Thankful Day 7

I'm thankful for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and their snappy, witty dialogue! I do still love that show!



(Hey you can't expect me to not have some frivolous thankful days! Haha!)

Thankful Day 6

I am thankful for old bosses that still think you are pretty cool, especially when they could possibly be opening up a big opportunity for you.

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”

— Albert Einstein

Blog Give-away!

My uber fabulous blogging friend, Lesli, of "Pretty Random Thoughts" and "Girl in the Kate Spade Mittens" has combined her two blogs into the absolutely lovely Daisy, Chloe, Noodles & Petunia blog.


(picture shamelessly borrowed from Lesli's blog because come on, Noodles is adorable!)

Look at that Noodles!! How can you not love him?

Anyway,if Lesli can get to 25 followers by Thanksgiving, she will be doing a fun give-away of a Royal Pomander candle. So go follow a fun blog and drop a little comment on Lesli here.

Thankful November!

A darling friend of mine issued the challenge to tell what you are thankful for every day for the month of November. I generally struggle with a daily "Thankful for" posting (see my 365 Days of Gratitude project that petered out quickly), but I will do my best. I am not going to go back and do one post for the five days I missed already this month, but am going to combine them as one here...

Thankful November Days 1 - 5

Day One:
The Power of Words.

Day Two:
Another fabulous season of baseball came to a wrap.

Day Three:
The freedom to rock the vote.

Day Four:
"The Big Bang Theory" and the clever dialogue.

Day Five:
Rose for making me laugh.

Are you up for the challenge as well?

“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.”

— Denis Waitley

A little music for the soul

Have you all checked out the online jukebox? It has been my favorite work companion all week long. Particularly the mid 70’s and early 80’s music blocks. I love music…I can hear a song and a line will resonate with something in my brain at that moment and it will become a favorite of mine. And my taste is very eclectic. I can find something in any genre to listen to.

Have some random music thoughts from me:



* Frank Sinatra = He ain’t the Chairman of the Board for nothing. I love him and his smooth voice.
* I met him once. Amazing.
* The Beatles are my pick for greatest rock group ever.
* “All you need is love” is my all time favorite song.
* Paul McCartney singing “Michelle” is swoon worthy. I swear to y’all, he is singing that to me only!
* Actor Sebastian Roche sang that song to me once…it was swoon worthy then as well.
* My second favorite song is “Don’t stop believin’” by Journey. Steve Perry as the lead singer, please.
* My first concert I saw was Olivia Newton-John on her “Physical” tour.
* Second concert was Rick Springfield.
* I have had a massive crush on him for about 25 years now.
* And have seen him in concert an embarrassing amount of times.
* I have a soft spot for disco music.
* “You make me feel like dancing” is my silly “guaranteed to make me smile” song.
* I also dig Barry Manilow.
* Okay, I love soft rock/light rock/elevator music/whatever you want to call it.
* “My Life” by Billy Joel is my anthem.
* I do love some rap music. Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Eminem…I love ‘em!
* And I don’t care who wants to deny it – you can not not like “Ice, Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice.
* I also love boy bands, particularly the Boston boys – New Edition and New Kids on the Block.
* *whistles innocently*
* I chair dance to “The Right Stuff” when it comes up on my ipod.
* I always have loved Prince as well. He is a strange duck but his songs rock.
* “Purple Rain” soundtrack was just incredible.
* Obviously, I love musicals. I wish my life was a musical and we’d all just randomly burst out into song.
* And I don’t care what anyone says “Xanadu” was a great movie!
* I love metal hair bands! Poison, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, etc.
* And Aerosmith!
* Oh, and Kid Rock!!! Saw him in concert with Run-DMC…great concert!!
* I was country when country wasn’t cool…I love it as well. Though admittedly I don’t listen to it as much now as I used to.
* Garth is my fave country singer…I think I probably have 5 different versions of his “greatest hits box sets” that come out every couple of years.
* Michael Jackson was musically brilliant. The whole “Thriller” album was stellar.
* BEST One Hit Wonder song? "Come on, Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners!

So what are some of your musical facts?

So...today is November 1st?

Hmm, ya know what that means, right?

54 shopping days until Christmas!



When you put it that way, holy holidays! I am so behind schedule. I mean, technically I am not really that behind. I have already started the Christmas shopping…I have compiled the list of Christmas cards that I am sending out this year…I know where all the decorations are in the storage shed.

I just know how fast the year has flown by so before you know it, Thanksgiving will be here, then Christmas, and 2011 looming.

How are you doing with your holiday preparations?

Boo from the crew