Hello, my lovely readers! I hope that you all had a fantabulous New Year’s Eve and are enjoying the start of another year. It looks like 2010 will be another busy year in our household. I decided to list out our plans for the next several months, just to get an idea of what I… Read More Plans for 2010
Am I the only one out there who doesn’t feel like the year is coming to a close? I’m being serious. I think that being in college and then marrying a grad student who then became a professor has messed with my schedule. I think of everything in terms of school years. This year isn’t… Read More New Year, New Country
Hello my lovely readers 🙂 Today isn’t actually my birthday, but I’m working on the 23rd and wanted to celebrate today. I’ve found that as I get older, making a big “to do” about my birthday is less and less important. Today, all I wanted to be able to do was sleep in, spend time… Read More Happy Early Birthday to Me!
Hello, my lovely readers! First off, let me wish a great big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my younger sister, V. Happy Birthday, V! We can’t wait to see you at Christmas 🙂 Also, my computer has officially bit the dust. It lived a nice, long life and had been wheezing and gasping along for the last… Read More Anniversary Gifts and Birthday Wishes
Weight loss. Depending on who you ask, it’s either a very popular or very unpopular subject. I’ve shared a bit on this blog about my past struggle with weight, how I basically didn’t eat for several years. I’ve shied away from sharing too much about it, partially because it’s personal and partially because I don’t… Read More On the (Exercise) Road, Again!
Happy Anniversary to my sister S and her husband, S. Today marks their 7th anniversary! They are such a great couple and have wonderful children. We love you guys! I also want to wish another Happy Anniversary, this time to my brother D and his wife, B. Their 2nd anniversary is tomorrow but poor B… Read More Happy Anniversaries!
I’m currently loving Tim McGraw’s new song, “Southern Voice”. As far as I’m concerned, almost any Tim McGraw song is a good one, but this is definitely a new favorite. It makes me think of visiting my wonderful family in Georgia and South Carolina, “Gone with the Wind, and how I have a not-so-secret desire… Read More Southern Voice
Could you all do me a favor? Please pray that I get over this illness quickly, and that work goes smoothly tonight. I know that sounds silly and kind of simple, but I could really use it. I’ve had a terrible cold, an earache, and a very, very sore throat for the last 5 days. … Read More Prayer Request
Hello my lovely readers 🙂 I hope that you had a nice weekend. Mine was spent trying to overcome a sore throat and the sniffles. Thankfully, I was able to go home early from work on Friday and get a head-start on some healing. I hate being sick. I’m about 50% better today. I think… Read More Pretty, Pretty Things for Christmas
I thought that I would give all of you, my lovely readers, a little update on how we’re progressing with our move to New Zealand. It’s only 5 1/2 months away, and I can already hear the clock ticking. I have so much to do, but there’s also been a lot accomplished. So far, I’ve:… Read More Update on New Zealand
I was shopping at Sam’s Club this weekend and stumbled across this little gem: Holey moley! All of my favorite childhood Christmas movies in one box. How have I gotten through a Christmas without this? Now if only this one was in the collection, too… I’m looking forward to spending a few evenings watching these… Read More Best Purchase of the Black Friday/Cyber Monday Weekend
Since starting the night shift, the amount of time that I have available to devote to cooking has gone way, way down. However, I’ve noticed that if I shop from a menu, our grocery bill is much more manageable. So it’s a quandary – to cook and save, or to spend and have extra time… Read More Menu for the Week
Hello my lovely readers! Just a quick little post to announce that the lovely blogger over at “The Happy Dash” (whose first name I cannot for the life of me discover) won my book review free book, “Leaving Carolina”. Congratulations! Email me at mrs(dot)practicallyperfect(at)hotmail(dot)com with your name and address, and I’ll get the book in… Read More Book Giveaway Winner
Well, we survived Thanksgiving. Barely! I got off work at 6:30 in the morning on Thanksgiving Day. I had the brilliant idea of driving straight from work (after picking up Chris and Bear) to my parents’ house 2 1/2 hours south of here. I figured that once we got there, I could nap for a… Read More I’m Still Recovering
*Don’t forget to check out my review and enter to win the free book!* I’m sitting here with wet hair, wearing my scrubs, trying to work up the energy to go upstairs and finish getting ready for work. I’m working till 6:30am tomorrow. After I get home, we’re hopping in the car and making the… Read More Countdown to Thanksgiving
*Don’t forget to read my book review and let me know if you would like a chance to win the book!* Hello everyone 🙂 A few weeks back I participated in Simply Said by Simply Me’s Scarf Swap. My swap partner was Elizabeth over at Gangl*icious, and she did an awesome job! I love both… Read More Pretty, Pretty Scarves
I did my first book review on this blog in September. I thought it went well and had every intention of doing another one in October. Well, October came and went, and I didn’t do a review. I had a book, yes, but no time to read it, and therefore no time to review it. … Read More “Leaving Carolina” Book Review + A Free Book
Things that I have to catch up on: Posting about the beautiful scarves that I got during my scarf swap. I’ve worn both of them several times now, and I love them. Posting about our Thanksgiving plans. This may not occur till after Thanksgiving, the way things are going around here! Sharing my book review. … Read More Catch Up
Can you believe that it’s almost Thanksgiving? This year is flying by! Yesterday, I realized that there are only approximately 170 days till we move to New Zealand. Wow. When I typed that, my stomach just fell to my toes and then zoomed back to its normal place. I can’t believe that I’ll be living… Read More Wednesday Randoms
Today was a Charlie Brown kind of day, and this post is ridiculously long. I got a call Saturday afternoon, but I had my phone on “silent” and was asleep at the time since it was my day off. I woke up around 4pm (remember, I work night shift nowadays) and Chris was off watching… Read More A “Good Grief, Charlie Brown” Kind of Day
