Dear CVS,

You will have to excuse my randomness and punctuation in this letter.. I was pissed.. this was the clean version...lol

To Whom It may Concern,

I am writing about my concerns about a specific customer service representative at this location.

On 3 different occasions I have been so rudely treated by your associate Denise.

On this past occasion (approx 3pm on Wed June 9^th) I had stopped at your store to pick up a few items. I have never been so rudely treated by any employee ever by your company. I am so offended that someone who works your cash register area would treat customers this way.

It appears to me that she goes out of her way to be rude. And it was not only to me but to other customers as well.

This particular transaction I put my items on the counter and handed my CVS extra care card while I got my wallet out of my purse she yelled at me “I NEED YOUR COUPONS” as she sighed loudly under her breath.

Now I am not sure if this is the only location that requires coupons before the transaction can be started and if this is policy then I totally understand my over site, however as much as I shop with coupons at CVS I have NEVER been “required” to hand over my coupons before the transaction can be rung up. Not to mention the lack of a smile or even a friendly tone from Denise. I always feel like I am interrupting her and she makes it very clear she is not please with her job.

Because she was so overtly rude and I am not one to create a confrontation I asked her

“Every time I come into this store it feels to me that you are always so rude to me!”

Denise responded “I am not”

So I went on to explain to her that I understand that I do use coupons and I understand that it can be frustrating (however there were only 6 items in my transaction) and if I have done something to offend her to make her always be so rude to me, Denise told me “They are such a hassle because I have a million other things to do!”

To which my response was shock, embarrassment, and I was angry.

Since when are paying customers “to much work” to a company?

I said nothing else to her other than asking her what her name was. There was another employee there as well and I asked if she was the store manager and she said “No I am just a supervisor”

Should she not have offered help? Even inquired as to if there was a problem with anything as it was obvious I was upset and she had overheard mine and Denise’s conversation?

I am so frustrated with CVS right now, I am shocked that a company would allow its employees to treat customers this way. To just tell the customers that “yes” in fact you are not important to me. I was so angry leaving that store my blood was boiling. I should have made a big scene but that is not my character. I have never seen anyone in any level be so rude or to treat people so poorly.

Because I was in shock I stood there for a moment and she was just as rude to the following 2 customers as well.

How does a company allow this to happen?

And the first time it happened I thought maybe she was just having a bad day.

For what it is worth, most of the things I get with coupons I donate some of it to local charities. I have always loved CVS for the rewards programs and ECB programs.

I am so frustrate and upset, that I have actually had my 3 prescriptions that I have always had filled with CVS transferred to another pharmacy.

I hope that this information will be forwarded to Denise’s manager. I am certain if I was treated like this, many other customers must have been as well.

Sincerely

Random Musings

You may be a jackass if...

I am so glad I have the next 2 days off.. Because its getting to the point that if I did not get some time off soon I was about to BLOW up on someone...

So without further adieu...

You may be a jackass if: (work place addition)

1. You go out to a restaurant when its 90 degrees outside wearing ONLY a tank top and shorts and then have the audacity to complain "Its really cold in here can you adjust the thermostat?"

Right lady just because you are uncomfortable (itsyourowndamnfaultanyways) we should turn off the air and make the other 200 guest uncomfortable, its all about you anyways honey.

Your a jackass

2. If you ask for a glass of hot water (not the kettle of hot water just a glass) and then when I return for your order you have your silver wear sitting in the glass.

Because "yes" we do not even bother to abide by health code and just rinse off the silver wear without washing as to make you worry your pretty little head about it.

And also because unless its held at the temp WITH DETERGENT all it is doing is sitting in hot water.

Your an idiot and a jackass.

3. You ask for something EVERYTIME I walk by your table..

Napkins - Check
Tabasco - Check
More coffee - Check
Water - Check

When I ask for the 3 times "Is there anything else you need?" and you say you "have everything" and I return with the extra straws (because you need 2) and the marmalade and the extra plate and then I ask AGAIN if you need anything and you say no and then as I walk away YOU WAVE YOUR HAND IN THE AIR..

And I ignore you

And then when I do come over and the "Oh you forget"

Your and uber jackass.

That is all... Hope y'all are having a great week!

Insert foot in mouth here...

I tend to sometimes not have a filter.

I say what I am thinking almost all the time.... And some times I should REALLY just not say anything.

For instance:

Example 1: While at the hospital with food poisoning while waiting for the Dr. 2 of the nurses explained he was called to a "code" which was what was taking so long.

Well when the Dr finally got to our room and diagnosed me the conversation went something like this.

Dr. "I apologize you had to wait so long, we have reviewed you test.. blah blah....."

Me "Yeah the nurses said you were attending to a "code" I hope you were able to save the person"

Dr. "No I was not able to, she passed away"

Me "Oh I am so sorry"


Example # 2:

A table of 10 ladies come in for lunch on a Friday

Me "Hi ladies, looks like we are a wedding party when is the big day?"

Bride to be "Tomorrow, I am so excited, all the ladies are going out for lunch and the guys are all out golfing today while we do girl stuff"

Me "Oh that's funny, I have a friend who's wedding party the guys went golfing the day before the wedding and they all forgot to wear sunscreen so all the wedding pictures they were so burnt it looked like they were all still wearing their sunglasses...pretty funny huh?"

