on my tan!"

I loves me some Target!

I needed a bag to bring to work that would carry my stuff. My stuff being whatever book I'm reading, my lunch, my gazillion snacks, my water and whatever bills I need to pay.  I had a little bag for a while, but I had a little mishap with my lunch one day.  My salad dressing spilled all over the bottom of my bag and ruined it.  I guess I could have washed it, but it was just too gross to keep around all day at work.  Soooo, after a few weeks of trying to beat my husband to left over shopping bags (he's got stuff to bring to work too), I finally broke down and went on the hunt for a new work bag. 
I went to my favorite store of all time........TARGET!!!  I did find a few cute bags, including this one:

It was on sale, but I wasn't that crazy about it.  I held onto it and wandered over the the dollar bins. (Those bins are my favorite part of Target!)  There were a few bags, but they were huge and see thru. Not exactly my taste, not that this bag was my style either.  I then spotted two green handles sticking out from the bottom of one of the bins.  I pulled on the handles and found the perfect bag.  Here it is:

                                      

 And it was only a DOLLAR!!!! How can you go wrong with a dollar?!  I am quite thrilled with my purchase.  Dare I say I can't wait for work tomorrow to show it off?                                                

Linen closet mini-face lift

This is our linen closet. 



















It's tiny, but functional....sort of.  As you can see the shelves are kind of organized, but in our haste to put laundry away quickly and toss aside the hair dryer in our mad dash out the door for work, things get a little.....messy. 

Ok, so the shelves get very messy.  We've been waiting for baskets so we can organize the sheets & towels and all the other stuff in the closet, but never got around to this purchase.  Well, the other day while I was cleaning our office, I discovered this little treasure that needed a home:

I knew this basket was just the sign needed that the linen closet need to be straightened up.
So, after some refolding and tucking sheet sets into the matching pillow case, and putting my new basket to good use, Iwe give you......the neater and less hectic linen closet:

We can finally find where things are and grab just one towel, instead of the whole bunch bursting out of the closet. We can also grab sheets for the bed, which are now all tucked into a pillow case, instead of searching the closet for the matching sheet or pillow case. 
Just keep your fingers crossed that we're able to keep the linen closet this organized! haha

Anxiety room

Doesn't every house have that anxiety room. The one that's a mish-mosh of stuff; the one you organize and reorganize in your mind during the day; the one where you only go in there to drop off more stuff and quickly leave the room because to clean it would be daunting.  If there's no room like that in your house, I'd like to introduce you to mine.  This is our spare bedroom/office/man cave/catchall for stuff/workout room.  Yes, it's all those rolled into one room. Look at the pictures, you can see why it causes anxiety.

Even the closet was a disaster!  Oh, and the treadmill.....doesn't work! Wish we knew that before we lugged it upstairs from the garage. 
So, I finally decided last night would be the night that I organized and brought some sort of peace to the room.  I moved our filing cabinet into the closet and set up a small table for our lamp.  I also moved all the wires for the TV and game systems behind the table holding the TV. The wires before were just hanging out for all to see....and trip on.  I also organzied my desk drawer. I should have taken a picture of this, but didn't think of it. The drawer was full of stationary...tons of it!  Here is it all laid out on the floor.

I really don't write letters to people, especially with email and facebook, I don't have reason to pen a note to anyone.  I may take it up though just to get rid of some of this stationary.  I was also thinking it could be used for a project, but I'm not sure what kind of project. Maybe some can be used for art work.
Anyway, I moved all but one box of stationary into the 3 drawer cabinent in the closet. And that desk drawer now contains useful desk stuff, like  pens, pencils, a calculator.  All that stuff was just tossed on top of the desk.
I also found this basket in the closet holding the boxes that our cameras came in.  I already have big plans for this basket!

Without further ado, I bring you my spare bedroom/office/with an ode to sports memorabilia.

I even added an area for stuff "to be filed" on top of the file cabinet.

I feel so much better walking into this room now.  Also, with less anxiety in this room, may even cause me to blog more!

Dinner for....one

Since my husband, and personal chef, had to work late Monday, it was up to me to make dinner for myself.  I've been trying to eat healthy lately, so my usualy Mac & Cheese was not going to cut it.  I had taken chicken cutlets out the night before and figured I'd try to be crafty with those.  After a little searching on-line, I had an idea of what I wanted: lemon chicken with brushetta.  The brushette we had left over from a party over the weekend, so this worked out perfectly.
I dreged the chicken through flour, sprinkled a little salt & pepper on them and cooked them in oil, squirting them with lemon juice as I turned them. 
On the side I made whole wheat pasta and I heated up some white wine and lemon juice so the pasta would not be dry.
Once the chicken was done, I topped it with the brushetta, added the pasta to the side and poured by lemon-wine sauce over the plate.  It wasn't that bad.

I even had another chicken cutlet let over for lunch!  I can't wait for lunchtime today!