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Lost mail is the worst! We have someone in our building that keeps stealing packages in the lobby…it’s beyond frustrating! #AHHHHH
xoxo
Cathy, your Poor Little It Girl
http://poorlittleitgirl.com
This was happening at our building for a few months! There is nothing more frustrating.
Who does that? Talk about bad karma… Sorry, Cath!
I FEAR that which is odd because it doesn’t appear to have happened to anyone but it’ll just be my luck that it would with me. I have my packages mailed to my cousin who has a home daycare business. I’d have a better peace of mind if it got lost en route there than my own place.
I loathe the Post Office. They lost my wedding invitations. Or misplaced them for 8 of the longest days in my life. Godspeed woman!
http://jax-and-jewels.blogspot.com
OMG! I can’t believe that. Glad you got it resolved, but wow - what a long 8 days that must have been.
They lost my moms checks (which I’m sure she only uses for my parent’s mortgage) so she had to stop pay on all of them only for the box to end up showing up the day after she reordered/stop paid. smh and that was a total of 15 days from when they were shipped.
That desk though, so jealous of whoever get to use it on the regular! That article is spot on too. Organization and cute desk accessories are KEY to my productivity! A little goes a long way. -jen
skyscrapers & palm trees
Pits and peaks - keep it coming!!! Peak: my Charleston BFF and I cooked dinner and watched a movie at my place two nights in a row this week because her bf was out of town (#singlelife). Pit: minor WTF am I doing breakdown on Monday night. It happens. Have an awesome weekend, Hallie!
I love BFF dinners! Wine-soaked, I hope. And let’s call that a breakthrough, not breakdown. ; )
I feel you soooo much on the USPS drama. I only get things delivered to my office now for fear that everything will end up lost forever if they drop off at my apartment!
xx Larisa @ weheartbeauty.com
Peak: meeting some of the ladies I’m going to be working with on an upcoming collaboration! Pit: a constant stress headache that has left me with little motivation to dive into half marathon training. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
What Half are you running? Get it, girl! Sorry to hear about your headache — tea usually helps me. x
Thanks, lady! I’m running the Rock the Parkway half here in Kansas City
it was my first half and I’m so excited to run it again! I hope you had a great weekend, with lots of wine and sweat sessions 😉
Make-your-own macaroon bar?? Yes, please! That game sounds like a great idea, I’m going to suggest it at my next friends gathering!
xx, Alyssa
http://www.kneehighsandpumpkinspice.com/
Peaks and Pits was actually on an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians a few years ago. Yes - I watched a few years ago - couldn’t tell you what is happening on the show now. But I distinctly remember Kim talking about Peaks and Pits as a start to every family dinner conversation growing up! Maybe that’s where Nola got it. Sounds fun! My fiance and I always like to do a “favorite part of the weekend” convo Sunday night before bed. Especially if we’ve been away that weekend.
Peak: finding a pair of rose gold Rebecca Minkoff pumps on sale for $46 originally $225. Steal. Thank you Piperlime sale.
Pit: Taking my puppy to get fixed - this morning! Poor little man.
Have a great weekend!
Haha, I actually saw that too! I debated including that into the post, but I decided to keep it a Kardashian-free zone. Your peak = amazing. Good find!
I’ve been taking activated charcoal my entire life! Not as a supplement but during times when I had upset stomach or some sort of food-related woes. It does wonders and I’m so excited to see people finally discovering it!
Good to know! I’m going to try some this weekend (and will report back).
Peaks & Pits!
Makes me miss you + the Glam Fam!
Thank you so much for coming last night! <3 you!
So funny you say that about USPS, because I hadn’t had a problem(other than them acting totally uninterested in serving customers in a timely manner when I go in) until last week — lost package, lots of phone calls, two employees who spoke Spanish far better than English…ahhhh! But thankfully the package was found, hopefully yours will be too!
I LOVE this idea! I’m totally going to initiate it with my dinner club friends and see how it goes:
Peaks - Finding a pair of fashionable sneakers that I’ve been looking all over for that popped up randomly on Nordstrom in my size and snagging them before they were gone again
Pits - Biting it on the ice on Sunday and falling down the stairs #fail
Oh man, girl. Ouch. I bet that tailbone is sore. (But hell yeah on the sneaks!)
That’s so funny that you bring up the mail because my mom was just pissed that a lot of things she mailed took FOREVER to get to where they needed to be! Ugh!!
Hello! I would say that my peak this week was the opportunity I had to make a new friend and talk to her about Christ (I’m a missionary for my church). The pit would be that I am really really sore from going to the gym every day this week! #worthit! Have you had anything else awesome happen this week?
An awesome pit to have, my friend. Good for you!
I call this game “Crappy & Happy” — I think “Peaks & Pits” sounds a little more mature.
Peak - Coffee with Lauren from La Petite Fashionista where we talked all about connecting bloggers in Wisconsin.
Pit - my boyfriend’s pretty sick…wishing there was something I could do to make him instantly better.
Namaste!
My friend Sara loves to play Peak & Pit. She even made us do it every night of her bachelorette party!
I love this game! I just call it “High/Low.” My high of the week is that I got a new laptop and my low of the week is the weather has been so cold and dreary! Happy weekend!
-Meg
http://www.smalltownsisters.blogspot.com
Pit - My job is being eliminated at the end of February.
Peak - My job is being eliminated at the end of February.
It’s odd to be terrified yet so relieved.
My favorite this week, by far. Love that you see it as both a peak and a pit — you have lots of time to figure out what’s next. Have FUN searching and don’t feel pressured to settle. x
I love the activated charcoal from Heartbeet Juicery. It’s a little odd (and scary? because the first thing that comes to mind when I think of charcoal is art supplies) at first but they advised taking it on an empty stomach, waiting 20 minutes and following with lemon water.
Make your own macaron bar? I’m so intrigued.
Great post! I think I’ll try the kale & sweet potato salad. If you are into Kale, try a kale smoothie, i drink one in the morning. delicious!
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