Big Mistake...

During the week I have a day job, I know this may surprise some of you that I don't just play on Facebook, make jewelry to sell on Etsy, work on my website for Adult Romance Products or hang out at the beaches of Lake Ontario searching for sea glass. No, contrary to popular belief, I keep myself pretty busy.

I work at a day program that assists adults with Intellectual Disabilities learn how to live, work and volunteer in their own communities. Sometimes, they don't always do what is expected of them, (sounds like some other people I know!) and sometimes when they do what they want to do others get hurt.

Now, I hold no grudges against anyone, things happen, and I should know better than to try to stop a moving boulder from rolling across a room when the boulder is larger and much stronger than I am. I was hurt a couple of weeks ago, causing a nice sprain to my right shoulder and up into the right side of my neck.

I was hurt badly enough to be put on light duty at work and Physical Therapy was prescribed to aid in the heeling process and to help build the muscles stronger so I (hopefully) won't re-injure myself anytime soon. Well, tomorrow we are going on week 3 of this injury, and I had  been feeling pretty good the last couple of days. In fact, this morning I woke up with NO pain and didn't bother to take any pain medications before going to PT. I am no convinced that was a BIG MISTAKE! 


I spent today at work in ever increasing pain, nothing near the original pain, but definitely more pain than I had been in in the past previous days. I had high hopes of being taken off PT on Thursday, but now, I am not so sure. This saddens me, as I am not accustomed to feeling pain for more than a few days, then being back to my normal self in no time! Even when I dropped a laptop edge down on my toes and caused serious tissue damage do I remember the pain lasting longer than 5 days.

The PA I visit with weekly says I will heal and be back to as good as new... Let's pray she is correct!

Ok, onto happier things, because I am NOT about to let a little bit of pain slow me down! This evening I am determined to finish the bracelet I am working on. I don't need my shoulder to do jewelry work (Thank You God!) although many other things that I would normally do WOULD need my shoulder. So I can't do them, this is not the end of the world, at least I don't think it is!

If I get the bracelet done, I think I will celebrate by a short session on Pinterest this evening! I so have to limit my time on there, as I will just get lost looking, sharing, reading, loving!

Links for you to check out this evening:

Contest Ends July 16, 2012

Expires July 9, 2012

And a quick read for you parents out there who may be dealing with a sticky situation! I cannot say that I have been in this particular spot with any of my own children, but I can say that I have seen the results of others I know who have been! It DOES get better :-) so read some encouragement, even if you don't have a picky eater of your own, you may know someone who does!

How to Deal With a Picky Eater

And with that, I am off for the evening until I get that Bracelet done that is! TTFN!

All My Love

~Sherry

It's Monday.. again...

Damn day of the week that seems to come around more than the other days! I am wishing you all a FAST Monday! Drives me crazy, ya know....

Ok, so I have joined a couple of affiliate programs. One is pretty cool, because I get to post campaigns for you that you could WIN stuff! I love that I can give my readers that chance :-) It makes me all tingly inside!

Right now there are 2 very important campaigns going that you should be applying for:

Ends July 16, 2012

Ends July 5, 2012 so HURRY!

Now, before you ask, YES people really REALLY do win this stuff, these are very reputable campaigns and I don't want you to miss the opportunities to get in on some great offers!

The second affiliate program I have joined in on is so much fun! I get to send you on some very informative quizzes and pages! I take all the quizzes myself first, I love it when you reply with your score to see if it beat or matched mine! So when you see the links just click on them:

Do You Know These Hilarious Politician Facts?  Now, I scored 3 out of 10 on this one, I kinda tanked. But I am sure you will do better than I did!

Also, I want you all to join my facebook page: www.facebook.com/chickspassions because that is where I update ALL of my new Etsy stuff! I am working on some great pieces, one including a charm bracelet and someone is gonna buy it! I don't want you to miss the chance for that to be you!

