I hate, hate, hate new years resolutions with a passion. They just seem like such a gimmick and a guarantee your going to fail, or at least they hold that reputation. Yet here I am writing about mine. To be honest these are things that I have been working on trying to incorporate into my life for some time now. Can you tell I’m not the most disciplined person. I decided that with the new year should come a new found enthusiasm to succeed at these resolutions or what I prefer to call them “life goals”.

I don’t want these to simply be something I do for the next year, I want them to become a part of my life.

Drum roll please… Read the rest of this entry »

Over the holidays I received what I thought was a nice gift; a Macy’s gift card. I didn’t have anything I needed or wanted from Macy’s so the gift card sat on my desk, secure and cozy in the little red Macy’s gift bag, until this weekend when I decided it was time to use it.

My husband and I headed to our local Macy’s so that I could browse through their cosmetics department for the perfect little indulgence to spend my gift card on. My husband with his infinite patience waited and waited some more for me to finish shopping. Having found the perfect gift, both practical and fun, I gathered my husband and we headed to the register to make my purchase. The sales representative rungs up the order and gave us our total; it was more than the gift card would cover but this wasn’t an issue since I was happy with my selection. My husband hands her the gift card and to our surprise she informs us that there is a zero balance on the card. Confused yet prepared, we present her with the purchase receipt for the gift card (my aunt had kindly included it). So the sales rep decides to call in her manager. Read the rest of this entry »