Christmas(mustache)time is here!

I absolutely, hands down, love Christmastime! And just because the funds will be a tad lower than last year is no reason why people can't still get awesome presents from lil 'ol me! So, here's what is on the menu this year: mustaches.

I sort of went crazy with a mustache theme this year. No reason for it. I just think mustaches are really funny and sometimes cool. The kiddos of the family are getting some awesome temporary fingerstache tattoos which you might think is an odd gift for kids, but not in this family. My brother (their dad) has a real fingerstache tattoo that he got to entertain the kids. And now it's their turn to entertain the dad! Whoopie!

Speaking of the brother...he and the wife just moved to a new house this year that has an AWESOME indoor bar and pool table area. (Pool table didn't come with the house. We just figured it was where the pool table should go.) So, what better to go with an indoor bar (aptly named The Funky Knuckle) than these kitschy, hand painted mustache shot glasses! Oh yeah!

The Coolest Sister of the Year award goes to...

And for everybody else, there will be a plethora of chocolate lollipops in the shape of a good old fashioned mustache! (The parents and grandparents will be enjoying a different variety of temporary tattoos, but that's a post for another time!)

So, while this "out of a job" thing may have cut back on the cost of fun I can afford it doesn't cut back on the amount of fun I can still have! Merry Almost Christmas, everybody!

I'd like to thank etsy.com, amazon.com and spoonsisters.com for their undying affection toward the mustache and ridiculously cool gift ideas.

Little Projects...

I hate to spoil a surprise, but I've been working on some gifts lately and I just want to show them off! So, if you're preggo or just had a little bundle of joy you can expect to see one of these arriving in your mailbox!

Oh. And did I mention how this was entirely The Country's doing? I don't know if it's all the fresh air or what, but instead of my usual gift card I had an overwhelming urge to sew. Go figure!

Come a come a come a chameleon

One of the rules about moving that you just can't get around is that you will have to dump a few things. Some things get lost, or in my case, "get lost", in the move. (Best excuse I've ever had to dump a bunch of stupid crap! And by stupid crap, I mean poorly thought out gifts.) But some things get personally discarded. What people don't tell you is that you don't just get rid of stuff. A little piece of yourself changes. A piece of your personality or a quirk takes a different shape.

Blame it on the new surroundings or the new life in the new city, but it happens. A part of who you are takes on a whole new form. Things you never thought you would do or say are suddenly said and did. New thoughts pop into your head and instead of just brushing them aside you pull them in close and take a closer look. You start to think, "What the hell! Everything else is changing, why not this, too!"

I can't say for sure what it is that's changed about me in the recent move, but whatever it is, I noticed. Maybe I've lightened up a little more. Or maybe I just don't care about the mundane day-to-day stuff, because I'm out of my element. In any case, I somehow feel a little freer (no pun intended, considering my current homelessness).

I still can't put my finger on it, but whatever it is I'm liking it!