Thursday, September 16, 2010

A Happy, A Worry, A Sad, and a Freebie

It's Friday. (Let's be honest, that's happy enough to count all by its lonesome, right?) It gets even better. I am leaving work at noon. AND my Mama is coming to see me first thing in the morning. :) Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!!

Are any of you conflict-avoiders? Don't get me wrong, sometimes you do something and I will let you know how I feel right then and there, but S O M E T I M E S... I'll just suck it up, get over it, and do the healthy thing... you know, let it fester until it blows! Conflicts with the hubs rarely get that far. Even on a completely oblivious day (you know, work to do AND sports on the TV), he can only pretend not to notice so many "fine"s and sarcastic "thank you SOOOO much" comments (as in "Thank you SOOO much for all your help" when none was offered), so we pretty much get it out in the open even when my ridiculous "avoid conflict at all costs" instincts try to kick in. With others, though, sometimes they're not around enough to notice that my passive-aggressive mood has kicked into overdrive! Case in point, I had a really close friend - like the best of the best of friends. Something happened (like almost 3 years ago) that REALLY hurt my feelings. I was quite cast aside and blatantly ignored for just WAY too long. And then when it finally ended, it was as if she never even noticed that it happened. Ages went by with contact only coming from my side (voicemail, messages, etc) and then suddenly, it all started back up like we never missed a beat. At that time, I was preggers and busy and emotional and couldn't ever really find the way to say, "Man, that SUCKED and you should NOT have done that to me." So I didn't. Then a million other things happened that solidified my inability to say anything about it. The problem is, it's 3 years later and my feelings are still hurt. Many other incidents have happened to compound the hurt. I'm not just the world's best grudge-holder. But this original hurt festered so much that the other things hurt maybe more than they should and it snowballed and now I have a hard time playing friends with this person. And the thing is, I WANT to get over it, but I am apparently not able to just LET.IT.GO and at this point, bringing it up in conversation, I fear, will make me look like a petty second grader. Poo. Have any of you ever let something snowball so far in your own mind, because you were too SOMETHING (I'm really not sure what) to lay it out on the table?

Now onto the SAD. This is my LAST Free 4 All Friday!!! It's coming to an end at the end of September. The whole thing just became too much for the organizer (understandably so), so we all discussed it and decided that maybe it had run its course. I will, however, still have some random giveaways here and there at Peachy Keen, so check in!!!

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NOW, it's time for
FREE4AllFridays!


And today you get a treat! Not only is there a giveaway, but you also get the answer to my Crafty Critter Tuesday hint. I've been making headbands with fabric flowers, and I'm pretty much in love. :)

*Please note that when I fixed my hair in 5 min flat this afternoon while running out the door, it was NOT with taking pictures of it later in the day on my mind.*





I'll be giving away TWO of these to the lucky winner. You can pick 1 or 2 flowers, any colors you like (especially if you pick some combo from the flowers shown in the Crafty Critters blog), and any size you like (well, adult, child, or baby). You could get two for your daughter (or child friend), one for your daughter and yourself (Laura Ashley matchy-matchy style) OR just be selfish and get them both for yourself. :)
I love them as a headband with my hair down, and I also love the way they spruce-up a tired old ponytail and give it a little happy. :)
To enter:
*Leave me any old comment.
*Follow my blog and leave me a comment saying you do.
*Comment on the Peachy Keen facebook page and leave me a comment here saying you did as your entry.
*Visit Mimi and leave me a comment letting me know you did.
*In honor of Alabama football starting with a bang (my particular rooting preference), leave me a comment telling me what/who YOU root for. (What's your sport, hobby, team, pass-time?)
Each entry must be in a separate comment. That's five (5) total chances to enter! Good luck!
Love & Shipoopies,
Leslie

25 comments:

4 Lettre Words said...

So, so cute! (Pick me!!)

4 Lettre Words said...

I left Mimi a comment this morning, too.

~Shari said...

Oh yeah. The head bands are aborable!!

~Shari said...

I follow your blog!

~Shari said...

I root for the Cincinnati Bengals!

~Shari said...

I left Mimi and not on her bloggy

Anonymous said...

Those are really cute! I love them

Anonymous said...

I'm a new follower

Anonymous said...

I left MimI a comment

Kelli W said...

I totally get the whole festering hard to let it go thing! I do that all the time! I think I may have an stomach ulser one day because of it:) I love the headbands! I have a friend who love to have the houndstooth one:)

Kelli W said...

I follow your blog!

Kelli W said...

I left mimi a comment!

Kelli W said...

We are MS State fans...so I guess we will be cheering against each other's teams in a few weeks:)

Natalie said...

I love the headbands! They are very crafty.

Natalie said...

My team is LSU all the way! GEAUX TIGERS!

Natalie said...

I follow your blog.

Natalie said...

I left a comment at HE & ME + 3

Anonymous said...

Super cute! I want one.

Anonymous said...

I left Mimi a message

Anonymous said...

I follow ur blog.

Myya said...

About 5 years ago I did the whole let it fester thing. I tried to pretend for a long time & then finally just stopped going out of my way for contact & decided that I wasn't the one with the issue. Sad thing is is that we don't even speak anymore. About 6 months ago she tried to friend request me on Facebook... WHAT??? I messaged her & finally got it off my chest. She totally apologized & gave me excuses & her reasoning behind acting the way she did. It didn't make me feel better & I didn't think I could let it go so I told her & then haven't thought about it much more. Sad to let 25 years friendship go away but sometimes people just grow apart. Good luck to you, when you know someone for so long it is so tough to decide what to do.

Myya said...

I follow you. I LOVE the headbands... soooo cute!

Myya said...

I comment on every post Mimi does :)

Myya said...

Around our house we root for Oregon State. Although during football season my husband is a little obsessed. NCAA & NFL, there is ALWAYS either a game or recaps on. With a house full of girls I figure he deserves as much sports as he wants (good thing I am a fan too I guess) :)

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