Sorry I haven’t posted in a while…

but I have been, what I thought, suffering from the winter blues. But, after a recent visit to the doctor, and subsequent tests being run, I found out that it is a little more serious than that. So, I have been a little upset, and a little down from this news. And because of all of this, I haven’t felt like posting.

But, I hope to get that all back on track, as best I can, in the upcoming week. I have several days worth of work on my new website, HATTIES ATTIC that really needs to get done, so will be working on that this coming week.

Also, I am hoping that the temperatures, and my mind set, afford me a day to get out into the shoppe, and get the holiday items packed away, and the shoppe rearranged a bit. It needs a new look, so that when the weather officially breaks, and we are open regular hours again, it will look bright and fresh.

And, I need to catch up on my twitter and facebook. Both of these are so far behind, the light at the end of the tunnel is four counties over!! LOL!!! But, I will try to get a little caught up on these as well.

Finally, I am going to start looking for new and exciting shoppes to place my items in. I had decided before the end of the year last year that I would work really hard, and give this a try this year. I am going to work under the premise that if I keep my items limited to shoppes not close to me, then I will get a wider range of customers. Also, I have decided that in my immediate area, only my shoppe and the shoppe I am currently in THE BASKET CASE, in Inez as well, will be the only local shoppes I am going to be in. Otherwise, I am gonna try to see if offering my items in different areas will work to my advantage. Time will tell

Hello, my name is Tracy and I am a….GLEEK!!!

Okay, I admit it. They say the first step to understanding an *addiction* is admitting to it. And, I admit it, I am a GLEE Geek…or as we call ourselves a GLEEK. But, it is not my fault. It is this man’s fault…

This is acclaimed broadway actor known as Matthew Morrison. He plays Will Schuster, or Mr Shu as the kids on GLEE call him. He is a very talented actor, a pretty good dancer, but do not even get me started on his singing. He is just unbelievable. And, he ain’t too hard on the eyes either.

If you haven’t had a chance to check out GLEE yet, you are missing out. It has this wonderful man, a very talented cast, and you can’t help but sing along with them. All new episodes are slated to begin in April *way too long a time for me to wait!!!*, or if you look around a little, you can find the first 13 episodes online to watch.

So, now you know my deep dark secret. But, being a GLEEK is great…I get to look at Mr Morrison every week!!! LOL!!!

Slowly but surely….

I am trying to catch up on my Project 365 pics. I knew I wouldn’t be able to keep to a one pic a day schedule, but then again, I didn’t expect to get quite this far behind…UGH!!!

So, here are three pics, to try to catch me up. If memory serves me right *ain’t makin’ no promises though LOL!!!* I will still be a couple of days behind…at least. And, since I have to work tomorrow unexpectedly *co-worker is in the hospital sick*, it may be a few days before I get anymore posted. Please bear with me

This first picture is of something that has amazed me since I can remember. This is how the hills here, along the road look, when it gets cold in the winter. Water moves through the rock, out of the hills, and when it is cold, produces the most amazingly beautiful ice falls.

This next picture is of what my poor car looks like right now. I have to drive almost 30 miles to and from work, on a VERY heavily salted four lane road. Now, I am grateful that the road department salts around here the way that they do, because if they didn’t I would have missed WAY more than just one day of work so far this winter. But, as you can see, my car takes the brunt of it all…poor baby

And, todays final pic is of my car dashboard. Believe you me, it may not look too orderly or organised to YOU, but this is great compared to what it usually is LOL!!!!!

Okay, so now I am a little bit closer to catching up. I will try to post some more pics as I can. Maybe I can find something to take a pic of at work tomorrow…one never knows

Well, well, well….

It would seem that although I am supposed to post EVERY day on my project 365 pics, every other day is the best I can do. That is okay, I will take that

So, here are my TWO pics, like before…sheesh….LOL!!!

The first one is of my and my oldest furry babie Rooh. She is a sick little girl right now, and is doing her best to be a little trooper. There are days that I believe she is not long for this Earth, but then somehow she fights through for another day. I love her so much, and know when she is gone, the world will be alot less bright for me.

