tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82801812024-03-07T15:35:54.192-06:00The Single Girl's Guide to Home OwnershipJust my way of sharing my day to day experiences with anyone who will listen.Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.comBlogger561125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-88688165783050630482011-09-14T21:40:00.000-05:002011-09-14T21:40:02.630-05:00Dilemma SolvedDear State Farm Commercial Guy,
As previously stated, I faced a dilemma as to whether or not to add you to "the list". Recently I saw your new Beneful dog food commercial and well...you look and sound like a major dork. So, my dilemma is solved. You did not make the list. Better luck in your future endeavors.Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-6712036521698753262011-08-26T10:06:00.000-05:002011-08-26T10:06:28.286-05:00It's About Time!I must admit, I let out a little cheer in the car the other day when I heard that Burger King has decided to get rid of their "Burger King" mascot and go in a different marketing direction. Good move Burger King! I also glad to find out that according to Time Magazine, I was not the only one who found the King creepy.
So now that #1 on my list is now no more (whew!), its time for OldStaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-87475627792246436852011-07-08T22:47:00.002-05:002011-07-08T22:57:38.398-05:00Heard this song tonight on my way home. The timing wasn't coincidental.
Stronger
By Mandisa
Hey, heard you were up all night
Thinking about how your world ain't right
And you wonder if things will ever get better
And you're asking why is it always raining on you
When all you want is just a little good news
Instead of standing there stuck out in the weather
Oh, don't hang your head
Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-29981734451485895972011-07-06T10:43:00.001-05:002011-07-06T10:53:51.264-05:00I NEED A Fence FundI'm starting a "I NEED A Fence Fund" because of this:
All of this lovely greenbelt behind the houses on my street...
(Ignore my lack of lawn. I've tried for 3 years to plant grass without success. Didn't even bother this year due to the heat).
And my neighbors on either side have decided THIS is the acceptable place to dispose of their dead limbs...
(Neighbor on the North)
(Neighbor Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-47013230376395811172011-07-01T18:00:00.000-05:002011-07-01T18:00:31.062-05:00Jumping Spider?Came home from work today to find a very dense spider web in the corner of my front door...so I did what I do best...I went and grabbed a can of spider killing spray. Eventually, the spider eventually came stumbling out of the web looking like a drunk trying to do a field sobriety test. Felt a little bad, but it didn't last.
But not knowing if I needed to be concerned about this Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-36147012899395451432011-06-03T09:06:00.001-05:002011-06-03T09:07:37.724-05:00My Hair is Driving Me Crazy!!!I am chomping at the bit to cut my hair. Its driving me crazy, but I don't want to cut it so short that I have to get it cut every 4-6 weeks because well...I can't afford that right now...so I'm trying to let it grow another 3 inches before I donate it (which for me could be this fall if not late summer).
I have one friend (who actually started all of this in the first place) who will be Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-36006999931517984872011-05-31T09:49:00.002-05:002011-05-31T09:50:13.151-05:00Ask And Ye Shall ReceiveCan I just say that I have the best mom EVER! I mentioned one day that I wished I could find a carrier to fit my Pampered Chef Bar Pan and some of my other dishes that are larger than 9x13. And in true mom form, she said "I think I can make you one". She had seen one before and thought she could figure out how to make it. It took some experimenting, but she came up Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-13461765525879077182011-05-16T09:43:00.000-05:002011-05-16T09:43:51.628-05:00Rain, Rain, Go Away! Come Again Anytime After 9 a.m. Saturday!Since I started working with Relay For Life of Edmond in 2005, it has rained every other year. My first year it rained and that was the first time they had ever had to move it indoors. This is now a trend that can't seem to be broken. I had high hopes for this year though. THIS was going to be the year we broke that pattern. THIS year we were going to have good Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-87338831339097901162011-05-12T09:27:00.000-05:002011-05-13T15:53:52.250-05:00Must Be SaidI cannot stand the word "juicy". I don't know why, but that word alone grates on my every last nerve. I have such an aversion to the word that I won't purchase anything that uses the word. Juicy Couture...will never own it because of its name alone (not that I would pay that much for their stuff to begin with). I can't even bring myself to say the word.
Okay, now that I Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-51900375101456752442011-04-29T15:57:00.001-05:002011-04-29T15:59:59.333-05:00My Favorite Picture From the Royal WeddingA picture says a thousand words!
Click on the picture to get a better look at her face. Love it!Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-21008891916669207762011-03-29T15:36:00.001-05:002011-03-29T15:39:53.483-05:00Why is it…When you’re a teenage girl, you hear lesson after lesson about how you should be discerning about who you date and who you marry. How you shouldn’t settle. Be selective. Wait for the person God has chosen for you.
In college you hear even more lessons about how you should be wise when choosing a mate. Marriage isn’t easy and shouldn’t be taken lightly. To be careful to choose someone you Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-48292487808307213022011-03-25T14:50:00.000-05:002011-03-25T14:50:44.617-05:00Hello SpringMy back yard February 1, 2011
This is how much snow we got in less than 24 hours.
A view of the front porch.
And THIS is my backyard on Wednesday!Even more tulips came up this year (with one random yellow one...hope that means more yellow ones next year). And the phlox has tripled in size from last year! Yeah! I love it when my perennials are actually perennial! This Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-91205093659595783362011-03-21T16:59:00.002-05:002011-03-21T16:59:59.155-05:00Is This Worth It?Right now I’m wondering why the world I decided to go back to school.