Bride to be and WHOLE wedding party immediately start texting like mad....

Example 3 :

Table of 12 walks in, they are all hugging and kissing like they have not seen each other in forever..

Me " Hi everyone... it looks like we are out celebrating today.. Whats the happy occasion?

Party "Oh we are all in town for a funeral"


So yeah I think I have some things to work on....

She comes by it honestly....

Its been beautiful out the last few days.

And I have been off both jobs so Daisy and I have gone on some extended walks. Lets be honest we can both use the exercise.

Well today I get suited up and lather on the suntan lotion and out the door we go, at mile 1 she finds a good spot to poop and she poops blood.

Back to the house and off to the vet. I call the hubby on the way home and explain whats going on. I have a HUGE pit in my stomach because my BIL and his girlfriends dog just died of cancer. And how they found out? He was pooping blood.

Everything is fine. She just has a bacterial infection that there is nothing we could have done to prevent...

3 days of bed rest, medication, no walks or car rides...
She is so not impressed with me.. or the thing they stuck in her bum.


I am so proud of her, she was so brave...
She loves exercise as much as her mommy though and apparently will do anything to get out of it...........

Poor thing I already feel bad about the no walk thing.

Open Letters

Dear Mother Nature,

Now before we get off on the wrong foot I would just like to say I have been enjoying the BEAUTIFUL weather we have been having. Sunny and 90 degrees for the last week, I am LOVING it!

However today, without ANY notice (barely a cloud in the sky) you waited until I had just stepped out of the car locked the doors AND THEN POURED DOWN RAIN LIKE I HAVE NEVER SEEN!

Serious. It was bad. So bad that I was soaked all the way through by the time I made it to the doors at the post office (I was parked EXACTLY out front)

Now I do love me some rain. But....

I was wearing white capris. Fresh from a shower, covered in lotion.

Oh yeah the post office got quite the show.

And when I walked back out of the post office sunny skis every where and I was soaked and people were staring....

Sincerely
Not wanting to end up on Wednesdays "What not to wear"



Dear Post office,

You would think at 12:30 on a Tuesday AFTER a holiday you would have more than 2 people on staff during the lunch rush.

Really there were 27 people in line in front of me, 13 behind me.

I counted.

And it was raining.

Just saying


Dear pompous JACKASS 2 people in front of me at the post office,

You are a jackass.

Really.

You stood there for 35 minutes talking LOUDLY (you know those kind of people) about your business blah, blah.

Your an idiot.

And then when you get to the front, and make a call WHILE YOUR BEING HELPED to someone who should know where your mail key is and the post office does not have it..

Figure YOUR SHIT OUT BEFORE YOU GET THE THE FRONT OF THE LINE!

And while you are talking on the phone so loudly while we are all still standing in line and I chim in

"Hey Don (post office workers name) would it be ok, to help the OTHER PEOPLE PATIENTLY waiting in line while this guy figures out what the hell he needs"

And the whole post office applauds.

Yes that was me you flashed a dirty look to.

Whatchagoingtodoaboutit.

And yes, I waved at you and smiled.

And when we ALL clapped when you left, yeah I started it.

You know the scary thing? You run a business. And we wonder why so many businesses do not make it.

Sincerely
No time for ignorant people, get some class buddy!

My Bucket List

I have been thinking a lot lately about goals and things I would LOVE to see for the hubby and me. This is my list of the top things I would really like to do in my life.

1. Be debt free (unnecessary debt like credit cards). This is #1 but also because it will be the biggest accomplishment.

2. Kiss under the Eiffel Tower.

3. Change someones life.

4. Volunteer more hours in a week than I work.

5. Take my family on an expense paid trip.

6. Go to the airport with a bag packed and get on a flight to where ever sounds great (with the hubby of coarse)

7. Volunteer for another disaster team.

8. Be a home owner.

9. Take a dream vacation to Fiji.

10. Learn sign language.

11. Learn another language.

12. Travel to India.

13. Flip a house (buy and renovate and sell)

14. Influence a child's life.

15. Plan a wedding (or 10 year anniversary)

16. Take a cooking class.

17. Paint something for the walls in the living room.

18. Have a library in our house.

19. Spread my grandfathers ashes at duck lake where my grandmothers ashes were spread.

20. Take a dance class with the hubby.

21. Drive a Harley with my dad on the back.

22. Travel across the US again with the hubby in a car with air conditioning...

23. Rescue another dog.

24. Spend a big family Christmas at home in Canada.

25. Get a tattoo with the husband.

26. Take a photography class.

27. Start a small photography business.

28. Swim with sharks.

29. Dance naked in the rain.

30. Go ski diving.

More to be added soon!

Where are you going??

So in the last 2 days I have lost 4 followers... **sniff** I love followers.

I also have to start blogging regularly. I have missed it. A lot. Life has been SO busy there are HUGE changes (hopefully) coming up that I can not blog about yet......

Some super sad news...

A friend of mine just had a baby.....

