Totally Awkward Tuesday: Who the hell is this?

Sad news first, Awkward news second...

this is the last Totally Awkward Tuesday for awhile...not forever!! Just until Ms. Tova Darling comes back and says "Game On". She is moving to a different state and has a ton on her plate. However, tre' exciting for her!!!!!!

I wasn't going to post today but since this is it for awhile...I wanted to do the honor of posting one more "Totally Awkward Tuesday" and since this just happened yesterday...I though it might fit the bill.

The Duke and I got this in the mail yesterday....

Nice, huh?? Beautiful invitation, looks exciting...I mean its in Hilton Head!!!

But there is one thing wrong with this....

We don't know who the hell these people are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ( Awkward, yes?)

As you can see there is even a picture with the invitation on one of those magnets you can put on the fridge so you won't forget the date ...obviously we need this because we FORGOT THE PEOPLE ALL TOGETHER!!

You might wonder if they just sent it to the wrong address of the person with the same name but...(insert buzzer sound) NOPE. It had BOTH of our names on it and we have different last names. Way too random.

I've been to a million weddings ( slight exaggeration) but A LOT and I have personally been IN 20 weddings ( FYI...I did a post about this...just sayin') So I know that wedding guest lists are really difficult and USUALLY you don't invite people you hardly know, but whatevs I guess.

Then I read the post card that came with it - you can see the pic...but I'm going to write it out so you can digest every sweet little word of it.

Many of our guests have enquired
For a gift idea to be inspired

Like many young couples today
We have most things anyway

If you would like to give, it is our request
For something for our Treasure Chest

A gift of Money you can afford
Is just what we need you can be assured

Without the help of this little pun
Our honeymoon would not be fun.

R they saying they can't have a honeymoon unless they get some money? Oh wait..they just won't have a fun honeymoon, yeah thats it!!

****and just to be sure- they put there address on the back in case you can't come. Klassy!

Hopefully, I will get to the bottom of it and find out who these people are and why they want my money!!

I hope they don't read blogs and see their invitation...that might be a little awkward

The Lady Jane

Bunch of randoms

Well...today I am just piecing together a bunch of random stuff about this week.

First I have two questions to post to you all.

1) I need some new music to listen too. I need tunes that make you want to sing out loud and make ya want to shake your booty. Where the music takes ya over....any ideas?

2) OK, so I had tried sitemeter and stat counter and while both are fine..they don't really tell me what I want to know. Here's my question...how can I find out how many people or who have subscribed to me but didn't actually sign up to be a "follower"? Does that make sense? I'm just crazy like that...I REALLY want to know....its a little bit of a sickness...

This Week's updates:

- Finally got my hair and nails done!! Thank goodness! One complaint...while I love my hairstylist there is one thing that really bugs me and that is when its time to pay he will come up to the front and casually say " Oh yeah, I put a toner, all over highlights, yadda, yadda. So the price is actually going to be **&&" . What??!! "You could at least ask me if I wanted those things..or inform what you were doing would cost me more money" "What if I didn't have the money? What then? " Those are things that I want to say but , at last, I know myself and never would. Of course if he would have asked me before I probably would have said yes to them anyways.....but whatevs, not the point.

- I'm freaking out because I have lost two VERY important items! #1 being my w-2's from work. Yep, can't find them! #2 the credit card that my work gave me to use ( with my name on it) here is the sad part...I lost it the same day they gave it to me!! So yes, freaking out....

- My best friend is in town for the week!!!! She moved to Florida last year and I missss her sooo much! So we were out for dinner and drinks last night, which of course, led to smoking! I know , I know. I knew I would be drinking and I usually like to have a smoke while partaking in said drinking BUT I did not bring any with me! So that is something to be proud of..I was making an effort. Right? So when the craving became to bad, we resorted to our old ways and bummed cigs off an unsuspecting male with a little flirting. Desperate times, call for desperate measures.

- I mentioned before that most of time at work is in a program for SEVERELY emotionally impaired high school boys. Let me tell ya, I could tell ya story after story. Several are truly I feel sociopaths. However, the following boy I am going to talk about is not one of them. He is actually on Level 5( which is the highest level you can get on for good behavior). Anyways...I was contacted over Spring Break by the teacher I work with because this boy wrote a journal entry about basically killing everyone in the classroom including us. Something to the effect of "slaughtering us like cows and watching our insides fall out of our bodies". The police had to be involved ( we have a liaison that works with the boys) and a bunch of other things. Can't wait for Monday!!

- going out with girlfriends again tonight. Yes, they are smokers....ahhhhh...

Wanted to post but didn't have the time to give it a lot of thought. I have to look for that W-2 form..I have an appointment to get my taxes done at 2:30 TODAY!!!!!

Wish me luck!!!!

