i feel we need to discuss this....

 

my thoughts:

a cover we have already seen?

(love it though i do)

so does it matter?

 

if it hadn't been for the rehashed HB rooms in the pink section i'd have thought i was looking at country living.

though i loved this room:

but i hated the rest of this house.

i think it's weird when there is only 1 color (in this case red) throughout a house like it's a theme or something.

my brain does not understand this madness.

 

ruthie sommers's place is getting raves from all the blogger ladies.

myself included.

i love this room so much.

it made tiny hearts come out of my eyes.

those little bolsters are working me over.

BUT!

opposite of the aforementioned all red and white house,

this house's color spectrum was all over the place.

 

also i will be buying these for every lamp in my house:

 

what in the hell are your thoughts?

i slept with cat diarrhea so let's talk about spriiiing!!!!! (and diarrhea)

yeah it's true.  right by my face.

but thankfully due to the fact that i can't breathe, i was unaware.

see?

every cloud does have a silver lining!!

even a flu cloud has double rainbow potential.

and bc i hate to have you all wondering all day why there was cat diarrhea in the first place,

i will gift you with the details..

 

nicolas, my older cat

(who's forces aren't so strong today unless you mean from the butt strong in which case they have crime fighting potential)

was constipated.

big time.

took him to the vet this morning to have everything checked out.

we were concerned about kidney failure.

thankfully his kidney's are fine.

just constipated.

he has some protein issues but all of this is treatable.

YAY!

i won't lose another cat anytime soon!!!!

so he had not one enema..but TWO enemas!!

i wasn't there bc i am still sick, so mike had to endure month old poop smell. 

we are all breathing a (stinky) sigh of relief..

well, not me...i can't smell anything..

which will come in handy when i am cleaning up mineral oil and poop water all over the house today.

 

so i figure with all this good news it seems only fitting to tie it into spring.

the one thing i think the entire country is in agreement on..

 

so wrap your mind around the fact that spring is only 39 days away..

 

 

 

 

helltothemotherfuckinyeah!!

 

images via house and garden and house beautiful

formula for success

i have been sick since saturday.

probs the flu.

sore throat, headache, runny nose, aches and pains, 101 fever, blah blah blah..

the kind of flu that means you are stuck in bed without the strength to do anything.

that inlcudes little strength to eat which equals skinny- SUCCESS!!

but it also means surfing the interwebs for pictures of jlo's and kim kardashian's butts (obsessed), blog reading,

and watching shows that i normally don't have the time to watch..

such as:

this show is so awesome.

it's on PBS so watching it makes you smart.

 

 

 i know what some of you are thinking..

 

you: a new show?  i already watch 6,000 shows i just don't have time for another one.

me: yes you do. it's better than all those other shows anyway.

you: even the bachelor?!?!!!

me: yes. especially better than the bachelor. 

you: but it's british, it will be all dry and boring and so predictable.  

me: see that's where you are most wrong.  i thought the same thing. i thought i would just be watching it for the gorgeous english countryside scenery, the costumes and the interiors.  but it turns out that the characters are so richly drawn, the performances pitch perfect, the story so engaging and NOT predictable that after one episode i was hooked.  and all those things i thought i was watching it for became highly secondary.  

you: hmmm...well...when is it on?

me: see, that's where you blew it.  it isn't on the telly (i am british now) anymore, we missed it.  i watched it from the comforts of my big bed on pbs.org.  

you: i can't do that bc i don't have a lap top or a big bed.

me: are you fucking with me?

you: no. 

me: ok, well then you need to buy the dvd. 

you: i can't i don't have any money.

me: it's only 16 dollars for the dvd of the first season...

you: yeah..i think i can save up.

me: yeah..do that.

and scene.

not boring. funny and interesting.

 

rich, layered characters in edwardian (that's early 1900's) england. 

 

gorgeous scenery centered around highclere castle.

 

smart bachelorettes not in bikinis.

 

here is a clip:

 

the good news is you can catch up bc there are only 4 episodes.

the bad news is there is no second season.

the good news is they are filming the second season right now.

YAY US!!!

please watch. you will love it.

 

moving on to another show that is equally as awesome but in an oh so different way...

this one needs little explanation, so i'll just show you a clip:

 

an idiot abroad.

i promise there is no funnier show on tv right now.

click here for local listings.

 

so there you have it.

my formula for sick-cess.

awesome shows to pass the time and help you forget how rotten you feel.

word.

mondays=dickhead. giveaways can help.

it's no secret february thus far as been a monkey anus for me.

thankfully it doesn't have to be for you.

and when all of my readers/internet children are happy,

i am happy too.

 

here’s your opportunity to win one of two beautiful accessories from the studio of SEASIDE Cloth & Grass!   visit mel’s site to see more of her work here:  www.seasidecloth.com.

 

you have the chance to win either the large embroidered linen & burlap day tote:

 

or the limited edition leather bourgeois clutch:

Each item is purely handmade, designed and inspired by the seaside lifestyle.

 

to enter the giveaway, just leave a comment on this post by friday, february 11th telling me what your favorite item is from her shop:  www.seasidecloth.etsy.com.

 

the winner will be announced on monday, february 14th so check back to see if you’ve won!  winners will be contacted via the blog and the item will be shipped to you directly from SEASIDE Cloth & Grass.   

 

you are all the wind beneath my wings.