Long story short at 30 weeks she went for a check up because of a HUGE amount of weight gain (up to this date everything was in check and the baby was growing properly) and they did an ultra sound and found that there was something wrong with the baby's brain. It was only growing in 2 quadrants and there was a bone growth on the top of her head.

They did a 1000 tests and gave mom and dad the grave news. That if the baby lived to be born would more than likely not live.

They advised her to carry to term (health permitting) and she did, she went full term and they scheduled a C-section.

They had a beautiful baby girl. They were blessed with 18 hours of life and the baby passed away in her mommy's arms.

Her name was Madelyn Born May 19th, 2010 and became an angle May 20th, 2010.

My heart is still hurting for her and her family. This was their first baby.

The funeral is on Friday and I am scared of how emotional I will be. I will try to be strong for mommy and Madelyn but this hits so close to home (how I have been told I can never carry to term)

I can not even imagine what they are going through...

What Not to Wear Wednesday!

Oh YES this is my Oklahoma City Version....


So funny story we asked the lady at the front desk of our hotel (she was 26) where a "hot spot" was to go and dance? We were dressed in jeans and just wanted to go out on have some fun! Well we got a little more than we bargained for!


Ugg these shoes! Y'all know how I love me some shoes but these ones just about killed me. I think I remember a pair of these when I was 10 but on an adult? Also this lady had a "sexy" dress on and these shoes just did not scream "HOT SHOES"?
Oh and this little dozzie. I had to double take.. then triple take on these snazzy little jeans. I even manage to have a little conversation with this young lady about these jeans. They are her fav and she loves them, and "lots of people" tell her how awesome they are...

My fav part is the white socks pulled up... oh yeah!
Full trip post coming up!!!

What do you think of this bad fashion?

Back from OKC!

We had a FABULOUS time! Full post coming soon!




And of all the monuments I have been too this one was amazing.. So well done, do you remember what you were doing? 168 people will killed during the Oklahoma City Booming...

Has it been that long?

Wow its been almost 2 weeks since my last post!

Lots has been going on, I am not going to say yet because its all too exciting but it has nothing to do with babies or homes....

Things have been crazy! Speaking of crazy I leave tomorrow for Oklahoma City to meet one of my bestest friends ever because its half way for both of us. She is in Dallas and I am in Kansas so we are FINALLY getting together after not seeing each other for almost 2 years!

I am so excited! Look out OKC!!!

I need to get caught up! I miss everyones blogs so much!

Trip to the ER

So I tried to get the hubby to take a picture of me in excruciating pain in the ER for blogging purposes and he told me to just blog without pictures...

Pictures would have been so much better...

So I was barfing my face off so bad that on Wednesday night about 2:30 after crazy vomit I woke up the hubby to "Babe I need to go to the hospital"

God love him, the man jumped straight out of bed knowing that if I am asking to go something is "really wrong" (I avoid hospitals like the plague)

I got food poisoning from Mexican food.. yeah not fun at all. But both nurses and the dr kept thinking I might have been pregnant due to my cycle and such.. Yeah so not pregnant and 2 days later I finally feel better!


So needless to day no more Mexican for a LONG time for this girl!

And it was not ALL bad.. They gave me morphine for the pain (it was my WHOLE body and it was BAD) and today I am feeling pretty FABULOUS!

What not to wear Wednesday!

Oh yes.. At first I thought this lady was naked... And then I had a closer look, I wish I would have gotten a closer picture of her face because she about 50. And under her very pretty mid drift leopard print top that accentuated her C-section scar...
Oh yeah and her hair had not been brushed in 2 weeks. And she strutted like she was all that... ugg
And because I can not make this shit up... I ran into these two at Walgreens the other day, and well I had to ask to take a picture because I mean who would BELIEVE THIS??

I had a good laugh and they were on their way to a "Rock Band" contest at his god daughters house who was 7, there were going to be about 30 people there and he wanted to make sure he made an impact because "He would do anything for that little girl"

He even shaved his head! Love it!

Oh May how I love thee..

Its already May.

Which means Summer is almost here! And I could not be more excited. See we are anxiously awaiting news on if we are moving again.

I will not tell you where because I do not want to jinx it. The hubby is REALLY excited and I am trying to play it off like "If it happens, it happens" but either way we are still in a good place.

ANNNNDDD

June we are going home!! To Canada for almost 3 weeks!!! I AM SO EXCITED!! In case you could not tell!!!

We are taking a road trip home, from my front door to my dads is 18 hours so we are going to take my SUV bring Daisy and hit the road!

And ALSO (because I am so blessed) in 3 weeks I will be meeting one of my bestest friends ever in Oklahoma City.

I know whats to be excited about OKC? Well its the 1/2 way mark for us both, shes in Dallas and I am in Kansas so its 4 hours each!! And I have not seen her in 2 years so I am SUPER excited about that trip as well!!

Life is good. I am so blessed.

7 pounds baby!! And a rant

Yeah I lost it!

I wish it was more but its a start. 1 month 7 pounds at this rate I will be 90 before I am at my goal weight...lol

On a side note, I am so disappointed in friends right now.

