Subscription Box Review : Snack Crate - America

Subscription boxes are a new obsession of mine.  I have done a few in the past, such as Graze.  Graze is a natural and healthy snack box.  I also subscribe to BlueApron, Gobble and HelloFresh.  I love those meal boxes.  But I just recently started subscribing to some new kinds of boxes.  International Snacks and makeup.

Today I am going to tell you about my first SnackCrate Box.  This box was from, guess where.. America.  LOL  Now, even though I am from America and thought I knew what was pretty normal for this county, I found out I was very very wrong ad even those of us living in and from the box location of choice can learn a few new things.

First thing out of the box...  Route 11 Potato Chips.  These are kettle chips in Chesapeake Crab flavor. I have to say, I have never heard of these before.  I wasn't very impressed with these.  Although they had great flavor and had a nice amount of kick to them they were REALLY salty.  I LOVE salt and all but these were too much even for me.

Next were Prickly Pear Cactus Candy.  I really liked these.  They were a soft melt in your mouth type of gummy that was coated is sugar.  Not too sweet at all and very tasty. 

Cranberry Bog Frogs.  These were soooo good.  Chocolate covered caramely cranberry goodness. The tart cranberry flavor was the perfect compliment to the sweet caramel.  I think I may need to find these online and order more. 

Aunt Sally's Creamy Pralines.  Exactly what they say.  Weird Carmel texture creamy pralines.  I wasn't sure what to think of these.  They were very rich and sweet.  I would probably have liked them if I were at all a caramel person or a praline person but I'm not a huge fan of either.

The Famous Black and White Cookie!  I have seen these on TV and never tried one.  I didn't even think to hunt one down when I was in New York City.  I have to admit, they aren't at all what I was expecting.  I was expecting more of a harder cookie texture with frosting.  These are a soft spongy cookie with a fondant topping.  I Really liked them a lot.  Another one I will be getting more of.

Ok,  so HalfPops... Where have yo9u been my whole life.  You are AMAZING!!!!  They are literally half popped popcorn kernels and they are AWESOME!!  They remind me a but of Corn Nuts, which I also happen to love.  So if you aren't a Corn Nuts fan you may want to skip past these.  I WILL be ordering more of these.  In fact I Wasted no time getting online to find them already. ;)

Salmon Jerky.  Now this is one that is definitely an acquired taste but I HAVE had before when I was in Seattle.  I like it but only in small doses.  You have to like Salmon to appreciate this.  It's also VERY potent so small amounts at a time is better. 

Key Lime Hard Candy.  These were really tasty.  I liked these a lot.  A creamy and subtle key lime flavor. 

Here is one that I am very familiar with and have in the stores where I live here on the West Coast.  These are a chewy taffy with a peanut butter filling.  They will remove your fillings if not careful but the creamy peanut butter filling you discover when you bit into it may make that worth it.  Also very sweet though.

Ok,  It occurred to me that if there are "American" items in there that I have never heard of on the West coast then perhaps there are people out there who don't know what Red Vines are too????  The thought of that seems so alien to me.  I couldn't imagine.  These are a staple at any store and any movie theater her eon the West Coast and I guess I just assumed everywhere else too.  These red licorice sticks are amazing.  If you really haven't had these before, I highly suggest you go seek them out.

So over all, my first experience with the SNACK CRATE was a fun experience.  I am looking forward to what country is picked next.  I LOVE trying new foods from around the world. 

A Bittersweet Goodbye to the Village at Donner Creek

So (almost) 18 years ago, it was September of 1999, I was a 21 year old young woman wanting to move out of my mom's house and being raised by a Real Estate Broker there would only be one option when moving out.  Buying a home. There was no renting.  Renting was not an option in my family.  So it looked like I was gonna start home shopping,  The problem of course was...  I was only 21. I didn't make a lot of money, in fact I made very very little money.  I also didn't shave any money in the bank, so how on earth was I going to make this happen.  Doing it with help was also not an option.  In my family, what we do we do on our own.  Pride is a big thing and several times almost caused the death of me.  So my mom started looking up condos that I could afford and I started talking to my job about taking a loan out on my 401k.

After shopping around and making a couple of offers that didn't go through I found this tiny little perfect place.  1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, wood burning fireplace,  washer and dryer in the unit, built in microwave and 568 square feet.  Ok,  I know that sounds about the size of a cardboard box, but I will tell you that at 21 years old and moving out for the first time into a place that was going to be ALL MINE it was heavenly!!!  Escrow closed in October of 1999 and I was now officially a home owner and leaving the nest.  10/29/99 = most exciting and freeing day ever! Not gonna lie.  also a little bit scary.

