In Your Wildest Dreams, Not Mine

Yesterday, my loving husband decided to share a picture he was emailed. It's not the first time that he has been generous enough to share pictures of half naked woman, but it was the first time he shared with a purpose.

For some reason, beyond my realm of comprehension, my husband believes that I should have a try at wearing this fishing line creation. He said this sober! Though I'm flattered that he thinks I could pull it off, I'm going with my gut and saying no way in hell!

You see after two kids it's just not an option for me. I am not a troll, but non troll isn't good enough when you are talking about fishing line and strips of fabric. I don't know if this chick has ever had kids. God bless her, if she has and still looks like this. I'm sure the reaction on the faces of these onlookers would be much different, maybe something more like this, if I walked by wearing that.

Now This??

Ever have one of those friends that they seem to always compete with you? Does this "friend" to your face say and do things behind your back to sabotage you? Are they always asking for favors, but can't do much of anything for you? Do you find yourself always defending yourself, because you never seem to be a good enough friend in the eyes of this person?

You're not alone! I've got my very own BFF, except for me that stands for Best Frenemy Forever. Jealous aren't you?? We'll call my BFF butt face to protect her identity. As much as I'd love to splash her name around the web, that isn't how I roll.

Butt face is on my Facebook and I'm contemplating removing her, except for that nagging phrase "Keep your friends close and your enemy's closer" keeps me thinking I should keep her on my friend list, so I can keep tabs on her.

Her new thing is to compete with me for friends on Face book; she seems to have to have the same number of friends as I do. She sends friend request to my family and friends from middle school that she doesn't know, put on her status something that mirrors what I put; except she always makes hers is a bit better. For example, if I mention I'm hanging with the family watching a movie, she puts spending time with my amazing husband and loving children watching a movie and enjoying popcorn with the loves of my life. I write I'm going shopping and she writes how her awesome husband is taking her shopping, because he thinks she needs to be spoiled.

It doesn't matter what I write, she ups it by writing about the same thing, only exaggerated. Doesn't she know that she created a pattern that is very transparent? This has been happening for a few months now and it makes me not want to post anymore.

Another thing butt face does is go on my wall-to-wall conversations and answer questions or makes comments to the person I'm conversing with, even when they don't know her and it doesn't pertain to butt face. She's done this dozens of times with people I went to school with and family members. They'll send me a question about something and she jumps in and takes over the conversation without once acknowledging that I'm part of the conversation. Someone asked me about a recipe and she interjects with how she has the most amazing recipe and she'll email it to them right away. She always has a better vacation suggestion, drink recipe, food recipe, place to shop, and advice out the ying yang. I find it strange that every experience someone will tell me about, she has had the same or better and she will go on and on about describing it.

I know it may sound like I'm making a mountain out of a mole hill, but if you knew her and our relationship, you'd understand how she is and how it's not far fetched to think this way. I'm sure I'm bitter, because of all I've done for her and how she has hurt me. Can you blame me?

My husband thinks she is jealous because we have a better relationship than she does with her husband, our kids are better behaved, her husband is rather antisocial and mine is a social butterfly, I don't work outside the home and she has to work. . I don't care! I have several friends that have / need to work and they are great people and great friends. I also have friends that have husbands that are rather quiet. I just have never dealt with someone so competitive. I've never had a friend so demanding and underhanded, well maybe I did in elementary, but I don't remember.

Any of you out there ever dealt with a "frenemy" and survived? Do you have any pointers? I'm drawing a blank past egging her house.

Back in the Saddle

Well after taking a long break and thinking and rethinking where to take this blog, I've decided to do a bit of revamping. The look and feel will be changing and from time to time the content will also be moving in a slightly different direction. Instead of just complaining about real life issues or things that annoy us all, I want to add easy common sense solutions for those issues.

Somethings seem so difficult, yet there are simple ways to avoid or combat the problems without continuing the negative cycles.

There will be guest writers, links to helpful and insightful articles and upbeat advice without losing the humor that we all need. I hope you enjoy the fresh, new makeover.

You don't actually believe that do you? Okay the revamping of my "look" is true, but that touchy feely crap...uh never.

Hey Fellow Gypsies

Junk Gypsies on The Junk in my Trunk Radio Show

YeeHaw!

