Birthday Wishes (And Cake!) From The Google

Google has informed me that I've done it again guys. I'm another sexy year older. :-) I'll be taking gifts, cake, and ice-cream all day, should anyone decide to drop one by. ;-) Hope you all are well on my special day. I'm off to get ready for my day. :-)

Love always,
Michelle

Happy Birthday To Me!!!

I’ve done it! I’ve made it around the sun again!!! On to another year!!! I always see my birthday as my real “new year” instead of January 1st. I see it as a chance to make myself a better person so when my birthday springs up on me in the next 365 days, 366 in a leap year, I’ll have something to show for. In the past couple of years I haven’t changed much due to feeling like crap all the time, but I have decided to  change myself and my life this year. When I turn 37 I want to celebrate the year I’ve had and look forward to 38. This year is going to be a crazy year, I can tell. I have plans on how I want to change myself and I have plans on meeting new people and making new friends. So I’m looking forward to being 36 for the next 365 days and seeing what I can truly become. So again, Happy Birthday to me, and may the next year introduce me to a women I never knew I could I be.
And on that note, I am off to have a slice of this lemon cake with lemon frosting, my mom made me. I think it’s adorable and I laughed when I came into the kitchen and saw it. She’d been planning it for a while. She’s planning my sister’s, which she has told me about in the strictest of confidence, and I can’t wait to show you it…in April. Well hey, maybe we’ll make one for Christmas, you never know. I mean I do have to make up for last Christmas, which was truly one of the saddest Christmases I have ever had, next to the first one without my brother. So this year has to be different, and very happy. I’ll talk to you lovelies tomorrow. Until then, take care. Bye for now.

This Song Is Suppose To Make Me Happy!!!

So I found this video a while back, but I've recently come across it again, and I swear this song kills me. It's a "happy" song, but the beat is so slow and sad. It makes me so sad, and I know I should listen to something else, but I love this remix. Have a listen.

*sigh* I wonder if I should stop blogging again. I'm just going through some stuff and I hate that I am not bringing something interesting to my blog. Oh, one update, the block was reenacted yesterday, so that's good. Other than that I've just mostly been marathoning "Orange Is The New Black" on Netflix. Omg, so freaking addictive! For mature audiences only, this show is crazy with a capital "C", but you just can't look away. I'm into the second season and should be done with it in the next day or so. I'll treat myself to some episodes after tomorrow's appointment. I'm so nervous and so angry I have to do this. I feel like I've done it to myself and must pay for it all now. Meh, I think I will go read a bit on clean eating and then get a few hours of sleep. Is it weird I don't know exactly how to eat clean? Or is that a thing most people have? Anyway, tomorrow is going to be interesting. Will report back with how it went. Until then, take care lovelies. Bye for now.

Doctor Woes

Ok, so I will admit it, when it comes to going to the doctor or the dentist, I am a big scaredy-cat. I mean I am so bad I am already training my boyfriend to be prepared to come with me to my appointments and hold my hand. Honestly once I am at the place and the appointment is set into motion, I calm down some because “it's almost over”, but the days and even weeks leading up to the appointment is pure stress for me. Especially since this appointment was literally a year overdue. I canceled my appointment last January and just never made a new one. I knew there would come a time I'd have to go back, and finally it came through that I couldn't get my thyroid medicine if I didn't go back and see my doctor. Ughhhh!!! * rolls on floor moaning in despair * Whyyyyy??? I don't wanna!!! Yeah, that was me when I learned I had no choice but to go.

So today was the day finally. I was in and out in roughly an hour and a half, and my doctor is behind me on the gluten-free diet, that I am still on, and suggested some other ways for weight loss. She really feels, like I do, the weight is causing the stress, anxiety, depression, and ill feelings I have. So potentially a lot of this can be reversed. Sadly, not the hypothyroidism, but the other stuff like the hernia I am 99.99% sure I have. I wish the thyroid thing would go away. I know I will always have that illness, but I've read that your thyroid can start working again, but it could always “malfunction” again too so you have to be checked every six months just in case. This of course stresses me out some due to thyroid problems leading to other issues that could potentially affect my life in negative ways. But the new mantra I am taking on is this year is “I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.”, it's been working good so far.