I had something planned. Something big, and I asked for the support of people I "thought" were friends.

Friend 1 (who I asked 3 weeks ago to attend) I can't I have to work.

Me- Well its 3 weeks away, on a Wednesday evening I am SURE you can get it covered.

Friend 1 - I can't I work.

So umm yeah.

Friend 2 YES I am coming I would be happy to be there.

Me YAY!

Friend 2 (texts me this morning after avoiding 4 messages about the event) I just got a HUGE tax bill for my car I can't come.

Me -Serious? What does a tax bill for your car have to do with supporting me this evening, if you did not want to go that is all that you had to say. We are all adults here and I totally understand but there is no reason to avoid me....

Friend 2- No response.

Frustrated yes I am. But I will get over it. The thing that hurts is if either of these "friends" asked me to be there for them I would be in a heart beat. For instance, this past weekend it was friend #1 birthday bash. I attended BOTH evenings events and so did the husband. Which was HUGE for him. And she can not even attend one thing for me for an hour?

Does this happen to anyone else? Or just me?

I hate to be negative Nancy but in my experience it seems the more I put myself out there the more I care about people and let them in, the more I am disappointed?

Winner Winner!

So this fabulous Lysol giveaway was won by

Steph over at Watching Airplanes!

I am so excited for her to get this because its the most fabulous thing since moisturizing hand sanitizer.. which YOU ALL WON!!!

I am a coupon god and I have an "overstock" of this fabulous stuff from Gold Bond and its hand sanitizer however its ALSO LOTION! And for someone who washes their hands as much as me this stuff is FABULOUS!!



So just for entering my giveaway (I think there were 7 of you) YOU ALL WIN A SMALL BOTTLE OF fabulous moisturizing hand sanitizer!

So email me y'alls addresses crazyrandommusings at yahoo dot ca and your surprise will be in the mail!

Well except for Steph who has not only won the FABULOUS Lysol dispenser she will also have some more fabulous goodies in her package!

Thanks for all that entered!

Giveaway!

So I don't know if y'all are like me, but when new products come out I am always so skeptical to try them

The NEW Lysol Hands free soap dispenser was one of the things I "wanted" to try but did not want to spend $15 to see if I was going to like it.

Turns out I LOVE IT! Its so fabulous, especially in the kitchen. I never realized how yucky my hands get when preparing dinner and its just so darn easy!!



And I HAVE ONE TO GIVEAWAY!!!

Why? Well because I am a couponing goddess and I figure there are some of you that want to try it too and do not want to fork over the $$ to try a $15 soap dispenser?



So what I am giving away to a fellow blogger is One Lysol hands free starter kit, as well as a refill! And some more goodies too! But they will be a surprise!

Giveaway runs till Sunday April 25th at 9pm Central Time!

How to enter:

1. Leave a comment (1 entry)

2. Leave a comment that you are a follower (1 entry)

3. Blog about it and let me know by leaving a comment (1 entry)

YAY!! Who does not love FREE stuff!! And its FABULOUS free stuff too!!

And this post is not in anyway paid for sponsored by the makers of Lysol all opinions expressed are my own.. : )

What Not to Wear Wednesdays!

I'm back!!

I post a week is so not acceptable. I have a HUGE amount of stuff going on right now and I am SO happy. Things are really starting to look up!

Anyways without further adu....



All I can say about this is.. Its her friends fault.. Because OBVIOUSLY nothing she is wearing fits



This is just so strange to me??

Oh and come back tomorrow.. For a GIVEAWAY!! How fun!

Work is sucking the life out of me!

So I ended up sick again. Yep bronchitis AGAIN! So the Dr had banned me from Yoga.

umm its been 1 1/2 months and I think I may go back today...


On a funny note, at work the other night this lady hands me her payment and says

"I'M NOT A STRIPPER!!!"

Ummm ok lady, just because you pay your bill with $60 in singles....

And just for the record, she was SO a stripper. Clear heals, trashy makeup, boobies all out and all!

Oh and y'all know how I love me some thrift stores? Well I found this DARLING little end table that I LOVE and the top is all stained so I bought it for $2.50 brought it home (the hubby thinks its ugly) and upon further investigation I found some stamps on it.

Yeah this table I bought for $2.50 SELLS ON EBAY FOR $2400!!!!!

Its a vintage antique table by Weiman furniture!!!

How lucky is that! Now I just have to figure out what I am going to do!

Do you see that?

So as cool as I think this is (growing up on Harley's and learning to ride a motorcycle before I learned to drive a car)

Its so unsafe...

But it looks pretty damn cool.. the DOG LOVED it!

I wish I would have gotten a video!

Letting myself down

OK so a little pity party for myself.

I vowed on April 1st to start a 28 day detox. Which is basically eating right and exercising more.

Guess how good I am doing?

Oh yeah. Well the good news is I am not gaining any weight and the bad news is I am not losing any.

I know tomorrow is a new day to start fresh, but when you wake up in the morning and all you want to do is eat cookies, and candy this is going to be harder than I thought!

Any suggestions? Its already the 6th and NOTHING is happening to my body! Well I guess I should just scare y'all with some gross pictures of me in a bikinni.. I am sure that will do it for me!

