After working in several cities throughout the sound this week, tomorrow is my day off and what am I going to do?

Why, drive to Renton of course.

Oh yes, the goal is IKEA.

I have a gift card burning a hole in my wallet and an overwhelming desire to roam the aisles to look at cheap, er, inexpensive items I cannot live without.

I cannot explain it.

I find myself drawn to the colors, the layout, the graphics and the cheap, er, inexpensive prices.

But I repeat myself.

I am actually going with some friends whom I need to spend some quality time with.

And they are just like me. You see a napkin and we see a valance for our windows.

So imagine 3 women ooohing and ahhing and saying things like " oooh, ooooh, I can do THIS with this" and cutting back and forth in the aisles with the fervor of newly hatched sea turtles headed for the light of the moonbeams. That would be us.

So that either makes you want to go WITH us, or run screaming in the opposite direction.

You know you want to go, if not just to watch this happening.

And if I should come away with a way cool centerpiece for my entry,

so be it.

January 2010

What a month this has already turned out to be.
Family health issues, Rocky passing away unexpectedly, postponed wedding plans and the woes of work.
But, as usual, life prevails and goes on.
Sometimes your the eagle and sometimes your statue.
I fly when I work with good people, and I do.
I endure all the rest.
How was your first month of 2010?

Working Woman

I don't know how Cindy does it. All I know is she makes me look bad.
And that makes me grouchy. Ya hear that Cindy? But for right now I am gonna chalk it up to her being younger and having more stamina .
Back to work I went last week and what a week it was.
Two gargantuan displays for Loreal and Maybelline had to be done on the first day.
I was overwhelmed, exasperatted and dazed. And that was all in the first 10 minutes.
I don't remember it being that difficult a year ago.
We put in some hella hours to get the job done, but we did it!
Never mind I was jello when I got home.
If it wasn't for Cindy being my boss, I might possibly have quit.
Don't get me wrong, I love doing a job well. And I love getting it done.
But I don't love the 20 foot displays, all backwards and having to be reversed according to the planogram. And then reverse it again on the actual wall. I realize this does not make sense to any of you, but don't feel bad, it didn't make sense to me either!
This just makes me realize how vunerable I am to circumstances and I hate that.
The saving grace is we are almost done with MalMart. Thank you Jesus.
And if your reading this Cindy, do not get cocky.
If I were younger and thinner , I could run laps around you.
If I wanted to.
Which I probably wouldn't.
So your safe.
See you on Monday.
P.S. THIS is when I could use a cupcake~