It's still raining. The ground is so mushy. There were tornado warnings for the northern part of the county today. Luckily, we were not in the path.

A lot of the bloggers are starting Weight Watchers. Personally, I have always had good luck with South Beach. I signed up for Hungry Girl. Maybe it will keep me motivated. I was thinking today that we could set up a separate blog for us dieters. We could call it Preppy Dieters or something like that. We could post our diet secrets, our successes, etc. I guess since I brought it up, it is up to me to set it up. I'm not that good at setting up things. If anyone has a better idea, let me know.

Not much happened today. It was a quiet, dull day at work.

A Big Hole in My Head

That hole in my head is getting bigger. The other day I posted that I needed another sweater like I need a hole in the head and then ordered the birds eye cardigan from LL Bean. Today, I ordered not one, but two lambswool cardigans from Pendleton. I ordered a green one and a red one. They are the same style sweater. They never go on sale, and they were marked down from $88 to $39. I couldn't resist. I already have the same cardigan in 3 other colors: navy, black and yellow. If you haven't check them out yet, Pendleton is having a good sale.

My next project is sorting through a tote that has about 100 tubes of lipstick plus other cosmetic items that I got in Clinique gifts with purchase. I am going to start using all the little tubes and bottles of goo that are in there. Maybe I'll finds some products that I can't live without.

It's raining here tonight. They are expecting 3 inches of rain before tomorrow night. Huntsville is expecting 6 inches. The ground is so soggy right now. The rain is going to make it worse. I guess we should appreciate it. It beats that horrible drought that we have had for the past 2-3 years. Even though it is only 8:30, I may go ahead and go to bed so that I can take advantage of the rainy night.

My sister loaned me some of her Nancy Drew books. They were in a storage shed and smell musty. Does anyone know how to get rid of the smell? I put them in a box with a bowl of vinegar, but it hasn't gotten rid of the smell. I may try a bowl of baking soda.

I broke one of my resolutions today. I.went.to.WalMart. I only went because they had romaine lettuce, spring mix lettuce and V-8 juice on sale. I saw a lot of people there who would probably never set foot in WalMart. I didn't feel so bad.

I've gone one whole week on South Beach and I have stuck with it. I don't know how much weight I have lost, because I was scared to weigh before I started. I feel a lot better this week.

I talked to my mother about our shopping trip in two weeks. She brought it up. She said that she didn't care where we went, as long as we went somewhere. I told her that I wanted to go to the outlets in Lebonon, TN and she said that was good because she wants to go to a shoe store in Murphreesboro. It looks like we may go to Nashville. I hope we have time to hit Green Hills Mall. I told her that I didn't care if the only thing that I bought was a diet coke, I wanted to go shopping somewhere.

I hope everyone had a good New Years. I did. Thanks to all of you lurkers for identifying yourselves. I'll add you to my list as soon as I get a chance. I found several good blogs that I can read and then share with my readers.

Did any of you watch the Sugar Bowl last night? Even though I'm from Alabama, I was glad a non-major player like Utah could win. Utah came to play some football and they did. I think Alabama didn't know what hit them. IN MY OPINION, I think the players were over confident. They didn't think someone like Utah could stand a chance. But Utah was small and quick. Oh well, I'm sorry for all the Alabama fans. I hope the people who determine the polls take notice and let Utah have what they obviously deserve. Do I sound like a typical Auburn fan, or what?

My mother and I always get tickled at this one customer. He is a former mayor of a small town in the area. He calls her "Baby Doll" and me "Sweetie". I bet he spends an hour and a half on his hair every day. What really gets us is his jeans. They are so tight that he has a wedgie. I don't see how he wears them so tight. It seems like they would hurt...bad. My sister teaches in that town and says that he is a super nice guy and always looks out after the school and the students. They always knew that they could count on him. But, those jeans kill me; and I'm sure they are killing him.

My mother and I always take a short shopping trip the Sunday of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend. We usually go to Chattanooga, but I'm thinking that maybe we can make a trip to Nashville. Although Nashville is an hour further, it is in the same time zone. (Chattanooga is an hour ahead of us) Maybe if we go to Nashville, we can stop in Lebonon and go to the outlets for a few minutes. I may bring that up later today.

I weighed this morning and was sort of disappointed. I weighed about 4-5 pounds more than I thought I did. I thought I had gained about 7-8 pounds, but I gained 12. That means I'm going to have to work a little bit harder to get it off. My favorite skirts are a little snug.

Y'all are not going to believe this, but I have never read a Nancy Drew book. I love the old Nancy Drew movies with Bonita Granville. I can watch them over and over. I also like the newest Nancy Drew movie with Emma Thompson. My sister has all of the Nancy Drew books and is letting me read them. But, I have to give them back as soon as I finish. She is very protective of her books. She usually doesn't loan books...at all. I'm surprised that she doesn't dust her Sweet Valley High books for fingerprints periodically to make sure that no one has touched them. My mother let a girl borrow several of her Sweet Valley High books. The girl read them in a couple of days and immediately returned them. When my sister found out she exploded. She still hasn't gotten over it and it has been about 20 years ago. Don't get me wrong, my sister is a very sharing person. She'd give you the last bite of her candy bar, but she does not loan books. By the way, the girl that borrowed the books now has a PHd. We're proud of her. I wonder if my sister would let her borrow them now.

I hope everyone enjoys the remainder of their weekend.

Preppy Duds

Be honest, am I the only person that still dresses like this?
I'm almost like the girl in the bottom photo(photo courtesy of Heavy Tweed Jacket)

I have an outfit like the girl in the top left of this photo

(photo courtesy of Heavy Tweed Jacket)

I have been preppy most of my life and am comfortable dressing like the women/girls above.

Does anyone know what happened to Elizabeth at:

She was the original preppy blogger.

Does anyone besides me still wear oxford cloth button downs? If so, where do you buy them? Most of mine are from Brooks Brothers, but I would like some that are a little bit less expensive.

Y'all probably think that I have been so bored that I have blogged all day. Actually, I have gotten a lot of chores taken care of today.

Lurkers, Identify Yourself

I've been updating my blog today (instead of tackling chores). I know that there are several of you that lurk but never comment. Let me know who you are, so that I can read and add your blog. If you read my blog, the least I can do is read yours.

Thanks for stopping by.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I hope everyone is having a Happy New Year so far. I was going to lay around and watch TV today, but I haven't been in the mood. I have been reading blogs and starting projects. I finally gave in and ordered the navy birds eye cardigan from LL Bean. I had a coupon so I got $10 off. I also ordered a few gadgets from Crate & Barrel. I am trying to get away from plastic storage plus I wanted an oil mister.

My New Year's resolutions for 2009 are:

1. The usual self help resolutions: lose holiday weight, keep skin clear, dress better, eat more variety, get organized.

2. Make better choices: Target, Publix, The Fresh Market instead of WalMart. Panera, Newt's, McAlister's, Jason's Deli instead of McDonald's. Reusuable grocery bags instead of plastic. Quality over quantity.

3. Have a good attitude at work while everyone else is griping and complaining about the merger issues. I'm going to take lemons and make lemonade.

4. Be THE better person. For example, I am going to offer to go get lunch for my cousin who works by herself on Saturday even though she never offers to pick up lunch for my mother or me when we work on Saturday by ourself; speak to some of the snobby people at church even though they never speak to me. You never know, they may not be snobby, just shy.

5. Be a good blogger. There are many blogs that I read that are not on my blogroll. I'm going to put you there so you don't think that I don't like you.

6. Not be so boring. I get content with my boring life and don't try new things.

Maybe this year I will turn into a cool prepette.

Enjoy the rest of your day.