What not to wear Wednesday!

Well as you notice I had to stop at the mall for a few items when I happened upon these 2 little dozzies. This lady (If we can call her that) is ready to drop it like it is hot at the club. I wish I was bold enough to get the front of this outfit because LET ME TELL YOU EVERYTHING WAS HANGING OUT! You could see her belly button it was that bad. And what you can not see in this picture is SHE IS WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN! In 4 inch boots.

I think I am just going to have to get braver and WHIP out my actually camera to get better pictures.. this does not do this justice.
And then as I am getting ready to leave the mall... I walk into this fine specimen based on the clothing pajama clothing choice you would assume this LADY is about 16, 17? No?
No that's her daughter who is about 16,17 and her mother who is about 60 (no joke) must have raided her daughters closet. She is wearing about 5 layers of stuff, with a baseball cap on backwards... What you can not see in this picture is the BLUE crocks. Oh yeah
See even the other lady in the pic did a double take...

The nerve of some people!

Where does the time go?

I have been such a bad blogger! I have been peaking in here and there but as for posts from me I have slacked a little.

Do y'all go through that? Where you have so much to say but can never really muster up the energy to say it?

I have 1/2 a day off today which means I have to work 1 of my 2 jobs today. Its getting so tiring and exhausting it seems, putting in ALL these hours and it seems we can just not get any further ahead?

Friday I have a day off and I am going to pack up all my coupon stuff I have acquired (with the help of the hubs) and take it to the flea market!

I am so exciting to get rid of most of this stuff. I never thought trying to "give it away" or "donate" it would be such a hassle.

Really I started couponing as a way to help others (and our pocket books) and its a funny hobby. Well one of the places I brought a HUGE amount of shampoo and conditioner and body wash to, I checked in to see how they were doing....

THEY WERE SELLING THE STUFF!!! And I am PISSED!

I donate this stuff (they happen to be a food cupboard) so that they could GIVE IT AWAY to people who needed it with their food donations.

Well the lady who runs the place states "Well people take advantage of it and "claim" they need soap and shampoo and conditioner, we have to sell it so people do not just ask for it!!"

WHAT THE F!! I mean really. PEOPLE NEED THESE THINGS! They are a item that its kinda hard to live without, sort of like food and water?

SO they are off my list of places to donate and its just so frustrating to have been taken advantage of like that.

I am a little hurt.

Addicted to junk TV!!

Has anyone else been watching Celebrity Rehab?

I love it.....


My name is Random and I am addicted to reality TV!!! Any show really...

America's Next Top Model

House Virgins

Income Property (actually any home show on HGTV)

MTV 16 and Pregnant

I did not know I was pregnant

Say yes to the dress

Platinum weddings

Addicted

Hoarders

Kendra

The millionaire matchmaker

Undercover boss (CEO's go undercover in their own company's)

High Society

Sober House

Yes my name is Random and I am addicted to reality Tv..lol Which is funny because I do not watch tv ever at the regular time, I TIVO it and watch it sans commercials..lol

And the hubby HATES it he is constantly yelling at me "How can you watch this garbage!"

Its like a train wreak I can just not look away!

Prayers please

I know we all know there is a war going on and that many of our service men and women are over there giving there lives.

Please go to A little Pink In a World of Camo and send your prayers. She has just lost the love of her life in this war.

It breaks my heart and I pray for her and her newborn baby.

Should I be upset?

I had a dream the other night about a dear friend of mine.

I had flown out for her wedding in Canada in August last year.

Well in the dream she was pregnant. And as soon as I woke up I emailed her to tell her I was thinking about her and to tell her about my dream.

Well she is pregnant. 4 months. And I had no idea.

I am hurt.

I know we are busy, and maybe have not chatted in a while but from the way I look at it, 4 months and no email?

Should I be upset? I am just really bummed she did not bother to tell me before now...

I mean I AM SO EXCITED for her and I cried when I heard but I just feel a little cheated.

Am I over reacting?

So glamorous!

there is nothing more glamorous than bronchitis...again...

People are idiots

Serious things I have heard this week.

"I will have a diet coke, and a water. But not in the same glass. Two different glasses please. One of water, one of diet coke, ok?"

Uumm really lady. I mean you REALLY need to specify this? I mean really? Do I look like and idiot?

Same day different table.

"Can we get 2 waters and a coke. We are just going to share the coke?"

Stupid people YOU CAN NOT SHARE A BOTTOMLESS DRINK!!

Oh and my all time favorite

"Oh can I just have a glass I water and LOTS of lemons? I am just going to make my own lemonade"

I can not make this stuff up! And I would LOVE to tell you this is so random and barely happens but ITS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME.

Ok rant done.

Does anyone need diapers??

So I do not.

And I only know a few people that actually have children in diapers but I was at Walgreens today and Walgreens brand diapers are on clearance!!!

FOR $2.29!!!

I bought all the newborn for baby baskets but this is a GREAT price so if you know anyone who knows anyone who does not care about brands of diapers

SPREAD THE NEWS!!




Regular price $8.99!! This is one great deal!! Its like buying one and getting 3 FOR FREE!!!

