Zuddy's Rx for Mama's Breakdown....

Stephanie - from Bungalow Insanity? Maybe this would be more suitable before your 10:30 work meeting?

Oh....maybe not.

Mama's Havin' a Breakdown....

Luckily?

My sister called just in time (she's a nurse):



We collaborated on my treatment.

I decided to listen to this song on my iPod 3 times (It's a video. Click on it, but don't watch it. It's John Mayer. Watching him sing isn't pretty. Listening is.)

Then?

She said I needed to watch a movie. Luckily, this just came from Netflix:



During the movie? I was supposed consume one of these:




I increased the dosage to two.
(Don't tell her.)


Then I ate some of this:



I'm feeling MUCH better.



But I think I may need more of this:

What's On Your Playlist?

I can't get enough music lately...my iPod goes everywhere with me.



In fact? I'm seriously thinking about upgrading to an iTouch:





Did you know you can RENT a movie from the iTunes store?

You load your rented movie on this little baby, watch it......and then it disappears in 24 hours! So you don't need to return it or have it suck-up space on your hard drive.

Sweetness.

But right now, I need more music.

Let's hear it, ladies! What's on your playlist?

Mama needs a some new tunes.

Friends....

Some people are lucky enough to have friends that they've known a long time (like - since the 10th grade).

If the friend is really good?

She will send your daughter a card for every holiday.

On Halloween? She'll ask if she can pick your girl up from daycare - and she'll dress as a princess. You know - just to make a statement.

And then she'll take her to dinner at her favorite restaurant before bringing her home for a night of trick-or-treating (and a prime photo-op):







And - because she's the type of person who can't go a day without getting something important done......maybe she'll squeeze in short wedding before heading out to the St. Patrick's day festivities......











Mr & Mrs. Finnegan

Congrats to my pal......And for the groom - my favorite Irish Proverb:

Happy Wife, Happy LIFE.

House Tour!

I think I let you all down....didn't I, Interpeeps?

You didn't like that last house, did you?

My cousin Claire came over with Franklin ('memba Franklin?) last night and we talked about that monster of a house (about 4 miles away from here) I posted.

She no likey.

She thought it was a disgusting display of wealth. Well.....she didn't actually say that, but I know my cousin. She was thinking it.

So I looked for another house for y'all.

This is it, people.

It's in a GREAT neighborhood.....within walking distance to Whole Foods, a bank, florist (for when your Zuddy loving partner wants to surprise you with flowers), PAINT STORE and a great, tree-hugging college in which one could study for a nice Master's degree. All the things a girl needs.


Are you ready for it's cute, cottagy adorableness???

Are you?










BAM!

Awwww....how sweet is that? It was built in 1916. It's cozy - 3 bedrooms and 1 bath with an unfinished basement. About 1000 square feet for 269,900.






How 'bout this front porch, huh? Sweet.




I love the living room (20x12). I was scrambling to find a house with white woodwork. 'Cause I know Mrs. Thirkel prefers it.



The dining room is 12x12.





Okay, this is where you'll have to use your imagination......the kitchen is 10x10.

I'm sure there are some people who would show you a big ugly monster of a house to get you to appreciate the cuteness of a house with a sub-standard kitchen.....but I'm not one of them.

I would never use a tactic like that.

I simply don't have the smarts.

Or the strategic mind for such antics.





Maybe we could switch the sink and fridge around.....what do you think?



The "master" bedroom - 16x12





Another one, 13x9






The rear of the house - there's a 2 car garage and the lot is 124x50.

What do you think of this one?

HOUSE TOUR!!!

Boy.

I'm having a heckuva time finding a realistically-priced yet adorably decorated house for my interpeeps!

It's rough out there right now, people. There's a lot out there for sale, but many of the houses are over-priced and have been for sale for over a year, so there's not much that's new.

So I made the executive decision to just show you fabulous.

Even though it's not really my idea of fabulous. Well - I shouldn't say that. It is fabulous, but not exactly the cute little cottagey type houses that I go for.

In fact? It's a monster.

12,371 square feet of living space. 5 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms. It sits on a 2 acre lot and was built in 2005.

