What the Junk?!

Whoo boy!

So, I opened up that big box of assorted puzzles.  I had to figure out which bag was what puzzle.  There were only two that had a number of them and those were the same number.  It was the 1000 piece puzzle of the box.  There were four other bags in there and they were all the 500 pieces ones.  I had to look through the pieces and figure out which one was which by the pictures on the box.  It was interesting, but I got it figured out and decided to start on one fo the 500 piece ones.

Here is the progress so far:

It's got nice thick puzzle pieces, but the pieces are cut so weird.  So far it's been pretty fun to work and not too bad.  This is an entire box of Thomas Kincaid pictures as puzzles.  They are all really pretty. I hope all the pieces are there.  It was an 8 puzzle set and I only got five puzzles, but that is pretty darn good for $2!  It's a discontinued puzzle set because I looked it up to see if they had files with the full pictures so I could use them as reference.  I couldn't find any of those, but I did find several mentions of these puzzles.

 

Ah ha!

So, I went out to get the mail in today and notice it's a bit warmer than it has been. That is good.  The bad thing is it's raining now.  It's supposed to rain hard later. I'll have to check all my containers later.  I wouldn't mind rain if my damn roof didn't leak! 

I finished my puzzle today.  Whoo boy was it intense.  I'm glad I got it done though! It looks pretty cool put together.  Here it is:

Now all my Dollar Tree puzzles are done.  I'll probably do one of the 1000 pieces ones tomorrow or take one of the ones from the variety box I mentioned.  I also have the round one too.  I do have a Dollar Tree puzzle that I've worked already. It was one that fell apart when I tried to flip it.  I will save that one for when I have no 'new' puzzles.  

I only went out once today and that was to make sure my car was going to start.  It did, so I drove around a little while.  I didn't want to tax the battery by starting it up and turning it off.  I was tempted to stop at one place, but I didn't want to turn it off and take the chance it wouldn't turn back on. It's rainy and nasty and I totally didn't want to mess with it.

I finished the book I was reading this afternoon. It was apocalyptic, but not a zombie book.  The character s were great.  It was a good read.  I went looking for a new book to read. I was looking up free zombie books on Amazon and went to 'buy' one. It said I had it, but it wasn't on my Kindle. I checked and then delivered it to my Kindle and it's my next read. I'll start it before bed. I love being able to download free reads!

I don't know if I mentioned it before, but with Amazon Prime, they do have some free books, but I've only found one or two I would be interested in.  BUT they also have a 'first read' thing.  They send you a list of books at the beginning of the month and you can pick one to 'buy' for free.  This past montn, you could choose two.  I have already read one.  It was fiction and it was pretty good. The other is a non-fiction book.  

 

Fireworks!

I love fireworks.  They are fun to watch.  They are not so fun to work as a puzzle. LOL!   I started my last Dollar Tree puzzle today and it's fireworks.  I bet you figured that out already, yes?  Anyway, I got a good start to it.  I was happy to get as much done as I did. Here is my current progress:

Pretty good start, yes?  I think so too!  As I was working on it today, my friend texted and asked if I wanted to go eat at the place we were going to the other day that was closed. I agreed and we went.  It was delicious!  It's a local barbeque place.  I got a plate that had pulled pork, french fries, hush puppies AND two sides!  It was a LOT of food and it was delicious!  I ate everything except some of my fries which my friend ate.  The two sides were macaroni and cheese. (delicious)   It was a filling meal and I'm still full! 

So, when we got back here, he was going to try to jump-start my car.  He was able to get it going and I drove it for a while to help charge up the battery.  He checked and he said the alternator was powering, so I might have just had a low battery.  I hope that is all it is!  It drove well while I was out.  When I pulled into the driveway, I went to turn it around like I always do and it cut off.  Luckily, it started right back up and I was able to get it parked.  I ran it for a bit longer and then turned it off and went in the house.  Hopefully it will start up fine tomorrow.

