The Return of Picks & Pans!

yes, I am in a mood! I know I haven't done 'em in awhile, but I am resurrecting them for a day. here ya go!

PICKS

organizing-- I LOVE organizing! most of you know not everything is always in its place... but having a place for everything is so fun! Here are my current favorite organizing items, just in case you were wondering :Þ 1) hanging a shoe pocket thing on the door of my linen closet-- pockets for everything! sun lotion, sunglasses, travel size stuff, nail stuff... so handy and space saving! 2) the things that go under cabinets with the pull out drawers & lazy susans-- make cabinets organized and make everything easy to reach! 3) drawer separators-- the grid ones in my sock drawer have been a long time favorite, but the new spring-loaded dividers I got are fantastic!!! I am such a nerd :)

summer-- YAY SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE!!!! thank god for warm weather and SUNSHINE! :)

tanning-- k maybe not the healthiest thing on earth, BUT-- I'm only going for a month, and I LOVE being tan for just the work of 10 minutes a few times a week! and I love even MORE the whole no tan line thing!!!

family-- I haven't seen mine since Christmas, and I can't possibly tell you how excited I am for my parents and brother coming next weekend!!!! I miss them :(

losing weight-- so far: 25 pounds! fitting into stuff you haven't work in a long time has to be the BEST feeling ever!!! still more to go, but I am loving this!

fun at work-- today I went to an important meeting, but I was the only supe on the floor, so my boss sat at my desk and watched my team for me. wouldn't think much of it, except then I read my emails when I got back... he had sent two emails to the floor from my email, and at the end of both he wrote some silly message about how great he and the other managers are! but, of course it came from me and had my signature, so I actually got serious responses back-- one from our new manager thanking me for saying so. I felt SO bad! But even WORSE-- then my boss emailed me when he got back to his own desk responding to his own message saying "thanks, Lisa!" I laugh out loud every time I think about it! I gave him a hard time about it later, and he just grinned a Cheshire Cat grin and said, "I love my job!" it's hilarious that my boss is just a big kid in a 6'8" 400 pound body :) yay for laughs amidst the normal corporate bullshit.

fun TV-- The Office CRACKS me UP in a very weird dry sense of humor way. but any of you that work in corporate America can relate I'm sure! now, I hear the original BBC version is better, but I love the new one too. and I have to admit, Making the Band 3 is TOTALLY my new guilty pleasure. "DIVAS!" :)


PANS

Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes-- WTF?! how in the world did that happen??????

the absence of the wave-- okay you know when you are driving and decide to be nice and let someone out in front of you? what ever happened to the little thank you wave?! it really annoys me when people just drive on without even looking back! just another example of the "I'm entitled" attitude of rudeness that has permeated modern day society. whatever happened to common courtesy?!

Curt Schilling-- who does he think he is?! he is NOT king of the world! and to criticize the manager of ANOTHER team that he obviously has very little knowledge of?! CLASSLESS! I've hated him since he left Philly and decided he was the shit.

accounting-- I am going to need a BIG margarita after the final on Tuesday...

long days-- yesterday I worked 12 hours, and because two of my peers are out, I spent all of it running around like a chicken with my head cut off. and to make it worse, the day ended with the dreaded staff meeting, and then when I finally got to CPCU class, wouldn't it just figure that I was THAT girl: my cell phone rang very loudly-- okay-- but then my "Let's Get it On" voicemail ringer came on in front of the HR director and two building managers. oops. what a day.

belly buttons-- I just really hate belly buttons! and belly button lint is gross! What is the point of belly buttons anyway?!

breaking in new shoes-- ow my feet hurt :(

okay back to relaxing... and probably a nap. these early afternoons would be SO mice if I could stay awake to enjoy them :) later all!