Gotta love a new doo!

Yes, it’s true… I have a sickness! I like get my hair cut & colored, jump in my car (if I can wait that long) and take a picture of ME!!! And you want to know the sad thing? I have TONS more where these came from!!! I know, it’s short and how much can a girl really do with short hair? But for me, it’s a NEW me each and every-time I step out of the salon!!! Want to get a fresh NEW doo, yourself? Stop in Bliss & Co in High Point or Greensboro… tell them Trish sent ya!!!

Fall 2011

Early Winter 2011

Summer 2011

Spring 2011

Spring 2011

Winter 2011

Fall 2011

So there it is… it’s this is just a few from this past year… yep, I get my 85% grey cut & colored every 5 weeks!!! Enough said…

How often do you do you doo? Better question how often do you get your hair “did” and take a fashion photos of YOU…try it, you might like it!!!

sugar junkie coupons

I know, I know… they are trying to save us money, they are trying to sell for their advertisers, but they are also making me FAT!!! As you may recall, I am weak to my sugar addiction from my first Sugar Junkie post and this morning’s paper didn’t help!!! I started eating the high protein, low carb, less total sugar and a bit of Weight Watchers journaling on the side, diet last Monday. If I must say so…SO FAR SO GOOD!!! I’m not having my tyipcal cravings and sugar binges (pat on the back for me!). But when I read through the Sunday ads and coupons this early Sunday morning… I started seeing my diet through the coupons and the craving monsters are showing their nasty little selves!!!

to make things worse...

It’s really that simple, Buy One-Get One, ALL NEW, less sugar, save $1.00! (not to mention $3.00 on triple coupon days), discover a new you, 60% less fat, 1 a day, exclusive, Buy this-Get that FREE, limited time ONLY, see the fit side of you, loose 40 lbs. buy doing this…Where does the marketing stop? Did I mention, I have SUCKER written on my forehead? It’s sad, but TRUE.

But if I must say, my favorite add this morning was this… “Magnum…for Pleasure Seekers”!!! Might as well say, “Magnum… for the Glutton for Punishment Seekers”!!! DO I see sex innuendoes with chocolate ice cream bars? No your NOT dreaming folks, this is REAL… this is my dreams in a coupon…Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Magnum Sugar Cravings

And to make matters worse… my dear sweet husband lost 11 lbs in 10 days by eating the same as me. Yeah for you honey ::while I seethe with Envy::

Here I sit trying to figure out WHY I am an addict, obbessed with and a TOTAL JUNKIE to sugar!!! I don’t care what form it’s in…candy, caramel, carbohydrate, cassonade, dextrose, fructose, glucose, lactose, levulose, maltose, saccharin, saccharose, sucrose, sweetener, xylose. By the way, those are the synonyms on Thesaurus.com What’s the definition? Sweet substance… it’s that simple! SO why is it so hard to kick the habit?

I know, I know… I have read it all, heard the head lines, talked to nutritionists (not to mention therapists) seen my family tree and Yo Yo’d my entire life with EVERY diet there is. I simply love the comforting substance that has played such a HUGE part of my entire life! I’m even watching the Dr. Oz show as I type about belly fat. I’m not fooling myself by thinking that he is going to make it all better with his miracle 5 minute cure, that I can take a few extra supplements for a radicle change or that by listening to that HOT doctor (well he is) will simply work by osmosis, but it is what sells to us Americans who are in search of that instant need for love, laughs & comfort!!!

My SUGAR Jar

My plan? Don’t really have one yet. I do know I was on vacation last week and ate WHATEVER I wanted. You name it… cookies, cookie dough, donuts, candy bars, ice-cream, custards, licorice, frozen alcoholics drinks (loaded with sugar), gummy bears/worms/fish, chocolate, chocolate, oh and did I mention, CHOCOLATE??? And that’s just to name a FEW, doesn’t even account for all the carb loaded items and one apple I ate!!! Yep, that’s right, I allowed myself to binge, set a date to go cold turkey (or so I hope) and start a journal. That’s how I quit smoking… Will it work? Only time will tell. I hope to blog my thoughts, cravings and see how it goes down this sugar brick road. I don’t plan on divulging my starting weight, what I ate daily or spending much money on products & programs (not yet), but I do plan on STARTING TODAY!!!

Are you a JUNKIE too? Join me by leaving comments on what works for you and what doesn’t. Do you think it’s simple, that I’m silly or this is just plain dumb? PLEASE don’t leave a comment and start your own blog (that’s right, go talk about my goofiness somewhere else).

Hottie at 40

SO this is what 40 looks like? I forgot to mention… I edited this photo by taking out the forehead crater lines, crows feet are hidden behind the BIG shades & I totally enhanced the color so I have a glow instead of brown-spots… NOT to mention, I had just gotten my hair did to color the 85% GRAY!!! NICE!!! Thanks to my MacBook Pro for the enhancements!!!

Happy bDay to ME!!!

It hasn’t really bothered me much I have to admit. I also must confess that only 2 months ago, I thought I was still 38. The MOST embarrassing part is I argued with my husband that I was turning 39 in front of his family!!! He finally shut me up after I said,”I was born in 1971!!!” His response…”It’s 2011 this year”. Well DAMN, that’s what I get and I can now officially blame it on old age!!!

Me and Shane

The celebrations were completely out of sorts as my youngest had to go back in the hospital for a few days worth of testing followed by my ever so loving husband’s shoulder surgery. My friends and family still managed to schedule and reschedule the surprise Shane was planning… turned out to not be a surprise, but I was grateful to have those I loved and cared about to celebrate my day… week… okay the ENTIRE moth!