Happy Monday peeps! I'm off to that thing I call my "day job" because that's what pays the bills! I'll be seeing you soon!

All My Love
~Sherry

Ryuu's Wardrobe - Handcrafted and beautiful!

Shower Pouf
Click here to order

Shower Poufs?? YES! All cotton, hand made shower poufs! I love it! It is an amazing peice of art. One that will last, one that can be used over and over again, washed, dried and used again. Where as this shower pouf that hangs in my shower... yeah, the one that came with some bath set I bought a few months ago, is already falling apart...uhg!

Ryuu's Wardrobe is full of usefull hand made items like this. Scarfs, hats, bookmarks, and she is also in the process of creating a bikini top! She loves custom orders on her projects!

I will be in the process of ordering this shower pouf for myself, in colors to match my bathroom. Blue, tan and white!

Other links for Ryuu's Wardrobe:

http://ryuus-wardrobe.deviantart.com/


https://twitter.com/#!/Ryuus_Wardrobe

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ryuus-Wardrobe/189604487801509

http://www.etsy.com/shop/RyuusWardrobe (Don't be alarmed if there is nothing here! She is building up inventory for this shop!)
http://www.youtube.com/user/RyuusWardrobe/

Today is going to be a lazy day! I think I will work on some peices for my own shop, maybe do a bit of house work, then just be chill.

Till then, take a look at this shop then take a look at some of this artwork people have done with Duct Tape... I am pretty amazed!
Duct Tape Creations


And I want one of these!
Cuisinart SmartPower Deluxe Blender




Wouldn't we ALL love to have a set of these??

All my love!
~Sherry

Summer time!! Plans are made to be broken...

I don't have to tell anyone of you in the northern hemisphere that it's summer time. You all would look at me and say "uh, yeah duh, thanks for the information captain obvious!" I am wondering though, do any of you have the problem with making plans, only for other plans to come along and break your plans?

Our family suffers from "Broken Plan Syndrome" or BPS. We are constantly making plans, only to have something come along and say "nope, you cannot do that." Weather it be lack of money, time, or some other situation that needs our immediate attention, it rarely fails that plans that we have made for our immediate selves are ever followed through to completion. I even have a little joke about it, "don't want to do something? Well, just plan for it, then it won't happen!"

There is no known cure for BPS, Spontaneity seems to be the best treatment. "Oh, you don't have to work tomorrow AND you have an extra $20? Let's take a ride to the lake and then go get ice cream!" Another treatment that works well is Extended Family Plans. "We are having a get together at our house for 5,000 of our closest friends and it's 2 days from now! Bring a dish to pass, a gift to share and your happy smiles no matter what your plans for that day is!" (that's right, this treatment works BEST when it is served with in 2 days of the actual event!)

I have given up on trying to plan family vacations, the wallet and the check book are pretty much in agreement on this one. "Hey wallet, they were planning another one of those family get aways 6 months ago! I made sure to pull the plug on my drain this week."  "Awesome bank account! I just pulled the thread on my back spine this morning, I am sure to be empty in about 2 hours when we are done with that shopping trip to the grocery store!"

I envy those people who can make plans ahead of time and actually have the plan followed through till the end... but hey, ya know what?

That trip to the beach and a nice vanilla soft serve ice cream cone sounds really nice right about now! There is always sea glass and other beach findings waiting for my arrival!

All my love
~Sherry

Happy Birthday To ME!!

Yay!! It's my last 30 something Birthday!! Time flies when your having fun, that's all I got to say about that! There is no party planned, no guest list to write, no cards to read... Just a nice relaxing Birthday as I took the day off of my day job just to do so.

This, it isn't work, but today I plan on posting a few pieces in my etsy shop... hopefully someone takes pity on me and buys something! That would be a wonderful Birthday Gift!