Run don't walk to Target ASAP!

I heart target I really do.

Now I was shopping the other day and came across this SUPER CUTE dress that is so adorable.


(sorry pictures do not do it justice)

Want to know why I LOVE IT SO MUCH??

Well it was $20 and it's REVERSIBLE!!




For those of you who travel. Or plan to do so, what a GREAT item to have in your bag. And both designs are SUPER cute.

I love you Target. I really do

Honest scrap!

So someone tagged me with an award last week or the week before I can not remember.

Umm I read about it, stole the button to post it AND CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHO TAGGED ME...**hangs head in shame***

Well anyways here is the award....


The rules:
"The Honest Scrap award comes with a caveat or two. First, you have to tell your readers ten things about you they may not know, but that are true. Second, you have to tag 10 people with the award. Third, let all the people you've given the award to know that they've gotten it (comment on their blogs or something). And finally, make sure you link back to the person who awarded you."

So here we go... Well all but the link back to the person who tagged me.. Unless you "remind" me and I can edit this?

Ok:

1. I have a weird fear of being fired. Strange I know, but I always have this weird feeling I am going to get fired. Although I am an ideal employee and in 32 years I have never been "fired" **well except for that one time but I do not think it counts because I had given notice anyways** it just really scares me. And I am not sure why. Performance reviews make me vomit (serious) and break out in sweat.

2. I am a loyal friend. If you are my friend I will do anything for you, and I will hold you and your feelings close to my heart.

3. If I ever win the lottery I would volunteer my time. I would just love the option to never have to worry about money and be able to give my time, and some of it to a worthy cause.

4. I used to have a HUGE phobia of feet. Serious I used to make people wear socks in my pool. When I met the hubby and he learned of this little "issue" he would rub his feet all over me till I cried. I would ALWAYS try to wear my socks in bed. I am over it now (well thats a lie) I just choose not to look at other peoples feet and if I by chance catch a nasty snarl toe I gag.

5. I collect shoes (but y'all knew that already) I am actually a REALLY picky shoe person. All though I love me some shoes I am VERY picky about what I buy. I MUST LOVE THEM to purchase them. I have this rule. I walk away and if I am still thinking about them in 2 days I will go back for them. It rarely happens. If I LOVE them off the bat I buy them.

6. I am a candyaholic. No joke I LOVE CANDY (hence the size of my ass currently). However I do not like candy that is watermelon or peach flavored. Not sure why just REALLY dislike them.

7. I rock out in my car. Like so bad American idol has NOTHING on me. I sing as loud as I can and throw in some dance moves too. Only when I am alone though... And it makes other people laugh and that makes my day.... It was really bad when I had my convertible.

8. I grew up in Canada born and raised ( YAY CANADA WON GOLD IN HOCKEY!) and went to a french elementary school. I have been in the USA now for 7 years and I have lost MOST of my french. I understand it if you speak it to me but I can barely speak it to save my life.

9. I have been dying to learn sign language. I really need to get on that. Its been something I have wanted to do for a really long time.

10. My life is so blessed with so many friends and loved ones. I married the man of my dreams and I thank god for him every day! I am such a lucky girl!

Ok so on to the tags. I am not going to tag anyone because I think EVERYONE has done this one already but if you have not? Do it and let me know!

House hunting!!

So we have been busy over in Random land.... The hubby got a HUGE promotion at work, so HUGE that it should have not come for about 3 years.

So yeah we are REALLY excited.

It also means we will be staying where we are for about 2 years (at least) so now we are OFFICIALLY LOOKING TO BUY A HOUSE!!


We have just started the process with the pre-approval and we have been BUSY looking, we found our "dream" starter townhouse and now we are waiting to see.

So stressful, but fun all the same!

Wish us luck!! We will hopefully be home owners in the next couple of months!!

Oh and then the shopping I can do!!!

SWAP TIME!

Mamarazzi is having a favorite things swap!!

Weehooo Y'all know how I love to send and get things in the mail!


Click here for all the details!


I am so excited!!

I can see my toes OVER my head!!!

This IS HUGE!!

I have fallen back in love with Bikram yoga.

A long time ago (about 12 years ago) I used to practice about 9 times a week. I loved it, it made me full of energy, helped me stay slim, it just all round made me feel good.

I forgot how much I LOVE IT!

When I started back at my first Bikram class 2 weeks ago I could BARLEY (and that's being nice) stand the whole class, I was dizzy, lightheaded, nauseous. It was bad. But I stuck it out, stayed in the class.

And kept going back.

And 8 classes later I AM BACK!! And I want to scream it for the world to hear!!

This is the posture that has eluded me for weeks



And today I HIT IT! all 4 times.

I think I may have done a little happy dance, and at the end of class while we were resting in the last posture the instructor was talking about "The best thing about teaching is seeing a student work SO HARD, and being there their first class and seeing how far and well they have come"

To be honest it felt like he was talking just to me.

And maybe he was.

Such a busy weekend!

I worked 57 hours in 4 days.

Yeah I am exhausted!! But its good, it was expected working at 2 restaurants for valentines day weekend!!

