Giant Windows and Natural Light

My blog today is somewhat of a rip off of my blog for work. I work for one of the larger glass companies in Dallas. I don't have any restrictions on what I write about as long as it includes glass in some way. You can see my other blog here. http://www.glassdoctordfw.com/Blog/?p=105

 I've been falling more and more in love with modern architecture, with it's sleek lines, and natural feel. Not to mention the immense amount of windows and natural light they let in. Since Rob and I will soon be on the hunt for our first house, one of the features at the top of my list for any home is natural light. I loathe dark dreary homes that make you depressed just being in them. Letting so much of the outdoors in keeps me feeling connected even if I am stuck inside to stay away from the heat of Texas. Since modern homes deck their homes in windows and glass walls, I wanted to show everyone what they are missing out on.

Check out Glass Doctor of North Texas' Pinterest Board.

Call me crazy, but when I landed on this photo this morning, I thought wouldn't it be lovely if we all lived in little pod houses that are somewhat connected. It creates a great sense of community, and then in the middle of all the jutted building is a grassy terrain where all the families gather together. Wouldn't that be nice?

Check it out here

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Today was one of the better Summer Days, though it's actually Fall, we are still hitting the high 90's in Texas. Today, however, was a beautiful 75 degrees and slowly rising back to the low 90s. I took full advantage of this and went to Starbucks to sit outside and read. :) The hard part: picking out which book to read. I have 'Managing Up' that I am reading for a work assignment on, obviously, how to manage up instead of down. Most people wouldn't think managers don't need to be managed, especially if they OWN the business, but this is solely the purpose of my job. It wasn't at first but it's turning out to be. I'll post more about that in the following week with my BIG news :) A few people have heard the hints, but I'd like to keep it secret until I know for sure.
Anyways, so I am reading a book for work, personal, and then for my book club. I would have to have I'm 3/4 of the way through all of them. Since each book is completely different, I'm not having a hard of time keeping the stories separate as I thought. It'd be better hard to imagine a true story (such as managing up: teaching you how to organize and run the CEO) uniting with a vampire story.

"As I was sorting Jack's papers this morning, the phone rang. Jack wanted the morning scoop on how our stocks were doing. All the sudden a Vampire burst through the door and attacked me, drained me of my blood, and now... I am vampire too."

Yeah.. not gonna happen!

I decided to finish my book for work, since I am hooked on it now, and then off shopping I went. As a cheap person, it was Ross and Marshall's.  I did amazing at Ross. I bought 5 pieces for $32. I then went to Marshall's, found an gorgeous dress that I could wear in Spring or Winter (obviously a winner), only bad thing.. here it goes... twenty dollars.... My typically limit on an item is roughly around $12, but if it makes sense on multiple occasions, and it's a design and fit I won't find again, I have to snag it up. I came out spending $65 at Marshall's. I think I heard my stomach hit the floor and quickly checked the receipt. It was correct.. here's the wonderful outcome though!

Marshall's - $20

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Lucky for me, I wear a B cup, so I practically never need to wear a bra.

More photos to come of the rest of my finds.

Birthday Boy

Though it's a little early for Rob's birthday, thanks to his mother and grandmother, I was able to purchase something he has been dying for. I wanted to get him this back in Christmas, but it can get really pricey for me alone. Recently Rob and I discovered a store in a mall called The Art of Shaving. It's an amazing store that sells top quality brushes, creams, and lotions for shaving specifically for men. Rob couldn't stop talking about how much he wanted to get one, so now he has one!
Again, thank you Edie and Virgina for getting Rob the perfect birthday present!!

This is one of the starter kits. This one has one of the better brushes. Each hair is placed in the handle by hand and should last 10-15 years. Hopefully at Christmas I can get his a really nice stand and razor. More to come when he uses it!!

Another Rainy Day

Labor day weekend we decided to do nothing but relax! 

Although we just got back from vacation, we both had a lot of catching up to do at work, so we needed the weekend to relax. I of course can't really relax for more than two hours. I get really antsy, so I spring cleaned. As you might know from the last post we had an episode of fleas attack our dog and home, so this fueled my fire on cleaning. Our apartment is now spotless and clutter free.

Since we had a three day weekend I did get a little shopping done. Here are my dollar finds!

Diamond clips! What girl can resist?

I have the worst luck with wine spilling in the fridge.

Cupcake lotion!

 The best smelling lotion ever! And I got these bad boys from the 99¢ store.

Mustache mug

So cute! Again, from the 99¢ store.

A brighter face

It's been a week since my original post on my acne troubles. I bought some new face wash and tried some new procedures for a week without missing a morning or night routine. I think I've made some head way but still not completely cleared up. Lucky for me, my makeup covers it up well!
You can check out my original post here.

As you can see, in just a few days my face has cleared up immensely.

Day 1 was when I was having severe (for me) acne. I had just come back from vacation, and the stress of work was building back up. I'm hoping by week two, it will mostly be gone. I had a lot of pimples that had been stuck under my skin for months. After using the exfoliating rag, it helped those pimples surface, and clear away. Hope this helps others!

Vicious Fleas

Sorry for the delay in posts! Rob's been hogging the laptop so I've slowly but surely written this on my Nook. Sad thing is it takes me trible the time!

The dreaded fleas.

I'm sure most people who have animals have dealt with fleas. Luckily for Rob and me, our bulldog Lucy has never had then. Until now. We left Lucy at my sisters house in the country while we went on our vacation. Bad decision! Of course we were warned about fleas and pretreatments, but since I've never dealt with them, I was unprepared for how horrible they are. 

When we got Lucy back we started to notice her itching a lot. She pretty much has rubbed all her hair and skin off. I stopped by the vet to pick up an oral treatment to help kill the fleas. That didn't help at all. So Rob and I took her in yesterday and got this array of meds. 

 Anti-inflammation, bacteria meds, flea shampoo, vitamins to get her coat looking great again, and osteo3 for her knees and hips.