I'm gonna start this story off with a little background. I.HATE.PUBLIC.SPEAKING. I've got a lot of flaws no doubt but this one is the biggest. It goes back to when I was in
Kindergarten and wanted to be in the beauty pageant. My always-smarter-than- me Momma tried her best to talk me out of it, but I would not hear it. I've been head strong since the womb. That situation ended badly. I did something funny on stage and everyone laughed at me and I have had terrible stage fright since then. When I was like 8, my GA teacher at church tried to make me be in some play, and ignored my pleas of terror, and I quit
GA's and honestly never liked her again.
So I have spent the better part of my life avoiding any situation that would require me to speak in a crowd or be on stage. Even walking across the stage to accept my diploma at high school graduation was a nightmare. I skipped that ceremony in college since it was actually an option. Notice that we ran away to get married, which did not require being in front of a crowd or making out in public !
Fast forward to this fall, when I was peer pressured by my friends to go to exercise classes. I never do those for all the previously mentioned reasons! Well
Zumba, I will admit was fun... but I did look like Big bird out there on the dance floor, and conisdered running out of there after 5 minutes. Dancing, I can totally do. I thank Keisha for that. But in public, following an instructor... I was a disaster. The difference is, I had friends there, and Cory is like a personal cheerleader. She is always patting you on the back or whispering some sort of inspiration so during the class she was being fun and also giving me pep talks left and right.
Wooty was also there, and she goes frequently and has a really tight booty so i just stared at that for inspiration to continue. I made it through the class and may actually go to another one.
Tonight however, was quite a different experience.
Ya'll know my love and passion for all that is Apple. I have been trying so hard to figure out a job that I can get that is suited to my skills as well as something that I would enjoy and Apple seems like a perfect fit. I applied weeks ago but they always hire in swoops so last weekend when I got an email to a hiring event I was super stoked. It was for tonight, Sunday from 7-9pm. So many people showed up! Like 35 i think. Right when we walked in all the employees made a tunnel for us to walk through while they clapped and cheered... and that was the beginning of my profuse sweating and red face. The rapid heartbeat however, started when I had to stand up introduce myself, and talk about why I wanted to work there, and what my favorite Halloween costume is. I cant remember any of my
Halloween costumes, although I am sure I had some? When it was my turn to talk, I almost fainted , was definitely sweating and I am not sure if all my sentences went together b.c I think I was stuttering? I told them my
fav costume was when I was "the joker" from the Batman movie. My mom told me afterward that I was never "The Joker" so I guess I am even crazier than I thought. I just totally, in that moment of *complete
freakout* let my imagination run wild and produce fake memories. ha
Things really escalated when we had to do a SKIT. Right when the guy said "skit" I thought.... "How quickly can I get out of here, and assuming that i bolt, How will I get out of the mall since all the doors are locked?" I could not figure out the answer to that in the 3 minutes we were limited to for this skit so I was part of a skit before I knew it. The challenge was to present something to the room, like a sales pitch, but it could not be about anything apple! Thankfully a lady in my group took charge, told us we were speaking about
Orbitz gum and gave us all some parts.
The whole process threw me for a loop! It would be like applying for a job at McDonalds and them asking you to roll sushi during your interview. I was totally expecting to get in there, meet some people and talk about electronics, technology, computers and gadgets. I was prepared and excited to do that, but I did NONE of that! I was awkward, uncool, and a disaster. To make matters worse, everyone else who was there was totally cool, stylish, and witty. It was like the room was a rainbow and I was the color white. I don't know the last time I have been in a room with so many stylish dudes! Don't know if
ya'll know this about Nashville, but people here have some serious style. Especially dudes! It is one of my favorite things about Nashville! So tonight, I basically took my self esteem, wadded it up like a paper towel and lit it on fire .......... and then stomped on it! I felt like a complete idiot walking out of there!
I'm a little sad that I was unable to convey my passion, knowledge or friendliness! I am very sad that I may never get one of those cool apple shirts! UGHHHH, but I will keep you all posted!
After reading market we went to Wayne, PA to visit Uncle Ronnie, Aunt Cay & Conrad! Aunt Cay took me to one of the best TJMAXX stores ever! We had a great time shopping around and then had dinner and watched the Phillies game back at their house! Below is their bookstore in Wayne.