And this is Rooh’s little sissy, Booh. She is my little sleepy head. Unlike Rooh, who has to know EVERYTHING going on in the house, Booh could really care less LOL!!! But, when I need her, she is there. She can be a great comfort, when really needed. Both of the babies were my mom’s babies, when she was alive. When she passed, Rooh kinda clung to me, but it took Booh about 6 months of grieving for my mom, before she began to be my baby.

I love them more than words can say, and enjoy their company more than most people I know

Wally world…

I would like to say that I couldn’t post yesterday, for whatever reason. But, the actual truth is…I forgot. OOPS!!!

So again, today is a double pic day.

And, today the *theme* is the *day job*.

This is where I work…Walmart #1233 in Paintsville KY. I work a couple of days a week, and although I do not make money hand over fist, I am thankful, in todays economy, to have what I have. There are some months much rougher than others, but the girls and me are happy.

Now, I want to emphasize, I do not work FOR Walmart, I work IN Walmart. I work FOR Advantage Sales and Marketing, based in Irvine CA, and my manager is based out of Roanoke VA. Kind of a spread out business, in my opinion. ASM contracts us to work IN Walmart…namely their Supercenters.

Now, what do I do you ask? I am glad you did I am an *Event Specialist*…basically I am a *demo* girl. I am that person you see, that gives you free food samples, laundry detergent samples, or just asks you to let them tell you about their product.

Like in this pic…

This is me, at work, this last Saturday, when the store was sooooo slow, it was unbelieveable. The weather kept the shoppers away, and as a sideaffect, I had no one to tell about my clients product, in this case the Alli weight loss program, and Centrum Multivitamins. And, as you can also see, there are NO customers anywhere in the aisles behind me. Let me tell you, it made for a VERY long day.

Two days in one…

I know I didn’t post my pic yesterday, but when I got home from work, the electric had been off, which meant dealing with getting the modem to work again, and then the wireless to recognize the modem. By the time I got it all up and running again, it was time for Dollhouse, and sadly, that took precedent *wink*.

So, I am going to post two pics today, to catch me back up. So, here we go…

Pictured above, are the two most dear and precious beings in my life. They are my furry babies, whom I could not love anymore than if I had given birth to them myself. They are, quite honestly, the only reason I am still on this earth. Once I had lost my parents, these little angels pushed me each day to get out of bed, and at least try. They were there when I needed them most. They are my last thought before I go to bed at night, and my first thought when I awake in the morning.

My fridge…what a mess!!

Well, the snow is coming down a little too heavy to walk the furry babies right now, and they are none to happy about that, let me tell you

But, that gives me time to post my pic of the day, for my 365 project. So far its been three days, and I have kept up with the pics. Now, I know many of you are saying…well…three days. But, for me, that is one major accomplishment. I have not always been the best with keeping up with projects and such.

So, without further adieu, here is my pic of the day…

This is a shot of the fridge in my little cottage/apartment. One would think that, being I am in front of it more than several times a day *hee hee* that it would stay more organized, less cluttered. Yeah, one WOULD think. But, oh no my friend, not this one.

Now, granted, I did realize upon taking this pic, that my calender could be taken down..I mean sheesh…it is January 2010 now. But, upon looking at the rest, I realized that each item on there was either a necessity, or held a very special place in my heart.

So, I left the rest alone. I have not had the chance to get a 2010 calendar yet, so the place where the old one was is still empty, and a blaring stark white. But, that is okay. I dont’ want to spread the rest of the items out, because I know I will only have to, eventually, move them again.

Voila!!! There it is…the true depth of my laziness has reared its ugly head!!!! Back you demon…back I say!!!! LOL!!!

Okay, so that is my pic of the day.

I hope that this snow lets up REALLY soon, because the babies need their walkies and I have to drive to work tomorrow…UGH!!!

