I am still alive...

I am fully aware that I have been absent for months. I'm very very sorry...
So much has changed for me I don't even know where to begin, so I suppose I will start at the beginning.

Firstly, although I have no immediate plans to rename my blog, I no longer live on Drake. Jeremy and I have separated and I moved out a while ago. (Right around the time of my last posting in fact.) As sad as it makes me, we are just two young people that grew apart and want(ed) different things. Jeremy will always be a friend to me, and hold a place in my heart. Same can be said for the rest of his family. I would have never survived initially if it wasn't for them. I will love them forever.

I am now living with my friend Lacy and feel like I'm right where I belong. You will be hearing more about her and her 6 year old Tazech as time goes I'm sure!

I am also down almost 50 pounds! I have never felt better, or looked better if it's not too conceited to say!

I am making great progress at my job as well! I am looking into even more changes there...stay tuned!

I am back and ready to take on the world folks!! I look forward to more projects to share as well as stories and featuring more people!

To all that have helped Jeremy and I during this rough time, I know I speak for both of us when I say thank you. From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU. Whether you were a listening ear, or a shoulder to cry on, mange tusen taak!!! (Many thousand thanks)

Heeeeeey!

So I have been absent recently.
The first reason was that I got a new job. (YAY!) I took a position at MTI (Midwest TeleSales International) as a call center representative. I am much happier there than I was at the radio station. Although I fund myself missing some of the people that I worked with (Afton) I like having a job that I dont have to take home with me.
Once I had finally gotten good and settled in my new position I got sick. A couple weeks ago I went to the ER with severe stomach pains and vomiting. (Not fun) After being examined by a doctor I was sent home with a bladder infection. I didn't really buy it but then again I'm not the one with an MD either so I filled the prescriptions and went home.
Saturday (the next day) I still had an awful stomachache but thought I just needed to let the medicine to work. Wrong. Sunday I woke up with a migraine from hell and still stomachache and vomiting.
Jeremy took me back to the ER and they finally figured out it was my appendix and had to have surgery to have it removed.
So since then I have been on the mend for the last couple weeks.
I haven't exactly felt up to doing many projects, but today I was invited to participate in a craft show at Honey Creek Resort on the 22nd! I was so surprised to be asked (someone had seen my blog and got the word out!) and I am excited to have a table! You all will have to come see me there!
I will post more info as soon as I get it and more projects too!
Also, to everyone who sent cards, notes and other well wishes during my recovery, I thank you from the bottom of my heart!

A little bit of a few things...

Okay, so I have been a bad blogger lately. I admit it. I haven't posted much, and I haven't even done a project in WAY too long...I am not quite sure what to do with myself!

However, I am on the mend from my illness last week, and it is so nice to say that I am feeling SO much better!

In my last post I mentioned that I might be getting something new to post about, and so I am excited to share my newest ink with you!

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It is on the inside of my right wrist and a little gnarly looking since I took the photo the day after I got it. It is a white ink tattoo which means that once it is all healed up and the scab is gone it is going to look more like a scar than a tattoo. It's gonna be very faint which is the whole reason I wanted it in white...It will be easy to conceal if I need to and just delicate enough...The little heart is right where my hometown (Spring Grove) is. I just love it! I got it done by Jessica at Hold Fast Tattoos in Ottumwa. She did a great job; I love my newest ink! 

(I have a total of 6 now!)

I also celebrated Valentine's Day with Jeremy of course!

He was amazing to send me some flowers at work:

I just love stuff like this! 

The timing couldn't have been better too...

Yesterday I really needed a pick-me-up because I had to quit my job on short notice. 

(That is a WHOLE different post though...there is nothing wrong or anything, just don't want to get into it really...and NO. I am most certainly NOT pregnant either.) 

 I was feeling really bad about it, and then these showed up and kind of turned my day around!

Plus later on, I got a call that I won a 22 piece stainless steel cookware set from Bradley Hall here in Centerville! I have NEVER won anything, so you can imagine that I was VERY excited!

I had a VERY good Valentine's Day! I got flowers, won a prize, and made my husband a steak dinner, and wrapped it all up with a movie. 

I hope you enjoyed your holiday too!

I DO have a certain project in mind that I am hoping to get up on here some time this week (hopefully) with a garage sale find! So keep your eyes open for that!

I am excited to let you all in on some of the changes that are in store for me as they come as well! 

STAY TUNED! :)

Just a break...

Hello lovelies...I have been less than consistent on here as of late, and it bums me out.
This whole week I have been sick with a sinus infection and a case of tonsillitis. Not really my idea of a good week, but I have been trying to get well. I have missed a bunch of work (boo) and have spent almost the entire week in bed. On the upside (?) , I have watched almost 5 seasons of Dexter. Okay that's not really too much of an upside, but I have to try and see the silver lining right? One thing I can say for sure, is that I have gotten some real quality time with Ralph and Boof. They are good company to keep when you don't feel well...
I see the doctor again tomorrow to see if we can't get it all figured out. Then hopefully I will be getting a new something to share with you...
Until then my dears,
Xoxo

Drumroll Please!

I know you have all been anxious to know who won the first give away by The Hobbyist on Drake!

I shall not make you wait any longer!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Kimberlee has won a set of 2 redneck wineglasses in honor of my Ralph's 4th Birthday!

This was her entry:
"My favorite hobby is estate, rummage sales, and flea markets. Buying what others see as junk and repurposing it."

Thank you to all that entered! It was fun reading the responses! 

Look for more giveaways from The Hobbyist on Drake!

My deepest apology:

I feel as if I haven't been as active with my projects as of late...Actually I know I haven't and this is why:

I have been completely engrossed in these books. However, I am on the last one, and should be back to my normal busy self by Monday. 

However, Jeremy seems to like that I am lost in these books, and is excited at the idea of me starting another book series...

I don't know if I will be up for that though. These books are so intense! After hearing everyone else rave about them, I borrowed them from my friend Scott, and haven't been able to put them down. 

I know I will be wrecked when they are over, like I always am when I finish a series, but there is some major silver lining...

The movie comes out this March! I couldn't be more excited!

The Big Bang Theory:

So this past weekend I got a new haircut! I was so excited to go in and get it done because it seems like it has been forever and a day since I have done something really new.
As most ladies know, trying something new with your hair can be quite nerve wracking!
"How is it going to look?!" "Is my husband/boyfriend/sig. other going to like it?!" "What if I hate it?!"
All questions we ask ourselves before going under the sheers and the trusted hands of our hairdressers.
Once that first swoop of the razor, or crisp stroke of the scissors hits, you get that little punch in the gut of "Holy S*#t! What have I done?!".
But as she continues cutting and shaping, (hopefully) you begin to calm down a little, and are just excited to see the end result.
Once the dryer fires up you have a better idea of what you're in for. After enduring the heat and the pulling and the combing - finally it stops. You sit in silence while the finishing touches are applied before the dramatic spin of that trusty salon chair.
Without a choice, you stare into the looking glass and find a new (hopefully) improved you staring back.
That's what I did on Saturday, and this is what I had looking back at me:

So what do you think?! I love it! So different! I haven't had bangs in YEARS, so it was a welcome change! Jeremy's aunt Luanne did a fantastic job. So happy to have a new look that is SO different than what I have had recently!
Just thought I would share this since I didn't really have any projects that I did over the weekend. I was WAY too into NFL playoffs and The Hunger Games. (You absolutely MUST read these books if you haven't yet, btw!)
XOXO