Why I wish I had paid attention in geometry.

How do we get this dresser (which matches awesome new bed) up spiral staircase and hence complete our grown up adult bedroom set?

Not by sitting on the couch staring at it, as Will and I are currently doing. We both **think** that it will fit, but neither of us are confident. Notice Will holding the tape measure. It's not all that handy when you aren't sure what angles to measure (damn it all! As much as I hate to admit it, Geometry IS a necessary evil!) You might be asking yourself right now, why don't you guys just try?

To answer: Jillian Michaels and I have been shredding it up for the past few weeks, and I have noticed the jiggle under my arms slowly going away (Woo!), but I don't think Will and I are Hercules-strong enough to get this 175 pounds of dresser fury up the stairs without doing one or more of the following:

a. Ruining the staircase

b. Ruining the new dresser

c. Breaking an arm, or possibly a leg

d. Killing ourselves

...which is why we are currently sitting on the couch, staring helplessly, trying to figure out our next move. Me thinks opening a beer will help.

Did anyone else...

...hear the sky open and angels singing 2 days ago? Because Will and I did here in Nashville.



We finally have a "grown-up" bed! It's king sized and large and pretty and perfect for us.



The backstory: We have had this bed picked out for awhile and would sit for hours at a time, dreaming of that glorious night when we would both sleep blissfully far apart from each other. (I love my Will, but I at 3 in the morning, I love my personal space more.) Well, for Christmas this year we received a "certificate" from Will's dad which entitled us to the very bed we were hoping to get. Here it is in all its glory:





Isnt' it beautiful?! We were stoked to finally get started on our greatly deprived loft area. So the day after Christmas we headed down to the store to order our new furniture. First a loft, now a bed. We're becoming full fledged adults with every passing day. Imagine our delight when we found out that they had our bed in stock, and that we could take it home with us that very day! Woohoo! We wouldn't have to wait until the new year to have an authentic master suite. Rock on! On such a "we're grown ups, lookie at us!" high, we weren't even phased by the slightly (to me) disturbing news that we would be responsible for the transfer and assembly of our big new beautiful bed. We borrowed a truck and got our bed all loaded up and home sweet home. That was the easy part.


I won't bore you with the details, but Will and I (and the grace of God, who was looking over us that night) managed to get the whole bed, 110 lb headboard and all, up our spiral staircase and assembled. And with the delivery of our mattress 2 days ago, we have been sleeping like kings. Pun intended.

Slight problem we noticed yesterday morning- the "platform" wasn't holding up its end of the deal and the mattress resembled the rolling hills of Ireland. Rolling hills on a mattress= not good. So we ran out last night and purchased a king box spring set to even out the mattress.

And this? Is the result:

In the words of Buddy the Elf: isn't it ginormous?! I stand at 5'8" and this bed dwarfs me. I need climbing gear just to hop into it at night. But I'm not complaining one bit. #1- because the bed is just plain awesome. #2- it is like a late night quad and thigh stretch when climbing under the covers and #3- it is so heavenly once you collapse into it that all the extra effort to climb into it is worth it.

Who needs a job when I have this new bed to lay around in and feel like royalty all day long? (I don't really do that. I refuse to stay in bed all day long. That's slovenly. I get up every morning at a decent hour and go straight to the couch to commence my day full of nothingness.)

Free Tickets!

Will and I walked down to the Predators game last night, looking to take advantage of a 2 ticket special they were offering on Tuesdays. While we were talking to the Box Office, a man walked up to us and offered us a couple tickets. His friend worked for the Calgary Flames, who the Preds were playing, and had sent him some tickets to the game. Unfortunately all his friends had backed out on him at the last minute, so he had 2 extra tickets he was trying to get rid of. He offered them at a great price- FREE! We were happy to get free tickets, and even more excited to see where they were located- practically on the ice. The Preds lost, but we had a fun time being close to the action.

Random thoughts on a Tuesday morning....

**Hope everyone had a great holiday season. Mine was wonderful- I spent Christmas with Will's family, but also made it home for a couple days to have a late Christmas at my parents' house.


