Semi Wordless Wednesday

The Good, The Bad & the Ugly
So I did a random google search and I found some amazing hats. I've always wanted to go to the derby and wear a great hat and drink and bet on the horses. One day I'll splurge and go and get a great hat, but for now I'll settle for photos

Girls Weekend

So thanks to Groupon I have a bunch of deals for Chattanooga, TN and I want to do a girls weekend with a friend there. So far I have 2 nights at a cute hotel, 2 tickets to the Duck Tours and 2 tickets to rent scooters. I also have a few restaurants groupons.

What else do you recommend there? We will be driving from ATL, so up I75. I know I want to stop at Rock City because I've never been.

I'm sure we'll go to the aquarium and maybe do a half day spa thing, but what else? Anything off the beaten trail?

Staycation Swap *Re Do*

So I posted about this swap a few weeks ago, and I had some interest but then my email started freaking out & most of the emails got lost :( sad day. So Im re-posting this hoping Ill get some more interest. 

Also - if any of my followers would be willing to put a pic (button) for this swap on their blog with a link, Ill give you 2 extra entires in my 150 followers giveaway thats coming up *please email me if you do this*

So after a lot of thought I've decided on a new swap theme:

STAYCATION!

I dont know about y'all, but I need a vacation! Like a "far away from my life" "run away to the far corners of the earth" kind of vacation. 

So I'm hosting a staycation swap!

Please sign up by April 1st & Ill assign partners by April 10th. Please grab the button above and link up to this post so we can spread the word. 

Rules:

1. ONLY SIGN UP IF YOU PLAN TO SWAP - please don't disappoint someone

2. Spend at least $30 before shipping on your swap box

3. Enjoy the swap

Here are some staycation ideas:

spa day

romantic evening out

visting a local attraction

day trip to the beach/lake

day trip to the mountains

Which staycation is your favorite? 

And to sign up please email me at Atlyankeebelle at gmail dot com! 

*Please put "staycation swap" in the email title. We will be doing a link up - of I can figure out how, with blog posts about our favtorite staycation ideas*

Friday Confessional

 
I confess..
Giving up dating for lent is WAY harder then I thought it would be!
I confess..
75% of the time I <3 my twitter & blogger friends more then my IRL friends
I confess...
I love underwear shopping!
I confess...
I signed up for an Old Navy credit card to improve my credit score!
What are you confessing today? 

Day of Silence

Ten on Tuesday

1. What is your cleaning style like?

Cleaning - whats cleaning? LOL. Thats what my friends and family would say. I like to clean and I mean deep clean randomly. I like wake up with the need to clean, and I do it hard core for like 4 hours, and then Im done for like 3 weeks. 

2. What is your favorite thing to add to an outfit to take it from casual to classy?

Make-up? Non rainbow flip flops? lol

3. Do you like stormy weather?

Only if I can stay at home and snuggle in bed all day long

4. What is your favorite cold treat on a hot day?

Arnold Palmer with liquor, of course!

5. What is your favorite warm treat on a cold day?

peppermint hot chocolate

6. Who is your favorite animated character?

Shrek!

7. What do you keep your jewelry in?

On my jewelry trees, all 3 of them

8. Do any of the rooms in your house have a theme?

My room is princess B themed :)

9. Do you watch any interior design TV shows – if so, what is your favorite?

I used to love Trading Spaces, but I dont watch much TV these days

10. When was the last time you did something risk-taking?

Its been a while, thats for sure. I signed up to take an improv class at a local theatre - thats kinda cool. It starts tomorrow!

My Day Recap

So I got up this morning, showered, got all ready etc then Brews & Bow ties ( I need to think of a blog name for him, not a fan of STL) went and had Varsity! Yum! I love their food, so bad for you though! As we drove down town we saw a lot of freaks out dressed like anime people and I told B&B that if one touched me I would freak out lol!

We just drove around downtown randomly and I showed B&B all the stuff I could think of, the capitol building & the old catholic church. It was fun, & we could safely laugh at the freaks from the car. lol.