She also told me I need to stop worrying about other people and focus on myself. So much stuff has been going on over the past year alone and while I wish I could help everyone, I realize now I need to just focus on myself. I can't help everyone, sadly, but I can help myself. So that is what this year is going to be about. The year of the Mouse. LOL!

So yeah, I go back to see her in March, I believe on my parent's anniversary actually. She wants to see if the things she is having me do is helping any. I hope they will be working by then. One cool thing, I was 7 pounds less than the last time I was there. Granted it doesn't make me happy because I am back to the weight I always get stuck at, but its cool to know I weighed less than I did last time because hopping on the scale that day stressed me out to no end. But this time I just told myself, “Hey I know my weight is up, they know my weight is up, so why stress over it.”, and would you know this was the first time they checked my blood pressure in the stats room and it was normal. LOL! Usually it is high in the stats room and then is normal once I see the doctor. So hey, progress. :-D Let's hope I keep the “good times” coming. Fingers crossed tight.

Happy to have one major bridge crossed for the year,
Michelle

Image From Free Digital Photos

Happy Birthday Doria and Lar!!!

Happy birthday to my mom and to my brother. It's crazy to think he would have turned 36 years old today. I can't help but stop and wonder what he would have looked like or what he would be doing in his life. Would I be an aunt now? Just a ton of what-ifs that will sadly never be answered. I think it's funny that he was born on my mom's birthday. And speaking of Doria, not her real name mind you, she celebrated her...err umm...21^st birthday today. Hey, that's my story, and I'm sticking to it. Yeah. :-)

So of course my mom was bummed at her age, most women are no matter what your age, and I just reminded her to be happy and thankful she'd reached that age, because things could have been different today. There are many people who I am sure would have wished that they could have reached that age. So cherish this past trip around the sun. She agreed and enjoyed the rest of her birthday. And I have decided to enjoy each birthday I am given from here on out. No one is guaranteed anything, so enjoy your birthday, no matter if you are about to hit the dreaded middle age, or if you are just turning, ahem, 21. ;-)

So again, happy birthday to my mom and to my brother. It's a bittersweet day to celebrate here in my household, but I am so very thankful we got to celebrate it. :-) And on that note I am off. I've started working on a funky wig for Midori, that isn't really turning out how I'd like it, but I'm excited to see the end project. I'll tell you more about it later. Until then, bye for now.

Eating a gluten-free cake in a mug,
Michelle

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Image 2 From Free Digital Photos

Happy Birthday To Me

So, the day is almost over for me, but I had to quickly pop on a say hi. Today is my birthday and I am exhausted from taking care of my new present.  Go here if you are curious what it is.  I am so ready for bed now.

In other news, I will be updating you all on some stuff tomorrow, since I am way to tired to do it now. But I wanted to wait to update on my mom until now. So it seems she had two mild strokes on both sides of her brain. Her eye sight seems to be the only thing messed up, so we are lucky and blessed.  She has a pacemaker now as well. She’s not very happy about that, but it will help wake up her heart when it gets to slow.

I really will update more tomorrow. I just wanted to pop on and give you a brief update and say hi. Miss blogging so much, and I will be back to it real soon. For now, take care, be good, and loves ya!

Chelle

Hey guys, look what I did!

Ok, I’m going to admit it, I’m like a proud mama tonight. I found a kind of blogging article site that you can just write what’s on your mind and have people view it. If you are lucky you will make money from it. I thought it would be a nice outlet for when I just need to talk and don’t really have to place to do some. Some things I wanted to talk about are doll related but I don’t think they really fit in here with the blog for some reason, so I decided to make it into a Squidoo Lens.  I know, crazy, but it was fun.

I had heard about Squidoo while doing searches but never really looked into it until I recently found myself researching how to make money from home.  I decided it couldn’t hurt and I was doing it more to write and get my writing out there, so why not try it. Only problem was I didn’t know what to write about.  I decided to be easy on myself and write something doll related. That when I came up with the idea to help newbies to the doll hobby with tips and tricks on how to find doll clothes and accessories.  I know, this may sound like common sense to some, but there are some places one may not look to find clothing.  Like for example, did I ever tell you about the time I found an either MSD or SD size shirt on a note pad? Kid you not. It was front and back and super cute. I was going to post about it and I don’t think I ever got around to it. I bought two thinking I’d have to slice up the back in order to get it on the doll and wanted to be able to have both sayings on the shirt, but decided to just pop a future doll’s head off instead of ruining the shirts. Guess that means I’ll need twins. 

