Ever have one of those days????

**warning! adult language!**
Have you ever had one of those days where you just feel like sitting and crying? Where everything just seems to agitate you, no matter how small it is??? Well...this is one of those days. I got so agitated over a few things today, that I got MAD. Then I start thinking of all the things that just really piss me off, and why in the HELL do I have to deal with this shit??? So...I decided it is time to vent. And truly, this is just one of my problems....which is sad. My husband. He is the messiest person I know. Seriously. Sometimes I think I am messy and lazy, but my laziness pales in comparison to him. He has no clue what a clothes hamper is, or garbage can...or ashtray. NO CLUE. You can show him, and tell him, or ask him nicely to please use these things.....but.....maybe he doesn't speak english either, I don't know. I think the XBOX has fried his brain or something....
Want to see what I live with??? Beware, it ain't pretty.....

my bedroom...makes it real tough to make teh bed when I have to trudge through this mess everyday, i used to pick it up everyday for him. Then I decided...screw it! If he doesn't want to put his clohtes in the hamper, they won't get washed. SADLY...the basket sitting there? Well...one day he was forced to wash his clothes...so he did...and then, he never put them away! So now, all the clean clothes (still in basket) have gotten mixed with the dirty! EEEWWWW!!! what a mess! pisses me off.

Part 2 of my poor bedroom: the dresser where the xbox sits. ahhhhh.....teh glorious xbox. And look at all the company it has! Cans and bottles everywhere! Is it really that tough to put it in the garbage can?? (which, is right next to the dresser!!!) The best part, this is not even that BAD! He was forced to clean them up the other day when he ran out of ROOM!!!!! Normally, you will see no gaps!

And now for the best (WORST!) part of all, my back porch. Where he goes to smoke (which he does ALOT on breaks from xbox). I am pretty sure they invented ashtrays for a reason right??? To put your ashes in??? And butts??? Well, this too has eluded my husband. This is what I get to walk through to go outside everyday. Let me tell you..I HATE THIS! And this too, isn't even the worst it has ever been! It has been MUCH MUCH WORSE! If i had waited like a week to get mad and need to vent, it would be WAY WORSE. He never cleans this up! NEVER! But, if I say something to him, or if I start to clean it up, which inevitably, I will (don't worry, i take a shower when I am done, get all the ashes off me!) he says to me "sweetie? why are you cleaning that? I would have done it!" I always hear that, yet, he never does it. And, here is the kicker here. My mom just came down a little bit ago and witnessed all this. She called me up the other day and told me this. "Tracey, I think you need to clean that up all the time. He works, and you stay home, so, I think you should clean it. If you cleaned it every day, it wouldn't be so bad....." ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME???????? Why in the HELL should I have to clean an ashy cigarette mess when I don't smoke?????

Maybe I have lost my mind. Maybe everyone deals with this...do they? Do you??? I am losing it here...seriously! Ever wonder why you find me on teh computer so much????? To escape from reality!!!!! ACK! Ok......venting over. Sorry but I had to do it. If I have offended anyone...sorry.

Now back to reality....ugh.

Just a FEW things....

As I have seriously neglected my blog lately, I thought i would throw some of my recent creations all into one post! So...here they are!
This first card is a compilation of 2 challenges. It is for the newest challenge at Kitchen Sink Stamps, and for Color Throwdowns newest challenge! I had to use the sketch at kitchen sink, and the colors for the throwdown were red, turquoise and kiwi!

This next Layout is actually my Design Team project for next month at All About Scrapbooks! Yes...sneak peek here...ssshh!

This next card is for a challenge at Our Creative Corner. Their newest challenge is to make a card featuring pets! Since I have birds, I pulled out the bird stamp set!!!

Next is the current card challenge over at the shoe! There is a sketch involved! Check it out for more details!!!

And, last but not least, this was the layout I created with the Scrap-a-doodle-doo kit for June for the shoe. Like what you see? Check out Scrap-a-doodle-doo to get your own kit!!!

So, there you have it....projects i have just been too lazy to post! Thanks for stopping by!!!
~tracey

they like me, they REALLY LIKE ME!

and the award goes to....ME! Imagine my suprise when I finally logged onto my blog today to find that not one, but THREE of my fabulous friends have given me this award! So....thankyou to Jill, Amy and Celina for making me feel loved! Now for the rules of my accepting this award! Nominate 7 other well deserving bloggers, and then post 7 things about myself that you may not know! So...here are my nominees for this award

1. my bff Lesley from Scrap-a-daisy. What can i say? we have been friends for um....11 years now! Love ya girl!

2. Kristy from My Corner of the Studio. A new found friend, who is the queen of negative space LO's! I so want to be able to create like you!!!

3. Adina from According to Jane Austen.... Another new friend who well, is one of the most generous people I know!

4. Karmyn from The Chronicles of Orange. What to say about Karmyn...hmm....always cheers me up when I'm feeling blue, with her hysterically funny emoticons! ha ha!!!!!

5. Tanisha from Life's Simple Pleasures. an internet turned real life friend! how cool is that? i'm so glad u transferred here!!! there is a dvd with our name on it coming out soon!!!

6. Tammy from Scrappy mom of 2 Boys. another internet turned real life friend! isn't the internet great??? Glad we got together!

7. Judith from Silly Scrapper....for always being there to remind me to put on my big girl panties and DEAL!!! ha ha!!!

ok...now for 7 facts about me....this is tough...

1. I love to cook! yes....i really do love cooking! I watch the food network and strive to replicate their stuff in my own kitchen. Sometimes I actually succeed!

2. I have a degree in Chemistry. Yes...I am technically a chemist! I worked in a pharmaceutical company before I had Alexis...shocking...i know, i have half a brain in my head!

3. I have turned into a VH-1 trashy tv junkie! I blame Lesley for this...but I tune into all the trashiest shows every week!

4. I LOVE scary movies! the scarier the better!!! Most of the time, they aren't scary enough for me....only a few really scare the crap out of me....like,the poltergeist movies, they were good scary movies!

5. I love reading Patricial Cornwell books. I love Kay Scarpetta..feel like i know her and all the other characters!

6. I love gardening. And as soon as we move into a house that doesn't have a million pine trees in it, I can garden again! I miss my gardens in pittsburgh....

7. this is a shocker, i know, and i hate to even admit this...but...i am a closet jimmie johnson fan! ack! i know! something about him...he is just so HOT! I find myself switching to his channel on my scanner when mikey wrecks, or is just complaining about the car too much....i even cheer for jimmie to win! (only when i'm sure mikey doesn't have a chance to win, but still!) sad, but true! ssshhh! don't tell MW!

ok...that's it! i hope everyone will pass this award around! and thanks again to celina, jill and amy!!!