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Just another day

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The big V day around our house is just another day. It is way to close to my birthday to justify going all out a week later. I haven't gotten a flower or a chocolate for Valentine's day in years. And you know what? I just don't care.

I do enjoy getting gifts or candy, and I love flowers. I was a florist for a brief stint. I like the little secret smile I get inside when I see a lovely bouquet. I know that it is silly to spend good money on something that is going to die, so I don't get flowers very often. But you can rest assured that if you see flowers in my house, it is because I purchased them for me. Not because of any romantic gesture on my husbands part!

I did get taken out to lunch on Valentine's day this year, but it was purely coincidental. My husband and I like to go out for lunch on Mondays for a little us time. When we were out and about this Monday, he suggested stopping for a bite to eat. Neither he, nor I remembered it was a "holiday" until the hostess mentioned it to us.

Yep, guess we are big ol' schmoopy romantics.

Me Time

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I see I have a lot in common with my fellow Bitches. I am all mom, all wife, all the time. Very rarely to I get to be Winnie only. I don't take a lot of me time, and so I take those little things like lotions and baths, and books (ye gods! How I love my books!) and I hoard them like little jewels close to my heart.

My precious lovelies:

My one Diet Coke for lunch every day - priceless. And woe to the idiot who thinks he can take my last Diet Coke.

The once a month or so that I carve out the time to take a book and sit in the tub.

Having my eyebrows waxed (and it has been almost 9 months since I have had them done)

The few shows that I DVR which no one else likes to watch. I get to watch them, but never all on my own, 99% of the time, I will have to hit pause at least once to take care of something for someone, generally the toddler boy child.

Grocery shopping. Don't laugh. Yes, I really do value my grocery shopping time. I guess it is because it is the ONLY time ever 2 weeks that I am out of the house and completely alone. I don't allow anyone to go with me. Mostly because I am concentrating and paying attention to the amount of money I am spending, my list, and my coupons; to add children to that is just not going to end well. But still - I am all alone for those few hours.

My books. For the most part I get my books from the library. Budgetary restraints do not allow me to buy books like I used to, and like I would love to do. So when I buy a book, a lot of thought has gone into the book. (my e-reader falls into this category )

Having my hair done. I used to have my hair dyed every 2 months. Like my eyebrows, it has been 9 months since I have had my hair done. I am currently dying it myself with stupid do it yourself hair dye. I hate it.

And right now, I have a new little nugget of joy that I get to hide away and savor for a whole month. In a month I get a girls day out with Celeste. I'm enjoying the knowledge, the anticipation just as much as I will enjoy the actual day.


I guess I really manage to find me time and little things that help to nourish my soul all around me. It may not be a massage or mani/pedi (which at times I think I would gladly kick a puppy for) but I do have lots of little self indulgent things that keep me from completely going over the edge into insanity.


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