But I am over it. I have an earned 2 days off that I am looking forward to spending time with my hubby who I have not seen in 4 days.

No joke! I missed him like crazy.

And Valentines day was our 12 year anniversary of our first date! Wow 12 years!! When did we get so old??

I feel so blessed to have him in my life and I am looking forward to 60 more years : )

My plans today:

1. Watch The Bachelor

2. Read my 80 emails

3. Hot yoga

4. Get the eyebrows waxed (they are OUT OF CONTROL!)

5. Get caught up on blogs!

5. Relax with the hubby

Open Letters

Dear guy in front of me at yoga the other night:

You are an asshole. There I said it. I mean if you could not afford the biker shorts to go under your "sports shorts" I WILL BUY THEM FOR YOU!

Its a little distracting trying to focus on postures in the mirror when YOUR BALLS are dangling in my face.

And it was not like carrots its made me gag a few times and I got less out of the class because I was worried about the "harrydanglingballshow"

Get some class.

I mean SOME HOW another gentleman got in front of me at last nights class and he had enough decency to cover those babies up?


Scared for life

Random

Dear Target:

I heart you. I do. You always amaze me at your unbelievable clearance and the fact that today YOU PAID ME TO SHOP! Yep I spent $0.86 cents and made $30.

I love you.

Oh and shout out to whoever decided on the FABULOUS spring fashions.

Love Random

Remember the day I was stabbed?

Remember this post?

Well following is the letter I sent and the bottom is the response that I received. Everything in brackets was not actually sent...

I am writing to advise you of the dining experience we had with your establishment yesterday (February 3^rd, 2010).

Lunch was fabulous, the food was awesome, the server was great (His name was Bob *names changed to protect the stabber) and all round it was a great dining experience.

Until I was stabbed by your server with a knife, he was pre bussing our table and accidentally cut a piece of skin off of my finger with your steak knives.

Now I understand accidents happen, and I accept that this may have been a freak accident however I would assume that if a guest is made to bleed by accident that at least a manager would stop by to make sure everything was ok? When I asked the server for a hand sink to rinse and wash my bleeding finger he lead me to the COKE MACHINE and had me run it under a stream of water from that?

Hardly sanitary I would bet. He even had to ASK ME if I would like a bandage? I mean I am bleeding, pretty bad, as fingers do! Of course I would like a bandage. I also had to request he bring me an alcohol wipe to clean my finger due to the fact that it was washed in a coke machine and there was butter on the knife?

I am appalled at the lack of attention this matter received. I was not offered any medical attention; a manager did not even stop by to make sure everything was ok?

Is this standard practice for an establishment as big as yours? Accepting it was an accident was fine but to just brush this under the carpet as if nothing had happened? It is not ok! Regardless that I was with a group of people is there a reason that this would not be addressed?

What if I was seriously injured? (I was not thank goodness)

Sincerely

Random Musings

The OWNER of the restaurant called me. I felt a little bad because he was also appalled and the fact that it was my first visit to the restaurant and I had such a bad experience.

Well he apologized profusely.

He said he was sending my husband and I something in the mail to "try to make up" for their error.

He also said until he received my letter from corporate that he still had no idea about the incident. He was in the store at the time of the accident and was upset that nothing was said because he would have been the first to stop by.

In hopes of the server not getting too much flack because IT WAS AN ACCIDENT however freaky, they are going to address the issue and use my incident as a training tool about how not to handle accidents. Also it was scary to him that the manager (if the manager was even told which I HOPE was not the case so the server does not get fired based on how angry the owner was) that it was not recorded in any logs or reported to him before the letter.

I could have been a hemophiliac and died a little dramatic I know, or as far as they know I could be HIV positive and washing my finger in the coke machine....

Anywho I am happy at the way it was settled. Even if they chose not to send anything I am glad I received a call and it was heart felt. (that or the owner was a GREAT actor) I still feel a little bad about the bunch of shit the server is going to get into.

But it was his own fault. All he needed to do was say something. Because we all know accidents happen.

I am getting old.

And I can not believe I am going to admit this.

Out loud for y'all to hear....

You all know how much I love me some shoes. Like LOVE. There is nothing that feels better than buying a HOT ASS pair of shoes. As shown here, here, here, here, here, here well you get the picture.


Remember these pretties?

And these FABULOUS, HOT ASS, so friggin cute shoes?
I did the "shoe test" today... Don't laugh, when you love shoes like me and you have as many pairs as I do you start to "test" them. Try them on at home, walk around on the carpet, maybe do a few silly dance moves lol.

Well I tried both pairs on today. And then I got to thinking? Where the hell am I going to wear these? I mean really? Either pair. I mean if I was planning on going to Vegas in the next 6 months maybe? But after teetering around the house for a bit in each pair, the red ones were too big and the purple ones were pinching on one of the toes.... And really they are REALLY not work appropriate. And a little to "bar star" to wear to the movies all casual with jeans?

Anyways.. with a heavy heart..... I returned them.... For something a little more sensible.....



And practical. And I feel pretty fabulous about it! We did our taxes last night and now that Cabos is booked our refund will be covering the rest of of trip. And I thought I could wear the fabulous shoes on vacation but I knew I would not.