Oh! I took a quick picture of the 'new' Fossil bag outside while waiting on my friend. Here it is:

BRRRRRRRRR!

I wanted to take pictures of my cute new Fossil bag today, but it is way too cold outside. I might have done it any way except for one fact.  I went out earlier and tried to start my car. I was going to run by my friend's house and pick up a package he had delivered and hold it here until he got off work.  My car would not start. D'oh! I got the jump box out and it still wouldn't start. I tried for a while and got more irritated and colder as I went.  I gave up and brought the jump box in to re-charge it just in case it was too low.  I charged it fully and tried again later.  Nope, no luck! So, after that, I pretty much hid in my room to try and get warm.

I pulled out a puzzle and ended up doing the whole thing! I didn't mean to do the whole thing. I planned to save some for tomorrow, but I just got into it and kept going.  I thought it would be a lot harder than it was. It has a LOT of red in it as you will see!

I have one of the Dollar Tree puzzle bug puzzles left. I'll probably start that one tomorrow.  As for my purse, it's very cute! It's a bit smaller than I was expecting, but I can definitely make it work.  I have a cute little Fossil wallet that I've never used and it is the perfect fit for this because of the size.  Here are a few pictures I took.  Sorry for the lighting.  I wish I would have just sucked it up with the cold and took them outside!

I love the color! It's very cute and will make an easy bag to carry.  It has a nice pocket on the back and it fits my phone perfectly.  It's also fun that I get to finally use my little Fossil wallet. I actually bought it NEW at Belk. It was on clearance and I liked the color and I love Fossil so, there you go! :P    

Here that is. I put a Starbucks coffee stopper above it to show you how really small it is! I only have my license, my debit card, and my Starbucks gold card in it.  The most used cards.  I have a little card holder for everything else.  The flash makes the wallet look a little darker than it actually is. 

 

 

 

 

On a roll!

My reading is on a roll.  The only problem is, I'm staying up late to do it. I finished another book last night.  I looked up any apocalyptic fiction.  I was looking for zombie fiction, but I only found ones I've read or didn't look very interesting. I found another dystopian kind so I figured I'd give it a chance and borrowed the ebook.  I"ll be starting it when I finish this post!

I finished my puzzle today.  It was a fun puzzle to work.  It wasn't too hard even though it looked like it might be complicated in parts.  I will be sharing a picture of it here:

I've been 'watching' YouTube Reddit videos while working on my puzzle and doing other things. I'm mainly listening to most of them, but there are some you actually need to watch. (Facepalm, mildly irritating, etc) but the I don't work here, entitled parents, etc,  I can just listen. I have found a few other videos of other content I'm enjoying too.  One is TheWolfePit This guy buys cheap, Dollar Store items and tries them.  He also tries other weird stuff. It's pretty cool.  He cracks me up when he says he spit out whatever he was trying as soon as he bites into it. It's cool to see the products reviewed so I don't waste my money on something gross. I've actually tried one of the things he tried and didn't care for and it's something I have in my freezer right now. I actually like it.  To each his own. :)

I had some of my leftover pizza for lunch and saved the last two pieces for tomorrow's lunch. I could have eaten them for dinner, but I thought they'd make a great lunch for tomorrow and I had some other stuff I like, so it wasn't hard to save it.  It will be a nice treat tomorrow!  Speaking of tomorrow, my 'new' Fossil bag is coming.  I can't wait to see it. I hope it is scent free and I'm able to use it immediately.  Of course, I'll take pictures of it!

 

Mmmmm pizza.....

My friend texted today and asked if I wanted to go to a local restaurant.  We haven't been out to eat in a while, so I said, yes!  The place he wanted to go to was closed.  (Closed on Mondays) So, we decided to go to one of our favorite Italian places.  He got a sandwich and I got a small pizza all for myself. It was delicious and I have plenty of leftover pizza. Yum!

