It's that time of year

It's that time of year when I tend to struggle the most! I struggle with thoughts, actions, life in general! It's too cold outside to do ANYTHING! And by anything? I mean NOTHING and by cold I mean -30 below!!  This is where growing up in Colorado works against me, not for me. I need the sunshine!! Even when the sun is shining here you can't actually feel it. Know what I mean?  While driving, walking, whatever your traveling leisure may be in CO ,if the Sun is shining you feel the warmth, it makes you smile...HAPPY. In ND if your diving and the sun is shining your concentrating so hard on not to slip on all the ice you don't even notice it!
I suppose I am being a bit of a grumpy pants but I did slip twice last week! In my work parking lot right next to my car, twice! That's the other thing, my style is not made for the winter! You can only layer so much before you feel frumpy and don't even start with what shoes I should be wearing!  Needless to say I live here and life's to complicated to just up and move because if the measly weather. So for now I will call Grand Forks my home and try to savor the little day to day things like how I have a pretty stress free job and The days are getting longer and it can only get warmer right?

I'll admit since getting my iPad it's been hard to take pictures and upload yadda yadda yadda so I'll work on that. But for today I leave you this...

Still embracing, still blogging...

Just at a much slower pace! Not much to say other than it's been a BUSY month and gearing up for holiday after holiday, I don't see things slowing down anytime soon.

Here we go again

Ok so I have the day off today and aside from a couple of errands, trying to rest because I was up from 12-4 this morning  (Thank You Emersyn, it better be molars) and getting ready to meet a new daycare plus getting ready for a much needed date night with the hubby...I POSTED!

Weather here has been a little off balance, low 60's one day and then high 70's the next but I'm not complaining, just adapting!!

Fall is always one of my favorite seasons because of all the fun layers and yet somehow you can still wear open-toed shoes! So do it while you still can!

It's hard to tell in this picture but I'm wearing my plum colored tights! FUN!

Emersyn wanted in on the action...

practice makes perfect

 New favorite belt from a local shop downtown Grand Forks called 

Kittson & 3rd, used to hate gold but I'm getting on the bandwagon

AND PROUD OF IT!

Yellow shoes made their first fall appearance as well!

Layers and open-toed shoes!

Busy at work...

So these days my only excuse is I've been busy at work? Only partially true, aren't we all busy? I recently received an email comment about my blog asking me if I've exited the blogging world for good? Truth be told, I hadn't thought about my blog, sonow that I'm back on track...I'm back to blogging!! If I can figure out how to do it all from my new iPad, it will be even easier. Until then here's proof- that I'm busy at work that is!

Local Home Show

   This past weekend was our local area Home Show and our store had a large booth on display so I of course being the newbie offered to help.  Well I learned my lesson quickly as then I was asked to give a presentation-on stage, in front of people, a lot of people. I was announced over the loud speaker and had my microphone all ready to go-just waiting for my cue.  Low and behold it was fun! I had a large crowd, talked about color trends and answered a lot of questions.  The only mistake I made was to say out loud "I would even do it again next year."  So it seems I'll be held to that statement I'm sure. Anyway, it's nice that the right outfit can make anyone feel confident and even take a lot of the edge off of any nervous situation. That being said, here's a look at what I wore over the weekend.

Bathroom Remodel

With still a lot of work to be done I thought I better post pictures of what has been done so far or else people may start to wonder if anything really was done... don't judge...we are doing it all ourselves and we still have to finish the recessed lighting, ceiling and trim work but it's so nice to have more room! (especially in my closet!!!)

Sunshine!

YEA! The Sun IS Shining!!! 

and it's warm to boot- All of our snow (and by our, I mean specifically the Cichy's fenced yard) is gone! (and by gone, let me tell you it's because my husband spent the weekend shoveling snow out of our yard and into the empty let next to us.)  Luckily it is an empty lot and not an angry neighbor ;) I'm gearing up for the nice weather by anticipating a long but fun weekend-Josh leaves out of town on Friday for his annual hockey tournament (or at least that's what they like to call it) and will be gone the whole weekend but with the weather in our favor and with rain-boots for both kiddos we should have a blast soaking up some 

good ol' fashion vitamin D.