Happy Easter

I hope you all have a wonderful day and just think - Spring is finally really here - no more snow! 

In case you are wondering what this is a picture of, well it is the bar code from a bag of popcorn.  One of my many strange quirks is that I always read all the details of any package, I do not know why but I always have.  As I ate the popcorn I flipped the bag over to read a religious proverb from the bible.  How timely and how interesting.  Snack food with religious saying on it.  Hmmmm.  I am not even really sure what the pharse means or how it relates to popcorn.  Of course I am so curious and googled the company.  I never heard of this company before but the popcorn looked good to me the day I walked by it in the store.  When I looked up the company it is a snack food company based our of TN and their mission statement says they are a company, "Working in harmony in a God honoring, God fearing atmosphere."  How intriguing!  I don't know exactly why this is intriguing me so but I have never heard of a religious snack food company.  But like I said before, it is very timely to be thinking about religion.  Oh and the popcorn was very good too. 

Moving On Up

As I have said before, I do not like to go into financial details in this forum but I do need to say that I am feeling very positive.  I have worked really hard at lining up some good things changes and although I have gone down many dead ends it seems some things are finally coming into place.  I am am certainly not on Easy Street now but I am on Easier Street which is such a much better neighborhood than Sucks Big Time Blvd.  I feel pleased and proud.  I have a lot more work to do but I have made some head way.  2013 is absolutely go to be the turn around year. 

I Went for a Walk

I went for a walk during work and I like to look around.  I just went to the store and it is not like I have not done this walk a million times but see new things each time.  Sometimes I think that it is a cool aspect of me - sometimes I think it is a sign of ADD and find it upsetting.  But what ever it is, here is what I saw this time.

The snow just will not seem to stop back east this winter but when I saw this white flower and it was so perfectly round, I thought we here is San Diego's version of a snowball.

I see a lot of flowers, perhpas trite but I enjoy them and take many pictures of them.  I was especially happy with this lily as I adore my good friend Lily, I thought the colors were amazing and how timely with Easter coming up this Sunday. 

I don't fucking know about this one.  There is this shabby chic place next to my company and it is called the Urban Barn.  I poke around there sometimes but rarely buy anything as they are waaayyy too expensive and the owners are snooty bitches (how often do I say that about anyone of the ladies in Esco?) - anyway this is in the parking lot.  It is some type of prop as there is no back, it is just half a bell.  It just sits in their parking lot and I am obsessed with it.  I go up to it all the time.  I guess I could ask the owners the story, as I am dying to know, but as I said they as not very sweet and plus I think the stories I make up in my head as to what the hell it is are much more interesting than what ever the true story is.

Mexican Market

Last week I was curious and popped into the local Mexican market.  It is a large grocery store but it is just a locally owned store and predomenantly frequented by Mexicans.  I do not judge as I know many cultures eat things that other cultures find distrubing - it is all what you have and are used to.  But I will admit it still grossed me out.  Blow are pictures of chicken feet and beef lips.  I have no idea at all what recipe calls for those ingredients although I guess if I made soup from them then I could call it Talking Toes soup.  Honestly it seems like ingredients for voodoo.  Also I saw mice made out of lemons.  Sure they were super cute and clever although even though I am not in marketing, I do not think the thought of mice climbing around on you food is one that would normally be good for the food business.  It was an adventure though and I thought you would like to enjoy the pictures.

My Wish Was Granted

This week out of the blue I got an email from Kym with a picture of the Danvers Lechmere.  It totally made my day and made me so happy on many levels - don't judge me!  First, Kym thought of me knowing I would love it, second I did, I did love it and third it is black and white and kinda artsy on top of it all.  The funny part about it is that I think Marshalls is the only store on it still in business. 

I replied to Kym and let her know that I loved it and I only wished it was of the Woburn Lechmere Package Pick Up entrance.  Bing!  In like two seconds I get a reply with two pictures of the Woburn store - one of the package pick up entrance and one of the mall entrance.  Again I was happy on many levels - one I wished for something and voila I received it, two it was both entrances to the Woburn store when I only wished for one, and three, of course, I thought of all the awesome people I met there and how much I loved it.  Paula, Lisa, Kym (of course), Kerrie, Mister Matt, Jane and many more -- going there to apply for a job is one of the best decisions that I have ever made. 

I really do my best to look for the brightside of everything and although this is an awesome post and I did not have to look to far for a brightside, one downside did still pop up.  Damn who know that Kym was a Genie and could grant wishes like that!  I am second guessing myself and wondering if I wasted my wish but NAH I am totally happy with my with my wish and that it was granted.  Kymberly Rose you are the best!

Gone Fishing

I am determined that 2013 is my comeback year.  2011 was unempolyment - 2012 was employment and learning a new field but financially only treading water.  2013 I am gonna make more momentum and not just tread water.  I have made some accomplishments already but I was wondering why things are so tight still and then I thought about eBay.  I have not posted in a while and I know I cannot live off of the money but it certainly helps.  I still had plenty of stock so I decided that I had to post some of it.  It gave me the fever and although I did not have to get more stock I went on over to see what I could find.  I had a good haul finding shirts that I thought would resell but then as I was digging - WOW - I fished out a Burberry.  I love, love, love Burberry and it resells so well - especially since I only paid $3 for a sexy, hot springtime number.  It is small white and pale purple - guess plum in the right word - checker shirt and would look so good at Easter dinner.  Ebay helps finacially but I thought about it and it is a positive way to spend my time.  It helps me help myself but also I love hunting for and getting a bargain, I like buying things, and then I love seeing how the stuff does after I post it.  I good addition to my comeback year - yay!

Happy 5th Anniversary!

Woohoo - I started this blog 5 years ago!  Can you believe it?  I know I just celebrated my 900th post and even with my computer troubles I still keep them coming.  I really started this as a lark and man how time does fly!  My neighbor got a new car and this is a picture of them temporary plate.  Of course it totally facinates me as it is Escondido surrounded by all sorts of bling and in the sun it is just blinding.  I thought it so fitting to post this picture for my anniversary as I continually find exciting things around Escondido and that speaks to me always being on the lookout for the best in everything regardless of what most people think.  Yes some days it is hard to stay postive but most days it is very easy to and this blog proves it.