Me and my cake!!!

Here I am 40 years ago… I look like a little china doll. I certainly haven’t acted like one over the years, but I have certainly have ENJOYED my life for the first 40 years! I couldn’t have dreamed I would be where I am today with the MOST beautiful family, friends I adore and a life I have dreamed of, even if I still need to enhance my photos a bit… cheaper than surgery!!!

February 9, 1971

What can I say?

Well, I finally did it… I’m in “skirt! Magazine, Greensboro”!!! I know it seems silly or even a bit crazy, but I’ve been wanting to be in this fabulous FREE magazine! I was so SUPER excited when I got an e-mail asking to be a part of the August Issue!!! I had to come up with a list of “5 Things I’ve learned”. Ummm… it’s NOT as easy as it sounds! You give it a try!!!

www.greensboro.skirt.com

When Nora (the editor) called and said we needed to meet at a place to do the photo shoot (I know, I know, it sounds so BIG city!), I started to get a bit panicky about the WHOLE outfit!!! My first thought was the accessories, the shoes and of course, what will I be doing in the photo? I know I didn’t want to be sitting behind my desk (which I’m not often anywho), but I wanted it to be me, my MAC and my coffee… cause that’s how I roll!

All I can say is Nora and her photographer guy did a GREAT job, it’s just me, being me, Seeking the Triad and sharing… Well, ME! Thanks skirt! Magazine for the FUN afternoon and my chance to shine!!!

So I needed something else to do and a little encouragement to go along! I started a group on Facebook called The “HILL” Project… want to join? It stands for Healthy is Life Long.

Corny? Maybe, True? YES!!! After signing up for Weight Watchers today, I thought it would only be fitting to ask my friends to be a part of the journey.

Do you like my logo and name of the group? It has to be cute if I’m gonna do this!!!

Thanks to the folks at skirt Magazine for getting me jump started for the summer here at Life to the “T”!!!

I'm the Bomb!!!

1 shot Blueberry Vodka
2 shots Blueberry Pucker
4 shots Grape Kool-Aid
*Ice to shake it
*Glass to make it
**Please note: You can NOT taste the alcohol, so tip toe lightly!!!

Look for me in the upcoming Issue of “skirt Greensboro” in August… so EXCITED I had to make myself a BB this morning just to blog about it!!!

Original Art Work by Grant Naylor!!!

For this past Christmas, I asked my 8 year old G-, for a drawing of him and his little brother. (He’s quite the budding artist, if I must say so myself.) Drawing is something he has just recently decided he likes and of course I LOVE!!! The picture above is what was presented to me on Christmas morning… I can hear ALL the Awwwwes out there!!! I promise I had intentions of having it matted and framed, but for those of you who know me, you know better. (For those of you who are new here, you can read about my Adult with A.D.D. post)

After reading about this great local artist on Seek the Triad, Suzi Cook, I knew what I had to do!!! Fortunately for me, it just so happened to be Mother’s Day was coming soon, so I thought I’d better get my little Picasso made into something I could carry everywhere with me!

My Screen Saver

Don’t you love the details G- added, the orange wheelchair, the matching clothes, the body brace to hold D- in his chair. I do wonder why no hands or feet though, ha ha ha! I’d love to have a physiologist take a look and tell me what they see here. But for me for now, it shows the LOVE a big brother has for his little brother!!! It shows me what unique and individual children I have and how LUCKY I am to be their Mommy!!!

Artist rendention/transformation

Suzi takes your child’s art and turns it into a TRUE work of art!!! ALL you have to do is e-mail Suzi and she will guide you through getting one for yourself too. Here is the black/white conversion. I’m sure she’d rather have a pen drawing, but I couldn’t bring myself to have G- re-draw this precious moment. You can choose from different color leathers too!

finished Product!!!

It wasn’t until the conversion and received my bracelet, that I saw what the whole picture was about… them touching each other!!! G- can’t pass D- without touching him, he loves to show him off to his friends as if he is a prize possession, he has compassion like NO other child I know, that touch is their connection as brothers since words are rarely exchanged. It turns out my gift for Mother’s Day is to see (once again) the love my boys have for each other and that is enough for me!!!

Well… what do you think? I know, I know… I teared up too!!!
SO what inspires me Melissa over at The Inspired Room asks… simply put, my boys!!!

Grant & Drake

Please take a moment to watch this incredible video about my fundraiser, The Drake Naylor Invitational, in honor of my son. ALL monies go to the Greensboro Cerebral Palsy Association/Gateway Education Center. For more information, please visit Shane’s Sporting Clays or Seek the Triad!!!

Since this is the 5th Annual, I wrote this “poem” if you will… enjoy!!!

“5 Years Ago…”

*5 years ago the doctors “simply” told us Drake was Blind.

~Today we know he just sees the world in a different way.

*5 years ago the doctors “simply” told us Drake was Deaf.

~Today we know he listens to words not spoken.

*5 years ago the doctors “simply” told us Drake would be immobile.

~Today we know you don’t have to use your feet to travel the journey of life.

*5 years ago we “simply”enrolled Drake in the

Greensboro Cerebral Palsy Infant/Toddler Program.

~Today we know it’s more than just a school…

it’s a way of life which we are proud to be a part of.

*5 years ago we “simply” started a small fundraiser called the

Drake Naylor Invitational, with the help of a few friends and family.

~Today we know our whole community cares for these children

and has helped raise over $225,000!!!