Happy Tuesday!

Hey, friends!  I'm guessing some of you will eventually read this when I open the blog back up, so I'm still writing as if you're here. =) 

I broke my self-imposed rule about not buying anything from FB ads until Black Friday, but how great is my new hoodie!?  (Rose Apothecary is David's store on Schitt's Creek.)

Probably the line I quote most often, anytime I bake something tasty now.  And Rach is as annoyed by it as David! lolol

 

Over the past month, I've taken several classes through Thais Gibson's Personal Development School... soooo good and helpful.  I love this stuff!

She has a lot to say about the meaning we assign to things and the stories we tell ourselves -- she says the most important question to ask after a trauma or even just feeling insulted is "What did I make this event or comment mean about me?"  That's how we discover our core wounds and limiting beliefs.  And it really is helpful.  Then we can reprogram them through repetition + emotion.  (Her free YouTube videos are also super helpful.)

Some encouragement from CFC that could apply to food or any area of life.

I had Wednesday through Friday off work last week, so I went to MWC and helped paint the boys rooms at Rachael's new house!  (Josh has moved to his apartment now, but he wanted to come paint Kyndal's room, so we skipped that one.)  Anyway, these two pics = Mom and I trying tons of paint samples to see what would look good in Triston's room!

Rach and Mom and I taped off the wall and painted the geometric shapes... she climbed the ladder barefoot or in flip-flops so many times over Thursday and Friday -- yikes!  My feet would die.  Anyway, this navy blue paint was a biatch - so streaky and thin and took several coats...

But the finished product was worth it... T-man was a big fan of his new wall, bedding, desk, and (coming soon) curtains!

J&K wanted to help the minute they got back from Mamaw's... that was interesting times! lol

Jace and Carter have a loft room upstairs with fun slanty walls that I love... we painted an orange wall for Carter and a blue wall for Jace, as well as painting all the other walls AND THE CEILING gray.  It was quite the process!

Kudos to Mom and Rach for their ceiling work - that's my least favorite thing to paint!!

On Saturday, I met Elizabeth for an al fresco lunch at The Mule in Edmond.  I had the "Big-Ass Grilled Cheese" and fried okra - no regrets!  That whole street was cute and reminiscent of Main Street in Broken Arrow.  We were across the street from a cafe with good cinnamon rolls, which we got to go! #winning

Sunday was a lot of resting and watching Season 6 of Schitt's Creek!  Yesterday was work + lunch with Sarah... my front passenger tire had a slow leak caused by a screw, so she offered to fill it up so I could make it to Tulsa Hills safely after work... yay, Sarah Elizabeth!!  Getting a new tire put on after work today.

Mom texted me this pic of the Miss K's room... a presh room for a preshface!  K and T have their own rooms there, and Jace will anytime T&C are at Brooke's.  It's a really nice setup with a huge backyard and fort for them, and I'm happy the kids seem to be doing well there!!

In honor of JEM's birthday eve today, here's this 2012 flashback to my collage of him being a mentor to J-Biebs! lol