We even went to Zesto's and had ice-cream which was supper yummy.

B&B tried to make my iphone synce with my iMac but alas, no such luck. Im going to call the apple care team tomorrow and be like "help?"

Tonight I went back to my high school for 30 years of Sparkle, celebrating 30 years of Bonnie Spark. I saw the super fab Hot Macado - staring our very own Father Dan!

The afterwords we had a really nice reception in the cafeteria for Bonnie. I got up and spoke about how amazing she is and how she changed my life forever! This women will sing at my wedding, and at my children's baptisms. She is a 2nd mom to me and a grandma and I love her & everything she stands for - hard work, commitment, determination, passion, theater craft and sparkness!

This women had a huge impact on who I am as a person today & I cant thank her enough! "I love you but no!" is a phrase that I don't use as often as I could but I will use it more now :)

Do you have someone special and amazing in your life?

What Im Giving Up For Lent

So this morning on the way to work from church, I was listening to a local radio station. And they were talking about what they gave up for Lent. One gave up sex & one caffeine. Of course, being in a holy state of mind, I was thinking about the #1 thing that comes between me and God 99.9% of the time. And I realised during mass that it's guys. Guys take up way to much of my time & energy. And so I decided to give them up. So I called the radio station and for a glorious 2 minutes I was on air, live for all of Atlanta to hear. And I told them I was giving up dating. Of course, they took it one step further and said I shouldn't take to any guys at all for 40 days & 40 nights, unless I really had to (work, my dad, drive through guy).

So they took down my phone number and in 40 days they're gonna call me back and ask how my 40 days went. I'm not so keen on the "don't talk to guys for 40 days - that seems a little extreme, but I'm not going on a date for the next 40 days. Thats my plan.

So what did you give up for lent?

Swap

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So its swap time again! And I am pumped! I love doing Mamarazzi's swaps! And who wouldn't love a box of my favorite things! Duh! lol

Meet Me On A Monday

 
1. What is your favorite way to eat potatoes?
french fries dripping in gravy! Yum!
2. What was the last package that was delivered to your house?
My new longchamp hand bag!
3. What is your favorite scent that you love to smell?
campfires 
4. Do you smoke?
no 
5. Are your parents married or divorced?
married, very very married

VLOG!

 

This idea came from the brains of Mamarazzi and Shawn
Join in & link up! 

Honk!

So Im not sure that my readers know this, but I am a major MUSICAL THEATER NERD!

So today LR & went to a local theater here in ATL and saw my favorite musical of all time! Honk! Its the story of the ugly duckling! I got the CD years ago and I have loved it ever since. But I never actually saw it, so when Groupon had tickets for sale for $19 I grabbed 2.

This is my favorite song from the show:

 

If you or your friend or your children have ever felt out of place or weird or unloved, go out & grab this CD! It will make you feel 100% better!

Big Thank You

I just want to send out a big THANK YOU to all my wonderful readers. I was having a really ruff time of it last night, and you all really made me feel better! I don't think you'll even know how much a kind word does for me, or for anyone. But harsh words hurt, more then most people imagine.

I got a very disappointing DM last night from someone I thought was a friend. She said that she, and many other readers were sick of my complaining.

It hurt me really really badly.  I want you all to know that I try not to use my blog or twitter just to complain, but I often turn here when Im having a rough time of it. I dont have too many IRL friends, and the ones I do I dont often feel close to, so for me, the blogging community is where I feel safe enough to spill the guts.

I realise that I probably blog or tweet about unhappy things more then most, but that's the nature of the beast that is depression. I am seeing a shrink 1x a week, but that doesn't cure you. Nor does medicine or just ignoring it.

I know being friends with someone who suffers from depression is hard, and I dont expect anyone to even want to stick by me. I know I push people away when Im in the dark place. But all I ask is that you dont follow me or read my blog if you dont like it or what I say. Please please please dont leave hurtful comments - it doesnt help anyone.

