Things Keeping Me Sane This Month: June 2015

I feel like a vampire right now...sequestered indoors with all the lights off. I planned on having a blog post up yesterday but I had a horrible migraine hit me around midnight (Wednesday) and was very sick and pretty much continued on that way for 12 hours. Once I started to feel somewhat human again I had no energy left and mindlessly laid on the couch binge watching Netflix. Now I have succeeded in giving myself a sinus infection from puking so much the past day. Awesome! Things could be worse though so I am just sitting here with a box of Kleenex while all three of the boys lay on the couch with me sleeping. Enough whining! I wanted to just do a simple post today and share some things with you guys that I am totally adoring right now and that are currently my favorite so far this month. I will also tell you why they are my favorite. Some are products and some are books/tv/movies. Here we go!

#1. MasterChef - This show is on it's 6th season and I have watched every single one. I love it. It's a nicer version of Chef Gordon Ramsey than Hell's Kitchen (which I also love) and I just find it fun to watch all these home cooks put into these crazy tests and situations. It's a nice way to relax for me and zone out for 45 minutes.

#2. Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner by Judy Melinek, M.D. and T.J. Mitchell - I read the description of this book on Goodreads and I knew I had to read it even though it sounded really morbid. It is morbid but it always instills the message of live life to the fullest and it's just such a captivating read. I don't want to give much away but it had me laughing at some parts and then cringing in others. I thoroughly enjoyed every page and definitely cried during one chapter. Books like this that are out of the normal every day reading for the average person remind me why I love to read so much. 

#3. The Weeknd - Where do I even start?! His voice...sweet baby Jesus. Perfection. I don't find him particularly attractive but his damn voice is what makes women faint. Not all women but the women who know what a sexy voice is. I better quit before my husband divorces me.

#4. CoverGirl LipSlicks Smoochies Lip Balm - It's the perfect balance between a lip balm and a lipstick. I have at least 5 of the shades and my favorite is the darker shade Text Me. I can actually pull it off without looking gothic! 

#5. Organic Dark Sweet Cherries - I eat these like candy. They are so delicious! I add them to little smoothies I make with coconut milk and pomegranate seeds...best thing ever. I think I could just live off cherries but then I would probably weigh 500 pounds because they are so sweet and sugary. Whatever, no regrets! 

Well sorry for the tiny boring post. Hopefully I will feel like a normal non-sick human in a day or two and then I will post more interesting things. What have you been enjoying this month? Let me know! 

Antique Charms

Tomorrow is the annual Pug Gala and I can actually attend this year because I got the day off! YAY! Alex and I will be taking Winston and checking out all the cute Pugs as well as awesome vendors and general Pug shenanigans going on. I can't wait! I will be taking lots of pictures so I can share with all you lovely, devoted readers. In the meantime I wanted to share with you one of my current passions which is seeking out antiques that speak to me. Anything that catches my eye and makes my heart happy. In Washington I live not very far from the city of Snohomish which has a very nice selection of antique shops so I love dragging Alex along with me to go check them out and see what new treasures await! I remember as a little girl my dad always taking me to one specific antique mall and I was always fascinated by all the old toys and beautiful jewelry. Most kids would probably be bored out of their mind but I adored it. It was like a treasure hunt looking for the most beautiful thing that someday I would own. Plus it was one on one time with my dad and that was always special to me. I frequent the same antique mall I used to go to with my dad and I always find something worth having. I will share one obsession with you which is my love for maneki-neko figurines which are Japanese talismans believed to bring good luck to the owner. I have always loved the look of them and just could never find any reasonably priced ones that looked well made. I finally found one a few months ago and had to have it and then they started multiplying because every time I would go back to the same antique mall there were more and I wanted them. Then I found a beautiful Siamese cat figurine and had to have that. Here they are:

They currently live above the fireplace and I am sure I will be adding many more maneki-neko kitty cats to my small collection and possibly more Siamese ones as well. I also got a gorgeous antique necklace and some other necklaces from a different antique store in La Conner so if you would like to see those please let me know! Check back tomorrow night for Pug Gala pictures!