Relaxing Friday

So I like to put off work errands until Fridays so it's kind of a more relaxed day than having to work in the office although I still have to spend some time face to face with my laptop. It was a rainy fall day but thankfully the rain stopped before I left to do any errands.

I had originally planned to go camping with some friends which I really did want to do but my life has been pretty crazy busy lately and I knew this weekend would be best spent having some "down" time especially since I already have a Progressive dinner tomorrow night that our Singles Sunday School class has organized. So instead, I met up with some girlfriends around 5:00 pm where we did a little Christmas shopping at Swoosies and then we met up with another friend for cocktails & dinner at California Pizza Kitchen. It was time well spent and still allowed me to be home early. So early, that I was in bed by 8:30 and asleep by 10 pm.

Pampered PM

Oh...another busy week...will it ever slow down? Thank goodness the holidays are close because I am looking forward to some much needed downtime that includes nothing work related. I got my big project done last week and actually spent about an hour first thing Saturday morning getting it finished and dropped off in the mail. Monday was nothing too crazy but we had "book club" on Monday night. Tuesday I spent all day working downtown at the office and then went to a friends house to watch the election outcome. Then today, I got up at the crack of dawn and drove to Parsons, TN to attend a meeting on behalf of my boss along with picking up some wall art she had ordered and dropping off a bunch of dishes that I bought to stock her place settings. I got back around 4pm and spent the next hour working on my laptop and returning phone calls from the day and then hopped on the treadmill to run out some of my stress. And just in case that didn't work, I decided to indulge a little and went to Escape Day Spa and enjoyed a 25 minute eucalyptus dead sea salt soak. This spa is probably the nicest spa yet that I have visited in Nashville and I look forward to going back again. Perfect way to spend my evening any day of the week!

Room Makeover Project

So when I was in Colorado, my friend Becky had transformed her home and it totally motivated me to do the same with my bedroom. So I took to the sale sections at stores like Target (where I found my comforter and shams), splurged a little on shams at Pottery Barn and West Elm (at least I get my employee discount) and rummaged through stores like Old Time Pottery and Marshalls to find accessories. Here are a couple photos I took to show the progress:

I found this corner stand at Old Time Pottery and only paid $8.99.
My last big project is to spray paint the dresser espresso

I need some down time...

Well perhaps from my rather infrequent blogs these days, you get the sense that my life has been pretty non-stop lately...and while that means some fun things going on, it also makes me feel worn down and rather blah. I am soooo tired! And why does it always seem like it's either all or nothing...rather than a steady stream of activity...it seems like it comes in waves...like a roller coaster ride. One minute you are climbing up the hill at such a slow pace that you might be bored with nothing to do but once you hit the top and get released, well hold on to your seats because it goes by so fast that when it comes to a stop, you look back and say "Wow....let's do it again!"
This used to happen quite frequently when I lived in Colorado so perhaps I need to get better at saying "NO" to certain things just so I am not filling up every evening with something to do or someplace to go, thus allowing me to get rest and not feel so spent. This coming week is already shaping up to be like last week but I am intentionally keeping one night for "me" time and am contemplating bailing on a camping trip just so I don't over do it although I really want to go camping....what's a girl to do?

Halloween Fun

Well this was a first for me because Halloween is probably my least favorite holiday and I really have no interest in getting dressed up BUT there is no time like the present to change your ways and with an invite to my friend Stan's birthday (yes, he was born on Halloween and that explains a lot) party, I thought I would embrace the holiday. Since I don't like to dress up, I came up with the idea to be a character that would allow me to be as comfy as possible and not require any makeup....so I went to the party as Meredith Grey from Grey's Anatomy. Super easy...only had to buy a set of scrubs, add in a stethoscope and a name badge for props and your done! Perfect! Here are a bunch of pictures from the party. It was a spooktacular time!

My friends Molly, Patrick, Me, Martisca and Tim

Amy was about to be a vampire snack

But because she came as Buffy the Vampire Slayer she had her stake
Or at least we thought she could defeat the Vampire...I don't hear a heartbeat!
Molly and I both represented the medical field

Hanging out with Alisha, Amy and Jill

Even Vampires get thirsty for milkshakes...

James came as Jamie and Matt was a Wild West Marshall

Stan and Martisca came as the Addams Family