Looking Up

Well, for those of you that I depressed with my blog last night I am profoundly sorry.  I promise that I am feeling much better today.  All it took was making a cookies with a new recipe, some homemade hot chocolate (because I always prefer that if I have a choice... who doesn't love chocolate bars melted in milk better than powder or syrup?  Although I will admit that Tim Horton's white hot chocolate is delicious and much less time consuming.), and an episode of Pan AM last night to lift my spirits.  Add in buying a fireplace for the basement today (electric, with storage and it was on sale!!!), and obviously my mood has improved.
I'm not saying that somehow all of my problems magically disappeared after treating myself to all of this, but I do feel more optimistic now.  Plus the sun is shining which is always helpful to a good mood.  Something about vitamin D or some such nonsense.
Anyway, the basement, as I said, seems to be coming along rather quickly.  Ran and I will hopefully finish cleaning this week, and then I just have to wait until Kev has time for demo, dry-walling and such (which he has assured me will only take a couple of days on a weekend, because he is awesome!).  Then I get to start the decorating!  I apologize in advance for all paragraphs on paint and carpet samples and matching them to the couch that I want from Ikea.  I really am hoping to have it all done by December though, and that in itself is both daunting and ridiculously exciting!  I can start having people over more... Please just invite yourselves.  I promise I won't mind.
Speaking of daunting though, I am considering attempting to enter a writing contest as well.  I would have to bust my butt and get my editing and re-writing done in the next two weeks (maximum!), but it might be good for me to have a deadline.  So while I work on it, I'll keep praying and see if this is what God has for me.  Even if I crash and burn, at least I'll be getting myself out there.  I do think I may have to get my word count up as well, but like Eva said, maybe I should just see how the next couple of weeks go and if I'm ready before the deadline, enter.  Good advice my friend and I intend on taking it. :)
The down side to my day, (and it's not a very big one :P) not knowing what the heck to be for Halloween.  I know what I'd like to be, but since I've missed out on all the trips to the costume shop to see what there might be for me, I'm at an impasse... and either have to buy something here in town, order online, or don't dress up.  (As a quick aside, I'd just like to know why all commercial costume designers seem to think that every woman wants to be a slut when it comes time to dress up.  I couldn't even find a non-slutty version of a Pan AM stewardess online, which would be my ideal costume this year.  The show is rather amazing if you haven't seen it.)  Anyway, as per usual, I lean towards not dressing up, since I almost never do, but if anyone has any ideas for me let me know. :)
Hope things are looking up for all of you as well.  If you get a chance, go outside and enjoy that amazing sunshine, since I am stuck at work tonight. :)
<3 Kayla