Snarky Southerner from Connecticut

Probably very appropriate as I embark on a three day work trip to Washington DC!  I have two great travel partners and they are equally two great trouble makers!  We have lots of options to find trouble here.... I wonder where we will wind up this evening.  I'm thinking the rain will probably supress some of the trouble.   Tim Holtz's snarky sticker  pack is just so wonderful.  Have any of you tried to order your own set yet?  xoxo, Lisa

It just gets better and better with the  Tim Holtz's snarky sticker  pack!  Pretty much everyone in my life says that you can read my emotions on my face - I can't hide anything - and I'd be a terrible poker player.  Some have even asked if my eyes got tired rolling around all day.  It is true, my facial expressions give most everything away - even when I'm not paying attention!  In fact, listening to a conversation in our office hallway right now, I find my eyes rolling around as I type.  Ugh.  Although, I'm impressed I can continue to type when I know my eyes are rolling!  LOL xoxo, Lisa

Things are heating up with these  Tim Holtz's snarky stickers .  I hope you are truly ready for some Southern Snarkiness this week! I just love my Mondays off, that's why this post is a wee-bit late posting.  This Monday was defintely one of THOSE Mondays.  I woke up with the best intentions and then the 'if' of Life happened.  I managed to get poison ivy off our beloved outdoor cat that adopted us.  Needless to say, I was itching so badly, that I couldn't go to yoga.  Instead, I managed to catch up on some TV until I realized it was 3pm and I hadn't done anything on my list.  I really did have it together, but it definitely did not fall into place.  Small successes for the day - I did get to clean and reorganize the craft room, put my laundry away (which is a HUGE deal in my world), vacuum the upstairs of our house, and prepare dinner. My  Carrie Elle journal  prompt of the day states 'It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed in the same m

I don't believe this requires any additional commentary.  TGIF.  I'm looking forward to a quiet three day weekend - I do love Mondays off!  Have a girls movie night tonight and then quiet.  I'm sure the weekend will be full of housey and crafty things to do! I wonder what I'll make with my  Tim Holtz's snarky stickers  this weekend - I think I should make a ton of cards for an upcoming craft show... the comments are so great! Carrie Elle journal  prompt of the day "I love and approve of myself."  Yes... yes I do. xoxo, Lisa

I would prefer to alter this statement one of two ways: Pets absolutely have the innate ability to know who are 'good people.'  It always makes me question when I meet someone and they say they don't have pets or don't like pets... perhaps the pets they've had or met didn't like them! I also want to scream this to the mountaintops to all women.  We are so terrible to each other - constantly judging... or constantly trying to measure up.  We always tote 'girl power' but we do not promote that amongst each other.  (And yes grammar police, amongst is now a legal way to use among.)  We are constantly cynical of each other, doubting, competing, and gossiping.  Now, I'll always listen to gossip - because it's fun... it's wrong... but it's fun and we are all guilty of it.  I just wish I had more women around me that were less manipulative, condescending, and quietly deceitful.  I always loved working with men - you knew where yo

I can not even begin to count how many times I've thought this inside my head... daily!  I'm really not a mean person either; I just don't care to hear gossip, listen to drama, or like boastful people.  I love the work I do and I want my team to be successful and kind to each other - which appears to be easier said than done!  I think I would be a terrible bar tender.  They always have to listen to people's stories... which reminds me of an Uber driver I met in Jacksonville, FL, who loved his job.  He loved meeting people and hearing their stories.  He did admit that many he was happy got out of his car but he was genuine when he was talking about some of the interesting people he had come across.  Come to think of it, there are a lot of service type occupations that probably deal with a lot of people's nonsense.  For any of those I have ever bothered... I'm sorry!   It also manages to tie in nicely with my  Carrie Elle journal  quote of the day "What se

I think the quote says it all.  Can these  Tim Holtz's snarky sticker  get any better?  Sitting through a few meetings today, I had the following thoughts.  "Was I not clear on my expectations and required deliverables?"  "Are you playing in your own sandbox?"  "I was sure I completed that and already sent it out."  It's not often that I'm wrong.  :)  When I am, I do admit it - there is no shame in it.  It also means I take responsibility or ownership of it... which is why I'm seldom wrong.  I'm sure Sean would have a different opinion. xoxo, Lisa