The plan was to live here for 2 years or so and then sell and upgrade.  The PLAN I say.  Well that didn't exactly work out.  Life began to steam roll over everything and I was never in a position to move up.  I stayed here for 12 years.  Almost to the day as a matter of fact. I spent a large portion of my life in this condo and made many many memories here.  It was still my first great accomplishment.

When I did finally decide to upgrade and buy a house (and when I say house I mean a real grown up house lol)  it was 12 years later in October 2011.  I was so excited and didn't even look back much because I was planning to keep the condo and rent it out.  So I wasn't really saying goodbye and didn't have that walking away feeling.

Well here it is.  18 years later and I decide it's time to close the chapter.  I listed my condo on April 4th and by 10 the following morning I had a cash offer.  A low ball offer albeit, but an offer none the less.  after a few counter offers back and forth and my eventual rejection to the low ball offers (Yes I can be stubborn and did I mention that I have a pride issue???) They finally came back with what I said i was willing to accept and we had an accepted offer by mid afternoon.  Cash offer with a requested 14 day escrow.  We closed escrow and my first home was no longer mine by April 19th. Talk about moving fast.  I didn't really have the opportunity to process that this huge part of my life just came to an end. My first home away from home.  My first major adult milestone which was conquered far before I was truly an adult if you ask me.  18 YEARS!!!!  Now I am feeling the moment of saying goodbye.

Now I am feeling the chapter on that moment of my life actually closing. It's a bittersweet reality but an exciting one all the same. It was hard to say goodbye but I also knew I had to say goodbye to really move on from that time of my life and everything that came along with it and I can now excel and and enjoy my life in my current wonderful home.

Goodbye loving little condo,  You kept me warm, and dry, and safe.  We had been through a lot with the potential wildfire dangers up to our parking lot, the coyotes at our front door step,  the flooding caused by my neighbors that separated us for several months but gave you a beautiful face lift with a completely rebuilt inside.   You offered me some of the most BEAUTIFUL views with your greenbelt in the back and the lake in the center of the complex that I loved to take many many walks around while feeding the ducks and watching the fish swim by.

You were a wonderful first home and I say goodbye.

Sparky and Cody are reunited again. RIP Sparky

When my sweet baby boy Cody passed away in April of 2015, I never thought Sparky's poor little body would every survive the grieving and to be honest, I wasn't quite sure I would survive either.  She had gone from the strongest Queen who was tough as nails and took no crap from anyone,  "Off with their heads!!!", to this frail, timid and sad sweet girl.  She had stopped eating and was starving herself, losing over half of her weight and scaring her mommy to death on a daily and night basis.  We had a constant game of chase the Sparky around the house with baby food and try to force feed her every night and medications she fought tooth and nail to avoid taking.   She had even begun to be able to walk right through the baby gate without making any sound.  



She had become so weak she was no longer able to jump up onto my bead without help.  One of my concerns was her developing a fatty liver which there would be no coming back from and I was determined to keep that from happening.  I couldn't lose her too and I tried explaining that to her each night.



Finally, it was when I rescued my sweet love, Reagan, and brought her home, when I really started to see some improvement with Sparky.  Not because she was happy about her new sister, because she was NOT thrilled that she was a dog at all! But because she was now distracted from her grieving and had to focus on how much she hated her poor new sister.  She slowly began eating again and gained a couple of pounds.  Still underweight but we were taking it.  Reagan, my love, you saved two lives when you joined out families.  You were definitely an angel sent from heaven to us.  I love you! 

For the next two years, Sparky was still very tiny and weak and never really fully recovered.  She was never the same.  She missed her brother so much, which was heartbreaking because they had really never been apart.  Sparky didn't know a life without him and he loved his sister so much that he would pamper her and spoil her and love on her every minute he could.  Sparky was missing a very large part of her heart and soul. As was I.


Well about 2 weeks ago I saw a pretty drastic and severe decline in her physically and spiritually.  It broke my heart to with her.  She was no longer eating and sleeping all the time.  She stopped waking me up between 5am and 5:30am every single morning by standing on my chest and screaming till I woke up to feed her.  She had stopped greeting me at the door when I got home from work each night and shows no interest to even follow me to the kitchen.  On the morning of Friday February 24, 2017 when I woke up and went looking for her, I could see the drive and desire and the spirit was no longer in her eyes.  She blankly stared at me and I knew.  I knew.


