Hooray, it’s Friday! It’s been a day of ups and downs, but I’m NOT going to whine (although I will wine *cheers*) so let’s just get on with the blanks: 1. The phrase or punctuation I overuse most is probably, um, well – the comma. And the hyphen. And….whatever. 2. Today I am thankful for having a friend who lets me shed some of my anxiety with verbal diarrhea and who can poke fun at me without being mean. 3. My best friend is my husband. Who else would I move to another continent for? Besides, he knows what a dork I can be, and loves me anyway. 4. A…

I really love this particular meme because it is purely fun. Today’s blanks were dreamed up by Miss Shaunie from  Unknown-Boutique, so be sure to check out her blog and give her some bloggie love on her new adventure! (I’m a sucker for thrift store finds, so I’m happy to discover her blog.) 1. The TV show/website that I watch/read that I would be embarrassed to tell anyone about is America’s Next Top Model. It’s definitely an escape from MY reality – why else would I watch a bunch of scrawny, beautiful barely 20year olds have hissy fits and stress over not looking “fierce”? And also because I’m the least…

{photo via Thompson Family Life via weheartit} 1. Giving is something I really enjoy, but I hate to give just anything – I really like to find the perfect gift for someone. I hate having to “settle” for a gift because I’m stumped and don’t know what to give the receiver. (Hello, DAD.)  I also prefer giving something that someone really wants, but might not get for themselves because they don’t “need” it*. (*Unless their financial situation really precludes them getting the things they NEED.) 2. Receiving is fun too. I won’t deny it – its nice to be thought of. Just getting a card, though, that says “I’m thinking of you”…

TGIF! That can only mean one thing – It’s Fill in the Blank Friday! {photo by Erin Nicole Photography via weheartit} 1. I wish I could just lose this last two stone! (Two stone sounds a lot easier to accomplish than about 28 pounds.) I’ve been struggling with my weight since I had Pea – I lost most of it on Weight Watchers, and then I gained it back slowly. I finally found a meeting time for Weight Watchers here that I can make it to (most are in the evening and do involve a drive out of town) . Unfortunately, when I went to join this week – it was…

As today is Black Friday in the U.S., today’s blanks are all about shopping! (Here in the U.K., I’m sitting with Pea on the sofa, watching Aladdin and eating a snack as school closed early due to snow…. But I’m thinking of all of you in the States, up at the crack of dawn (right about when I’m going for coffee with my girlfriends), slogging thru jammed malls and crazed Targets and manic Wal-Marts.  Here we go! 1. Black Friday is insanity, really. I like the idea of going out and getting my shopping done, but with a million pushing, shoving strangers? No thanks. 2. Christmas shopping this year will…

1. My last haircut was a few weeks ago – although, really, it was just a trim. The big job was getting new highlights to replace the summery blond ones I was sporting. 2. My most daring hair moment was my senior year in college (yes, sad). My hair was long, and the french braids I was wearing didn’t feel very professional, so I went to a salon and said “give me something different”. She cut it VERY short. I passed my roommate in the walkway to the cafeteria and she didn’t recognize me. 3. A hairstyle I’d never be brave enough to try is a super short pixie/buzz cut…

(Photo by Photos Day! via We Heart It) 1. I am a Type-A personality, a worrier, a fretter, a dreamer, a planner. I am emotional and overly sensitive. I am a stay-up-too-late-get-up-too-early kind of gal. I am a disorganized woman who can’t function in chaos. 2. I wish I was more relaxed and laid back, and 25 pounds lighter. I wish I didn’t get so easily distracted. I wish I didn’t always forget where I left my keys, the remote, my pen, my coffee cup. I wish I didn’t yell so much. I wish the puppy didn’t wee on the floor. I wish it wasn’t such a pain in the…