de plane! de plane!

so during one of my obsessive nights on pinterest, i came across a wonderful quote which happens to be a proverb:

proverbs 31:25 {the atypical housewife}

which got me thinking... is it time for a new tattoo? why, possibly! but where? i certainly don't want a tramp stamp, nor do i want any inking anywhere near my knockers OR my knickers. i have one already on my right shoulder of my astrological sign, scorpio. the second is on the back of my neck. it's a chinese symbol for direction, which i say has a double meaning for me. i have direction, as in life-- where i wanna go, what i wanna do-- and i'm good with directions, i don't even need landmarks. 

i've never really had a desire to ink my ankle, but nicole richie has a cool one. is it ironic that the rosary is not my thing, but the tattoo i want is a proverb?

nicole richie rosary ankle tattoo {people.com}

the dixie chicks decided to get chicken feet tattooed on their own feet to mark every gold and platinum album and no. 1 single. i thought of something like that. whenever i would write another one of my children's books, i'd just get another daisy (my logo) put on. but i've sorta stopped writing for a while, so i'll just file that idea for a while.

dixie chicks chicken feet tattoos {rank my tattoos magazine}

i really like the idea of the arm, but not on the outside like a band. i like the inner forearm, and the upper inner arm, like kimberly wilson of tranquiliT did. sweet. although... not thinking it's the tattoo location for me. 

kimberly wilson's favorite mantra arm tattoo {tranquilitydujour}

i always loved seeing tattoos on wrists though. i came across this tattoo. if i were more crafty, i'd steal this idea myself!

details in the fabric tattoo {checkoutmyink.com}

i thought it would be a quite symbolic location as i've had two carpal tunnel surgeries. thinking on the left it would be the first part "she is clothed in strength and dignity," and the rest "and she laughs without fear of the future" on the right. i shared another quote i liked a lot with cali bff, but she thought this one was more fitting because she said i'm all about clothing. i will have to design maybe an icon to go with each side perhaps. that would definitely be giddy? yup! material to design my own tattoo (or tattoos in this case since it would be split between both wrists).

tattoos are very representative of the people that have them. they have different meanings, sometimes obvious and sometimes not. another thing about tattoos that i relate to on a more personal level...they are short and to the point. 

i am short, and here's my point: barefoot, i'm really a foot taller than that hervé villechaize. which is what this is really all about after all. a little tattoo.

fantasy island {liketotally80s.com}

giddy? yup! pink, sweet-toothy, retro holiday decor

giddy? yup!

{things that make me giggly joyous}

yes, of course, there is much in life that makes me especially glee-ful! but today "the giddy" goes to the...

pink, sweet-toothy, retro holiday decor 

donut and cupcake ornaments from nordstrom at home

pretty porch via bhg.com

in-the-pink mantel via bhg.com

we'll have a pink christmas at makingitlovely.com

the plaza hotel's eloise-inspired betsey johnson christmas tree via cocoperez.com

fell in love with this tree when i saw it at macy's last year.  love the non-traditional christmas colors. and most certainly the yummy treats theme just spoke to my inner sweet tooth. well, maybe it was more like a high-pitched squeal than a "spoke." and maybe it wasn't so much "inner" either. thankfully, my mitten-in-mouth trick helped create a semi-soundproof barrier.

but before that macy's tree, i discovered my all-time favorite look by danielle thompson.

which certainly prompted me to create my own danielle thompson-inspired pom-pom wreath last year.

and with the help of my good friends (homegoods, tjmaxx, macy's, and target) last fall + winter--and some cupcake ornaments thanks to my sis-in-law, bro, and nephs, i was able to get my own candy-colored christmas started.

this year i was able to find even more. thanks again to my old friends (homegoods, tjmaxx, and target) with some new holiday friends (kohl's, big lots, walmart, and tuesday morning).



here is part of my totally sweet collection. by the way, the jolly rancher and smarties candy canes are so tasty yum-yum and fit the color-scheme splendidly.

i really want a pink or white tree this year, but am willing to compromise on perhaps a semi-flocked tree. 

{dearest, dearest, most dearest st. nick, not sure you'll get to reading my blahg in time, but i've been real good this year :) and if you hook me up, forget those baked goods. like i said, the jolly rancher and smarties candy canes are de-lish. they are also delightfully travel-friendly, and could possibly even be non-perishable. you're welcome, santa... and thank YOU. }


p.s.
check out more christmas obsession on my holiday pinterest board (the "follow me on pinterest" button can be found in the right column).

i'm baaaaaaaaack!!!

apologize for the loooong hiatus, but i had a hard time coming up with something blahg-worthy after my last poignant entry. when i thought what would be the topic of my comeback post, the answer slowly came to me. but i realized i couldn't do it alone, so i enlisted the help of some chimps.

"rise of the planet of the apes"

(aka lessons i learned from
watching a movie with 
digitally-created monkeys)

sometimes we all go a little bananas

image from tormented films

because we have a monkey on our back

image from visual hollywood

that only makes us monkey around 

image from effets-speciaux.info

until life throws us a monkey wrench. 

image from beyond hollywood

then we feel like the monkey in the middle.

image from ace showbiz

but if we give up the monkey business,

image from thesplitscreen.wordpress.com

and take the big leap

image from phobiandarkmoon.livejournal.com

to just reach out,

image from nerd bastards

we'll realize we are not alone

image from ace showbiz

and it's okay to lean on others.

image from pop tower

so if we take the time off to

see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil,

image from seshattravels.wordpress.com

we'll see things are clearer when we open 
our eyes to a different point of view.

image from io9.com

and with that, let me just end with one last thing...

i'm baaaaaaaaack, b!tche$!!!

now, let's get this party started and

just dance, monkeys, dance!