Little Bit o' Sunshine -- Little Bit o' Everything :)

So...

When we last "spoke" I was in the midst of making lemonade and

it was SOOO cool and refreshing.  

Thanks for joining me in that.  

Now it is late Sunday evening and I'm thinking of a few things I want to 

share with  you before I get caught up in the

week's "black hole" as sometimes happens.

First, I got THREE blog awards, people!  

WOW!

Who's happier than me??  

NOBODY!

I am feelin' the love big time here!  

:)

I got this bright, cheery 

"Sunshine" award from 

Robin King of Robin King Designs

AND

from

Deb Kennedy of Hummadeedledee

Big, Big thanks to you BOTH!!!

Please be sure and visit both their sites --

you'll be amazed and so happy your discovered them 

(if you haven't already!).

I also got

this 

"Sugar Doll"

award

from my sweet friend 

Teresa Lee of Dreaming In Pink With Roses

I just love Teresa -- she and I have a friendship that started with

us visiting each other's blogs, and her being a customer, and then us

"friending" each other on Facebook -- she's like one of my

sisters now!  Love it!   :)

I just thank you gals so much!!

With the Sugar Doll award,

you were to list some things about you....

hmmm.....

Well... Let's see...

1.)  I don't do so well with "surprise" visits from people.  This is not

a good trait about me.  I know I should really learn to be more

flexible.  Don't get me wrong, I love visits -- I just like a 5 minute warning...at least.  :)

I'll blame it on being a Southern lady (afterall, isn't that the perfect

excuse for any quirk we have?).  We Southern gals like to give 

each other a minute to fix our hair and lipstick and tidy the house -- 

like we actually look like that ALL the time.  ;)

2.)  I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve.  If I were a

character from Winnie the Pooh --- I'd be Pooh.  

My daughter often

laughs at me for some of the things I say that I guess just

sound "mushy" or "Pooh-bear-ish".  Oh well... that's just me.

Love it or leave it.  :)

3.)  Jumping off on #2, I also tend to be (unfortunately) somewhat

easily hurt and may tend to take things a bit too personally.

I will never forget my father informing me of this -- in his usual very

candid, no sugar-coating way -- when I was younger.  I had never

realized this about myself until he brought it to my attention.

Now whenever I find myself in the midst of maybe taking something a bit

too seriously, I remember his words and kind of smile...

4.)  I am the WORST at returning phone calls.  Just ask

anyone who knows me.... it aint pretty. 

I wonder if it is due to my inherent bad case of shyness...

I sometimes just freeze when I have to pick up the phone to call

someone I don't know.

Once I actually place the call and start talking, all is forgotten

and I'm great with it... it's just that initial dialing that somehow trips me up...

Good thing I'm not a phone solicitor! 

 I KNOW I need to work on this...  :)

5.) And jumping off #4, regarding my shyness, in store situations

where I've been in one of several others

working the floor of a booth, etc., I am likely to let the

others working for me be "out front" and you can find me

somewhere toward the BACK of the booth -- standing there

just smiling at the customers and totally clammed up!

YIKES!  

Not how you'd expect a shop owner to be!!  :)

And yes, I know I need to work on THAT as well...

6.) And going back to #3 where I mentioned being perhaps 

overly sensitive --- I can tend to joke around an awful lot and be fairly

sarcastic at times (in TOTAL fun!) but then just totally "fold" when

someone gives it right back to me... now explain that.  

Silly me...  I can dish it out, but I can't take it.  :)

Yep -- gotta work on that one, too.

Looks like I have my work cut out for me!  

Okay then, off to races to begin another busy week

(HOPEFULLY SPENT SHIPPING OUT ENGLISH VERSIONS OF

JEANNE D'ARC LIVING MAGAZINE!)

Before I go, I just HAD to share this 

fabulous video from one of my dear friends, Teri...

Her blog is beautiful and shares her passion 

for all things French!

But you've GOT to watch her latest fun video!!

In case you haven't seen it, she does an 

completely impromptu and unrehearsed video

rating of her new 

"In - Styler" hair appliance

that she bought and LOVES!

She cracks me up!  And boy is she perfect for

doing videos!!  A natural!

Again, you can click 

HERE

to see it!

Have fun!

Maybe after we all watch her fun video about

her new favorite hair appliance, there will be a

run on In-Stylers at Target!   HAHA!   

Take care, mes amis,

~Ruth