And it's almost 3.8 million dollars.






As you can see, it's very understated in it's appearance:




And the front entry (20x17 feet) doesn't resemble a whorehouse at all:


Kitchen #1 (21x19):



The Master bedroom (32x16):

Main level Family Room (24x17):


Kitchen #2:



The Theater room:


Dance Studio:


The gym....


The Pool.....

What do you think, people?

Letters

Dear Guy On The Plane,

Wow - seriously? 3 Jack and Cokes in a row at 9am?

Hey - I've been known to get my "drink on" once in a while. And believe you me - I'm not exactly subtle when I do it. Sometimes it involves a night worshipping the porcelain God.

But typically?

I'm at a party.

With people.

Socializing - you know.

Not on my way to a business meeting across the country and drinking myself into a stupor in First Class.

Alone.

Well - you weren't totally alone. I was sitting there right behind you judging you.

Good luck and I'm here if you need me,
Martha





Dear Guy at the Airport,

Wow. Really? How do I explain you to my friends in blogland?

Okay. First of all - I didn't even see you. My co-worker Scott did. He was so excited to point you out to me that I think he broke out into an actual jog to meet me when he saw me come down the concourse to our gate.

First, he explained that he saw you at the security checkpoint.

With your pants completely unfastened.

I think that tipped him off to keep on watching that freak show you've got goin' on there. Scott doesn't normally use the word 'flamboyant'? But it really seemed to be the right fit when describing you, because you are no shrinking violet - oh no you aren't.

And - that HAIR! How do you do that? It's like Richard Simmons on acid! You can't just wake up like that - you have to be working at that look. That's an achievement, you know what I'm sayin'? Good work on the hot pink noise cancelling headphones, too. I can't think of a better way to top it all off up there, buddy.

How about that belly shirt? Dude.....not okay. I mean, where do you even get one of those? It was all wrong with the pants. But when you took the pants off to reveal the shorts, it really seemed to pull it all together. Good for you.

Except it's, like, 10 degrees here. So........yyeeah. Maybe shoulda kept the pants on.

Hey - keep on keepin' on, mister.
Martha

Things......

1. It was my bloggiversary on the first of March! I can't believe it....2 years!

2. I started this blog solely for the purpose of before and after shots of my kitchen.

3. I'm still not finished.

4. Instead? I've made so many friends....people that I truly love. You know who you are. You are now my personal friends - not just my bloggy friends. My blog has changed to be a form of communication with my blog buddies.

5. One of those people I love just started a blog. I think you should go visit: It's Dawnie and she is now known as Mrs. Wacky. Such an artist! Who knew? Go over to her place and look at what she's done with her Ikea tables!

6. When I went to Seattle last month and met with Cutzi and Michelle (get a blog Michelle), we were talking about our blog addictions. The girls gently yet firmly told me it was time to manage my blogs on a reader.

So I did it yesterday.

It took me an embarassingly long time to finish setting up.

Because I had a lot of blogs that I visit in my favorites, but not all of them. Some of them were on my blogroll, but a lot of them were not. Some of them I still had to get to by going to the original blog I found them on.

What a mess.

Now they are all residing, neat and tidy, in my Google Reader.
Thanks girls! Your intervention worked!

7. I totally fell off the exercise wagon. I'm getting back on it today.

8. I'm meeting the girls for coffee this morning. I can't wait.

9. I did something last week that needed to be done for a long time.

I got my wedding ring cut off of my oozing, swollen finger.

I've always been able to coax it off of my hand with the help of lotion or Aquaphor, but it was so irritated and swollen this time that I had to take the ultimate drastic measure.

Weeellll, maybe not the ULTIMATE drastic measure.....I think THAT would be lopping off my finger. -- No, I just got THE RING cut off.

I had to laugh when I was at the jewelry store waiting for them to help me.

You know why?

Because it just happened to be our Anniversary 1 or 2 days later (We got married on leap day, so technically, we didn't have an anniversary this year).

HA! 13 lucky years of marraige and I forcefully got my ring cut off. Is that a sad statement, or what?

10. This post is boring me to tears.

11. I'm looking for a house tour for you all. What do you want - fabulous or realistic?