I love this  Tim Holtz's snarky sticker .  I believe this sums up my existence if not the Generation X age group!  Not to mention today's Carrie Elle journal  prompt "Your reality is created by what you focus on and how you chose to interpret it. - Jen Sincero"  I do not believe this holds true with my Post Office experience this morning.  Typically, I never have issues at the Post Office - this morning however, was quite an experience.  They had one gentleman working the front desk... ok.  They had 15 people in line.  Ick.  One of the women in line had her young daughter with her and she was letting her use her phone to watch a cartoon... I mean, she was letting EVERYONE in the post office listen to her cartoon.  It was so so so loud and rude.  People were getting more and more aggravated.  Then of course, you have the individual who gets to the counter and doesn't stop texting long enough to help the Post Office worker complete his request.  It was incredibl

I have to admit, I'm not sure I've ever heard this statement before but it feels very appropriate for a Friday!  Gotta love the  Tim Holtz's snarky sticker package .  Idiot isn't really a word I use often and when I hear it, I tend to cringe.  (Could that be the Southerner in me?!)  Actually, I don't believe I was ever a fan of that word.  However, there are many times during any given week where I do wonder where some people came from and... when are they going back?  I guess todays  Carrie Elle journal  prompt 'The privilege of a lifetime is being who your are' could be quite appropriate. Anywho, it's Friday and I'm looking forward to a quiet crafty weekend at home with Sean and the cats.  I need to finish up a few Mother's Day Cards and gifts and get those in the mail Monday.  So, as I sit here and sip my peach tea from my Connecticut Slogans Dunkin Donuts mug, I ponder the journal prompt of the day 'The privilege of a lifetime is bei

 It's just absolutely not possible.  Me?  Sarcastic?  Never!   Well, clearly, that statement, from Tim Holtz Snarky Sticker pack, does not represent this lady and is why I've started on this journey of journaling and self-enlightenment.  Growing up in New England, I think sarcasm is in the water.  Many jokes are less offensive, if they even offensive at all?  I'm not sure that sarcasm is looked at as a personal attack on an individual in the North, where in the South, not only is it personally offensive, you become the one that 'can't hold her tongue.'  It's unfortunate.  I consider myself relatively witty and I find my humor is lost of many of my co-workers.  So, do they need to lighten up a bit, or do I just need to hold my tongue?  It's probably easier for me to hold my tongue.  :) Today's journal prompt ( Carrie Elle journal ) did lead me to that conclusion - "It's only a thought, and a thought can be changed."  So if I

Now, I'm absolutely sure (not really... I'm making an assumption) that this Tim Holtz Snarky Sticker should have read "Bitch, I'm Fabulous" and it was probably censored... due to all those polite Southern folk out there!  I do love this quote and do try to live up to its standards each and every day...as long as it's after 10am.  I may have to be at work at 830am (or maybe 8am)... and I always tell my staff, if you want an answer before 10am, you'll get one.  After 10am, you'll get it with a smile.  It's not that I'm NOT a morning person - I think I'm just a quiet morning person who wants to be alone, which is NOT possible in Atlanta traffic.  18 miles to work... 50 minutes of fun.  I'm very happy for podcasts in the morning... quiet ones and my coffee... with sugar (today's Kelly Create's Love Letters word challenge) Today's gratitude journal quote is rather introspective for me - it's by Gerald Good "

TypoHome Etsy Shop - to purchase Day 1... Yes, why would we limit happy to one hour?  Perhaps because we'd 'lollygag' around all day if we did!  This first sticker in Tim Holtz's snarky sticker package  is a graceful entrance into my daily commitment to journal, reflect, and practice my brush lettering.  :)  This is the  Carrie Elle journal I will be working in.  I am going to try to also include my brush lettering word of the day from Kelly Klapstein at Kelly Creates  which can be found on her Facebook Group !  Since I LOVE candy, this month's sweet tooth theme is right up my alley.  Mind you, I'm terrible at brush lettering! Eating candy all day long would make for every hour being happy in my world.  Sean, my fiance, gave me a circus peanut last night that I savored for many minutes.  I started the Paleo Diet January 15th and have lost about 20lbs... mainly due to not eating any sugar, which lead to many unhappy hours.  The last 5lbs I want to