friday i'm in love...

January 13, 2023 Arlene Giddings

This has been a perfectly
perfect Friday.

I had the day off, even before the promise of a
bit of wet snowstorm…
slept in, shoveled a bit,
ate warm toasty blueberry bagels…
read blogs and watched
you tube videos and got excited
about things like
maybe replacing my kitchen countertop
and renewed my desperate need
for a DIY camper van
and realized that
I really need tools if
I am gonna do ANY of this.
Heh.

This is how we shovel rainy-snow-slush
at the big orange house…
polka dot rubber boots, minions hat &
bright yellow slicker…heehee

THINGS I AM KINDA CRUSHING ON RIGHT NOW:

my new candle that smells like candy apples
THIS is gonna be a movie!!! & with Rachel McAdams who I adore!
i need these in my life.
i could totally get behind this idea!
ummmm…look at the polar bears….awwwww
& speaking of adorable creatures…

I hope you are having a fabulously fun Friday
and that you don’t have to
shovel too much heavy snow
and that you find some candy
that you forgot about…
:)

friday i'm in love {on a Saturday}...the slightly store-bought edition

January 7, 2023 Arlene Giddings

I had a little pity-shopping-from-my-bed-party
when I was coming on the end of being sick…
I was sad that I missed so much of Christmas
and that I felt so rotten
so I bandaged myself up
with some retail therapy.

pjs and hair masks,
slippers and a new bathing suit
(that I absolutely love)
free samples,
moisturizers and
a couple of toys & stickers

I am finally starting to feel like myself again.
Being sick sucked a lot of energy out of me
but I can feel it coming back
and it reminds me to be grateful
for good health and energy
and to not take it for granted….

OTHER RANDOM HAPPY THINGS:
this is us
plans for a small four-friend book club :)
my girl surprising me with a “fresh cut grass” candle

phone calls from my mom
couch visits with a bestie
lipton cup of soup
freshly colored hair (finally!)
a visit from my boy
my new cordless vacuum which I LOVE SO MUCH
my chiropractor being able to help me with my weird rib issue
a surprise request for a print of a doodle I did

Happy weekend to you!!

friday i'm in love.... ♥

October 14, 2022 Arlene Giddings

I had planned to have a
friday adventure
today but then a
half-headache
(which is an annoying headache
but not bad enough to render me useless
if you are wondering about my
definitions…a frigging rotten headache
really ruins my day…a migraine incapacitates me)

So instead,
I gave the big orange house
a much needed cleaning
and then spent some time
working on some new plans…
health-wise and creatively.

(The irony that I am eating 3 large
sugar coated gumdrops while writing
this is NOT lost on me…heh)

But I am thinking about making some
small changes to my lifestyle
and possibly some large ones…
like maybe joining a gym…
and maybe finally creating a calendar
with some doodles to sell…

I like fall.
It makes me feel
inspired….
even on days I have
half a headache.
:)

FRIDAY I AM LOVING:

♥ this blog post definitely made me wonder. There were a lot of “oh…that is so me moments while reading it.
♥ my glow in the dark skeleton pjs
♥ this series….though not gonna lie (ironic given the name of the series….heh)…but it’s a little bit soft core porn-ish. Just a warning. :)
♥ heeheehee….as I become somewhat jaded about dating apps (they were so fun and shiny in the beginning) THIS made me laugh out loud. Yes for wearing red.
♥ Love this guy’s channel

Happy Friday….I hope it’s fantastic, just like you. ♥

friday i'm in love sorta kinda....

September 30, 2022 Arlene Giddings

It’s been a strange kinda
up and down sorta day….

beautiful and sunny
but I still don’t want to go anywhere
because there are still trees and lines down
and I am not sure
I am ready to see the beaches yet…

day off but
not for a happy reason….
instead I feel heavy like lead
and quiet….

but sometimes,
you just gotta push through
to find yourself
on the other side
of your own feelings
and focus on the
things you love….

FRIDAY I’M IN LOVE:

♥ this made me giggle. so hard.
♥ awwwwwww. such a sweet little movie
♥ this version of addicted to love
♥ reading on the deck wrapped in a blanket

♥ getting back to the little blue desk
hanging out with sassy little geekgirls
with stripey socks and an attitude.

Happy Friday! ♥♥♥

friday i'm in love.....(but not with fiona....stupid hurricane head)

September 23, 2022 Arlene Giddings

well….the hatches are battened
and there is chicken fricot on the stove,
fresh biscuits and cinnamon sugar donuts
from water street bakery,
frozen water bottles
ready to do double duty
as a cold back up if needed for food,
phones are charged,
all the animals are safe in the house,
even the roamer Finnegan the cat
though he is not happy about it.