Happy Hair!

This magical box of wonderment has changed my life!! Thanks to my friend Stacie for suggesting I wash my hair with baking soda to help strip away excess build up. I think I'll still look into getting some dry shampoo, but this really worked!

I've still sport the ponytail, but only because I'm stylish and sassy :) Many thanks again!

Confession is good for the soul!

I confess...I don't seem to find much time for blogging. I ninja-check my feed for 17 minutes while my coworker is at lunch. Even though I don't have time to comment, I swear I'm making the rounds!!

I confess that I probably look weird to the other park-ees at 7:08am. I pull into the parking lot, and park all the way at the end when there are plenty of spots close to the building. Why you might ask? Just my little efforts to be more active every day :)

I confess there is still a pile of dirty clothes by the washing machine from 2 weeks ago. I hate doing laundry

I confess that I don't know what's up with my hair lately. I wash it just as often (every other day), but now it suddenly looks really oily and dirty on the second day. I've noticed this for the last week or so. I'm on the hunt for good shampoo conditioner, meanwhile wearing my hair in a ponytail every other day. I can't even imagine how much of my life I'd lose if I had to start washing my hair every day.

I confess that I'm a bad shoe buyer. This doesn't mean that I own 1,718 pairs of shoes, just that the shoes I do buy usually end up hurting my feet so badly that I never wear them again. The only types of shoes that don't hurt?? flip flops, my tennis shoes, and naturalizer brands.

I confess that I've been avoiding going bra shopping for entirely too long. Now every bra I own has some type of malfunction/break. Booo!

Lastly I confess loving the fact that I'm not the only one with something to confess. Stop by Mamarazzi's blog to see everyone's responses. There must be something in the stars--lots of bloggers today!

A quick rundown for the last week!

Work is going well, though I still feel like I'm learning so slowly. I've enjoyed meeting a few coworkers in the lunch room, and have even been invited into the honorary "Stair Club". A few of the office ladies take a quick 15 minute break twice a day to get some exercise. We're on the 5th floor, so we will all ride down together and then take the stairs back up. I'm excited to find friends and to add some activity to my workday. My goal is to take the stairs every time, not just for our little club :)

I met the folks from my previous office on Thursday Night for a few hours. Freda's has some great Happy Hour specials....Yum!! Then on Friday Night a few of the ladies from our bookclub met up for Sushi in Cedar Park. We had a few cancellations at last minute, so it ended up just being myself, Janna, Kelly, Carol, and Jill. Even though it was ladies night out, none of us minding cute Henry tagging along.

Picture of Kelly's little boy Henry is courtesy of Janna

Penguin greeting cards at Half Price Books?? Don't mind if I do! I also found a kindred spirit--the cashier loves penguins too, and was born on National Penguin Awareness Day.

I finished reading one of our Bookclub selections this week and L-O-V-E-D it. I was so sad when it was over :(

I'm also really excited to go see the movie with the girls next month. I hope it's one of those movies that does justice to a great book.

Happy Mail!

In such a techy age, getting something "fun" in the mail is rare. Look at the fun goodies I got this week :)

My blogger friend JennyKate sent me some of her favorite things in the mail. Loved (past tense since they are gone) the Granola thins, Loving the chapstick (seriously awesome stuff!)

Loving this recycled tote. It's so much bigger than my other grocery bags and has come in handy all week

The whole stash! Thanks JennyKate!

A little birdie told me I should check my mail (I'm so horrible about that) and look what I found! Thanks Janna!

My Happy List!

I already dished a lot of happies in this blog post, but lately I'm a happy gal...so here are a few more!

This has been a lifesaver. I don't stick it in the fridge/freezer, but this puppy has me sleeping like a pro lately. Also a happy--I found it for $9.99, instead of the $14.99 advertised :)

This week is the Central Texas Women's Book Club Meeting!  (picture of some of us from last months gathering). I'll admit I haven't finished the reading assignment (holy 991 pages Batman!), but I can't wait to see the girls! Quite a few more members have joined, and although I'll miss seeing Kelly, it's bound to be an awesome night :)

Shawn and Bailey make me so happy! I'm constantly smiling to both their antics, including the reusable grocery  bag trick!

A "thank you for registering your product" from Brighton was waiting for me in the mail :)

Stop by Mamarazzi's page to see other happy lists! Her blog has helped me meet some new friends!