I refused to prolong her pain and discomfort for longer than needed a I know I had done with Reagan and Murray because I selfishly couldn't accept the need to say goodbye yet.  I wanted to do better by Sparky and pay attention to the signs.  I called her vet and asked that they come to examine her that evening and when they did my fears and suspicions were confirmed. 


Luckily, this was the first time I was able to be proactive and plan for this goodbye.  In the past, all of my babies have passed very suddenly with very little to no time to prepare and process it first.  This time I was able to plan an entire evening and day with Sparky to spoil her and love on her and say goodbye.  ad like every single one of my babies who passed before her, she too passed in my arms while I held her tight.


Before her vet came back on Saturday, Sparky had many visitors come to say their goodbyes and give her kisses. Our friend Doreen came by Friday night and brought her some ice cream, since it has always been Sparky's most favorite thing in the whole world and she was able to find the energy to eat about half a spoon full which I know she loved.  On Saturday,  Auntie Ang came and brought her a beautiful rose.   Her and Reagan's BFF/Sitter/Walker came to visit and hold her and love her and her grandma even came by for a minute to say her goodbyes. 

Then we had some time alone, just the two of us.  It tore me up inside having to say goodbye and I cried a lot, but I knew that this was the right time and I knew that she and her brother would be together again and that somehow made the whole thing much easier to accept.  I know Cody has been waiting patiently for her to come play at the rainbow bridge with him and now they can chase those butterflies together.

I love you Sparky!  My Feisty Queen! RIP.

Sunday Confessions - Yes to Sweats, No to Naps

Well happy Sunday that is followed by a holiday.  These are my favorite Sundays.  Nothing like not having to spend my evening prepping for work lunches and getting laundry done while worrying about washing my hair early enough so I can straighten it, because honestly it's an all day event. 

No worrying about making sure I am in bed by 8pm for an early alarm tomorrow. Ok, Ok... Who am I kidding.  I will still be in bed early and awake early in the morning because my body is just programmed that way.  Also because, well. I'm old.  LOL.  

None of this changes the fact that there is NO WORK TOMORROW!  Woo Hoo! 

On to my confession...  Are you ready?  I love spending my Sunday's being lazy and not wearing real clothes.  It's typically sweats or leggings all day long.  They are my favorite. I do usually spend the day working around the house or getting some bookkeeping work done for my side job but at least I am doing it in comfort.  That's what matters most.  

I wish I could say that I spend my day napping, but unfortunately I am not one of those people who can nap.  I wish I could.  I am always jealous of my friends who do nap all day long but if I nap I end up waking up in a fog, with a headache and grumpy as hell.  This is me after a nap.

Plus when I nap I NAP!  I am our for 3 hour minimum and just seem to be incapable of taking short cat naps.  even when I set an alarm.  Which is seldom because if I nap it's not exactly planned. 

So I wake up early and am consciously aware of how much i am enjoying my day.  I drink a lot of coffee in the morning and will usually spend a couple of hours cleaning my house then it's all about my book, Netflix or painting.  The best part about that is that I am super tired and am easily able to fall asleep early at night.  I'm so old.  I enjoy going to bed early.  

I have heard friends and colleagues in the past talk about how guilty they feel about going the entire weekend without doing anything and how unproductive they felt....  Really?  What is wrong with doing nothing on your weekends?  We work hard all week and as for myself I schedule all of my errands and appointments for after work during the week so there is usually very little rest for me during the week so if I want to do nothing over the weekend I think it's glorious.  If I feel like going out and running errands or visiting with friends then I do but I don't let my self feel obligated to be busy.  That's how I keep it relaxing. I love it! 

So if you read this and you also find yourself doing as little as possible while lounging around the house in your sweats with your coffee, give yourself a big pat on the back!  Know that you are not alone! 

