Royal Obsession

Confession time.
I used to be obsessed with the Royals.
As a young girl, I collected books about Princess Diana.
My mom even woke me up at 4am so we could watch the wedding of Diana and Charles.
I still have the newspapers from the day they were married.
Honest. Look.

I had books about their wedding.
Their children.
I looked at them over, and over and over again.
I wanted to go to England to see where she lived.
I wanted to name my future daughter Diana.

I wanted to be her.
She was a regular girl who worked in a school and was "picked" by a Prince. Never mind the fact that he was fugly, he was still a Prince.
He swept her off of her feet, gave her a grand wedding, moved her into his palace and they were going to live happily ever after. (*cough*)

I ate this stuff up.
What little girl doesnt.
{the reason Disney is a quadrillion dollar industry}

Now when I see anything to do with Disney Princesses, I want to buy it for my little girl.

Why?

Can someone explain this fascination?

Princess (my daughter, who should now be called Diva because she is anything but a Princess) has never watched a Disney movie. She doesnt know who Ariel, Belle or Cinderella is. But I have her bedroom wall covered in Princesses. Her bookshelf is full of Disney books. She has a Snow White doll an Ariel doll and many items of Princess clothing.

Hmmm............

What she really likes is trucks and Hot Wheels cars.  She loves Elmo and The Wiggles.  Blueberries and raspberries.  Chicken nuggets and toothbrushes.

Not Princesses.

Yet.

In Need of an Intervention

Have you ever watched the television show Intervention about drug addicts? You know how they talk about getting the shakes and not being able to think about anything else until they get their "fix".

I feel that way about gossip magazines.


Hosted by Cecily and Robyn

My Current Addiction

I like to think that I do not have an addictive personality.

I rarely drink.
I do not smoke.
I do not do drugs even though I like cough syrup alot because it helps me sleep.

But I do have addictions.

They are ok addictions to have though.

I think.

Blistex. Having soft lips is a good thing.
Hand lotion. Dry skin is icky.
Gossip magazines. I am an expert on Heidi and Spencer.
Chocolate. It is a dairy product.
Etsy. I am supporting small shops.
Costco. Just because.

But I have a new one.

I bought one of these.

A pedometer.

I thought that since I am not going to the gym and still enjoy eating dill pickle chips and chocolate, I may as well get myself walking.

No, I am not pregnant.

So I put one of these on in the morning.

And check it about 991 times in a day.

I shake it a few times to add a few more steps.

But that's ok.

Because shaking is exercise too.

The good news is I am walking 20, 000 steps a day.

The bad news is I am not losing any weight.

I wonder why.

* This was part of MamaKat's Writers Workshop. Go here for more.*

Thngs that make Momma happy

List 10 things that make you happy.
Oooooooooo, this is an easy one and I am soooo going to get an A+ on this assignment because, well, I am generally a happy person.

Unless you piss me off. Or I look at myself naked in the mirror.

Anyways......Number 1 on my list are my "Happy Pills". They make me happy and without them I am an unhappy mess of a human.

2.)Chocolate. If you do not read my blog, shame on you! Those that do read know that chocolate is my weakness and I will search the garbage for it. Yes, I have issues, hence the Happy Pills.

I have never used the word "hence" before in my life and am unsure if I even used it in the right context but it sounds "smart" so I am keeping it.

3.) They come once a week and make the house spotless. I love them and would marry them if I was that kind of girl.

4.) My name is Momma and I am an Etsy.com addict. Are there 12 step programs for this????


5.) My camera. Photos are the most treasured items in my home and taking them makes me feel good.....and happy.

6.) Family. All of them.
Even though we all looked like this.

They still make me happy.

Every day.

7.) Finding money ! I am a happy Momma when I put on a jacket to discover $$$ in the pockets.

8.) Shopping. With the money I found in my pockets! I could shop all day everyday. Now if only I could find a career that allowed me to buy things with other people's money.

9.) Tonka Toys. They are the only toy that can keep both boys entertained for long(ish) periods of time which allows Momma to relax for just a little while.

10.) And last but certainly not least, bad, but so darn good reality tv. Watching Rock of Love Bus every Sunday night was the highlight of my week and now that it is done I will be eating my popcorn and drinking rum with a smile on my face watching the drama between Jon and Kate. I know. I am sick. There is something about watching the train wrecks that are other other people's lives that makes me giddy and appreciate the dull, boring, uneventful life that I live. What would make me even happier was if they took the 8 kids off of the show before they are in therapy and just showed the drama between the parents. I do not enjoy watching children watch their parent's marriage dissolve right in front of their eyes. That does not make me happy.

Now excuse me, I have some food to eat, pills to take, shows to watch and purchases to make. Toodaloo!

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*Thanks to Photobucket for allowing me to use some of their pictures*

Help. I am addicted and I can't stop.

I love Etsy.

I know I say it alot.

But it is true.

I think I have a problem.

Some of my recent purchases......like in the last few weeks.

Just say it.

"Momma, get a hold of yourself."

"There are more important things to think about right now. Like food, clothing, and diapers for your children."

I know.

I just cant help myself.

Has there ever been an Etsy Intervention?

Do you enjoy Etsy?

What have you purchased?

Would I like it?

Can you buy something for me?

I enjoy aprons.

And purses.

Thanks muchly.

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