**New year, new career. That's my mantra these days. I'm just waiting for my dream job to post somewhere. When it does, I'm ready to pounce!

**In the meantime, though, I'm pretty ancy. It was sort of nice around Christmas to have time off. Having the freedom to go shopping for gifts when the stores weren't crowded was great. Now that everyone is back to work, though, I'm bored.

**Here's how I keep myself occupied during the week:

1. Reading lots and lots of books (some of which are on display on my new digital bookshelf) As you can see, none of them are particularly deep- I just look for quick, mindless reads. I should really start finding books that don't turn my mind to mush.
2. Doing Jillian Michaels Shred in the living room, or whatever other Comcast On Demand workout that strikes my fancy.
3. Playing my new Wii Resorts game. If you are in the mood to look incredibly foolish, I highly recommend trying the sword play game.
4. Looking for curtains for our living room. The Christmas tree has done a fantastic job hiding my 2 above-mentioned activities from my neighbors. Unfortunately, it's nearly time for the tree to come down, and my ridiculous looking antics will soon be on display for all to see. Hence the need for curtains.
5. Tending to my new Chia Herb Garden. Though honestly, there is not a whole lot of tending to do. I have never had a green thumb, and I don't think my new herb garden will fare well. I'm sure it doesn't help that the plants need a warm environment to grow in, and our place is currently a balmy 64 degrees inside.

**We have yet to turn on our heat this year. So 64 degrees is a pretty average temperature these days. The good news? Our electric bill has only been around $50 the past few months. The bad news? It's FREEZING in here! I am currently wearing my robe over my clothes, with 2 blankets over me as well.

**I tried to add a spin to my zumba workout yesterday. The Y now offers aqua zumba on Mondays. I was so pumped to try it out, but unfortunately it was cancelled yesterday. So instead of shaking my tail in the water to latin beats, I spent 40 minutes resembling a drowned rat paddling my way up and down the pool. I really need to learn how to swim.

**Man, even my blogs are boring lately.

Gives Me Hope...

Has anyone seen this website? A friend of mine on facebook had it posted, and I've just sat for an hour reading short testimonials about what gives them hope. It's a great website, especially around the holiday season.

Check it out! And be prepared to get teary eyed...

http://www.givesmehope.com/

Unemployment...week 3

A poem about being unemployed (can you tell I'm bored these days?):

'Twas the Monday after Thanksgiving when my bosses said to me,
"Meaghan, we can't afford to keep you on any longer. We have to let you go-sorry!"
I freaked out a bit, filed for unemployment, and then went into action.
Afterall, my unemployment checks are only going to be a fraction
Of what I was making before I was fired.
Surely, I can find a job soon and get hired!

I have applied to lots and heard from none,
Looking for jobs at the time of year is not fun!

To keep my spirits up, and stay in the Christmas mood,
Will bought me a tree to decorate so I didn't sit and brood.
I also helped decorate the McDonalds' office and Will's dad place,
Upping my tree decorating number from uno to tres.

I've wrapped lots of presents and put them under our tree,
Too bad I can't afford to buy more and spoil my family.
Being unemployed around the holidays is rough
I am trying to think of it like Christmas vacation- then it's not so tough.

I apologize for my lack of blogging as of late.
It's hard to be upbeat when I'm in such a crappy state.
Here's hoping 2010 is a better year.
I'll find a new job with a great salary and have nothing to fear!

Let Go...

...Laid off...company cutbacks...position eliminated...unemployed.

Anyway you put it, it sucks.

I'm now another unfortunate victim of the economy. My boss called on Monday morning with the news- they just couldn't afford to keep me on when no income was coming into the company. I have known for awhile that it a layoff was possible, but I was pretty shocked that I got cut with no warning. She called at 9:30 and that was that. My last check is in the mail.

I'm trying to remain positive. Since Monday I've filed for unemployment, submitted countless resumes and applications, and have had a couple interviews. I'm hopeful that my unemployment will be short and sweet. I am trying to land a serving position to hold me over until the first quarter, when companies have bigger budgets and hopefully a plethora of new jobs.

Let's pray for a Christmas miracle kids- I need a new job! STAT!!