So if you are interested in some tips on finding doll clothes and accessories or if you are just interested in seeing what I’ve written, I would love for you to head on over to my Squidoo called “How To Start A Doll Clothing And Accessories Collection”.  If you like what you see feel free to like and share with the buttons located on the side of the article page and feel free to leave a comment.  I have several doll lens in the making and I’ll be sure to share them all here with you. But for now I am going to curl under these blankets and rest. It was 105 degrees Fahrenheit today and now I am freezing my butt off, go figure. Ok, talk to you lovely lads and lassies soon. Be good until then. Bye for now.

Excited to start her new lens,
Michelle

P.S.-
Oh yeah, and speaking of Liv dolls, if you didn’t hear, the official word was given, they have been discontinued. They last wave I believe will come out around Fall. Get them now peeps or forever face the wrath of the secondhand market. Just and FYI, just bought a Liv Spa Alexis for just over 5 dollars on Amazon. Oh yeah, and lens about Liv Dolls coming soon. I will so miss the line. I need to get on more Jake but hoping Toys R Us will give me a chance to get one for $7.50 again. Fingers are crossed tight I’ll get lucky on Sunday. Scary to think I will be starting a comic soon that is Liv Doll based.  What if I break one?!?   Ahhhhh!!!  Ok, now I’m really going.  LOL!  Bye guys.

Coming back full force in 2012!

A pre New Year’s Eve blog post, can you handle it?     Wow, can you believe by the end of tomorrow we’ve all just gone through another 365 days?  Crazy right?  Here’s to another 365!  Humm, there isn’t a leap year next year is there?  Well if there is, add one more day to my cheerful wish. 

Surfing around the interwebs today I found a video that is a year old, but new to me and just awesome.  The  video is an animated version of Wicked’s “Defying Gravity”.  The artist did it in an attempt to get the play done in animation instead of live action.  Seems it will be live action in the end, but I so wish I could see a full Wicked animation.  Oh and in case you were wondering, the artist who did this works for Disney.  It’s pretty awesome.  Take a look.

I just love the look of storyboards and the concept of them.  It kind of makes me think about doll photostories and the preplanning of a scene and how things will go.  I don’t do storyboards on paper, but I do do them in my head.  I really liked this work and how they did the scene.  It just makes me crave more.  Who knows, maybe one day.  *fingers crossed tight*

And on that note I will wish you all a Happy New Year, and I hope that this year ends on a good note for everyone.  Be sure to defy gravity peeps.  I know I’m going to try soaring into the air next year.  I hope you’ll join me.    See you in 2012!!!

Dreaming of soaring through the air, singing songs from famous Broadway plays,
Michelle

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Halloween Countdowns at WiddlyTinks.com

Halloween will be here soon!  Just a little PSA from your friendly mousey gal.  Are you excited yet?!  I know I am. 

Loves ya ,
Mouse

I’m So Proud Of My Patience. Junky Spot Order!!!

So the other night, after I’d all but given up on ever owning my coveted pink 10mm Hujoo eyes, my mom instant messaged me and asked me what size of eyes I was looking for on Junky Spot.  I told her the 10mm ones in pink.  She said she saw some in like 16mm but not in 10mm, she was on the site at the time.  I frowned and sighed and went back to the game I was playing when she messaged me back and  said “but I did see these cool looking pink ones with black in them”.  *insert record scratch here*  My mom didn’t know what kind of doll eyes I was looking for exactly and these Hujoo eyes are different from previous ones I had bought, but I knew there was only one pair of pink eyes on the 10mm page…I had to look.  I minimized my game and went to Junky Spot, and it was the gasp heard round the world.  There before my beady eyes were the most perfect pink Hujoo beady eyes.  They were back in stock!!!  Ahhhhh!!!!  But I was so excited I suddenly couldn’t remember my order that I had all planned out for roughly two months.  Taking a deep breath it all came back to me.  I got the eyes, my Bitty Bitsu, the head for my Bitty Bitsu, my Hujoo Baby…that was not part of the original order but when do orders ever stay the same with me, and two wigs.  Ah, the wigs…one of the ones I wanted was sold out.  *whiney cry*  So close and yet so far.  But was I about to take a chance on waiting for a wig to come in and still get my complete order?   Heckkkk noooo!!!  I compromised and picked the same color in a different style.  I wasn’t sold on it, but hey, it’s a wig and my Hujoo baby wouldn’t go bald.  So I ordered it on Saturday or Sunday.  I believe it was Saturday.  It was mailed off Monday from CA and less than two days later it’s hear with me in NC.  Awesome!!!  So now, let’s see what I got.  Warning, photo dump is to follow. 

