fluffers

so my friend Monika stayed over chez moi when I was in Michigan and left me a gift card to pier 1 to say thank you. pier 1 is just down the street from me. fun fact: I LOVE PIER 1. it's just a haven of frivolous and fun things. i can spend hours in there, happily browsing up and down the aisles looking at things that have little to no function in a small city apartment like mine but that i wish to own with all my heart anyway.

so naturally with this gift card i buy myself a huge ass pillow.

meet fluffers

i look like a deranged russian princess

fluffers hogging the camera

fluffers and me, we're pretty much like bros4lyfe. you know we go way back man, like 2 hours ago man ever since we met at that shelf at pier 1.

i love fluffers so much. he's the closest i'll ever have to owning a polar bear. i'm giddy thinking about all the naps i'm going to take with him. or reading against him before going to sleep. or throwing him at my cat the next time i see her poking her sneaky little face into my room. yeah probably i'm looking forward to that last one the most.

FLUFFERS + RF FOREVA

1337 feet

girly-girl warning in effect!

These are not my feet. These are stock photo people feet.

today during our lunch hour, a friend/co-worker and i skipped the usual routine and went in to get pedicures done instead! we'd originally intended to get our little piggies nice and prepped for mexico this past weekend, but had to book a later date due to scheduling conflicts. (so yea, we went to mexico with nasty hobbitses feet.) well, that later date rolled around to today, and at noon we found ourselves excitedly hopping in the car and driving off towards the spa, debating which toenail polish color we wanted.

this was my first time getting any of my body '-cured' in any way and i was a skeptical, nervous, and excited all at once. we got to sit in massage chairs with our feet in running for the better part of an hour as the nail technicians trimmed, lotioned, and massaged us everywhere from the knee down. i wasn't expecting to enjoy the experience as much as i did - it was thoroughly relaxing and my trepidations about someone touching my feet (uh, ew) quickly faded into comfort and delight (ahhhhhh, i could get used to this). i chose a bright coral-y red color for the toenail colors and have been happily staring at and wiggling my piggies all day, excited for spring and summer and new bright fresh beginnings.

i think it's important to take time and pamper yourself a bit, especially to break up the monotony of a week or to get rid of the dull winter blues (not to mention duller winter skin!). while i definitely don't think i will make a habit out of getting pedicures, i could see myself going back for special occasions. who knew that something as simple as happy feet could make for such a happy girl?