The Lady Jane

Just a quickie

My boyfriend ( live in lover )..whatevs... I have been trying to come up with a name for him. So I decided on the The Duke. I'm The Lady Jane and normally in the olden times it would be the "Lord and Lady" but really, I can't bring myself to call him "My lord or The lord". I love him to bits, but lets get real. So The Duke it is.

Anyways... just a quickie on The Duke.

I was asking The Duke if he would take a pic of my "Muffin Top" for the contest. He got all crazy looking and put his hands over his ears and kept saying "Don't say that, Don't say that". So I said fine "Can you take a pic of my back fat?" I guess that wasn't good either..
Then he said " Hunny, thats like me telling you I joined a group to get rid of the wrinkles on my balls. There is just some things we don't need to take pics of."

He took the pics and he loved it!!!!

The Lady Jane

SO... not off to a great start

OK...so big plans for today right? (well big plans for me) ( See post below)

dishes in the sink ....done

started getting grocery list around....almost done

Clean up dog shit all over the place...... hey wait that wasn't on the list!!!

Poor JJ ( he is our min pin ) got locked in the bedroom on accident this morning and apparently I i did not hear him barking because I had music blasting. Ya know, you need lots of music to dance to while cleaning the Kitchen.

Anyways you wouldn't think a little guy could make such a mess but you don't know JJ. When JJ does his business he whirls around in a circle. We call it the "whirlypoops". He also seemed to have diarrhea. So it was a circular splatter across the room. I really wanted one of these crime scene kits from CSI..for blood splatter. I STILL don't know if it I got it all...its crazy!

I had to log our Ginormous steam cleaner from the basement to the upstairs ( two flights if you are counting..) and then steam our entire bedroom. Our bedroom is huge!!! Its something I usually love but not at this moment.

Exercise...done ( hey, that steam cleaner was a huge arm workout! I'm counting it!)

Oh yeah...JJ made sure there was a big pile on my side of the bed.


The Lady Jane

Its official....

Alright today starts my first day of .....

1) losing my fattiness that is taking me over

2) quit smoking...AGAIN

3) getting organized at home

4) catching up with friends..that I have been neglecting due to "hell" month at work

Its SPRING BREAK, BABY!!!!!!!!

Great time for me to focus on me!! My hair has not been done in months ( did you hear that ..I said months!!)
Don't even get me started on my nails...ewww..half-painted..chewed up crap.

I'm going to take advantage of this week to the fullest! It doesn't matter that I have woken up with a sore throat and a cough. Nope...nothing is going to stop me:)

So for today's activities will include:

- making grocery list for my new diet and going grocery shopping

- doing the dishes ( our sink broke a couple of days ago.. icky water went everywhere..dog ate icky water..threw up said icky water...) the sink is being fixed as we speak.

- exercise...first time in FOREVER

- Call my friends:)

And I am going to be posting a lot!!!

Love to all of you:))

The Lady Jane

My name is Lady Jane and I am an addict....

I have a confession.... I am a full blown addict of ETSY!!

If you don't already know..ETSY is a website dedicated to buying and selling all things handmade. If you don't know about it...check it out.

I need a fix daily. Its all I can think about when I am at work and can't wait to get home and log on to browse the lovely items and read all the articles. Its a real problem people..... but since I have this addiction why not share it with everyone:)) I plan on at least once a week showcasing a few items that have caught my eye.

PURSES...let me tell ya right know...I love purses and jewelry...I mean love them!!

First up....these first two gorgeous creations are designed by Made By Hank. When you get to her shop there are more views of the purses including the inside and back. I just love them!!!!

Cute right?????

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MY BLOG DESIGN

Some have commented on my blog design and wondered where I got it or if I did it myself. Well, its a big fat NO for the question "did I do it myself". Don't get me wrong I tried...but I'm loser at all things technology! Really I am!

My design is courtesy of a designer on you guessed it...ETSY.

ETSY has this great feature called ALCHEMY. On Alchemy you can post a custom piece that you would like designed and made. You type a description of you want, when you want it, and how much you would like to pay. Then other designers/artists bid on it and you pick who you ultimately want. How great is that???

I looked at all the blog design websites and if you wanted anything custom - it was extremely expensive and anything that was a pre-made..wasn't what I was looking for. So I decided to try ALCHEMY. And I had 5 bids within the first 2 hours. I ultimately picked DoLollies. She was amazing to work with...very easy!!!! I recommend her to anyone who would like to change up their blog!! Also, if you look over at my blogroll - I have her personal website on their ( she advertises that she does blog design on there) Her Blog is Actually Laura.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend and that they keep coming back here...even after my last disgusting post. Hey it was TMI Thursday..what so you expect??

The Lady Jane

I'd like to thank the academy...

Happy 2 week anniversary to me!!! Happy 2 week anniversary to me!!