Wednesday Fun! : New Job Update - 6 Months

I have now officially reached my 6 month milestone at my new job.  Update on how I am feeling about it today... I Still Love It!!!   This is the first time in a long time that I have felt that my input and opinions are so wanted, encouraged, heard and appreciated.  Good or bad.  My department of 30 people continue to amaze me with how well we can all work together in such small quarters.  No childish actions, or talking behind any one's back.  No high school games and nobody acting like they are better than anyone else.  I have worked in much smaller groups that I can't say the same thing about. Everyone is always eager to help each other even if the work is out of their Division. 
The only thing I find to be an obstacle is not gaining weight with the amount of food that is in this office every week.  These guys REALLY like food and there is ALWAYS something for everyone to munch on.  Donuts are brought in every single Friday rain or shine,  cookies and cobblers are made almost weekly,  chips and crackers and brought in all the time,  candy, nuts and even fruit are supplied everyday.  This doesn't take into account the birthday food every month, the holiday BBQ's and potlucks, the catered lunches, and the welcome and farewell buffets that are organized on our back tables or conference rooms.  Food Food Food.  And great food,  often homemade food.  It's always delicious and plentiful.  So I do get a lot of walking in around the complex to try to burn off all of these extra calories. 

I will be honest though.  As much as I LOVE this new job, new chapter and new adventure, There are a couple of things from my last job that I really miss.  I miss my old boss.  He has always been a great friend and working with him was a great experience.  I will miss knowing a lot about what I am doing.  This learning from ground up again is showing to be a bit more difficult at my age than it used to be.  LOL.

4th of July Forever Changed - RIP Reagan

What does the 4th of July mean to you?  To most people in America it means a celebration!  A Patriotic Moment to embrace and be grateful for the freedom that comes with living and belonging to this wonderful country! Red, White and Blue decorations everywhere!  BBQ's, block parties, get together's, friends and family. Bright sparklers, Fireworks, Strawberry Shortcake, ice cream, watermelon and burgers and hot dogs.  It's a day we all look forward to and often plan for a month in advance.  Yep, 4th of July is a day that brings smiles to our faces and sun burns to our shoulders. This year was a completely different path though.  A path of heartbreak, tears and grieving.  My beautiful and loving Blonde Barbie Doll, Reagan passed away on 4th of July.  An ending to the day that I was not expecting.  Reagan was not feeling herself starting on Sunday, July 3rd.  She was very constipated and asking to go out every hour to try to go to the bathroom.  Struggling for close to 20 minutes each time.  Knowing that just finished switching her to a raw diet and constipation being a common side effect for the first couple of days I didn't worry too much about it on Sunday.  That evening I chose to sleep on the couch though so it would be easier and faster for her to wake me while she was taking her hourly trips out back. I didn't want her to worry about figuring out how to get me up too. By mid Monday morning we were not having any luck and I could see how uncomfortable and miserable the struggle was making Reagan so I packed her up in the car and off to the Animal Emergency Room we went.  My thought was were would go in and get her an enema to make her comfortable and be on our way home again. When the vet came into the exam room I quickly realized this was not the way the visit was going to go.  She shared her suspicion of my greatest fear.  Cancer.  No!!!!!  I immediately start crying. She explains we need to do an ultrasound and x-rays' to confirm, so Reagan and I have a seat on the floor and wait an hour for the ultrasound and x-ray machine to be available.  I call my mom to let her know about the possible cancer and then quickly get off the phone so I could spend as much one on one time with Reagan as possible.  We lay on the floor together and she can see how sad I am so she lays next to me with her head on my lap and stays there so patiently and calmly.  I can't tell if she is doing it to comfort me knowing I am sad or if she is doing it to say "yes momma, I am not well and I am soooo sorry"  Either way, what ever scenario of her thoughts that I had going through my head were breaking my heart. My mom rushed over to meet me at the ER to also spend as much time a possible with Reagan and to also be there for me so I wasn't alone during this inconsolable time. We spent over an hour laying on the floor of the exam room with each other while waiting for the Dr to come in to get her for the X-Ray and Ultrasound. Once the Dr did come in to take Reagan for the tests, it seemed as though mom and I sat in that exam room for days waiting for her to return.  Then just like that she was standing right in front of me with a concerned look on her face.  I didn't even need to hear what she had to say.  I instantly knew that my world just came crashing down on me.  My poor sweet Reagan's body was riddled with cancer.  Her liver and spleen were both full of multiple masses and there was a mass that was blocking her colon which was why she couldn't poop.  It was also quite clear that the cancer had already begun to spread to her brain which was causing her minor head jerks and spasms.  Those would only get worse. I had no choice now,  Though I wanted to be able to take her home and spoil her one last day with a bucket list of things she loved and have her beloved friends (Her vet Judy and Henry) be there to say goodbye, I knew that the fact that she wasn't able to poop at all and I wasn't able to get a hold of Judy and Henry meant that delaying this any more would just be torturing her and I couldn't do that.  They brought her in so I cold hold her and wrap my arms around her and my mom and I both just held her as tightly as possible and cried while we said goodbye.  They have her the injection in her IV and all too soon she took her last breath, in my arms.  I couldn't stop crying. We loaded her body into the back of my mom's Jeep and we took her to the Pet Crematory where I had my last moment to hold her and say my good byes while I made the arrangements for her cremation and urn.  I was in a complete haze my entire drive home and when I walked into my house, my very empty feeling house I fell to the ground and sobbed uncontrollably.  Feeling like I would never be able to stop or lift myself up.  Everywhere I looked was Reagan,  Her air mattress, her blankets, her rugs, her dog beds, her crate, her food bowl that was still full from the food she wasn't able to eat that morning.  Everything was my sweet Reagan. To me 4th of July will never again be that celebratory day with friends and family.  4th of July will be the day I will always remember as the day I had to say goodbye to the sweet girl who saved my life just over a year earlier. I love you Reagan, More than I could every show.  There were no limits to how much mommy loved you and will miss you.

