The Mail

So when I was depressed I used to check the mailbox every day for some excitement in my life. Don't ask why I ever thought the mailbox would cheer me up. I have always liked getting mail and maybe I thought something super exciting would come. However, nothing ever came except bills, with the exception of every couple of weeks a new magazine, usually Victoria's secret, because they send out like a hundred a year.

All week I didn't check my mailbox. I am over my mailbox fix. I go several days, sometimes the whole week without checking it.

So finally today I checked it and I had a key in the mailbox which means some kind of package. However, I still didn't get excited about it bc I am expecting my birth control pills via mail.

When I opened the larger mailbox I noticed the box was much too big for the pills and then I saw it was from my best friend Alicia!!

I couldn't wait to open the surprise. I thought how sweet! And when I opened it even better. Willow tree angels. 2 of them with their arms linked and then a wooden carving that says friends. Soooo cute, they remind me of us and our friendship!

Such a great surprise and the perfect gift to get after a super long stressful week!

Thank you Alicia!!! I love you and miss you so much! Your friendship means so much!

I caved....

Ok So I caved and took the little quiz on what female icon are you. Here are my results

Your result for Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz...

You Are a Doris!

You are a Doris -- "I must help others."

Dorises are warm, concerned, nurturing, and sensitive to other people's needs.

How to Get Along with Me

• * Tell me that you appreciate me. Be specific.


• * Share fun times with me.


• * Take an interest in my problems, though I will probably try to focus on yours.


• * Let me know that I am important and special to you.


• * Be gentle if you decide to criticize me.

In Intimate Relationships

• * Reassure me that I am interesting to you.


• * Reassure me often that you love me.


• * Tell me I'm attractive and that you're glad to be seen with me.

What I Like About Being a Doris

• * being able to relate easily to people and to make friends


• * knowing what people need and being able to make their lives better


• * being generous, caring, and warm


• * being sensitive to and perceptive about others' feelings


• * being enthusiastic and fun-loving, and having a good sense of humor

What's Hard About Being a Doris

• * not being able to say no


• * having low self-esteem


• * feeling drained from overdoing for others


• * not doing things I really like to do for myself for fear of being selfish


• * criticizing myself for not feeling as loving as I think I should


• * being upset that others don't tune in to me as much as I tume in to them


• * working so hard to be tactful and considerate that I suppress my real feelings

Dorises as Children Often

• * are very sensitive to disapproval and criticism


• * try hard to please their parents by being helpful and understanding


• * are outwardly compliant


• * are popular or try to be popular with other children


• * act coy, precocious, or dramatic in order to get attention


• * are clowns and jokers (the more extroverted Dorises), or quiet and shy (the more introverted Dorises)

Dorises as Parents

• * are good listeners, love their children unconditionally, and are warm and encouraging (or suffer guilt if they aren't)


• * are often playful with their children


• * wonder: "Am I doing it right?" "Am I giving enough?" "Have I caused irreparable damage?"


• * can become fiercely protective

Take Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz at HelloQuizzy

Let's go green

These days there is so much talk about what can we do to go green. You see the recyclable bags at the grocery store, new homes are being built with solar panels, new light bulbs to conserve energy...

So I have decided I will do my part and get an electric car...

Here is a glimpse of what my next car will be so I can do my part....

Fisker Karma

In honor of valentine's day

What candy am I?

Chewy yet sweet, with many options for flavors. Translated from candy lingo into English, this means your moods are all very different and all used often. This just means that not EVERYBODY likes you. You are a pretty popular person. You are VERY social and GREAT at making people laugh.