A Brownie World: flip flops

Linking up over at Fitness Blondie's place for the fun Hump Day Blog Hop! Woo hoo!

It is a sad day when you live in North Carolina and you go to pull out some flip flops and you have none.

That is broke down bad off right there.

That was Brownie.

I live in flip flops. I love them, they love me, they are a piece of perfection. I had Rainbows and they were great. Then I found Rafters and this girl loved her Rafters sooooooooo much. I cry when I think of the day I had to trash them. They were very old and very stinky and very falling apart. Sadness.

The foam cheap-o's were trashed last year. They never last long.

I have my espadrilles and peep toes but the flip flops were missing....gone....and I was sad. I needed a drink.

Then I went to Target. I was creeping along when I spotted these babies.

Women's Mad Love® Lori Sandals

My heart was happy. The 2014 flip flop collection has began with these sweet little brown slide sandals.

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When I think about flip flops I think about my toes. I like pedicures but I hate people touching my feet. I'm the girl who Chuck Norrises the poor little Asian girl who is speaking her native tongue while scrubbing away {what IS she saying?}. I cannot help it. I have a huge tickle issue that leads to the cousin of the roundhouse kick.

Needless to say I generally do my pedicures at home. Which is good because I can save a lot of money.

The uncool part? Painting my toes. I just do not have the steadiest of hands.

Enter Jamberry.

Have you heard of this? It is amaze balls. Jamberry is a nail wrap company that allows you to do your nails at home and look like you just walked out of the salon with those bad boys! You will not believe how many different wraps and all the colors and designs they have.

Not only are they for your fingers but they are also for your toes!!!!

These wraps last three weeks and it is a whole lotta bang for your buck. It is cheaper than going to the pedicure palace every two weeks by lotsa lotsa.

My friend Molly introduced me to these and let me say you have to get your hands on some to be spring/summer 2014 ready.

Check out Molly's Jamberry page

4.8.13 Ahhh the sun

I think winter said goodbye last Thursday as it snowed, sleeted, and rained itself away. Cold tears from the bleak season to tell us all - til we meet again (which will be sooner than you think).

This weekend was pure weather perfection. It was short sleeve weather and by the time the dinner bell rang it was feeling more like short pants season (capri, clamdigger, bermuda, shorts, hot pants). The sky was blue the sun was bright yellow and the butterflies, bees, and birds were all decorating the early blooming flowers and shrubs. This is an NC April. God love it.

Saturday morning was a stressful, unhappy time for me. The hubby was at work and the children were not cooperating. Ok, the baby is obsolete from that comment. The five year old doesn't have much in the line of chores to do. Her main job is to make her bed and keep her room and playroom (a very loosely defined) tidy. For the most part she does an OK job. One part of keeping her room organized is keeping her dance stuff on the dance shelf and the soccer stuff on a soccer shelf. This is apparently just too much to handle.

Saturday morning -

1. She cannot find her shin guards.
2. She cannot seem to put her soccer socks on.
3. I cannot stop for five seconds to organize my thoughts.
4. I needed to pack the baby's bag.
5. I needed to pack the team snacks.

Evaulation -

1. She isn't really looking for her shin guards - she's walking in a circle dazed and confused. This is aggravating me.
2. She throws a fit when I say - Just put on your socks. She says she can't and throws them down and proceeds to pout. This is making my blood pressure hit record numbers.
3. My thoughts are starting to organize on why people should not have children and if they do they should never introduce them to any extracurricular until they can purchase the needed equipment themselves (and maybe that will help them keep up with it) and they can drive themselves to their practices and games.
4. Baby bags - over them. Sorry to all the millions of bag companies out there.
5. The easiest part of the whole issue was the team snacks. Open fridge, throw in waters. Throw in snack cups and crackers. POOF done.

Conclusion -

1. I found her shin guards.
2. I put her socks on her.
3. My mind is now screaming - it is 8:55 and we're supposed to be at breakfast at 9:00 and its fifteen minutes away.
4. Not even worried about the baby bag anymore and will be totally downsizing to make it relax me.
5. Snacks are in the trunk. Thank God I only have to bring them one time this season.

When we got to the soccer match my kid didn't want to warm up. If anyone needs to warm up - its my kid.

During the third quarter she got hit in the face with the ball. Way to not use your hands was my initial sentiment. She wasn't bleeding or missing any pearly whites. She did sit out half a quarter due to the fear the hit had inflicted in her.

The snacks were a hit.

On the way home she said - "I don't think I want to play soccer mom."

I knew what had triggered this. The hit in the face. I just took a deep breath and said - "That's ok but you are a part of a team and that means you don't quit. You'll finish out this season and be done."

To which she replied - "Great. I will have more time for gymnastics."

Wait, what?

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Anyone on Mirena? I say that and I get sighs and eye rolls. So many negative comments. I must say my overall feeling on my new organ (well it isn't new anymore) is that its ok. I like not having to worry about a medicine every day. I have noticed a terrible side effect - for me, maybe not the majority - horribly bad PMS.

It normally last a day or two and it makes me the woman your mama warned you about. I literally could poke your eyes out with my index and bird and then keep walking. I also start to feel like I am trapped. My husband forced me out on my own without any kids Saturday night. Apparently, he didn't like my PMS playing style and said get off the court. It is amazing what two hours alone can do for you.

It was all I needed.

I also got a pair of jeans (we can thank my regular workouts and food choices for the need for a smaller size) and a new bra. Oh yeah ----- so happy! A good bra can make you a different woman. When it is pretty it just adds to the joy.

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In college I had a great closet. It was massive. I mean seriously it was probably the size of your kitchen. It was great!!! I miss it. It had loads of shelving and racks. In that closet was a lot of college girl clothes - trendy, fun, made for someone who never had grown a kid in the area of the abdomen. There was also a plethra of flip flops. Rainbow, Old Navy, Adidas, then the various "dressy" flops. I remember at one point I had thirty-six pair. I wore them during each season. I loved them. They rocked out.

As I got a little older my flip flop stash began a decline.

I now have....zero pair of flip flops.

I think that right there is a cry for help.

I had some Rafters but over the weekend they disappeared. I am searching for them - high and low. They were so comfy and cool and awesome and mine.

Now they are missing.

There is something so sad as realizing your shoes now consist of black dress shoes, boat shoes and your trusty running shoes. Where is the fun?

Well, don't cry for me Argentina - I will be fixing the flip flop problem in about four days.

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Be good to one another and go out and get some natural Vitamin D!

Brownie