Oh, and if you have a few moments to spare, and are looking for something fun to do, drop by my eBay and etsy auctions, and see if there is something that you just can’t live without…bet there is!! LOL!!

Laters

Getting on my soapbox here….

Store bought candles…can we all say a collective UGH!!!!

This is what inspired me to sell candles in my weekend market shoppe. I had started making candles for myself, because I would get store bought ones, and this would keep happening. I never, ever, got the full use of the candle. I would find one I liked, like in this case a pomegranate and cranberries one. But, after burning it a mere half way, the wicks would be overrun and would no longer burn

I would then have to dig the candle wax out from around the wicks, or when the wicks would burn a little, empty out the wax…either way I was not getting the full benefit of the wax. UGH!!! I get so upset with the waste and the irritation of it all!!!

So, now I have this great smelling candle, and no way to enjoy it. Maybe I should invest in one of those candle warmer/plates type thingamajiggies!! That might be the only way I can make full use of this one

Something a little different in 2010…

I was on twitter this morning, and as usual, enjoying my fellow twitites posts. But, the one that really caught my interest was that by Kelly, of purplelemondesigns. She has a post on her blog of a project she was going to undertake this year. It was called Project 365. It is a challenge originally issued to photographers, to help with keeping their art new and fresh. But, like Kelly, I am going to use it as a means to keep myself focused. Maybe, just maybe, if I have an *assignment* for each day of the year, I will not stray so far off track. I can only hope anyways LOL!!

I know I am already five days behind, but that is okay. I am *officially* starting today.

Basically, all I will be doing is taking a photo each day, of whatever stood out the most for that particular day. There are really no set or finite rules for what the pics are to be of, just that they are taken. And, then, at the end of the year, I can look back at the year, and watch its progression. Kinda fun and nifty, huh?

So, here is MY first pic…well…two pics. I took these this morning, when I woke up to a winter wonderland surprise, and the balmy temperature of 21 degrees….

So, I am off to a great start, and am hitting the ground running. Think maybe you would like to take the Project 365 challenge with me? If you do, please drop me a comment and let me know. I would love to visit your pics, and travel through 2010 with you

I’mmmm bbbaaaccckkk!!!

Okay after TWO weeks of no computer of my own, I finally took mine in to have it looked at. I had resolved myself that I would continue to be without a computer, because I had written mine off as a lost cause. And, I knew that buying a new one would be two-three months down the road, at least.

But, imagine my surprise, and utter joy, when the repair girl told me it would need a simple reformat and install? All I could do was stare at her like a total idiot, with their jaw on the floor. I had gone TWO weeks without a computer, needlessly. And, I had also anguished over the thought of having to wait to buy a new one. Then, as if that was not enough, I have totally missed out on the holiday online season this year.

If nothing else, I learned a lesson…do not put something off because you THINK it may be costly. Wait, and see, and then deal with it then. Sheesh…a very hard lesson learned.

Anyhoo, I am back now. I got my computer back on Monday, and after a day or two of crossing my fingers, and holding my breath, I am thinking *please do not jinx yourself here* that maybe it is okay. Seems my culprit was something called a *multiload* going on. It took the repair girl a week to fix, but it seems a fix’n it she did!!!

So, I am so far behind, I can’t even have any hope of seeing the end of the tunnel. Factor in that I am starting a seven day stretch of work tomorrow, and you see my dilemma.

After much thought, I have come up with this game plan. I will put everything on hold, on listings, postings of new perties, and such, until the day AFTER Christmas. I will have a few days off, starting Thursday of next week, so will plan on getting everything lined out then.

Now, the shoppe WILL be open, right up until Christmas eve. The hours are 5:30pm to 8pm. You can take the chance that someone is here during the day *my aunt and uncle are sometimes home* and stop by. If they are home, my Aunt Mary would be more than happy to show you in. Otherwise, the shoppe will be FOR SURE open Today thru Christmas Eve at the hours above.

So, come on by and check out all our perties. Never know what you might find, and you are sure to find great items for those on your shopping list.

Hope to see you soon