I miss ranch, cheese (esp on pizza), and creamy soups. :( This whole body not liking dairy thing is getting old.

The Tree

I finished decorating the Christmas tree...I could stare at it all day. As for the rest of the apartment...well, it's in transition. :)

Stuff and Save and then reStuff and Save

So this is my inspirational post to do some fall cleaning. In the past day I've cleaned out three Old Navy's during their Stuff and Save sale and my closet.

This is a picture of my restuffed Old Navy bag with my old clothes on it's way out the door to the Big Brothers Big Sisters clothing donations drop off bins (click here for a list of where they are at) down the road from me. So I stuffed and saved money and then restuffed and saved kids from humiliation. And my closet can now breath a HUGE sigh of relief that as it was getting a little cramped. It actually feels good to have only the clothes I wear in my closet...much more efficient.

Clearly this post was not meant to simply tell you that I donated clothes...it was to encourage my dear friends to do the same. I was really inspired to donate this week when one of my kids told me he was rewashing the one pair of socks he had every day. Yep, here in KC lady's and gentlemen. Get that crap out of your closet so other people can enjoy it while it's still somewhat in style.

Dinner.

The first dinner I've made (outside of soup) since...I think mid-August. Exciting. It was good. And it was entirely made possible by my mother who came over last night and helped me do my dishes and clean my apartment - it was her way of supporting me as I go back to school. She's amazing.

My Barnes and Noble purchases...

Check out what I got this weekend...

I found these tiny notebooks at Barnes and Noble. To get an idea of their size, stick out your hand look at your palm...it can fit in your hand. No kidding. They are 2 1/2" by 4". I plan on using them to help me not forget things.

And I found this magazine...which rocks. I had never read it before, but such a good by I'm considering getting a subscription...however, it only comes out quarterly. Hmmm....

I don't do much farming, but I do like things that are green. :) It seemed like a good change in pace from our normal everday magazines. And thus far it is!

A good night sleep.

I found a good one. I had my appointment Friday we talked for an hour, he proved he was actually smart enough for me to give him my blessing. I'm now actually excited to take medications. Change is finally coming. :)

Let me know if you need the name of an awesome psychiatrist in the Kansas City area.

And since people often have a hard time with the difference between these terms...
psychiatrist - real medical doctor can prescribe meds, typically will just manage medications, but have training in therapy techniques
psychologist - can not prescribe meds have a PhD, can do psychological testing (e.g. IQ), have training in therapy techniques
therapist/counselor - they are both the same term, can not prescribe meds, they do therapy, have at least a Masters degree, typically either in Social Work, Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy.

So last night one of the pills he gave me made me sleep oh so well...the best part was it wasn't really a sleeping pill it was more for anxiety...so it was the best of both worlds. So good. I can't wait until I go to sleep again tonight.

In other news, I think my tree that I had outside for the summer and recently brought in may be in a bit of shock...it's possible I left it out in the cold a bit too long. (It's dropping A LOT of leaves).

My new Chucks!

It's that time of year...for the flip flops to retire. In honor of this time (and in order to actually make it happen), I got a new pair of chucks! So exciting.



You can also see my purchase from last weekend too in this picture...my new 1969 sexy bootcut jeans from the gap. Who knew sexy bootcut jeans could be pair with sneakers?