On a better note I am planning a day in Newnan with MrsM. She & her hubby just moved into a new place so I am going to help unpack... yay!

Life Aint Always Beautiful

right now that line is just swarming around my head. Im sitting in my room, alone, eating leftover chinese food while my family is out having a nice dinner.

I, of course, had a break down in the restaurant, in front of them. I mean like full out, cry at the table break down. Of course, they pretended not to notice & just kept on talking. I dont know if it would have helped if they had acknowledged me & my state of mind, but a hug and a "hang in there" would have been great.

I decided to come home. I just couldn't be there anymore. I hate having people stare at me. I feel like people do that a lot, stare at me. But not like the "wow shes pretty stare" its more of a "Im reading her soul and I can see how sad she is & I pity her" stare.

Im sure they're not, but thats how it feels. Is that crazy?

Ive had a tuff week. Not tuff like fighting for my life, or begging for food. But tuff for me. I went to a Life Teen church meeting on tue, and I felt very out of place. Im trying to make friends with the other core member volunteers, but they dont seem too interested. I gave them my phone number, but I didnt feel comfortable enough to ask for theres. Maybe next week.

Just got a voice mail asking if I had gone crazy...

Ya that didnt help.... God, maybe I am crazy. I dont hear voices, but on an awesome day, I feel sadder then ever. I took a half day today, got my hair done and saw the chiropractor. I planned to go to a CIA stock the pond party but I didnt want to go alone and I was too afraid I wouldn't meet a soul. So I opted for dinner with my family.

If you follow me on twitter you know how well that worked out... #EpicFail

I know this post makes no sense... & I also know that concerned blogger is going to leave a really nasty comment to make sure I know how much she hates me & my blog.

My ex boyfriend sent me a facebook message last night. I got a 50 survey at work today. These are little stupid things that dont affect normal people. & my familys home. I can hear them, chatting & laughing. Why cant I be like that? Why cant I be happy?

I've been working so hard to keep busy, to keep my pain at bay & yet it still comes back, stronger then ever. I wish I understood why. I wish I could turn it off.

Im going to call this number 1 800 273 8255, maybe it'll help if I call someone...

STAYCATION

 So after a lot of thought I've decided on a new swap theme:

STAYCATION!

I dont know about y'all, but I need a vacation! Like a "far away from my life" "run away to the far corners of the earth" kind of vacation. 

 

`I wish I was here:

 

or here

or here

or here

Le Sigh. I wana be on a beach, swimming, drinking fruity drinks, just relaxing with a good book. 

Keeping in mind that I am living at home, trying to save money (and not succeeding) and dont have the extra cash to just fly away for weeks at a time, I stuck with just googling photos and wishing I was there. 

So Ive decided that I need a staycation. I need to take a saturday and just relax. And I think my readers need a staycation too!

So I'm hosting a staycation swap!

Please sign up by March 15th & Ill assign partners by March 20th. Please grab the button above and link up to this post so we can spread the word. 

Rules:

1. ONLY SIGN UP IF YOU PLAN TO SWAP - please don't disappoint someone

2. Spend at least $30 before shipping on your swap box

3. Enjoy the swap

Here are some staycation ideas:

spa day

romantic evening out

visting a local attraction

day trip to the beach/lake

day trip to the mountains

Which staycation is your favorite? 

And to sign up please email me at Atlyankeebelle at gmail dot com! 

GIVEAWAY WINNER!

So I used Random.org to choose a winner for my wine giveaway! How exciting! I had 53 entries, and many new faces, so thank you for reading & following!

And random.org picked number 11 of 53

Congrats to

Cole from All The Small Stuff

How exciting! Shes a new follower and has the cutest blog! Please email me your address

atlyankeebelle at gmail dot com

and I will be shipping you your box of wine goodies this week!

Thank you to all who entered!

Stay tuned for a 150 follower giveaway extravaganza - 3 separate giveaways! So tell your friends!