This first one I had to take because of the paper on the side of the box.  It reads: FRAGILE
BREAKABLE RESIN OR VINYL PERSON INSIDE. TRAVELING FROM THE JUNKY SPOT TO THEIR NEW HOME.
Aurora Says “PLEASE HANDLE WITH CARE!”, and then it has the Junky Spot website link.  I just think it’s too cute while being very informative. 



Ooooooh packaging.



Goodies!!!



Here is my purchased laid out.  Hujoo Baby Suve in apricot, a Bitty Bitsu, head for the Bitty Bitsu, the coveted and long awaited pink eyes that were so worth the wait and money, and then two wigs.



My purchase with my extra goodies.  Yummy and cute.



Higher view of it all.



The two wigs were a mini wave Hujoo wig in red and a mini banged wig in black.  I was going to get a mini wave in black but it sold out so I got the banged one.  I like the banged one, wish I could have gotten the blond one Suve is pictured with in her promo pictures.  The mini wave wig I am still kind of iffy on and that was the one I originally wanted.  The hair is so stiff that it just doesn’t sit right, but maybe with a fabric softener dip it might “loosen” up.  We’ll see.  I want to research first to make sure the dip wont strip the color.  Might have to try a hidden strand first and see what happens



The beginnings of my mini army.  The one on the left is Christmas Noel that I got I believe almost two years ago now.  She needs some TLC for sure.  But she finally has a fitting wig, yay!



Now this one is causing me frustration.  The wig that was suppose to fit her doesn’t.  It’s too big, it was too small for Christmas Noel.  That’s damn mohair wig is going to be the cause for me to pick up drinking I swear!  But I’ve got plans for it.  *insert evil grin and laugh*  So basically she has no wig now, but I have come up with another alternative I am working on.  So far so good.  When it’s completely done I will let you all see.  It feels so good to be crafting again. 



Now to show off the amazing way these babies can bend.  Amazing isn’t it?



Another view more to the side.



And a view from the top.  I plan to take more pictures of this one, she’s too fun.  I have put a dab of glue on her posts in an attempt to keep them in her body.  Not long out of her box she’s popping loose everywhere.  And John I see what you mean about the hands.  Almost impossible to get out and it wouldn’t have cost them much to just give us a peg.  Oh well, I don’t plan on changing them too much.  I will do a Hujoo photoshoot soon.  Right now I am on the fence about Hujoo.  The way their bodies are is kind of funky.  At least to me.  Personal opinion here.  Maybe it was to make them look more like babies, but my little girl sticks her tummy out and it makes her hard to pose.  Don’t know if a looser stringing would change that, but right now I will leave her be until I get Christmas restrung.

And just for fun and silly little omake.

I was trying to get a close up of this one’s face and the flash actually decided to work when it hadn’t before due to perfect lighting from the window.  And I couldn’t help notice the seemingly laughing one in the background that looks very much like a creeper. 

But that’s all for my order, my late birthday present from others and from myself to myself.    I’m already planning another order for a weight loss milestone.  I want a chocolate Hujoo Baby…I think Ted this time, I want a fleshtone Bitty Bitsu…my current one is in white, and now I’ve got my eye on those blue 10mm Hujoo eyes.    Oh and not to mention…it’s totally not me but…I want a Dana doll.  I know, right!  I’m crazy!  But…she’s so pretty and so neat.  At first I didn’t want her, but then I saw a review of her and I was in awe.  Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not leaving 1/6th behind.  No way.  I’m just also collecting other dolls now that I’m seeing I enjoy them more than I thought I did.  So I hope one day to bring Dana home.  Fingers crossed. 

