Happy Birthday to you

My birthday was last week, last Thursday to be exact. I did not want it to happen, I did not want to hear "Happy Birthday, receive any cards, gifts or even have a cake...I did not want my birthday dammit !! Sounds silly now because regardless of my demand my birthday still came and I am another year older. I still feel the same and look the same so why the fuss ?

I think I did not want to be yet another year older because of where I am in my life at this point, I did not expect to be back at square one sort to speak...least I am wiser now, least I hope. 

However my day turned out to be great due to my wonderful family and friends. My "Aunt Lou Lou" got me an awesome candle I guess melter from Yankee Candle ( I am obsessed with turtles ) my oldest daughter gave me soap from Bath and Body Works and  Disney dollars and my parents also gave me Disney dollars ( can you guess where we maybe be going this year at some point ?! ) My best friend got me my first Alex and Ani bracelet. It's not about the gifts, it was about them showing me they cared enough to celebrate the day I gifted the world with my presence ...bahaha just kidding but you know what I mean. I received phone calls from good friends who remembered and it just felt nice. I am glad nobody listened to me :-) 

I am going to post some pics of my gifts and of my cake, please do not drool on your keyboards ( yes it was that good )

Showing some product love....

I was watching tv last week, and came across a commercial, normally I ignore them to do a little cleaning or do something other than watch it this time I paid attention and I was glad I did. What was the commercial for you ask ? Well it was for Tresemme Keratin Smooth, I personally bought the spray to use before using the straightening iron and blow dryer, its objective is to keep the frizzies at bay and protect your hair. The bottle says it will keep your hair frizz free for 48 hours. 

I absolutely love this stuff ! I use it every single time I blow dry or straighten my hair now, not once have had big hair issues or frizzy hair since. It also smell good. My hair is looking good ! I also recently colored it so it does need lots of protection from the elements. I am one happy camper for sure and at $4.95 a bottle really you cannot go wrong :-) I haven't had a bad hair day since using this stuff.


I was not paid/compensated or even asked by Tresemme to give this review, these are my own thoughts. I just love the product and wanted to share.  

365 days...

365 sounds like a lot doesn't it ? That's how many days in a year obviously unless it was a leap year. But it goes by so quickly and changes even faster.

It's the second day into the new year and I was reflecting back on 2013, I was blown away on all the changes; last year at this time I thought my marriage was going to work out. I know now that it is not and I am finally okay with that and it's the first time I have actually said it " out loud ". It is over, we are two very different people now and that is alright, people change.  Over the course of the year I have gotten a job, it's not my dream job that is for sure but I am making my own money. Meeting new people and helping myself get my confidence back. 

2013 was a very hard year for me physically as well as mentally. I gained a lot of weight because I was sad which made my blood pressure go up and up and up, on top of that I was under a ton of stress and ended up having a mini stroke. That was a wake up call. Thankfully I am alright, no brain damage or anything like that, some vision damage but it's manageable ( least to me it is ) I have since lost some weight, cut out soda completely and I look at food differently. I admit I do slip up here and there but for the most part I view food differently. I want to feel good about myself as well as look good. 

Also last year at this time I never thought my apartment would open up and finally...finally it is happening !! I am getting super excited. My own space. This will be a huge adjustment for Monkey Girl and I but we will be just fine. 

Through the year we have had the support of our family and good friends and going forward I KNOW they will be there. With that being said, here is to 2014 :-)