Happy Birthday Sparky!

Today is my feisty alpha girl's 15th Birthday!!  I love you my opinionated girl!

New Job Update - Month One

So tomorrow will officially be 4 full weeks at the new job.  One month down.  Wow!!!  I can't believe it's already been that long. It has really flown by. I LOVE my new job!  My department is in one large office with 4 divisions and 29 people.  Each and every one of them are amazing and kind and friendly... oh... and adults!!!  Not only physically but mentally as well.  This has been such a fantastic change and improvement.  My team consists of myself and 2 ladies that I supervise and they are really wonderful and incredibly smart.  I feel so blessed to work with them and everyone else there. My boss is great.  She is hilarious and so much fun.

I am learning so much already.  There is a lot to learn and I'm not there yet but so far I have taken over about 6 daily tasks from the schedule to do everyday for the repetitive practice and I feel pretty confident in it now.  Time to start rotating some new things in for practice.

I truly look forward to going to work every day and before I know it the day is already over.  I haven't felt this happy about going to work in a very long time.  I am sure that will increase even more once I actually know what I am doing.  The entire learning process is what kills me.  I just want to hurry up and know it all.  Isn't there a pill or something for that?  There should be. LOL

My only downfall is every single Friday one of the managers brings in 2 dozen donuts for everyone.  Every Single Friday! Well, of course I can never turn down or walk away from a donut so that makes my dieting a bit tough.  Of course I make it work.  since I know the routine I plan the rest of my Friday meals accordingly to accommodate for the donut points.  Seriously though.  What a great thing for him to do for the whole office every week.  They really know how to keep everyone happy here.  I LOVE it!  Have I mentioned how much I LOVE my new job?!?!  Hahaha.

Well I will try to make another update and let you know how Month Two is.  If  month One is any inclination, I think it will be great!

Oh, I'm pretty sure these two things make me official now.  ;)

My Washoe County Employee Badge.  They let me have access to the building and the office.  That's gotta be a good sign. :)

Business card order has been sent to the printers! :)

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Fabulous Friday - Bittersweet Goodbyes

So yesterday was the end of an era for me.  It was my last day of my job, life and daily family interactions with a great bunch of people.  I am heart broken to have said my goodbyes and ready, and and willing to step forward into my new life, world and chapter to a great adventure.

As I have described to many, yesterday felt like the day you first move out of your parents home, into the unknown, the new, the scary and the exciting world out there.

In the morning they brought me donuts, my favorite!  I may have had more than my share but they sure were yummy!

For lunch my wonderful boss took me out to lunch.  It was great to sit and BS about all of the fun things we used to chat about when we carpooled together to work.  I'm gonna miss those fun chats. It's hare to believe that my morning routine of putting my lunch in the fridge by his desk and sitting and chatting for a few minutes waiting for 7am to start are now over.  I stood there yesterday morning thinking, this is it.  This the last time for many things I've come to enjoy and have gotten so used to be my normal daily habits here.

I continued to work like a normal day up until the last hour.  I wasn't sure how to handle it being the end so I just kept doing what was normal.  Worked and processed cases till they told me to stop.

At 3pm my boss sent out an email to all of us asking us to meet for a quick meeting in our cave.  Our cave being an empty filing room that is right next to our area, where we would go for private unit meetings. We all piled in there and sat around waiting for my boss to join us.

