Desperately Seeking Gina

Sign Up for the DSG Newsletter

…Snowball Effect

Friends, I’ve experienced a first in my almost-12-years of working in retail. I had three days off a week before Christmas. I know. Unheard of. And I’ve done almost nothing. I did some more laundry. I did some more baking. And I did a lot more eating.

It rained/sleeted/iced ALL DAY LONG Monday {my actual day off}. The store ended up closing on Tuesday {I might mention that there was actually only a couple of inches of ice covering the roads but they HAVE ABSOLUTELY no means of dealing with it}. On Wednesday I was still unsure about being able to get up the side of the mountain so I stayed home again. It was a nice little mid-week vacay. We’ve missed our Holiday celebration week so we’ll have to get that back on track.

I think I forgot to mention that it’s Birthday Week….I’ve been celebrating every day, hence the baking/indulging.

Anyway….I’m off to work for the evening. Is it bad that I’m not wanting to go?

…Baby, it’s cold outside

I had grandiose plans today to get ready for our Holiday Party for the store. I had planned to bake and deliver a few dozen cookies {for cookie day}, shop for my Secret Santa gift, buy the grab bag gifts for the activities for our week-long Christmas celebration and plan and order the food for the potluck meals. Not to mention my huge pile of laundry that needs to be done, some photos I wanted to work on, Christmas gifts to buy and ship, housework, and trying to slip in some quality time with Thom.

My body just didn’t want to cooperate, though, and I ended up staying in my pajamas all day. I did bake those cookies. And then ate a bunch of them while sitting on the couch watching daytime television. Oh…and I did a load of laundry {still in the dryer, by the way}.

Last night Thom and I were standing outside looking at the stars and enjoying the 63 degree night air. This morning we woke to freezing rain and icy sidewalks. There’s a good chance I won’t be going to work tomorrow. Maybe I’ll get something accomplished 🙂

So here is one of my fave cookie recipes…holiday recipe template from HeatherAnnDesigns.

…Single girl’s Holiday Tradition

Retail is crazy this time of year. To unwind during the holiday season I used to go home, turn on the Christmas tree lights, take a long hot shower, and plop myself down on the futon for the night to watch my stash of Holiday Movies. Every year, between Thanksgiving and Christmas I’d watch the same movies. This year is no exception {except that crazy uncomfortable futon. lol. It’s long gone and I’ve graduated to a real grown-up couch}.

So….here’ s my list of Holiday Movies. {ahem} Yes, I know that they’re technically all chick flicks. But they do take place around Christmas time. I’m not sure this made sense to Thom..but he’s been fabulous about watching them with me this year. He even made me brownies during last night’s movie. {sigh} I do have the bestest boyfriend. Anyway….

What are your traditions? What movies do you love this time of the year?

…Shameless Self-Indulgence

I feel guilty about the day I’ve had. Well, almost. Okay, I don’t feel at all guilty, actually. It’s 3:20 pm. I’m still in my pajamas {new pj pants that Thom brought home for me last week, as a surprise-Love him}. I’ve indulged in numerous, sugar-laden cups of Butter-Toffee coffee, eaten the last of the Crunch-N-Munch popcorn, and enjoyed a seriously delicious cream-cheesed bagel. It’s been a lovely lazy day. It is quiet here {did I mention Thom is out getting my oil changed for me? How cool is this guy?} and I’m seriously considering a nap. Seriously.

I did, however, manage to do a couple loads of laundry and clean out my filing cabinet. I’ve talked to Mom and Tyler. I’ve cleaned up a bit…okay, I actually just changed the waste paper basket in the bathroom, but now that I’m thinking about it, I forgot to put in a new bag. Details. I’m off to find nothing else to do {smile}

Hope y’all are having a great Friday. Oh…and I’m leaving you with a pic of my new hair cut. It’s lovely even on the 2nd day after being flat-ironed….it actually doesn’t even look like I’ve just rolled out of bed :}