the unperfected perfectionist

Happy Thankful Thursday!  Today, I am thankful for my gym membership.  I absolutely love having the gym as part of my daily routine.  Well, almost daily...I haven't gone yet today.  It is so nice to walk in and the staff always greets me by name which is fabulous when you live somewhere that hardly anyone knows you from the guy next door.  I am thankful that they seem to go out of their way to make me feel welcome.  I have not come across a staff member, as of yet, that didn't go over the top to introduce themselves and offer their help in any way I needed.  I must say that in today's society, people just aren't like that anymore.  How often can you really go out and about town and come across people that go out of their way to be friendly and helpful?  In my experience, not too often at all.  My primary reason to join the gym was obvious...to keep myself in shape.  I wanted to make a visit to the gym a priority in my daily routine.  I feel so much better after I go

Today was one of those cold, gray and rainy fall days in which I am not such a fan.  I went about my day just like usual...had my coffee, went to Target to pick up a few things, went to the gym...the rain just kept continuing to fall.  As the afternoon passed by, it was almost time for Emma to come home.  This is what reminded me that just for today, I was okay with the rain pouring down outside.  Why?  It is perhaps somewhat selfish on my part but, I knew that she would be in the house spending time with me, rather than outside with her friends.  I know, you all must think that I am absolutely crazy for even thinking this way.  Well, as I have mentioned before, I simply just miss my time with my girlie.  We really enjoyed our time cozy in our home with the fire crackling and just being together.  After we ate dinner, she had a bit of homework to complete and then she made a homework packet for me to complete that was due by the end of today.  I just eat this stuff up.  She would m

Happy Monday to you!  I hope you were able to have a wonderful weekend relaxing, or perhaps being productive.  I tend to be one of those that lean toward the productive side.  Anyone who knows me, even just a little bit, knows that I have a bit of a hard time with the whole "relaxing" thing.  I often wish it were easier for me.  So, now that you know that, I thought I would share some other random facts about myself.  I had intended to post "20 random & quirky facts" about myself as my 20th post, but as you can see, it did not quite unfold the way I had planned.  Now, on with the new plan.... I will share 21 random, quirky and most likely useless facts about myself, on a Monday, in hopes to give you at least a little chuckle to begin your week.  Here it goes... 1.  I cannot go to bed at night if there are any dishes in the sink or the kitchen is in any    disarray. 2.  When I had my appendix out several years ago, the doctor took a picture of it becaus

This morning, I was going about my usual routine and was reading through my emails. Most of them, I was just glancing at and hitting delete. I clicked one open from my dad and this is what I found... Life is Hot Chocolate View more presentations from syana . What a great way to start my morning!  A little bit of inspiration is always good. After viewing this, I realized that it is absolutely true. It gave me one of those "put things in perspective" moments.  A wonderful thought to ponder as you begin your weekend. Thanks, dad for sharing. :)  I hope you all enjoy your weekend and remember...life is like hot chocolate.

Here we are on "Thankful Thursday" once again.  This morning the UPS man left this at my door.... Who doesn't get excited when a package shows up on the doorstep?  This morning, I actually knew exactly what I would find inside the box.   It was this... My Omnipods.  My lifesaver.  I stuck the very last one, in my possession, onto my arm this morning.  Yes, it will take me through the next 72 hours, usually without any issues or errors that would cause me to need to change it sooner.  The planner in me, was experiencing a wee bit of anxiety when I was left with no extras to back me up. Of course, if it weren't for other variables, such as health insurance (yes,I have it and am thankful for this too) and the lack of infinite amounts of money in my bank account, I would have had a closet full supply already on hand.  Well, this time, it was cut a little close for comfort for this OCD planner. The point I am trying to share with you is that fact that I am so incredi

So, were you wondering if I disappeared from the blogging world abruptly last week?  I was feeling awful with each passing day that I did not have a post.  The week kind of slipped away from me and I headed home to Michigan for a visit over the weekend.  I have no excuses, just caught up in the craziness of my life.  I am back and will try not to disappear like that again...at least without some sort of warning. Today, I am dedicating my post to my incredible mom.  It is my mom's 70th birthday today!  I cannot believe my mom could possibly be 70 years old! I know that she has a hard time believing it herself. Time passes too quickly.  I wanted to write this post to share with you what a wonderful mom that I have been blessed with.  My mom and I have been through more things than I could even begin to share with you.  My mom has always been there for me regardless what the situation.  She has always encouraged me that I could do anything I set my mind to doing.  Whenever doubt s

What can I say?  I could not vote today so, I elected to bake....again. These are one of my favorites and they are always so pretty coming out of the oven.  These cookies happen to be one of those seasonal types for me.  I tend only to bake them in the fall and winter.  Something about ginger and cinnamon that make you want to bake these and curl up by the fireplace.  Likely, after indulging on these, head directly to the gym.  Another reason why it is always a good idea to bake and either give them away or put them out of arms reach.  :) Enjoy your evening my friends.  

Good Tuesday Morning!  I hope that everyone who is able, goes out to vote today.  Unfortunately, I fall under that, "unable" to vote category this year.  I am not registered to vote here in Ohio and I really don't know enough about any of the candidates or much of anything that will be on the ballot.  Perhaps it is not such a bad thing that I am not voting.  I would have felt horrible to vote for the wrong person because I didn't know enough about them.  Another honest fact I will share...I am really not into politics.  It seems to get so dirty and rude.  If only they could sell themselves without completely trashing the opponent.  That is all I have to say. My main purpose of my post today was to share with you a few pictures from our Halloween.  Emma had lots of fun and scored enough candy to make dentures a possibility in the near future if she didn't brush those pearly whites.  Yeah, I think we will opt for the teeth brushing.  Hope you all had a wonderful H