Feline Fiasco and Misc. Mer!

Holy cow!  I cannot believe that 80 of you lovely ladies are following MY blog - I am so overly flattered, you have no idea!!  I am soooo not cool enough for that but I thank you so much for reading!!  I always look forward to blogging and ya'll make it even more fun!  THANK YOU!  

Hey ya'll!  I came home to yet another massacre, courtesy of my cats.  It seems as though they couldn't wait until someone got home to fill up their food bowl, so they took it upon themselves to bite open their new bag of food which I shamefully left sitting in the living room floor.  My bad!  They have BOTH been doing some rather strange things lately and I don't quite know what to make of it.  For example:

*Grenade loves to pull my hair and will go to any length to make this possible.  Sometimes he attacks my pony tail while I sleep - other times he is so bold as to do this while I am awake.  I usually sit in the floor with my back up against the couch when I am on my laptop (the big couch is light colored and I don't like anyone, including myself, to sit on it...haha) which allows Grenade to climb on the couch and proceed to bite my hair.  Why, I ask?

*Biscuit likes to sleep in the window sill but only if the blinds are closed.  I am afraid she is going to ruin the blinds so sometimes I lift them a little so she can easily access her lounging spot - this only causes her to refuse her normally inviting window sill and will only attempt to access this area once I have closed the blinds therefore wreaking havoc upon my once unbent shades.

*BOTH of them HATE the vacuum, yet continuously make messes that require me to get it out.  Pavlov's dogs learned association and classic conditioning, why can't Porter's cats?

*Grenade will not stop shredding the toilet paper - I have hid it, begged him to stop and have even tried bribing him.  Nothing works.  Touche.

After all of this, you would think I would be ready to kick them out but no - I am a hopeless lover of animals.  You have won, cats, you have won.

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Have a wonderful evening...stay tuned for Martini Monday!!  XOXO

One of these things is not like the other...

So, I ask you, what is the difference between this:

and this:

The answer that I have come up with is that one is a *POS* and the other is not.  The first picture is a model similar to the one that I have - it is less than a year old.  At first (literally the first time I used it), it worked but hasn't ever since.  There is nothing wrong with it except for that fact that it has zero suction which I figured would be a requirement for a vacuum.  It was not cheap either.  

The second picture is a model similar to the one my mom has had for over 10 years (minus the sweet red trim)!!  AND it still works perfectly.  I know this because I had to borrow it and it worked better than mine ever did.  Things aren't made like they used to be I guess - maybe I should look for  a 1998 Oreck.  ;)

HEPA filter, my butt.

Wiggin' Out

Today I felt like wearing a wig.  I don't know if there was extreme humidity or what but my hair was giving me one hell of a time.  I fixed it every possible way I could think of and it simply revolted against all my efforts.  I left it down, put it up, put it half up...etc.  Yow.

Today I also realized that I cannot iron clothes.  I got out the ironing board, iron (that I paid way too much for and never use) and the chosen articles of clothing and at the end of it all, my cute pink button-up looked worse than it did when I started.  How can I learn how to iron?  Is there some online video that can cure this for me?  I certainly hope so because my current skills are just not going to cut it!

Today was a wonderful Monday - I stuck to my Weight Watchers and had a pretty good day at work.  BUT...tomorrow will be the ultimate temptation.  Mexican Food!!  One of our vendors at work is providing lunch for the entire corporate office and better yet, it is being catered by one of the best Mexican restaurants in town.  Is it realistic that I will not partake in the wonder that is chips, salsa and fajitas?  No.  Will I even attempt not to eat it?  No.   I can say, however, that I will not overindulge...I will have a reasonable amount of food and no more.  Yum...

I hope everyone has a fantastic evening, I'm going to go look up Ironing 101.

XOXO

I love pink, but seriously?

I think I have pink eye.  I thought this was reserved for children but apparently, I was mistaken.  I seem to get some of the most random conditions...nothing serious thank goodness, but random nonetheless.

Like the time I had some type of allergic reaction.  I awoke from a deep sleep with my lips on fire and couldn't figure out why.  As soon as I flipped on the light, I saw a ridiculous sight.  It was like Angelina Jolie gone wrong...terribly wrong.  I still don't know what caused that but I am sure glad it was only temporary.

Anyway, I will be staying home today in my effort not to infect others.  It is a pet peeve of mine when co-workers come to work sick and stand around my desk.  Sometimes it can't be helped but when you can....stay home!!!

I hope everyone has a fabulous day!!  Anyone ever had a random condition??

XOXO