oops I did it again.....

A couple of years ago my mom and I did a cleanse and I was unable to drink Diet Pepsi. I love Diet Pepsi!! Did you hear me? I love Diet Pepsi!!! After laying in bed for about 19 hrs in caffeine withdrawal I decided that I would no longer drink it. I did really good for a long time....caffeine-free Diet Coke became my new fav (caffeine-free Diet Pepsi if gross). Well, this past summer I started dabbling with caffeine again but I would drink anything but Diet Pepsi....I thought as long as I didn't drink Diet Pepsi then it would be ok.

About a month ago I had a Diet Pepsi and now I can't stop drinking it. I stop at Circle K a couple of times a week and buy a 32 oz and I currently have a 24 pack hidden in my trunk (it's not really hidden I just have not brought it in from the store yet). Why do I feel so guilty? I'm treating it like a drug! I was at my mom's yesterday and poured it in to a glass and then disposed of the can so nobody would make a big deal about it. Is it really that big of a deal?

This weekend a friend and I were running errands and she saw in my backseat I had a case of caffeine-free Diet Coke then she saw in my trunk that I had Diet Pepsi; here's her perspective on the whole ordeal...."Mandy, it's like if I was to drink a beer one day and then O'dules the next. What's the point?"

He's growing up

Tonight I attempted to take Cameron to Avatar but of course the 3D Imax was sold out. He began to cry out of disappointed and then he said two funny things...

1. He started to cry and out of no where he starts saying, "it's no fair that we don't get to see Avatar and Uncle Steve got to see it!" I don't know why I found that so funny but I totally started laughing.
2. On our way home I called a friend to complain about the movie being sold out and she asked me how Cameron took it.

M: Not very well he started to cry

F: Do you want to come over here and hang out

M: No, Cameron had that sleepover last night and I think he's really t-i-r-e-d

C: Mom, I heard that and I'm not tired!

Now how am I going to talk in code?

Want a free handbag?

A good friend of my sister's is helping me advertise my new business (A Girl's Must Haves) by doing a giveaway. Check out all the details on her site or read below and then head to

its the little things that make a house a home to enter. Good luck!!!

A Giveaway - A Girl's Must Haves...

Today's Giveaway is brought to you by Mandy from

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A GIRL'S MUST HAVES

HANDBAGS AND ACCESSORIES AT A REASONABLE PRICE

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Mandy sells designer inspired handbags, wallets and scarves and they're socute!

She is kindly offering a FREE purse to the winner of the Giveaway.

(Lucky you!)

Let's start with my favorite...

Cute, right?

It's even better in person!

It also comes in red and black.

Here's a peek at a few others...

and her wallets...

Her scarves are adorable, as well, and come in fuchsia, grey, black and brown...

You'll have to check out her blog to see all of her products. She has many more purses and wallets that come in lots of different styles, colors and textures.

To simplify things, you only need to consider two prices:

Purses cost just $40.00

Wallets and Scarves cost $20.00

*Bonus*

If you make a purchase between Monday, February 1st and Friday, February 5th, you will receive a 10% discount.

But you will need to contact Mandy at

AGirlsMustHaves(at)Gmail(dot)com

before you purchase your item through Paypal on her blog.

That way she can adjust the total to reflect the discount for you.

~FYI~

Mandy only has one of each item on her blog available at a time, so if you see something you want, you should grab it while you can! She updates her blog with new purses on a monthly basis.

Ok, now for the good stuff...how to enter the Giveaway!

You will have three chances to win:

1. Visit Mandy's blog, A Girl's Must Haves, broswe around, then come back here to tell me which item you would choose if you won the Giveaway.

2. Become a follower of Mandy's blog, then come back here and leave a comment telling me that you have done so.

(You should do this anyway, so that you are among the first to get updates when she adds new items!)

3. Blog about the giveaway on your own blog, come back here and leave a comment with the link to your post.

*Make sure that you leave a separate comment for each entry. Single comments with multiple entries in them will only be counted as one entry.*

This Giveaway will begin Monday, February 1st and end on Wednesday, February 3rd at midnight (pacific).

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For the locals:

Mandy does in-home parties, so if you live in the area, there are hostess perks associated with hosting a party. And what a good excuse to have your girlfriends over and shop for accessories!

Sounds like fun to me!

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Good luck to those of you who enter the Giveaway!

I'll announce the lucky winner on Thursday!

See what I'm talking about

I hope my neighbors never come across this blog since I'm totally making fun of them but check it out........obviously their kid has won the "terrific kid" award 4x. This is why my son's bumper sticker will never be on the Saturn!

My new office space

Thanks Vicki for being so patient with me today and so willing to help. She helped me organize all my paperwork and get my desk ready....I love it!! I'm sitting in that chair right now as I type and it's FANTASTIC! This office space was very reasonable: $4.99 chair, $15.00 fabric, table $25.00, paint $10.00, lamp $15.oo and printer $30.00. Grand total: $99.99. The only thing left to do is get a cork board but Vicki and I have something creative up our sleeve so stay tuned.

Terrific Kid Award

I've got a terrific kid....Cameron received an award this week! I didn't tell him and Aunt Vicki and I showed up to surprise him. He was so excited to see us!

Since Cameron starting taking his medication he's made HUGE improvements at school and at home....someone's noticing!

Ok, first I want to say this won't ever be on my car but the funny thing is I make fun of parent's who actually put these on their cars and now I have one.

Scrapbook worthy....

Here he is....

I'm so proud of him!!!

Aunt Vicki

What a great day!

I did it!

My new chair is to stink'n cute!!! I primed it and painted it and now Vicki is coming over Saturday to help me put my office together....I can't wait!