Turn that Frown Upside Down

   "Oh poor me!" That's the attitude I started my day with!

  I woke up before the sun to drive my hot handsome husband to the airport.  Being half asleep had its benefits. The fact that my hubby was leaving for 2 months didn't completely register until my ride home when the sun was starting to peek up over the clouds. Don't get me wrong, I've been acting like a five year old stamping my feet and saying "I don't want you to go" in my best whining voice for over a week now! But reality hit on my drive home and I was convinced my hot handsome husband took all my motivation with him.

  I came home and crawled back into bed to watch some mindless TV. After an hour or so I realized I needed to change my attitude or this was going to be a long, unproductive 2 months. I needed to stop feeling bad for myself (and I didn't want others to feel bad either) because I'm not the one who had to leave everything/everyone behind. I get to stay in our beautiful home with our perfect fur baby here in gorgeous Charleston while my poor husband has to go to one of the most boring places in America: Altus, Oklahoma.  It was time to wrap up my pity party!

  And the BEST way to feel better about yourself...some pampering! Off to a mani and pedi I went! My day just kept getting better from there.  I came home to my very first package from BIRCHBOX!

  First of all I LOVE to receive things in the mail (hint, hint) and second I'm a little bit of a beauty product whore so Birchbox is just my thing. For $10 a month, you receive a box of beauty samples based on your beauty profile. I'm in love already.  January's theme is clarity! Included with my samples was a great little index card with ways to detox your mind, relationships, closet, diet and beauty cabinet! I can't wait to try out my new samples. I love the pale lavender-gray nail polish so much I was tempted to repaint my freshly manicured hands!

Yay for beauty samples!

  

  I finished my day with a delicious cupcake from Cupcake. I still can't kick my sweet addiction! Maybe printing this out and hanging it on my fridge will help:

  I am still looking for other suggestions on how to handle my sweets habit because I am sure I will start some serious emotional eating when I am REALLY missing my hot handsome husband! I already made sure I have ice cream in the house but it my defense, its light slow churned. AND I only ate half of my delicious dark chocolate coconut cupcake. Dark chocolate is good for you, right? I can keep the excuses coming to rationalize my sweet tooth. HELP ME!!

How can I resist this, especially when it has that cute little pink cupcake stamp on the bag?!

    

Tomorrow is a new day, with a new to do list!