Procrastinaters Unite

Raise your hand if you like to procrastinate.

(hand raise)

(see)

So, the giveaway drawing is postponed...

...because i'm busy.

...and also because more people need to enter its loveliness.

..and also my computer at home broke down so i can only blog at work which is not a good use of my time and i feel guilty doing that...

...so enter if you haven't already because i'll be picking a winner on...

SUNDAY!

A Very Pretty Giveaway

Today is an exciting day for me.

why?

because I am hosting my very first giveaway!

I have been wanting to do a give-away for quite a while now, but haven't really had any excess of time on my hands to make anything particularly worthy of giving away. A lame excuse, i know this. Nevertheless...i was asked to do host a giveaway for an amazingly talented little lady, found via my friend Sharlyn, and her refurbished jewelry creations, which i absolutely have fallen in love with. introducing....

Tori at Diamanti

Her etsy shop is Diamanti, and its just perfect.

Am i allowed to win my own give-away? probably not.

Here is whats up for grabs.

i am envious.

here's how it works. its pretty easy folks, there are 3 chances to win.

1)go browse the Diamanti etsy shop and pick out your fav, come back and
leave a comment on why you like it.

2)leave another comment (thats two comments, double chances to win, yesss) if
you are a follower of this blog.

3)post a link to this giveaway on your own blog or on facebook, or twitter (but i dont use twitter so i'll never actually know), and leave a comment with the link!

I'll be picking a winner on Wednesday evening, April 28th.

And while you're at it, don't forget to enter Lauren's giveaway over at The Little Things We Do. maybe you'll win two, won't that be special!

Can i please?

Dear sun,

can you please stick around for more than two days at a time so
that i can do the following things.

so i can...

ride in this

walk down this

be barefoot here

go to this party

and eat these

carry flowers in this

and lounge here

(images found via erineverafter)

ummm, please? ok thank you, have a good day behind the clouds.

love always,

Amanda and her friends

♥

Fill in The Blank Friday

Fill that blank in right now. do it now.

then put it here so i can read it.

k? thanks.

1. The first thing I do in the morning is

go for a quick 3
mile run to get the day started....?

(obviously not).

I get up and get a cup of coffee that i didnt have to make because my
coffee pot is smart and made it for me, how nice of it. Thank you , thoughtful
coffee pot.

(wake up)

2. Every night before bed i set three alarms and pre-make the coffee so it
starts in the morning.

3. My favorite thing to do when I'm having a bad day is ...oops, go shopping..just a little bit
.

4. Something that makes me cringe is when i go to the gym and use the studio room when
there is no class going on...and there is ONE guy in there, grunting and
blasting fowl rap music with f-bombs and nasty lyrics SO loud that i can't even
keep count of my reps in my head. Then he starts rapping along and walking up to
the mirror and looking at his muscles in it...then realizing he is an employee
of the gym...and not just an employee...a manager.

5. Social situations are great, but sometimes I would rather be by myself in
some quiet space because i don't get that very often.

6. I like to collect anything old. I wouldnt say i really have a
collection of anything specific, jsut little odds and ends that grab my
attention or seem like a good deal.

7. Weekends are for not caring what time it is.

princess moment

this pretty much sums up how i feel right now.

pout.

Sombody tell me to get over it already.

image from The Dark Side via weheartit

.Happy Monday.

This weekend went by too fast! I thoroughly enjoyed the infrequent bursts of sunshine though! We got a chance to do our most favorite of things...BBQ. Ben's birthday was a couple weeks ago, and the family surprised him with a tiny little party and big fat new grill.

a little birthday banner

made out of a $.25 book
and some twine from the $1.00 bin at target

a proud man and his grill
(complete with bottle opener).

and a happy, muddy puppy.

Hopefull the sun sticks or around (or should i say, comes back) so Ben can try all his fancy-schmancy recipes on tips from his "BBQ Bible".

Got any good grilling tips or recipes to share?

Love love love love today

I love today.

(toasty)

I am a happy girl. I am sitting on my couch with a cup of coffee, Ben is taking Tangle puppy to daycare (yessss), i have a new vacuum, there are daffodils on my kitchen table, i have four new springy items in my closet (OK lets be honest, they haven't made it to my closet yet, they truthfully still hanging over my dresser mirror so i can admire them), i have grainy, seed-filled, spelty, flourless delicious toast in my belly, and I have some marvelous things on my agenda today:

**not necessarily in this order**

1: rid my floors, dresser-tops, guest room chairs, and all other non-laundry-holding-intended items of unwanted laundry. Yes, i will be folding and hanging and sorting and singing in my pj's whilst doing so.

2: Home Depot trip for the following items:

♥ cabinet latches to prevent puppy intrusion under the sink where the garbage can is.
♥ one large can of chalkboard paint for the wall behind my kitchen table...which now is green and holds a much smaller chalkboard from ikea which never has enough room for all the things i need to remember in a day.
♥ one light switch cover, hanging lamp cord kit, and a wire basket for a little homemade lamp action (we'll see how that turns out...we all know i am bad at following directions).

3: A special anniversary drive in the country with miss Annalore.

(drive)

4: Coconut macadamia nut crusted Mahi mahi. delish.

5: A life-changing (not really), way too hard work out with Jillian Michaels, who I am growing to hate more and more. check it out here. prepare to have leg tremors.

Happy Saturday to y'all!