Uncle Ronnie & Erik:
**Photo courtesy of Delaware Online**
I covered it in leaves first which took all of 5 minutes!
then I added some pumpkins and put my candle in the center. Maybe it looked better without the pumpkins?hmmmm
Anyway be sure to check out the skeleton one at Eddie Ross blog
Then snugs bamboozeled me into some historic tour thingy that was a total snooze. We also had to walk 3 miles to get there. I kind of wanted to rub my rash off on him after that walk.
Pretty scenery along the way though. I noticed almost everyone here has window boxes and they all decorate well for the season/holidays which is nice.
It will bring you to this screen allowing you to record that show or the whole series with just a click! Great for those times you are not home and wanna record something!
*fantastic*
Recently when reading one of my favorite blogs, LifeHacker, I came across some really interesting cleaning tips. You can read those by clicking HERE. One that really caught my eye was about towels and how they can hold on to product build up making them less absorbant and smelly over time. Laundry is something I am VERY particular about and thought maybe I should try this because our towels have not been very fluffy or soft for a long time! So I tried it today and am very pleased! They are like new towels again, it even brought the colors back to life! If you do this make sure you wash all of them at once so they will all be the same color! 
When you press "Collection" you can choose from categories like these:
and a great Holiday section like this (under events):
Legal Jargon:
I did score some of these Tupperware Herb keepers from the tupperware lady for 50% off! I was super excited about that since I have been clipping my herb garden and placing them in plastic bags for the last few months!
This vintage hurricane lamp! I LOVE it! We have poor lighting on our back deck and i always use hurricane lamps with citronella oil when we cook out. This one has a small handle like a tea cup which is super cute! I call that glass "Nanny Glass" since my nanny had alot of it in her house, but my momma said it's actually "carnival glass"....
Vintage Christmas fabric which is actually curtains. Can you imagine changing your curtains out for each Holiday? That would be so fun but a little too much work for me! I will be re- purposing ( is that word?) this fabric. Stay tuned..
Now that is a super easy and cheap way for some DIY game day serving gear. Stickers are dish washer safe! You can order some from etsy HERE
The website in case you were wonderin', is beautiful and easy. Screen shot below of my personal "Shelves" so that I don't have to dig through gobs of items online each time, I went and added all of the things I regularly buy to my Alice.com shelves. In case you didn't notice from my Illuminations post, I am very brand loyal.
So there you have it! No reason not to shop at Alice unless you need something right away! Great job Alice team! Now ..... still waiting on that iphone app!
I don't know if any of you guys ever shopped at the Candle Store called Illuminations? There was one at the Summit and one in the mall in ATL. These are my most favorite candles even though they were pretty $$ as candles go... I would always buy "Mulled Wine", "Nappa Valley Harvest", and "Cranberry Orange". Well early 2009 Illuminations was bought by Yankee Candle and phased out :( All the stores are shut down. You can see that at www.illuminations.com
I wanted to paint a pic of my doggle, but as you can see.. I need more practice. UGH
Baby Center's "PhonyPhone" app makes your iphone baby proof so that they can push all the buttons they want without ever calling anyone or messing anything up!
Is this cool or what? I can think of MANY times in my life where I wished I could remotely start my car so that in the freezing weather I could just run and jump into my totally warm and already thawed out car! I love that that have made this an app now so that you can just add that to the list of functionality for the iphone. Functionality, however, does not come cheap! The Viper System is right at $500! Dang! Available Now at Best Buy!
These are my new friends Javier and Gabriel. They are excellent and clean up after themselves very well. I tried to play them my Cabo playlist full of spanish tunes but I don't think they were diggin it. Ralphie LOVED them and I think the feeling was mutual. They didnt know what to make of all my picture taking but were real patient! They also taught me how to use a nail gun! I have always wanted one of those things so when I was admiring theirs, they totally gave me a lesson!
Everyone was a little saddened when the sheetrock got cut out and this was discovered. Old school wood and concrete from the 1920's! Alot harder to remove than drywall!
And at the end of day one we have the cut out, and some trim work done!
PS this is still my *favorite* room in the house. If only I could bring myself to paint the dresser and be done in here! dang!
Best Deal: Is a comparison chart that you would use when you buy things like detergent etc. I use it mostly when buying Perrier because it comes it 4 packs, 6 packs and liters and I want to see what the best deal is. This app gives me that info quickly!
This app is great for shopping sales. It allows you to put in the sale price and also the sales tax that way you get a bottom line number.
Both great apps for the upcoming shopping season!