When he walked in he was carrying an over flowing gift bag.  Oh my god!  This meeting is for me!  I really wasn't sure if they were going to say or do much.  The bag was full of wonderful goodies.  On the very top was a mini "Nothing Bundt Cake". Yum!!  White White Chocolate.  I can't wait to dig into that later. Next were some random joke item that my boss is famous for giving out.  A packet of Wet Ones Wipes and a key chain that said Jamaica.  LOL  OK Sir. It wouldn't have felt right if i hadn't gotten these item. They go well with my Secret Santa gift I got from him a few years ago. A toothbrush. Lol. Next was something large wrapped up in tissue paper.  When I open it my eyes get big!  It's a 49ers Fleece Blanket!  Yes!!!  This Niner Girl can NEVER have enough 49ers blankets or 49ers Anything!  and as they all know my cubicle has ALWAYS been full of 49ers stuff.  Perfect gift guys!

Next were two more items wrapped in tissue paper.  Victoria Secret "Dreams" lotion and scented mist.  It smells incredible and I am excited to use it!

Of course in the bag was a card.  A lovely card signed by everyone in the unit and a photo of our group.  The photo was only about 2 months old but there have already been so many changes made to the group.  3 have also left over the past couple of months and 3 new arrivals that didn't make it to the photo.  But the photo was of a group that I have come to love and cherish over the years.  It was a beautiful addition.

My boss then made a small speech. Of the long amount of time I have been in the unit both as a contracted worker from another agency as well as the recent time as a full fledged member.  I was the person with the most seniority in the unit right below him.  Now the next in line gets to move up.  He mentioned my time in the agency even before coming to our unit and the total combined 13 years I have been there and the vast amount of knowledge I brought with me that will be so very missed.

The words he said were extremely touching. It was great to hear that my knowledge and hard work have not gone unnoticed all of these years. I'll be honest. There were several times I had felt that they were. 

When we were finished and i started heading back to my desk to finish some last case files before the end of my work day at 4pm I hear my boss start laughing.
Evidently when he submitting the request for my access and accounts to be terminated at 4pm he made an error in typing. He received an email stating my access was turned off at 3pm. I still had a case ending and incomplete. Still had emails to respond to. I wanted to send put a goodbye email to those who weren't in our building. I wanted to complete the exit interview survey they  emailed to me. Nope. Nope. And nope. None of that was getting done now. I'm officially done. But with 45 minutes to sit  around and wait. I guess it was a good time top make my rounds and say some goodbyes. 

I loved my job more than anything.  I love what I did and enjoyed every day that I was there doing it. I, of course also had some issues with some individuals but I have already touched on that so I don't want to get into that here.  This post is about the good.  The things I will miss. 

I will miss the jokester of a boss I had. I will miss the dry, quick witted sarcasm and sense of humor from my investigators. I will miss the sweet faces of some of the kindest most living people I have had the pleasure of meeting. 

Now, I prepare for Monday. Monday begins a whole new world. New adventures. New duties. New responsibilities and some new faces. I'm up for the challenge and I'm ready for everything coming my way. 

Bring it on, World! 

Wednesday Fun - Nails

So today I did something for myself that I haven't done in a very long time.  I pampered myself and got nails put back on.  It's been at least 5 or 6 years since I had nail extensions and I have missed them so much.  I have missed they way they feel when I grab for things, type and run my fingers through my hair.  I have missed how much more feminine they make my hand look an dhow much nice and more slender my fingers look with them.  I have just missed them so much.

Now I am not going to lie, it has been so long that I am having to re-learn how to do EVERYTHING! Typing is a bit of a challenge but oh my god, typing on my phone is crazy!  It's like I have no idea what I am doing and have never use a touch screen before in my life. But it's fun giving it a whirl.

I thought that if I am starting a new chapter in my life with this new job then I should start with a bang.  I have a hair appointment tomorrow night and had my nail appointment tonight.  I like to go bold with  my nails normally but I thought that for my first day and my first impression of being someone to take seriously I should go a little more conservative.  I got a beautiful deep red with some glitter on accent nails.

I love, love, love them!  I spent a almost 20 straight years with nails on until I needed to take a break financially from them.  I am so glad to have this opportunity to pamper myself again and to do something that makes me feel pretty.  I hope I can continue to keep them on  because I enjoy this feeling. :)