New Desk!

I got my desk today!  The girl who sold it to me on Craigslist was so great - she dropped it off for us on her way to work. 

I hope to get two bookcases from IKEA to go on both sides of the desk but for now, the DVD bookshelf will have to be sufficient.

I varnished one of my paintings today so it is complete.

Then I tried shading and blending with the paint...

That's about it for today.  I have a massive migraine that hasn't given up and am feeling really sick and drained.  I also didn't sleep much last night so I'm off to bed early again.  Hopefully, my meds will kick in and I'll be able to sleep.

I hope you all had a good day & were had something to feel proud and excited about.  See you tomorrow.

Coffee, Coffee, Coffee!

I apologize profusely everyone.  I know that I set out to post something every day but I have found myself slipping a little into a sad mood and this makes it very difficult to do much of anything.

Having said that, I would like to share something with you about yesterday.

There are some days when you're just completely exhausted.  Like yesterday.  I was completly obliterated.  I didn't sleep well Tuesday night at all (about an hour) and was hoping to get so much sleep that I skipped out on celebrating my baby brother's 21st birthday at midnight.  This happened to be about the time that I woke up to go to the bathroom & was never able to fall back asleep.

Anywho..  I decided that I would splurge.  I got a large Iced Mocha from McDonald's (not what I thought it was at all) but found it perfect for what I was needing.  It tasted more like coffee than mocha but picked me up for the morning.  I kind of feel like Lorelai from Gilmore Girls because she LOVES coffee and I think I'm beginning to like coffee too.

Lorelai Gilmore played by Lauren Graham

Concerned that I would crash when I still had 6 hours to go for the day, I began thinking about asking someone if they're going to be going to McDonald's for lunch & asking if they'd bring me back another coffee. 

There's one episode where she has broken up with Luke & she goes into Weston's Bakery and orders coffee.  Because she drinks a LOT of coffee, she says, "Coffee, coffee, coffee!" when ordering and the waitress provides her with 3 large cups of coffee!

"Coffee, coffee, coffee is a saying, like an exaggeration. It's a funny, desperate cry for caffeine."

It was about this time that I received a delivery from "Designs By Carol".  My husband, sweetheart that he is, decided that since I had gotten so little sleep & have been feeling so down lately that I needed a pick-me-up & had my favorite flowers (tulips) delivered to me at work!

They smell beautiful!

I hope I've brought a smile to your day.