6 posts, 9 followers, 1 award ( yep you read it right – yay!) later - I am really liking this whole blog thing!! Down side – I have spent an incredible amount of time on the Internet reading other people’s blogs, thinking about my blog, reading more of other people’s blogs!!! AAhhhhh the insanity of it all !!!!! I am seriously behind on my work, laundry, errands, hygiene ( ya know showering on the weekend) etc… the blogosphere is a very dangerous place.

Before starting my own blog – I only really read one other blog and I loved it so much that it inspired me to start my own. So it wasn’t until after I created my own blog that I started perusing other blogs that I realized what an actual real community blogging is. Even though I have only been doing this for 2 short weeks – you can really feel the love out there in the bloggy world. In a way it has truly made me view my day to day life through a different lens. Instead of just getting through the day – I am pausing and thinking about my day and the little things that usually pass me by. I like it - its refreshing, affirming, and I feel like it has recharged my life.
So thank you all – that have stopped by my blog and cared enough to comment and to also sign up as someone who wants to “follow”. Truly - I love it! It makes me so happy ( I actually do a little happy dance) when I see that there is a new comment or better yet a "follower"! Also, thank you to all you bloggers out there..I love your stories.

NOW I HAVE TO GET BACK TO WORK !!!

Just one more thing…well the whole reason for this post….THANK YOU GINA!!! Gina at http://namastebyday.blogspot.com/ gave me an award! Gina is someone that I just connected with through the blogs and its unreal how much we have in common!!

Now seriously...I need to get back..these reports won't write themselves!!!!!

The Lady Jane

Did someone say Diamonds???

Hey here is something exciting!! Over at scarymommy - she is giving away free diamond earrings!! You read it correctly! Apparently when she switched her blog to a new host - feedburner lost all of her subscribers!! 700 of them!! Go check it out and sign up to get in the drawing. Go to http://scarymommy.com/!! And why you are signing up - sign up here too...I will be giving away a trip to Paris tomorrow!! Well - not really but you should sign up here!!

The Lady Jane

Stolen..so what...it works

I stole the 25 random things about me from Facebook - you have to admit its a good way of telling people about yourself:))

1. I have an awful memory and that is putting it mildly.

2. I have a "dressing room". It is a room dedicated to make-up, hair, and clothes...I love it.

3. I love to organize and be organized but rarely am. I will spend an entire day organizing and have it ruined by the weekend.

4. I love books. If I can't actually read a book then I will listen to one on CD. I always have two books going at once. ( Tell me your favorite book!!!)

5. I have a very addictive personality. Ex. I will eat one food morn, noon and night until I am just plain sick of it.

6. I love "making things". Jewelry, pottery, random craft things. I love having a project. I will have a hard time focusing on anything else (see #5). My man made the basement into a makeshift studio for me - I will tell you what he is doing with his half in another post - priceless!)

.7. I do not like my birthday or celebrating it. It just reminds me I am getting older. However..birthday wishes still warm my heart.

8. I have severe obsession/addiction to all things ETSY...and have plans on opening my own shop....well..when I have enough stuff made which at this rate will be like 10 years... (**slight exaggeration**)

9. I am scared to death of sna...I can't even write it!

10. I do not like answering the phone or opening my mail...which usually gets me into some pretty bad messes.

11. In High School I was on this "all-star" dance team and we were invited to be part of Big Bill's first inauguration. We opened the inauguration ceremonies. I like to say " I have performed for Bill Clinton". Hee - get it?!

12. I wish I had a better vocabulary.

13. I am scared to have kids. I can't carry one of my own so we have to do surrogacy ( when we are ready!)

14. I get up in the morning a hour to an hour 1/2 earlier then I have to ( meaning 4am ) to have quiet time to myself. If I don't - it really throws me off.

15. I'm not a very good sleeper - I average about 4 hours a night. Maybe it is because I go to sleep with headphones on - listening to my book on CD..hhmmm...

16. Humor is my armor against life.

17. I hate the sound of knuckles cracking.

18. I have the most amazing man in my life - however- he is my complete opposite. He is everything I never knew I was looking for. ( I have to think of a codename for him - ya know to protect the innocent)

19. I am a school social worker and work in a program for severely emotionally impaired high school boys..sound fun? Whats fun is the padded room that we have for them...not kidding:)

20. I was the high school prom queen.. memories......however, I did attend a small high school but whatev's!

21. I am obsessed with Clinton and Stacy from TLC's "What Not to Wear". I just want to go shopping with them so badly...but no one answers my e-mails.

22. I am known to have "bad luck". On any given day I will have a story about a crazy thing that happened to me. Try me...

23. I love to grocery shop( well shopping in general..) and obsessively look at cookbooks.

24. My dreams in life are to have a job that I can control my hours and what days I work , take a long vacation in Europe and pay off my debt.

25. My heart has been broken for about 3 years now. That is when I finally came to terms that I can no longer wear high heels. *sigh* Reason why...will save for another post !!!

The Lady Jane..