My favorite fellow junkers are going to be on the radio tomorrow. Anyone who knows me knows I'll be sitting at my computer tomorrow tuned into The Junk in my Trunk Radio Show.

Haven't a clue as to what I'm talking about? Well, let me tell you about two guys in Kansas City named Uncle Darren and Cousin John. They host their show on 1140 or 1160 am in the Kansas City metropolitan area and on www.JunkInMyTrunkRadioShow.com.

People call in about their cool junk and sometimes bizarre stuff....Up-Coming Garage Sales, Second Hand Furniture, and whole lot more. They won me over because they like junk and they also like the Junk Gypsies.

I'll be at the Warrenton, TX Antique Week again this March 25 - April 5, 2009 , so maybe I'll get to meet the "Junk Mafia". They'll be doing a live remote on April 2nd for the Junk Gypsy JuNK-o-RaMA PROM held at @ TWiLIghT in the GypSY TENT.

I'm ga-ga for a new blog called Ga Ga For Garlands. You have to check her out, but make sure you have the evening to spend staring at gorgeous wreaths, garlands and banners. Not only does she have great stuff herself, but you can link to other sites that have equally gorgeous wreaths, garlands and banners.

I haven't learned to croquet, but this makes me want to. Maybe it's the colors or the medium she and the others use, whatever it is I've decided that banners and garland are my new obession. Not to be confused with my new guilty pleasure of watching child stars cry over lost careers. Stringing garland while watching Confessions Of A Teen Idol, could you ask for anything more, really?


Treasured Heirlooms has to be my favorite. I love all her creations and hate her for being able to create them. Her pink "Fairytale Cottage" is to die for. The pictures will make your mouth water as much as her wreaths.

Sis Boom is another great site. All the colors and glitter, oh my! I'm a sucker for vintage ornaments, it's like candy. Go check her out too.

I'll leave you with some more pics to drool over, enjoy.

My New Guilty Pleasure

Yep, that's right my new guilty pleasure is Confessions Of A Teen Idol on VH1. It's a show created or at least spearheaded by Scott Baio. The 80's idols featured are Christopher Atkins (The Blue Lagoon), David Chokachi (Baywatch), Billy Hufsey (Fame), Jeremy Jackson (Baywatch), Eric Nies (MTV’s The Real World and The Grind), Jamie Walters (Beverly Hills 90210), and Adrian Zmed (TJ Hooker, Grease 2). Even the producers are all guys who were famous as teenagers.

I can't say I was ever a fan of any one of them. I did think Christopher Adkins was dreamy back then and he still qualifies as eye candy. And I will say Adrian Zmed was my favorite in Grease 2 and then Eric Nies has got this whole hot Jesus thing going on. I'm sorry God, forgive me and bless the Pygmies in New Guinea.

Honestly they all are pretty attractive, but that's not why I'm watching (really). I'm intrigued by their stories. How they went from hot s@*t with fame and money to has beens by Hollywood standards to dealing with the loss of that lifestyle.

Besides I'm over Bret and his 3rd time looking for love with skanks and porn stars. And what the hell is Real Chance at Love? That one guy's hair bothers me. Black men should not have 2 feet of relaxed hair, period. I have caught a couple of episodes of Tool Academy, but since I was married to a tool I am not interested in watching tools for entertainment, well unless they are being flogged, lol!

Oh the strange shows you can watch on VH1. It's a smorgasbord of sin, trash, sex, hard-to-grasp oddities, crimes against fashion, and all the wrong things that are born from Flavor of Love.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Here's hoping everyone has a great (and safe) time tonight. I also hope 2009 is a wonderful year for everyone.

I plan on taking 2009 by the horns and making it my year. New years resolutions aren't really my thing, so I don't really consider my declaration a resolution, but my new frame of mind.

This new year I'll still try to say yes to new experiences, but on my terms. I'm also going to let less bother me. I'll say no when needed and worry less if that bothers anyone. Maybe that means being less of a pushover.

I will spend less, waste less and become thoughtful of how much I really need something. The past couple of months we have reined in our wasteful spending by living a credit card free life. Spending cash only does make you spend less, but the gained freedom from not owing creditors is an incredible feeling.

Anyway, have a great year and enjoy everyone and everything about it even the unpleasant lessons you may learn along the way.

Peace

Kirsten