Sara Rue looks Fab!

I've always been a fan of Sara Rue. She's a real person and she looks beautiful at any size. I'm not too crazy about the path she took to weight loss, but it has had a great result.

In Pursuit of the Crown

About 10 years ago, I used to actively compete in pageants. I loved how it made me feel to be picked as the top ten or even win. Since getting married, I got happy and got chubby. I'm talking 100 pounds chubbier! Hubby didn't like my smoking, so I quit and took up eating. I'm pushing a size 20 jeans and I've had enough. I want to get my size 6 body back. I miss wearing bikinis and having men look at me. I know that those are not the best reasons, but they are what drives me. I am heading back to the gym today and will be posting my weekly results. I am going to do this and I am going to start competing in pageants again. I want to hit the Mrs. circuit.

My Favorite Halloween Movies!

Halloween is my favorite time of year. I love decorating the house and I still get dressed up in cosutmes. I get excited to see all of the great family movies that are on tv. Here are some of my absolute favorites.

The Worst Witch

Halloweentown High

Halloweentown II

Return to Halloweentown
The Initiation of Sarah

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Topiary for the Guest Bathroom

The good thing about being a recovering shopaholic is that I always have something on hand if I need it. I have boxes and boxes of craft supplies. I can make anything at any time. I have a guest bedroom that is filled with totes and they are full of brand new items. (I will post a pic of this room soon) Yesterday, I made this adorable ribbon topiary. After Halloween is over, I will donate it to the church for their flea market. It's a great way for me to use up all of the things that I have in the house and to declutter.

Moving On

For the last two months, I took a position as a practice manager at a less than ideal office.  For 16 years, I worked for a cardiologist until he retired.  Out of desperation, I took a job working for a plastic surgeon in a very ritzy part of the city.  He paid me very well, but he treated me horribly.  The patients were self absorbed, rude and classless.  I now understand the meaning of "new money."  They were young, arrogant and crude.  He ran specials with the local modeling agencies.  Sorry to rant, but it was just a nightmare for me. 

Anyway, last night I had an interview with a fantastic general practitioner.  From the moment I walked in, I knew I found my new home.  He hired me on the spot and I start in two weeks.  This morning at 4:30AM, I sent a text to the jerk plastic surgeon simply stating "I Quit!"  He never responded.

I am so excited!

My First Post

Hey Y'all this is my first post.  I thought I'd tell you a little about myself.  I'm a recovering shopaholic.  Some people say that as a joke, but I can really say that I had a problem.  I love clothes, makeup, furniture, etc....  Almost a year ago, I lost my job of over 16 years.  It was really tough.  My husband and I had a lot of credit card debt (almost $50,000) due to my shopping addiction.  We really had to cut back and start living on a budget.  I started cutting coupons and trying to live frugally.  My first feat was to cut Nordstrom out of my life completely.  It was tough, but we owed Nordstrom Bank $7,000.00.  I didn't need all of the pricey clothes that I was buying.  I realized that there were tons of things in my closet that I didn't need and the price tags were still on half of them.  I've learned the meaning of necessity.   

My blog is going to be my outlet about my problem and the day to day "financial" dilemnas that I now face.  I am very frugal now and I love bragging about ways that I've saved money.  I love reading blogs and I'm sure that I will be following a lot of you.  I look forward to making a lot of new friends.

Thanks for reading!