I started a new puzzle today and it's pretty cool.  I got quite a bit of it done. I did some before I left for the restaurant and I did some more when I got home.  It's going to be a fun one and I should finish it tomorrow.

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I have been getting by each week with washing my hair without heating up water. It's been cold, but it hasn't been too bad.  Tonight? OMG  I thought I was going to die.  The water was so fricken cold!  I immediately ran to my room after towel drying it and got under the hair bonnet dryer. I had it already on and going so it would be warm when I got here.  I'm sitting under it now and it's bliss.

I had no plans to go out or do anything today, but I saw in my Starbucks app that if I was in a star streak and I needed to get a Frappuccino and I'd get bonus stars. I didn't really want a Frappuccino, I wanted a hot drink, but to fulfill the star streak, I got a Frappuccino.  I didn't want to shock my favorite baristas, so I went to the one at Target. LOL!  I was able to pick up five new cards for my collection, so that was wonderful!  I haven't seen the stars hit yet. I know I've done it before and gotten them at Target locations.  I just hope this time works too. 

I finished my puzzle today and it's really pretty!  It wasn't too bad to finish up.  I am not sure which one I'll do next.  I still have quite a few, but I am starting to run low.  I have three of the Dollar Tree puzzle bug brand ones, the round one, three different 1000 pieces ones, and a variety box.  I'm not sure exactly which ones they are as it shows more on the box than is packaged inside. (thrift store find) . I will be going on instinct when putting those together until I get enough of them done to figure out which puzzle is which!

Here is the puzzle and the newest Starbucks cards for my collection:

Starbucks when I didn't even plan it?

Yes!  I was at home today watching Reddit videos on YouTube and working a puzzle.  I was minding my own business when my friend that never wants to go to Starbucks asked if I wanted to go to Starbucks. lol   I, of course, said yes. She had to run by and get food for her son and then we all went to Starbucks. Sadly, it was just a drive-thru trip, but at least we went. :)   

I started a new puzzle today.  It's 500 pieces like my others, but it's got the small pieces like the typewriter one I did a few days ago.  I am not sure why these particular puzzles are so small.  I do like the rounded corners on these, though.

By the way, I have a Fossil purse on the way.  Well, soon. They haven't shipped yet, but I won it today.  It ended around 6 this morning and I was afraid I'd get outbid since I wouldn't be up in time to see it end.  I bid a bit more than my initial bid just to be on the safe side.  Luckily, I won and for the opening bid! YAY!  This is a special win for me because it's the same type of Fossil bag I had ordered that one time when the person sent me a completely different bag. This is the same style and looks to be in good shape.  The best part? It's blue! I'm so looking forward to getting it.  I love Fossil bags and I love blue.  I will finally have a blue Fossil bag and it's a design I wanted from before.  That one was bone colored.  This is MUCH better. :)
 

Times Square!

I finished the puzzle today.  The bottom part was pretty intense, but I got it done. It was a fun puzzle overall and I am glad I got it.  I enjoyed working it.  I am not sure what I'll do next.  I want to try that round puzzle I got. I've never done a round puzzle before!

I needed gas so I went out a little bit ago to get some.  It is a lot colder today than it has been.  Leave it to me to pick a cold day to go and get gas.  At least I was able to get my receipt.  I have had a lot of issues in the past of going to a gas station and 'paying at the pump' and then have it not print a receipt so I have to go in and get it.  The WHOLE POINT of pay at the pump is so I don't have to go in and deal with people. UGH! Trust me, introverts LOVE pay at the pump!

New card and puzzle

I got the last Starbucks card that I ordered today.  It's a 2014 holiday card.  I like it, it's pretty! Look:

I have a few more on my watch list!  I started a new puzzle today. It's actually the puzzle that was wrapped with the one I finished yesterday.  I'm really enjoying doing it.  It's pretty cool. It's Times Square in New York.  I'm glad it was included with the other puzzle.  Both were brand new and still sealed, so that is always a good thing.