The Green Dress

Here's the story of the green dress and my birthday goal.

I got suckered into a Facebook ad for dresses -- so cute, so inexpensive I decided to give it a try.  I was going to church on the regular and needed some easy summer dresses.  One fit and the other was tight in the sleeves (green dress).  So much so, I couldn't really get it on and get it zipped to see if the rest fit.

I emailed the company about an EXCHANGE.  Sure, they say, send us pictures of you with a tape measure to see your measurements and if WE made a mistake, we'll exchange.  What?!?  I told them the other dress was fine, it was the sleeve opening that was tight and there were no posted measurements on the sleeve opening.  I also said I was not sending them pictures of ME with the tape measure around me.  They said -- no exchange or return (BTW, this policy was not advertised anywhere, I checked.)  The dress was $30 and I decided it wasn't worth the fight.  I like the dress and wasn't at my goal size anyway ... so maybe it would fit one day (aka this summer).  Also, obviously, I'll NEVER order from a Facebook ad again (even though the other dress is great).

Sleeves have a tight band around them.
I have chunky upper arms
(not muscle, in case you were wondering LOL)

I thought this would be a good goal for my birthday in June.  Wear the dress that day.  Big middle finger to the company, fun dress for 50 ... sounds like a plan.  I tried it on to see how far I need.  Yep, not close.  I'll try it on every 2 weeks for a progress lookie-loo.

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Here's a quick peek at Pete's Paleo.  Pop in the microwave and the shrink wrap puffs up ... perfectly heated up.  The meals are organic, GF, dairy free and humanly sourced.  They're a little bland in the flavor department so I add salt or hot sauces or something to spice it up.  I don't even dirty a dish to plate it.  The container is nice a firm and feels like a bowl.

The stats on this meal.

BEFORE cooking - still frozen.
Shrink wrapped.

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Next up ... Tulip.  It was a tiring DAY (so much for my quiet time).  I ended up spending the entire afternoon at the house to acclimate the dogs.  The women is a dream adopter, but a little bit crazy about her dogs.  If Tulip can adjust to the energy of her two little guys, it's going to be an incredible home for her.  These dogs are her EVERYTHING.

I got this picture and a note that they were finally doing well together.  Fingers crossed.

Big brothers!!

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Hubby snored and coughed all night.  I had a crappy night's sleep and am fighting a run-down cold.  That combined with the NEED to have some ALONE time, has me a bit spun up this morning.  Almost like PMS.  Makes me wonder ...  might be PMS.  I have no idea in this new peri-menopause world.

Pantry is getting overhauled today -- pictures when it's finished.  I remembered the BEFORE picture (yea ME).

On a happy note, it's good to be back SOLO in my office.  No dogs.  No typing from my bed.  Old routine is back.  P.S.  I got the cork board from Etsy (I like it a lot).  I did some picture arranging to move it over my desk.  I haven't put anything on it yet ... that needs a certain mood and I'm not in it this week.  Office looks good.  Hubby's job stuff has picked up and he's glad to have his own office too.  Win, win.

I think, hope, pray that Friday will be my quiet day.  Hubby is set to golf and dinner with a friend.  We have our Italy conference call in the morning (maybe) and then I'll work on shower planning in the afternoon.  I can't count on it though because I get burned when I do ... so this is a big HOPE only.

I spilt my coffee, so best go and clean up.  It's feeling like PMS - hah.  Later gators.