I ripped a contact early in the week last week. I HATE me in glasses, so getting pics for this weeks Flip Side has been painful…in more ways than one:
Youch
*You would THINK I remembered how I got this bruise. Nope. Took this pic last week, the bruise is still going strong.
Pre-run spectacled
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It is very rare an occasion that the husband and I can get Christmas presents for each other. In fact, the last time was 3 years ago and we had maybe a $50 budget. We focus on the kids, and making the day about them.
This year, thanks to some planning ahead (like starting to buy in June and actually putting money away for this reason)…we can actually buy each other Christmas presents. Our budget is a little more roomy…room for one larger ticket item, and a few small things.
In making my Christmas list I have two bigger ticket items on it. Just about everything on my list revolves around my camera…and since we can’t afford a new camera or lens, I have two things that I really want and I can’t get them both…unless I win this giveaway.
See, I’ve been eying the idea of a nice camera bag for a while. When I saw this Rose bag in the color Clementine from Jo Totes, I fell hard. Archie thinks I’m strange for wanting this orange color, but I’ve been falling in love with orange slowly over the past couple of years. And this bag is beautiful in orange.
Then there’s an extension tube for my camera. I really would like it for a number of reasons…and though I’ve been coveting it for less time, it’s still something I really want.
So, when I saw the giveaway at Lotus’ review site I had to enter…because if I win, the conundrum is solved. Otherwise one of these items has to wait longer, until I can afford it out of pocket.
Choosing between two big wants is very much not easy…and winning this giveaway would ease that so much 😉 Cross fingers.
P.S. Archie, so you know…the other things I want for Christmas are here:
Wireless Remote, Tripod, EAS Sports Active, Cook or Be Cooked, Lens Hood, a gift card to Knit Picks, Truly Victorian, or Barnes & Noble, of course, a new robe and slippers are always good 😉
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*Yup, I hardly ever blog about giveaways…despite the extra entries it can get you…but this giveaway was too good to pass up….plus the post also served a dual purpose, by giving the hubby my Christmas list in one place. So forgive me for my indulgent post…we go back to semi-regularly scheduled posting tomorrow 😉
**Oh, and please don’t go to Lotus’ for this giveaway…no matter how AWESOME it is…The few people that enter, the more likely I am to win…I know…you’re already on your way over. I’m so screwed *G*
This was what she’d wanted. There were no regrets. There never had been.
The choice was gone, the grip of menopause growing ever tighter. She dealt with the hot flashes, the swinging moods as well.
She focused on the joy of it. The relief of not dealing with pain and ick.
Then it hit. Unbidden. Unwelcome.
Tiny movements. Kicks. Little grasping fingers. Giggles. Smiles.
She’d had them. 3 times.
But they would never be hers to feel again. Not through any means but memory.
It was what she’d wanted.
So why did it hit her so hard now? Years later?
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I do the 100 word challenge regularly over at my writing blog. For some reason this week I was inspired twice over. This came out so I posted it over here.
In just a few weeks it will be the 4 year anniversary of my emergency hysterectomy. I never regretted my choice once it was made, even lying in the women’s center recovering, listening to the sound of newborn babies crying. Not once in the past four years. Until recently when I had a moment. A moment where regret hit me hard…before going away again.
Thus this post.
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Day 10 – Someone you need to let go, or wish you didn’t know.
Honestly, I can’t think of anyone like that currently in my life. I’ve had people like that in my life in the past, quite a few. I think I’ve let go of most of them. They just aren’t a part of who I am anymore.
I’m good at holding a grudge, but with the exception of a few people, I’ve tried to let go of most of those things.
While I’m good (or is it bad?) about holding a grudge…I’m pretty good at blocking out people I don’t want in my life. Heck, sometimes I even do it unintentionally, but that’s a whole other post.
Long story short…There isn’t anyone that fits this number in my life at the moment. The people in the past I might have felt that way about I wish I’d never know…but I’ve talked about them before. This question is in the present tense.
And for now…I’m good.
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And how’s that for a post that says really nothing? *G*
Oh, who are we kidding? I’m definitely insane.
It’s not even Halloween.
But I have 85% of Christmas shopping done. (The girls shopping IS done).
I’ve been knitting like mad, and just started sewing…and have many Christmas gift items completed/made in the crafting area and a decent head start on others.
Two days ago I started something. Cookies/Treats for Christmas. My obsession with baking many, many Christmas Cookies has been documented in the past.I make a lot. And every year (especially last year it seemed) I get really overwhelmed at the first of December. I have a tendency to put too much on myself and try to accomplish more than is possible. I think that’s why I started so early this year.
Really early.
The first Christmas gift was purchased in June.
I’ve started making cookies that can be frozen and stored. So far I’ve made the base for the Oreo Truffles (new this year), and I’ve baked 1 of 3 cakes for cake pops, and I’m getting those centers prepared. I’m trying to figure out what cookies can be pre-made and frozen with little trouble. Hopefully all I’ll have to do in December is bake a few batches and frost/candy coat the others.
Final stage is finishing up with the Christmas presents. I’ve given myself more time to do this than I have in the past…hopefully this year I’ll not freak out and over-stress again.
But I still am a little insane.
I admit. This week I flaked a bit on Flip Side and considered not doing it…but I ended up with a couple of pictures after all. I call them hiding because in both…well, you can’t really see much of me :)….
Talk to the Hand
*Set this picture up for another post later in the week. Liked it enough for this ;).
Misty Morning
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