They would sit in the back of my closet and taken out to be occasionally to be ogled at, with about 15 other pairs of HOT ASS shoes that never get worn.

I hate getting old.

Blizzard Bloghop! Hi I am Random!

So Household Diva is having a blogging meet and greet!!

So ironically enough we are having a blizzard tonight. Rumor has it 5 inches tonight.... Ugg damn ground hog!

A little about me.
(I am quite the character)



I started blogging 7 years ago. I am from Canada and was getting married

and moving to the US so I starting blogging as a way for friends and family to keep up with what was going on in our lives.

Over the last 4 years I am not even sure any of my family still has the link. Its more of a chronically of my shoe purchases, my adorable dog




that we rescued named Daisy and the day to day issues that go on in this Canadians stuck in the US world.

I am married to my best friend for 6 1/2 years we LOVE to travel,



I refer to him as "the hubby" although I post pictures of myself from time to time I have since gone "semi anon" from working in Human Resources. Although I no longer work in the field I just like to be a little private about our lives.

I rant, I rave I tell the stories of our so called life! I also have taken up the title of coupon extraordinaire and its SO MUCH FUN!

Thanks for stopping by!

What a day! I can not make this shit up!

So the day started with my Wednesday FREE pilates class. It was a great workout, you never realize how out of shape you are till you start working out again....

Well after my class I scooted over to the babysitting place (its next door) and we only had about 5 kids today which was nice. The girl lets call her J that I babysit with explains more about her sons condition. (another post coming about that)

Anyho there is the precious little boy I have a little crush on, hes a little cuddle bug but the minute his mom walks out he crys. The last time he cried THE WHOLE HOUR, this time it was only for about a minute I was able to console him and he fell asleep in my arms.

So the hour passes and his mom comes to pick him up, his baby sippy cup had spilled out on the table and I wiped it with my hand and wiped it on my pants nobigdeal.

His mom says "Oh, that's breast milk"

EWWWW

Ok so moving on, after pilates, babysitting, then a yoga class I head to my Red Hat Ladies lunch that was SUPER yummy. Well at the end of the lunch we are all getting ready to leave and the server was cleaning up and STABBED ME WITH A KNIFE!!!

Really? STABBED MY FINGER WITH A KNIFE!! So I jump up startled my finger is bleeding like crazy and the server says "Oh I'm sorry?"

And I even had to ask for a bandage and an alcoholic wipe to clean up.

No more sorries, no manager no nothing. So I am writing them a nice little letter? I mean I KNOW it was an accident. They happen. But nothing, no follow up? No offer of medical attention? And yes I can be a drama queen BUT I WAS BLEEDING ALL OVER YOUR RESTAURANT! (i'll let you know what happens)

So the hubby and I went to get our taxes done tonight. One more year in the books! Its such a relief. (and we are getting a nice little check to pay for our Cabos expenses YAY!)

On the way home we stopped at McDonalds (I know whats the point of doing 2 classes in a day if you are going to eat McDonalds at 9pm? Don't judge..lol)

We order our food. Pay our bill and the guy asks us to pull up it will be a minute. So we sit there, talking and joking around, one car, two car, three cars drive by and we start to joke that "Maybe they forgot us?"

We wait 10 minutes then I go in.

Oh yeah they forgot us. And we got to eat for FREE!! How sweet is that?

What a day

It was NOT too good to be true!

So remember the Free Yoga I was telling you about?

Well I went to my first free class AND I did my hour of volunteer babysitting and it went REALLY well.

My only concern is the girl who will be sharing the responsibility of the daycare on Wednesday brings her own kids and one of them has autism.

Now before you start bashing me for not having a heart, she spends the WHOLE hour with her son trying to not let him hit, scratch, bite, scream, steal and beat on the other kids! He is SUCH a distraction to EVERYONE in this little room! The room is BARELY big enough for a table and chairs and we had 9 kids in there! 9 with her son hitting and biting the other kids. Which made them cry and lash out.

It was a nightmare so to speak. I was able to take some of the older ones into the hallway to stretch and play games but her son would keep SCREAMING and hitting the other kids that we all had to be crammed into this little space trying to stay out of her way.

The lady who runs the "program" asked me how the day went and she read it all over my face. They have a hard time getting people to stay on Wednesday (which is one of the busier days) to help because of her and the people only say "something came up on Wednesdays" so they can no longer volunteer.

I feel bad but I do not blame them. Really. I mean I was bitten 2 times ALONE! Can you imagine what that does to 8 other kids?


Anywho I am going to stick it out. See how it goes. Its only 1 hour a week.

Winner, Winner Chicken dinner!!

Ok so process of elimination and everyone (all 4) that entered the giveaway there was ONLY 1 person who had not read Dear John yet..

So ABBIE over at Satisfy My Soul will win the book!!

And then only 3 of the 4 had an AMC Theater that they could go to the movies and see the movie when it comes out, I used Random.org

M over at Shopper Girl wins the AMC gift card!!

Yay!!

Ladies please email me at crazyrandommusings at yahoo dot ca your address so I can mail these things out ASAP!