And that’s all boys and girls.  Just wanted to share my little…would you call this a haul?  Well I’m calling it a haul, especially with how much I spent for tiny dolls.  LOL!  Sometimes I feel bad about the money I’ve spent and will spend on dolls.  I know it’s better than buying drugs or alcohol, and in my case junk food, but sometimes I do feel bad…then I see how awesome my dolls and their things are and I quickly get over it.  LOL!  Ok I’m off you all, I will talk to you lovely people again soon.  Be good until then.  Bye for now. 

Loves ya ,
Mouse

I’ve Just Completed My 33rd Trip Around The Sun

Hey all, long time no post.  I have been around, just been busy with life.  So if you can’t tell today is my birthday.  The big and yet odd 33.  If you know me well, I have a thing with 33 after the hour.  It seems it’s always 33 after the hour when I look at the clock now, thanks to my friend Sarah, who is having a jewelry sale in her shop Eleven33 Designs that you should defiantly check out.    But yeah, 33 has been my number for a couple of years and then I noticed whenever I looked up it was 3:33 either a.m. or p.m., very weird.  So I kind of feel positive about this year being a good one for me.  I feel my plans will start coming to.  So excited.  And it all starts today. 

So just some quick things about my plans.  Of course I want to lose weight, which I am restarting my lifestyle change tomorrow thanks to a friend’s suggestions on what I should do.  He’s going to hold me accountable for my diet and exercise.  So that will hopefully help.  Other things are my writing and *sigh* yes my shop.  I haven’t been able to get into my craft room to sort it all out, but I am feeling positive that I will be getting things sorted out this week and weekend so I can start putting stuff in it no later than Monday.  I plan to put one item in the shop today if I can find pictures for some of my items.  But I won’t be promoting much until next week.  As for writing, working on the second month of Camp Nanowrimo so I can finish my novel.  I want to try to finish it by the 15th because Write On Con starts on the 15th and it’s a full couple of days of chats and workshops.  If you are interested in the writing convention, it’s completely online and free to attend.  You just have to sign up.  So those are my plans so far.  Getting my writing done, getting my shop up, and getting in better health.  Oh speaking of my health…

I got a letter in the mail today.  I didn’t mention this before, but I had to get a CT scan and I got it last Thursday.  My results came in today.  Besides a slightly deviated septum (towards the left if anyone is interested) my brain and sinuses are perfectly fine.  It' was so cute, on my results there was a smiley face with the word “normal” written next to it.    I was so happy to know my brain was ok.  With some really bad headaches due to wisdom teeth, some weird illness I got a couple of years back that made me feel like my brain was bursting out of my skull, and then the headaches now I just felt so worried something was wrong.  But I’m fine!!!  *does a happy dance*  Thank everything I am fine!

So that leaves me happy today.  I was going to have a friend come over, but he just texted me and told me worked called him in. No worries, I kind of wanted to hunker down and play video games tonight.  I barely do and I figured I’d “treat” myself today.  I was going to finally see the last Harry Potter with my sister today but only the evening shows are left now so we will try for tomorrow afternoon.  So I guess I’ll go blow out the candles on my gluten-free cupcakes, that are so super yummy might I add, and then have my steak dinner later on tonight.  I’m not one for steak but I asked for it about a month ago for today and so I am getting it, yum.   

Oh also, I still have my “time capsule” I reclosed last year, thanks again to John’s awesome idea of making one.  I will be opening mine later on tonight and seeing what the me of last year had to say.  I’ll update it and reclose it until next year, I’m already excited for the me of next year to open it. 

Speaking of opening, I have to wait a while to open my birthday presents because Junky Spot doesn’t have the eyes I want any more and I emailed about them and was told more have been ordered but they don’t think they have shipped yet.  I can wait.  I mean I think one’s birthday should be celebrated all month long, so what’s a couple of weeks.  Heck even if I don’t get it until the last day of the month I’ll still be happy. 

And well, that’s about it ladies and gents.  I’m feeling good.  I’m feeling happy.  And I’m looking forward to the next 365 days.  Happy Birthday and Happy New Year to me!   

And I’m off to start my next trip around the sun folks.  I will post again soon.  I have to introduce you guys and gals to Eli.  Who’s Eli?  Oh you’ll find out soon enough.    Until then be good kids and I will talk to you all soon.  Bye for now. 

Loves ya ,
Mouse