Friday Confessional

There's not too much on my mind right now...

I confess I'm excited to go to the Dachshund Meetup group tomorrow, and hope Shawn decides to come with me and Bailey.

I confess that dressing like a million bucks is painful, hot, and uncomfortable (can I take these stupid heels off yet?!)

and

I confess I think I am anxiously awaiting what I hope will be some good work-related news!

Stop by my bloggy-friend Mamarazzi's page if you want to sign up and confess some of your own thoughts!

Ebay R Us

This is what one corner of the computer room looks like...  I've been helping Shawn categorize, organize, and price his childhood toys to sell on ebay. We sold some packaged/mint ones a few months ago pretty easily, and decided to tackle the 3 blue tupperware containers full of an assortment of packed and loose toys. So far we have 38 listings, about 11 purchased and the majority of the rest pending :) It's not gonna make millionaires out of us, but it's surprising how well this stuff sells!

We're a lot more organized this time around. Shawn sorts through it all to gather the proper pieces, and looks up parts and pricing. Then he sticks them in little baggies with a user-friendly piece of paper with the selling instruction. I take the pictures, create the listings, package and ship. We are a well oiled machine!

Here are a few things I've learned....

1. There are a lot of guys out there willing to buy Generation 1 Transformers. Even if they're missing parts and the stickers are worn out.
2. I can take better pictures with my cell phone camera (droid x 8 megapixel) than my fancy schmany camera (sony something-or-another 12 megapixel). Seriously?? I have resorted to reading the instruction manual and looking online for help. I must be the lost cause of camera-ing.
3. You can buy a box full of boxes online for cheap. Cheap cheap-like between 14cents-28cents a box. I am sticking it to the 250% marked-up boxes at USPS/Fedex/UPS!
4. De-cluttering is exhausting, but rewarding in the end.

Your opinion is requested (and highly valued!)

So, I have an important meeting on Tuesday and I need to be dressed to impress. My confidence (and wardrobe) need a serious boost, but I did something about the wardrobe part for now. The confidence is always a work in progress :)

Should I wear option A or B (with black pants and heels.) The jacket is kind of charcoal black, even though it looks like a different color in every single picture. They didn't have my pant size to make the set but it's been ordered-just won't arrive before Tuesday.

A

B

Also, my hair is my mortal enemy. For those of you who don't see me often ever, my hair comes to about my bra strap and it's very yawn-inducing. I was thinking of washing it...and that's about as far as I've gotten :)

Thanks in advance!

Friday Confessional!

It's late but it's STILL Friday, so I'm taking part in my blog friend Mamarazzi's Friday Confessional blog post. Better late than never :)

I confess that like Janna, my Christmas tree/decorations are still up.

I also confess that even though I have promised to take them down, I have no intention of doing so for at least another week.

I confess that I have 14 un-opened packages of Vanilla Mint Chapstick in my dresser drawer. It's my favorite and is really hard to find in stock, so whenever I spot any I buy the lot.

I confess that I only check the mail a few times a month, and often get nasty grams from the mailman.

I confess that I go to bed with wet hair, and that I very rarely wear a coat during the winter. These confessions would shock my mother.

I confess that I still don't eat yellow m&m's, and that I think the blue ones taste the best.

I confess that I need to go shopping because I don't own any non-work outfits, and all of my pajama pants have holes in them.

I confess that I also don't like to shop, especially when it involves trying on clothes.

I confess that I have a hard time crying about my own life, even though I cry very easily about other peoples (especially TV/Movie people).

I confess that I DVR Grey's Anatomy episodes off Lifetime and watch them during my lunch break every day (even though I own the box set DVD's and I've seen every season like 3x now).

I confess that I don't like Private Practice but I continue to watch it because I feel obligated to.

and...

I confess that I snore...not just when I'm sick, all the time. It's not very lady like.

....moving on, what do you have to confess?

Book Club!

My friend Janna and I got together tonight to attend our first book club meeting for the Central Texas Women's Book Group. A simple google search turned into a really awesome night! We got there a little early, so we stopped off at had a quick bite at Louisiana Longhorn Cafe (sorry no pictures, my cell phone/camera was dead!) and I had Shrimp Etouffee. Our sweet waiter let us have a little taste test of the different bases and OMG I loved the Etouffee. Leftovers for lunch tomorrow!

I didn't count, but there were maybe 10 or so gals that showed up and they all seem so sweet and funny! It was hard to hear each other talk at times (due to the impromptu concert going on in the other room), but it was a lovely evening. We picked out our first three books to read, all of which are new ones to me. It's going to be a lot of fun reading new and different books and having some girly time away :)