How Laurie's Mind Works

This is the latest bag on my, I must have list, its from Anthropologie, and is called the Hot and Cold Bag and its a steal at $188.00. (Come on we all know that's a steal for me!)

The reason I love this purse so much besides it feeling like butter is because it matches perfectly with my teal fall jacket I got on clearance from Target for $18.00. I paid $18.00 for this jacket and I get a compliment on it everytime I go out. I figured since I saved so much on the jacket it totally justifies the purse purchase!

I'm Alive

Its been awhile and in a week I'm back in school and I'm a bit anxious about this, on one hand I'm excited to get another semester under my belt but I'm also a bit freaked out about losing my life once again. Last semester, was a rough one for me, I have this problem of having to get an A on anything and if I don't, well I'm obviously a failure. Here's the things about A's and Laurie, I have to work really, really hard to get them, leaving no time for much else. Throw in being a mom and a wife well its the perfect ingredients for going a bit insane.

For 2009, I am going to attempt bringing things down a notch and letting go this need to do perfect in school and focus more on having fun, making memories with the people important to me and focusing more on my health and happiness.

This break has been great, I finished my office in our basement, stayed on top of the laundry, had some great one on one time with Sloan, had about the best Christmas in my life and brought in the New Year with the people I care about the most.

Sloan really had fun too, I think she may be a master ice skater at this point going ice skating at the park by our house as much as she possibly could.

The only problem is I'm still not back to normal human sleeping time yet, I still can't fall asleep before 3:00 a.m. That is on my list of to-do's for next week along with a trip to Ikea, cleaning my closet and Sloan's closet and room and getting a fun new haircut. The one thing I look most forward to is kicking Drew and Sloan out of the house and getting some alone time with Jennifer Lancaster and her books, I'm currently reading Bitter is the New Black and its hilarious.

So Happy 2009 to all and here's to remembering in the end everyone's lives can be summed up in a few sentences and with that said, its about time I stop sweating the small stuff.

The Final Countdown

I'm going to give myself a little pat on the back because this last semester was pretty project packed and yet I still managed to stay on top of most of the chores around the house. Also, as most of you know I'm a bit of a scrooge when it comes to Christmas but I still took a break from everything yesterday and decorated both the inside and outside of the house, followed by a little Wii competition with Sloan and Drew.

With the end of any semester in less then four days, I must of course give a big I love you to Drew and Sloan for putting up with me, I have the greatest husband and daughter ever! Drew is slowly learning he can be right or he can be happy. Here's a little excerpt of Drew keeping our marriage rolling along smoothly.

Drew: (A bit flustered) Do you know where my jeans are that I put on the chaise?

Laurie: Well they were put down the laundry shoot and are downstairs.

Drew: (A bit more flustered) Have they been cleaned?

Laurie: What do you think?

Drew: (Pausing for a bit too long) Ummm clean?

Laurie: Good answer!

He's learning isn't he!

I LOVE THIS BRACELET

Anyone who knows me knows that other then my wedding ring, I'm usually all about vintage jewlery, like the pearl and crystal necklace of my grandma's that I wore when I got married, or a fun piece from JCrew, or honestly cool cheap pieces from H&M, Forever 21 and my good old standby, Target.

So, I was thinking because I have saved Drew so much money in my prior jewelry purchases then to splurge on the Love bracelet from Cartier would be totally acceptable...right?