I wanna say it's hell getting old, but the truth is, no, it really isn't all that bad. Respectful people treat me with more respect, the people I love are more dear to me than ever, and honestly I don't FEEL 39... not in the least (although some days I feel like I am REALLY old, like 89!) I feel more like I thought I should have felt at like 19 or 29.... It's not so bad... but Imma keep telling everyone I am 23 because it's fun!

My Birthday Wish is full of wishes for my family and friends this year, I have everything I ever wanted, the love of my CHILDREN,  The best GRANDBABIES, the most awesome HUSBAND and the greatest BFF EVER! The only thing I really want is for my family and friends to find their happiness and run like the wind with it into eternity!

With that, I wish you all a HAPPY DAY on my Birthday!!

Love you my lovies!

~Sherry

Candied Cakes Shop Review!

Good Morning My fellow bloggers and blog readers!

I haven't posted much all week, been very busy with the day job and trying to get my *new* Chick's Passions Web sit up and running for the adult readers who love the romance stuff! The new shop will be including a blog on all the things I no longer chat about on here (for fear of violating something and having my blog shut down!) If your interested in checking out the temporary home you can do so by going http://chickspassions.webs.com/ I will be blogging there later today and hopefully switching out products either today or tomorrow. The temporary home only allows for me to post 5 products in my web store, so I am doing weekly switches and trying to do products reviews for each product. Just to let you know that you can order any of the products I review at ANY time, not just when they are up for sale, you'll just have to contact me with your order :-)

Ok, On with today's shop review!

Candied Cakes
Fire Trucks!

Candied Cakes is a shop I found on Etsy a few weeks ago, and I am totally in love with all of the things I could potentially be buying there! Custom lollipops?? Oh HECK YEAH! In the shape of fire trucks? EVEN BETTER! I plan on purchasing some for hubby for his birthday :-)

Candied Cakes
Edible Jewels

Candied Cakes has an array of awesomeness, from edible jewels to gift boxes! The colors are so vibrant, gorgeous work! There are lollipops with sparkles in them.. those excite the ADD in.. oooo sparkles... see it got me again! I love the idea of the mystery purchase... kinda like Christmas and a kid in a candy shop all rolled into one! Open the package at home with anticipation to be showered with CANDY!!

I'll be making my purchase soon... Hope you are too!



Candied Cakes
Gift Boxes

Contact information for Candied Cakes:
Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/CandiedCakes
Web: http://www.candiedcakes.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CandiedCake
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/CandiedCakes

Happy Shopping all!

All my love and Thanks for stopping by! Now go drink coffee!!
~Sherry

Lake Ontario Day Trip

Ohhhh the fun we had!! Strange things amiss... Getting pulled over while looking for a different beach access... the cop that just disappeared into thin air after letting us go with no ticket and a reminder to slow down... then ending up in what is becoming our favorite spot at the beach! (It can only happen to us Kel, only us!)

It was also Remington's first time at the beach... ever! I caught his initial reaction with my camera and it is priceless!









 It really didn't take him long to figure out why we were there, and the little guy spent the day picking up rocks and shells, just like mommy and auntie, only he didn't find any keepers and kept throwing them all away. He even tried telling us that we didn't find any keepers and tried to throw ours away!





He soon got with the program and decided to spend his time picking up rocks and setting them down... he's such a quick learner!






The waves... oh they were awesome! I loved the break against the rocks on the corner and decided to risk my life to get the perfect shot... Of course I lived (much to the dismay of my haters) and was able to capture a couple of perfect waves.













Ahhh.. but the reason we were there... sea glass, rocks, pebbles, stones and shells... Another successful trip if you ask me! The Lake Ontario Collections will soon be full of new buzz!




Wifey, I love spending the day with you and Remi! I can't wait till we do it again. There is nothing like it in the world....

All my love Lovies!
~Sherry

 P.S. Just a reminder that today is the last day to receive 40% off on your entire order at Chick's Passions! Use coupon code MOTHERSDAY at check out!!