Messy Messy Fail - I have found spiders on my clothes, crawling across the table in front of me, however never in my hair until a few days ago! I did a story on my Instagram sharing my experience - the arachnid literally creeped from the back of my head to the front while I was brushing my teeth - I did let out a little scream!
Tidy Victory - I have successfully sat down and read for 15 minutes two times in the last week - that's two more times than the last two YEARS! One of my goals this year was to read more, and slowly but surely I am!
Messy Messy Fail - I've been to what my local peeps will understand as Tiny Tops (a Tops Friendly Markets in our neighborhood that's really small, hence the name) a total of three days in a row. Nothing like forgetting a VITAL pantry item at every trip - first it was milk, then I realized we needed bread, then the third and final trip for peanut butter. The cashiers were laughing at me.
Tidy Victory - While at Tiny Tops - my 2nd visit - I came across a 50% off bin FULL of E.L.F. Makeup which I happen to like! I scored a tube of mascara, a baked blush, two other blush palettes and a purple cream eye shadow crayon (complimentary to my green eyes) for a $1.50 each! So far I've only tried the baked blush and I REALLY like it, gives off a nice glow! Did you know I have a blush obsession? You can read about that here :)
Messy Messy Fail - Back to the missing Toms issue - I did end up finding them, however, we have shoes ALL OVER our house. Boots, sneakers, Crocs, dress shoes, Toms, sandals - you name it, they are here. Time to organize the footwear, but is there a container big enough?
Tidy Victory - The weather was so beautiful this weekend (almost 75 degrees F!) that we were able to go outside and work in the yard for a good chunk of time. Most of the front yard and part of our backyard gardens were weeded - love my weed poking tool! You wouldn't believe how deep some of those bad boys were - I pulled out a weed whose main root was nearly a foot long!
Messy Messy Fail - My Toms have disappeared. Vanished. I wore them on an unseasonably warm day in February or March, and they have since gone completely missing.
Tidy Victory - I had a lovely thought to watch one of my favorite movies from my single girl years - Marie Antoinette. I almost forgot I had it, had to dig around in some boxes downstairs to find it. I am so glad I did - fabulous movie!
Messy Messy Fail - I literally just finished making a somewhat heinous looking Little Einstein's rocket cake. I bit off more than I could chew on this one. Cake cracking issues, frosting issues, you name it - it went wrong. I'm really not even sure how this cake is going to taste. I made sure to have lots of ice cream though, because everything tastes good with ice cream.
Tidy Victory - I have been trying to upload all of our old movie videos from the video recorder to my computer. To my dismay, it seemed as though several were corrupt. After many hours trying different ways to import the videos and researching online, I figured it out! Somehow these older videos were .mpg files and they needed to be .mov files. I have begun the slow process of converting them, but I am THRILLED that they are not gone for good!
Messy Messy Fail - So I thought I had a really great idea of using Elmer's glue to draw our initials on our Easter eggs. My thinking was the glue would dry, we would dye the eggs, and then I'd peel the glue off to reveal a white initial on the dyed egg. Total fail. Didn't leave enough time for the glue to dry and it just fizzled off in the vinegar. At least now I know it won't work. Still determined to discover a cool way to decorate our eggs (for next year wah wah)
Tidy Victory - I've had all of our Easter goodies purchased and ready to go for about a week now - it was nice not having to run out last minute! Each of the boys got a small toy, DVD, book, hatching dinosaur egg and candy. Can't wait to celebrate in a few short hours!
Messy Messy Fail - While I was giving the monsters a bath last night, I put my phone with my cute dragonfly cover on the back of the toilet to keep it from getting splashed. At some point it fell onto the floor, and of course in just the right way that it cracked the top of my screen. This particular phone cover does not protect the top or bottom edge, so it looks like it landed perfectly where it wasn't protected. Definitely still usable but definitely looks nasty!
Tidy Victory - I found and made this OUTSTANDING recipe for Guiness Beef Stew for dinner this past Saturday and we are still eating and raving about it. It gets better with every day! You can pin it for yourself here or go to Angela's blog, Marathons & Motivation to see it directly. If you like a hearty beef stew, this recipe is perfect. I love that she added a little Creole seasoning for a subtle kick (not to mention an entire Guiness beer, but that cooks off and you are left with fabulous flavor)!