My current class is challenging (and not in a good way). 35% of my grade depends on a group project and so far, only one of my group members (besides me) has attempted to communicate with the rest of the group. We have an assignment that we are supposed to do together this week (online) and so I’m starting to get a littleStaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-33536252252213499222011-02-28T13:44:00.000-06:002011-02-28T13:44:53.944-06:00What You've MissedWhich sadly is not too much, but well...posting is low on the priority list these days.
Tulips Are Coming Up
And it looks like there are more this year than last. YEAH!!! Now as long as the freeze doesn't get them. My Day Lilies are also starting to come back. I love it when my perennials are actually perennial.
Transplant
I transplanted my lilac bush a week ago SaturdayStaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-89034090268630332642011-02-02T23:02:00.000-06:002011-02-02T23:02:31.086-06:00Snow Days StatsDays since I’ve left home = 2
Times I’ve stepped outside the house = 1
Days since I showered = 3
Human beings I’ve seen since Monday = 0
Injuries = 1 (Sliced finger open. Probably needed stitches. Decided not worth leaving the house for.)
Pipes frozen = 0 (technically, but the drain upstairs froze and the water was building up in the sink. Fixed it by turning on a space heater. Will be closing Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-51465114080450027062011-01-26T09:10:00.000-06:002011-01-26T09:10:58.808-06:00Amen to THATI found this article today on MSN talking about what men's bad habits say. I ran across this particular one that left me saying "amen":
Twenty years ago I would have said this was not a big deal to me because frankly I have two arms and I am capable of opening my own door. I actually was taken back a bit when I was in college and guys would hold the door open...not just for me, but Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-37041960828090830322011-01-18T10:16:00.002-06:002011-01-18T10:19:30.465-06:00Raspberry BeretToday I'm standing in the UPS store waiting to ship a package when Prince's "Raspberry Beret" came on the radio. It was all I could do to not laugh out loud and I'm sure the guy helping me had to be wondering why I had the weird smile on my face.
Here's the deal...when I was a kid and that song came out, my best friend told me "beret" was another word for "bra" (obviously she had it Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-38479959545556721832011-01-17T15:07:00.000-06:002011-01-17T15:07:49.511-06:00SorryYeah, not posting much these days. Not really anything post-worthy or postable going on. The excitement lately has consisted of:
Going home for Christmas and only leaving my mom's house if I absolutely had to.
Replacing my mixer (which I do need to use the new one soon to make sure its working. I just got cookied out over the holidays)
Got a steal on a dress coat I really Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-12647459418122576562010-12-16T16:58:00.000-06:002010-12-16T16:58:09.678-06:00Make It Stop
I get random songs stuck in my head all the time. And sometimes their annoying. The whole time I was in Brazil, Copacabana was stuck in my head. At least there was some rational about it. I was in Brazil, the home of the Copacabana (actually saw it while I was there).
There is almost always some song stuck in my head. Usually I know why (even if I can't get rid ofStaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-44545564515608106332010-12-13T12:12:00.000-06:002010-12-13T12:12:06.261-06:00FiguresI have always believed that there is a big difference between having "bad luck" and making poor decisions that lead to undesirable consequences. It is actually a pet peeve of mine for someone to complain they have bad luck when ultimately it is a result of a poor decision/planning on their part. I admittedly have made some bad decisions that have ultimately led to undesirable outcomesStaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-8107712741669235312010-12-08T09:30:00.000-06:002010-12-08T09:30:21.066-06:00I'm Having A Dilema HereI cannot decided if I'm attracted to the State Farm Guy or if I'm creeped out by him. Depends on the commercial. Jury is still out if he gets added to "the list".
Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-17012356349626307942010-12-02T15:25:00.000-06:002010-12-02T15:25:44.030-06:00I Want! I Want! I WANT!!!!!Dear Santa,
Please bring me one of these:
and if you're feeling generous, you can bring me one of these too:
Thank you!Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-46219044985666158732010-11-29T17:27:00.000-06:002010-11-29T17:27:07.139-06:00November in a NutshellI’m not sure what happened to November, but it flew by. So here is November in a nutshell:
School
Decided to go back to school. Actually, I have been wanting to do this for long time, but it just never seemed to work out until now (and still everything in tentative). It was a stressful month trying to figure out the direction that would be the most beneficial in the shortest amount of timeStaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-69392777241242750722010-11-17T09:10:00.001-06:002010-11-17T09:11:06.889-06:00AnniversaryI have officially been in my house five years today (just realized that). What is monumental about this five year point is that I can now officially sell without penalty. Not that I plan to do that anytime soon, but I can. I remember when five years seemed so far off, but it has flown by. Wish I had time to reflect more on those five years or do an anniversary special Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280181.post-39308081046692037402010-11-08T17:06:00.000-06:002010-11-08T17:06:24.785-06:00In Case Your WonderingIf by some off chance you noticed that my Etsy box is blank...its because my shop is on an indefinate vacation. Over the weekend I noticed that my mixer is leaking oil...badly. Since oil in cookies would not be good for business, I am temporarily out of the cooking making business until 1) I can afford to get it fixed or 2) I can afford a new one. Neither is looking good at the Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043347479508396109noreply@blogger.com5