and it's only March 19.

hat's off to the one candidate that has had to defend himself from day one like it's the eve before election day.

"let's go already!"

before i walk away from the computer, my goals for today:

+ decide to go to the gym
+ coffee
+ decide not to go to the gym
+ shower
+ wear something cute and comfy
+ pack up my mobile 'fashion dance' pack
+ fetch my cousin (home from spring break) to try on BM dress
+ gather the MOH to take her on a tour of my life
+ transport mother to sister's house
+ meet up with BFF/BM for a nice meal
+ WACHOVIA business
+ SEARS
+ head back to NYC - not for work
+ find a place to sleep
+ rest
+ breathe

let's see how we do today

mr. & mrs. perks

it's been a long week, and was able to close out the rough 5 days with a reasonable shared meal with GC @ maggiano's.



while there are so many awesomes in store for us, the idea of having a permanent "share this with me" partner is one of the bestest in the whole wide friggin world.

6 a.m.

yes, i've been awake since 6 a.m., on a Saturday morning creating a forced destiny that today is a day for MOI. since mi madre works every other weekend (and practically begged me to play hooky yesterday since she was off) i sprung out of bed to chat with her for 30 min, while she reviewed all the dogearred pages from this April's Real Simple. [NOTE: i bribed her $10 to go out yesterday and plant herself in the periodical section of BN, but our lovely mailman delivered one of the few monthly periodicals we share so...that was that.]

word.

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.
Art is knowing which ones to keep.
- Scott Adams

I HATE YOU!

Shows like House Hunters or My First Place piss me off to no end when they are taped in somewhere between the east and the west coats.

"We're looking for a 4 bedroom 3 bath home with a 4 car garage and at least an acre of land, for under $200K..."

goodbye shopping, hello mortgage!

so we're three months away from closing on our condo and boy has it been a huge rush of emotions, bank statements and 'oh my gosh, we're almost homeowners!'

in the meantime, we'll be putting together spreadsheetS, trimming the fat on our spending, and saying goodbye to wonderful bargains like this:



PS: honey, saturday's nasty weather pushed me over the edge. it was on sale for $28.00 from $250.00

Clue #2